Did You Know? (DYK) - Build Blog

DYK: Rattleshake

by steve | Dec 6, 2020 | Did You Know? (DYK), Funny & Interesting

Did you know that Snakes can help predict earthquakes!?

DYK: Rise & Shine

by steve | Dec 6, 2020 | Did You Know? (DYK), Energy, Solar Energy, Sustainable Energy

Did you know that Space missions have been using solar energy to power spaceships since 1958, including the International Space Station?

DYK: Letting The Bubble Pop

by steve | Dec 6, 2020 | Business, Did You Know? (DYK)

Did you know in 2009 after the housing market crash a small business filed for bankruptcy every eight minutes?

DYK: Noah’s Ark

by steve | Nov 15, 2020 | Business, Did You Know? (DYK), Environment and Climate, Funny & Interesting

Did you know that Global warming is causing the sea level to rise in two ways??? First: the glaciers and ice sheets worldwide are melting and adding water to the ocean. Second: the volume of the ocean is expanding as the water warms

DYK: Powered by The People

by steve | Nov 15, 2020 | Business, Did You Know? (DYK)

Did you know that there are 30.2 million small businesses in this country? Small businesses comprise 99.9% of all United States businesses

DYK: Volcanos, Earths Untouchable Oil

by steve | Oct 18, 2020 | Did You Know? (DYK), Funny & Interesting

Did you know that volcanoes and geysers are examples of geothermal energy? Geothermal energy is plentiful, but geothermal power is not. Temperatures increase below Earth’s surface at a rate of about 30 °C per km in the first 10 km (roughly 90 °F per mile in the...

DYK: Worlds First Skyscraper?

by steve | Oct 12, 2020 | Building, Construction, & Architecture, Did You Know? (DYK), Funny & Interesting

Did you know that the Home Insurance Building in Chicago is generally considered the world's first skyscraper? Completed in 1885, it was the first to use a curtain wall construction on a steel frame!

DYK: Unnatural Selection..

by steve | Oct 4, 2020 | Did You Know? (DYK), Funny & Interesting

Did you know that the world’s population is expected to increase by 2 billion persons in the next 30 years, from 7.7 billion currently to 9.7 billion in 2050, according to a new United Nations report launched today!? The World Population Prospects 2019: Highlights,...

DYK: Its Getting Hot in Here, So Recycle All Your Clothes

by steve | Sep 10, 2020 | Did You Know? (DYK), Environment and Climate

Did you know that it is expected that the planet’s temperature may rise at least another 2 degrees Fahrenheit up to 11 degrees in the next 100 years!? That doesn't sound like much but that's enough to alter are existence and change life as we know it. Click the link...