Did you Know?

@trev33 said
Did you know that this is the 1800th post in this thread? Mind boggling.

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/armistice-car

There is something eerily prophetic about the car Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot in. Can you spot it?

-VR

@very-rusty said
Did you know? If all the posts were about facts or events it would even be more Mind Boggling. 🙂

-VR

@the-gravedigger said
Our minds aren't boggled.

@very-rusty said
You've been like that for awhile now, surprising you do so well at chess. 🙂 No, I am not implying anything either. 🙂

-VR

@the-gravedigger said
Probably the booze 😵

@very-rusty said
I knew a guy like that played his best chess when he was drunk or high.

-VR

@very-rusty said
Did you know? If all the posts were about facts or events it would even be more Mind Boggling. 🙂

-VR

@the-gravedigger said
Playing when badly hungover is my downfall.

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/towers-of-bologna

Can you guess which city, in which century this is? Clue: You're going to be shocked

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/christmas-stocking

Have you ever wondered why we actually hang stockings on Christmas Eve? The origin is steeped in marriage.

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/nellie-bly

In the 19th century, a woman called Nellie Bly was admitted to a notorious NYC lunatic asylum. But all was not as it seemed...

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/nostalgia-disease

If you were a soldier in the 18th century, there was one disease you really wouldn't want to get. Yet today, we all have happy bouts of it.

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/chang-and-eng


Chang and Eng Bunker were the original Siamese twins. Their conjoined life was a roller-coaster. Prepare to be amazed when you find out how many children they fathered.

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/appendix-antarctica

Before moving to this remote settlement in Antarctica, all residents are required to have an operation.

-VR