Would you pose a question you have the answer to for the sake of sharing the underlying answer?

I was just about to ask about the origins of the Staunton chess pieces shapes. I did a wikipedia query which resolved it. But, had I simply asked maybe others would have been enriched.

How much sharing is lost here and elsewhere because the answer is found by the curious researcher without any difficulty?

Of course, anyone could find the same information if they were so inclined since it is available, but they might never think of the question.