••• Did you know... •••

Subject: ••• Did you know... ••• Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:33 am

This one is interesting. You post a fact that you find odd, and would be interesting for other people to know. Then, the next poster replies with "Yes, I knew that," or "No, I didn't know that!" Then they list their own interesting fact! No signatures please. =D

I'll start.
Did you know there are more types of spiders than visible stars in the sky?

Subject: Re: ••• Did you know... ••• Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:51 pm

:whistle: thats alot of spiders. No I actually didn't know that.

Did you know that for every second there is between when you see a flash or the bolt from lightning to when you hear the rumble, that the number of seconds is how many miles away the lightning struck?

Subject: Re: ••• Did you know... ••• Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:16 am

matter of fact i did know that

Did you know that the first animal in space was a dog named Laika?

Subject: Re: ••• Did you know... ••• Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:58 am

No, I didn't know that... Thats interestingly odd.
Did you know that zero was invented in India by Indian mathematicians dating as early as 5th century?

Subject: Re: ••• Did you know... ••• Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:35 pm

No I didn't know that...I knew that the person who "invented" zero was some sort of genius though

Did you know girls on average blink two times more than guys?

Subject: Re: ••• Did you know... ••• Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:44 pm

No I didn't, but i did know they blinked more.

Did you know the little plastic things on the end of you shoelaces ar called "Aglets"?

Subject: Re: ••• Did you know... ••• Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:39 am

Indeed i did

Did u know the color blue has a calming effect it causes the brain to release calming hormones.

Subject: Re: ••• Did you know... ••• Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:07 am

I didn't know that.

Did you know every year about 98% of the atoms in your body are replaced?

Subject: Re: ••• Did you know... ••• Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:29 am

No I did not.

did you know On average people fear spiders more than they do death

Subject: Re: ••• Did you know... ••• Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:36 am

I didn't know that. That's quite sad.

Did you know that Kansas state law requires pedestrians crossing the highways at night to wear tail lights?

Subject: Re: ••• Did you know... ••• Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:38 am

Understandable...
Did you know that some countries sell alcoholic beverages such as beer through vending machines, while other countries do not allow this.

Subject: Re: ••• Did you know... ••• Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:39 am

I did not know that

did u know turtles can breathe through there butts

Subject: Re: ••• Did you know... ••• Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:41 am

Lmao I didnt know that

Did you know in Cleveland, Ohio it is illegal to catch mice without a hunting license?

Subject: Re: ••• Did you know... ••• Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:42 am

no i didnt but on the topic of mice

Did u know walt disney was afraid of mice

Subject: Re: ••• Did you know... ••• Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:46 am

lol No I didn't.

Did you know there are 86,400 seconds in day?

Subject: Re: ••• Did you know... ••• Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:49 am

I prolly did but i forgot lol so no i guess

did you know Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do.

Subject: Re: ••• Did you know... ••• Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:22 pm

I did know that.

Did you know that scientists have discovered that the feeling experienced when we are tickled causes us to panic and is a natural defense to little creepy crawlers like spiders and bugs? That same ticklish feeling sends us into a state of panic and elicits a response of uncontrollable laughter if a person tickles us.

Subject: Re: ••• Did you know... ••• Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:34 pm

I did not know that

One of the reasons marijuana is illegal today because cotton growers in the 30s lobbied against hemp farmers -- they saw it as competition. It is not chemically addictive as is nicotine, alcohol, or caffeine.

Subject: Re: ••• Did you know... ••• Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:44 pm

I did know the latter, not the former.

Did you know that a car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star?

Subject: Re: ••• Did you know... ••• Mon Oct 13, 2008 1:40 pm

No I did not

did u know A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 100 m.p.h.

Subject: Re: ••• Did you know... ••• Mon Oct 13, 2008 1:53 pm

didn't know

did you know 'dork' the insult actually means 'whale penis'?

Subject: Re: ••• Did you know... ••• Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:41 pm

LOL I didn't know that.

Did you know that the word "nerd" was invented by Dr. Seuss?