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MISST3 · 12-04-2016, 06:56 PM

Post a trivia fact about anything!

DYK that Maine is the only US state that has only one syllable!

PhoenixAcres · 12-04-2016, 07:18 PM

DYK that the oldest person alive today was born in 1899?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Morano

Bonniegirl · 12-04-2016, 07:54 PM

Cool idea for a thread!

I'm trying to think of some fun facts!

DYK that Orange tabby cats are mainly male,there are some female but not nearly as many as there are males.

Even more rare are Calico males. Calico cats are almost always female!

Zoneboy · 12-04-2016, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MISST3

Post a trivia fact about anything!

DYK that Maine is the only US state that has only one syllable!

Known that since grade school (over 40 years)

AB · 12-04-2016, 08:20 PM

From Amazing Facts for National Trivia Day:

The most shoplifted food item in the U.S. is candy.

MISST3 · 12-04-2016, 08:54 PM

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MISST3 · 12-04-2016, 08:54 PM

DYK that Reno, Nevada is farther west than Los Angeles, Ca.

PhoenixAcres · 12-04-2016, 10:45 PM

DYK that hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is the fear of long words.

MISST3 · 12-04-2016, 11:09 PM

DYK that Lucille Ball was 6 years older than Desi.

MISST3 · 12-05-2016, 01:22 AM

DYK Martha Washington, our first first lady, was a widow with 4 children
(2 of which were deceased) when she married George Washington.
Martha and George never had children of their own.

Bonniegirl · 12-05-2016, 03:40 AM

DYK Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear any pants.

Foggy · 12-05-2016, 01:19 PM

Charlas Dickens "The Christmas Carol" has the most remakes, 100's if not 1000's

The remakes (and adaptations) can be found in:

Theatre
Films
Musical
Opera
Radio
Television
Animated
Parody
and even
Novels

MISST3 · 12-05-2016, 03:21 PM

DYK that Arlington National Cemetery is located on the Confederate
General Robert E. Lee's estate.
More than a decade after Lee’s death, the Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. government had seized his estate without due process and ordered it returned to his family in the same condition as when it was illegally confiscated. If followed, the ruling could have required the exhumation of all of Arlington’s dead, but instead Lee’s son officially sold the property to Congress for $150,000 in 1883. There would have been nearly 17,000
exhumations!

Edison · 12-05-2016, 04:12 PM

DYK that L. Frank Baum got the name of the country from a file cabinet drawer.

PhoenixAcres · 12-07-2016, 08:37 PM

DYK that the original name for a computer mouse was "X-Y position indicator for a display system"

12-04-2016, 06:56 PM	#1
MISST3 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jan 17, 2016 Posts: 32,762	Did You Know . . . Post a trivia fact about anything! DYK that Maine is the only US state that has only one syllable!

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12-04-2016, 07:18 PM	#2
PhoenixAcres Member Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 26, 2016 Location: United States Posts: 6,824	DYK that the oldest person alive today was born in 1899? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Morano

12-04-2016, 07:54 PM	#3
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,415	Cool idea for a thread! I'm trying to think of some fun facts! DYK that Orange tabby cats are mainly male,there are some female but not nearly as many as there are males. Even more rare are Calico males. Calico cats are almost always female!

12-04-2016, 08:20 PM	#5
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,426	From Amazing Facts for National Trivia Day: The most shoplifted food item in the U.S. is candy.

12-04-2016, 08:54 PM	#6
MISST3 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jan 17, 2016 Posts: 32,762	..

12-04-2016, 10:45 PM	#8
PhoenixAcres Member Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 26, 2016 Location: United States Posts: 6,824	DYK that hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is the fear of long words.

12-04-2016, 11:09 PM	#9
MISST3 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jan 17, 2016 Posts: 32,762	DYK that Lucille Ball was 6 years older than Desi.

12-05-2016, 01:22 AM	#10
MISST3 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jan 17, 2016 Posts: 32,762	DYK Martha Washington, our first first lady, was a widow with 4 children (2 of which were deceased) when she married George Washington. Martha and George never had children of their own.

12-05-2016, 03:40 AM	#11
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,415	DYK Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear any pants.

12-05-2016, 01:19 PM	#12
Foggy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 20, 2014 Posts: 3,423	Charlas Dickens "The Christmas Carol" has the most remakes, 100's if not 1000's The remakes (and adaptations) can be found in: Theatre Films Musical Opera Radio Television Animated Parody and even Novels

12-05-2016, 03:21 PM	#13
MISST3 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jan 17, 2016 Posts: 32,762	DYK that Arlington National Cemetery is located on the Confederate General Robert E. Lee's estate. More than a decade after Lee’s death, the Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. government had seized his estate without due process and ordered it returned to his family in the same condition as when it was illegally confiscated. If followed, the ruling could have required the exhumation of all of Arlington’s dead, but instead Lee’s son officially sold the property to Congress for $150,000 in 1883. There would have been nearly 17,000 exhumations!

12-07-2016, 08:37 PM	#15
PhoenixAcres Member Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 26, 2016 Location: United States Posts: 6,824	DYK that the original name for a computer mouse was "X-Y position indicator for a display system"