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  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    No.

    Did you know the first pancake was a biquit gone awry?
  • Given To Nap
    Given To Nap Posts: 150
    No.

    Did you know that Ellis Island is actually part of New Jersey with the exception of the main immigration buildings (which still belong to New York)?
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Wow! No that's interesting!

    Did you know that Google got its name for the number? ( as in a 'gougel' of answers).
  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    Yes. A googol is a 1 followed by 100 zeroes.

    Did you know cats create purr vibrations that are known to be medically therapeutic for many illnesses including the healing of bones, muscles, infection and swelling?
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Yes! And thanks for correcting my spelling of GOOGOL. I knew I spelled it wrong!

    Did you know we still aren't 100% sure how a cat purrs?
  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    I did know that. It's a medical mystery. Cats are simply amazing.

    Did you know that Abraham Lincoln's cat ate at the White House dinner table?
    Another habit says it's in love with you
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  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Seriously?!?! GO kitty Lincoln!!

    Did you know horses can nap while they walk? ( they migrate about 70% of their day.. So this is how they catch up on their Z's and walk the 40-50 miles a day.. They only sleep in REM state for what is equal to 8 days out of the entire MONTH!)
  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    That's kind of sad, but I guess they are conditioned for it?

    Did you know that you can make an alligator let go of you if you jam your thumb in it's eye?
    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 hope to never have to use that information, but it probably applies to a lot of different situations.

    Did you know that baby humans have more bones than adult humans?
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Yep, then as they grow, certain bones fuse.. It's why they're so flexible.

    Did you know that a wood frog can freeze and then thaw the next year, and magically defibrillate it's own heart once it thaws?? Only animal on the PLANET.. That can do this.
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,886
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    Did you know that three of the Breaking Bad regulars also appeared on Seinfeld?
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    Did you know that THAT GUY^^ was on Mom and NCIS
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  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Nope. I don't watch tv much.. Haven't since Seinfeld..

    Did you know that the first news broadcast came two years after the first game show?
  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    Did you know that THAT GUY^^ was on Mom and NCIS
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  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    whispering hands said:

    Nope. I don't watch tv much.. Haven't since Seinfeld..

    Did you know that the first news broadcast came two years after the first game show?

    WaaaaaaTT?? Really?? That seems fitting actually.

    Did you know that the three smallest bones in your body are found in the middle part of your ear?
    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
    Yes! And I always loved ( being the horse person that I am) that one of them was named the Stirrup!

    Did you know that the first lobotomies were performed through the nasal cavities?
    ( ouch!!)
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    Yes.

    Did you know that your brain itself has no sensory neurons, so you do not feel any pain from surgery on the brain? (Now, what you have to do to reach the brain is another story....)
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Yes. ( thanks to ALS class!)

    Did you know that different types of wood burn different colors within the common orange..( or ghat the greater the oxygen content, the brighter the orange flame)?
  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    How the hell would I know that???

    Did you know that none of the Beatles could read music?
    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 makes sense.

    Did you know that 70% of coffees flavor is gone within 2 minutes after it is brewed.
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