https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/tags/did-you-know-that.../ Recent content in Did you know that... on Life In Good Measure Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-26/ Thu, 05 Jan 2023 04:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-26/ the term baker’s dozen has a pretty ancient origin? What we mean with it is any group of 13 (of baked products), i.e. a dozen plus one. But how did it come to be? It is thought to come from the former practice among bakers and other tradespeople in medieval England of giving 13 items to the dozen as a safeguard against penalties for short weights and measures. Thing is, you might even get a beating if your pieces of bread were too small. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-25/ Sat, 05 Mar 2022 04:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-25/ the recommendation to walk 10,000 steps daily is a truly arbitrary one? For the figure 10,000 is based on a marketing gimmick in Japan in the 1960s - and the fact that there is a kanji sign for the number 10,000 in the Japanese language. The advertisement you see here admonishes people with the slogan “Let’s walk 10,000 steps a day!” 一日一万歩あるきましょ Ichi-nichi ichi-man po arukimashou! So the device was neatly called a Manpokei - 万歩計. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-23/ Fri, 05 Nov 2021 04:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-23/ instant baby formula has been around for centuries? And the first ones were not based on cow milk at all, but plant-based - made of corn and nuts? From the stories of Elizabeth Hanson who was captured by the Native American Abenaki in 1724, we get to know of her troubles of breastfeeding her daughter, two weeks old at the time of the kidnapping. The lack of nourishment and clothing resulted in inadequate milk production. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-24/ Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-24/ “The last attack of the Swedes” by Magnus Adlercreutz, illustrating the heroic Swedish attack in the Battle of Oravais, which ultimately led to their defeat. one of the nicknames that the Finns have for their dear Western neighbors, the Swedes - namely Hurrit - may have a more dramatic background than usually considered? The Battle of Oravais was one of the decisive battles in the Finnish War (1808-1809) between Sweden and the Russian Empire, fought on September 14th, 1808 by the Gulf of Bothnia in western Finland. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-22/ Sat, 05 Jun 2021 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-22/ Fontaine Molière on Rue Molière in Paris during the fourth performance of Molière’s comédie-ballet The Imaginary Invalid ( Le malade imaginaire) on February 17th, 1673, something unexpected happens to the playwright Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (better known by his stage name Molière) who also plays the title role of the severe hypochondriac Argan? Molière collapses on the stage in a fit of coughing and haemorrhaging. He insists though on completing his performance. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-21/ Mon, 05 Apr 2021 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-21/ the reason why ambulances have the word AMBULANCE written as mirror writing on the front of the vehicle is so that drivers (of cars driving in front of them) would be able to see the word the right way around in their rear-view mirror? Some people are naturally good at mirror writing. Leonardo da Vinci for example wrote most of his personal notes in this way. But it is a phase that most of us go through in childhood. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-16/ Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-16/ the word taxi comes from the Greek word taxithi (ταξίδι) which means travel? And taxi being the means of travel. And that when you call a cab, you are calling a cabriolet? A term which originated from a carriage cabriolet, i.e. a light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage with a folding top, capable of seating two persons. Taxi is a very universal word with only slight variations so it is easily recognizable wherever you are in the world. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-20/ Wed, 05 Aug 2020 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-20/ light moves around 300 000 km in a second, whereas the speed of sound is only one millionth of it, around 330 meters per second? Based on that, there is a formula on how to count how far a lightning occurs once we know when the thunder occurs. And did you know that the person who invented the lightning rod was Benjamin Franklin? By the year 1750 Franklin - in addition to wanting to prove that lightning was electricity - began to think about protecting people, buildings, and other structures from lightning. