Saturday 27 November 2021

Did you know ...

 

Did you know that although mice and guinea pigs have been used in various experiments, anatomically speaking we have more in common with the pig than any other animal?

From snout to tail, the pig is more like a human. We have both evolved to be omnivorous; meaning we eat a variety of foods like vegetables, fruits, meat and nuts. Pigs have similar teeth like humans. They have the same digestive system. Pig parts have been used as donations for transplants.

Mind you, a couple of chimpanzees or gorillas would be much more suitable if you want to move some furniture or other heavy loads. A pig would just grunt and be of no use to you at all. 

OK, totally different "did you know".  Did you know that in the Bible women are reprimanded for not playing fair?

It says, "If two men are having a fight and the wife of one tries to help her husband by grabbing hold of the other man's genitals, show her no mercy ..." DEUTERONOMY 25:11

So there you have it, ladies. Keep your hands off other men's genitals.

Did you also know that in many countries the octopus is a delicious delicacy and should be cooked alive? Unfortunately the dish is very expensive because the octopus runs so fast with his eight legs that no human can catch him quickly enough. On the rare occasion an octopus is caught and taken to the kitchen he wrestles with the cook and throws all the knives and kitchen utensils all over the place. When he is sometimes over-powered and put into a large pot of water, the octopus uses his free tentacles to turn off  the cooker.

Did you know you should never undress in front of a pet because it confuses them since they are accustomed to seeing people in clothes and not naked? Also, a goldfish in a bowl would see all body parts out of proportion to each other because of the spherical shape of the bowl acting like a magnifying glass?

 


The Ancient Romans used letters instead of numbers. The letter I meant 1, II meant 2, III meant 3 … they then got tired and tried something different. IV was 4, V was 5, X was 10 … and they also had L, C and M as numbers.

All this suddenly stopped when the Emperor Claudius received a text saying – I LV CLAVDIVS – and he didn’t know whether it was an amorous message from his girl-friend or his wife’s new telephone number.
 
And another "did you know?" Did you realise that there are now teach yourself books on almost any subject? You can easily teach yourself either from a book or from the Internet.
 
I taught myself how to swim from a book. I nearly drowned when the book got wet and the pages stuck together.
 
Human ears grow bigger in proportion to the rest of our bodies as we grow older? I knew a man with his ears sticking out quite a bit. He looked like a car with its doors open. The slightest gust of wind and he spun round like a revolving door.

Did you know that if you had a meal in a restaurant that is totally dark you would not be able to tell the difference between steak and a beefburger?
 
Also, in Tudor times in England blood-letting was a cure to many ailments. You'd go to the barber and he'd cut you up and let the blood out.

A man once went to the barber's for a haircut. As the barber was working on him the man looked down and saw a human ear on the ground. "Whose ear is that?" he asked.

The barber replied, "Hold it. If it's still warm it's yours!"

Hence the phrase, "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears!" which is a famous line in the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616).  

23 comments:

  1. ...I can't say that I did!

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  2. It's kind of creepy how similar we are to pigs. I wonder why that is. Also, it is one of the non-kosher animals they were told not to eat in the bible. Maybe because we are like them?

    That verse about the genitals...screaming laughing here. Oh my.

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    1. It's all true ... about the pigs and the Bible quote. So glad you enjoyed my post today, Sandi.

      God bless.

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  3. Glad I'm not the only one who fact-checked your reference to Deuteronomy. Seriously!?! Wow.
    Not sure I'll ever again be able to enjoy pork ribs in quite the same way.

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    1. Perhaps men should wear underpants with the words "Keep Off My Genitals!!!"

      God bless, Mevely.

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  4. Dearest Victor,
    Yeah, DEUTERONOMY 25:11 is rather clear about keeping off another man's secrets!
    Thanks for reminding me to order such sliders to move the heavy furniture! Our painters used it so now I have to in order to do some deep-cleaning and moving it around.
    Very funny post but with so much truth in it!
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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    1. I do a lot of research from a book I am writing before posting items here. Se each one is as accurate as I like it to be. I am so glad you found them useful and interesting as well as funny. I aim to please.

      Keep smiling. God bless you, Mariette.

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  5. Soooo now I know...... My favorite steak house is so dark I cannot read the menu! LOL
    Thanks for the mousey/piggie post. and YEP I know folks who have 'pig valves' in their heart, I will think more deeply if a DR. ever recommends one for me.
    Love sent from over here
    Sherry & jack

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    1. I often wondered why some restaurants have dimmed lights, and high prices. Indeed, we have a lot in common with pigs anatomically.

      Wishing you happiness always, Jack and Sherry. God bless.

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  6. and I just had a ham sandwich for lunch. :)

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    1. I love ham sandwiches with pickle. I'll get some when next shopping.

      Great taste. God bless, Bill.

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  7. I could never do math in roman numerals...They have nothing for 0. How do you add an 0 and carry the II?

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    1. Very good point, JoeH. The Romans did not have a character for 0. That's why they found adding up difficult. X + X = XX (20). Rather than doing 10 + 10 = 20 as we do now.

      When a centurion had to count his soldiers he counted up to X and told them to stand aside. Then another X, and another and so on. This took some time and he ended up with XXXXXXXXXX.

      When he sent in his report to HR, they thought he was sending them kisses. So they changed it to C which equals 100.

      When centurions added their troops together it was C + C + C and so on.

      Then a man invented a calculator and the rest is history. Roman history.

      God bless.

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    2. That's why they couldn't do extremely complex math, it was only when we switched to the Arabic numbers with the Zero that people were able to invent calculus with which to torture high school students.

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    3. You are right Mimi. Calculus in Latin means small stones and it was invented by a pebbles merchant from ancient Rome. It was not used until much later when someone invented the calculator.

      God bless.

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  8. I looked up the verse too. I've read the Bible many times but don't remember that one. :)

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    1. Aha ... trust me to find the bits other people have missed!

      God bless, Happyone.

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  9. I knew about us being similar to pigs, hundreds of years ago, white men on ships were called "Long Pig" by the War-like Maoris of New Zealand who were cannibals and ate the intruders. Happily they eventually stopped doing that.

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    1. Interesting fact I did not know. Thanx River.

      God bless.

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  10. While i didn't know many of these things, i think it's an insult to the pigs to say they are like us!

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