Post your random "Did You Know?" Facts

[remoladen]

"The electric chair was invented by a dentist." Talk about nightmares! S:

[geekishere]

Did you know?

Replying more than 100 times to the same piece of spam e-mail will overwhelm the sender's system and interfere with their ability to send any more spam.

[a_n_n_a]

What your handwriting means?



If letters slant to the left: Indicates introspection and a lot of emotional control.

If letter slant to the right: Reveals a person who's outgoing, friendly, impulsive, and emotionally open.

If letters are straight up and down: The sign of someone who's ruled by the head, not the heart.

Letters that slant in more than one direction: Indicates versatility and adaptability.

[a_n_n_a]

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.

[a_n_n_a]

Vincent van Gogh, the world's most valued painter, sold only painting in his entire life - to his brother who owned an art gallery. The painting is titled "Red Vineyard at Arles."

[a_n_n_a]

In ancient times, it was believed that certain colours could combat the evil spirits that lingered over nurseries. Because blue was associated with the heavenly spirits, boys were clothed in that colour, boys then being considered the most valuable resource to parents. Although baby girls did not have a colour associated with them, they were mostly clothed in black. It was only in the Middle Ages when pink became associated with baby girls.

[a_n_n_a]

Your heart beats 101,000 times a day. During your lifetime it will beat about 3 billion times and pump about 400 million litres (800 million pints) of blood.

[a_n_n_a]

On average, people can hold their breath for about one minute. The world record is 15 minutes 2 seconds, by Tom Sietas..

[a_n_n_a]

US Post Office handles 43% of the world's mail. Its nearest competitor is Japan with 6%.

[belthagor]

Did u know that my granny cant remember what she had for lunch yesterday but she remembers what happened 65 year ago

[darth_Nacreous]

how about this:
did you know that Dumbledore from harry potter is a gay??
google it and see the truth..unless most of you know this already.

[Dackstar]

Did you know?
The Main Libary at Indiana Universty sinks over an inch every year because when it was built engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building!

[KenTheFurry]

Did you know that is is possible if you push enough to make someone go crazy/snap.

[KenTheFurry]

WD40 stings like hell if you get it in your eyes.

[Dackstar]

It is fun to set your arm and/or other limbs alight using deodorant/anti-perspirant/your other favourite flammable aerosol and a lighter.
(but it leaves a really bad smell of burning flesh )