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-19/ Sun, 05 Jul 2020 07:00:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-19/ the Waldorf-Astoria on Park Avenue in Manhattan, New York received the first part of its name from the small town that the first American multi-millonaire and the patriarch of the wealthy and influential Astor family, John Jacob Astor, was born in, in 1763? And that this grand hotel used to be two separate hotels - the Waldorf and the Astoria - built by two feuding relatives, William Waldorf Astor (opened in 1893) and John Jacob Astor IV (in 1897)? https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-18/ Tue, 05 May 2020 20:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-18/ Bernard Baruch (1870-1965) the very same day the future president Donald Trump was born in Queens, New York, the so called Baruch Plan was proposed to the United Nations in that same city? The plan was a proposal by the United States government to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission (UNAEC) during its first meeting. On June 14th, 1946. Written largely by Bernard Baruch but based on the Acheson–Lilienthal Report. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-17/ Sun, 05 Jan 2020 08:11:50 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-17/ Bonngasse 515, Bonn two German composers, Johann Peter Salomon (1745-1815) and Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) were both born at Bonngasse 515 in Bonn, Germany? 35 years apart from each other. Beethoven who knew Salomon from his days in Bonn, wrote to fellow composer Ferninand Ries on hearing of his death, “Salomon’s death grieves me much, for he was a noble man, and I remember him since I was a child.” https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-15/ Fri, 06 Dec 2019 15:11:48 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-15/ two great industrialists - and later philanthropists - were born two days apart in July 1839? One on Long Island, New York, the other in Kastel, Germany. John from New York built an empire around oil, Adolphus from Kastel around beer. 1839-0708 John D. Rockefeller Sr.* industrialist/philanthropist - Long Island, NY USA (97) 1839-0710 Adolphus Busch* co-founder of Anheuser-Busch/philanthropist - Kastel, Hesse, Germany (1913/74) If you happen to be in Manhattan in New York City, it is pretty hard not to notice the name Rockefeller. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-14/ Sat, 05 Oct 2019 08:11:58 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-14/ Hopalong Cassidy airs on NBC June 24th, 1949 June 22nd of 1949 is a date of birth shared by three people from three different U.S. states who came to leave their mark on the American society, all in their own unique way? These people are Alan from Utah, Meryl from New Jersey and Elizabeth from Oklahoma. Alan was born as the first child and had six siblings who all became singers. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-13/ Sat, 07 Sep 2019 05:26:38 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-13/ Journeys of Life, originally at the address www.jovestone.wordpress.com, is being transferred to another domain, namely this one? The exiting address will remain only as a source and will not be updated after this month. The blog continues to employ Wordpress though, continuously grateful for all the wonderful features of it. Hope you all like the new looks of the blog! https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-9-comments/ Mon, 05 Aug 2019 08:11:12 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-9-comments/ Cody Bellflower - Apr 3, 2020Hi. I’m glad he found jovestone.com website, I really like it, the article is very useful and I shared it! 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One fantastic thing about Ashitaba (which translates “tomorrow’s leaf”) is that it does so well in cold as well, is quick to recover and, like MNN writes, “a leaf cut off in the morning will start growing back the next day. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-12/ Wed, 22 May 2019 08:11:06 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-12/ [caption id=“attachment_10400” align=“alignright” width=“293”]Photo credit Arja Mielityinen[/caption] the funny looking tree (okay, there are admittedly a lot of funny looking trees around the world) in the picture taken in Icod de Los Vinos in Teneriffe, is actually not a tree at all, but a plant? It is called Millennium Dragon Tree (El Drago Milenario in Spanish), and there are claims of it being the oldest tree on the planet. But yes, even though it looks like a tree, it is nevertheless a plant - placed in the family of Asparagaceae, though in earlier classification systems, in the family Liliaceae. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-11/ Fri, 05 Apr 2019 07:11:49 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-11/ Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, decided this winter to introduce -as a trial basis - a new, gender equal approach to clearing roads and sidewalks from snow. The snowplows are to work the sidewalks and bicycle lanes first (and roads second) in order to favor women who use them much more frequently than men do. Men who tend to take (what is often the only) family car to work. This winter especially that decision has been met with great satisfaction as the sidewalks have often been so icy. