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Ingrown toenails are hereditary.
The longest place-name still in use is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki maungahoronukupokaiwe-nuakit natahu, a New Zealand hill.
Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reinade los Angeles de Porciuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size,L.A.
Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.
Unusual Trivia Facts You Might Want To Know
A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
The "save" icon on Microsoft Word shows a floppy disk, with the shutter on backwards.
The combination "ough" can be pronounced in nine different ways. The following sentence contains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."
The verb "cleave" is the only English word with two synonyms which are antonyms of each other: adhere and separate.
The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.
Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in the correct order, as does arsenious, meaning "containing arsenic."
Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, and are on the Australian coat of arms for that reason.
Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.
The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat," which means "the king is dead".
Pinocchio is Italian for "pine head."
Camel's milk does not curdle.
In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
An animal epidemic is called an epizootic.
Murphy's Oil Soap is the chemical most commonly used to clean elephants.
The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used.
Blueberry Jelly Bellies were created especially for Ronald Reagan.
All porcupines float in water.
Hang On Sloopy is the official rock song of Ohio.
Lorne Greene had one of his nipples bitten off by an alligator while he was host of "Lorne Greene's Wild Kingdom."
Cat's urine glows under a blacklight.
If you take a raccoon's head to the Henniker, New Hampshire town hall, you are entitled to receive $10.00 from the town.
The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of yore when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.
Non-dairy creamer is flammable.
The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie." (Thus the name of the Don McLean song.)
Texas is also the only state that is allowed to fly its state flag at the same height as the U.S. flag.
The only nation who's name begins with an "A", but doesn't end in an "A" is Afghanistan.
When opossums are playing 'possum, they are not "playing." They actually pass out from sheer terror.
The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
Studies show that if a cat falls off the seventh floor of a building it has about thirty percent less chance of surviving than a cat that falls off the twentieth floor. It supposedly takes about eight floors for the cat to realise what is occurring, relax and correct itself.
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself.
101 Dalmatians and Peter Pan (Wendy) are the only two Disney cartoon features with both parents that are present and don't die throughout the movie.
'Stewardesses' is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
To escape the grip of a crocodile's jaws, push your thumbs into its eyeballs - it will let you go instantly.
Reindeer like to eat bananas.
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver and purple.
The word "samba" means "to rub navels together."
Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.
The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes.
A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
It was discovered on a space mission that a frog can throw up. The frog throws up its stomach first, so the stomach is dangling out of its mouth. Then the frog uses its forearms to dig out all of the stomach's contents and then swallows the stomach back down again.
Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.
^^^source: geocities.com
There are no turkeys in Turkey.
One in three snake bite victims is drunk. One in five is tattooed.
Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
Pearls melt in vinegar.
Snails can sleep for 3 years without eating.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
An ostrich’s eye is bigger than it’s brain.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
^^^ havelaptopswilltravel
ethylenediaminetetraacetates. Ethylenediaminetetraacetates is the plural form of a word found in "Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th edition", which was the dictionary of reference in North American Scrabble play for base words of at least 10 letters, although the word is longer than 15 letters, the board's length and width. I have previously mentioned antidisestablishmentarianism, and oxyphenbutazone is the highest scoring word in "Scrabble" play that can be used in a game, as it is 15 letters in length. The 27 letter term, honorificabilitudinitatibus, was the longest word Shakespeare used in his writings, found in "Love's Labour's Lost".
^^^source: funtrivia.com
What kind of animal is a Gobemouche?
bird.
^^^source: funtrivia.com
The fruit of an eggplant is ovoid.
We hear of people coming from "up north" or "down south", but never "left west" or "right east".
Boxing rings are not shaped like a ring at all. They're square!
Pineapples does not contain pine or apples.
"Slim chance" and "fat chance" mean the same.
"Flammable" and "Inflammable" mean the same.
Why not "teethbrush"?
If "mice" is the plural form of "mouse", why isn't "hice" the plural of "house"?
If "geese" is the plural form of "goose", why isn't "meese" the plural of "moose"?
^^^source: posted by matilda...alldeaf.com
posted by: maninatree...alldeaf.com
i've been collecting these for awhile and i finally found a place to post it all
ha ha 14 ways to say 'ough'
1. awe - thought, bought, fought, brought, ought, sought, nought, wrought
2. uff - enough, rough, tough, slough, Clough, chough
3. ooh - through, slough
4. oh - though, although, dough, doughnut, broughm, Ough, furlough, Greenough, thorough
5. off - cough, trough
6. ow - bough, plough, sough
7. ou - drought, doughty, Stoughton
8. uh - Scarborough, borough, thorough (alt), thoroughbred, Macdonough, Poughkeepsie
9. up - hiccoughed
10. oth - trough (alt)
11. ock - lough, hough
12. oc[h] (aspirated) - lough
13. ahf - Gough
14. og - Coughlin (also #5)
and all my favorite words
floccinaucinihilipilificatious - useless
lactomangulation - failure to open a milk carton on the side that says open here and having to try the other side
zyzzyva - commonly means "the last word" but actually it is a type of worm native to the amazon
pulchritudinous - beautiful (don't they both just look stupid)
tyrotoxism - to be poisoned by... cheese?!
nudiustertian - the day before yesterday
defenestrate - to defenestrate is to throw someone or some thing out the window
brachydactylous - short stubby fingers
pumcodoxpursaxomlopar - acronym = pulse modulated coherant dopper effect x-band repetition sythetic array pulse comprehesive side lobe planar array
phtholognyrrh - pronounced 'turner' = phth - t, olo - ur like in colonel, gn - n like in gnat and yrrh - er like in myrrh
hippopotomonstosesquipedaliophobia - fear of long words
hippophobia - fear of horses
and some other things lol
the dove dove into the bush
"here here" said the hairy hare from what i could hear
english has 5 useless letters
c - makes either a 's' or a 'k' sound (makes alot of others but i don't know them all)
q - makes a 'kw' sound and why does it need a 'u' after it?
w - can be made with a 'u' like in ueda
x - makes eithe a 'ks', 'eks' or 'z' sound
y - can be made with an 'i' like in ia (ya)
english has 5 useless letters
c - makes either a 's' or a 'k' sound (makes alot of others but i don't know them all)
q - makes a 'kw' sound and why does it need a 'u' after it?
w - can be made with a 'u' like in ueda
x - makes eithe a 'ks', 'eks' or 'z' sound
y - can be made with an 'i' like in ia (ya)
tcha, I agree with the uselessness of the above letters.
In the Filipino alphabet, there are no useless letters. :thatsit:
24 karat gold is pure gold, with no other metals. 18 karat gold is 75% gold by weight but 61% by volume; the other (lighter) metals mixed with it are 25% by weight but 39% by volume. 10 karat gold is 41% gold by weight and 24% by volume, and 14kt gold is 58.5% gold by weight but only 39% by volume.
^^^freedomkeys.com
"Small" floods can be VERY powerful! Don't risk getting washed away! Moving water just 6 inches deep can knock a person over, and just 2 feet deep can float a BUS, let alone a car, and wash it away! 70% to 80% of all flood deaths are in vehicles!
^^^source: freedomkeys.com
Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
The hummingbird needs to eat twice its body weight in food every day. Cats can make over one hundred different vocal sounds, but dogs? Only about ten.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds (So do many politicians, apparently). A pregnant goldfish is called a twit (So are many politicians).
^^^freeedomkeys.com
take note gAn... :listening:
Aztecs
Ancient Aztec and Maya civilizations were the first to recognize the potency of chocolate and used it to celebrate the harvest of the cacao beans. They brewed it into a hot, spicy drink and believed it gave them wisdom, enlightenment and sexual prowess. Only men in the ruling and religious classes were allowed to drink the chocolate.
^^^suite101.com
There are more mobile phones in UK than there are people.
^^^philbrodieband.com
The only food cockroaches won't eat are cucumbers.
^^^philbrodieband.com
A building in Belgium was taxed if there was a street light on it...unless a statue of the Virgin Mary were placed above it. Hence, there are no buildings in the city without a statue of the Virgin Mary.
^^^comedy-zone.net
hope this one gets you interested...
The longest place-name still in use is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki maungahoronukupokaiwe-nuakit natahu, a New Zealand hill.
I'm trying to figure out how to pronounce this. Would you know how? :indian:
Thanks for the trivias tcha! :DANCER:
I'm trying to figure out how to pronounce this. Would you know how? :indian:
Thanks for the trivias tcha! :DANCER:
^^^Don't worry Kai, I myself don't know how to pronounce those! :dance3::dance3:
g0rge0us
03/12/09, 07:36 PM
^^^Don't worry Kai, I myself don't know how to pronounce those! :dance3::dance3:
Mom, that one got me an epistaxis..:superhappy:
g0rge0us
03/12/09, 07:47 PM
I've got my bunch of fascinating trivia too!
Here they are:
Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them use to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village".
"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language..
The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.
A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.
The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It To Beaver".
The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."
In Cleveland, Ohio, it's illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.
The 3 most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca- Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.
Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of their hands.
In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined.
On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
Elephants can't jump. Every other mammal can.
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
g0rge0us
03/12/09, 08:38 PM
those were from:
http://linkenlim.vox.com/library/post/fascinating-facts-trivia-interesting-thoughts.html
The oldest known vegetable is the pea.
Japan is the largest exporter of frog's legs.
There are seven points on the Statue of Liberty's crown.
Napoleon was terrified of cats.
Kermit the Frog is left-handed.
Non- dairy creamer is flammable.
^^^berro.com
g0rge0us
03/12/09, 08:48 PM
An ostrich’s eye is bigger that it’s brain.
The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.
A polar bear's skin is black. Its fur is not white, but actually clear.
Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
Marilyn Monroe had six toes.
If you keep a Goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn white.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left handed people do.
The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they startwith.
If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
A snail can sleep for 3 years.
China has more English speakers than the United States.
The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
You share your birthday with at least 9 million people.
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time.
If Barbie were life-size her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet, two inches tall and have a neck twice the length of a normal human's neck.
http://linkenlim.vox.com/library/post/fascinating-facts-trivia-interesting-thoughts.html
There are over 900 different types of bats and they can all fly. The Vampire bat has less teeth than the other bats because it doesn't chew its food. It lives on the blood of mammals. Bats do not need to see when they fly, they use sound to help them figure out where they are going. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
^^^indianchild.com
At an estimated population of 40 million, there are more than twice as many kangaroos as people in Australia. There are more than 50 different kinds of kangaroos.
Ostriches can kick with tremendous force, but only forward. Don't Mess with them !
An elephant can smell water three miles away.
^^^indianchild.com
When KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken (http://www.foodreference.com/html/fkentfriedchick.html)) first translated its advertising slogan "finger lickin' good" into Chinese, it came out as "eat your fingers off."
Lady's fingers is another name for okra. This name only dates back to the early 20th century, and originally applied to a small variety of okra.
Until late in the 17th century, Americans and Europeans almost always used their fingers at meals, rather than knives and forks. As recently as 1897, British sailors were forbidden to eat with knives and forks because it was considered unmanly.
^^^foodreference.com
Tokyo has had 24 recorded instances of people either killed or receiving serious skull fractures while bowing to each other with the traditional Japanese greeting.
^^^berro.com
In France, people eat approximately 500,000,000 snails per year.
The world’s oldest existing eatery opened in Kai-Feng, China in 1153
Three quarters of fish caught are eaten - the rest is used to make things such as glue, soap, margarine and fertilizer.
Americans eat approximately 100 acres of pizza each day, or 350 slices per second.
China uses 45 billion chopsticks per year. 25 million trees are chopped down to make them.
Each American eats approximately 22 pounds of tomatoes yearly. Over 1/2 of the tomato consumption is in the form of catsup and tomato sauce.
Burger King uses approximately 1/2 million pounds of bacon every month in its restaurants.
^^^onemansblog.com
Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.So did the first "Marlboro Man."
American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive from each salad served in first-class.
All clams start out as males; some decide to become females at some point in their lives.
The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.
You're more likely to be a target for mosquitoes if you consume bananas.
^^^ugoto.com
Karaoke is a Japanese word that derives from the words "kara", meaning empty, and "okesutora, meaning orchestra. Karaoke literally means "empty orchestra".
Contributed by Priya on 2008-11-13
The coconut is the largest seed in the world.
^^^ randomfacts.com
A STRAWBERRY is not a fruit?
In botanical terms, a fruit consists of the ripened ovary and seed of a flowering plant. What most people consider the strawberry "fruit" is not technically a fruit. The strawberry is considered an "accessory fruit". The fleshy part is derived from the peg at the bottom of the hypanthium that held the ovaries, and not from the ovaries themselves which form the "seeds". So from a technical standpoint, the seeds are the actual fruits of the plant, and the flesh of the strawberry is modified receptacle tissue.
^^^Contributed by Random Facts on 2007-05-04
Q: Why do ships and aircraft in trouble use 'mayday' as their call for help?
A: This comes from the French word m'aidez -meaning 'help me' -- and is pronounced 'mayday,'
^^^emmitsburg.net
Q: Why are many coin banks shaped like pigs?
A: Long ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made of a dense orange clay called 'pygg'. When people saved coins in jars made of this clay, the jars became known as 'pygg banks.' When an English potter misunderstood the word, he made a bank that resembled a pig. And it caught on.
