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Did You Know There Is More Than One Kind Of Rainbow?
When I was researching Fogbows for Did You Know a Ghost Rainbow Isn’t Just for Ghosts? I made several surprising discoveries about rainbows. I didn’t have room to share all my findings in that DYK, so I decided to write another one. Circular and Fogbow Rainbows...
Did You Know Your Feet Have Their Own “Little Brain?”
Recently, I had to buy a new pair of shoes. As I started researching, trying to decide what I wanted, I came across an interesting post about feet. That put me into research mode, and the results just begged to be featured in a DYK. The Foot Did you know a...
Did You Know This U.S. Street Has Survived Battles, Fires, Financial Panics, & Bombings?
Today, when someone says, “Wall Street,” they are usually referring to the U.S. financial markets. But “Wall Street” was an actual street first. So how did the street name become synonymous with the financial markets? The Tree In response to the country’s first...
Did You Know A Hummingbird’s Brain Is Its Most Important Physical Feature?
Since last week, we’ve seen hummingbirds more regularly at our feeder. Perfect timing—on their part—as this is the rest-of-the-story DYK about hummingbirds. Physical Traits Hummingbirds have extraordinary senses and incredible flight skills. But one of its most...
Did You Know Hummingbirds Use Spiderwebs To Build Their Nests?
A couple of weeks ago, Mom and I saw our first (and so far, only) hummingbird of the year. They’re such interesting little birds; I thought it would be fun to learn more about them. Who Are They The small birds we call hummingbirds all live in North, Central,...
Did You Know Some People Are Born Without Fingerprints?
Last year I took Mom to get her driver’s license renewed. Everything was going fine until they tried to scan her thumb prints. Over the years, the thumb print on her dominant hand has been worn away. Erased. No matter how many times they tried, the machine was unable...
Did You Know Mexican General Santa Anna’s Fake Leg Is In This State?
If you guessed Texas has Santa Anna’s fake leg, you guessed wrong. The Battle of San Jacinto On March 2, 1836, Texas declared its independence. Fifty-one days later, on April 21, the Texas Revolution ended in an unqualified success when General Sam...
Did You Know a Ghost Rainbow Isn’t Just for Ghosts?
Recently a friend sent me photos she’d taken on a Galveston beach. The focal point was a white rainbow, shimmering in January’s late afternoon fog. Have you ever seen a white rainbow? I hadn’t. I’d never even heard of it. Rainbows We’ve all seen rainbows. Some...
Did You Know This Wall Cost More Than The Entire Island On Which It Was Built?
If you take a trip to Lower Manhattan in New York City, you’ll find an eight-block-long street in the Financial District called Wall Street. But before Wall Street became synonymous with the financial markets, it was just a road. The History In 1624, the Dutch...
Did You Know Around 50,000 People Do This Every Year, But Only About 1,000 Succeed?
Have you ever thought you were the best at something? Well, there’s one way to find out. The Company Today, if you want to know something, a quick search on the internet usually provides the answer. If you’re looking for record-breaking human achievements, as...