Questions and answers for kids.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: May 11, 1995| Author: Harris, Linda K. | Copyright information

Q. How come the lights on the airport runway are blue? _Sean Matthews

A. The blue lights are on the runways that the planes use to taxi to and from the gates. They are blue because they help pilots tell the difference between taxi runways and active runways, where planes take off and land. They have white lights.

Q. Who invented public schools and who built them? _Katrina Desuyo

A. Though public schools go back to the mid-1600s, they often required that par...

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