^^^emmitsburg.net
Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
^^^emmitsburg.net
What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common? Answer - All invented by women
^^^emmitsburg.net
Most hospitals make money by selling the umbilical cords cut from women who give birth. They are used in vein transplant surgery.
^^^emmitsburg.net
US Dollars are not made out of paper, they are made out of cotton.
Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
Leonardo DaVinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time. (Hence, multitasking was invented.) [ I do this everytime...lol]
There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.
The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.
A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
^^^emmitsburg.net
Your body gives off enough heat in 30 minutes to bring half a gallon of water to a boil.
The enamel in your teeth is the hardest substance in your body.
Your teeth start developing (in your gums) 6 months before you are born.
When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.
^^^emmitsburg.net
All parts of the body grow as we grow except for one. The moment we were born until we grow old the size of this human part doesn't change at all. What is it? The answer- the eyes.
^^^ask.com
What is the fastest activity the human body can do?
You can run, you can jump, you can punch as fast as Ali but you can't outdo this human body activity. What it is?
The answer- sneezing.
^^^ask.com
Do you know that humans have tails too? The tail is about 1 to 2 in. long. It is the end tail of the spinal cord called coccyx.
^^^ask.com
http://www.crazynews.net/dp/files/2-67.jpg
The 2002 Floral Flag is 740 feet long and 390 feet wide and maintains the proper Flag dimensions as described in Executive Order #10834. This Flag is 6.65 acres and is the first Floral Flag to be planted with 5 pointed Stars comprised of White Larkspur. Each Star is 24 feet in diameter; Each Stripe is 30 feet wide. This Flag is estimated to contain more than 400,000 Larkspur plants with 4-5 flower stems each for a total of more than 2 million flowers. You can drive by this flag on V Street south of Ocean Ave. in Lompoc, CA.
^^^crazynews.net
According to today’s Parade magazine, the UBS Bank calculated how long it takes an average worker around the world to earn enough to buy a Big Mac. If you live in Tokyo, apparently you can have a Big Mac soonest. Would you just look at how mouth-watering is this baby? Im just stopping my urge to grab one right now.
City Minutes
Tokyo 10
New York 13
London 16
Hong Kong 17
Paris 21
Moscow 25
Rome 39
Beijing 44
Manila 81
Jakarta 86
McDONALDS AND POVERTY: :ontherun:
Unfortunately, for Filipinos, we have to work a close to an hour and a half just to have a sumptuous BigMac snack. But hey! lets look at the other side of the coin, we have banana cues, balots, kwek2x and oh, fishballs! And they only take a coin off our hard earned money.
Its pretty amazing to think that one regular McDonald's burger needs a 45-minute jog just to burn the fat away from harming our body. Now hows that for a 3-minute earned snack?
^^^ amazinghealthfacts
Tokyo has had 24 recorded instances of people either killed or receiving serious skull fractures while bowing to each other with the traditional Japanese greeting.
^^^berro.com
Starvation x Sleep
A person will die from total lack of sleep sooner than from starvation. Death will occur about 10 days without sleep, while starvation takes a few weeks.
^^^ociocriativo.com
Jeepney, King of the Road (Philippines)
This unique vehicle originally was an American G.I. surplus jeep converted into public utility vehicle to solve the scarcity of transit in the country after the war. From a plain 6 passenger to the recent 18-passenger type, evolved its extraordinary extended looks furnished with idiosyncratic designs, colorful paintings and stickers of various brand names. Jeepney is the result of Filipinos’ ingenuity on creating practical objects out of nothing. Nowadays, these assemblage of metals, surplus engines, decors and fetishes rattle the cities and towns throughout the country symbolizing the Philippines’ adaptive approach to global influence.
http://www.camperspoint.com/IMG/jpg/jeepney3.jpg
^^^camperspoint.com
SWANS OIL THEMSELVES TO KEEP AFLOAT
The webbed feet of swans are one reason why they can swim well. There is another reason though why swans can keep themselves floating on water even when they just sit still. Swans have body oil and they usually coat their feathers with this oil whenever they groom themselves. As most of us know, oil doesn’t mix or sink in water. That’s the secret why heavy-bodied swans don’t sink.
^^^triviafactsandfiction.com
ctivnan
04/04/09, 02:11 PM
Tokyo has had 24 recorded instances of people either killed or receiving serious skull fractures while bowing to each other with the traditional Japanese greeting.
^^^berro.com
How strange! :superhappy:
How strange! :superhappy:
^^^yeah, so we must be careful bowing when we meet Japanese!:itshere:
ctivnan
04/08/09, 07:22 AM
^^^yeah, so we must be careful bowing when we meet Japanese!:itshere:
:glitterlol:
Now, I miss you more, Tcha! :heartbeat:
:glitterlol:
Now, I miss you more, Tcha! :heartbeat:
^^^ worry not... I miss you too!:LOVE0052:
A peanut is nut or pea... it's a legume!
^^^sanjeev.net
from Merriam Dictionary: PEANUT: a low-branching widely cultivated annual herb (Arachis hypogaea) of the legume family with showy yellow flowers having a peduncle which elongates and bends into the soil where the ovary ripens into a pod containing one to three oily edible seeds ; also : its seed or seed-containing pod
some more trivia's:
The first episode of "Joanie Loves Chachi" was the highest rated American program in the history of Korean television. The word 'chachi' is Korean for 'PENlS'.
The most used expression in every known language is 'OKAY'.
In Germany, 'shhh' means 'hurry up'.
The word 'karate' means 'empty hand'.
The word 'karaoke' means 'empty orchestra'.
'Ergaphobia' is the fear of work.
'Pedophobia' is the fear of children.
'Pediophobia' is the fear of dolls.
'Peladophobia' is the fear of bald people.
'Iatrophobia' is the fear of doctors.
A 'misomaniac' is someone who hates EVERYTHING.
^^^deejays.com
on animals:
Squirrels can't see the color red.
A rat can last longer without water than a camel.
The largest Great White shark caught was 37 feet and 24,000 pounds.
A grizzly bear can run as fast as the average horse.
Push your thumbs into the eyeballs of a crocodile to escape its deadly jaws.
Ants will not walk through baby powder or chalk.
An octopus has 3 hearts.
A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
A mosquito has 47 teeth.
An armadillo can walk under water.
A chicken loses its feathers when it becomes stressed.
The three wise monkey's names are Mikazaru (Hear), Mizaru (See) and Mazaru (Speak)
Horse jockeys are the only US athletes that can legally bet on themselves.
^^^deejays.com
on beer:
Beer is 92% water.
In beer commercials, they usually add liquid detergent to make the beer foamier.
In the 13th century, it was customary to baptize children with beer.
^^^deejayz.com
The banana and the tomato are considered to be “berries!”
^^^athinkersdailychallenge.com
The flightless Dodo bird, a relative of the pigeon, is generally thought
to have become extinct circa 1681. It once lived on the island of
Mauritius found in the Indian Ocean.
^^^athinkersdailychallenge.com
Ancient Egyptians shaved off their eyebrows to mourn the deaths of their cats.
Australia is the richest source of mineral sands in the world.
You should not eat a crawfish with a straight tail. It was dead before it was cooked.
King Kong is the first movie to have its sequel (Son of Kong) released the same year (1933).
Babies are born without knee caps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2-6 years of age.
It takes a lobster approximately seven years to grow to be one pound.
^^^billzilla.org
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
^^^billzilla.org
A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn't give her coffee.
In 1980, there was only one country in the world with no telephones - Bhutan.
Every person has a unique tongue print.
Women's hearts beat faster than men's.
You can only smell 1/20th as well as a dog.
Only 55% of all Americans know that the sun is a star.
Even if you cut off a cockroach's head, it can live for several weeks.
^^^billzilla.org
Bird droppings are the chief export of Nauru, an island nation in the western Pacific.
Mosquitos have teeth.
Spotted skunks do handstands before they spray.
Most cows give more milk when they listen to music.
Sting, the famous singer, got his name because of a yellow-and-black striped shirt he wore until it literally fell apart.
The muzzle of a lion is like a fingerprint -- no two lions have the same pattern of whiskers.
^^^billzilla.org
The longest official city name in the world is: Krungthep Mahanakhon Amorn Rattanakosin Mahintara Yudthaya Mahadilok Pohp Noparat Rajathanee Bureerom Udomrajniwes Mahasatarn Amorn Pimarn Avaltarnsatit Sakatattiya Visanukram Prasit. It is the official name of Bangkok, Thailand.
^^^comedy-zone.net
Study: Mockingbirds can tell people apart, react
By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID – 3 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mockingbirds may look pretty much alike to people, but they can tell us apart and are quick to react to folks they don't like. Birds rapidly learn to identify people who have previously threatened their nests and sounded alarms and even attacked those folks, while ignoring others nearby, researchers report in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
"This shows a bird is much more perceptive of its environment than people had previously suspected," said Douglas J. Levey, a professor in the zoology department of the University of Florida.
"We are a part of their environment and we are a concern to them," Levey said in a telephone interview.
The researchers are studying mockingbirds as part of an effort to better understand how species adapt to urbanization.
With more and more areas being converted into towns and cities, animals that adapt well seem to be those that are especially perceptive about their environment, he said.
^^^google.com/hostednews/ap
Bird barks instead of sings!
The Antpitta avis canis Ridgley is a bird that looks like a stuffed duck on stilts and barks like a dog. The bird was discovered by ornithologist Robert S. Ridgley in the Andes in Ecuador in June 1998. Thirty of these long-legged, black-and-white barking birds were found. It apparently had gone undetected because it lives in remote parts and, of course, doesn't sing. The size of a duck, it is one of the largest birds discovered in the 20th Century.
There also are dogs that do not bark! The basenji, smallish dog with a silky copper coat, does not bark. Instead, it yodels when it get excited. Wild dogs like the African Wild Dog also do not bark.
http://www.didyouknow.org/animals/graphics/antpitta.jpg^^^didyouknow.org/facts
Someone who uses as few words as possible when speaking is called pauciloquent.
^^^didyouknow.org
The practice of eating insects is called entomophagy
Most insects are edible. According to eatbug.com (http://eatbug.com/), there are 1,462 recorded species of edible insects. And they're quite nutritious. For instance, 100 grams of cricket contains only 121 calories, less than half of beef. A cricket contains only 5,5 grams of fat, compared to 21,2g of beef. Beef contains more protein (23,5g - a cricket 12.9g) but the 100g of cricket also contains 5,1g of carbohydrates, 75,8 mg calcium, 185,3 mg phosphorous, 9,5 mg iron, thiamin, riboflavin, and niacin.
^^^didyouknow.org
Apples are more effective at keeping people awake in the morning than caffeine.
^^^funnyfacts.com
Apples are more effective at keeping people awake in the morning than caffeine.
^^^funnyfacts.com
Very interesting trivia, tcha!
ctivnan
05/24/09, 12:12 PM
Apples are more effective at keeping people awake in the morning than caffeine.
^^^funnyfacts.com
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:thanks: for this one... I'll start eating apples before going to class!
:wave:
:wave:
:thanks: for this one... I'll start eating apples before going to class!
:wave:
^^^ no more coffee???:glitterlol:
Any month that starts on a Sunday will have a Friday the 13th in it.
The opposite side of a dice always add up to seven.
In ancient Egypt, priests plucked every hair from their bodies including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
If you keep your eyes open by force during a sneeze, they can pop out.
In China, September 20 is "Love Your Teeth Day".
A Japanese artist, Tadahiko Ogawa, made a copy of the Mona Lisa completely out of toast.
Weird Facts The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
A human head remains conscious for about 15 - 20 seconds after it has been decapitated.
Workers at a Las Vegas hospital were suspended for placing bets on when patients would die.
^^^fun-interesting-facts.com
Did you know that Cherophobia is a fear of fun.
It's estimated that at any one time, 0,7% of the world's population are drunk.
Tablecloths were originally used as towels on which dinner guests could wipe their hands and faces after eating.
California has issued 6 drivers licenses to people named "Jesus Christ".
According to legislation in Kentucky, No female shall appear in a bathing suit on the highway unless escorted by two police officers.
Fire Fighters returned to their station in Dallas after a fire to find it ablaze, because popatoes had been left cooking on a stove.
Women were asked by the Government during the Second World War to save wood by having flatter shoes.
An inventor in Brazil claims that he has invented a car that can run on urine, and it use 2 litres per 1 kilometre.
Funny Interesting Facts In the Aztec culture avocados were considered so sexually powerful that virgins were restricted from contact with them.
Eskimos always complained of a heatwave when the temperature in the Acrtic soared to 18 degrees Centigrate... It's because their made of ice house (igloo) start melting.
In Japan over 20 % of all publications are comic books.
^^^fun-interesting-facts.com
52 Proven Stress Reducers
1. Get up fifteen minutes earlier in the morning. The inevitable morning mishaps will be less stressful.
2. Prepare for the morning the evening before. Set the breakfast table, make lunches, put out the clothes you plan to wear, etc.
3. Don?t rely on your memory. Write down appointment times, when to pick up the laundry, when library books are due, etc. ("The palest ink is better than the most retentive memory." - Old Chinese Proverb)
4. Do nothing which, after being done, leads you to tell a lie.
5. Make duplicates of all keys. Bury a house key in a secret spot in the garden and carry a duplicate car key in your wallet, apart from your key ring.
