tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52325398998267142262024-03-13T16:31:44.880-07:0013 Fun Facts13 things you never knew about a wide variety of topics! I welcome your feedback, and if you have any topics you'd like covered, just let me know. Happy fact findingBLThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863994701000604148noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232539899826714226.post-69498471524853630002011-05-24T00:57:00.000-07:002011-05-24T01:10:43.076-07:0013 Facts about Polo Ralph Lauren<span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYO8RTlenvFFgEsfChoGZs9eowVPFqDOzbX9PL-ZwK-Y94LMTUcjLrOSuccr1DqEpEs4jeS9-Z-EPzM8Xo0UGTxrzcg8_NVJnDBoKsMO3pkvs1ST0NNGwbSoLJuXwrUZFAUzCONCW2xCXT/s1600/POLO-RALPH-LAUREN-LOGO.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYO8RTlenvFFgEsfChoGZs9eowVPFqDOzbX9PL-ZwK-Y94LMTUcjLrOSuccr1DqEpEs4jeS9-Z-EPzM8Xo0UGTxrzcg8_NVJnDBoKsMO3pkvs1ST0NNGwbSoLJuXwrUZFAUzCONCW2xCXT/s320/POLO-RALPH-LAUREN-LOGO.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610191975372326450" border="0" /></a>1. The company was started by Ralph Lauren in 1967.<br /><br />2. Ralph Lauren was actually born Ralph Lifschitz<br /><br />3. He was born in the Bronx, New York, on the 14th of October, 1939.<br /><br />4. He decided to start the company when he received a $50,000 loan.<br /><br />5. The first product ever created by Polo Ralph Lauren was men's ties.<br /><br />6. The first women's collection for Polo Ralph Lauren was launched in 1971, in Beverly Hills, California.<br /><br />7. Ralph Lauren's estimated net worth is $5.8 billion, making him the 173rd richest person in the world.<br /><br />8. Ralph Lauren's famous Polo t-shirts were released in 1972.<br /><br />9. Ralph Lauren Polo t-shirts originally came in 24 colors.<br /><br />10. In 2009 alone, Polo Ralph Lauren recorded a fiscal revenue of $5 billion.<br /><br />11. Polo Ralph Lauren became a public company in 1997, listed on the stock exchange under "RL".<br /><br />12. Ralph Lauren was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor in 1987.<br /><br />13. Ralph Lauren has a collection of over 70 vehicles.<br /><br /></span>BLThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863994701000604148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232539899826714226.post-85407033066756461672011-05-23T18:42:00.000-07:002011-05-24T17:24:59.656-07:0013 Facts about BMW<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKB3Rca_kgoRNjQoZvuM4VTOJCXpb7pr0exvrT5VrwGZZMc-NKodjrpemITzntr3V4PnLZK4UtQjYDs0DR7qr_7UivcwkDzugtLbcfDXo2lS8toIoVap7-n3yrlSIN5Qwivhfw_7fiH6w/s1600/BMW.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKB3Rca_kgoRNjQoZvuM4VTOJCXpb7pr0exvrT5VrwGZZMc-NKodjrpemITzntr3V4PnLZK4UtQjYDs0DR7qr_7UivcwkDzugtLbcfDXo2lS8toIoVap7-n3yrlSIN5Qwivhfw_7fiH6w/s320/BMW.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610443160642140354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">1. BMW was formed in 1916.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">2. The first BMW motorcycle was launched in 1923.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">3. BMW owns Mini and Rolls-Royce</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">4. The BMW headquarters are located in Munich, Germany.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">5. In the UK, BMW employs approximately 8000 people.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">6. In 2009, BMW produced approximately 1.4 million vehicles.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">7. Additionally, 82,000 motorcycles were produced by the company in 2009.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">8. BMW owns Husqvarna, a prominent producer of motorcycles and chainsaws.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">9. BMW has an estimated 106,000 employees worldwide.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">10. BMW made approximately $4,279,000,000 in income in 2008.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">11. BMW is ranked 78 in the Fortune Global 500 Business list.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">12. BMW stands for Bayerische Motoren Werke.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">13. BMW is the only current motorcycle manufacturer to reject the use of telescopic forks on its motorbikes.</span><br /></span>BLThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863994701000604148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232539899826714226.post-47248730751436181582011-05-23T18:21:00.000-07:002011-05-24T17:26:02.704-07:0013 Things you don't know about Pippa Middleton<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Trla8Qi03RkXsvOUTfYat-xa3MEb70ZhMLCHq-qlGslGlhQ2BN2ldrQQgPsBQgXv1BQ-KddVI87d0aBToxxttDFv2u0kBI2j6seHMjjC61iIZNnyJVlWp-6s2P4mEb5RNLki-hQjW8bo/s1600/pippa.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Trla8Qi03RkXsvOUTfYat-xa3MEb70ZhMLCHq-qlGslGlhQ2BN2ldrQQgPsBQgXv1BQ-KddVI87d0aBToxxttDFv2u0kBI2j6seHMjjC61iIZNnyJVlWp-6s2P4mEb5RNLki-hQjW8bo/s320/pippa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610443437097776626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">1. Pippa's full name is Philippa Charlotte Middleton.<br /><br />2. The name Philippa means "lover of horses" in Greek.<br /><br />3. Pippa attended Marlborough College, Wiltshire, on a sports and all rounder scholarship.<br /><br />4. Pippa also has a degree from the University of Edinburgh in English.<br /><br />5. Pippa was 27 years old at the time of the royal wedding.<br /><br />6. Pippa has been dating businessman and cricketer Alex Loudon since December, 2010.<br /><br />7. Pippa is two years younger than Kate.<br /><br />8. Pippa was born on September 6, 1983.<br /><br />9. She is 5'9" tall.<br /><br />10. Her bra size is reported to be 34B.<br /><br />11. During 2010, Pippa launched "The Party Times" online magazine.