Science Nugget

I read science magazines and once in a while I come across something interesting or delightful that should be shared. Here's a quick question.

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Answer: Planets! It's a mnemonic for the Solar System: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto. (From BBC Focus Magazine.)

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Race

I thought I'd put this on record.

When grandpa moved from Fujian province in China to Malaya, he married a Malay girl (from Kuala Kangsar, I believe) and begat 7 kids, including my father. Mom is pure Chinese. So I'm actually 1/4 Malay. You didn't need to convert back in those days, which is why I'm not a Muslim.

My wife's maternal great-grand mother was Javanese. So she's 1/8 Javanese and 7/8 Chinese.

Which makes my kids ... you do the math!

They say there is a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. Malaysia has been a melting pot of colours from all over. So who's pinched the gold?

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