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Oct 16, 2009 10:41 pm US/Central
Good Question: 'Reply All' To Good Questions
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Most of our Good Questions start with an e-mail from viewers. From bugs in the winter, to coffee stunting your growth, we're hitting "Reply All" to some of our favorites.
• Who gets the money from pro sports fines? - Cathy Bloss from Brooklyn Park
The money almost always goes to charity. But the leagues don't always break out exactly where. In the NFL, the fines go to support the Players Assistance Trust - which helps retired players in need. Some of it goes to charities, selected by the team owners.
NHL fines also go to help out retired players.
In Major League Baseball, fines are pooled, and then split with the league's 30 teams. In some cases it goes to charity. Compared to other sports, baseball doesn't hand down many fines.
• Where do the bugs go when it gets cold? – Melissa from Cold Spring
Some bugs die, like mayflies and mosquitos. The new insects are newly hatched in the spring. Some insects hibernate, like ladybug beetles. But a lot stay active in the winter. For example, honeybees cluster in their hives and create heat by flapping their wings. Some bugs, just move into our homes.
• Does coffee really stunt your growth? – Nina from Minneapolis
Researchers have studied this for years and the answer is no. It's not clear how this myth got started, perhaps it's something to do with caffeine being linked to osteoporosis. But there's no indication that drinking coffee affects height.
• Why are there so many teases during the news? – Darlene Dergan from Willmar
People used to watch the news out of habit. Now, people make nightly decisions: do I watch or not? The tease is a key decision point, and research indicates a quality tease does get viewers to watch a newscast. Inside newscasts at CCO, the number of teases is actually on the decline. On Thursday night, we teased just 3 news stories in the first 20 minutes.
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