DO YOU KNOW?
(Sent In by Evelyn Winks, 05, Grange Koad, Mount Eden, 5.2.) I.—Has London always been the capital of England?—No, Winchester was the capital before London. 2.—What are the names of the three crosses contained in the Union Jack? — St. Andrew's, St. Patrick's and St. George's. 3. —Do you know that a camel can carry on its back four times as much as a horse? 4.—Do you know that the average age to which a spider lives is four years, but some have been known to live 13? 5. —Do you know that the guinea pi_r grows more quickly than any other quadruped?—lt is fully grown when six weeks old. 6. —Do you know that flounder fish, inhabitants of the river Nile, give a sharp electric shook ?
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 97, 27 April 1938, Page 22
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129DO YOU KNOW? Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 97, 27 April 1938, Page 22
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