Goodreads' Largest Group Ever! discussion

Did you know that the only person to die in the first battle of the American Civil War died b/c they fell down a well and drowned?

No I didn't!

(Now you post a fact for the next person)

(okay)
Did you know that the copper on the statue of liberty is like, a penny thick?

Yeah, learned it in 5th grade LOL

did you know that a cucumber is 96% water?

No I did not, they should call it water cumber. You know like watermelon?
Did you know that 101 dalmations and peter pan are the ONLY disney movies that keep both parents alive for the whole movie?

No I didn't! :D I hate Disney Movies so I wouldn't have known, lol.

Did you know that once our sun dies, it'll get brighter, hotter, and bigger in size?

Nope!
Did you know that a gamma ray burst may very well be the end of life as we know it?! o.O

Sweet!

Did you know God's real name is Jealous?

OMG really?!
Did you know that president Kennedy was the fastest random speaker in the world with upwards of 350 words per minute?!

Parøxysmal Cataclysm wrote: "No I didn't! :D I hate Disney Movies so I wouldn't have known, lol.

Did you know that once our sun dies, it'll get brighter, hotter, and bigger in size?"

I hate most of them too, they're just so cliche and anti-feminist

350 per minute???? Can anyone understand that???
Did you know that most lipsticks are made using fish scales???

yes

DYK that Every day 20 banks are robbed

did not know
dyk that when you blush your stomach lining turns red

I was gonna post that for my next fact!

DYK that every year humans use enough plastic bottles to stretch around the earth 200 times at least?!

Whoa. No I did not.
DYK that the average e human spends a third of their life in the bathroom?

Did you know this?

OH MY GOD THE ONE BEFORE THE LAST POST IS SO FREAKY!!!!!

DYK if you look at the back of a Diet Pepsi bottle (not a can) closely, you can see:

Please recycle ;)

A smiley face!

No but it's probably true.
DYK that cats always land on their feet? (Duh everyone does!)

Haha no way!
DYK that I am awesome?! Lol

Samantha (Wolf Expert) wrote: "OMG really?!
Did you know that president Kennedy was the fastest random speaker in the world with upwards of 350 words per minute?!"

Yes.

Did you know that William H. Harrison died after a 1 month presidency?

yep

DYK that One car out of every 230 made was stolen last year

No



Did you know people can get Allergies even when they're older?

Sage wrote: "no way! by the way i love your profile pic!

DYK that a skunk's smell can be detected by a human a mile away?"

Thank you!

DYK that the worst city name on earth is F***ing? It's in Austria. Pretty sad, right?

DYK there are 88 constellations? The biggest constellation is the Hydra.

Did you know the earth was 180000000000000000000000000000000000 (18 billion trillion trillion) degrees Fahrenheit at the first trillionth of its creation?

Really no! And Hahahahaa at the f***ing part!

DYK the sun is 332,945 times more massive than Earth?

Did you know the ISS orbits Earth more than 15 times a day?

Nope
DYK that this section of the group rox?!

Sage wrote: "yeah i kind of knew that, ish.

did you know that the United States has never lost a war in which mules were used?"


DYK that the USA whooped the other country's butts at the Olympics! 100+ gold medals with China falling in second with 87!

DYK that 30 space missions exact have been completed worldwide? There are only 6 space agencies!

GREAT for U.S.A. Thanks for the info.



Did you know that Second Hand Smoke is WORSE for other people than Smoking the cigarette?

Sage wrote: "DYKT "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you"?"

Nope :)

DYK that raspberry seeds spread by animals eating the raspberries and coming out in droppings?

Teresa wrote: "GREAT for U.S.A. Thanks for the info.



Did you know that Second Hand Smoke is WORSE for other people than Smoking the cigarette?"

Nope.

Did you know Louise Brown (born 7/25/1978) was the world's first baby to be conceived by IVF?

Did you know that if you wear a long-sleeve swimming shirt, you'll actually be cooler at night?

DYK, the person that played Katniss gave Josh Hutcherson a cuncusion? (spelling?)

OMG no and it's concussion.

Alyssa (Future Swim Olympian) wrote: "DYK, the person that played Katniss gave Josh Hutcherson a cuncusion? (spelling?)"

No. I don't think I know them :|

DYK that in a single drop of water, there are 2000000000000000000000 (two sextillion) oxygen atoms and twice the number of hydrogen atoms?

Ya, I no that's why I put (spelling) afterwards

Oh, okay.

We are probably going to be correcting you... a lot.

And speaking of that, it's know, not no :)

Did you know that the element 'californium' costs $27 million dollars for 1 gram?

*sticks tongue out* Excuse me, I'm actually a great speller, I just didn't feel like correcting it

DYK that our Earth is 92.4% hydrogen, 7.4% helium, 0.06% oxygen, 1.03% carbon, 0.01% nitrogen, and 0.01% neon?

Alyssa (Future Swim Olympian) wrote: "*sticks tongue out* Excuse me, I'm actually a great speller, I just didn't feel like correcting it"

Ha ha XD

Okay

Did you know that Mentos can make soda shoot out of the bottle?

DYK, A cough releases an explosive charge of air that can move up to 60 mph

DYK,A person will die from total lack of sleep sooner than from starvation. Death will occur about 10 days without sleep, while starvation takes a few weeks.

Did you know the word "electricity" comes from the Greek word "elektron"?

Yup


Blondes have more hair than dark-haired people. (sighs. Figures.)

Nope

DYK that 11% of People are left handed