# Things about your own self that even you don't know (but probably should) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 13, 2002, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-about-your-own-self-that-even-you-dont-know-but-probably-should/108743 "2002-05-13T04:07:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-about-your-own-self-that-even-you-dont-know-but-probably-should/108743/21 "2002-05-14T01:55:01Z")
However, my IQ is 146. My parents were born on (mom) Feb. 14 and (dad) Nov. 3. I know more than I really care to about history and english. Just thought I should throw that in since everybody else did. ---
**Author:** ![tsarina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@tsarina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsarina)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-about-your-own-self-that-even-you-dont-know-but-probably-should/108743/22 "2002-05-14T03:12:32Z")
I also have no idea about my blood type. Mom doesn’t remember it, which isn’t a big deal, except that before my brother had an operation years ago I found a piece of paper listing my entire family’s blood types… except mine! True, I was only nine or ten at the time and couldn’t have given blood anyway, but I wonder why she didn’t ask about mine at the same time she asked about my brother’s (we were born in the same hospital). I also don’t know why the hell my knees pop every time I bend down, and have done so since I was a little kid.l ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-about-your-own-self-that-even-you-dont-know-but-probably-should/108743/23 "2002-05-14T03:16:05Z")
I do not know identity of my biological father, hence also any genetic disorders, ethic heritage, etc. I hope nothing pops up unexpectedly. I do know I am O-. I don’t technically whether I am a fraternal or identical twin. For some reason my mom has mentioned that we are fraternal, which I don’t buy. I think the doctor said we were identical? There’s something complicated there. I can’t remember my bank account number, ever. I guess I should have my cholesterol checked, too. ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-about-your-own-self-that-even-you-dont-know-but-probably-should/108743/24 "2002-05-14T05:56:08Z")
I do know my blood type (B-, which is easy to remember as it’s my philosophy of life) and the exact time of my birth (3:56 a.m. It was stitched on a birth sampler that hung in my bedroom until I was 13 years old.) and my IQ (not telling). However, I do not know whether I am severely allergic to bee stings. This vexes me greatly, as I have other allergies, which I would think puts me at risk for severe bee sting reactions. But I’ve never been stung by a bee, so what if I’m not prepared for having my throat swell shut and all that fun stuff? I’m scared. ---
**Author:** ![Skijumper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@Skijumper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skijumper)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-about-your-own-self-that-even-you-dont-know-but-probably-should/108743/25 "2002-05-14T10:16:35Z")
I don’t know how much I weigh or how tall I am. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-about-your-own-self-that-even-you-dont-know-but-probably-should/108743/26 "2002-05-14T21:58:27Z")
I know a lot of the stuff in the OP about myself. It doesn’t help. What difference does it make to me if my blood type is O+? They will just re-type me when I go into the hospital. What difference does it make what my IQ is? I have done the test three times, and the score varies by more than twenty points. Is this going to get me a raise, or make my wife love me more, or help my kids get started in life? Now stuff about other people - that I could use. For instance, I never learned the names of everyone who works in my branch. Seriously. I see their faces almost every day, I say hello - I can’t say their names. I have had people go thru their entire tenure with my company, and never learned what their names were. But my blood cholesterol - pffffft. I ain’t changing anything anyway - I want to die suddenly, and heart disease is my best option. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-about-your-own-self-that-even-you-dont-know-but-probably-should/108743/27 "2002-05-14T22:47:40Z")
My blood type is A- (hey, **ShibbOleth** , how _you_ doin?), my mom was born in 1942, my dad was born in 1938. I don’t, however, know what my youngest sister died of except generally cancer. It’s not a big secret or anything, we just don’t talk about it. I should ask my mom someday. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-about-your-own-self-that-even-you-dont-know-but-probably-should/108743.md?page=1)