Tag: did you know
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March 11, 2009 01:29 AM EDT --
1. The dollar symbol ($) is a U combined with an S (U.S.).
2. Since 1896, the beginning of the modern Olympics, only Greece and Australia have participated in every Games.
3. The parachute was invented . . .
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June 27, 2008 10:14 PM EDT --
The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe
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July 02, 2008 12:22 PM EDT --
Got this in my e-mail this morning - thought I would share:
DID YOU KNOW?
Peel a banana from the bottom and you won't have to
pick the little . . .
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March 07, 2009 02:16 AM EST --
1. Thomas Edison, lightbulb inventor, was afraid of the dark.
2. Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows. (poor birds)
3. The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year.
4. Until . . .
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March 08, 2009 11:40 PM EDT --
1. Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.
2. A snail can sleep for three years.
3. The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
4. The average person who stops smoking requires . . .
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March 14, 2009 02:59 AM EDT --
1. If you unfolded your brain, it would cover an ironing board.
2. The strongest human bite force ever recorded: 350 pounds. The strongest shark bite force ever recorded: 132 pounds.
3. Car accidents . . .
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December 15, 2009 02:10 AM EST --
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December 04, 2009 11:45 AM EST --
So, Lately I’ve been obsessed with a new facebook application called Zoo World. They have a lot of animal trivia and it changes daily. Here are some from today that I found particularly . . .
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February 09, 2007 07:50 PM EST --
Did you know that if you took one pound [about half a kilo] of spider webs and spread the single thread out, it would go around the world twice?
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April 23, 2008 07:33 PM EDT --
I was listening to a radio show, called Uncle Johnny. He does a odd facts game show.
He asked:
In a recent study. 33% of women do this more then men do..
Do you know what it is? =) . . .
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June 19, 2008 08:27 AM EDT --
The praying mantis is (nearly) the only insect that can turn its head!
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November 30, 2009 12:18 AM EST --
AWESOME VIDEO PRESENTATION
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October 13, 2007 06:12 PM EDT --
Did you know in 1937, the Congress gave Anoka, Minnesota the official title of "Halloween Capital of the World"?
Their official website tells all about it (proudly, of course):
http://www.anokahalloween.com/ . . .
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December 01, 2008 08:41 PM EST --
If you look outside, you will see two very bright stars next to the moon. They are not stars. They are planets! Venus and Jupiter. A coworker showed them to me on our way out of the office to . . .
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August 04, 2008 10:23 PM EDT --
Ohio is listed as the 17th state in the U.S., but technically it is number 47. Until August 7, 1953, congress forgot to vote on a resolution to admit Ohio to the Union.
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November 30, 2009 12:12 AM EST --
"Mary Did You Know?" LIVE Kathy Mattea HQ 4:3 captioned
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March 07, 2007 08:12 AM EST --
DID ANYONE KNOW:
IT IS ILLEGAL IN 6 STATES TO LIVE WITH SOMEONE OUTSIDE OF MARRIAGE. YOU COULD BE CHARGED AS A SEX OFFENDER. REALLY! CHECK IT OUT IF YOU DO NOT BELIEVE! . . .
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November 11, 2008 04:59 PM EST --
Just a little something about Clint Eastwood, I did not know until today. A friend of mine was talking about an old Playboy magazine. That did an interview with his daughter. Which had done some . . .
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December 21, 2008 12:26 AM EST --
Did you know??
Many superstitions have surrounded the Christmas Pudding:
~The traditional time for making a Christmas pudding is on Stir Up Sunday which is the 25th Sunday after Trinity.
~Is . . .
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January 14, 2009 04:10 PM EST --
20 Worst Foods in America, 2009
Did you know?
A "healthy" veggie sandwich has more fat and calories than two Big Macs.
Worst "Healthy" Sandwich
Blimpie Veggie Supreme (12") . . .
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