6. Practice preventive maintenance. Your car, appliances, home, and relationships will be less likely to break down/fall apart "at the worst possible moment."
7. Be prepared to wait. A paperback can make a wait in a post office line almost pleasant.
8. Procrastination is stressful. Whatever you want to do tomorrow, do today; whatever you want to do today, do it now.
9. Plan ahead. Don?t let the gas tank get below one-quarter full; keep a well-stocked "emergency shelf" of home staples; don?t wait until you?re down to your last bus token or postage stamp to buy more; etc.
10. Don?t put up with something that doesn?t work right. If your alarm clock, wallet, shoe laces, windshield wipers ? whatever ? are a constant aggravation, get them fixed or get new ones.
11. Allow 15 minutes of extra time to get to appointments. Plan to arrive at an airport one hour before domestic departures.
12. Eliminate (or restrict) the amount of caffeine in your diet.
13. Always set up contingency plans, "just in case." ("If for some reason either of us is delayed, here?s what we?ll do?" kind of thing. Or, "If we get split up in the shopping center, here?s where we?ll meet.")
14. Relax your standards. The world will not end if the grass doesn?t get mowed this weekend.
15. Pollyanna-Power! For every one thing that goes wrong, there are probably 10 or 50 or 100 blessings. Count ?em!
16. Ask questions. Taking a few moments to repeat back directions, what someone expects of you, etc., can save hours. (The old "the hurrieder I go, the behinder I get, " idea.)
17. Say "No!" Saying "no" to extra projects, social activities, and invitations you know you don?t have the time or energy for takes practice, self-respect, and a belief that everyone, everyday, needs quiet time to relax and be alone.
18. Unplug your phone. Want to take a long bath, meditate, sleep, or read without interruption? Drum up the courage to temporarily disconnect. (The possibility of there being a terrible emergency in the next hour or so is almost nil.) Or use an answering machine.
19. Turn "needs" into preferences. Our basic physical needs translate into food, water, and keeping warm. Everything else is a preference. Don?t get attached to preferences.
20. Simplify, simplify, simplify?
21. Make friends with nonworriers. Nothing can get you into the habit of worrying faster than associating with chronic worrywarts.
22. Get up and stretch periodically if your job requires that you sit for extended periods.
23. Wear earplugs. If you need to find quiet at home, pop in some earplugs.
24. Get enough sleep. If necessary, use an alarm clock to remind you to go to bed.
25. Create order out of chaos. Organize your home and workspace so that you always know exactly where things are. Put things away where they belong and you won?t have to go through the stress of losing things.
26. When feeling stressed, most people tend to breathe in short, shallow breaths. When you breathe like this, stale air is not expelled, oxidation of the tissues is incomplete, and muscle tension frequently results. Check your breathing throughout the day, and before, during, and after high-pressure situations. If you find your stomach muscles are knotted and your breathing is shallow, relax all your muscles and take several deep, slow breaths. Note how, when you?re relaxed, both your abdomen and chest expand when you breathe.
27. Writing your thoughts and feelings down (in a journal, or on paper to be thrown away) can help you clarify things and can give you a renewed perspective.
28. Try the following yoga technique whenever you feel the need to relax. Inhale deeply through you nose to the count of eight. Then, with lips puckered, exhale very slowly through your mouth to the count of 16, or for as long as you can. Concentrate on the long sighing sound and feel the tension dissolve. Repeat 10 times.
29. Inoculate yourself against a feared event. Example: before speaking in public, take time to go over every part of the experience in your mind. Imagine what you?ll wear, what the audience will look like, how you will present your talk, what the questions will be and how you will answer them, etc. Visualize the experience the way you would have it be. You?ll likely find that when the time comes to make the actual presentation, it will be "old hat" and much of your anxiety will have fled.
30. When the stress of having to get a job done gets in the way of getting the job done, diversion ? a voluntary change in activity and/or environment ? may be just what you need.
31. Talk it out. Discussing your problems with a trusted friend can help clear your mind of confusion so you can concentrate on problem solving.
32. One of the most obvious ways to avoid unnecessary stress is to select an environment (work, home, leisure) which is in line with your personal needs and desires. If you hate desk jobs, don?t accept a job which requires that you sit at a desk all day. If you hate to talk politics, don?t associate with people who love to talk politics, etc.
33. Learn to live one day at a time.
34. Every day, do something you really enjoy.
35. Add an ounce of love to everything you do.
36. Take a hot bath or shower (or a cool one in summertime) to relieve tension.
37. Do something for somebody else.
38. Focus on understanding rather than on being understood; on loving rather than on being loved.
39. Do something that will improve your appearance. Looking better can help you feel better.
40. Schedule a realistic day. Avoid the tendency to schedule back-to-back appointments; allow time between appointments for a breathing spell.
41. Become more flexible. Some things are worth not doing perfectly and some issues are well to compromise upon.
42. Eliminate destructive self-talk: "I?m too old to?," "I?m too fat to?," etc.
43. Use your weekend time for a change of pace. If you work week is slow and patterned, make sure there is action and time for spontaneity built into your weekends. If your work week is fast-paced and full of people and deadlines, seek peace and solitude during your days off. Feel as if you aren?t accomplishing anything at work? Tackle a job on the weekend which you can finish to your satisfaction.
44. "Worry about the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves." That?s another way of saying: take care of the todays as best you can and the yesterdays and the tomorrows will take care of themselves.
45. Do one thing at a time. When you are with someone, be with that person and with no one or nothing else. When you are busy with a project, concentrate on doing that project and forget about everything else you have to do.
46. Allow yourself time ? everyday ? for privacy, quiet, and introspection.
47. If an especially unpleasant task faces you, do it early in the day and get it over with; then the rest of your day will be free of anxiety.
48. Learn to delegate responsibility to capable others.
49. Don?t forget to take a lunch break. Try to get away from your desk or work area in body and mind, even if it?s just for 15 or 20 minutes.
50. Forget about counting to 10. Count to 1,000 before doing something or saying anything that could make matters worse.
51. Have a forgiving view of events and people. Accept the fact that we live in an imperfect world.
52. Have an optimistic view of the world. Believe that most people are doing the best they can.
Submitted by Norah Jones 'fan' (23), publisher: National Headache Foundation
source: fukkad.com
ctivnan
06/03/09, 06:09 AM
^^^ no more coffee???:glitterlol:
Apples with coffee! :lol:
Apples with coffee! :lol:
^^^:thatsit:
Did you know that - the total combined human hair of one head can take the weight of 2 elephants. For a healthy individual with no hair diseases, hair fiber is very strong with tensile strength around 1.6 x10 -9 N / m2. That is about as strong as copper wire of the same diameter. One strand of hair can support up to 100 gms in weight. So a whole head of hair (which has about 100,000 to 150,000 strands of hair) could support up to 12 tonnes (roughly the equivalent of 2 African elephants !!).
It also has elastic properties. It can stretch up to 20% of its original length before breaking when it is dry and when it is wet it may stretch up to 50% before breaking.
^^^nutrition-info.com
Why is blue for boys and pink for girls?
In ancient times, it was believed that certain colours could combat the evil spirits that lingered over nurseries. Because blue was associated with the heavenly spirits, boys were clothed in that colour, boys then being considered the most valuable resource to parents. Although baby girls did not have a colour associated with them, they were mostly clothed in black. It was only in the Middle Ages when pink became associated with baby girls.
^^^didyouknow.org
World's largest flower
The largest flower in the world, the rafflesia arnoldi, weighs 7 kg (15 pounds) and grows only on the Sumatra island of Indonesia. Its petals grow to metre (1,6 feet) long and 2,5 cm (1 inch) thick.
http://www.didyouknow.org/graphics/RafflesiaArnoldi.jpg (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00089C7RM/didyouknow)
Rafflesia arnoldi - world's largest flower
There are 16 species of rafflesia, found in Sumatra, Malaysia and Borneo. The species is named after the naturalist Sir Stamford Raffles, who founded the British colony of Singapore in 1819. Raffles discovered the parasitic plant with his friend Dr. Joseph Arnold during their travels in May 1818. The rafflesia arnoldi is named after the two.
However fascinating and beautiful the rafflesia arnoldi may be, it is also called "corpse flower" and really reeks, the latter to attract flies for pollination.
Of about 200,000 kinds of flowers in the world, the smallest is the duckweed, which can only be seen with a microscope.
^^^didyouknow.org
The meaning of flowers
Acacia
beauty in retirement
Daffodil
respect and "the sun always shines when I am with you"
Marigold
grief
Agapanthis
secret love
Daisy
loyal love and innocence
Narcissus
"stay as sweet as you are"
Ambrosia
"your love is returned"
Freesia
trust
Orchid
thoughtful, maturity, charm
Anemone
sincerity; forsaken
Forget-me-not
true love and good memories
Petunia
"your presence soothes me"
Aster
symbol of love
Hyacinth
"please forgive me"
Primrose
"I cannot be without you"
Azalea
"take care of yourself"
Honeysuckle
happiness
Stephanotis
happiness in marriage
Bluebell
humility
Hydrangea
"thank you for understanding"
Sweet Pea
"thanks for a lovely time"
Cactus
endurance
Iris
wisdom, faith and hope
Sunflower
pride, sunshine
Caladium
great joy and delight
Jonquil
desire for affection returned
Tulip
perfect lover and luck
Camellia
good luck gift for a man
Larkspur
fickleness
Violet
faithfulness, virtue
Chrysanthemum
"you are a wonderful friend"
Lily of the Valley
beauty, gaiety, coquetry
Viscaria
"dance with me"
Crocus
gladness
Magnolia
nobility
Wisteria
welcome
Carnations
The flower of fascination
Pink - "always on my mind"
Red - passion
White - sweet, lovely, good luck
http://www.didyouknow.org/graphics/rose.jpg
Roses
The flower of love
Red - love, passion
Pink - happiness
White - purity, innocence
Yellow - friendship
^^^didyouknow.org
ctivnan
06/07/09, 03:15 AM
I love tulips! ^^,
I love tulips! ^^,
^^^me too!:taz:
An apple, onion, and potato all have the same taste. The differences in flavor are caused by their smell. To prove this - pinch your nose and take a bite from each. They will all taste sweet.
^^^mineof useless.info/trivia
euqinimod
06/22/09, 08:37 PM
An apple, onion, and potato all have the same taste. The differences in flavor are caused by their smell. To prove this - pinch your nose and take a bite from each. They will all taste sweet.
^^^mineof useless.info/trivia
just don't talk too closely if you're going to taste an onion.. haha:lol:
just don't talk too closely if you're going to taste an onion.. haha:lol:
^^^:thatsit:
Hari kari? Hari Kuyo?
In Japan, every village has a shrine dedicated to broken sewing needles. Yes, that's right, broken sewing needles! The name for this shrine is Hari Kuyo.
This is done in the belief that a sewing needle which has performed its task well over its entire life and in the service of others, has 'died' whilst in active service. Broken needles are therefore laid to rest on a soft bed of tofu.
^^^funfacts.com.au
French fries. Are they actually French?
It turns out the answer is actually no.
They are Belgian.
Historians state that potatoes were being fried by at least 1680 in the Meuse Valley of Belgium. Locals would eat small fried fish with their meals, but when the river was frozen over, they cut potatoes lengthwise and fried them in oil to use as a substitute.
So why are they called French Fries?
There appears to be 2 main lines of thought on this one. The first is that 'French frying' is the name given to the way in which it was prepared, so regardless of it being potatoes or anything else, if it is lightly fried in oil as such it can be referred to as French fried.
The second is that of a Belgian legend which claims that when British and/or American soldiers arrived in Belgium during World War I, upon tasting the fries they referred to them as 'French', as the official language of the Belgian Army at that time was indeed French.
^^^funfacts.com.au
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A leech has 32 brains...
^^^greatfacts.com
Where do diamonds come from?
While geologists disagree as to exactly how diamonds are formed, they do agree that diamonds are formed entirely of carbon and that great heat and pressure were needed millions of years ago for that carbon to change into diamonds. This heat and pressure were believed to have existed in molten rock far below the earth's surface where volcanoes created these conditions.
The one thing everyone agrees on, geologists and diamond users alike, is that diamonds are the hardest and one of the most valuable substances man has ever known. Not only are diamonds used in jewelry (about 20% of all the diamonds mined), but they are more widely used in industry, to cut very hard metal, as tips of drill bits in mining, for record player needles, and for transistors and other electronic equipment.
South Africa produces about 80% of the world's diamonds, followed by Russia and South America. The diamond fields of South Africa were discovered in 1866 when a farmer's children found "a pretty pebble" in a river bed, a pebble that turned out to be a diamond worth $2,500!
Although man-made diamonds are produced today (by compressing carbon under intense heat and pressure), these are mostly for industrial uses and are smaller in size than a grain of salt. Man-made diamonds of a size needed for jewelry would cost more to produce than the cost of locating and mining natural diamonds of the same size.
The largest diamond ever found is the Odlinan diamond, now part of the British crown jewels, which weighed 3,106 carats when mined!
^^^bigsityeofamazingfacts.com
Can fish hear?
