Did You Know That...?

[kurik]

Knew temps were rising, but didn't know about the migrating.

Did you know there's a species of butterfly that drinks blood?

[RidcullyJack]

Butterflies are creepy.

Did you know that The Monkees band member Mike Nesmith's mother invented Liquid Paper (correction fluid)?

[SamWiser]

I didn't know that.

Did you know that the first pokemon designed was rhydon?

[BeanDip]

I actually did know that. Rhydon always was a favourite of mine.

Did you know that you can roughly determine a horse's age by looking at their teeth?

[Jibjib]

I did! They're a lot like trees, in that if you cut them in half to look at the insides, they die

Did you know that Bhutan measures the success of the country by its people's Gross National Happiness?

[SamWiser]

I didn't know that, but I think I want to live there.

Did you know that Red Octopus bites can be poisonous, and they can choose when they poison something?

[kurik]

I did not.

Did you know that it appears that some sauropods replaced all their teeth about every month?

[LAYF]

that was not within my knowledge...

Did you know that, New York, is named after York in England, and that the name York was changed by the English when the vikings left the town! It was changed from J├│rv├¡k, meaning Horse bay... but the Norse word J├│rv├¡k original comes from Old English Eoforw─½─ï wich translates to ÔÇÿboar-town┬┤

So what we can take from this is that the US economical capital is full of pigs and therefor called new boar-town

*Ps. all the information is real, but hte "full of pigs is a joke... maybe *

[Nerre]

New york is the US capital? I am not from the USA, but I was thinking it was Washington city.

[LAYF]

New york is the US capital? I am not from the USA, but I was thinking it was Washington city.

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That is actually a question about definition... NY is the most populated city in the US. and therefore the capital according to some meanings of the word.
On hte other hand, Washington is the home of the government head, and in that sense also the capital...
I actually don't know witch one of these definitions it the rule in the US.... but in DK its the size.

definitions of Capital (No economic)
a. A town or city that is the official seat of government in a political entity, such as a state or nation.
b. A city that is the center of a specific activity or industry: the financial capital of the world.

[SamWiser]

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New York was our country's first capital, but it was moved to Philadelphia and then to Washington DC. We don't consider New York a capital in an official sense, but saying that it is an economic/cultural capital is generally accepted.

Did you know that the English General Richard Howe, who fought against revolutionary forces in America, had the nickname "Black Dick"?

[I'mBob]

I didn't know that. I bet his soldiers mocked him all the times.


Did you know that Printer Ink is more expensive than Gasoline, Petroleum and even Blood?

[Nerre]

Yep, I did knew this one actually.

Did you know many printer companies only deliver printer with only 10%-33% ink when you buy them, so you have to buy the expensive refills sooner?

[SamWiser]

I didn't know that, but it isn't that surprising.

Did you know that the first bikini was modeled using a nude dancer, because all of the models refused to wear it?

[LAYF]

I've hear rumors, did not knew it was true...

Did you know that body odor was not a seen as a problem until the 20'th century, and the first antiperspirant was a chemical developed to keep hands dry while performing surgery. and Edna Murphey, daughter of the inventor, tried to sell it as antiperspirant but people had no idea why they were supposed to want something that stopped them from sweating.

[LooksAndSmiles]

(Actually, original recipes for Cologne smell also terribily, mostly because the people that used them smelled even worse, so it was a "delight" )

Did you know that the longest hungarian word is "megszents├®gtelen├¡thetetlens├®gesked├®seitek├®rt" , which is a sensible but arbitrary word, based on the stem "szent" (saint) and everything else is obtained via inflexion?

[WearsHats]

(Also, I think Wears should take lettuce out of his list, and add in turnip/rutabaga).

You are correct that lettuce is not on the list of varieties of brassica orelacea, but rutabaga (while in the larger brassica family) is also not. However, kohlrabi, which has "turniplike roots," is on the list.

Did you know that phosphorus is used as the basic unit of energy storage in every cell in your body, can glow in the dark, ignites instantly on contact with air, is used for fuel in some fireworks, forms a key component of our bones (in the form of calcium phosphate), and is what gives cola (Coke, Pepsi, etc.) its distinctive flavor (as phosphoric acid)?

[SamWiser]

I feel like I knew at least one of those facts.

Did you know that the only thing that an octopuses suckers can't stick to is astroturf?

[thinkslogically]

Yeah, i hears that recently but dont know from where.

On the phosphorus note, did u know that because it glowed faintly in the dark, coal miners used to use rotting fish to light their tunnels because it was less dangerous than a flame?

[I'mBob]

Nope. That seems weird...

Did you know that "Pong" was in fact NOT the first video game? There was a game before him called "Space" or something like that.

[WearsHats]

Pong, you say? Did you know it was first developed to be played on oscilloscopes?

[Nerre]

the first computer game was rather a radar screen in which you could direct fake rocket signatures and let them fly at targets drawn on the screen.

But I think pong is considered the first PC game, although it might have already existed before the PC.

[gamecreator]

It seems that the first PC game is some game named Donkey. It is said to be co-written by Bill Gates.
But the first video game was actually never produced. It was patented under a strange name "Cathode ray tube amusement device".

[thinkslogically]

LAYF just reminded me of this in random chat, but did you know that the British Army have (at least) one dog that is trained to kill people? None of the take-down grab-their-arm malarky, just straight for the throat.

My mate was studying vet med at uni and said she got to give it a check-up once and that it was the most well-trained dog she'd ever seen (thankfully). It was a white German Shepherd, wore a muzzle all the time (just in case) and the command word was something random in German so it couldn't be triggered by accident.

[SamWiser]

That scares me.

Did you know that the Toga was actually an Etruscan invention, and only became popular in Rome after they invaded Etruria?