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Education Center
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Did You Know? Facts
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Did you know that there are over 6000 sponge species in the oceans of the world but only a few (less than 10) are commercially fished?
Did you know that if every commercial sponge was fished out of the oceans (an impossibility) that only ˝ of 1% of the biomass of the world’s sponges would be gone?
Did you know that natural sponges were once considered a plant but were reclassified an animal approximately 60 years ago?
Did you know that sponges are hermaphrodites, meaning that they produce both a sperm and an egg?
Did you know that at one time, natural sponges were the largest agricultural crop in the State of Florida?
Did you know that the first documented use of natural sponges dates back to approximately 400 BC?
Did you know that some natural sponges can filter up to 100 gallons of water per hour?
Did you know that natural sponges have a natural defense against bacteria?
Did you know that in up to 70% of cases, sponges that are fished out of the ocean regenerate a new sponge from the small pieces left on the rock from which it is taken?
Did you know that the density of population of natural sponges is greater in the areas where sponges are fished than in areas where fishing is prohibited?
Did you know that there is a minimum size required of 5 inches on all sponges fished in the waters of the State of Florida?
Did you know that you properly paint a wall from the ceiling down, but should wash a wall from the baseboard up, in order to prevent streaking?
Did you know that all surfaces to be repainted should be first washed in order to insure that the surface is clear of any film, grease, dirt or other residue that would prevent proper new paint adherence?
Did you know that Sea Wool sponges received their name because of the “fleecy” feel of the sponges when wet?
Did you know that Grass sponges received their name because they are found primarily within sea grass beds?
Did you know that natural sponges are legally measured when wet?
Did you know that natural sponges sexually reproduce as well as reproduce by cutting?
Did you know that loofa (also spelled loofah and luffa) sponges are not sponges at all but rather the skeletal structure of an annual plant that looks like a giant squash once the skin is dried and removed?
Did you know that the more water absorbent a sponge is, the more it will expand when wet and shrink when dry?
Did you know that yellow sponges received their name by the fact that although they appear to the untrained eye to be black under the water, the trained fisherman observes a slight yellow tint to the black?
Did you know that the University of Florida is a Sea Grant College that regularly studies the population and biology of the commercial species of sponges?
Did you know that the State of Florida Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation regularly reviews the fishing rules for sponges to insure the sustainability of the resource?
Did you know that natural sponges are the only ocean resource that is not a one for one taking, but can actually reproduce a new young sponge from the small pieces left behind?
Did you know that the cell structure of the natural sponge is nearly as basic as that of the single celled amoeba?
Did you know that the natural sponge has no central nervous system, but acts more similarly to a colony of single cell organism?
Did you know that the word chamois is the French name of an alpine animal that is no longer used to produce the commercial chamois product?
Did you know that the sheepskin, the only hide that can be made into a drying product that can legally be called chamois leather actually performs better than the original chamois leather from the alpine animal?
Did you know that only fish oil tanned sheepskin can be called chamois in the United States market?
Did you know that the Federal Trade Commission in 1964 in their Opinion No. 1 defined what can and cannot be called a chamois?
Did you know that chamois is proven to be the least abrasive material to use to dry any surface?
Did you know that genuine chamois leather is purchased by observatories to clean the mirrors and lenses on high powered telescopes, as it will not scratch?
Did you know that chamois, because it is used wet, can dry golf grips even in a rainstorm, long after a towel is rendered useless?
Did you know that chamois comes from the inner split (endodermal layer) of the sheepskin?
Did you know that the epidermal layer of the sheepskin that is removed prior to tanning is used in the garment leather industry as a lining leather and light leather?
Did you know that chamois leather is the choice of photographers, from amateur to professionals, to keep lenses clean without scratching?
Did you know that Hollywood cameramen keep their lenses clean with genuine chamois leather?
Did you know that the chamois fiber allows for chamois to not only absorb water but also tiny particulate matter that remains on a car after cleaning or flies onto the car before the surface dries after cleaning.
Did you know that chamois is used under certain conditions to filter jet fuel?
Did you know that the #1 selling brand of chamois in America is our Tanner’s Select brand?
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