To divers, the underwater world is silent, and we call the ocean the "silent deep." But to a fish, the underwater world isn't silent at all, for fish can "hear" other fish moving through the water and even "hear" the water itself moving.
Fish do not have ears, as animals do, but they do have a structure inside their head that is very much like our own inner ear. This structure is sensitive to vibrations in the water, such as those made by another fish.
Tests have shown that some fish are sensitive to ordinary sounds too. Catfish can probably hear everything we hear!
^^^bigsiteofamazing facts.com
Why do Tigers have stripes?
^^^bigsiteofamazingfacts.com
Along with lions, tigers are the largest members of the cat family. One of the most feared animals of the jungle, the tiger has no enemies except man. Tigers are native to the Asian continent.
Although many peoples have legends to explain the tiger's stripes, the reason is really the animal's adaptation to its environment. This adaptation occurred over millions of years of evolution. The tiger's stripes are its camouflage, an adaptation in most animals which serves to protect them.
You may wonder why tigers, the largest members of the cat family along with lions, should need to be camouflaged. After all, they are the most feared animals of the jungle and have no enemies except man. It is simply that tigers, as supreme hunters, live and hunt in tall grass and tangled undergrowth. By blending in with these areas, they can sneak up on their prey, undetected.
Most scientists believe that many wild animals are color blind, or do not see vivid colors. Instead, they see only shades. The tiger's vertical stripes would then look like bands of shadow and light in the tall grass. The stripes break up and hide the outlines of its body as it hunts, making it hardly noticeable.
The leopard's spots serve the same function. This animal hunts in bush country, and its spots help it blend in with clumps of plants and with leaves of trees which it climbs.
The tiger's stripes may aid in making it the perfect hunter it is. But its beautiful striped coat is also one of the main reasons that the tiger has become an endangered species. The tiger is now protected in most Asian countries, but the numbers of tigers left in the wild are startlingly low.
Only 2,000 tigers roam wild in India today as compared to 40,000 at the turn of the century!
Fun Trivia About the Philippines
1. The Philippines is the third largest English-speaking nation in the world, behind the United States and England.
2. Boondocks and Boonies, words that have come to mean “in middle of nowhere” in the English language, are derived from the Tagalog word bundock, which means “mountain”. An educated guess would be that American soldiers fighting in the Philippines a century ago adopted the word. As an example, “Our units going into the boondocks to search for insurgents.” After the war, soldiers brought the term home with them, and the rest is history.
3. The Philippines is the fourth largest Catholic country in the world, behind Brazil, Mexico, and the United States.
4. Though the Republic of the Philippines is roughly the same size as Arizona in total area, it has 36,289 km of coastline. The United States, in comparison, has a “mere” 19,924 km of coastline. How is that possible? The Philippines is composed of around 7,000 islands (some are quite tiny), each of which has its own coastline. All those coastlines combined add up!
5. General Douglas MacArthur, known for his “Return” to the Philippines, was the son of Arthur MacArthur, a Brigadier General in the Army who played a major part in pacifying the Philippines during the Philippine-American war at the end of the 19th Century.
6. The Philippines has the longest accessible underground river in the world.
7. With a total membership exceeding 3 million, the Philippines has the third largest Boy Scouts organization in the world, behind the United States and Indonesia.
8. The first recorded intermarriage of a Filipino to a westerner occurred in 1565, when Isabel, the daughter of a Cebuano chief, Rajah Tupas, was married to a Greek by the name of Maestre Andrea. A widow, Isabel was one of the first Cebuanos to be taught the Catholic faith.
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Filipino Trivia
In the Philippines, Filipinos were introduced to the English language in 1762 by British invaders, not Americans.
What is the world's 3rd largest English-speaking nation, next to the USA and the UK? The Philippines.
The USA bought the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam from Spain in 1898. The Filipino-American Independence War from 1898 to 1902 ensued, killing 4,234 Americans and how many Filipinos? 16,000 were killed in action and 200,000 died from famine and pestilence. (The Philippines lost and was colonized until 1946.)
Los Angeles, California was co-founded in 1781 by a Filipino named Antonio Miranda Rodriguez, along with 43 Latinos from Mexico sent by the Spanish government.
What antibiotic did Filipino doctor Abelardo Aguilar co-discover? Hint: Brand is Ilosone, named after Iloilo. Erythromycin.
The one-chip video camera was first made by Marc Loinaz, a Filipino inventor from New Jersey.
The first ever international Grandmaster from Asia was Eugenio Torre who won at the Chess Olympiad in Nice, France in 1974.
This son of two Filipino physicians scored over 700 on the verbal portion of the Standardized Achievement Test (SAT) before age 13 - Kiwi Danao Camara of Punahou School, Hawaii.
Edward Sanchez, a Mensa member, bagged the grand prize in the first Philippine Search for Product Excellence in Information Technology.
Who was the Filipino-American dancer who scored a perfect 1600 on the SAT? Joyce Monteverde of California.
Who invented the fluorescent lamp? Thomas Edison discovered the electric light and the fluorescent lighting was thought up by Nikola Tesla. But the fluorescent lamp we use today was invented by Agapito Flores (a Cebu man named Benigno Flores of Bantayan Island, according to the Philippine Daily Inquirer), a Filipino scientist. Americans helped then Philippine leader Ramon Magsaysay to develop it for worldwide commerce.
(Yes! Many foreigners have noted that the Filipino population has Asia's highest rates of inventors and international beauty queens.) Two Filipina beauties, Gloria Diaz and Margie Morgan, chosen as Miss Universe in 1969 and 1973.
Pure or part Filipino celebrities in American showbiz include Von Flores, Tia Carrere, Paolo Montalban, Lea Salonga, Ernie Reyes Jr., Nia Peeples, Julio Iglesias Jr., Lou Diamond Phillips, Phoebe Cates and Rob Schneider.
The first Filipino act to land a top hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in the 1960s was the group Rocky Fellers of Manila. Sugar Pie de Santo (father was from the Philippines), The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (according to the October 1984 article "Prince in Exile" by Scott Isler in the magazine Musician), Jaya, Foxy Brown and Enrique Iglesias followed.
Pure Filipinos who made success in minor charts were Jocelyn Enriquez aka Oriental Madonna, Buffy, Pinay and (Ella May) Saison.
Latina-American pop star Christina Aguilera lost to Filipina vocalist Josephine Roberto aka Banig during the International Star Search years ago. In a mid-1999 MTV chat, she said that competing against someone of Banig's age was "not fair."
Besides gracing fashion magazine covers, this international supermodel from Manila had walked the runways since the 1970s for all the major designers, like Calvin Klein, Chanel, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix Donna Karan, Gianni Versace and Yves Saint Laurent - Anna Bayle.
Who is the personal physician of United States Pres. William Clinton? Eleanor "Connie" Concepcion Mariano, a Filipina doctor who was the youngest captain in the US Navy.
The first Filipino-American in US Congress was Virginia Rep. Robert Cortez-Scott, a Harvard alumnus.
Distinguished British traveler-writer A. Henry Savage Landor, thrilled upon seeing a Bicol landmark in 1903, wrote: "Mayon is the most beautiful mountain I have ever seen, then world-renowned Fujiyama (Mt. Fuji) of Japan sinking into perfect insignificance by comparison." Mayon has the world's most perfect cone.
Filipinos had their first taste of Mexican chili and corn during the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade (1564-1815). In return, Mexico's people had their initial taste of tamarind, Manila mango and a Filipino banana called racatan or lakatan.
Founded in 1595 by Spaniards, the University of San Carlos in Cebu City, Philippines is older than Harvard and is the oldest university in Asia. University of Santo Tomas in Manila, established in 1611, is Asia's second oldest.
Who's the Filipina senator popular for her colorful jargon, delivered in a mile-a-minute speed and in a weird Harvard-meets-Ilonggo accent? Atty. Miriam Defensor-Santiago.
The first female president of the Philippines sworn into office in 1986 was Corazon Cojuangco Aquino. Her maiden name is Chinese... In a March 31, 1997 article, The New York Times reported that the CIA manipulated Philippine elections: "(CIA operative Col. Edward Lansdale) essentially ran the successful presidential campaign of Defense Minister Ramon Magsaysay in the Philippines in 1953."
Who was the first Asian and/or Filipino to snatch America's Pulitzer Prize? Philippines Herald war journalist Carlos P. Romulo in 1941. (He was also the first Asian to become UN President.)
The first two Filipino-Americans to garner the same award 56 years later were Seattle Times' Alex Tizon and Byron Acohido, who is part-Korean.
Filipino writer Jose Rizal could read and write at age 2, and grew up to speak more than 20 languages, including Latin, Greek, German, French and Chinese. What were his last words? "Consummatum est!" ("It is done!")
"What's still most impressive to me about the Philippines is the friendliness of the people, their sense of humor...," wrote Honolulu journalist John Griffin in a 1998 visit to Manila.
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Scratching makes an itch worse? Scratching releases histamine from mast cells, which stimulates the itch. Apply and ice pack, a cold water compress or an antihistamine.
Mary Ellen Brademas, MD assistant clinical professor of dermatology, New York University Medical Center, New York
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Research indicates that mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas.
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12 Top Vegan Iron Sources
If you are a vegan, what is the first argument you hear from meat-eating advocates? Well the sarcastic ones might say something about plants having feelings too, but the most popular rebuttal usually has something to do with iron. And yes iron is an essential mineral because it contributes to the production of blood cells. The human body needs iron to make the oxygen-carrying proteins hemoglobin and myoglobin. But just because you don’t eat meat doesn’t mean your going to wither away with anemia. However, anemia is not something to be taken lightly. (Although I realize I just did.) The World Health Organization considers iron deficiency the number one nutritional disorder in the world. As many as 80 percent of the world’s population may be iron deficient, while 30 percent may have iron deficiency anemia. The human body stores some iron to replace any that is lost. However, low iron levels over a long period of time can lead to iron deficiency anemia. Symptoms include lack of energy, shortness of breath, headache, irritability, dizziness, or weight loss. So here’s the 411 on iron: how much you need, where you can get it, and tips to maximize its absorption.
Iron Requirements
The Food and Nutrition Board at the Institute of Medicine recommends the following:
Infants and children
• Younger than 6 months: 0.27 milligrams per day (mg/day)
• 7 months to 1 year: 11 mg/day
• 1 to 3 years: 7 mg/day
• 4 to 8 years: 10 mg/day
Males
• 9 to 13 years: 8 mg/day
• 14 to 18 years: 11 mg/day
• Age 19 and older: 8 mg/day
Females
• 9 to 13 years: 8 mg/day
• 14 to 18 years: 15 mg/day
• 19 to 50 years: 18 mg/day
• 51 and older: 8 mg/day
Non-animal iron sources:
Eating red meat and organ meat are the most efficient ways to get iron, but for vegans, obviously, that’s not going to happen. Here are 12 plant-based foods with some of the highest iron levels:
Spirulina (1 tsp): 5 mg
Cooked soybeans (1/2 cup): 4.4 mg
Pumpkin seeds (1 ounce): 4.2 mg
Quinoa (4 ounces): 4 mg
Blackstrap molasses (1 tbsp): 4 mg
Tomato paste (4 ounces): 3.9 mg
White beans (1/2 cup) 3.9 mg
Blackstrap molasses (1 Tbsp): 3.5 mg
Cooked spinach (1/2 cup): 3.2 mg
Dried peaches (6 halves): 3.1 mg
Prune juice (8 ounces): 3 mg
Lentils (4 ounces): 3 mg
Tips to get the most iron out of your food:
Eat iron-rich foods along with foods that contain vitamin C, which helps the body absorb the iron.
Tea and coffee contains compounds called polyphenols, which can bind with iron making it harder for our bodies to absorb it.
Calcium also hinders the absorption of iron, avoid high-calcium foods for a half hour before or after eating iron-rich foods.
Cook in iron pots. The acid in foods seems to pull some of the iron out of the cast-iron pots. Simmering acidic foods, such as tomato sauce, in an iron pot can increase the iron content of the brew more than ten-fold. Cooking foods containing other acids, such as vinegar, red wine, lemon or lime juice, in an iron pot can also increase the iron content of the final mixture.
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The youngest age ever for a Pope
The youngest pope was 12 years old. His name was Benoit IX, elected in 1032...
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Is Dynamite Made Of Peanuts??? http://www.funfacts.com.au/userimages/user-7658874_1162784150.jpg (http://www.funfacts.com.au/userimages/user-7658874_1162784150.jpg)
Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm in 1833. He was a chemist, engineer, innovator, armaments manufacturer and an enthusiastic devotee to the study of explosives.
In 1866 Alfred Noble invented Dynamite which he patented in 1867.
When he died in 1896, Alfred Nobel left behind a nine million dollar endowment fund. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded yearly to people whose work helps humanity.
Upon his death in 1896 , Nobel had amassed a significant fortune. Along with the proceeds of dynamite, he held 355 patents in the fields of electrochemistry, biology, optics, and physiology. It was certainly more than enough with which to set up a fund known as the Nobel Peace prize as set out in his final will.
But back to the peanuts.
So, how exactly are peanuts involved in dynamite?
Dynamite is made from Nitroglycerine
Nitroglycerine, also known as trinitroglycerin, and glyceryl trinitrate, is an oily, explosive liquid made by nitrating glycerol.
So nitroglycerine is made from glycerol.
