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February 2, 2025 GNCadm1n Washington Comments Off on Capitol Calendar

Here’s your Capitol Calendar report for the week of Feb. 3 – 7.

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Wallace Carothers is known as the inventor of what?

Wallace Carothers is best known as the inventor of nylon, the world's first fully synthetic fiber. Working as a research leader at DuPont, he and his team also helped develop neoprene, an early and successful synthetic rubber.

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Which planet in our solar system has the highest sustained wind speed?

Neptune has the highest sustained wind speed in our solar system. 
  • Speed: Winds can reach up to 1,500 miles per hour (2,400 kilometers per hour).
  • Comparison: This is roughly 1.5 to 2 times the speed of sound on Earth, making Neptune's upper atmospheric winds supersonic.

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What would a sommelier recommend to you?

A sommelier will rarely recommend a single "best" bottle without first asking what you are eating or what flavors you enjoy. Instead of defaulting to predictable crowd-pleasers, they usually look for high acidity, food versatility, and unique regional character.

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Where is the world’s largest known beaver dam?

The world's largest known beaver dam is located in Wood Buffalo National Park in northern Alberta, Canada.

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Who is the villain in Disney's "101 Dalmatians" animated adaptation?

The villain in Disney's "101 Dalmatians" is the iconic and fashion-obsessed Cruella de Vil.  She is a wealthy heiress with a wild black-and-white hairstyle who wants to kidnap 99 Dalmatian puppies to make a spotted fur coat. She is aided in her wicked plot by her bumbling henchmen, Horace and Jasper.

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