<br /><br />12. She arranged to have disco balls inside Buckingham palace for her sister and Prince Williams' wedding reception.<br /><br />13. Pippa Middleton was named "Number One Society Singleton" in 2008.<br /></span>BLThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863994701000604148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232539899826714226.post-41760794100690213202011-05-19T00:10:00.000-07:002011-05-24T17:27:18.804-07:0013 Fun Facts about your iPod<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQVB4V4HKJnpGwWB2I7zqMcoVYZ_rt_tnF1KRMPkYylCVzFoVORfcvQaGZqMthEHZ8NEj98PQWAGspNtW3praH6bfa1bvQC-PshEBobtkxw_gxvJ8vhOja9HbzkExc53fBMei7KEZX3cQ/s1600/ipod.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQVB4V4HKJnpGwWB2I7zqMcoVYZ_rt_tnF1KRMPkYylCVzFoVORfcvQaGZqMthEHZ8NEj98PQWAGspNtW3praH6bfa1bvQC-PshEBobtkxw_gxvJ8vhOja9HbzkExc53fBMei7KEZX3cQ/s320/ipod.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610443761705208626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">1. It costs $178.96 to make a 16GB iPhone<br /><br />2. The most expensive part of an iPhone to produce is the touch screen, at $35.<br /><br />3. The first iPod was released in 2001.<br /><br />4. The full range of sounds, on average, for an iPod is 120 decibels.<br /><br />5. The first iPod ever made had 5GB of capacity.<br /><br />6. In France, it is illegal to play your iPod louder than 100 decibels.<br /><br />7. By 2006, the iPod had sold over 41 million units.<br /><br />8. iPod batteries can last between 14 - 28 days if they are not used at all.<br /><br />9. Depending on the model of iPod, the battery will continuously play music for between 8 - 20 hours if fully charged.<br /><br />10. A vacuum has been released which has inbuilt iPod speakers.<br /><br />11. The world's most expensive iPod costs $231,776.<br /><br />12. Apple, the brand that makes iPod's, was created in 1976.<br /><br />13. The iPods computer program, iTunes, was released in 2003<br /></span>BLThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863994701000604148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232539899826714226.post-67484112186467683572011-05-18T23:52:00.000-07:002011-05-19T00:04:00.923-07:0013 Statististics about the Sun<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7OU5usLgegaLOeLnFewvT171WBYCpU4uCjzygONBys4fkrH3S6VVD-SxV9f6LMy5LfxsjE1WapZ_J5mBL2gf1mCc-nuqxd7i9pWrldnoyy5SRdLRcNFogfCUSCTGHcSlKdpPNCe2F0ss/s1600/sun_skylab.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7OU5usLgegaLOeLnFewvT171WBYCpU4uCjzygONBys4fkrH3S6VVD-SxV9f6LMy5LfxsjE1WapZ_J5mBL2gf1mCc-nuqxd7i9pWrldnoyy5SRdLRcNFogfCUSCTGHcSlKdpPNCe2F0ss/s320/sun_skylab.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608319454893645138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:130%;" >1. The nearest star to the sun is located 4.3 light years from it.<br /><br />2. The sun is 149.6 million km from earth.<br /><br />3. The sun is 1.4 million km wide.<br /><br />4. It mass is nearly 330,000 times that of earth.<br /><br />5. The surface brightness of the sun is 398,000 times the brightness of a full moon.<br /><br />6. It contains approximately 98% of the Solar Systems total mass.<br /><br />7. At its core, the sun's temperature is approximately 15,000,000 degrees Celsius.<br /><br />8. The sun is believed to have been active for approximately 4.6 billion years.<br /><br />9. It is estimated that the sun has another 5 billion years of existence, before it burns out.<br /><br />10. The sun is made up of 92.1% Hydrogen.<br /><br />11. Every second, the sun converts 700 million tons of hydrogen into helium ashes.<br /><br />12. The sun rotates every 25-36 days.<br /><br />13. The sun is the closest star to earth.<br /><br /></span>BLThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863994701000604148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232539899826714226.post-36198784856113736942011-05-17T19:46:00.000-07:002011-05-17T20:03:53.383-07:0013 Fun Facts about Coffee<span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: times new roman;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAnKLI0TYG7jgnPatxQLnGqX-2imbCYT0PEiz_9kpNC3K71SqidPnJ0b4VGH5ByYl5RQ5akHcccOf74DEzVtJdUItwDcS8oRoud73-77JVZzHF_ARXoQxoCRfupHQCbicLsIJo9jBM4MN/s1600/coffee_art_70.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAnKLI0TYG7jgnPatxQLnGqX-2imbCYT0PEiz_9kpNC3K71SqidPnJ0b4VGH5ByYl5RQ5akHcccOf74DEzVtJdUItwDcS8oRoud73-77JVZzHF_ARXoQxoCRfupHQCbicLsIJo9jBM4MN/s320/coffee_art_70.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607885803639288898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">1. Coffee was originally eaten in African tribes, where tribes people mixed coffee beans with fat.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">2. Coffee beans can only be grown between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. This is known as the "Coffee Belt".</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">3. Around 70% of the world consumes Arabica coffee, while the remaining 30% consume Robusta Coffee.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">4. Coffee is the second most traded commodity on earth behind oil.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">5. Instant Coffee was invented in Guatemala in 1906, by a man named George Washington. It was not the American President however.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">6. Approximately 6 million metric tonnes of Coffee are produced every year.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">7. It takes 5 years for a coffee tree to reach maturity.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">8. Coffee trees can grow to 30 feet tall, however they are more commonly cultivated to 10 feet for easier picking of the beans.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">9. October 1st is the "Official Coffee Day" of Japan.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">10. In the US, approximately 30% of Coffee drinkers added sweeteners to their coffee.