Did you Know?

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/remittance-men

British parents used to send their sons abroad with a clause that they couldn't return. Who were the 'remittance men' and why were they sent away?

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/old-three-toes

These huge footprints left Florida residents bewildered for decades. But was it really a giant penguin?

EDIT: Maybe try reading it before giving it an immediate thumb down. 🙂

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/second-substance

After water, what is the most-used substance in the world? It's everywhere

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/princess-margriet

This is the only princess to be born in North America. Can you guess who she is?

Just copy and paste into your address bar. It should show in blue, click on that and it will take you to "Did you Know?" This is for new users or even older users who don't know how to get to see the story on it.

-VR

@very-rusty said
https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/princess-margriet

This is the only princess to be born in North America. Can you guess who she is?

Just copy and paste into your address bar. It should show in blue, click on that and it will take you to "Did you Know?" This is for new users or even older users who don't know how to get to see the story on it.

-VR

@ponderable said
pocahontas?
This will very much depend on how you define "princess"

@ponderable said
pocahontas?
This will very much depend on how you define "princess"

@very-rusty said
princess-margriet

@shallow-blue said
No, it won't; and his "mystery" is very trivial.

(It's also due to your own country, so tread carefully...)

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/ludger-sylbaris

In 1902, this man was the survivor of a tragedy that killed 30,000. Who was the "man who lived through Doomsday"?

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/mice-statue-london

London's smallest statue is so tiny most people don't even see it. It commemorates a local cheese-themed tragedy

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/beefsteak-dog

In 1908, a French dog became a hero for saving multiple children from drowning. But all was not as it seemed.

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/leonarda-soapmaker

The Italian mama who took things a bit too far. You certainly wouldn't have wanted to use one of her soaps... or eat a tea cake

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/first-dinosaur-bone

his is the first published illustration of a dinosaur bone. The illustrator thought it was something else...

-VR

@very-rusty said
https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/second-substance

After water, what is the most-used substance in the world? It's everywhere

-VR