Did You Know....?

[Aimee K]

Did you know there are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea?

I didn't either

 

[mtblujeans]

According to Krispy Kreme: "Did you know that the hole in the center of the doughnut is credited to a young boy named Hanson Gregory, who, in 1847, suggested to his mother that she put a hole in the middle of her "fried cakes" to ensure the cake was fully cooked in the middle? As doughnuts emerged as a popular treat during the 1930s - 50s, steps were taken at Krispy Kreme to modernize the doughnut-making process. Hand cut doughnuts became a thing of the past with the Krispy Kreme automatic doughnut cutter, which extrudes the dough by air pressure to form a perfect doughnut shape. This technology is still used today in our retails stores and until recently, the infamous doughnut "hole" was not available at Krispy Kreme retail locations. We've now added doughnut hole cutters to our doughnut-making equipment and are able to produce bite-size versions of some of your favorite doughnut varities...."

 

[parrothead365]

Did you know that if you turn your back on a 3 yearold with a PBJ that is within an arms reach of the VCR, no good will come of it.

 

[Tracey1974]

Did you know that it is illegal to slurp your soup in NJ?

 

[welovedisneyx4]

Did you know that "disestablishmentarianism" is the longest word in the English language that means something?

What about "antidisestablishmentarianism"? My FIL taught DD how to spell that several years ago!

 

[MouseEars4us]

I need to do a small tribute to the Opossum. I think I ran over the tip of one's tail last week on my way home from work. Tiny thump = lots of guilt Sorry Mr. Opossum!


If an opossum can't escape a predator, and hissing and showing its teeth do not scare off the predator, they pretend to die. The thing is, it's not doing this because it wants to; it can't really control it. Its muscles tighten up in fear and it faints.

 

[JennInTN]

The hundred billionth crayon made by Crayola was Perriwinkle Blue.

 

[AllyandJack]

Did you know that making annoying sucking noises through your teeth will make the person who is forced to sit next to you all day want to punch your face in?

I need to go home...it's been a long day.

 

[Mysteria]

Did you know the common goldfish is the only animal that can see both infra-red and ultra-violet light.

Myst

 

[marydmjj]

Did you know that Mt. St. Helen's is the 3 rd most dangerous volcano in the United States...second only to Mt. Rainier?

YIKES!

 

[chell]

Did you know I absolutely LOVE this thread?!!?

I love this kind of stuff and usually know tons of these facts but can't seem to think of a thing right now.

 

[SunFloridaDisney]

Did you know that of all commercial brands of chicken noodle sold annually in the United States, 60 percent is purchased during the cold and flu season. January is the top-selling month of the year.

 

[poisoned apple]

Did you know that the largest recored snowflake is 15 inches wide and 8 thick. It fell in Montana in 1887

 

[bgirldeb]

Did you know that a series of earthquakes 1811-1812 near the Mississippi river town of New Madrid, MO rang church bells 1000 miles away in Boston, and damage was reported as far away as Charleston, South Carolina, and Washington, D.C? At least 3 of the series of earthquakes were felt throughout much of the U.S. and as far away as Quebec. Survivors reported that the earthquakes caused cracks to open in the earth's surface, the ground to roll in visible waves, and large areas of land to sink or rise. The crew of the New Orleans (the first steamboat on the Mississippi, which was on her maiden voyage) reported mooring to an island only to awake in the morning and find that the island had disappeared below the waters of the Mississippi River.

 

[mtblujeans]

Did you know that the largest recored snowflake is 15 inches wide and 8 thick. It fell in Montana in 1887

 

[mtblujeans]

Goop hand cleaner is also a stain remover! Goop Stain Remover

 

[mtblujeans]

It is safe to freeze egg nog in the carton?

 

[gemjoy]

Did you know that "disestablishmentarianism" is the longest word in the English language that means something?

Did you know... that's wrong. I'm totally kidding - I just couldn't resist.
Actually.... the longest word in the English language is:
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - it's definition is - black lung disease.
I had to memorize how to spell this in the seventh grade and... well.. it stuck.

 

[pfishgirl]

The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat", which means "the king is dead".

 

[wvrevy]

Can't believe I had never seen this thread...I love this stuff !!!

Did you know:

- That the $ symbol is actually a combination of the letters U and S ?

- That license plates in New Hampshire - the ones that read "Live Free Or Die" - are manufactured by prisoners in the state penn in Concord ?

- That it's believed that Shakespeare was 46 years of age when the King James bible was written, and in Psalms 46, the 46th word from the beginning is "Shake" and the 46th word from the end is "spear" ?

- That there are several types of lizards (and other animals) that can and do reproduce without the assistance of a male of the species ? They use a form of asexual reproduction called parthenogenesis.

- That the tune for the "A-B-C" song is the same as "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" ? (It amazes me how many people are surprised to realize this )

- The name "Jeep" came from the Army's abreviation of the vehicle's military name, General Purpose vehicle, or "G.P."

- That if you live in Liverpool, you are a Liverpudlian ?

- That the correct response to the Irish greeting, "Top of the morning to you," is "and the rest of the day to yourself."

- That in the Wizard of Oz Dorothy's last name is Gail. It is shown on the mail box.