Sign Up

Log In

Give me a good tid-bit

Lemmie hear something interesting, odd, or just cool. Also, tell me how you know that nugget of what may be little known facts. Keep it rated PG, please. Short and simple is great- or a bit longer with a story is always satisfying as well. The fact must be something you already knew... no asking uncle google for help... be honest fellow wordsmiths! Start your post with 'Did you know...' and then free type that knowledgeable little crumble. If I did not know your little known fact, I may drop ya a buck or two. :D I will go first to set the bar. Did you know... cashews are not actually a nut? They grow on a tree and produce fruit that sort of resembles a colored pepper (or capsaicin if you are not in the US) and on the fruit grows what people THINK is a nut, but it isn't. A quick google search can take you to a fantastic photo. I learned this from trying to tell my Gram why cashews cost more than peanuts and why there was never 'heavy cashew' in the mixed nuts she was so fond of. :)

National Shame?

One of my favorite Titanic facts is that a Japanese man was among those that survived the sinking of the Titanic, and when he got back to his home, he was disowned because he did not die with the rest of the passengers. According to Wikipedia (so, do your own research), Masabumi Hosono had lost his job and been ostracized by newspaper publications for living (perhaps because of the women and children first thing?). However, he was rehired by his job at the Ministry since he was too valuable to lose, though his family still has the shame of the ordeal. His grandson, Haruomi Hasani, who is a lead singer of the Japanese band Yellow Magic Orchestra, said he was happy to finally tell the story (as it had been lost in the past) because it was starting to air the bad laundry of what happened before.