Welcome to the third episode of season two of Stump the Librarian! Join Courtnei and Emily, with a little help from Jill, as they tackle three questions in this episode. Does the Earth’s moon have a name? How far can a paper airplane fly? How does hair grow? We would love to answer questions from you, the listener. Email us at stumpthelibrarian@kdl.org.
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Concerning the moon...
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/earths-moon/overview/
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/earths-moon/lunar-phases-and-eclipses/
https://www.livescience.com/33373-moon-name.html
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/64667/why-doesnt-our-moon-have-name
https://www.npr.org/2012/01/20/145525014/science-diction-the-origin-of-the-word-moon
Concerning paper airplanes...
https://howthingsfly.si.edu/ask-an-explainer/who-created-paper-airplane-0
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/farthest-flight-by-a-paper-aircraft
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/paper-airplanes-flew-decades-real-ones-did-180955129/
Concerning hair...
How Does Hair Know When to Stop Growing?
https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/hair-loss/science-hair
https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C808650
https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C676546