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">11. In the UK, this number is 57%.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">12. It takes approximately 40 Coffee beans to make an espresso coffee.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">13. A coffe tree lives for between 60 and 70 years.</span><br /><br /></span>BLThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863994701000604148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232539899826714226.post-88079817462639528382011-05-17T18:46:00.000-07:002011-05-17T18:59:52.533-07:0013 Things You Don't Know About Tom Cruise<span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNovjoL4m5nuUGa3gngNY-rGtB8fngYrLd159HApfT3KEn0IJBRipj7gUYkfYECpO7-6ppT3xAi7r1vPYeHoERu1YT5C-Kr24q_xcYwtDDT6Df6rEFasJFoMftSfj3vJ0i3xoQGTk8Lcc/s1600/tom_cruise_03.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNovjoL4m5nuUGa3gngNY-rGtB8fngYrLd159HApfT3KEn0IJBRipj7gUYkfYECpO7-6ppT3xAi7r1vPYeHoERu1YT5C-Kr24q_xcYwtDDT6Df6rEFasJFoMftSfj3vJ0i3xoQGTk8Lcc/s320/tom_cruise_03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607869864176840738" border="0" /></a>1. All of Tom Cruise's wives (there have been 3) have been taller than him.<br /><br />2. Tom Cruise stands at 5'7" (170cm).<br /><br />3. Tom Cruise was reportedly paid $75 million for his role in Mission Impossible II.<br /><br />4. Tom Cruise was born in 1962, in New York.<br /><br />5. Tom Cruise's full name is Thomas Cruise Mapother IV.<br /><br />6. His first leading role was in "Risky Business" (1983).<br /><br />7. Tom Cruise reportedly weighs 77kg.<br /><br />8. Tom Cruise has co-starred in 3 movies with his ex-wife, Nicole Kidman.<br /><br />9. Tom Cruise started wearing braces in 2002, however he removes them for filming.<br /><br />10. When Cruise was 7, he was diagnosed with dyslexia.<br /><br />11. During high school, Tom Cruise was a wrestler.<br /><br />12. At age 14, Tom Cruise spent a year at a Franciscan seminary, and took a vow of celibacy.<br /><br />13. Tom Cruise has 3 sisters.<br /></span>BLThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863994701000604148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232539899826714226.post-21049978255502292082011-05-17T18:07:00.000-07:002011-05-17T18:11:48.935-07:00The 13 Longest Words in the English Language<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15K2Xobx93g7-IVDS5Sbl_E8muFMCP3Z5ueYcSslr70ki0wPAh_AxrA2Ysn4hmL3t_zHMofYfJYlNI2Y_zZbtGbuLCSrn54WCq71BL0sOdsSRHP1wWWRPRfwUKMUBJV-Kg5h2MLtHHcf1/s1600/dictionary.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15K2Xobx93g7-IVDS5Sbl_E8muFMCP3Z5ueYcSslr70ki0wPAh_AxrA2Ysn4hmL3t_zHMofYfJYlNI2Y_zZbtGbuLCSrn54WCq71BL0sOdsSRHP1wWWRPRfwUKMUBJV-Kg5h2MLtHHcf1/s320/dictionary.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607857180166102594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" >1. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Honorificabilitudinita - Tibus</span><br />Occurs in Shakespeare's play "Love's Labour's Lost" and means "with honorableness".<br /><br />2. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Antidisestablishmentarianism</span><br />Means </span><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">"a doctrine of opposition to disestablishment", and was once used by British Prime Minister William Gladstone.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">3. </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Floccinaucinihilipipification</span><br />Means </span><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">"the action or habit of estimating something as worthless".</span><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">4. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Supercalifragilisticeplalidocious</span><br />Coined in the movie "Mary Poppins"<br /><br />5. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Praetertranssubstantiationalistically</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Coined </span></span><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">by Mark McShane in his novel Unitimely Ripped (1963)</span><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" >6. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Hepaticocholecystostcholecystenterostomy</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Defined as "the surgical formation of a passage between the gall bladder and hepatic duct"</span><br /><br />7. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosts</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Defined as </span></span><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">"a pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust"</span><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" >8. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Antipericatametaanaparcircumvolutiorectumgustpoops of the coprofied</span><br />The title of a book by </span><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">by Francois Rabelais.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">9.</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Osseocarnisanguineoviscericartilagininervomedullary<br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">First coined by Thomas Love Peacock in Heading Hall (1861).<br /><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" >10. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminoscupreovitriolic</span><br /></span><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Describes the composition of the spa waters at Bristol, in Gloucestershire, England.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" >11. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bababadalgharaghtakamminapronnkonnbronntonnepronnt-</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">uonnthunntrovarrhounawnskawntoohoohoordeenenthurnuk</span><br />Appears in a book written by James Joyce.<br /><br />12. