DYK #24: Octopussy

10 quick facts on Octopuses:

DYK #23-Part 2: Answers

Answers to DYK #23: DYK Detectives.

DYK #23: DYK Detectives!

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C'mon fellow DYKer's, it's time to put you super-sleuth caps on. Guess which fingerprint (denoted by alphabets) correspond to which being. Answer in comments! Let's see how many are you and your friends able to get right!

Clue after the jump.

DYK #22: Beware the furniture dealer..

Al Capone was an American gangster who led a crime syndicate. The Outfit, was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor, and other illegal activities such as prostitution, in Chicago from the early 1920s. His brutality was legendary even during his lifetime.

DYK #21: View from space

How many times have you read a post stating "Great Wall of China is the only man-made object visible from  the moon with the naked eye". Received this as a part of 'amazing facts' e-mail from you friends?

Continue reading after the jump to find out the truth!

DYK #20: World of Words

Letters in Hawaiian

1. There are between 6000 and 7000 languages are spoken in the world 
2. Most of the world’s languages are spoken in Asia and Africa. 
3. Many languages in Africa include a “click” sound that is pronounced at the same time as other sounds. You must learn these languages in childhood to do it properly. 
4. The non-European languages most widely used on European territory are Arabic, Chinese and Hindi, each with its own writing system. 
5. The Germanic family of languages includes Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, German, Dutch, English and Yiddish, among others. 
1. The Romance languages include Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian, among others. 
2. The Germanic family of languages includes Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, German, Dutch, English and Yiddish, among others. 
3. The Slavic languages include Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Bulgarian and others.