D & C's "Did You Know" for 11/03/14
- Nov 3, 2014
- 2 min read
Did You Know??! Is a feature we do every Monday at 2:45 p.m. and occasionally on Thursday or Friday depending on our guest line-up. The following are facts from either Google Facts or Uber Facts. Enjoy!
The inventor of the chocolate chip cookie sold the idea to Nestle Toll House in return for a lifetime supply of chocolate.
The Catholic Church considers superstition to be a sin.
The Dodo bird was actually a huge pigeon. It grew and lost its ability to fly due to Island Gigantism.
Believing you have a good memory helps you to have a better memory.
The inventor of petroleum jelly ate a spoonful of it every day, claiming it had great health benefits. He lived to be 96.
Hitting snooze on your alarm can make you more tired than if you had gotten up right away.
90% of the world's data has been created in the last two years.
Despite being an internationally renowned children's author, Dr. Seuss never had children of his own because he was terrified of them.
You can pay a travel agency in Tokyo to take your stuffed animal on a vacation -- without you.
The average cloud weighs about 1.1 million pounds.
The eldest children in families tend to develop higher IQs.
There is a waterfall in Minnesota called the Devil's Kettle that empties half its contents into a sinkhole. The outlet has yet to be found.
Violence has steadily declined over the course of human history, and we are currently in the midst of the most peaceful era yet.
Applying male underarm sweat to a females lips can help relax women, boost their mood and help regulate their menstrual cycle
94% of people cite WiFi as the most important hotel amenity.
New York City plans to turn all of it's old phone booths into wifi hot spots.
Scientists have used artificial nerves to allow people with prosthetic hands to feel what they are touching.
A baby elephant will suck on its trunk like a baby sucks its thumb for comfort.
Dogs have been a pet of mankind for over 14,000 years.
Taking a 60 minute nap will give you about 10 hours of alertness.
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