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrim-</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">matosilphiparaomelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophat-</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">toperisteralektryonoptekephalliokiglopeleiolagoiosiraiobaph-</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">etraganopterygon</span><br />The english translation of a Greek word which means "a goulash composed of all the leftovers from meals of the last two weeks".</span><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" >13.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylarginyl...isoleucine </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">(189,819 words)</span><br />The chemical name of titin, the largest known protein</span></span>BLThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863994701000604148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232539899826714226.post-53498390473886679752011-05-17T00:36:00.000-07:002011-05-17T00:54:16.515-07:0013 Lowdowns on Ladybugs<span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAwFalZJvuI5YwteCa-vbxaqSn62amznHsUuOo3_IGY_0SExeIjYfczPjDaK7Iw8BxX0lmlZQqwS3xJuCzXrD1TWqZ_ZNu9OxtsUHcp8uNTs4vRoxrZvBl-fdz4fCYRixXnQNcpZCfJIM/s1600/ladybug1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAwFalZJvuI5YwteCa-vbxaqSn62amznHsUuOo3_IGY_0SExeIjYfczPjDaK7Iw8BxX0lmlZQqwS3xJuCzXrD1TWqZ_ZNu9OxtsUHcp8uNTs4vRoxrZvBl-fdz4fCYRixXnQNcpZCfJIM/s320/ladybug1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607590201766170242" border="0" /></a>1. Ladybugs chew from side to side.<br /><br />2. There are over 5000 different kinds of ladybugs worldwide.<br /><br />3. A ladybug beats its wings 85 times per second when in flight.<br /><br />4. The spots on a ladybug fade as it gets older.<br /><br />5. Ladybugs generally live for about a year, however some species can live for up to 3 years.<br /><br />6. Ladybugs are the official state insect of Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio and Tennessee.<br /><br />7. Ladybugs will hibernate when the temperate falls below 13 degrees Celsius.<br /><br />8. Ladybugs are generally between 2-10 millimeters in length, however females are often larger in size than males.<br /><br />9. Ladybugs remain in incubation for about 5-8 days, before emerging in their larvae form.<br /><br />10. Depending on species, a ladybug may lay up to 2000 eggs in its lifetime.<br /><br />11. Ladybugs are omnivores.<br /><br />12. Ladybugs secrete a foul smelling fluid from the joints in their legs which can deter predators.<br /><br />13. If a ladybug feels threatened, it may play dead.<br /><br /></span>BLThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863994701000604148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232539899826714226.post-83641986536461258732011-05-16T18:02:00.000-07:002011-05-16T18:49:20.493-07:0013 Fun Facts about the Ukulele<div style="text-align: left; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxUcNPXyIegVh66NxO-TwO-u35S2HdJJka5E0F9kdXQgkCfaUzxwu-e4VgFUL7n0vEXt3nB0dpG_PXm9kNOmA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />1. The name "Ukulele" means "jumping flea" in Hawaiian.<br /></span></div><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><br />2. The ukelele is best known for its part in Hawaiian music, but was derived from two Portugese instruments, the braguinha and the cavaquino.<br /><br />3. The Ukulele is commonly known as the "Uke".<br /><br />4. Ukulele's come in four different sizes - soprano, concert, tenor and baritone.<br /><br />5. The soprano is the standard size ukulele.<br /><br />6. Tiny Tim bought ukulele playing to the pop charts with his 1968 hit single "Tiptoe Through the Tulips".<br /><br />7. The ukulele is played by plucking at its four strings.<br /><br />8. There are now electric ukuleles.<br /><br />9. Ukulele's are generally made from mahogany wood, however cheaper versions can be found in plastic.<br /><br />10. The ukulele is small, seldom more than 60cm long.<br /><br />11. The first ukulele was made in 1879.<br /><br />12. As of the year 2000, there are only 3 companies in the world which manufacture ukulele's.<br /><br />13. The 4 strings of a ukulele are tuned the the notes G-C-E-A.<br /><br />If you enjoyed these fun facts, <a href="http://www.triond.com/users/13+Fun+Facts">click here</a> to view my writing profile</span>BLThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863994701000604148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232539899826714226.post-84825714907742533162011-05-16T16:38:00.000-07:002011-05-16T16:52:09.380-07:0013 Things you Need to Know about Neptune<span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcM1Rl3zgVsJii8fFqvbwlOCq5YQvkOOOImW-jNUsp7kQdc8zi_yz_AGwDrBMNh9QitiiescbzG_rDZyM4jRwV_nHhFnsEHzlqaoD-Q4Cu9EeEUk0840HW7P1itH7kNtY2W_dSTs-is2f/s1600/neptune_voy2.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcM1Rl3zgVsJii8fFqvbwlOCq5YQvkOOOImW-jNUsp7kQdc8zi_yz_AGwDrBMNh9QitiiescbzG_rDZyM4jRwV_nHhFnsEHzlqaoD-Q4Cu9EeEUk0840HW7P1itH7kNtY2W_dSTs-is2f/s320/neptune_voy2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607465281856038498" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:130%;" >1. Because Pluto's orbit is elliptical, Neptune occasionally orbits further away from the sun then Pluto, making it the furthest planet. However now that Pluto is no longer officially a planet, Neptune is always the furthest planet from the Sun, and Earth. <br /><br />2. Neptune has the strongest winds in the Solar System. <br /><br />3. Neptune is the coldest planet in the Solar System. <br /><br />4. The gravity on Neptune is only 17% stronger then that on earth. <br /><br />5. One day on Neptune measures about 16 earth hours.<br /><br />6. Whether the English or French discovered Neptune is still in dispute.<br /><br />7. A year on Neptune measures 165 earth years.