Now You Know (2024)

05/10/2020

Do You Know : There is an aircraft "graveyard" in the pacific ocean.. This point is known as the Point Nemo.. Its the furthers part of the earth from land

30/09/2020

Do You Know : It is Illegal to own only 1 Guinea Pig in Switzerland.. Well this is because guinea pigs have been identified as a predominantly social animal... So in attempt to look after the guinea pig's well being in that regard...it was declared illegal to keep only 1 at a time..

23/09/2020

Do you think you know them...? Tell us.😌

22/09/2020

Do You Know: Cuba and North Korea are under long-term US trade embargoes. Cuba since 1962 and North Korea since 1950.

18/09/2020

Do You Know : Some Rebelious "MAN'S BEST FRIEND" Once Murdered More People In America In One Year Than Sharks Attacks In a hundred Years.. Well, In 2002 more people died from dog attacks on than from shark attacks in a 100 years..

15/09/2020

The exhibit says, “You are looking at the most dangerous animal in the world. It alone of all the animals that ever lived can exterminate (and has) entire species of animals. Now it has the power to wipe out all life on earth.”.

What Do You Observe???

14/09/2020

Do You know : A physic scientist once invited time travelers to a reception. In 2009, Stephen Hawking held a reception for time travelers, but announced/sent the invitation after the event... to ensure only time travelers could attend the reception

11/09/2020

Do You Know
A woman on a tour in Iceland went missing and was later found while she was looking for her self also. In 2014, a missing woman on a vacation in Iceland was found when it was discovered that she was in the search party looking for herself.. She briefly left her tour group and changed her clothes such that when she returned they couldn't recognize her.. So they thought she went missing...They organized a search party... Unfortunately, she was unable to identify her self from the "missing person" description, she decided to join the search with the hope of finding the 'missing person' also...😄

05/09/2020

Do You Know : A fortune cookies once rightly fortold a lottery number resulting in 110 successful winners.. In 2005, a fortune cookie company called Wonton Food Inc. correctly foretold lottery numbers, resulting in 110 winners. Further investigation finally proved that No fraud was involved.

03/09/2020

Do You Know: In the sixteenth thru to eighteenth centuries, Christians used Genesis, chapter 9, to justify slavery in colonial economies. They believe that ensuring "cross-breeding", Africans would be "redeemed" (Become Whites) as well as enable them maintain racial dominance. Unfortunately, this believe is still being held/enforced in some countries such as Brazil, Argentina etc.

What do you notice in the painting?

02/09/2020

What do you know about Argentina...?

01/09/2020

Do You Know: In 1917, During the WWI the Russians and the Germans temporarily put aside their different and formed an alliance to fight of A Pack of Hungry wolves..the wolves had been driven from their homes.

31/08/2020

Do You Know
Isaac Newton lost over £20,000 after investing into South Sea Company. £20,000 in his time is currently estimated at $3,000,000 in our time
Since then, he forbade anyone from saying the words “South Sea” in his presence

29/08/2020

May Our ancestors guide you in your journey back home..

27/08/2020

Do You Know: The colonial government of Rhodesia mounted political pressure on archaeologists to DENY the construction of this stone city by native African people (Shona). The city which is in ruins today, was the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Zimbabwe. The construction which began in the 11th century, went well on till 15th century when it was said to have been abandoned.

25/08/2020

Do You Know: The basilica was built by a seating president,Félix Houphouët-Boigny the First President of Côte d'Ivoire and was formally handed over to Pope John Paul II, in 1990, as a GIFT to the Catholic Church.

24/08/2020

Do You Know: That if you try to visit all the beaches in austrialia you may end up visiting a new beach daily for 27yrs. Research has shown that Australia has over 10,000 Beaches.. Considering how many beaches are presently active in Australia, you can visit one new beach everyday continuously for 27yrs

22/08/2020

Do You Know: Nsude pyramids were built with hardened red mud and clay. This unique structure of Igbo cultural enlightenment once stood with a circumference of about 80ft, and Pinnacle reaching up to 40ft. Nsude Pyramids, named after a small town in Enugu State, Nigeria, was first "discovered" in 1891 by Luke Walter, a British explorer.

21/08/2020

Do You Know : Modern science has shown That Alexander was accidentally buried alive. Well In 323 BC, after he had conquered and created the largest land-based empire in the world that expands from the Balkans to Pakistan.
, Alexander fell ill and, after 12 days of his illness, he was seen/confirmed to have passed away. Although his body didn’t give off any indication of decomposition even after 5-6 days.

Modern-day science has it that Alexander had suffered from "neurological disorder Guillain-Barré Syndrome" which is a condition of total physical paralysis but complete mental awareness.. So in the case of alexander it simply means when he was pronounced "dead", he was actually just paralyzed and mentally aware. Basically, he was buried alive!

