Did you know that...

[Sibling DavidH]

Did you know that in the 17th Century there was an English puritan called Nicholas If-Jesus-Christ-Had-Not-Died-For-Thee-Thou-Hadst-Been-Damned Barebone?   His father was known as Praise-God Barebone, but is said to have been christened  If-Jesus-Christ-Had-Not-Died-For-Thee-Thou-Hadst-Been-Damned Barebone (which would account for his son's name).

[Swatopluk]

It was also popular to name children after the 10 commandments. Read Pratchett's (and Gaiman's) Good Omens for further details.
Hi, I am Thou-shall-not-commit-adultery Knox and this is my brother Honour-your-parents (the lucky one in the family).

[Swatopluk]

Did you know that the (male) grasshopper has the largest balls compared to body size in the known natural world (14% of body weight)?
Now imagine that kind of enhancement in humans

[Pachyderm]

In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits

[Swatopluk]

Did you know that in Alaska you may shoot moose from airplanes but not throw them out of them?

[Sibling DavidH]

DYKT in Virginia, the Code of 1930 has a statute which prohibits corrupt practices or bribery by any person other than political candidates?

[Griffin NoName]

that explains everything then.

[Swatopluk]

Did you know that one of the recently rescued Chilean miners successfully took part in the marathon after having trained on the about 700 m of mine tunnels available during their involuntary confinement underground?

[Griffin NoName]

Yes, actually, I did know that

[Swatopluk]

Did you know that the Nazis withdrew all copies of the film Frau im Mond from circulation during WW2 because the moon rocket shown in it (including blueprints) was so advanced that it was feared the enemy could use it for his own military programs?
Btw, that was not just paranoia. The German rocket program was born in connection with this movie.

[Sibling DavidH]

DYKT Wernher von Braun was a real aristocrat?  His full name was Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun, a Freiherr being something close to a Baron.  He was also a NSDAP member and a comissioned SS officer.  Makes you wonder why he was made so welcome in the USA.   

[Swatopluk]

Must have been the blue eyes and the knowledge where the boxes with the data were buried.

Did you know that the idea for the snorkel in connection with submarines dates back at least to the Middle Ages (e.g. in this epic)?

[Lindorm]

Did you know that I am down in Göteborg at the moment, and supposed to work a rain back to Stockholm in a couple of hours? Did you know that a loco has managed to tear down the catenary in the nearby huge goods yard of Sävenäs, and for the catenary breakdown gang to be able to start working, they have to turn off the power to the catenary to a large area of Göteborg -including the loco stabling shed where I am supposed to pick up the loco for my train later this evening. I wonder if I will ever get home...

[Aggie]

I can sympathize - got partway home and was hauled back to shut down and winterize a Multi-Phase* Vapour Extraction (MPVE) system. Did you know that my rent, pro-rated for the time I was actually home in the last month, is approximately $75 per hour? 


_{*something suspicious about it being MP and V simultaneously - I like MPE better, which is more appropriate IMHO.}

[Swatopluk]

So much for the superiority of electric over diesel engines in the railways

Did you know that the first electric railway (near Berlin) caused some trouble because the juice came in through one rail and left through the other? What do you think happened when a horse-drawn carriage crossed the line and the horse stepped on both rails at once?