Do+Elephants+Jump?

=Ever wondered, “Can Elephants Jump?’”, “Why Don’t Cats Like to Swim?”, or “Do Penguins Have Knees?” These are some of the puzzling and perplexing topics that are fun to wonder about. As the famous author, David Feldman, has written about in several of his books. In our wiki librarysandbox we will explore authenticity of events and phenomenons.=

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QUESTION: Can Elephants Jump?

ANSWER: The question "can elephants jump" has many different opinions, but there is only one answer to the question. That answer is that an adult elephant cannot jump because of its weight and because if it did jump it would not be able to support itself when it lands on all fours. Unlike adult elephants, baby elephants //are// able to jump. Baby elephants are able to jump because they are much lighter than a regular sized elephants. INITIAL: S.J.S

QUESTION: Why do we say "P.U." when something smells awful?

ANSWER: The word P.U. comes from a T.V. cartoon with a character called Pépé Le Pew. Pépé Le Pew is a skunk that supposedly had the most disgusting scent there ever was. Maybe the scent of Pépé Le Pew's odar motivated the person to say P.U. and ever since people have been saying it. INITIAL: S.J.S

QUESTION: Why do priests wear black?

ANSWER: Priests wear black all of the time. I am willing to bet that you do not know why! The real reason why priests wear black is because 2 millenniums ago everyday people like yourselves wore the same type of clothes as they do. Don't believe what you hear in jokes because jokes are not always the truth. In fact they are almost always not the truth! The point is this: You should not judge priests on what they wear because a few millenniums ago you were wearing the same thing! INITIAL: S.J.S

QUESTION: Why does monopoly have such unusual playing tokens?

ANSWER: This popular past time game is won by getting as much property as you can, which can get you a lot of money. Your token can be in the shape of a wheelbarrow, race car, horse etc. The pieces were created to make the game seem more interesting. Another reason that the game pieces are different was the difference between the rich and the poor. INITIAL: J.A.B

QUESTION: Why do police officers hold flashlights with an overhand grip?

ANSWER: Who ever has seen cops before or who knows police officers, they always seem to hold the flashlight with an overhanded grip other then an underhand grip and the reason for that is the fact that officers are always ready for anything. With the overhanded grip an officer can easily quickly reach for his gun. INITIAL: J.A.B