The 'Did You Know' Thread!

[Dana]

In the world of unique human beings, we all know something that others may not know. 

Kinda like the DMF People & Resources thread, I think if we all share one very important thing, we'll be helping each other out (likely able to use the new knowledge on our colleagues to make us the alpha male at the job site...or at home if you struggle with your dominance).

I'll start:
Did you know 70% of statistics are made up.


Dana

[NAKID]

I'll start:
Did you know 70% of statistics are made up.


Dana

But only 50% of the time...

[Big Troubled Bear]

Apparantly, statistically it`s possible to break your thumb off if inserted into your arse

[NAKID]

If you plug a Nuclear Aircraft Carrier into the power grid, you could power 400,000 homes...

[psychochild]

on the inside of the back cover of those little claw grab teddy bear machines,  there is a switch to set how often you can actually pick something up based on claw pressure,  so it will be like 60 min off, then 2 min on etc etc.  so if you ever do win something, keep playing because you'll probably keep winning till the setting goes back to off again.

and its also possible to set it to always off... 

[CairnsDuc]

The tip of a 1/3 inch long hour-hand on a wristwatch travels at 0.00000275 mph

Cat urine glows under a black light

Mel Blanc who was the voice of Bugs Bunny was allergic to carrots.

There's a temple in Sri Lanka dedicated to a tooth of the Buddha. The name of the temple is “Temple of the Tooth.”

funnyfact.com

[DaniD]

The letter J was the last letter added to the English Alphabet. Before that, the letter I was used in its place. U was the second to last letter added, and usually replaced by V.

In 1858, Hyman Lipman received the patent for the first integrated pencil/eraser writing utensil. Normally, this would be the end of the story, but not for Lipman, who'd created a world-changing product by conveniently combining two pre-existing world-changing products. Fortunately for Lipman, the Feds were late in figuring this out, and by the time they decided to revoke his patent, the crafty inventor hadâ€"according to most sourcesâ€"already sold the rights for $100,000.  suckers!!!

Alien Hand Syndrome is a condition that conveniently defines itself: AHS sufferers believe that one of their hands acts completely on its own. A 1990 medical journal tells the story of one longtime smoker who repeatedly put a cigarette into her mouth with her good hand, whereupon her alien hand would remove the cigarette before it could be lit. The disorder is generally caused by brain damage resulting from strokes or physical trauma.

[Pakhan]

You can take the filter from a cigarette twirl it into a point and use a flame on it.  It will get hard and can be used as a stabbing or cutting tool.

If you take the cardboard flap of a pack of matches fold it in half twice.  In the second fold put a penny.  Take that and put it into a parking meter.  After jamming it in there add 5-8 pennies and the meter will fail, free parking.  Works on NYC electric meters, not mechanical.  Will probably work on electric meters in other places as well.

Cougars, pumas, mountain lions, and panthers are all the same animal.  Just different names depending were you go.

Orientals can't get disoriented. 

[tonyj311]

birds dont pee. I found that out yesterday. Interesting.

[somegirl]

In a group of 23 or more people, chances are that at least 2 people have the same birthday.

[Buckethead]

The capstone at the top of the Washington Monument is made of pure aluminum. At the time of its construction, aluminum was worth more than silver, gold or platinum.

While Coke used to contain an extract of the coca plant, not cocaine per se, the original recipe for 7up contained lithium citrate. It was originally marketed as a hangover cure.

The venerable gin and tonic was created to help British troops in India fight off malaria. They began adding gin to their quinine tonic to make the drink more palatable. The addition of lime juice helps fight scurvy, too.

[Monsterlover]

The human head weighs 8 pounds

[Grampa]

if you drink a large grape shush from sonic burger..... your poo will be green the next day.
YMMV

[Buckethead]

The average human head weighs 8 pounds

Fixed.

Then you have people like me. My "extended cab", as I call it, causes my head to be about 10 lbs.

That, and my skull is really dense.

[Pakhan]

if you drink a large grape shush from sonic burger..... your poo will be green the next day.
YMMV

If you eat two marble sized chunks of wasabi your poo is dark green and burns (not the toilet)