Did you Know???

[db05]

Ooooh, so do-ti!

[rchmnnffbelle]

-did you know that it's impossible to keep your eyes open when you sneeze?
 

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know this boy is incredible???!?!!!??!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!

[iroveashe]

Holy cow, that is amazing! 

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know that some people pay a lot of money for a meat pie?

The meat pie served at the Fence Gate Inn near Lancashire, Britain, is an attempt to show us just how classy a pile of nondescript meat and mushrooms can be. The Pie ie stuffed with nearly six pounds of Wagyu , this is bolstered by rare Japanese matsutake mushrooms, which cost US$910 per pound. The recipe also calls for truffles, fresh herbs and two bottles of 1982 Chateau Mouton Rothschild valued at US$8,500. Adding that wine to meat pie is the culinary equivalent of melting down your Olympic gold medals so you can bedazzle your cell phone.

Most pies are served with a golden brown crust. However this pie sprinkles the top with edible gold leaf.

The cost for the whole affair comes to US$16,169.50, making your slice a mere US$2,021.19. Cheese is 50 cents extra!!



Kevin Berkins, who owns the Fence Gate Inn near Burnley, Lancashire, where the pie was created, said you could really taste the difference.

"It started as a bit of silliness and quickly got out of control," he said.

"It's a very sophisticated pie. It's like anything else, if you drive a Rolls-Royce, you know you are driving something prestigious."

"Not everyone's going to order it but it's good for a special occasion if someone wants to be part of a real eating experience."

[iroveashe]

I shall think about that meat pie with intense irony and deep sadness next time I see a kid living in the street asking for change 

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know that the worlds most dangerous cheese is Casu Marzu?

Casu Marzu begins as Pecorino Sardo (Fiore Sardo), a cheese that’s typically soaked in brine, smoked, and left to ripen in the cheese cellars of central Sardinia. But to produce Casu Marzu, cheese makers set the Pecorino Sardo outside in the open – uncovered – and allow cheese flies (scientifically named Piophila casei) to lay eggs inside of it.

As the eggs hatch into a myriad of white transparent maggots, they feed on the cheese. By doing so, they produce enzymes that promote fermentation and cause fats within the Casu Marzu to decompose.



Some people wear eye protection when eating Casu Marzu: the maggots are known to jump as high as six inches and straight toward the eyeballs with exact precision. At a minimum, make a maggot sandwich and shield your eyes with your hand as you take a bite. 

[db05]

Did you know that Sir lostinidlewonder is hungry? 

[giannalinda]

-did you know that it's impossible to keep your eyes open when you sneeze?
 

its possible....i did it

[giannalinda]

Did you know that giana is the second lucy? 

Nah, just joking, giana   

I am? spooky   

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know that the two words, uncopyrightable and dermatoglyphics, are special words? They are the longest words in the english language which do not repeat any letter. I find it amusing that uncopyrightable has no repeated letters, it really emphasizes its meaning.

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know that the lyre bird in Australia has one of the best voice mimicing capabilities of all birds?

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know that the only bone in the human body not connected to another is the hyoid, a V-shaped bone located at the base of the tongue between the mandible and the voice box. Its function is to support the tongue and its muscles.

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know that it is possible to draw a circle with a dot in the middle of it without taking your pen off the paper you are drawing on? I really like this logical puzzle, one which my dad showed me when I was very young.

[communist]

Did you know in Rachmaninoff's transcription of Mendelssohn scherzo from "A Midsummers Night Dream" you have to play each page in about 15 seconds to finish it in the time the arranger takes with it?

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know  On August 7 2009 something special will happen? At 12hr 34 minutes and 56 seconds on the 7th of August this year, the time and date will be:

12:34:56 07/08/09

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know Australian scientists have found a very exciting tool for the fight against cancer? Nano technology provides hope for cancer treatment. I saw on Australian news last night that there is a dog undergoing treatment with this therapy.

https://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2009/s2610923.htm

HIMANSHU BRAHMBHATT: The first wave of Trojan horse goes in there and disables the resistance mechanisms inside the cancer cell. Now interestingly, these cancer cells are totally receptive to repeated waves of these Trojan horses. So we can send in these nano cells again and again and each time we can load them up with different types of armaments against cancer.

