Did U Know (Facts)...

[TJ]

Original Thread started on: Oct 19th, 2003, 04:13am By: TJ

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DID YOU KNOW?

An Ice Cube In A Glass Of Water
Will Not Raise The Water Level
When It Melts.
The Amount Of Space It
Displaces As A Cube Is
Equal To The Amount It
Takes Up When Liquified.

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_{« Reply #1 on: Oct 19th, 2003, 04:15am »}

Did You Know?

In the early 1940's, Swiss inventor George de Mestral went on a walk with his dog... Upon his return home, he noticed that his dog's coat and his pants were covered with cockleburrs. His inventor's curiosity led him to study the burrs under a microscope, where he discovered its natural hook-like shape. This was to become the basis for a unique, two-sided fastener - one side with stiff "hooks" like the burrs and the other side with the soft "loops" like the fabric of his pants. The result was VELCRO? brand hook and loop fasteners, named for the French words"velour" and "crochet."

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_{« Reply #2 on: Oct 19th, 2003, 04:18am »}

Did You Know?

The modern dinner plate is a fairly recent development. Until the 15th century, it was customary to eat on a thick slice of stale bread, called a "trencher," that soaked up the juice.

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_{« Reply #3 on: Oct 19th, 2003, 04:20am »}

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In the late 1970s, Coca-Cola Co. boycotted the NBC late-night comedy show "Saturday Night Live" for several years. The giant soda company was retaliating against a frequent character of comedian John Belushi's, a Greek restaurant owner, who repeatedly said to customers, "No Coke ? Pepsi," thus saying the rival company's name dozens of times throughout each skit.

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_{« Reply #4 on: Oct 19th, 2003, 04:22am »}

Did You Know?

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak are best known as the creators of the Apple computer, but before they became P.C. technology darlings, they designed a popular arcade game for Atari called "Breakout."

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_{« Reply #5 on: Oct 19th, 2003, 04:24am »}

Did You Know?

In any given week, an average of 2.3 million Americans are on paid vacation.

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_{« Reply #6 on: Oct 19th, 2003, 04:26am »}

Did You Know?

In Idaho, a citizen is forbidden by law to give another citizen a box of candy that weighs more than 50 pounds.

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_{« Reply #7 on: Oct 19th, 2003, 04:29am »}

Did You Know?

The term
"COCKTAIL"
was invented in
Elmsford, New York.
A barmaid named
Betsy Flanagan
decorated her establishment with
the tail feathers of cocks.
One day a patron asked for
"one of those cock tails."
She served him a drink with a feather in it.

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_{« Reply #8 on: Oct 19th, 2003, 04:33am »}

Did You Know?

"Mageiricophobia"
is the intense fear
of having to cook.

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_{« Reply #9 on: Oct 19th, 2003, 04:36am »}

Did You Know?

The paper clip
was patented by
Norwegian inventor
Johan Vaaler in 1899.
Because Norway had no patent law
at the time, he had to travel to Germany
where he received his patent in 1900.
His U.S. Patent was granted in 1901.

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_{« Reply #10 on: Oct 19th, 2003, 04:39am »}

Did You Know?

Aluminum
forms one-twelfth
of the earth's crust.

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_{« Reply #11 on: Oct 19th, 2003, 04:42am »}

Did You Know?

Alcoholic lemonade
is outselling premium bottled lagers
in United Kingdom pubs,
according to a report in
"NASFT Showcase"
magazine.

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_{« Reply #12 on: Oct 19th, 2003, 04:51am »}

Did You Know?

A
"fulgerite"
is fossilized lightning.
It forms when a powerful
lightning bolt
melts the soil into a glass-like state.

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_{« Reply #13 on: Oct 19th, 2003, 04:54am »}

Did You Know?

On the Baja coast,
osprey couples
return to the same nests
year after year.
These birds rebuild their old nest,
carefully repairing any damage
caused by winds, rain, and age.
After years of rebuilding,
some osprey nests can reach
heights of 4 feet.

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_{« Reply #14 on: Oct 19th, 2003, 04:57am »}

Did You Know?

Four States
have active Volcanoes:
Washington, California, Alaska, & Hawaii,
whose Mauna Loa
is the world's largest
active volcano.
Hawaii itself was formed by
the activity of undersea volcanoes.

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_{« Reply #15 on: Oct 19th, 2003, 05:02am »}

Did You Know?

About two-thirds of the
world's fresh water
flows out of the
Amazon River in South America.
The amount is so immense
that fresh water can be found
on the sea surface
40 miles
from the river's mouth.

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_{« Reply #16 on: Oct 19th, 2003, 05:04am »}

Did You Know?

In the second
it takes to turn the page of a book,
you will lose about
3 million red blood cells.
During that same second,
your bone marrow will have produced
the same number of new ones.

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_{« Reply #17 on: Oct 19th, 2003, 05:08am »}

Did You Know?

The famed
Alcatraz Prison
in San Francisco was
first used as a prison by
the U.S. Army during
the Civil War.
Numerous escape attempts were attempted;
however, there is no firm evidence
that any succeeded.
The word alcatraz is Spanish for
"pelican."

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_{« Reply #18 on: Oct 19th, 2003, 05:11am »}

Did You Know?

Walt Disney
got his idea for
Mickey Mouse
while he worked in a garage.
He was watching the mice play
one night and got the inspiration for
Mortimer Mouse.
He didn't change the name
until shortly before he finished
the first Mickey Mouse cartoon ?
The 1928 "Steamboat Willie."

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_{« Reply #19 on: Oct 19th, 2003, 05:12am »}

Did You Know?

For Hollywood,
Edda van Heemstra,
born in Belgium,
changed her name to
Audrey Hepburn.