Glycerol or glycerine, is a viscous liquid used in soap, cream, and food.
Glycerol is made of……….Peanut oil!
Peanut oil of course being made of peanuts!
So there you have it! The principle ingredient of dynamite is peanuts!
In fact you could conceivably concur that without peanuts, there very possibly would never have been a Nobel Peace Prize.
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Did You Know?
What do you call a group of...
Antelope: A herd of antelope
Ant: A colony or An army of ants
Ape: A shrewdness of apes
Baboons: A troop of baboons
Bacteria: A culture of bacteria
Badger: A cete of badgers
Bass: A shoal of bass
Bear: A sleuth or sloth of bears
Beaver: A colony of beavers
Bee: A swarm, grist or hive of bees
Bird: A flock, flight, congregation or volery of birds
Boar: A sounder of boars
Buffalo: A herd of buffalo
Buck: A brace or clash of bucks
Caterpillar: An army of caterpillars
Cat: A clowder or clutter of cats
Cattle: A herd or drove of cattle
Chicken: A brood or peep of chickens
Chicks: A clutch or chattering of chicks
Clam: A bed of clams
Cobra: A quiver of cobras
Colt: A rag of colts
Cow: A kine of cows (twelve cows are A flink)
Coyote: A band of coyote
Crane: A sedge or siege of cranes
Crocodile: A float of crocodiles
Crow: A murder of crow
Cub: A litter of cubs
Curlew: A herd of curlews
Cur: A cowardice of curs
Deer: A herd of deer
Dog: A pack of dogs
Donkey: A herd or pace of asses
Dove: A dule of doves
Duck: A brace, paddling or team of ducks
Elephant: A herd of elephants
Seal: A pod of elephant seals
Elk: A gang of elks
Emus: A mob of emus
Ferret: A business or fesnyng of ferrets
Finches: A charm of finches
Fish: A school, shoal, run, haul, catch of fish
Fly: A swarm of flies
Fox: A skulk or leash of foxes
Frog: An army or colony of frogs
Geese: A flock, gaggle or skein (in flight) of geese
Gnat: A cloud or horde of gnats
Goat: A herd, tribe or trip goats
Goldfince: A charm of goldfinches
Gorilla: A band of gorillas
Greyhound: A leash of greyhounds
Hare: A down or husk of hares
Hawk: A cast or kettle of hawks
Hen: A brood of hens
Heron: A hedge of herons
Hog: A drift, or parcel of hogs
Horse: A team, pair or harras of horses
Hound: A pack, mute or cry of hounds
Jellyfish: A smack of jellyfish
Kangaroo: A troop or mob of kangaroos
Kitten: A kindle or litter of kittens
Lark: An ascension or exaultation of larks
Leopard: A leap (leep) of leopards
Lion: A pride of lions
Locust: A plague of locusts
Magpie: A tiding of magpies
Mallard: A sord of mallards
Mare: A stud of mares
Marten: A richness of martens
Mole: A labour of moles
Monkey: A troop of monkeys
Mule: A barren or span of mules
Owls: A parliament of owls
Oxen: A yoke, drove, team or herd of oxen
Oyster: A bed of oysters
Parrot: A company of parrots
Partridge: A covey of partridges
Peacock: A muster or ostentation of peacocks
Peep: A litter of peeps
Penguin: A colony of penguins
Pheasant: A nest, nide (nye) or bouquet of pheasants
Pigeon: A flock or flight of pigeons
Pig: A litter of pigs
Plover: A wing or congregation of plovers
Pony: A string of ponies
Porpoise: A pod of porpoises
Quail: A covey or bevy of quail
Rabbit: A nest of rabbits
Rat: A pack or swarm of rats
Rattlesnake: A rhumba of rattlesnakes
Raven: An unkindness of ravens
Rhino: A crash or herd of rhinos
Roebuck: A bevy of roebucks
Rook: A building or clamour of rooks
Seal: A herd or pod of seals
Sheep: A drove or flock of sheep
Snake: A nest of snakes
Snipe: A walk or wisp of snipe
Sparrow: A host of sparrows
Squirrel: A dray of squirrels
Starling: A murmuration of starlings
Stork: A mustering of storks
Swallow: A flight of swallows
Swan: A bevy, herd, lamentation or wedge of swans
Swift: A flock of swifts
Swine: A sounder or drift of swine
Teal: A spring of teal
Toad: A knot of toads
Trout: A hover of trout
Turkey: A rafter of turkeys
Turtledove: A pitying or dule of turtledoves
Turtle: A bale of turtles
Walrus: A pod of walrus
Whale: A school, gam or pod of whales
Viper: A nest of vipers
Wolf: A pack or route of wolves
Woodcock: A fall of woodcocks
Woodpecker: A descent of woodpeckers
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Why don't women have beards?
Most adult women do not have facial hair because female glands and hormones step in to prevent this growth. The female sex hormone stimulates the growth of hair on the head, prompting frequent visits to the hair salon, and stunts the growth of the beard and of body hair. Of course, the female hormones do not always completely inhibit the growth of facial or of body hair, and some unwanted hair develops, but this is nothing that cannot be cosmetically corrected by another trip to the beauty salon, to the drug store, or to the doctor.
At birth, all infants are coated with a fine, fur-like down which gradually disappears as childhood approaches. The delicate hair of a child transforms into adult hair once the child reaches puberty and the sex hormones become very active (what a surprise!). This coat of hair is the final coat of hair - gender determines whether the facial hair stays or goes.
In contrast, the male sex hormone, in a steadily manner, jumps in to stimulate the growth of the beard and of body hair, while slowing the development of hair on the head. This explains the growing popularity of head creams, hair transplant clubs for men, and toupees to treat male hair loss, should it occur over time!
Most believe that men, not women, sport beards, because of Mother Nature's intervention. The most likely explanation for the opposite roles of the male and female hormones in the stimulation of hair growth flashes back to the caveman days. In those days, the caveman's beard greatly simplified life for him, as it was visible from a distance, and he could easily be distinguished as a man.
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Can a fish drown? http://www.coolquiz.com/trivia/explain/docs/images/fish.gif YES!
Fish, like people, need oxygen to live.
A fish out of water, is a fish out of its element. A fish comes fully equipped with a pair of gills, which it uses to breathe under water. The gills extract life-sustaining oxygen from the hydrogen in the water molecules, in order to regulate the amount of oxygen intake. This maintains the necessary balance of the two components of water for the fish to survive.
When a fish is taken out of water, and exposed only to air, not to oxygen and hydrogen containing water, its gills are unable to control the oxygen intake, the delicate balance cannot be maintained, and the gills inhale a lethal overdose of oxygen. The fish essentially experiences death by "drowning."
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World's Oldest Living Tree -- 9550 years old -- Discovered In Sweden
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ScienceDaily (Apr. 16, 2008) — The world's oldest recorded tree is a 9,550 year old spruce in the Dalarna province of Sweden. The spruce tree has shown to be a tenacious survivor that has endured by growing between erect trees and smaller bushes in pace with the dramatic climate changes over time.
For many years the spruce tree has been regarded as a relative newcomer in the Swedish mountain region. "Our results have shown the complete opposite, that the spruce is one of the oldest known trees in the mountain range," says Leif Kullman, Professor of Physical Geography at Umeå University.
A fascinating discovery was made under the crown of a spruce in Fulu Mountain in Dalarna. Scientists found four "generations" of spruce remains in the form of cones and wood produced from the highest grounds.
The discovery showed trees of 375, 5,660, 9,000 and 9,550 years old and everything displayed clear signs that they have the same genetic makeup as the trees above them. Since spruce trees can multiply with root penetrating braches, they can produce exact copies, or clones.
The tree now growing above the finding place and the wood pieces dating 9,550 years have the same genetic material. The actual has been tested by carbon-14 dating at a laboratory in Miami, Florida, USA.
Previously, pine trees in North America have been cited as the oldest at 4,000 to 5,000 years old.
In the Swedish mountains, from Lapland in the North to Dalarna in the South, scientists have found a cluster of around 20 spruces that are over 8,000 years old.
Although summers have been colder over the past 10,000 years, these trees have survived harsh weather conditions due to their ability to push out another trunk as the other one died. "The average increase in temperature during the summers over the past hundred years has risen one degree in the mountain areas," explains Leif Kullman.
Therefore, we can now see that these spruces have begun to straighten themselves out. There is also evidence that spruces are the species that can best give us insight about climate change.
The ability of spruces to survive harsh conditions also presents other questions for researchers.
Have the spruces actually migrated here during the Ice Age as seeds from the east 1,000 kilometres over the inland ice that that then covered Scandinavia? Do they really originate from the east, as taught in schools? "My research indicates that spruces have spent winters in places west or southwest of Norway where the climate was not as harsh in order to later quickly spread northerly along the ice-free coastal strip," says Leif Kullman.
"In some way they have also successfully found their way to the Swedish mountains."
The study has been carried out in cooperation with the County Administrative Boards in Jämtland and Dalarna
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animals that were cloned!
With cloned steaks hitting supermarket shelves (http://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/01/15/fda.cloning/index.html), cloning is gaining momentum as a major (ahem) cash cow. Scientists have been effectively cloning animals since the early 1960s, when a Chinese embryologist cloned an Asian carp. It’s just a matter of time until cloned humans start emerging from test tubes; meanwhile, we natural-borns are just starting to chow down on cloned meat (which the USDA does not require producers to label). Below is a rundown of 20 animals that scientists have successfully cloned (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animals_that_have_been_cloned):
1. Carp
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(Featured above: A common carp, as-yet-uncloned)
An Asian carp was cloned successfully in 1963; ten years later, scientist Tong Dizhou also cloned a European crucian carp.
2. Dolly the Sheep
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Dolly saw the light of day in 1996. She lived until the age of six. The first cloned mammal, Dolly is considered to be a great success. Later, several hundred other Dollies were cloned.
3. Cumulina the Mouse
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Cloned in Hawa’ii in 2000, Cumulina was the first successful mouse clone. She lived until the ripe old age of two years and seven months, a victory for her researchers.
4. Noto and Kaga (Cows)
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These cows were cloned in 1998 and duplicated several thousand times. Made in Japan, the cows pave the way for other clones engineered to produce better meat and milk.
5. Mira the Goat
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Also cloned in 1998, Mira and her sisters came from a US lab as predecessors for livestock engineered to contain pharmaceutical products beneficial for humans.
6. A Family of Pigs: Millie, Alexis, Christa, Dotcom, and Carrel
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Labs intend to modify pigs so that they can grow cells and organs that humans can use. Millie and her sisters (if you can call them that) were cloned in 2000 by a US-based company.
7. Ombretta the Mouflon
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The successful cloning of this endangered animal (2000) exemplifies how cloning can rescue a species from the brink of extinction.
8. Tetra the Rhesus Monkey
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The lab monkey world received its first clone in 2000. US-based Tetra is the first in a series of cloned monkeys that scientists could use as test subjects to learn more about diseases like diabetes.
9. Noah the Gaur
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A gaur is an Asian wild ox whose numbers are dwindling. Cloned in 2001, Noah only lived for two days before dying of dysentery.
10. Rabbit
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Cloned in 2001, a white rabbit like the one featured above–and its 30 clones–wasn’t given a cute name.
11. Copy Cat (CC)
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This cat, cloned in 2001, was the starting gun for a pet-cloning process that may eventually become an industry.
12. Ralph the Rat
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Cloned in 2002, Ralph eventually came out of the womb 15 separate times (his clones, that is). Though rats like Ralph may eventually be used in labs, cross your fingers that his ilk won’t find their way into New York sewers.
13. Idaho Gem
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Mules are sterile–unless you clone them, as proven by Idaho Gem, the pride of a 2003 American research team.
14. Prometea the Horse
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An Italian team produced Prometea in 2003. They hoped to produce more Italian stallions, but their attempts failed. Prometea birthed her own in 2008. Racehorses could come in the future.
15. Ditteaux the African Wildcat
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Although African wildcats aren’t endangered, US scientists cloned one in 2003 as a sort of template for cloning other, more vulnerable animals.
16. Dewey the Deer
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This white tail, cloned at Texas A&M University in 2003, is one of those clones lacking a solid premise. His ilk are some of the most abundant game in North America; still, scientists say clones could be used to research deer genes and produce better deer stock for hunters. As importantly, they managed to clone a deer before anyone else could do it.
17. Libby and Lilly, Ferrets
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These ferrets, cloned in 2004, almost beg another “why the heck did you do that?” It turns out that ferrets are very useful for studying human respiratory diseases, and some types are endangered.
18. Buffalo
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This cloned Murrah buffalo from India could eventually become a high-volume milk source.
19. Snuppy the Dog
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South Korean scientists accomplished the notoriously challenging task of cloning a dog in 2005. Snuppy’s predecessors could be used to study human diseases.
20. Wolves: Snuwolf and Snuwolffy
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Seoul National University (SNU) hit the canine cloning jackpot again with these two gray wolves as precursors for eventual conservation projects in 2005.
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MOST POPULAR FRUIT...
The tomato is the world's most popular fruit. And yes, just like the brinjal and the pumpkin, botanically speaking it is a fruit, not a vegetable. More than 60 million tons of tomatoes are produced per year, 16 million tons more than the second most popular fruit, the banana. Apples are the third most popular (36 million tons), then oranges (34 million tons) and watermelons (22 million tons).
