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

245678

Comments

  • InHiding80
    InHiding80 Upland,CA 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?
  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    No.

    Did you know German Chocolate Cake is not German, but named after American chocolate maker Sam German?
  • Annafalk
    Annafalk Sweden 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.
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    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?
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • InHiding80
    InHiding80 Upland,CA Posts: 7,623
    No.

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

    Did you know that Ice weighs less than water?
  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    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?
    Another habit says it's in love with you
    Another habit says its long overdue
    Another habit like an unwanted friend
    I'm so happy with my righteous self
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    edited May 2015
    The Waiting Trophy Man said:

    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?
    Post edited by oftenreading on
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    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
    Another habit like an unwanted friend
    I'm so happy with my righteous self
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    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).
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • PJSiren
    PJSiren Salem, OR Posts: 5,863
    The Waiting Trophy Man said:

    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?

    WTM...how do you not know who Daniel Tosh is??? Tosh.0...
    The Waiting Trophy Man said:

    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?

    No I did not know that...

    Did you know that RDJ refused to play in the Avenger's AOU, until all of his cast mates got an increase in pay like he did...?
    Music is my Religion and Pearl Jam, my Savior!
    Tattooed Dissident!
  • northerndragon
    northerndragon Posts: 9,851
    PJSiren said:

    The Waiting Trophy Man said:

    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?

    WTM...how do you not know who Daniel Tosh is??? Tosh.0...
    The Waiting Trophy Man said:

    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?

    No I did not know that...

    Did you know that RDJ refused to play in the Avenger's AOU, until all of his cast mates got an increase in pay like he did...?
    Yes I did, reddit taught me that.

    Did you know that Canada is the garter snake capital of the world?
    Anything you lose from being honest
    You never really had to begin with.


    Sometimes it's not the song that makes you emotional it's the people and things that come to your mind when you hear it.
  • PJfanwillneverleave1
    PJfanwillneverleave1 Posts: 12,885
    I remember hearing that for some reason. So yes.

    Did you know that Saskatchewan (Regina is the capital) does not participate in Daylight Savings time?
  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    oftenreading said:

    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).

    I did not know that. Very strange.

    Did you know that redheads don't go grey? Their hair just fades to lesser shades of red.
    Another habit says it's in love with you
    Another habit says its long overdue
    Another habit like an unwanted friend
    I'm so happy with my righteous self
  • Amongst the Ani
    Amongst the Ani @Wobbie Posts: 7,790
    No but doesn't surprise me. Gingers are soul less after all as South Park taught me.

    Did you know when you have deja vu its just your synapses firing twice giving you that feeling.
    Tom Brady & Donald Trump, BFF's
    Fuckus rules all
    Rob
    Seattle
  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    Yes I knew that about Saskatchewan; no I did not know that about déjà vu. Interesting.

    Did you know that male squirrel monkeys sometimes assert dominance by urinating on subordinates?
    Another habit says it's in love with you
    Another habit says its long overdue
    Another habit like an unwanted friend
    I'm so happy with my righteous self
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    Don't all male primates do that? :whistle:

    Did you know that when water goes through the water cycle, it only spend about 9 days in the atmosphere (the shortest part of the cycle)?
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    No, but there is also a place near India that has the same thing...maybe they got together to split that hour...

    Do you get jet lag?
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    RKCNDY said:

    No, but there is also a place near India that has the same thing...maybe they got together to split that hour...

    Do you get jet lag?

    No.

    Did you know you posted that in the wrong thread?
    Another habit says it's in love with you
    Another habit says its long overdue
    Another habit like an unwanted friend
    I'm so happy with my righteous self
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    The Waiting Trophy Man said:

    RKCNDY said:

    No, but there is also a place near India that has the same thing...maybe they got together to split that hour...

    Do you get jet lag?

    No.

    Did you know you posted that in the wrong thread?
    LMAO... Yes... I think now she does. Besides we all have done this at least once in our posting careers!

    Did you know that while galloping ( not cantering or loping- which is THE SAME thing!!) a horse maintains .000152 seconds of hang time? ( not a single hoof on the ground). And..... that proving this was how motion pictures got started?

Categories