ASHLEY HALL: Is it effective in all cancers?

HIMANSHU BRAHMBHATT: It is well known that these resistance mechanisms are found in virtually all the different types of cancer cells and so essentially the concept of going in in multiple waves and treating cancer at its own game can work in virtually all cancers.

ASHLEY HALL: The reaction to the research has been broadly positive but one leading cancer researcher at Johns Hopkins University points out that fewer than one per cent of promising new treatments actually delivers for patients.

Whether this is one of them will be clear after human trials, which start in a few weeks' time.


While researchers have been working on using nano-cells against cancer for at least five years, Brahmbhatt said the latest version had proved 100 percent effective treating cancers in mice which were resistant to conventional chemotherapy.

https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090629/hl_afp/healthaustraliacancerresearch

[ahinton]

- Did you know  On August 7 2009 something special will happen? At 12hr 34 minutes and 56 seconds on the 7th of August this year, the time and date will be:

12:34:56 07/08/09

Not in America it won't...

Best,

Alistair

[go12_3]

- Did you know  On August 7 2009 something special will happen? At 12hr 34 minutes and 56 seconds on the 7th of August this year, the time and date will be:

12:34:56 07/08/09

Like what is going to happen?  Loose or gain a second? 

[gep]

How 'bout 01:23:45 6-7-'89?
All numbers in the right order!

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know that Durga Thangarajah is the only child in Australia (and possibly the world) to survive a full-term ovarian pregnancy?



Ovarian pregnancies affect one in every 40,000 pregnancies and are a life-threatening complication. Ovarian pregnancies are the rarest form of ectopic pregnancies and occur when the egg fails to travel down the fallopian tube and into the uterus.




https://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23785943-662,00.html

[lostinidlewonder]

[birba]

amazing!

[go12_3]

amazing!

Yes, amazing!   

[turayza]

Did you know that having kids with your cousin won't result in genetic problem babies? (Unless your parents are cousins too, or something like that.)

[birba]

- Did you know that it is possible to draw a circle with a dot in the middle of it without taking your pen off the paper you are drawing on? I really like this logical puzzle, one which my dad showed me when I was very young.

☉

Well are you going to explain it or just leave us hanging there!

[iroveashe]

Well are you going to explain it or just leave us hanging there!

Probably folding the paper or something like that.

[gep]

Anyone for a bowl of tucans?
https://www.bndestem.nl/multimedia/archive/01193/BS_8597874_8597874_1193481b.jpg

[lostinidlewonder]

That picture is incredibly cute gep, and for some reason I was looking for an apron on that man, I thought he was going to cook them!

- Did you know that this is the worlds only 7 star hotel?

https://www.funlol.com/1530/Seven_Star_Hotell.html

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know that some Chinese toy makers are insane?

[ahinton]

- Did you know that some Chinese toy makers are insane?

I do now!

Best,

Alistair

[lostinidlewonder]

I wonder if it comes with a razor blade for the little children to use as well?

- Did you know that the worlds first crossword was created by Arthur Wynne who had the job of devising the weekly puzzle page for Fun, the eight-page comic section of the New York World. When he devised what he called a Word-cross for the Christmas 1913 edition, published on 21 December he could have no idea that he would be starting a worldwide craze.

[mrba1979]

Probably folding the paper or something like that.

I imagine you just draw the edges of the circle real thick so that the dot is the portion you do not actually draw.

[lostinidlewonder]

Well are you going to explain it or just leave us hanging there!