<br /><br />8. Neptune is named after the Roman god of the seas, due to its blue color. <br /><br />9. Neptune's moon, Triton, is eventually getting closer to it. it is believed that eventually the gravity of Neptune will tear this moon apart. <br /><br />10. Triton has the coldest temperatures measured in the Solar System, about -230C. <br /><br />11. There is a permanent cloud on Neptune known as the "Scooter". <br /><br />12. Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to have visited Neptune, in 1989. <br /><br />13. Neptune is the fourth largest planet among the eight planets in our Solar System. </span>BLThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863994701000604148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232539899826714226.post-69002176119089059352011-05-15T18:58:00.000-07:002011-05-15T19:13:09.963-07:0013 Fun Facts about Clouds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_V2ZNTM-QN28nfehnd4x0HoyLPzZSX0zb8K6UTUDumuZ2SJ6belPFOeJnnP_YtzreL_F0lXa92027XNUBBFSEQqKGTKohH3jWP2Tr86nLy9CNKua6Mu_lJod5Eks8y1-dTjcBVBTp4jvx/s1600/clouds3.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_V2ZNTM-QN28nfehnd4x0HoyLPzZSX0zb8K6UTUDumuZ2SJ6belPFOeJnnP_YtzreL_F0lXa92027XNUBBFSEQqKGTKohH3jWP2Tr86nLy9CNKua6Mu_lJod5Eks8y1-dTjcBVBTp4jvx/s320/clouds3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607131248497986722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:130%;" >1. It takes somewhere between a few minutes and an hour for clouds to be created.<br /><br />2. There are 3 categories of clouds, depending on their height from the ground, low clouds, medium clouds and high clouds.<br /><br />3. Loud clouds are normally made up of water droplets and have a base under 2,000 meters.<br /><br />4. Medium clouds are normally made up of water droplets also, but have a base somewhere between 2,000 and 7,000 meters.<br /><br />5. High clouds are usually made up of ice crystals, and have a base somewhere between 5,500 and 14,000 meters.<br /><br />6. Saturn has clouds. In fact, any planet or moon with an atmosphere has clouds.<br /><br />7. Clouds appear white because they reflect the suns light.<br /><br />8. In Iran, clouds are a good omen.<br /><br />9. Noctilucent clouds are so high, that they can reflect the suns light and are visible even during the night.<br /><br />10. The classic white cloud is known as "Cumulus".<br /><br />11. Hindu's and Buddhist's believe that Cumulus clouds are the spiritual cousins of elephants.<br /><br />12. There is an official international Cloud Committee.<br /><br />13. Clouds develop vertically or horizontally.<br /></span>BLThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863994701000604148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232539899826714226.post-4606126034383287862011-05-15T17:22:00.000-07:002011-05-15T17:40:22.440-07:0013 Things You Never Knew About the $100 Bill<span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgati_UWBnYV169rlJdHg0lGkthqcGKMPK2WCerVJ3Cl1oY_lcANZGplankqUDwqJlg4qAcxfE9B790_rWp7MS_yv_UOh_qPnruWM0MwAsSv3yjxuOU5NC-zzRe5DWukFV8l4JTiebg4sjL/s1600/one-hundred-dollars.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgati_UWBnYV169rlJdHg0lGkthqcGKMPK2WCerVJ3Cl1oY_lcANZGplankqUDwqJlg4qAcxfE9B790_rWp7MS_yv_UOh_qPnruWM0MwAsSv3yjxuOU5NC-zzRe5DWukFV8l4JTiebg4sjL/s320/one-hundred-dollars.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607106984299930050" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">1. A $100 bill lasts for approximately 9 years before becoming to worn out to use.</span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><br />2. It would take 20.4 pounds of $100 bills to make $1 million.</span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><br />3. 48% of the notes printed by the Bureau of Printing and Engraving are $1 notes.</span> <br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">4. In the image of the Independence Hall on the $100 bill, the clock in the steeple is set at 10 past 4.</span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><br />5. The numeral four on the clock face is incorrectly written as "IV" whereas the real Independence Hall clock face has "IIII"</span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><br />6. The $100 bill is the largest denomination currently in use in the US currency.</span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><br />7. The first $100 notes were issued in 1862 by the Federal Government.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">8. Traces of cocaine are found on nearly 80% of all bills circulated in the US.</span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><br />9. 11.9% of US paper currency production is represented by the $100 bill.</span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><br />10. Approximately 75% of all US $100 bills circulate outside the United States.</span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><br />11. The $100 bill is one of only 2 notes that does not feature an image of a past US president.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">12. $100 bills are commonly referred to as "Benjamins" in reference to the image of Benjamin Franklin's portrait, or "C-notes" in relation to the roman numeral for 100, C.</span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><br />13. Higher denomination bills of $500, $1000, $5000 and $10,000 were retired in 1969</span> </span>BLThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863994701000604148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232539899826714226.post-66846901413737232272011-05-13T19:05:00.000-07:002011-05-13T19:09:24.612-07:0013 Scintillating Substantialities about Swaziland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrr2BAzMBGqUwi0w-lH_Rqtz4WAQFLBZjJUfFLBz5nGel5hSGQmLAQZQOhiWz3TeemfzIp3d_uUjU6Om6-I__oysyT8wuwYZrIDxgt2fiWkxAD-lfSlAQkr2nDWxSVjiBpHZYJTBV4ho3l/s1600/460-swaziland2_801820c.