The Improbable Questions This Week

In case you missed one or two, here's a list, just for you! This is the full list from 7/13 - 7/17.

1
MONDAY
QUESTION: You can tell the age of THIS by counting the rings. What is it?
ANSWER: A whale - Ear wax. Yuck!
2
TUESDAY
QUESTION: This was meant to be an insecticide before it became part of what we consume. What is it?
ANSWER: Splenda
3
WEDNESDAY
QUESTION: Russian Cosmonauts routinely took guns into space, but why?
ANSWER: In case re-entry took them into Siberian wilderness!
4
THURSDAY
QUESTION: Urban birds have learned to use and line their nests with many cigarette butts, but why?
ANSWER: The nicotine is a powerful insecticide that wards off mites, lice and fleas that can infect the roost.
5
FRIDAY
QUESTION: This US City was attacked during World War II. Name the city.
ANSWER: Boise City, Oklahoma. Accidental, with no one killed