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Pools. Cheese. Martial arts. The curiosity never ends, folks, so neither does my job. Here is what bloggers have been learning lately:

• Watch out; the Times Herald-Record is exploring the invention of martial arts.
• Osxdude’s World is cracking down on battery-draining car chargers.
• Lipgloss & Baseball wants to know what plastic is made from.
• The Wave gets watery in the dimensions of an Olympic-sized pool.
• Just a reminder that there are many uses for cheese…
• Like the names of blogs that are getting educated about when to use apostrophes.

It’s been a bit longer than I usually wait for the WikiAnswers/Answers.com blogger round-up, so this is going to be a ginormous list.

Remember, folks: answers are everywhere - on the web, in your photo albums, between the seat cushions - you just have to keep looking till you find them.

Or, to make it easier, go to www.answers.com or http://wiki.answers.com.

And now for the list:

• Griffith Park, Interrupted is hesitant to reuse plastic bottles.
• Yarraville Paul sings the English translation for Pie Jesu.
• Emily Glauser gets the 411 on 420.
• A cat care blogger thinks about whether cats think (and therefore am?).
• Cnet is covering the topic of monopolies (let’s hope they aren’t the only ones!).
• In The Fourth Bit, good old Answers.com is listed as an excellent resource for Spanish-speakers learning English phrases.
• The Star learned something new (as am I):

In parts of Texas and Oklahoma, pinochle refers not to a card game but to the manly sport of thumb wrestling. One speculative explanation: It could be “related to the words pin and knuckle, describing the object of the game: using one’s thumb to `pin’ the other’s knuckle.”

• Bintel Blog discovers a stoush, and thankfully, the meaning of the Australian word.
• The Collegian gets a laugh with the definition of slapstick comedy.
• Nashua Telegraph is finding answers on changing the oil in a Toyota Camry.

Over the weekend, we’ve had plenty of bloggers sharing the info they’ve learned on WikiAnswers. From singers to snowstorms, cars to chickens and the ever-tasty (yet calorific) New York bagel:

• “Hey There Delilah” singer, Tom Higgenson of the Plain White T’s, is explored by Meanspeed Music Review, where his music is examined and his age is questioned (and he’s a lot older than you’d think…)
• Who knew it could lightening during a snowstorm? Spunky Mommy didn’t, but now she does!
• It’s a little depressing, but at The Moral Equivalent of War, we learn how many cars there are in the United States… and the number is simply astounding.
• Fightin’ Mad Mary wonders how many calories are in a New York bagel… But they’re so good, maybe I’d rather not know.
• One of allscan.org’s Friday Factoids this week: There are more chickens than people in the world. I guess it’s time to beware the Great Chicken Revolt that so many have predicted.

And, lastly, Answers.com was listed on Myke’s Weblog as one of the 20 Web References Beyond Wikipedia… Which is perfect, since Answers.com proudly includes Wikipedia as part of its resources, along with over 200 other titles… Thanks for the recognition, Myke!

We’re thinking of getting a car, so this one caught my eye:

What is 2 x 2?

Well, duh, it’s a smaller model of a 4 x 4. Personally I’d go for a four-door sedan or some kind of hybrid vehicle; I hate the idea of hurting the environment. Then again, if a 2 x 2 is half the size of a 4 x 4, I guess it will burn fuel more efficiently, right?