***The Official 'Did You Know??' Thread***

Okay, lets see how this goes. I'll start. Pretty simple. I'll start by stating something I know or just found out and the next poster tells me whether or not they knew it and if they care at all or find it interesting or not. And then they post their own "Did you know" question. Can be anything at all. I'll start.

Did you know that Joaquin Phoenix was originally offered the role of Derek Vinyard in American History X, but turned it down because he found the material distasteful and passed?
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  • Indifference71Indifference71 Posts: 14,822

    Okay, lets see how this goes. I'll start. Pretty simple. I'll start by stating something I know or just found out and the next poster tells me whether or not they knew it and if they care at all or find it interesting or not. And then they post their own "Did you know" question. Can be anything at all. I'll start.

    Did you know that Joaquin Phoenix was originally offered the role of Derek Vinyard in American History X, but turned it down because he found the material distasteful and passed?

    Did not know that.

    Did you know that Bill Walton is only 62 years old? That guy looked 62 years old 20 years ago! Blew my mind when I found that out recently.
  • oftenreadingoftenreading Posts: 12,844
    I did not know that, maybe because I have no idea who Bill Walton is.

    Did you know that Vancouver BC is now apparently the "supercar capital of North America", with more Lamborhinis, Ferraris, Porsches and other luxury cars per capita than LA, the former supercar capital?
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  • I did not know that, maybe because I have no idea who Bill Walton is.

    Did you know that Vancouver BC is now apparently the "supercar capital of North America", with more Lamborhinis, Ferraris, Porsches and other luxury cars per capita than LA, the former supercar capital?

    Yes

    Did you know that millions of vancouverites prefer Victoria?
  • whispering handswhispering hands Posts: 13,527

    I did not know that, maybe because I have no idea who Bill Walton is.

    Did you know that Vancouver BC is now apparently the "supercar capital of North America", with more Lamborhinis, Ferraris, Porsches and other luxury cars per capita than LA, the former supercar capital?

    Yes

    Did you know that millions of vancouverites prefer Victoria?
    No I did not.

    Did you know that you can suffer reverse regurgitation? ( puke shit).
  • Whaaaaat!? No I didn't know that. How the hell do you find that out!?

    Did you know that Andre the Giant was a master card player and collector of fine wines?
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  • Amongst the AniAmongst the Ani Posts: 7,790
    No I did not even though I grew up watching him.

    Did you know Zerox developed most of the stuff we use on computers (monitor, mouse and more) but didn't think computers would become popular (it was the 1970's) and didn't patent them. Woz stole the ideas for the first apple PC's.
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  • whispering handswhispering hands Posts: 13,527

    Whaaaaat!? No I didn't know that. How the hell do you find that out!?

    Did you know that Andre the Giant was a master card player and collector of fine wines?

    First and last day as a CNA And National Health in Join Mo., I walked in on it.. It's caused by being severely constipated.. You either get impacted or suffer reverse regurgitation..
  • Whaaaaat!? No I didn't know that. How the hell do you find that out!?

    Did you know that Andre the Giant was a master card player and collector of fine wines?

    First and last day as a CNA And National Health in Join Mo., I walked in on it.. It's caused by being severely constipated.. You either get impacted or suffer reverse regurgitation..
    Wow, that would be a shitty day.

    Did you know that unless food is mixed with saliva you can't taste it?
  • justamjustam Posts: 21,408
    edited May 2015
    No. That sounds kind of gross!

    Did you know that it's important to drink lots of water to be healthy?
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  • whispering handswhispering hands Posts: 13,527
    No I did not know that!!

    Did you know that cows can't sweat?
  • justamjustam Posts: 21,408
    Nope.

    Did you know that guinea pigs are noisy?!
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  • whispering handswhispering hands Posts: 13,527
    Lol very!!

    Did you know that you sweat almost a gallon from just your feet?
  • Lol very!!

    Did you know that you sweat almost a gallon from just your feet?

    You mean in an average lifespan?
    Another habit says it's in love with you
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  • Amongst the AniAmongst the Ani Posts: 7,790
    When stationed in North Carolina for a summer I witnessed it on a daily basis. One of my barrack mates would think it was funny to ring his socks out on the floor after PT. He had to have lost a pint per day. It was sick, disgusting yet totally awesome.
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  • justamjustam Posts: 21,408
    I didn't know people sweated like that.

    Do you know that a "dirty" martini has olive juice in it?
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  • Last-12-ExitLast-12-Exit Posts: 8,661
    justam said:

    I didn't know people sweated like that.

    Do you know that a "dirty" martini has olive juice in it?

    Yup. I order those on ice with Bombay sapphire.

    DYK Daniel Tosh was born in Germany?
  • justamjustam Posts: 21,408
    No.

    Do you keep track of actresses' names?
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  • I don't even know who Daniel Tosh is!

    DYK that Steven Speilberg originally wanted to use m&m's in the movie E.T., but they said no after they weren't allowed to see the final script?
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    Another habit says its long overdue
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  • whispering handswhispering hands Posts: 13,527
    Yes.

    Did you know that when AGB invented the telephone, and applied for a patent, it was rejected at first.. Citing: who would ever use such a thing?? Lmfao..
  • I did not know that, but it's not surprising.

    Did you know that Johnny Guitar is also the title of a 1954 western/drama starring Joan Crawford?

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  • InHiding80InHiding80 Posts: 7,623
    No.

    Did you know that on tomorrow, Hot Pursuit comes out exactly 28 years to the day after the similarly titled 1987 movie with John Cusack?
  • HobbesHobbes Posts: 6,418
    No.

    Did you know German Chocolate Cake is not German, but named after American chocolate maker Sam German?
  • AnnafalkAnnafalk Posts: 4,004
    I had no idea.

    Did you know that the moon is actually just a gigantic stone circling around the earth ?
    And that the three biggest planets in our solar system is called "gas giants" because they consists of gas.
  • oftenreadingoftenreading Posts: 12,844
    Basically, yes, although I think some reclassifying is going on.

    Did you know that Canada apparently has more donut shops per capita than any other country?
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  • InHiding80InHiding80 Posts: 7,623
    No.

    Did you know that Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones have the same birthday?
  • whispering handswhispering hands Posts: 13,527
    No. That's cool.

    Did you know that Ice weighs less than water?
  • Huh, I did not know that.

    Did you know that Fortune cookies were invented in 1920 by a worker in a San Francisco noodle factory?
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  • oftenreadingoftenreading Posts: 12,844
    edited May 2015

    Huh, I did not know that.

    Did you know that Fortune cookies were invented in 1920 by a worker in a San Francisco noodle factory?

    Yes you did - do ice cubes float or sink in your drinks?

    Edit - forgot to add anything.

    No, I didn't know that.

    Did you know that all the real teas, including all the types of black, green and white teas, are from the same plant, with the difference being how the leaves are processed?
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  • I guess I did know that about ice cubes; I just never really thought about it.

    No I did not know that about Tea leaves.

    Did you know that, despite it's size, all of China is in one time zone?

    Another habit says it's in love with you
    Another habit says its long overdue
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  • oftenreadingoftenreading Posts: 12,844
    No, and that seemed so odd I looked it up and learned that, as per the government, there is only one time zone used (Beijing standard time) but geographically it spans 5 time zones. Wow, would that ever be a nuisance for everyone not in Beijing.

    Did you know that the province of Newfoundland and Labrador keeps a time zone that is 3.5 hours less than GMT (not 3, not 4, but 3.5).
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