Pandas spend about 16 hours a day foraging and eating. The rest of the time, they’re sleeping or resting. They dine almost exclusively on bamboo — 20 to 40 pounds per day — which they have a lot of trouble digesting. One “serving” doesn’t provide the nutrients they need, so they just keep eating.
In 1972, China sent the U.S. two pandas as a gift. What did President Richard Nixon send in return?
A) Cougars
B) Eagles
C) Musk oxen
D) Turkeys
Previous answer: A furlong is equal to one-eighth of a mile.
TRIVIA FANS: Leslie Elman is the author of “Weird But True: 200 Astounding, Outrageous and Totally Off the Wall Facts.” Contact her at [email protected]
