The Trivia Thread: Did you know?

[Bugman]

Did you know that Abe Lincoln never slept in the Lincoln bedroom in the White House?He used the room as his office.

 

[tkrexx]

Neil Diamond and Barbara Streisand sang in the same high school choir at the same time.

 

[Bugman]

Playing cards were issued to British pilots during WW II.If they were shot down,the cards could be soaked in water and unfolded to reveal escape maps.

 

[goddess_nemesis]

In 1894, Lord Kelvin predicted that radio had no future; he also predicted that heavier-than-air flying machines were impossible.

 

[Bugman]

In the 1850's,Americans set their watches in as many as a hundred local times. 😕 Standard Time was invented by William Allen in 1883,largely because so many train wrecks were occuring,and it was also impossible for the trains to stay on schedule.

 

[goddess_nemesis]

In 1961, Matisse's Le Bateau (The Boat) hung upside-down for 2 months in the Museum of Modern Art, New York - none of the 116,000 visitors had noticed.

 

[tickleshotel]

There is a drink in Arizona named " Prickly Pear Margarita" , cactus once the thorns are removed have a soft center and the juice is squeezed out

 

[Bel]

In Sweden in a place named jukasjarvi every winter they build a hotel made of ice for example when you get a drink in the bar the glass is made of ice too

 

[Tick L]

Did You Know... You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than a poisonous spider.

 

[luvgirlsfeet]

The Boston Celtics have won more NBA championships than any team in the history of the league. They have 16 championship titles 8 of them were in a row

 

[Tick L]

Did you know... The milk of a hippopotamus is bright pink.

 

[goddess_nemesis]

Did you know... Nessie, the Loch Ness monster is protected by the 1912 Protection of Animals Acts of Scotland. With good reason - Nessie is worth $40 million annually to Scottish tourism.

 

[Michael514]

Did you know that the states of Ohio and Michigan actually went to war over some unclaimed land next to Michigan?

 

[luvgirlsfeet]

That Boston's Fenway Park opened its doors for the 1st time the same week the Titanic sank in 1912

 

[goddess_nemesis]

Did you know... A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.

 

[paracarl44]

Did you know that it is illegal in Louisiana to tie your pet alligator to a parking meter.

 

[C.K. Storyteller]

The five interlocking Olympic rings are black, blue, red, white and yellow because at least one of these colors appears on every national flag.

 

[Artoo]

Did you know that chewing gum in Singapore is a punishable offense?

 

[badreligion]

did you know this is ALOT like my " i shit you not " thread ?

 

[Artoo]

Did you know, I hadn't realised? I shit you not! 😉

 

[C.K. Storyteller]

Did you know that there are portions of Wisconsin further east than portions of Florida?

 

[goddess_nemesis]

Did you know... It is believed that the fear for the number 13 stems from primitive man being unable to count past 12. Numbers beyond 12 do now have an individual and independent name but are a combination of the first 12 numbers. With 12 being the end of the line, 13 was moving into unknown territory.

 

[luvgirlsfeet]

Did you know that 40% of my Airlines income goes to fuel 😱

 

[goddess_nemesis]

Did you know... that a diamond will shatter if you hit it hard with a hammer.

 

[badreligion]

Did you know... that a diamond will shatter if you hit it hard with a hammer.

to go with that theme


did you know that if you straighten a persons arm out and hit them in the elbow with a hammer you can shatter it ?