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-10/ Tue, 05 Mar 2019 09:11:53 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-10/ [caption id=“attachment_9012” align=“alignleft” width=“272”]A Three-Star restaurant according to the Michelin Guide[/caption] the world famous Michelin Guide is not just about restaurants, but actually a series of guide books, published by the French tire company Michelin for more than a century. The one giving those stars for restaurants and hotels around the world is called Michelin Red Guide, but in addition to that, Michelin also publishes a series of general guides to cities, regions, and countries, called the Michelin Green Guides. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-8/ Tue, 05 Feb 2019 03:17:09 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-8/ two among the most popular and likable individuals in the entertainment business in the last century - Marilyn Monroe and **Andy Griffith - **were born on the very same day, on June 1st, 1926? She in Los Angeles, California, he in Mount Airy, North Carolina. We all know of her tragic death - however that took place - in Los Angeles in 1962. She had turned 36 that summer. Griffith died 50 summers later at the age of 86, in Manteo, North Carolina. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-7/ Sat, 05 Jan 2019 09:11:02 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-7/ we won’t be detecting - not even with the most powerful telescopes - the new Chinese space probe Chang’e 4 that just landed on the moon? The reason being of course that it landed on the other side of the Moon. The side we never see. And did you know that the video taken with the help of the most powerful telescope does get us surprisingly near this side of the Moon? https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-6/ Wed, 05 Dec 2018 09:11:45 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-6/ Jerry Springer - whose show The Jerry Springer Show just recently ended after having run for close to 27 years - was born in a London bomb shelter in 1944 to two Jewish refugees who had fled from the Nazi holocaust? And that he, after having majored in political science, and then getting his law degree in 1968, worked as a political campaign adviser for Robert F. Kennedy till Kennedy was assassinated? https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-5/ Mon, 05 Nov 2018 09:11:53 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-5/ in Istanbul, Turkey, you can take your empty plastic bottles and cans to your local metro station, recycle them, place your transit card on the screen to collect the amount, and then pay all or part of your fare with that? Now that is hats off to Turkey - even if there are lots of less desirable things happening in that country. Smart environmental thinking, for we all need to get from A to B, and this is such a good method to get people to take those bottles with them instead of creating more waste. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-4/ Wed, 05 Sep 2018 07:10:14 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-4/ when the Olympic Gold Medalist in men’s javelin, Jan Zelezný, threw his world record of 98.48 meters in Jena, Germany back in May 1996, there was a little boy of four years of age living in that same city who would become a future Olympic Champion in his own right?  That little boy was Thomas Röhler, and he won his Olympic Gold in Rio Janeiro 20 years later in August 2016. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-3/ Sun, 05 Aug 2018 08:31:45 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-3/ [caption id=“attachment_3048” align=“alignleft” width=“227”]Golda Meir at age 16 in 1914[/caption] Golda Meir (1898-1978), the fourth Prime Minister of Israel, attending the Fourth Street Grade School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (now called Golda Meir School) organised a fund raiser to pay for her classmates' textbooks? A future leader. Or that she lived all her formative years in the United States before moving to Palestine in 1921? And that she strongly identified with Judaism culturally, but when it came to her religious beliefs, she was actually an atheist. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-2/ Thu, 05 Jul 2018 08:11:15 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that-2/ the kid in Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid is the same guy who played Uncle Fester in the 1960s TV-series The Addams Family? The Californian actor Jackie Coogan (1914-1984). And that he was one of the first child stars in film history who upon reaching adulthood sued his parents (actually his mother and stepfather) over his squandered film earnings. That provoked the state of California to enact in 1939 the first known legal protection for the earnings of child performers, widely known as the Coogan Act - last revised in 2004. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that/ Tue, 05 Jun 2018 08:11:40 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/did-you-know-that/ [caption id=“attachment_2622” align=“alignleft” width=“223”]Jack London in 1903[/caption] Jack London was one of the first writers to become a worldwide celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing? He was born in 1876, died fairly young at the age of 40, but amassed a fortune from novels such as The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906), and the short story To Build a Fire (1902/1908) which many critics assess as his best.