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What is coral?
Ancestors of this species date back 55 million years. It is one of the most hotly contested arguments if this species is a plant or an animal.
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What are cherries?
There are two similar dishes called Flaugnarde and Clafoutis. Clafoutis is considered a specialty version of this custardy dessert as it is only made with this one type of fruit.
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Who is Juliette?
This person met Sylvia Earle during her time at MARRES.
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What is the Great Blue Hole?
In the Caribbean, this is a divable sinkhole that is 124 m (407 ft) deep.
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What is ichthyology?
The term for studying fish
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What is parrotfish?
There are 95 species of this brightly-colored fish, with the greatest richness found in South East Asia. It is estimated that one individual of this species consumes 90 kilos of coral in a year.
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What is a sweet potato?
New Zealanders call this root vegetable "kumara." It is part of a famous Thanksgiving side dish that is covered in marshmallows.
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Who is Gaia?
This girl did her bachelor's thesis on penguins.
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What is Lake Victoria?
This is the second-largest freshwater lake in the world. The lake is shared by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania and receives much of its water directly from the rain.
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What is cetology?
The term for studying whales and dolphins
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What is Humphead (Napoleon) Wrasse?
This tropical fish species can cost up to $100 per kilogram in Hong Kong markets. It grows up to 2 meters (6.5 ft.) in length, and weighs up to 180 kg (400 lb.), and is famous for its weird facial profile.
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What is pomegranate?
According to Jewish tradition, this forbidden fruit has 613 edible seeds. A study was done where seeds were counted with a range from 165 to 1370, but the average was actually around 600.
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Who is Angela?
This Candian shares a birthday with Canadian superstar Celine Dion (March 30).
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What is China?
While known for being the largest manufacturer of consumer electronics, this country also is the largest producer of carrots at 17.3 million tons each year
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What is planktology?
The term for studying plankton
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What is herring?
This schooling, silvery fish is mainly found in temperate waters. It is considered one of the most abundant and ecologically important fish species in the world. The largest species in this family (Chirocentrus dorab) can be found at 1.8 m (5.9 ft), but most species average just 14cm.
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What is cotton candy?
The first machine-made version of this candy was shown at the World Fair in St. Louis, Missouri in 1904. It originally went by a different name, fairy floss, which it is still called in Australia.
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Who is Naina?
This girl has participated in the National Championship in Hobie-Cat sailing in Australia in 2014.
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What is Flevopolder?
This island is considered the world's largest artificial island. It is owned by the Netherlands.
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What is algology?
The term for studying algae
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What are oysters?
This animal's aquaculture production has increased dramatically in the past decade, but there is evidence to suggest it first started in Roman times. It is estimated that it can filter 1-4 liters of water per hour.
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What is a jawbreaker?
This world's largest version of this candy weighed 12.6 kg (27.8 lb) and was made in Canada in 2003. This hard, round candy measured 94.6 cm (37.25 in) in circumference and took 476 hours to make. While its name may say otherwise, it has never been recorded to cause bodily harm.
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Who is Christophe?
This person has a golden retriever named Noée.
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What is Antarctica (town of Vostok)?
This is a Russian research station. It has the coldest ever recorded temperatures at -89.2 C (-128.6 F)
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What is malacology?
The term for studying mollusks
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