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrr2BAzMBGqUwi0w-lH_Rqtz4WAQFLBZjJUfFLBz5nGel5hSGQmLAQZQOhiWz3TeemfzIp3d_uUjU6Om6-I__oysyT8wuwYZrIDxgt2fiWkxAD-lfSlAQkr2nDWxSVjiBpHZYJTBV4ho3l/s320/460-swaziland2_801820c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606388123989425346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Swaziland’s official name is the “Kingdom of Swaziland”</span> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. Swaziland has a population of 1.2 million people.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Swaziland is ruled by King Mswatii III.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Swaziland is small, only 200km from North to South, and 130km across.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. Swaziland is also known as Ngwane.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. The countries population is just over 1 million.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">7. The kingdom of Swaziland gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1968.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">8. The official language of Swaziland is SiSwati</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">9. Six times as many people use mobile phones compared to home phones in Swaziland.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">10. Swaziland has 301km of railways.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">11. Swaziland has the highest prevalence of AIDS in the world.</span></p><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:130%;" >12. Swaziland borders Mozambique and South Africa. </span><p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">13. Swaziland has never had a professional surfer, as it is landlocked</span></p><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></div>BLThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863994701000604148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232539899826714226.post-25105083271258223472011-05-13T18:51:00.000-07:002011-05-13T18:54:09.380-07:0013 Decent Details about Deodorants<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXng_hW3ssd0MU77gTso4tZvcaInS0_m7CRjciMpAdKtkDEGfj25Uy-YadLU8GZVhYwQvKBoCYzYa0O0WdEsmHZVDY3MSso51XoRrRWHYInWZezudJFeEpFxCxH0ZaZzkzzNkQaZzfYnmg/s1600/deodorant.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXng_hW3ssd0MU77gTso4tZvcaInS0_m7CRjciMpAdKtkDEGfj25Uy-YadLU8GZVhYwQvKBoCYzYa0O0WdEsmHZVDY3MSso51XoRrRWHYInWZezudJFeEpFxCxH0ZaZzkzzNkQaZzfYnmg/s320/deodorant.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606384191261692322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Ancient Egyptians pioneered the field of deodorant, through using cinnamon and other spices.</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:130%;" > </span><div style="float: right; width: 300px; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. The US market for anti-perspirants and deodorant reached $1.9 billion in 2005</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Fuwarinka is a Japanese gum which contains aromatic compounds, released through the users skin for upto six hours after consumption, in order to fight body odours.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Deodorants work to neutralize odours, while anti-perspirants actually block skin pores and prevent sweat from forming.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. Many deodorant products contain aluminium and environmental toxins.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. These toxins are believed to be responsible for birth defects and harm to the reproductive organs in males.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">7. The metal silver is used in some deodorants as an odour neutralizer.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">8. Traditional deodorants ay cause Alzhemier’s.</span></p><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:130%;" > </span><p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">9. In caveman times, body odour was used to deter potential predators.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">10. Anti-perspirants are classified as drugs by the FDA.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">11. Having offensive body odours is illegal in libraries in San Luis Obispo County, California.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">12. Deodorants work by making the skin an unfriendly environment for bacteria.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">13. Only 11% of the 10,500 ingredients currently in use in the production of Deodorant have been tested for safety.</span></p><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div>BLThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863994701000604148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232539899826714226.post-72043466543243875852011-05-13T18:42:00.000-07:002011-05-13T18:44:47.977-07:0013 Terrific Trivialities about Texas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5t9Y6Dw7Q5fJlAuKghVt_30RKOriGwpUYPuZ3zNZEF5bbUvsZNcTgBJNIzuRsSrU02gUEKyh-_TlZKaN96KtRmPLzJ6JP-3NmCti4qJCe-5ajcuN7xODgMbXNfzUnvUQMXs2qeZt00Tn/s1600/dixie-national-rodeo-and-livestock-show.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5t9Y6Dw7Q5fJlAuKghVt_30RKOriGwpUYPuZ3zNZEF5bbUvsZNcTgBJNIzuRsSrU02gUEKyh-_TlZKaN96KtRmPLzJ6JP-3NmCti4qJCe-5ajcuN7xODgMbXNfzUnvUQMXs2qeZt00Tn/s320/dixie-national-rodeo-and-livestock-show.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606381546376994114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">1. The King Ranch in Texas is bigger than the state of <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD3">Rhode Island</span></span> <p><span style="font-size:130%;">2. It is illegal to sell ones eye in Texas.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:130%;">3. In Texas, it is illegal to shoot a Buffalo from the second storey of a <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1">hotel</span>.