The "Did you know...?" Game

[gaggedLouise]

No, I didn't. Interesting.

Did you know that when JFK was asked to attend the centenary of the Gettysburg address and make a brief speech, he had to decline, because he would be going to...Texas?

(Instead of Kennedy, his predecessor Eisenhower stepped in and made an address, reporting of which was drowned out by what happened a day or two later - it emerged recently and can be read here)..

[Mercurio123]

No I didn't

Did you know that a slow lorus , besides looking cute in an odd way also has poisonous elbows?

[Snapespersephone]

no sure didn't

did you know that most outdated food goes home with employees?

[Mercurio123]

no but it would make sense

Did you know that, as far as is currently known, there are only 3 types of species that cannot create their own vitamin C and need to ingest it from external sources?
Humans, Gorillas and oddly enough.. guinea pigs.

[Beguile's Mistress]

Guinea pigs, huh?  Didn't know that!

Did you know that the Titanic had a swimming pool on board - filled with seawater?

[Mercurio123]

before or after it sank? but no I did not know that.

Did you know that dolphins, like humans, have sex for fun instead of just procreation?

[Snapespersephone]

yes I did

did you know that the myths about mermaids was started when Sailors had intercourse with sea life?

[Mercurio123]

Ha no I didn't but I suppose it makes sense.

Did you know the brits received the nick name 'limy' because they used to carry lemons and later limes on long sea voyages.
Lemons are packed with vit C so it was a good way of preventing scurvy. Unfortunately Limes on the other hand aren't nearly as good but were later taken on because they are smaller. Unfortunately this also meant that suddenly scurvy became a problem without anyone really knowing why at the time.

[MatingAngel]

Interesting - I didn't know that.

Did you know that dry, dead leaves that get caught at the bottom of your windshield - after you park under a tree - can start smoking in hotter climates. I recently parked under a tree and had a bunch of dead leaves stuck between my windshield and the hood of my car. While I was out for a drive, a guy pulled up next to me and said "hey - you should clear out those leaves. I had some on my car in exactly the same spot and they started smoking."

[Mercurio123]

No I did not now that.

Did you know that if you have quite some miles to drive you can prepare some food for cooking, wrap it in tin foil and stick it inside the hood, somewhere around the exhaust manifold you can cook a decent meal? You are of course limited for space so don't expect a 3 course meal but it can be done.

[Rex33]

I didn't know, but I'll try it on my next road trip lol.

Did you know, that Neil Patrick Harris is in fact the President of the Academy of Magical Arts.

[Jazra]

No, I did not know that most interesting fact.

Did you know the new Veronica Mars movie comes out March 14, 2014?

[Mercurio123]

Can't say I knew that.

Did you know that I also do not know who Veronica Mars is?

[AmberStarfire]

No, I didn't know that.

Did you know that I don't either?

[Mercurio123]

Nope but I could have guessed.

Did you know that this thread moves far slower then I would have expected?

[Old Lady Willow]

No, I didn't know that.

Did you know that there's a dating sim game you can buy where you date birds?

[Tigataga]

Yeah, Hatofu Boyfriend... seriously, WTF Japan?

Did you know that a wood chuck can't chuck wood?

[Jazra]

Yes. But if he could chuck wood ....

Did you know that a good way to keep your canteen from freezing shut on ice cold, freeze-your-nipples winter camping trips is to turn it upside down? My dad taught me that trick and now that I'm an adult, I do my best never to put myself in a situation where knowing it would ever matter.

[Love And Submission]

Did you know that Ferdinand Porsche was a member of the German Nazi Party and The SS?

[mindoverantimatter]

I did not.

Did you know that all of the clothes in the movie Coraline were hand knitted by a single woman with tiny needles?

[Mercurio123]

Nope can't say I did know that but it doesn't suprise me.

Did you know that if you interlace two phone books (so page of one book on top of a page of the other book and vice versa) that is becomes impossible to pull the two books apart from each other by brute force?
The backs of the books will break loose before the pages separate.

[mindoverantimatter]

I did not, but that's pretty awesome.

Did you know there are three types of colorblindess and that two of them are gender specific?

[Mercurio123]

That vaguely rings a bell, men tend to have trouble with colours between blue and green for example.

Speaking of colours, did you know it also matters if you have a word for it? an African tribe for instance didn't have a word for pink. Due to the lack of a word it was just red to them. So Orange would be Orange, Red would be red and Pink would also be Red.

[Nymphadora]

Very interesting.

Did you know that Canadians own 27% more snow blowers than all nations put together?

[Crimzon Dragon]

Did now know...but certainly makes sense with the climate there.

Did you know that on one Wednesday in August (either the first or second Wednesday) during Sturgis Bike Week (held in nearby Sturgis, SD) that the town of Hulett, WY declares that day "No Panties Wednesday" and all of the female tourists and locals are encouraged not to wear panties while in town that day.