I did not know that???

[Anonymous]

I thought it may be fun to educate ourselves about some of the weird and wonderful. 

I want truly, I did not know that facts.

So I will start with one but I have hundreds.

Bob Marley was of mixed race his Grandfather was from sussex and his grandmother was a Syrian Jew. 

[Anonymous]

the ring pull on a coke can was meant to hold a straw in place

[Anonymous]

Like it Carrie and I will say it ' I did not know that....'

[Anonymous]

my top three for today

Dogs can have a fatal reaction to eating chocolate. Chocolate contains a bitter alkaloid called Theobromine also known as Xantheose and that’s the active ingredient that’s bad for the dog.

Giraffes can go without water longer than a camel.

Almonds are members of the rose flower family or rosaceae family. The peach is also a member of the rose family.

[Anonymous]

The red liquid that comes from raw or undercooked meat is not blood.

[Liquid]

A rather sinister background for this one but I was shocked;


The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law, which
stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

[Anonymous]

Einstein didn't wear socks.

The "V" in DVD does not stand for "video".

Using the same DNA commonality that makes humans 96-98.8% related to apes - humans are 90% related to cats and 50% related to bananas.

The speed of light is not constant and light does not always travel in a straight line.

Mel Gibson was born in New York and didn't move to Australia until he was 12 years old.

Rabbits are not native to Britain.

Contrary to popular belief, the vast majority of people CAN kiss their own elbow because the definition of the elbow includes the inside of the arm.

[Liquid]

I've always loved how many people think DVD the v stands for video:D


Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.

See its not the Christmas dinner that makes people fatter it's Christmas cards:)


Sound travels faster through steel than air or water.


The sound of a cracking whip is actually created by the tip of the whip moving fast enough to break the sound barrier causing a sonic boom. It was the first human device to break the sound barrier.

[Toby]

These are blowing my mind!

- Eskimos use fridges to stop things from freezing

- Strawberries are also members of the Rose family

- Everything weighs 1% less at the Equator

[Anonymous]

Great thread!

One I read this morning; Obesity now tops hunger as the world’s biggest food problem