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:130%;">4. The population of Texas is 24 million, 40 million if you include cattle.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:130%;">5. Texas contains 7.4% of the USA’s total area.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:130%;">6. Texas was an independent nation from 1836 to 1845.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:130%;">7. Caddo Lake is the only natural, non-man made lake in the state.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:130%;">8. Rodeo is the official sport of Texas.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:130%;">9. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:130%;">10. The hamburger was created in Athens, Texas.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:130%;">11. The official dish of Texas is Chilli.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:130%;">12. Texas has approximately 1.2 million illegal immigrants.</span></p><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><p><span style="font-size:130%;">13. Texas is pretty cool.</span></p><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;color:transparent;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></div>BLThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863994701000604148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232539899826714226.post-83071061064713966872011-05-13T18:30:00.000-07:002011-05-13T18:40:48.211-07:0013 Positive Particulars of President Lincoln<div style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:Times,";"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZ9yWsO5yGCPjOo1rweVZZ8HwP_BTOl3TdDyCO0JvXjRJZx6WdHKrpEnt4LDOkCr6b1JauBbPx9yWl8j64c9wNweCQAEqSPIX7wT8IcBMJidNKK8YrGr3ZJfYKSn7_o7QyGQEnl4SmVeB/s1600/lincoln.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606378869691091266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZ9yWsO5yGCPjOo1rweVZZ8HwP_BTOl3TdDyCO0JvXjRJZx6WdHKrpEnt4LDOkCr6b1JauBbPx9yWl8j64c9wNweCQAEqSPIX7wT8IcBMJidNKK8YrGr3ZJfYKSn7_o7QyGQEnl4SmVeB/s320/lincoln.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 255px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 198px;" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">1. He was born on February 12th 1809, and died April 15th 1865 at the age of fifty six.</span></div><div style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:Times,";"><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span> </div><div style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:Times,";"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. He was the first president to be assassinated.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:Times,";"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Abraham Lincoln was a strong and talented wrestler.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Lincoln was the first president to have a beard.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:Times,";"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. He was the tallest U.S president at 6ft 4 inches.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:Times,";"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. Lincoln suffered from a serious form of Depression.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:Times,";"><span style="font-size:130%;">7. He was nicknamed “honest Abe”<br /><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:Times,";"><span style="font-size:130%;">8. Lincoln dreamed of his own death at least twice in the weeks leading up to his assignation.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:Times,";"><span style="font-size:130%;">9. Lincoln has no direct line of living heirs as far as anyone knows. The last of his son Robert’s line died in the 1980′s.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:Times,";"><span style="font-size:130%;">10. Lincoln bought a store at the age of 23 but, was so unsuccessful at store clerking that he later ended up owing $1000 for loans he and his partner took out.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:Times,";"><span style="font-size:130%;">11. Lincoln only had 18 months of formal education. </span></div><div style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:Times,";"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:Times,";"><span style="font-size:130%;">12. As a child and during his growing up years Lincoln avoid hunting and fishing because he did not like killing animals.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">13. Abraham Lincoln never played in the NBA</span></div>BLThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863994701000604148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232539899826714226.post-42552984084430254322011-05-13T18:27:00.000-07:002011-05-13T18:28:53.334-07:0013 Amazing Anomalies about the Aardvark<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SkTv58__fPUNwQjiMFQfy91-HWsQKs-F7dyYbriaI0u1cGuXI9k7koH9JlR6dyazfsV2iHDK8vs9A7dlfmUQjf_cfm88gU1kgteKoChO0qgSM-i7mT078CgKzsG_-bzGkDMPrgbzgZGT/s1600/6a010535647bf3970b0105369937c4970b-800wi.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SkTv58__fPUNwQjiMFQfy91-HWsQKs-F7dyYbriaI0u1cGuXI9k7koH9JlR6dyazfsV2iHDK8vs9A7dlfmUQjf_cfm88gU1kgteKoChO0qgSM-i7mT078CgKzsG_-bzGkDMPrgbzgZGT/s320/6a010535647bf3970b0105369937c4970b-800wi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606377656190955922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Aardvarks are found throughout Africa, mostly South of the Sahara Desert.</span> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. The Aardvark’s name means “Earth Pig” in Afrikaans. </span></p><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:130%;" > </span><div style="float: right; width: 300px; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Aardvark is the first word in the English dictionary.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. The Aardvark can eat 50,000 termites in one sitting.