# Did you know? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 12, 2013, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/658117 "2013-05-12T01:25:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2013, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/658117/41 "2013-05-14T14:26:16Z")
Echo. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2013, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/658117/42 "2013-05-14T15:43:47Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > > [@TriPolar](#): > > > > Well they do if you pronounce it right. Most English words that originated in Dog are mispronounced. Getting the tail wag right is very difficult. > > Why do you say these things when you know they will cause me to dispatch a Beyonce-model slapbot to spank you? I dunno, Beyonce seems to get the tail wag looking pretty good… ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/658117/43 "2013-05-14T15:50:45Z")
Just found out, in a GQ thread, that broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, brussels sprouts and kale are all the same species **Capt** ---
**Author:** ![BlinkingDuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2013, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/658117/44 "2013-05-14T16:05:01Z")
I commend the attention ducks are getting in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2013, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/658117/45 "2013-05-14T18:14:41Z")
> [@Capt\_Kirk](#): > > Just found out, in a GQ thread, that broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, brussels sprouts and kale are all the same species > > **Capt** Mmmmmm [Broccoflower.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Fractal_Broccoli.jpg/800px-Fractal_Broccoli.jpg)\* It was very popular and available for a couple of years there. Did you know that broccoflower was considered the ultimate “nerd” vegetable because it grows in fractal patterns? \*aka Romanesco Broccli ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/658117/46 "2013-05-14T18:52:17Z")
Did you know you have four miles of tubing in your stomach? ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2013, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/658117/47 "2013-05-14T19:03:59Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > It’s not just some real number, it is the square root of e^{-pi}. Isn’t that amazing. Actually, complex exponentials are multi-valued, but that is one of the values. Well, you know what, I could have quoted all of that and the justification for it, down to the definition of complex logarithms, but I chose to keep it simple for the peanut gallery. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/658117/48 "2013-05-15T00:27:39Z")
> [@BlinkingDuck](#): > > I commend the attention ducks are getting in this thread. An ancient SF Giants cheer: _ **DUCK THE FODGERS!** _ Does that count as a duck? ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/658117/49 "2013-05-15T00:31:04Z")
The mass of all the electrons that make up the internet is equal to the mass of a single strawberry. ---
**Author:** ![Satchmo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/satchmo/32/4223_2.png) [@Satchmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satchmo)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/658117/50 "2013-05-15T00:39:59Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > The mass of all the electrons that make up the internet is equal to the mass of a single strawberry. Well, if you want to talk strawberries… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bYopf8KSy4o/hqdefault.jpg "Kaylee makes love to a strawberry") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYopf8KSy4o) Did you know a man can be jealous of a berry? ---
**Author:** ![Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pine_Fresh_Scent)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/658117/51 "2013-05-15T01:11:02Z")
> [@Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](#): > > [ul]Dogs can’t look up. > [/ul] > > > [@madmonk28](#): > > > > True, also, the rifle at the Winchester Pub is a real working gun and not a replica. > > > [@ShibbOleth](#): > > > > I reckon that’s where we should go in case of a Zombie Apocalypse. Well - Big Al says they can’t, but now I’m starting to doubt him. [ul] [li]Polar bears have [clear fur and black skin](http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/about-polar-bears/essentials/fur-and-skin).[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/658117/52 "2013-05-15T01:55:08Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > Echo. Echo..echo…cookie…echo Did you know that my echo appears to be broken? ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/658117/53 "2013-05-15T02:01:32Z")
Ducks lack the ability to whistle, especially so after eating saltine crackers. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/658117/54 "2013-05-15T04:19:31Z")
If a man is all alone in a forest, and he thinks, is he still wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Barking\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Barking\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Dog)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/658117/55 "2013-05-15T04:21:49Z")
Did you know ducks enjoy homosexual necrophilia? ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/658117/56 "2013-05-15T11:47:44Z")
> [@Barking\_Dog](#): > > Did you know ducks enjoy homosexual necrophilia? Who doesn’t? ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/658117/57 "2013-05-15T12:34:36Z")
> [@Barking\_Dog](#): > > Did you know ducks enjoy homosexual necrophilia? Stopping by for a cold one? ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/658117/58 "2013-05-15T17:07:41Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Who doesn’t? Yeah, even the corpses are stiff. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/658117/59 "2013-05-15T17:58:14Z")
> [@Barking\_Dog](#): > > Did you know ducks enjoy homosexual necrophilia? Sounds like you’re beating a dead horse. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/658117/60 "2013-05-16T05:08:11Z")
John Morris voiced the character of Andy in all three _Toy Story_ movies. He was ten when he played Andy at age eight in the first movie and twenty-five when he played him as a seventeen year old in the third movie. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/658117.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/658117.md?page=4)