You draw the circle, then fold the paper over some of the circle so you can draw on the back of the paper to get into the middle of the circle then you have your dot. Google will reveal it to you if you type: draw circle with dot in centre.

here is one solution: https://www.wikihow.com/Draw-a-Circle-and-Its-Centre-Without-Lifting-Your-Pencil

[iroveashe]

You draw the circle, then fold the paper over some of the circle so you can draw on the back of the paper to get into the middle of the circle then you have your dot. Google will reveal it to you if you type: draw circle with dot in centre.

here is one solution: https://www.wikihow.com/Draw-a-Circle-and-Its-Centre-Without-Lifting-Your-Pencil

Ha, I was right.

Did you know that ducks can sleep only with half their brains while the other is awake to literally keep an eye open for predators?

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know if you get stung by a bee one of the best home remedies is to put a cut onion on the effected area? I use to have to do that all the time when I was young and went outside playing with no shoes on. Another good remedy is vinegar for the potentially fatal box jellyfish sting.

[antichrist]

encountered with box jellyfish? ur end

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know that in Melbourne Australia last week, a baby was hit by a train, dragged some 30 meters and only got a small bump to the head?
     
HERE IS THE ACTUAL VIDEO:
Miracle Escape: "pram was hit by a train after it toppled on to the tracks"
https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=221_1255670948

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know there are headphones that can cancel out background noise? My dad bought a pair the other day and I tried them out. When you put them on you can still hear everyone around you and background sound, but when you press the noise cancellation button, it feels like ear plugs are shoved into your ears even though there is nothing there and it doesn't interfere with the sound of the music you are listening to! I could also resemble the sensation to how your inner ear feel when changing altitude in an airplane although there is actually no physical change inside your body.

https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/audio-music/noise-canceling-headphone3.htm

I was really amazed at this technological step in headphones!

[thalbergmad]

I saw these on the Gadget Show and thought it clever.

You could happily listen to your music and not realise you are about to be run over by a train.

Thal

[gep]

I saw these on the Gadget Show and thought it clever.

You could happily listen to your music and not realise you are about to be run over by a train.

Thal

I can see the ads already:

NEW SOUNDPROOFING HEADPHONES, FINALLY AN IDEAL GIFT FOR YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW

Now don't jump to conclusions, ain't got no mother-in-law meself!

[john11inc]

- Did you know that the lyre bird in Australia has one of the best voice mimicing capabilities of all birds?

Ok.  That's just incredible.

[lostinidlewonder]

I agree that lyre bird is an amazing bird. I have seen one in real life before but it made no interesting sound.

Staying on the animal theme:
- Did you know that animals can behave in very strange ways sometimes?

This has to be one of the most incredible dramas in nature I have ever seen and literally worth every second of your viewing time!

And here is the Christian the Lion story, which is pretty well known.

And yes.... I do love you all. lol

[mikey6]

-did you know that it's impossible to keep your eyes open when you sneeze?
 

According to a mythbusters special, it's very possible

[hidayah1190]

Did you know that all the stars in the skies that you see are actually the presence of that stars millions or billions of year ago. It depends on how far the distance that particular star to us. Space and physics are amazing!

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know there is a website which can estimate many different values of another website?

Here is pianostreet for example:

https://www.websiteoutlook.com/www.pianostreet.com

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know that there is a girl who has baffled the medical world because she does not age?  Medical experts believe Brooke Greenberg suffers from some kind of genetic mutation that shapes the way she ages, leaving her with the perpetual appearance of a baby.

The exact cause of the phenomenon has not been pinpointed.

Brooke has been plagued by medical problems since she was born, at one point diagnosed with a brain tumour that doctors thought would be terminal. Her parents bought a casket in preparation, but new tests remarkably revealed there was no tumour.


Brook at the age of 16 "2009"

https://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/829326/girl-who-doesnt-age-baffles-doctors

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know that this Chemistry teacher is very entertaining to watch? So many mannerisms which are so interesting, maybe I could add some of those to my teaching techniques? Those keys are so funny for some reason.

[Bob]

Wow.  Maybe some things to avoid in teaching.  She looks a little tense.  Little too much coffee today? 

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know that since 1972, Baker House residents at MIT have dropped a piano off the roof of their MIT dorm!!!! Murderers!!!!!!

https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=80b_1240618498