Did you know?

[8462]

Add your own ending. . . Lets see how many of these posts we can get!

The most famous one that I can think of is...

"Did you know that the bird is a word?"

 

[illudium_phosdex]

Did you know that Alaska has more people per capita who walk to work than any other state in the union?

I hope I did that right -- just list a random fact that you know but others may not, right?

 

[SparkyMaddie]

DYK..Marishka Hartigay (Law & Order) is the daughter of Jayne Mansfield and was a child in the car when her actress mother was killed in 1967?

 

[SparkyMaddie]

not sure if we're doing what OP wants...?

 

[8462]

yup! exactly what I was wanting. Thanks guys!

 

[SparkyMaddie]

The earliest known pizza dates from about 200 BC

 

[illudium_phosdex]

DYK... the first year the VW Beetle was sold in the US, it only sold 330 units.

 

[8462]

DYK. . . that the sky is blue because of light from the sun refracting off of water molecules in the atmosphere?

 

[stormdancer0]

Did you know that:

- Mascara is made partially from bat guano (bat poop)?
- The following "fashion" trends originated in MEN'S fashion: Hose, corsets, high heals, and make-up. But at least women don't hang nooses around their necks (ties).
- Jello is made from boiled hooves (cow, I think)?
- Genetically, Shrimp and lobster are basically sea roaches?

Think I'll stop here. Sometimes, there are things we just don't need to know!!!

 

[TheProject]

Did you know that Tom Selleck had to turn down the role of Indiana Jones due to his work on Magnum P.I.?

 

[kabizzle]

did you know i couldnt think of something cool to add to this thread so i filled it with some bullcrap?

 

[k450ofu3k-gh-5ipe]

A leaping cockroach with hind legs similar to that of a grasshopper has been discovered in South Africa!

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/13/science/leaping-cockroach-discovered.html

 

[8462]

A leaping cockroach with hind legs similar to that of a grasshopper has been discovered in South Africa!

eeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!! ROACHES!!!! LOL ****cringes****

 

[jordys]

Did you know that to find the number of moles in guacamole, you've got to use Avocado's Number!?!

 

[8462]

DYK that If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~bingbin/

 

[illudium_phosdex]

Did you know that the same enzyme that causes browning in apples after they've been cut is also responsible for tanning in humans?

 

[8462]

"Mary Stuart became Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old."

Random Facts

 

[Tink]

Did you know...

that Elmer's glue dries clear?





(I don't know. Random.)

 

[Amber.ly]

 

[Cute Tink]

DYK...In 1974 there were 90 tornadoes in the U.S. in one day.