20/08/2020

Do You Know: Aset or Isis (Greek), goddess of the ancient Egypt (Kemet), was worshipped throughout Greek and Roman empire (Greco-Roman). In the first century BCE, the cult of Isis were still part of Roman religion, temples were built, distinctive festivals and rituals were developed in Greek and Roman empires for the worship of Aset/Isis the divine goddess of ancient Egypt.

18/08/2020

Do You Know : Apple Inc Bought a $181,700 Plot from a Family for $1.7Million.. The Company paid $1.7million to an elderly couple in North Carolina for their land which was assessed at value of $181,700(according to tax record). The plot was later used to build apple's $1Billion data centre

16/08/2020

Do You Know: Devil or Satan is alien to Africans.

What do you call Devil in your mother tongue?

15/08/2020

Ancient Buddha statue.

What do you observe?

14/08/2020

Do You Know The Popular German Chocolate cake was named after an American Baker "Samuel German" it has no affiliation with the country "Germany".. German Chocolate cake was invented by Samuel German in 1852..

13/08/2020

Located in the eastern Carribean, Saint Lucia is the Only country on planet earth to be Name after a woman. Saint Lucia was named after a woman known as Lucia of Syracuse she was born in 283.. and she died in 304... During the Diocletianic Persecution..she was a Christian Martyr. Lucia was venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and Eastern Orthodox churches. However, the island was name after her by the Legend states French sailors who were shipwrecked here on 13 December(feast day of saint Lucy) which eventually made them to honor her by calling the island "St Lucia)

12/08/2020

Do You Know: The Church once supported and advocated death penalty for blasphemy. Thomas, the last man to be executed for blasphemy in Britain and indeed by the church was 20 yrs Scottish student. Though he could have been granted reprieve if the church had pleaded for him, but rather, the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly urged for "vigorous ex*****on" to curb what they tagged "the abounding of impiety and profanity in this land". Thus, Thomas Aikenhead’s sentence was confirmed. .

Do You Support Capital Punishment for Blasphemy??

11/08/2020

Do You Know: Blacks once ruled the Roman Empire before the introduction of Racism, Slavery and Racial Profiling. .

09/08/2020

Do You Know : It is illegal to die on a certain island in Norway, well in a remote island in Norway called "Svalbard" death is always disallowed/prevented because dead bodies/corpses cannot be buried safely due to the permafrost on the ground. If a person is about to die, the norm, is to immediately fly them back to mainland Norway to pass on there.

08/08/2020

The Ethiopian calenders is 7.5yrs behind the Gregorian calenders which most of us(if not all) of use use today. Due to the fact that it has 13 months in it. Infact, they celebrated the new Mellinium in September 2007. After the amendment of the calendar by the Roman Church in 525AD,The Ethiopians Continued with the previous calendar and still use it till date

07/08/2020

Do You Know: Bluetooth, a wireless technology that unites communication protocols, is named after King Harald Bluetooth, who united dissonant Danish tribes into a single kingdom. .

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06/08/2020

Do You Know: Ronaldinho confirmed this feat when he was interviewed, saying: "I did, but those kids were terrible!, They only played in physical education class, for fun. But I was already in a youth team, which explains a lot......"

05/08/2020

Do You Know: White, as a language of race, appeared in Virginia around the 1680s, and seems to first appear in Virginia law in 1691; as a response to the 1676 Nathaniel Beacon's 'United' rebellion by Virginia settlers. The whites were given certain rights, and same rights were taken from the blacks. Thus; the classification and the law were a means of causing disunity among the peoples living together as well as ensuring a permanent subjugation of their perceived enemy; 'The Blacks'. .

04/08/2020

Recent Researches have shown that flossing your teeth can help your memory. This is because Flossing prevents both gum diseases, and stiff blood vessels. And sometimes memory issues are simply caused by stiff blood Vessels.

03/08/2020

Do You Know: You can get paid for consuming electricity.
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02/08/2020

Do You Know: The University was initially founded as a mosque by a lady Fatima al-Fihri, and was Incorporated into Morocco's modern University system in 1963. .

01/08/2020

Do You Know: Near Nabraska lies a town with a total population of one person, according to the 2010 Censor Count Monowi is a town with only Mrs Eiler as it's only indigene she runs the town..on her own....

31/07/2020

Do You Know : Many Sharks have been living in an active water volcano.. well Scientists has discovered some sharks that are inhabiting an active underwater volcano. Divers however, have tried to investigate further but all attempts have failed due to the fact that they would get severe burns from the acidity and heat.

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30/07/2020

Do You Know: Study has shown that ancient Egypt pyramids were built of limestone, granite, basalt, mortar (gypsum) and baked mud bricks.

29/07/2020

Do You Know: Dakar Rally, formerly known as Paris-Dakar Rally, is an annual Cross country competition, with routes transversing 6 nation (France, Algeria, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Senegal) involving both amateur and professional drivers/riders. Though the rally is no longer held in Africa since 2008 due to security challenges, but it's still retained it's name, Dakar Rally. .