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Buzz Aldrin's mother's maiden name was Moon.
85 per cent of all life on earth is plankton.
Sharks are immune to all known diseases.
The oldest known vegetable is the pea.
Earth is the only planet not named after a god.
To see a rainbow you must have your back to the sun.
Men of the Walibri tribe of central Australia greet each other by shaking each other's penis,instead of shaking each other's hand.
Carniverous animals will not eat another animal that has been hit by a lightning strike.
Iguanas can and do commit suicide.
An eyelash lives for about 5 months.
No matter how high or low it flies,an aeroplane's shadow is always the same size.
There is cyanide in apple pips.
The water we drink is 3 billion years old.
There are no public toilets in Peru.
Everything weighs one percent less at the equator.
Only two female mammals possess hymens:humans and horses.
Ants dont sleep.
Kangeroo means 'I dont understand' in Aborgine.
Human birth control pills work on gorillas.
Sheep buried in snowdrifts can survive for up to two weeks.
Strawberries are members of the rose family.
More redheads are born in Scotland than in any other part of the world.
Nobody knows where Mozart is buried.
Eskimos use refrigerators to keep food from freezing.
Birmingham(UK) has 22 more miles of canals than Venice.
If an Amish man has a beard,hes married.
Europes the only continent without a desert.
Mexico once had 3 presidents in one day.
The Coca-Cola company is the largest consumer of vanilla in the world.
Millions of trees are accidentally planted by squirrels that bury nuts and then forget where they left them.
9 out of every 10 living things live in the ocean.
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In a year, an average person uses the toilet 2500 times a year.
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On a ship a toilet is called a head.:bigbug:
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In Czechoslovakia, there is a church that has a chandelier made out of human bones.:okay:
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Japan uses the most energy per year than any other country.
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Top 10 Hearty Trivia Facts…
October 16, 2007 by Kendra James, RN (http://www.blisstree.com/articles/author/kendra/)
Filed under Diseases & Conditions (http://www.blisstree.com/topic/diseases-conditions/)
I am bringing you a list of 10 Hearty trivia facts. Some are oh so crazy and off the wall, others are expected. Enjoy! And don’t forget to check out all of my fellow science and health bloggers “top 10 lists”. I think it is a fun way to relay information, both clinically and personally… Top 10 Hearty Trivia Facts
1. Author of Frankenstein Mary Shelley kept her dead husband’s, poet Percy Shelley, heart wrapped in silk until she died. Imagine how that smelled!
2. You can purchase the largest model of a human heart for a small price of $5795.95 US dollars. Um huh, I said five thousand. It is 8 times the size of an anatomical heart at 100×90x70 cm. Wow, that is a lot of money!
3. The smallest person believed to ever have open heart surgery was just over 25 weeks gestation and about 1.4 lbs. This was back in 2002 and I think it to still be the smallest baby to have open heart. I searched and searched. If you know different, shoot me a hello.
4. Throughout your life your heart contracts about 70 times a minute and pumps about 5 liters of blood each minute. That is amazing!
5. You heart muscle, or myocardium, is unique to just that… your heart. It is not found anywhere else in your body!
6. When you are in love, you really do “feel” with your heart. Yes, it is true. Your heart, more than any other organ, feels and senses emotions and responds accordingly. Everybody now… awwwww!
7. During an average lifetime, your heart will beat over 2.5 billion times. Seriously, that is one hard working muscle!
8. About 1.2 million Americans have heart attacks every year and over 400,000 of them will never make it to the hospital.
9. The word heart, meaning soul or feeling, is termed cor in Latin.
10. The cardiovascular system is my favorite by far, and always has been. Anatomy, micro, nursing, physiology, biology, chemistry, psychology… the heart is so fascinating in every capacity! I am absolutely amazed by it and at times can not even wrap my brain around the fact that it’s muscle never, ever gets a break and keeps us going from the time we are born till the time of our death. Wow!!!
facial hairs are the fast growing hair in a human's body...
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gynophobia is the fear of women...
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Female chickens, or hens, need about 24 to 26 hours to produce one egg. Thirty minutes later they start the process all over again. In addition to the half-hour rests, some hens rest every three to five days and others rest every 10 days.
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Prairie dogs are not dogs. A prairie dog is a kind of rodent.
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Goat's eyes have rectangular pupils.
http://www.popmunch.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/goat-eye-to-eye-by-tibchris.jpg
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Halloween trivia...
A collection of trivia and interesting facts about Halloween:
The name Halloween comes from "All Hallows Evening"
Over $2 billion is spent on Halloween candy every year in the US
People used to give out soul cakes (http://www.wyrdology.com/festivals/halloween/soul-cakes.html) instead of sweets at Halloween
The Jack o'Lantern (http://www.wyrdology.com/festivals/halloween/pumpkin-head.html) was originally carved from a turnip or large potato
Pumpkins grow in colours other than orange - if you're lucky you an even buy blue-green ones!
The largest pumpkins can weigh up to 75 pounds (34 kilos)
Halloween originates from the Celtic Samhain festival (http://www.wyrdology.com/festivals/halloween/samhain.html)
People used to eat a Halloween meal in total silence - a dumb supper (http://www.wyrdology.com/festivals/halloween/dumb-supper.html) - in order to encourage spirits to visit
Apple bobbing (http://www.wyrdology.com/festivals/halloween/apple-bobbing.html) is thought to relate to the Roman goddess Pomona
Some people believe that at Halloween the veil between this world and the spirit world is at its thinnest, allowing spirits to cross over
In commercial terms, Halloween in the West is second only to Christmas
The Michael Myers mask in the original Halloween movie was based on a cheap Captain Kirk (William Shatner) mask from a costume store
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Oregano: a Mint!
Oregano is an herb that is a member of the mint family. It is closely related to marjoram, even though the flavors differ widely. The common variety of oregano bears the scientific (latin) name of Organum vulgare. Although it is a common ingredient in foods around the world, more is used in perfumes than is consumed. At the Oregano! website we will teach you all about oregano. The history and origin (http://www.indepthinfo.com/oregano/history.shtml) of oregano is an interesting story. The roots of this herb, spice or mint (whatever you may call it) lie deep in the Mediterranean basin.
Oregano is a fast growing plant that is easy to grow, harvest and preserve (http://www.indepthinfo.com/oregano/growing.shtml). We will take you step by step through this process.
The health benefits of oregano (http://www.indepthinfo.com/oregano/benefits.shtml) are thought to be many. Essential oregano oil is especially prized.
Perhaps the best thing about oregano is the flavor it gives to various dishes. Cooking with oregano (http://www.indepthinfo.com/oregano/cooking.shtml), you create magnificent sauces and soups. However, be careful, like many spices, too much of a good thing, might not be all that good!
We have also gathered a few oregano recipes:
Green Beans with Oregano (http://www.indepthinfo.com/oregano/recipe1.shtml)
Oregano Chicken (http://www.indepthinfo.com/oregano/recipe2.shtml)
Italian Oregano Chicken Soup (http://www.indepthinfo.com/oregano/recipe3.shtml)
Simple Oregano Pizza Sauce (http://www.indepthinfo.com/oregano/recipe4.shtml)
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The average California cow produces 19,825 pounds of milk each year, more milk per cow than any any other state in the nation. That's 2,305 gallons of milk a year or about 8 gallons of milk every day of her milking period. That’s enough for 128 people to have a glass of milk every day!
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How many stomachs does a cow have?
Some people say that a cow has four stomachs. Actually, a cow has one stomach with four compartments.
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LICORICE
Licorice root contains a substance called glycyrrhizin that is 50 times sweeter than ordinary sugar.
Spain is the largest producer of licorice.
90% of the licorice used as a flavoring is used to flavor tobacco. Licorice candy contains small amounts of licorice, but the main flavor ingredient of licorice candy is anise.
Carbenoxolone, a compound derived from licorice root, has been used to help healing of peptic ulcers. The disadvantage of this compound is that in 1/3 of patients it raises blood pressure, increases fluid retention and promotes potassium loss.
This is a problem only with licorice, and not with other plants with similar flavors such as anise and fennel.
Licorice, anise and fennel share one common flavor component, anethole. This is NOT what causes problems with high blood pressure.
Licorice root contains several other compounds not found in anise and fennel. One of these is glycyrrhizin which is 50 times sweeter than sugar.
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LOTUS TREE
The Lotus Tree (not the same plant as that related to water lilies) is a member of the buckthorn family, bears large fruit whose flesh may be used for making bread and fermented drinks. This is the fruit eaten by the Lotus-Eaters of Greek mythology, who subsisted on the fruit, which made them forget the past and live in blissful indolence.
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History of TEDDY BEAR...
Don't tell me you don't have one of those cute bear in your bedroom?
Teddy bear is clearly one of the most popular doll brand in the world. It made a remarkable profit to the company every year. But have you ever wonder why the bear name Teddy? Why not Johny or Willie or even Barry?
Let me tell you why.....
Teddy bear was named after one of the most respectful president of the United States, Theodore Roosvelt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt). American people during his time called him Teddy as a knickname for Theodore and he actually like to be called that.
Then, one smart couple produced bear dolls and name it after Theodore's knickname which drove their products to be dramatically popular overnight.
Even though the reason was unclear to be a commercial or not the Teddy bear became unbelievable popular and also became one of the most valuable gift brand in the world.
So now, when you see Teddy bear, you will understand that it is more than just a doll bear. It is also a commemorate (http://www.kinglishschool.com/history-teddy-bear.htm#learn) to the most beloved president of the United States, who successfully pull American people from The Great Depression time in 30' decades.
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Why is rice thrown at weddings? Since early Roman times some grain - usually wheat - has been associated with the wedding ceremony.
The basis for the predominant theory as to why rice and other grains, such as wheat, have played a prominent role in marriage ceremonies for centuries, is that they are fraught with symbolism of fertility and of prosperity. By throwing rice at the bride and groom at a wedding, guests symbolically wish them a lifetime full of these blessings.
Historically, in certain primitive tribal cultures, the mere act of supping on rice together bound a couple in matrimony, as eating this local food together implied their living together. In other cultures, the symbolic eating of rice together preceded a shower of rice over the married couple.
Perhaps the most curious use of rice in the wedding ceremony, was its use in some cultures not to unite the happy couple, but to feed the uninvited evil spirits who always attended the ceremony. The rationale behind this practice was to ward off evil, as well-fed evil spirits would bring no harm to the blissful couple.
In early Roman times, wheat was the grain of choice for the wedding ceremony, as wheat, not rice, symbolized fertility. The virginal bride carried a sheaf of wheat in her hand throughout the ceremony, or wore a garland of wheat in her hair. Instead of the bride tossing a bouquet, as is traditionally done today, wedding guests tossed grains of wheat at her, and young, single girls clambered for the grains that bounced off of the young bride, believing that these grains could ensure them a trip down the bridal path soon thereafter.
The wheat tossing custom fell by the wayside under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England, when the once airborne wheat instead was baked into small cakes, which the guests then crumbled and tossed over the bride's head. Even this tradition gave way to another, in which a large wheat cake was baked, then eaten, not tossed. Wedding guests, literally left empty-handed, had no recourse but to find a suitable substitute for the costly wheat cakes. They needed something to toss at the bride to reinstate themselves as active participants in the ceremony. The natural choice was none other than cheap, clean, white rice, and the tradition then born has stuck to this day.
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Why do doughnuts have holes?
coolquiz.com http://www.coolquiz.com/trivia/explain/docs/images/doughnut.gif The question as to why doughnuts have holes has been raised by dozens of bakers over the years, but most agree that the answer to this sticky question lies in the fact that the interior of these fried cakes would not cook fully without a hole in the center. In short, the consistency of a doughnut lacking a hole would be, quite simply, doughy.
Another riveting theory as to the origin of the bulls eye in the doughnut holds that a sea captain named Hanson Gregory, while manning his post one stormy night, found it impossible both to steer his vessel and to eat his fried cake. Out of sheer frustration, and probably out of hunger, he impaled his cake over one of the spokes of the ship's wheel, thereby creating a finger hold with which to grip the cake. Quite pleased with his ingenuity, Mr. Gregory ordered the galley's cook to fry the cakes in that manner henceforth.
Whatever the reason for the hole in the doughnut, this fried cake, with or without a hole, has been incorporated into the diets of people throughout the world for centuries. In fact, archaeologists found petrified fried cakes with holes amongst the artifacts of a primitive Indian tribe.
Many credit Dutch settlers to America with introducing the non-holed olykoeks, or "oily cakes," to this continent, and with their subsequent popularity.
There is no disputing the fact that the fried cake became the rage in New York and in New England, and that before long, it became the specialty of coffee shops. Fried cakes came into their own in 1673, when a self-made New York marketing guru, Anna Joralemon, made their purchase at the market possible.
To this day, doughnuts, in any shape or form, remain married in our minds to coffee and police officers, and are here to stay.
Why do the stars twinkle?
http://www.coolquiz.com/trivia/explain/docs/images/stars.gif Stars twinkle for the same reason that the air shimmies above a radiator or a fire or hot pavement; because of warm air rising in the atmosphere.
Heat can move in one of three ways. The first is conductance (kun-DIK-tenss). In conductance, the heat passes trough something solid, such as wood or metal. This process is pretty slow.
