Did You Know Quotes - Page 6

• Did you know that Puritanism went hand in hand with dirt, that Oliver Cromwell put a 100 per cent tax on soap and that the repeal of the soap tax was one of the most popular acts of Charles II at his Restoration?

  Robertson Davies

  Hands, Restoration, Dirt

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• Did you know that we are the only people in the United States who have to have their voting rights okayed every couple of years?

  Whoopi Goldberg

  Couple, Rights, Years

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• We all know you can get AIDS from sex, but did you know that you can get sex from aides?

  Garrison Keillor

  Sex, Aids, Knows

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• I wrote a lot of poetry in the last two years of high school, all about the same girl I was in love with. That was pretty awful. Did you know that in poetry, every line does not need to rhyme?

  Hari Kondabolu

  Girl, School, Years

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• You`ve got David Petraeus who, yes, did, you know, something for which he pleaded guilty.

  Andrea Mitchell

  Guilty, Knows

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• Did you know that the percentage of young people in the crucial 'youthquake' age bracket of 15 to 24 was higher in 1973 than in 1967 ? Therefore it was glam rock that ended the war in Vietnam.

  Ozzy Osbourne

  War, Glam Rock, Rocks

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• Did you know that I almost called the magazine Stag Party and the symbol was originally going to be a stag? I changed my mind just before we went to press, thank God. Somehow, it wouldn't have been the same. Can you imagine a chain of key clubs staffed by beautiful girls wearing antlers?

  Hugh Hefner

  Beautiful, Girl, Party

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• Tucker: You guys going to Milwaukee? Guy: Yes sir, heading home after a vacation. Tucker: Did you know there are midgets in Milwaukee? [The man and his wife are silent and confused.] Tucker: HUNDREDS OF THEM!

  Tucker Max

  Confused, Home, Men

  Tucker Max (2011). “Assholes Finish First”, p.123, Simon and Schuster

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• I learned a lot of things about literature talking to people at the publishing company. Did you know that about 90 percent of celebrity autobiographies are ghostwritten?

  John Cleese

  Talking, People, Literature

  "John Cleese and The Key to Comedy". Interview with Devon Ivie, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 11, 2014.

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• I learned [playing Chuck Berry] that there's something to be said for the courage of conviction, that sense of belief, being bold enough to believe in your vision. And there's a quote that really fits his particular energy. It says - they say don't go where the path may lead, but go where there's no path and leave a trail. I think that's exactly what Chuck did, you know. It's an inspiration to a lot of folks, not just musicians, but people everywhere.

  Mos Def

  Believe, Inspiration, Thinking

  Source: www.npr.org

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• So, it's pretty crazy. Look, we're bailing out Wall Street, we're bailing out banks, we're bailing out car companies. In fact, did you know there's a special box on your tax form this year you can check if you want a portion of your taxes to actually go to running the government?

  Jay Leno

  Running, Wall, Crazy

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• Did you know, in the entire universe, we are the only intelligent life forms thought to have a Miss Universe contest?

  Lily Tomlin

  Intelligent, Missing, Form

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• Did you know, throughout the cosmos they found intelligent life forms that play to play? We are the only ones that play to win. Explains why we have more than our share of losers.

  Lily Tomlin

  Intelligent, Winning, Play

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• And furthermore did you know that behind the discovery of America there was a Jewish financier?

  Mordecai Richler

  Discovery, America, Behinds

  Mordecai Richler (2010). “Cocksure”, p.167, Emblem Editions

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• Did you know that the institution of marriage was created when the average person lived to the age of 30?

  Rachel Bilson

  Inspirational, Motivational, Family

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• You know when a company wants to use letters in their phone number, but often they'll use too many letters? "Call 1-800-I-Really-Enjoy-Brand-New-Carpeting." Too many letters, man, must I dial them all? "Hello? Hold on, man, I'm only on 'Enjoy.' How did you know I was calling? You're good, I can see why they hired you!"

  Mitch Hedberg

  Funny, Humor, Men

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• Now did you know if a stick insect laid it's eggs in a jar of Bovril it will give birth to a litter of twiglets.

  Tim Vine

  Funny, Humor, Eggs

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• This guy from L.A. sits down next to me, and he says "you like baseball?" I said, "Oh, man, I love baseball." So he goes "Did you know that if Jesus had played ball, he'd have been the greatest ball player ever?" Like I'm gonna argue with that logic. So I sat there for a second, and then I said "did you know that if Babe Ruth had been the Messiah, the Catholics would have beer and hot dogs at Communion?" He left.

  Bill Engvall

  Funny, Baseball, Dog

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• I was watching Animal Planet. Did you know that the male seahorse has the baby? And I was thinking, "Why don't they just call that the female seahorse?" You know it's just some stubborn scientist. "Yeah, that one there's the male seahorse." And his assistant's like, "Uh, Bill, that one's having a baby." ... "The male has the baby. You're fired."

  Jim Gaffigan

  Funny, Baby, Animal

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• You learn a lot though when you have kids, I'll tell you what. Did you know when a baby poops its diapers, you're not supposed to hit him with a rolled-up newspaper?

  Larry the Cable Guy

  Funny, Baby, Kids

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• The point of sloths is to bring a sense of wonder, magic, and happiness to all other species. Did you know that every other animal's favorite animal is the sloth?

  Ann Burton

  Animal, Magic, Sloth

  Source: www.buzzfeed.com

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• Did you know that 10% of all Americans have not had sex in 5 years? I didn't know there were so many Republicans.

  Jay Leno

  Sex, Years, Republican

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• The more Discovery Channel you watch, the less chance you have of ever meeting a woman. Because it fills your head with odd facts that can come out at any moment. "Hello. Did you know Hitler was ticklish? That sea otters have four nipples? Wait - don't run away!"

  Dave Attell

  Funny, Running, Discovery

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• Did you know that they introduced the 15 percent flat tax on individual and corporate income in Iraq? Something that some politicians very much wanted to push in the United States without success but in Iraq they do it.

  Juan Cole

  Iraq, United States, Income

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• Did you know hemp is a natural fiber

  Tia Carrere

  Fiber, Hemp, Natural

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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