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  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    I knew about Back to the Future, lol
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  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    I figured that. NOW I know..

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  • Aafke
    Aafke Posts: 1,219
    Yes, I know.

    Did you know, humans can only taste the difference between sweet, bitter, sour and salt with their mouth, and the rest of the tastes they define with their nose?
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  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    No, is that true?

    Did you know Ralph Macchio turned down the role of Marty McFly in Back to the Future?
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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,498
    Yes. Also knew about the taste thing. Alton Brown taught me that.

    DYK that bananas are actually berries, not fruit?
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  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    Yes, I just read that recently.

    DYK tomatoes are a fruit- not a vegetable?
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    So I've heard, but really they're never going in my fruit salad.

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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    Yes...and all over our bodies too.

    DYK that latex allergies can also produce allergies to bananas, avocados, kiwis, and chestnuts?
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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,498
    No.
    (Also, re: tomatoes.. I saw a joke once that said "What's the difference between knowledge and wisdom? Knowledge is understanding tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.")

    DYK the band Live was originally called Public Affection?
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  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    Had no idea.

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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    No...I did know that they were supposed to be pronounced like 'give'.

    DYK in some countries, the day you are born, you are already considered to be 1 year old?
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    RKCNDY said:

    No...I did know that they were supposed to be pronounced like 'give'.

    DYK in some countries, the day you are born, you are already considered to be 1 year old?

    Yes. China and some other Asian countries, I believe, count you as 1 from your birth.

    Did you know that the food is really good in Malta because they were conquered by basically everyone around the Mediterranean, so have a lot of different cuisines to draw from?
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  • Annafalk
    Annafalk Sweden Posts: 4,004
    edited May 2015
    I didn't know that but I've been to Malta and the food was good, their English was also good.

    DYK - that all the roads lead to Rome ?
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  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    No. But that makes sense.

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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    nope, never knew.

    Did you know that Rochester is all the way next to Canada, and not somewhere on top of the Bronx where the Metro North train goes?
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  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    I knew that Rocheyser was next to Canada.. But had no idea about the trains..

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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    um.. I knew that darkness is the absence of light. Is that kind of the same thing?

    Did you know that Aunt Jemima is NOT maple syrup and that my whole life has been a lie?
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  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Lmao yes. ( well the part about it not being Maple syrup.)

    Did you know that Aunt Jemima was a real person?
  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    No. I know about the Mamy stereotype and the association with slavery and racism but i wasn't aware there was a single person it was based on.

    Did you know they sell fans with built in "ionizer" now?
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,886
    Yes but I have never used one.

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