Did you know? (random facts and useless trivia)

[Aust]

...that male sea horses give birth to their offspring, in part to be sure that the offspring are really theirs?

 

... that 'gym' is Greek for 'naked'?

 

... that biologists study cleavage? (referring of course to developing embryos - get your mind out of the gutter!)

 

... that this is the first thread I've started here in the BT? :D

 

... that fungi share a closer distant ancestor with animals than with plants?  :o

 

... that Anna Freud and Melanie Klein shared a bitter rivalry?

 

 

 

 

[Aust]

Did you know that there is a thread with this VERY SAME TOPIC out in the Blight in SG from, oh I don't know - eons ago, that thanks to Locke's spam quest is currently sitting as the most recent post in SG??  ::) LOL. Go figure. 

[aemonkristen]

LOL. Good one, Aust. :D

[Aust]

I would feel much better if you would contribute some useless knowledge Aemon. Surely you have hidden pockets of knowledge that you are just ready to dazzle all of the Black Tower with! :D

[Guest dragonsworn1991]

Did you know canola oil is really rapeseed oil?

Did you know q-tips used to be called baby gays?

Did you know Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister?

Did you know ants don't sleep?

Did you know the lighter was invented before the match?

Did you know goat's eyes have rectangular pupils?

Did you know in Singapore it is illegal to sell or own chewing gum?

[ed2funy]

Rape seed oil? Are those like roofies?

 

Did you know that my hair isn't really green?

 

[Adella]

Did you know that my hair isn't really green?

 

Yes Ed, yes I did actually...

[Aust]

Did you know that if your hair were green, you'd probably be a photoautotroph? ;)

[Adella]

Thought I should contribute some! :D

 

Did you know:

  In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.

 

  Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.

 

  The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.

 

  In the early days of the telephone, operators would pick up a call and use the phrase, "Well, are you there?". It wasn't until 1895 that someone suggested answering the phone with the phrase "number please?"

 

  The surface area of an average-sized brick is 79 cm squared.

 

  According to suicide statistics, Monday is the favored day for self-destruction.

[Aust]

Yay Adella! :D

 

Did you know that:

 

whales started as fish, evolved into land mammals with 4 legs, and then evolved BACK into the water?

 

Some flowers smell like rotting meat, dung or decaying matter in order to attract certain pollinators?

 

Dogs pant to evaporate their saliva in order to cool down?