~ Did You Know? ~ - Page 3

bethrenea · 10-02-2011, 02:05 AM

Umm... I didn't know it but could've figured it out pretty easily... with a calculator... haha

Did you know that South Dakota is the only state in the union that doesn't share any letters in its name with it's capital?

VampiricShadow · 10-02-2011, 02:59 AM

Actually I did know that =D

Did you know that the song that was sung at a Sorting in one of the Harry Potter movies (3rd I think? The one with the choir and frogs and stuff) is from Macbeth?

Samzi · 10-02-2011, 02:53 PM

No. but i've never seen the harry potter movies

160 billion emails are sent daily, 97% of which are spam

pixiedust_11 · 10-02-2011, 07:14 PM

^^ I knew someone in that choir! There's my five minutes of fame :)

No I didn't, but I can well believe it!

Did you know that gullible really isn't in the dictionary?

GiveMeMyGuitar · 11-02-2011, 12:57 AM

only until I was 7 and realised *face palm*

Did you know that it's a myth that you can't touch your ear with your elbow?
(you have to use the opposite elbow)

heehee

Samzi · 11-02-2011, 03:17 AM

I think the only way to do that would be to break my arm....ouch

5 billion crayons are made every year

pixiedust_11 · 11-02-2011, 04:30 PM

I can believe it, we have a generation of creativity-craving kids who can't live without the crayons!

Did you know that when snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food?

Starless · 03-03-2011, 06:27 AM

No, cool.

Did you know
that an Ostrich's
eye is bigger
than its brain?

Detour. Derail · 03-03-2011, 01:00 PM

Yes I did :)

Did you know that in 75 years the human heart pumps 3,122,000,000 gallons of blood, which is enough to fill an oil tanker over 46 times

Ileana · 03-03-2011, 01:18 PM

No!
Did you know that strawberries aren't really from the 'berry' family of fruits (ie blueberries, etc.)?

Killer Queen · 04-03-2011, 02:45 AM

Yeah something like that.. it's supposed to be called a drupe or something? I'm not entirely sure.

Did you know that it's supposed to be treason against the Elizabeth II if you deface a coin or put a stamp on a letter the wrong way up?

xbertyx · 09-03-2011, 11:08 PM

no

did u know pit bull dogs are illegal in the UK?

zombies! · 10-03-2011, 06:38 AM

no. but that is very fascinating! i am a math geek

Did you know bananas share 50% of their DNA with humans?

*Ashes*to*Ashes* · 11-03-2011, 05:47 PM

I had heard that somewhere, I think...

Did you know that, despite popular belief, white is technically a colour, because it is ALL of the colours reflecting into your eyes as itself, while black is the technical lack of colour?

Detour. Derail · 16-03-2011, 03:29 AM

no i didnt!
did you know on average 1,668 gallons of water are used by each person in the United States daily?

huggles · 16-03-2011, 04:08 AM

nope i didnt know that

did you know that 'Antidisestablishmentarianism' is the longest word in the Oxford English Dictionary?

Killer Queen · 16-03-2011, 05:36 PM

Yep I did!

Did you know that the milk of a Yak is pink?

EvilAngel · 17-03-2011, 11:50 PM

No I didnt

Did you know that with the exception of Saturn, all the planets in our solar system spin counter-clockwise. Saturn turns clockwise.

Soviette · 15-06-2011, 01:31 PM

I heard that somewhere.

Did you know that there's a hacker programme out there which can turn your cam on and record you (I forget what it's called). Creepy, huh?

Buttons. · 15-06-2011, 07:14 PM

No.

Did you know we have as many hairs as an ape?