Really.

Did you know that some cultures bury the dead in a standing position?  Others bury their dead in a fetal position?

Did you know that Casanova was a librarian at one point?

Did you know that cappuccino got it’s name from the Capuchin monks? (Because it’s the color of the robes they wore?)

Did you know that the speed of light is 186,000 miles per second?

Did you know that Greenland was named by Eric the Red?

Did you know raccoons always wash their food before they eat it?

Did you know that Sartre was cross-eyed?

Did you know that in the British Isles, they carve turnips instead of pumpkins for Halloween?

Did you know that people in the 18th century used to douse themselves with vinaigrette to masque body odor?

Did you know that Gulliver extinquished a Lilliputian fire by peeing on it?

 

I didn’t.

I have a bizarre lust for trivia– and the sad thing is, I won’t remember most of this list in a few days.