Trivia Question of the Day

[John Hill]

Thanks...

Now then, where does a camel store its water?

[Capetonian]

Obviously not in its hump, unless it's a trick question, so I would guess that it has long-range fuel tanks low in its belly.

[Ex-Ascot]

Obviously not in its hump, unless it's a trick question, so I would guess that it has long-range fuel tanks low in its belly.

Sounds feasible. Has it got a sort of of split stomach?

[Hydromet]

In the fat cells of its hump.

[Ex-Ascot]

So a Bactrian camel is the long range version of the Dromedary?

[John Hill]

Sorry but none of the above.

[Capetonian]

2 Arabian men are riding camels in the desert.

The first man barely has to stop for water for his camel and the other man has to constantly stop for water for his camel. One day, they reach a town and they both go to the water trough where the camels are drinking.

The one Arabian man asked, "How does your camel last so long without water?"

"He sucks up more water." The other man says and laughs.

"How is that possible?" The man asks.

"I bought this camel with long range conversion kit" and he pulls out two bricks from his saddle bag, walks behind the camel, and smashes the bricks together on the camel's balls.

The camel went 'phhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh' as it slowly raised its head towards the sky.

[John Hill]

No, not in his testicles.

[G-CPTN]

It doesn't hurt - unless you get your fingers trapped between the bricks.

[John Hill]

It seems unlikely anyone will come up with the answer which is the camel stores water in its blood.

Open house.

[llondel]

OK, obscure one. What's the name of the genetic process which gives rise to the colouration of tortoiseshell cats?

Anyone who doesn't know but has some time to spare, it's an interesting read on how it works.

[llondel]

OK, that one fell flat. Someone else have a go.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-inactivation

[Mrs Ex-Ascot]

Myasthenia Gravis is a disease caused by which gland?

[John Hill]

SWMBO says thyroid.

[Rossian]

It's sweetbreads innit? Well in lamb they are but I can't remember what the proper name is.....
No! I'm not going to google it I'll let it fester and It'll come to me about 4AM. So now I'm off to bed.

The Ancient Mariner

[Mrs Ex-Ascot]

Not the thyroid, but it is in the upper part of the body.

[Rossian]

OK I googled "sweetbreads" so now i know the abnswer.

The Ancient Mariner

[Groundgripper]

Displaying my ignorance here, but I must confess that, having searched on line, I'm really none the wiser. I haven't heard of the gland concerned.

GG

[Mrs Ex-Ascot]

Another clue; it normally withers away in early adulthood so normally speaking none of us have one any more.

[ribrash]

Thymus gland.