Who Knew? Some Fun Facts

[Pink Biz]

The Fahrbares Landhaus Motorhome. It had a living room, three bedrooms, a full kitchen, a loft with its own little balcony and a chimney, 1922, Germany.

 

[Pappy]

 

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[Lewkat]

 

[moviequeen1]

late CBS journalist, Walter Cronkite and singer Jimmy Buffett{ who passed away last wk} were great friends
I found out this by reading Douglas Brinkley's terrific bio on Cronkite I knew Walter loved sailing owned a sailboat, they 1st met in Perth Australia in '87 at America's Cup,Walter became a 'Parrot head{ nickname for die hard fans of Buffett} Whenever Jimmy did concerts in NYC,Walter was there
At his memorial service on Sept 9,2009, Jimmy sang 'Son of A Son of A Sailor' on his acoustic guitar

 

[Lewkat]

 

[gruntlabor]

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Thank you, Lewkat, lol, we never rest until we find a reason..

 

[Pink Biz]

The 1924 Mikiphone Was The World’s First Pocket Record Player

 

[RadishRose]

It’s impossible to hum while holding your nose​

You just tested it, didn’t you? Normally, when you hum, the air is able to escape through your nose to create the sound, and of course, it can’t do that when you’re holding it shut. This is one of the weird facts you can test out for yourself. Go ahead, try it.

 

[RadishRose]

The Empire State Building has its own ZIP code​

It’s home to 10118.

 

[OldFeller]

The Empire State Building has its own ZIP code​

It’s home to 10118.

 

[Pappy]

 

[Lewkat]

 

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[RadishRose]

We domesticated the silk moth 5000 years ago for sericulture. They lost their ability to fly, lack fear of predators, & have lost native color pigments since camouflage is not useful as they only live in captivity.

They're entirely dependent on humans for survival, including finding a mate.

 

[Dustbunny]

The 1959-1963 television sitcom, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis was the inspiration for the animated cartoon, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? They based the characters on the sitcom.

The handsome and heroic Freddie Jones was, of course, patterned after Dobie Gillis, who was played by Dwayne Hickman in the TV series. Bob Denver’s beatnik character, Maynard G. Krebs, was the inspiration for Norville Rogers, better known as Shaggy. The brainy Zelda Gilroy, played by Sheila James Kuehl, was the model for Velma Dinkley, and pretty Daphne Blake was inspired by Thalia Menninger, played by Tuesday Weld.

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[Dustbunny]

Cats Can Taste Adenosine Triphosphate What’s adenosine triphosphate? It’s the “compound that supplies energy in every living cell,” according to Scientific American. And cats, oddly enough, can taste it researchers have found. It’s what helps a cat determine if something is “meat.”

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[RadishRose]

In 1862, the King of Siam offered Abraham Lincoln many elephants on the grounds that a “Country as great as the United States should not be without elephants.” Lincoln politely declined.

 

[RadishRose]

Most Korean people don’t have armpit odor.​

Research at the University of Bristol found that only 0.006% of the Korean population has the ABCC11 gene. This gene is the cause of armpit odor.

In fact, the study found that most East Asians don’t have this gene, but Koreans have the lowest numbers. While this may be surprising to us, it’s not big news in Korea, as deodorant isn’t commonly found there!

 

[Paco Dennis]

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7016091509254606085

 

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[Pink Biz]

The tradition of bridesmaids wearing matching dresses dates back to ancient Rome, when bridesmaids not only wore the same dresses as each other, but also the same dress as the bride, in order to act as decoys against evil spirits.

Matching striped frocks and fancy hats were worn by these bridesmaids in 1917.

 

[StarSong]

The tradition of bridesmaids wearing matching dresses dates back to ancient Rome, when bridesmaids not only wore the same dresses as each other, but also the same dress as the bride, in order to act as decoys against evil spirits.

Matching striped frocks and fancy hats were worn by these bridesmaids in 1917.

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Those hats are to die for. Literally. As in, the bride would have to kill me to wrestle one onto my head. And the flour-sack looking dresses aren't much better. Egads!

 

[Pappy]