The Weekly Quiz From NPR Puzzlemaster Will Shortz https://www.npr.org/2026/07/12/g-s1-132741/sunday-puzzle Based on the clue, name two words that have the same number of letters and begin and end with the letters provided. Example: Rocks / five letters / S and E —> Slate, Shale. 1. European languages in 7 [……]
Pitaya (or pitahaya), also known as dragon fruit or strawberry pear, is a tropical superfruit that grows on a climbing cactus species native to Mexico and Central America. With the right conditions, pitaya can grow up to 20 feet tall and produce abundant fruits. On the outside, pitaya is hard to [……]
Lightning can heat the air to 50,000° F. “How hot is lightning?” is a bit of a trick question. Lightning itself doesn’t have a temperature, because it’s just the movement of electrical charges in the atmosphere. You can think of it as one big spark of electricity that happens when positive [……]
Even if we are fairly diligent about caring for our teeth, we often take our gum health for granted, said Dr. Joseph P. Fiorellini, a professor of periodontics at Penn Dental Medicine. That can include brushing too hard. There are consequences for our neglect. Forty-two percent of U.S. adults over the age [……]
Ancient Campeche monument reveals region’s oldest Maya calendar date A new study of an ancient monument using high-resolution 3D scanning technology reveals that the stela contains the oldest documented Long Count inscription in the Maya Lowlands, prompting a re-examination of Maya history. By virtue of the new information, it [……]
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