Mattmail: Where does Sea World get the water for their sea animals? -- Adrienne, the Net Personally, I was happier not knowing. Believe it or not, those sparkly pools are filled with water from-- yecch-- …
January 15, 1998
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Where does Sea World get the water for their sea animals?
What do the Green Bay Packers pack? Cheese?
Yo, Matt: What do the Green Bay Packers pack? Cheese? -- No Cheesehead, Leucadia Meat. Good ol' American red meat. Earl Lambeau hustled $500 from fellow employees at the Indian Packing Company in Green Bay, …
January 15, 1998
Was there ever a race track (for cars) up in Torrey Pines?
Matt: I heard that there used to be a racetrack (for cars) up in Torrey Pines somewhere and that Carroll Shelby raced there. I was born here in San Diego and thought I knew a …
January 8, 1998
How do bats go to the bathroom if they are always hanging upside down?
Hi, Matthew: I have a question regarding bats. You see, my mom runs with her friends, and they have nothing better to do while they are running, so they come up with questions like this. …
January 8, 1998
Jimmies-- those little chocolate sprinkles you put on ice cream-- how did they get that name?
Mattster: Jimmies-- those little chocolate sprinkles you put on ice cream-- how did they get that name? -- Jimmy, San Diego It's 1930, the Bronx, New York. James Bartholomew is lucky enough to have a …
January 1, 1998
Where/how did the "G" get to be the name for a thousand dollars?
Hi! Where/how did the "G" get to be the name for a thousand dollars? And how much is "a ton of money" worth at today's going rate? -- Frank P., Loma Portal Perfect question to …
January 1, 1998
Why isn't there a connector between I-8 East and I-5 North?
Dear Matt: As I sit here in my car creeping out of Ocean Beach and making my way across the bridge, past Sea World, toward the I-5 on-ramp, I have 15 or 20 minutes to …
January 1, 1998
Why is there a "33" on the back of a Rolling Rock beer bottle?
Dear Matthew Alice: On the back of the Rolling Rock beer bottle (brewed by Latrobe Brewing Co.) there is a "33." Me and my friends have been curious for many years about why it is …
January 1, 1998
End-of-year quiz: clove cigarettes and cancer, vegetarian vampire
’Tis the night before Christmas, and the elves are all hung by the chimney with care. Otherwise, they eat the tinsel. But at least they were easy to shop for—two dozen CDs, Hanson: The Early …
December 24, 1997
Why egg nog is a Christmas drink
Dear Matthew Alice: As the season of “Eat, drink, and be merry!" begins, so; too does the appearance of eggnog at our local grocery stores. Why do the vendors not sell this delicious drink all …
December 18, 1997
Why the Nutcracker's central character is called Clara
Matthew Alice: ETA Hoffmann, from whose story of the Nutcracker the popular ballet story is taken, called his central character Marie, I believe, but the ballerina is called Clara. Why and when was the name …
December 18, 1997