Did You Know????

[herdgrad]

Ok after posting my last this or that question it came to me to start another game of sorts....more like trivia. Just write a did you know statement.


Did you know that chocolate grows from cacao trees only in the rainforest and is pollinated by gnats!!!

[hweber]

Cool game, hmmm a random fact.

Did you know that oak trees grow slowly, making the wood hard and good for furniture. Pine trees grow quickly, making the wood soft and not quite so good for furniture (dents easily).

[Boxcar]

That is so cool! I didn't know that is what made "hard" and "soft" woods.

Did you know that you cannot use HTML on Facebook? (HTML can be used to change the color, size, and style of font among other things.)

[hweber]

did you know that I just figured out how to make an avatar? I am a happy teacher!!

[herdgrad]

Did you know that according to a Japanese legend the crane lives for a thousand years and a sick person who folds 1,000 origami cranes will become well again.

[David]

Did you know that 50% of the people married in Wollongong in the month of June were women

[Addict]

Did you know that in 2007, 1 person was killed by a shark. In 2006 and 2008, 4 people were killed by sharks (this is the yearly worldwide average).

Vending machines topple over and kill an average of 13 people a year.

People kill an average of 274,000 Sharks EVERY DAY - just to use their 'tasteless' fins in such things as Shark Fin Soup. - Source CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/10/pip.shark.finning/index.html)

[Boxcar]

Did you know that Johann Vaaler invented the paper clip?

[herdgrad]

Thanks for the stat addict. I didn't realize we lived in a world of killer vending machines :laughing: Sorry, I am just messing with you, I just find it funny.

Did you know that Thomas Crapper invented the toilet (no lie)

[Boxcar]

LOL. That is hilarious.

Did you know the moon is a waxing cresant right now?

[herdgrad]

Did you know that Dr Pepper is the oldest soft drink in America?
First sold in 1885 in Waco, Texas.

[Mrs. Gangsta]

Did you know the mystery of King Tut's death? Many think he was murdered, was poisoned, or had a lung disease. Theory now is that he had a fractured thigh bone and probably died from sepsis. Of did he? One of the age old mysteries.

[Clearly Canadian]

Did you know...flamingos get their pink colour from the shrimp they eat?

[herdgrad]

wow CC, that is interesting!!

Did you know that 160 billion emails are sent daily and 97% of them are spam?

[hweber]

Did you know that elephants are the only mammals that can't jump?

I even searched this on the web and it seems to be true!

[herdgrad]

Did you know that bees can be used to detect landmines?

Tiny radio plates the size of a rice grain will be attached to honey bees to detect antipersonnel landmines, of which there are about 100 million in 70 war-torn countries. The tiny radio plates are engraved with serial numbers to keep track of the bees, which are being conditioned to develop a preference in addition to nectar, in this case TNT, or any other material that releases metamphenamine. Special spectrometers that can "smell" TNT are placed in movable beehives to indicate landmines in specific areas. Bees that "smell" explosives can then be tracked to the landmine. The bees won't detonate the landmines.

[Teach Compassion]

cool stuff. Those poor bees. I can just imagine the Army trying to exploit this, and with bees so close to total extinction as it is.

I just read about the language of the ants. It is in science magazine's website if youre interested. Apparently, certain butterflies can mimic the language of ants, tricking them to adopt and nurture their larvae.

Bugs are so cool.

[SiobhanMarie]

I knew about sir crapper! Haha.

Did you know that there are around 900 million people affected by the global food crisis this year, and do not have enough food to eat for even one meal per day?

[herdgrad]

Adult frogs are carnivorous and will eat just about anything smaller than themselves, including insects, worms and even other frogs. Some frogs are tiny but the largest, the Goliath frog, is the size of a BABY DEER!

That is what I call one big frog!!

[hweber]

Did you know that Francis Scott Key wrote the poem, The Star Spangled Banner today in 1814 during the War of 1812, while he watched the bombardment of Ft. McHenry in Maryland. It wasn't until 1931 that it became the official national anthem.

[herdgrad]

Did you know that cockroaches can live for 9 days after their head has been cut off......eeeewwwww!!!

[Roesknows]

Did you know..
The life span of a dragonfly is only 1 day

bitter-sweet

[bobino]

Did you know that the average human heart beats 2,956,500,000 times before it dies....some impressive muscle.

[legolady]

Besides taking over during economic turmoil, both FDR and Obama share a few uncanny similarities as well.

Did you know that both attended private schools in their childhood before attending Columbia and Harvard. Both were presidents of prestigious Harvard newspapers-- for FDR, the Harvard Crimson, for Obama, the Harvard Law Review. They both publicly admitted to smoking cigarettes. They both lived in places called Hyde Park (FDR in NY, Obama in Chicago).

Did you know that neither Barbara Walters or Spike Lee ever learned to drive a car?

[herdgrad]

Did you know that your eyes are always the same size from birth. However, your nose and ears never stop growing.

[miss_sarah]

I did not know that. :)

Did you know that the longest movie kiss lasted for 3 minutes and 3 seconds and was from the 1941 film, "You're in the Army Now"?(Source: www.amusingfacts.com)

[Bananas]

Did you know that American and Russian space flights have always included chocolate.

[Boxcar]

Did you know it has to be above freezing in order to snow?

[Melinda]

Did you know that it takes only 8 minutes for sunlight to reach the Earth? 93 million miles away and only 8 minutes to reach the Earth...