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. An Aardvarks claws are as strong as a pick axe.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. When distrubed, an Aardvark will squeal like a pig.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">7. An Aardvark’s teeth grow continuously.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">8. In one night, an Aardvark may travel 16km</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">9. Aardvarks are the only animal in their order.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">10. Aardvarks are about 2 meters long.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">11. The life span of Aardvarks in the wild is unknown.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">12. Aardvarks are solitary animals.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">13. Many parts of the Aardvark body are used by African tribes in rituals, and Aardvark is a relished dietary item of many tribes.</span></p>BLThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863994701000604148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232539899826714226.post-28052808928785841192011-05-13T18:19:00.001-07:002011-05-13T18:21:59.466-07:0013 Scary Specifics about Sharks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsLlEZrFuHCz_ezu1tJFIDU_CqxsGvDOwhU_Pw7mpAd6T9YWRn-sE-y8N1vXlGySyjJdZSyOMW93wjMU3Vwc-4j5FZlETZQApfIdU3-3v154otrws7Zd76swVYHRFAXizeIurIm67laCo/s1600/brandon-cole-great-white-shark.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsLlEZrFuHCz_ezu1tJFIDU_CqxsGvDOwhU_Pw7mpAd6T9YWRn-sE-y8N1vXlGySyjJdZSyOMW93wjMU3Vwc-4j5FZlETZQApfIdU3-3v154otrws7Zd76swVYHRFAXizeIurIm67laCo/s320/brandon-cole-great-white-shark.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606375477345854706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Because sharks very rarely get cancer, scientists study their cartilage in the hopes of finding a cure for the disease.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> </span></span><div style="float: right; width: 300px; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. The first pup to hatch inside the sand tiger shark mother devours its brothers and sisters until there are only two pups left, one on each side of the womb. This form of cannibalism is called <i>oophagy</i>.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Even though almost equal numbers of men and women spend time in the ocean, sharks seem to prefer to attack men. In fact, nearly 90% of shark attacks have happened to men.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Sharks do not have a single bone in their bodies.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. The Swell Shark, found in New Zealand, barks like a dog.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. When it comes time to give birth, the female shark loses her appetite so she won’t be tempted to eat her own pups.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">7. The dwarf shark is as mall as a persons hand.</span></p><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> </span></span><p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">8. An egg from a whale shark measuring 14 inches in diameter was found in the Gulf of Mexico in 1953.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">9. The bull shark is the only shark that can live in both fresh and salt water.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">10. The fastest swimming sharks are the Mako and Blue sharks, which can swim upwards of 60 miles per hour.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">11. Sharks ears are on the inside of their head.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">12. The Great White Shark eats 11 tons of food per year.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">13. A shark’s liver can make up 25% of its body weight.</span></p><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div>BLThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863994701000604148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232539899826714226.post-17624795797162295892011-05-13T18:13:00.000-07:002011-05-13T18:18:06.107-07:0013 Things You Never Knew About KFC<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeISb9Hab8opb9KGJR5k0tD-l9WLC9kV64cF01_pGv4cUBGvC51yV2b8UzqWyOpEBiydoxVyBxX5piXfpJqEVQWuoCKjFtANSmnpk8HXK4fO5ODPFHLACCya9z55j2t7p37CM9DrNZvjEx/s1600/1292358458-fried-chicken.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeISb9Hab8opb9KGJR5k0tD-l9WLC9kV64cF01_pGv4cUBGvC51yV2b8UzqWyOpEBiydoxVyBxX5piXfpJqEVQWuoCKjFtANSmnpk8HXK4fO5ODPFHLACCya9z55j2t7p37CM9DrNZvjEx/s320/1292358458-fried-chicken.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606374873404733106" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:130%;" >1. KFC was started in Corbin, Kentucky, in 1930<br /><br />2. The secret recipe for KFC chicken is kept in a safe in Louisville, KY.<br /><br />3. KFC is consumed by nearly 8 million people per day in the US alone.<br /><br />4. The creator of KFC, “Colonel Sanders”, was actually a gas station manager, whose real name was Harland Sanders.<br /><br />5. The first KFC restaurant was opened outside of Sanders gas station, and was originally called Sanders Court & Cafe.<br /><br />6. The first overseas KFC was in England.<br /><br />7. KFC operates in 80 countries around the world.<br /><br />8. The first ever bucket of KFC chicken was sold in 1952.<br /><br />9. THe original, still secret recipe, was invented in 1940.<br />Read more in Food<br />« The Benefits of Chocolate<br /><br />10. In 2007, KFC decided to keep the original recipe, but fry the chicken in a different type of oil so that trans fat was removed.<br /><br />11. KFC is owned by PepsiCo<br /><br />12. Harland Sanders was made a Colonel in 1936<br /><br />13. Some people believe KFC stands for Kid Fattening Center.</span>BLThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863994701000604148noreply@blogger.com