Another way heat moves is radiation. In radiation, the heat passes directly through space in the form of photons, tiny packets of energy travelling at the speed of light. Radiation is the way that the sun's warmth reaches Earth.
Finally there's convection. In convection, heat warms the air. The warm air becomes less dense (and thus lighter) than the cool air around it, so it rises. Convection is the reason stars twinkle.
When air heated by convection rises, it tumbles and swirls. When light passes from the cool, dense air through the warm swirling, not-so-dense air and back again, it gets bent this way and that. That's why the air shimmies over a fire or a radiator.
As air warmed by the earth rises through the atmosphere, it breaks into bubbles of warm air. As light from the stars passes through the bubbles, it's bent back and forth. This is what makes the stars seem to twinkle.
If there weren't any atmosphere, as on the moon, the stars would shine steadily.
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During the height of the Sino-Soviet Cold War in the late 1960's, an entire platoon of Chinese soldiers would march out daily, lower their trousers, and aim their buttocks toward the Soviet side of the border. This is the ultimate Chinese insult.
http://rocave.tripod.com/articles/strange.htm
St. John was the only one of the 12 Apostles to die a natural death. He was the brother of James and they were both named both by Jesus as 'Bo-aner'ges', which translates into 'sons of thunder.' James lost his life in Judea, when he was beheaded. In this article, you will also encounter the fates of the remaining Apostles as follows:
Peter – Originally named Simon, Peter was renamed by Jesus and was known as a fisherman who hailed from Bethsaida "of Galilee." His life usually unfolds throughout the pages of the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. Peter was crucified in 66 in Rome.
Andrew – This Bethsaida fisherman was brother to Simon and Peter, and was also a former disciple of John the Baptist. In Patras, Andrew was killed upon an X-shaped cross during the mid to late 1st Century AD/CE.
Philip – Also from the Bethsaida of Galilee, Philip died around 80 in Hierapolis by crucifixion.
Bartholomew – Over the years, it has been suggested that this son of Talemai is the same person as Nathanael (mentioned in John 1:45 – 51). In Armenia, Bartholomew was flayed and then crucified.
Matthew – Known as the tax collector, he is given credit with the penning of the Gospel of Matthew and is also identified throughout the gospel as being the same as Levi the publican (another way of saying 'tax collector'). On January 24th, Matthew died close to Hierapolis or Ethiopia.
Thomas – Also known as Judas Thomas Didymus, Thomas is usually associated with not believing in the Resurrection of Jesus when he was first told about it, but upon seeing Him – he exclaimed "My Lord and my God." He died around 72 close to Chennai, India.
James – This son of Alphaeus, he is sometimes called "James the Less" or in the eyes of the Roman Catholics – "James the Just." The exact date of James' death is unknown, yet it is known that he lost his life in Egypt or Jerusalem.
Simon the Zealot – In some circles, he is identified as Simeon of Jerusalem. The location of Simon's death is often a subject up for debate, as some believe it was in Pella, while others feel that it could have taken place in Persia, Edessa, Suanir, or Armenia. The date of his death is somewhere around 107 AD. In many works of art, Simon is depicted with a saw, as this was the way he was put to death.
Thaddeus – When reading various manuscripts, you will find that Thaddeus is traditionally referred to as Jude. According to Armenian tradition, he suffered martyrdom around 65 AD in Beirut , Lebanon.
Judas Iscariot – Eventually betraying Jesus, he was replaced as an apostle following the resurrection of Jesus by Matthias. Out of all the 12 Apostles, he was the one who was assigned to keep an eye on the "money bag." When it comes to his death, there are contradicting stories. In the Acts of the Apostles (1:18), it says that Judas used his bribe against Jesus to purchase a field, but fell down and "burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out." However, in the Gospel of Judas, there are implications that the other Apostles stoned him to death for his betrayal.
http://www.unexplainable.net/artman/publish/article_10089.shtml
It isn't really true that we all work work better when the weather is good. Studies show people accomplish more on dull days - despite how they grumble and complain about them. A bright clear day may inspire us, but apparently not to work.
http://rocave.tripod.com/articles/strange.htm
The people of Kuskoy or Bird Village in Turkey communicate using an unusual whistle language. The birdlike whistling can be heard for miles, carrying news of births and deaths, love affairs, and all the latest gossip. To get the power to "transmit", the whistler curls his tongue around his teeth so that the air is forced through his lips. To amplify the sound, the palm is cupped around the mouth and the whistling "words" come out with a great blast.
http://rocave.tripod.com/articles/strange.htm
Saudi Arabia is still the only country in the world where you won't find any theaters.
http://rocave.tripod.com/articles/strange.htm
Beer, as all alcoholic drinks, is made by fermentation caused by bacteria feeding on the yeast cells, then defecating. This bacterial excrement is called alcohol.
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The worlds strongest beer is 'Samuel Adams' Triple Bock, which has reached 17% alcohol by volume. To obtain this level, however, they had to use a champagne yeast.
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Modern breathalyzers work on a clever electrochemical principle. The subject's breath is passed over a platinum electrode, which causes the alcohol to bind with oxygen, forming acetic acid. In the process it loses two electrons, a process that sets up a current in a wire connected to the electrode. The higher the concentration of alcohol in the breath, the greater the electrical current, which can be read by a simple meter to indicate intoxication levels.
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The saying 'Mind your P's and Q's' comes from the time when alcoholic beverages were served/sold in Pints and Quarts. Thus, to mind your P's and Q's meant to be careful how much you drank.
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It is always helpful to have a law that clearly defines when a person is legally intoxicated. In Kentucky, anyone who has been drinking is considered sober until he or she cannot hold onto the ground.
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The term 'toddlers' originated in England. There were impurities in the drinking water that disallowed the water to be used for drinking. A common alternative drink was beer (it was cheep, plentiful and the water used to make it was treated during the initial boiling during brewing). Toddlers, just weaning off of mothers milk were unaccustomed to the effects of beer. This coupled with the fact that they were just learning how to walk really made them toddle.
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In the mid 70's, Australians were the 3rd biggest beer drinker in the world. (behind Germany and Belgium). In the late 90's, they don't even get into the top ten!
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Carrots were the first vegetable to be canned commercially.
http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/trivia.html
There's enough gold in the Earth's crust to cover the entire land surface knee-deep.
http://www.sciensational.com/chemistry.html
There's enough gold in the Earth's crust to cover the entire land surface knee-deep.
http://www.sciensational.com/chemistry.html
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tcha, if gold is in such abundance, why is it expensive?
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euqinimod
03/22/10, 09:02 PM
There's enough gold in the Earth's crust to cover the entire land surface knee-deep.
http://www.sciensational.com/chemistry.html
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tcha, if gold is in such abundance, why is it expensive?
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because it is hard to gather it...?
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There's enough gold in the Earth's crust to cover the entire land surface knee-deep.
http://www.sciensational.com/chemistry.html
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tcha, if gold is in such abundance, why is it expensive?
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^^^gAn, surface of the earth right? who would want to go there and dig? US???
LOL!!!:bowling_laugh:
because it is hard to gather it...?
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^^^indeed!:thanks:
euqinimod & tcha, I agree with both of you. :approve:
Gold mining is difficult and takes a lot of time & money even if gold is abundant in the earth's crust.
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euqinimod & tcha, I agree with both of you. :approve:
Gold mining is difficult and takes a lot of time & money even if gold is abundant in the earth's crust.
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^^^ thanks gAn
What is a JENNY?
a female donkey...
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The lifestyles of the rich and famous have always been fascinating to those of us who don’t have the funds to spend on ridiculously over-priced items. For those who can afford it, this time we’ll have a look at the most expensive foods in the world.
http://lilomag.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/11.jpg (http://lilomag.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/11.jpg)1 ) Huge Italian Truffle To Fetch – $216,000
The world’s most expensive truffle ever as was purchased by an anonymous buyer from Hong Kong for $2, 10,000. But it seems that there is its competitor that can beat it if got sold for $216,000. A 1.5-kg white truffle originated from Italian geography is expected to be sold for will be sold for 150,000 euros ($216,000) at a charity auction scheduled in Macau.
http://lilomag.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/21.jpg (http://lilomag.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/21.jpg)2 ) Almas Caviar – $25,000
Almas caviar. This caviar is white, and it comes from beluga which is over 100 years old. Beluga sturgeon, the largest fish and only predator in the sturgeon family, can take up to 20 years to reach maturity. It is believed, that the whiter the caviar the older the fish and the more exquisite the flavor. Almas Iranian caviar is extremely expensive. It is sold only in 24K gold tin for $2000 per 100 gram. The only known outlet is the Caviar House & Prunier in London England’s Picadilly that sells a kilo of the expensive Almas caviar in a 24-karat gold tin for £16,000, or about $25,000.
http://lilomag.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/31.jpg (http://lilomag.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/31.jpg)3 ) Yubari Melons – $20,000
The Yubari Melon is a very expensive Japanese melon. They had previously been judged the best pair and were purchased by the owner of a nearby seafood lunchbox and souvenir business. Prices range from 6,000 to 15,000 yen (which would be $60 to $150 in the US). The best ones are within the range of costing 20,000 yen ($200 US.)[2], and the price record at auction was established in 2008 at 2 million yen ($20,000).
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4 ) Dansuke Watermelons – $6,100
Dansuke watermelons, a type of black watermelon grown only on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, are usually given as gifts due to their extraordinary rarity. There were only sixty-five of the fruits among the first harvest this season. According to the AP, “a jumbo black watermelon auctioned in Japan on Friday fetched a record $6,100, making it one of the most expensive watermelons ever sold in the country.”
http://lilomag.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/41.jpg (http://lilomag.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/41.jpg)5 ) Pizza Royale 007 – $4,200
The auction ended November 19, 2006 with the highest bid by Italian lawyer Maurizio Morelli reaching £2,150 (approx. $4,200 in US dollars). Morelli is a charitable food connoisseur from Rome who also collects fine wines and truffles. The Guinness Book of World Records is reviewing the details of the pizza’s sale and it is under consideration for taking the record for “World’s Most Expensive Pizza” from a less extravagant white truffle pizza created by Gordon Ramsay’s Maze restaurant in London.
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Called The Samundari Khazana aka Treasure from the seas, this one is tasteful mix of Beluga caviar, sea snails and a whole lobster topped with edible gold.The world’s most expensive curry has been launched despite the credit crunch – and costs £2,000 a portion. To celebrate the DVD release of Slumdog Millionaire, Bombay Brassiere packed this curry platter full of the most expensive ingredients they could find.
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For your next after-work social, you might try taking your associates to New York City’s Craft steak, where a full Wagyu rib eye was served up to a private party for $2800. That’s the best steak ever! Try it!
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The tastiest and most expensive chocolate in the world is Chocopologie by Knipschildt. At $2,600 per pound, this handmade chocolate truffle is available only if ordered. t contains a black truffle and 70% Valrhona cacao.
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Culinary craziness has reached new heights in New York with the debut of the $1,000 omelet! Le Parker Meridien hotel on W. 57th St. recently added the bank-breaking breakfast dish to its menu, charging patrons what it costs to buy about 200 omelets at your local greasy spoon. It is apparently no ordinary omelet, consisting, as it does, of a mix of eggs, lobster and lots of caviar.
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Matsutake is the common name for a highly sought after mycorrhizal mushroom that grows in Asia, Europe, and North America. It is an important element of Japanese cuisine. Matsutake are hard to harvest and therefore the price is very high. The Japanese matsutake at the beginning of the season, which is the highest grade, can go up to $2,000 per kilogram. In contrast, the average value for imported matsutake is about $90 per kilogram.
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Maurice Tillet ( 1903?- August 4, 1954 ) was a professional wrestler in the early years of the entertainment-sport. Born in France, he was highly intelligent and could speak 14 languages. He was also a keen poet and was hoping to get into the acting business.
In his twenties, he developed acromegaly, a rare disease that causes bones to grow wildly and uncontrollably. Soon his whole body was disfigured as a result. This led to much pain for Tillet as this gentle man was being called names, berated and forced to flee the place he loved so much.
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Water Facts
An elephant's trunk can hold 2.5 gallons of water.
Atlantic salmon can jump as high as 4.5 meters out of the water.
Virga are streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground.
The hippopotamus has the capability to remain underwater for as long as twenty-five minutes.
The name "Vaseline" is a combination of the German word wasser and the Greek word elaion.
The largest water eddy in the world is the Sargasso Sea between the Azores and the West Indies.
Hippos drink as much as 250 liters of water in any given 24 hour period.
Close to 50% of the water used in a home originates from the bathroom.
Squids move through the ocean using a jet of water forced out of the body by a siphon.
A small drip from a faucet can waste up to 50 gallons of water daily, which is enough water to run a dishwasher twice.
The optimum depth of water in a birdbath is two and a half inches.
An egg that is fresh will sink in water, but a stale one won't.
When thirsty, a camel can drink 25 gallons of water in less than three minutes.
Approximately 70 percent of the Earth is covered with water. Only 1 percent of the water is drinkable.
According to "The Farmers Almanac," to test your love, you and your lover should each place an acorn in water. If they swim together, your love is true; if they drift apart, so will you.