[herdgrad]

did you know that I am really tired.....LOL

Seriously, did you know the Statue of Liberty's tablet is two feet thick

[hweber]

Did you know that the plastic things on the end of your shoe laces are called aglets? (Use that one in scrabble!)

[Teach Compassion]

aglets, huh? gotta admit I never knew that.
did you know that they found a big cave on the moon?

[Gien]

Did you know that quite a few Dutch words have been integrated into American English? Like Yankee (Jan Kees), coleslaw (koolsla), cookies (koekjes) and, unfortunately, apartheid (apartheid) is also one of them.

[hweber]

Did you know that dalmatians are born without spots.

[MissTeach]

Did you know that New Mexico is 'The Land of Enchantment'?
It truly is an enchanting state. We have mountains, plains, deserts, lakes, rivers, white sands, caverns, and much much more!

[Bananas]

Did you know that the plastic things on the end of your shoe laces are called aglets? (Use that one in scrabble!)

Did you know that Tony Randall was known for going onto the Tonight Show and ask Johnny Carson the name of unusual things? I remember him being on the show and talking about aglets.

[David]

Did you know that 50% of people married in Wollongong in June were women?

[herdgrad]

Did you know that David Prowse, was the guy in the Darth Vader suit in Star Wars. He spoke all of Vader's lines and didn't know that he was going to be dubbed over by James Earl Jones until he saw the screening of the movie?

[Bananas]

Did you know that Mel Gibson has the middle names of Columcille Gerard?

[MissTeach]

Did you know that Monday is MLK Jr. Day and we don't have school? Yippee!!!!!

[herdgrad]

Actually Miss Teach I did know that and have been looking forward to a long weekend!!!!!! Yippeee is right!!!!
Hip Hip Hooray!!!!

Did you know the common goldfish is the only animal that can see both infra-red and ultra-violet light?

[MissTeach]

Did you know that junior high students' attentions spans revert back to the same as a toddler. I just read that in a study and I agree 100%!

[herdgrad]

I would believe it Miss Teach!!!

Did you know that if you spin an egg and it wobbles it is raw, if it spins easily it is hard boiled. Also a fresh egg will sink in water, a stale one will float.

[cherrio99]

Hummm the spinning part yes, but the floating no i did not!

Did you know that if an alligator is chasing you you need to run in long zig zags?

[hweber]

Did you know that Forbes (I think) just named Cleveland Ohio as the worst winter weather city in the US?

[veterankteacher]

Did you know that peanuts aren't really nuts?

[herdgrad]

Did you know that Emus can not walk backwards?

[Melinda]

I love what Miss Teach said about the toddler vs. the middle school attention span. Could you tell me where you saw this? I would love to have a copy of this article. Boy, would that explain alot! LOL

[cherrio99]

wow herdgrad what is an emus?

[upnorthteacher]

Did you know that one ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen?
No wonder I'm sneezing when it's blooming!

[wowpet]

Did you know that all redwinged blackbirds migrate, so that sighting one is a true sign of spring. Not all robins migrate!

[herdgrad]

Cherrio99: An Emu is a large bird native to Australia. It is a relative of the ostrich.

Did you know that when Melville Stone started the Chicago Daily News in 1875, the price was a penny. At first, circulation was high but then dropped off sharply. Stone discovered that the problem was a shortage of pennies in the area. He brought in barrels of pennies and then persuaded merchants to start an “odd-price sale,” selling goods for a penny under the regular price. Thus goods were sold for an amount such as $2,99 (instead of $3). Pennies came back into circulation, Stone sold many newspapers, and we still have odd-price sales tickets.

[MissTeach]

Did you know that my classroom airconditioner broke and EVERY fan in the school makes a loud clicking sound!

[upnorthteacher]

Did you know...
An adult lion's roar is so loud, it can be heard up to five miles away.

[frankiedu]

Did you know that the only mammals native to New Zealand are bats? (They probably arrived there by accident after being blown off course) All other mammals were introduced by humans. Whose brilliant idea was it to bring cats, dogs, and weasles to an island populated by defenseless, flightless birds?

[Mrs B]

Did you know that Jane Todd Crawford had an ovarian cyst so large that she thought she was pregnant? She eventually travelled from Greensburg, KY to Danville, KY on horseback so that Dr. Ephriam McDowell could surgically remove her ovary (without anesthesia-sp?)...this was the first surgery of it's kind. I forget the year, but if anyone is interested, I'll look it up and supply additional information.

[Rolo]

Ooh this is fun!

Did you know that there is a type of insect called pantry moths and they live and breed in dry cereal and flour and coffee?? I have them in my pantry right now :(

[herdgrad]

Did you know that I am SOOOO very glad this year is almost over??
I MADE IT! It has been the hardest year of my career, but I survived. :)

[hweber]

Did you know that one of the stone arches in Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada collapsed and know one knew? I tried to find some pictures, but couldn't.

[Karenrbw]

Did you know that the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) allows up to 20 maggots per 100 grams of canned mushrooms; up to 5 maggots can be 2 millimeters in length, or longer?

[Jake10]

Did you know that the British are said to have created a tank that is almost invisible to the eye? Apparently its surface is like a screen, taking in images of the surrounding area and projecting them on the surface, so as to create a changing camouflage that overhead airplanes or enemy soldiers can not see it.

[History Guy]

Did you know that the first paved road (with cement) was in Detroit, Michigan? For those on here familiar with that area, it was a portion of Woodward Avenue.

[auntbea]

If you put salt in the water when you boil eggs, they are supposed to peel easier.