What would you do with a chiao?

Daily Trivia / July 18, 2025

The chiao is an official unit of currency in China. Also known as jiao, it is a copper-zinc coin that is one-tenth of a yuan and equal to 10 fen.

How much does prison cost?

Daily Trivia / July 18, 2025

Every year an inmate spends in prison costs taxpayers an average of $22,000. As prisoners get older, the cost of maintenance rises, ultimately reaching an average of $69,000 per year for those over the age of fifty-five. A...Read More

Which restaurant was the first with a drive-thru?

Daily Trivia / July 18, 2025

In 1951, Jack in the Box opened its first restaurant in San Diego, California, pioneering the drive-thru concept and featuring 18-cent hamburgers.

How did they become so prevalent?

Daily Trivia / July 18, 2025

Shotgun houses were most popular before widespread ownership of the automobile allowed people to live further from businesses and other destinations and when building lots were kept small out of necessity, 30 feet (9 m) ...Read More

Which of Miyazaki's films should be watched first?

Daily Trivia / July 17, 2025

Arguably Miyzaki's most accessible film is My Neighbor Totoro (1988), a story of two sisters taken to the countryside by their father while their mother is hospitalized with a serious illness. While exploring their ...Read More

What did Francis' father think of him?

Daily Trivia / July 17, 2025

St. Francis, founder of the Franciscan religious order in 1209, was a layman born rich. When he embarked on a career of charity, his father disowned him.