Water has a greater molecular density in liquid form than as a solid. This is why ice floats.
4% of an apples is made up of minerals and vitamins, and over 80% is made up of water.
The Earth is the most dense planet – five times denser than water, while Saturn is the least dense.
Hot water weighs more than cold.
In one day, a full-grown oak tree expels 7 tons of water through its leaves.
The average person can live about a month without eating any food, but can only live about a week without water.
Boiling water absorbs 6 times more energy in changing to steam than is needed to heat the water from freezing to boiling.
46 percent of the world's water is in the Pacific. The Atlantic has 23.9 percent, the Indian 20.3 and the Arctic 3.7 percent.
There is about one quarter-pound of salt in every gallon of seawater.
Frogs do not need to drink water as they absorb the water through their skin.
The Great Lakes are the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world.
A seagull can drink salt water because it has special glands that filter out the salt.
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The biggest rainforest in the world is in South America, along the banks of the Amazon River.
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137 plant, animal and insect species are being lost every single day due to rainforest deforestation.
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The world’s biggest mango certified by Guinness Book of World Records is owned by the Filipino couple.
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The biggest mango in the world is currently found in the Philippines. Particularly in Tubod, Iligan City which is in Northern Mindanao, the southern part of the Philippines. The world’s biggest mango weighs 3.5 kilograms which surpassed the 2.4-kilogram mango from Canada. It is now in the Guinness Book of World Records which embraces a title of being the “World’s Biggest Mango”. It has a length of 30 centimeters and a diameter of 50 centimeters. The variety of this gigantic mango is known as “Florida Keith”.
Filipino couple Mr. and Mrs. Bodiongan of Iligan City owned the 3.5 kg mango. This entry of being the “World’s Biggest Mango” was titled by Guinness Book of World Records. Department of Agriculture (DAR) in Northern Mindanao and the Guinness Book of World Records rewarded the family some cash incentive.
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What is keratin?
Keratin is an extremely strong protein which is a major component in skin, hair, nails, hooves, horns, and teeth. The amino acids (http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-amino-acids.htm) which combine to form keratin have several unique properties, and depending on the levels of the various amino acids, keratin can be inflexible and hard, like hooves, or soft, as is the case with skin. Most of the keratin that people interact with is actually dead; hair, skin, and nails are all formed from dead cells which the body sheds as new cells push up from underneath. If the dead cells are kept in good condition, they will serve as an insulating layer to protect the delicate new keratin below them.
Keratin is difficult to dissolve, because it contains cysteine disulfide, which means that it is able to form disulfide bridges. These disulfide bridges create a helix (http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-helix.htm) shape that is extremely strong, as sulfur (http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-sulfur.htm) atoms bond to each other from across the helix, creating a fibrous matrix which is not readily soluble. Depending on how much cysteine disulfide keratin contains, the bond can be extremely strong to make hard cells like those found in hooves, or it can be softer to make flexible keratin like hair and skin. Because of the high levels of sulfur in keratin, when it is burned it emits a distinct sulfurous odor which some people find distasteful.
Keratin is formed by keratinocytes, living cells which make up a large part of skin, hair, nails, and other keratin containing parts of the body. The cells slowly push their way upwards, eventually dying and forming a protective layer of cells. Thousands of these cells are shed every day, and the process can be accelerated by various medical conditions, such as psoriasis (http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-psoriasis.htm). Damage to the external layer of keratin can cause skin, hair, and nails to look unhealthy or flaky.
Hair and nails on humans especially tend to become dry (http://www.wisegeek.com/how-do-i-get-rid-of-dry-frizzy-hair.htm) and brittle, because the dead keratin is being pushed to great lengths. By eating foods like gelatin (http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-gelatin.htm) and keeping hair and nails moist, they can be grown out while still remaining healthy. In general, the thicker the layer of keratin, the healthier the hair or nail is, because the dead cells outside protect the living cells at the core. Keeping the external layer of keratin moisturized will also keep it healthy and prevent cracking and splitting, whether the keratin is forming the hooves of a horse of the skin of a human.
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A bolt of lighting is so hot that if it hits sand, it can turn it into glass.
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You can be struck by lightning even if you are indoors. A bolt can travel down phone lines, electric cables and plumbing pipes, so keep away from them during an electrical storm.
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Addwaitya, the giant tortoise was the world’s oldest animal. He died in India at the grand old age of 255 and his 1.5 metre (5 feet) wide shell later went on display at a museum.
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The oldest playable instrument is a 9,000 year-old Chinese flute made from a bird’s leg bone.
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The Japanese believe that a clean toilet brings fortune. They even have books on the subject.
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A speleologist studies caves.
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Top 10 Hearty Trivia Facts
1. Author of Frankenstein Mary Shelley kept her dead husband’s, poet Percy Shelley, heart wrapped in silk until she died. Imagine how that smelled!
2. You can purchase the largest model of a human heart for a small price of $5795.95 US dollars. Um huh, I said five thousand. It is 8 times the size of an anatomical heart at 100×90x70 cm. Wow, that is a lot of money!
3. The smallest person believed to ever have open heart surgery was just over 25 weeks gestation and about 1.4 lbs. This was back in 2002 and I think it to still be the smallest baby to have open heart. I searched and searched. If you know different, shoot me a hello.
4. Throughout your life your heart contracts about 70 times a minute and pumps about 5 liters of blood each minute. That is amazing!
5. You heart muscle, or myocardium, is unique to just that… your heart. It is not found anywhere else in your body!
6. When you are in love, you really do “feel” with your heart. Yes, it is true. Your heart, more than any other organ, feels and senses emotions and responds accordingly. Everybody now… awwwww!
7. During an average lifetime, your heart will beat over 2.5 billion times. Seriously, that is one hard working muscle!
8. About 1.2 million Americans have heart attacks every year and over 400,000 of them will never make it to the hospital.
9. The word heart, meaning soul or feeling, is termed cor in Latin.
10. The cardiovascular system is my favorite by far, and always has been. Anatomy, micro, nursing, physiology, biology, chemistry, psychology… the heart is so fascinating in every capacity! I am absolutely amazed by it and at times can not even wrap my brain around the fact that it’s muscle never, ever gets a break and keeps us going from the time we are born till the time of our death. Wow!!!
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Orcas (killer whales), when traveling in groups, breathe in unison
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You may not want to swim in your spit, but if you saved it all up, you could. In a lifetime, the average person produces about 25,000 quarts of saliva — enough to fill two swimming pools!
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Fast Food Revealed : Real vs. Ads (http://myamazingfact.blogspot.com/2009/08/fast-food-revealed-real-vs-ads.html)
You know how fast-food menu items always look amazingly juicy and delicious in advertising and marketing materials? WD was curious to see exactly what these food-styled concoctions actually look like fresh from the fast food, er, kitchen. We hit the city, dealing with long lines and mediocre service to snap some photos of a few franchises’ signature items. See what we found below, as we compare actual results with what the company advertises—the good, the bad and the ugly.
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This burger is described on BK.com as containing “1/4 pound of flame-broiled beef, ripe tomatoes, crisp lettuce, creamy mayo, ketchup, crunchy pickles and onions on a toasted sesame seed bun.” After sitting down with 50 other Burger King customers, we found it was more like a cold sesame bun filled with a thin layer of beef, three tablespoons of mayonnaise and warm lettuce with an over-ripe tomato. Although the advertisement shows layers of onions and pickles, our version contained one small pickle and two skinny slices of onion.
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We can’t muster up much negativity about these favored all-American fries. McDonald’s fried potato strips have always been at the top of the fast-food chain for their perfect flavor and texture. Hot and fresh right out of the fryer, our order was shoved into what we wish was a little bit bigger package, but, just as we suspected, when we opened the bag we uncovered exactly what is described on McDonalds.com—“golden, long, thin and perfectly salted fries that are crisp on the outside, tender inside with a great potato taste.”
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The outside of the ever-so-popular Crunchwrap Supreme is pretty comparable to the ad; however, the inside is an entirely different story. Though it’s described on TacoBell.com as including “seasoned beef, warm nacho cheese sauce, a crunchy tostada shell, reduced fat sour cream, lettuce and tomatoes,” we hardly found any lettuce and tomato on the Crunchwrap we ordered, and when it was cut open, the contents oozed out—nothing like the perfectly layered neatness in the image.
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As one of Pizza Hut’s new Tuscani Pastas, the lasagna is something they are really trying to beef up. Pitched on PizzaHut.com as “layers of lasagna noodles and real ricotta, Parmesan and Romano cheeses smothered in Italian-seasoned meat sauce and freshly oven-baked with a layer of melted cheese,” the new menu choice looked more like a lasagna pizza. We finally located the noodles, the minimal sauce and ricotta in the center below the thick layer of cheese, but the fresh basil garnish in the ad picture was nowhere to be found.
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If we used the advertisement image as guidance, the Homestyle Chicken Fillet sandwich from Wendy’s would have a piece of chicken breast large enough to hang over the “premium bun,” a thick slice of tomato and fresh green lettuce. What we got on our tray was a cold white-bread bun filled with a piece of chicken that fits nicely inside (because it is much smaller), one piece of lettuce, lots of mayonnaise (of course) and a piece of tomato.
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Another selection pretty true to its advertisement is KFC’s Potato Wedges, which, according to KFC.com, has no trans fat and is flavored with “savory herbs and spices.” Even though we can’t tell that from the outside, we must say the picture is a nice representation of what these wedges really do look like. Made with real potatoes and special seasonings, this side dish needs no extra salt and pepper. However, it does weigh in at a whopping 260 calories per small order and contains 740 grams of sodium.
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After lifting up the top half of the somewhat “golden brown” sesame bread and digging under the layers of mozzarella cheese, we found three small meatballs nestled in the “zesty marinara sauce.” In reality, what appears in the picture to be a gigantic meatball creation is just a regular meatball sub that doesn’t have enough sauce on it and is overpriced—the smallest sandwich will cost you $7 a pop.
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This DDSmart menu item looks quite slim and trim, neatly sliced and stuffed with veggies—Dunkin’ Donuts seems to have the perfect tactic for promoting it. Described on DunkinDonuts.com as having “fluffy egg whites, peppers, onions and mushrooms,” in actuality, the sandwich has a premade egg white patty with a few veggies tucked in it. Pitched as “easy to hold and eat with minimal mess,” when we attempted to pick up the fast food breakfast sandwich, the cheese spilled out the side. Although the presentation is far from what they led us to believe, the taste is pretty flavorful.
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Even Oprah supported this more wholesome option from the otherwise extremely unhealthy Kentucky Fried Chicken chain. Because of all the hype, the KFC Kentucky Grilled Chicken Box just had to make our list, but we were disappointed at what we found after seeing the tempting advertising image. We braved the hoards of people in line at the 3-in-1 chain restaurant, and found the chicken was shriveled and small, the potatoes seemed to be more like gravy with a drop of potatoes, and the biscuit was—well, a biscuit. Most disappointing was the chicken; unlike in the photo, both pieces were extremely dry.
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Much to our surprise, as you can see, these small chicken masterpieces actually do look almost identical to what Burger King shows in the advertisement (and are surely fit for a king). “Have it your way” by choosing four, five or eight tenders and dressing them with BBQ, honey mustard or sweet-and-sour sauce. We opted for four tenders with no sauce, since the fried, 180-calorie menu item is already quite high in fat for something that hardly fills you up. Overall, in an attempt to stand out among fast food chicken nuggets, Burger King has made fun-shaped little rascals that kids will love.
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After setting this sucker down on the tray and examining its contents, we must say it’s nothing that’s going to cure your “Big Mac attack.” It appears in marketing campaigns and advertisements that the Big Mac is a double-decker sandwich packed with two layers of veggies, special sauce and beef patties. The sandwich we got came with one piece of American cheese and one layer of veggies along with the two beef patties, three parts of a sesame bun and two coatings of “special sauce” that looked more like plain old mayonnaise.
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The Feast is the ultimate menu item for this sandwich chain—containing five types of meat and your choice of cheese and bread. According to Subway.com, “It’s the kind of concrete slippers that hunger fears the most”—whatever that means. We aren’t entirely sure that what looks like a fresh and healthy option in ads and billboards fully meets those expectations. After requesting “the works” as our condiments, we unwrapped it to discover, instead of the neatly stacked meats and fresh veggies, a sandwich soaked in mayonnaise and mustard, containing almost no lettuce—and when picked up, all of the contents slipped right through the bread and onto the paper.
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This 99¢ menu option is an easy and quick on-the-go option—that is, if you don’t have to wait for 15 minutes until your order number is called, like we did. The small side of nachos comes complete with about 20 chips and a side of nacho cheese. We have to say, the snack looks pretty similar to the original image, with hot and crispy tortilla chips and creamy nacho cheese, but perhaps the order is a bit smaller than the overflowing image shows.
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To avoid all of the fried meals and other greasy temptations, many consumers opt for Wendy’s Broccoli and Cheese Potato, which contains only 2.5 grams of fat and 340 calories. What seems to be a plump baked potato with fresh broccoli florets and cheese in the marketing materials actually looks more like frozen broccoli bits atop a microwaved potato with melted cheese. While it is definitely healthier than most menu options, don’t be alarmed by what it looks like when you open the container.
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I love taste of fast food but i really hate to eat it!! Its not good for me.
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