Who Knew? Some Fun Facts

[Meanderer]

Ohio is just one of three states in the US that has special license plates for people who have been convicted of driving while intoxicated.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Georgia and Minnesota can make you carry an extra letter in your plate number if you're convicted of a DUI. Ohio is the only state, however, with a completely different plate design for drunk drivers.
Instead of the nice red, white and blue plates issues to the good law abiding citizens of the buckeye state, DUI offenders in Ohio get a cringe-worthy red and yellow plate that can be seen from miles away.

 

[hollydolly]

In 2014, a missing woman on a vacation in Iceland was found when it was discovered that she was in the search party looking for herself

 

[hollydolly]

 

[hollydolly]

Catnip is ten-times more effective at repelling mosquitoes than DEET, the main substance used in insect repellents.

 

[hollydolly]

If eaten in one meal, 30 to 90 grams of polar bear liver is enough to kill a human being.

 

[hollydolly]

In the early 1900’s, Lobster was considered the “cockroach of the ocean” and was synonymous with the poor – often eaten regularly by the homeless, slaves and prisoners. It wasn’t until after World War II that lobster became considered a delicacy and a food associated with the aristocratic classes.

 

[hollydolly]

There is now technology built into some guns in America that allow a gun’s owner to control the safety-catch using their smartphone or tablet.

 

[pleinmont]

The librarian at the University of Liverpool discovered a cheese slice being used as a bookmark!

 

[StarSong]

We've all seen cartoons—maybe even photos—of opossums lounging upside-down from their tails. While opossum tails are strong enough to grasp branches and even hold the animals’ weight for a short period, adults are too heavy for their tails to support them for long, so they can’t stay like that while sleeping.

 

[Pink Biz]

My brain will not accept this!!

Lol, how about this factoid⁉

 

[peppermint]

I don't know what a Tibet is??? Sounds good....I love apples and any other fruit...

 

[peppermint]

We still have our 2 Ohio license plates in the garage....We lived there for 2 1/2 years....Couldn't wait to leave....

 

[RadishRose]

 

[RadishRose]

 

[Liberty]

The librarian at the University of Liverpool discovered a cheese slice being used as a bookmark!

There is also the same technology that allows the smartphone to lock and unlock the safe where the gun is kept...as a safety feature for youngsters in the household.

 

[Liberty]

There is now technology built into some guns in America that allow a gun’s owner to control the safety-catch using their smartphone or tablet.

There is also the technology that allows the smartphone to open or lock the safe where the gun is kept.
This is for gun safety purposes where there are youngsters in the household.
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[PopsnTuff]

There is only one stop sign in all of Paris, and there is also a statue of liberty (like the one in New York). You can actually marry a dead person in Paris and it is also illegal to call a pig Napoleon....

 

[PopsnTuff]

In Denmark, citizens have to select baby names from a list of 7,000 government-approved names.
Denmark's Law on Personal Names was put in place to protect children from being laden with outlandish monikers that are likely to incite future ridicule,

 

[Pepper]

@Pink Biz
Marilyn Monroe's I.Q. is not known. The rumor began in 2013 and she was already dead for decades. I Call BS!

(1) This “fact” did not appear until over 50 years after MM’s death.
(2) No sources are ever cited.
(3) IQ tests were not routinely given during the time of MM’s early education, nor is there any record of when or reason why or she would have taken a test.
https://www.quora.com/Did-Marilyn-Monroe-have-an-higher-IQ-than-Albert-Einstein

 

[Liberty]

@Pink Biz
Marilyn Monroe's I.Q. is not known. The rumor began in 2013 and she was already dead for decades. I Call BS!

(1) This “fact” did not appear until over 50 years after MM’s death.
(2) No sources are ever cited.
(3) IQ tests were not routinely given during the time of MM’s early education, nor is there any record of when or reason why or she would have taken a test.
https://www.quora.com/Did-Marilyn-Monroe-have-an-higher-IQ-than-Albert-Einstein

Oh well...one could only hope she was gifted with both brains and beauty.

 

[Liberty]

Did you know, according to some returning astronauts, space smells like "burnt steak"?

 

[win231]

Only female mosquitoes bite. Male mosquitoes do not consume blood. They live on nectar. Female mosquitoes also live on nectar but they need a steady supply of blood to produce eggs.

 

[Sassycakes]

 

[Furryanimal]

Took of my glasses...quite right.

 

[RadishRose]