How, when, why, who - there is a reason behind everything and that is exactly what's worth sharing here. Dreams sometimes leave you numb for a day and sometimes you have no idea what you dreamt about. You can really live a whole beautiful life in a dream that you may never be able to achieve in reality. Wonder how life would be without dreams? No point. Because there can't be any life without dream.
Tuesday, 26 April 2016
50 Cool and Weird Fun Facts that you should know!
Cool and Weird facts about our everyday lives that everyone should know. Check out this collection of 50 Cool and Weird Fun Facts. Do you have any other fun facts you would like to add? Post them in our comment section! Start your day learning something you didn't know yesterday.
50 Cool and Weird Fun Facts that you should know!
Cool and Weird facts about our everyday lives that everyone should know. Check out this collection of 50 Cool and Weird Fun Facts. Do you have any other fun facts you would like to add? Post them in our comment section! Start your day learning something you didn't know yesterday.
- You breathe on average about 5 million times a year.
- Months that begin on a Sunday always have a Friday the 13th in them.
- You are born with 300 bones, by the time you are an adult you will have 206.
- The average lead pencil will write a line about 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
- One fourth of the bones in your body are in your feet.
- The average person spends 2 weeks of their lifetime waiting for the light to change from red to green.
- It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it.
- The present population is expected to rise to 15 Billion by the year 2080.
- The largest recorded snowflake was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.
- The tip of a bullwhip moves so fast that the sound it makes is actually a tiny sonic boom.
- Native Americans used to name their children after the first thing they saw as they left their tepees after their children were born, hence the names Sitting Bull and Running Water.
- The Matami Tribe of West Africa play their own version of football, instead of a normal football they use a human skull.
- Coca-Cola would be green if the food colorant wasn't added.
- During the 17th Century, the Sultan of Turkey ordered his hole harem of women to be drowned and replaced with a new one.
- Coffins used for cremation are usually made with plastic handles.
- "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
- Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
- Cockroaches can live several weeks with their heads cut off.
- It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. We dare you, give it a try!
- A Ten Gallon Hat will only hold 3/4 of a Gallon.
- Of all the words in the English language, the word "SET" has the most definitions.
- It is against the law to burp, or sneeze inside a church in Nebraska.
- In 1386 a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
- Earth is the only planet not named after a god.
- The world's oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old!
- Scientists have tracked butterflies travelling over 3,000 miles.
- The silkworm consumes 86,000 times its own weight in 56 days.
- If removed from the stress of the modern world, the average human would sleep about 10 hours a day.
- To produce a single pound of honey, a single bee would have to visit 2 million flowers.
- A colony of 500 bats can eat approximately 250,000 insects in an hour.
- One in Five adults believe that aliens are hiding in our planet disguised as humans.
- Travelling masseuses in ancient Japan were required by law to be blind.
- The bloodhound is the only animal whose evidence is admissible in court.
- James Fixx, the man who popularized jogging in America died of a heart attack while running.
- The average American spends about a year and a half of his or her life watching commercials on television. What are you doing?! Get out and spend that year and a half doing something productive!
- Ancient Greeks practiced a form (ineffective) of birth control that consisted of having a woman hold her breath, making her squat, and sneezing.
- The FDA permits up to 5 whole insects per 100 grams of apple butter.
- There are no naturally occurring blue foods, even blueberries are purple!
- The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present in all the important meetings of the University of London.
- The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!
- Just like fingerprints, everyone's tongue is different.
- The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
- 400 Quarter Pounders can be made from a single cow.
- Only 38% of Americans eat breakfast every day.
- 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
- 11% of the World is left handed.
- A "Jiffy" is the scientific name for 1/100th of a second.
- A Boeing 747's wingspan is longer than the Wright brothers' first flight.
- A broken clock is right two times a day.
- A duck's quack doesn't echo anywhere, no one knows why
Strange Things You Likely Didn't Know ???
A rat can last longer without water than a camel.
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself.
The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.
A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and
down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.
Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2" by 3-1/2".
During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur," a small red car can be seen
in the distance (and Heston's wearing a watch).
in the distance (and Heston's wearing a watch).
8 Terrifying Things That Most People Don't Know
There are amoebas that are capable of devouring your brain.
Dwelling on what lies at the microscopic level is often overlooked. But these vicious little creatures should, at the very least, raise alarm.
Saturday, 23 April 2016
Is Mysterious Figure at Stanley Hotel a Ghost?
CREDIT: Henry Yau/Instagram
A visitor to a famous—and famously haunted—hotel in Colorado claims to have captured a ghostly image.
According to a CNN story, "Tourist Henry Yau recently took a picture at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, which appears to show two ghostly apparitions standing on a staircase.
Why Some 'Unhealthy' Eating Behaviors Might Not Be That Bad
Dining out or eating canned foods might not actually be so bad for your waistline, a new study from Spain suggests. During the study, about a third of the participants (528 people) gained at least 6.5 lbs. (3 kilograms). People who said they ate while watching TV at least two times a week, or didn't plan how much to eat before they sat down to a meal, were more likely to gain weight, compared with people who didn't report engaging in these unhealthy eating behaviors.
NASA Honors Prince by Tweeting Photo of Purple Nebula
CREDIT: ESA/Herschel/PACS/MESS Key Programme Supernova Remnant Team; NASA, ESA and Allison Loll/Jeff Hester (Arizona State University)
NASA paid its respects to Prince with a gorgeous space image that recalled the late musician's most famous album, Purple Rain.
Thursday, 21 April 2016
Do you have a photographic memory? This test will determine whether you're in the one percent that do
A ground-breaking new test claims to figure out whether you're in the rare percentage of people who possess a photographic memory.
Every dieter's dream dessert? 'Raindrop cake' contains zero calories and looks like it's made of water
A raindrop cake which looks like a giant droplet of water has been invented - and it contains precisely no calories.
Inspired by traditional Mizu Shingen Mochi from Japan, the light, delicate treat has been recreated for an American audience.
Scientists create 'alien' mice to prove we can get pregnant from sex in space
The amazing new discovery proves that fertilisation can be possible in space despite lack of gravity and cosmic radiation.
Chinese scientists claim they have proven it is possible to get pregnant in space after a ground-breaking new experiment.
Monday, 18 April 2016
'I was born without a womb, cervix and vagina'
Joanna Giannouli
Joanna Giannouli, 27, has a condition which means she has no womb, cervix and upper vagina. Here, she explains the challenges of a syndrome that affects around one in 5,000 women.
When we first saw the doctor, my father put on a brave face. My mother, on the other hand, didn't take it so well. She blamed herself for the past 10 years. It was really heartbreaking to see her like that.
Ecuador earthquake: Death toll jumps as search continues
AP
The number of people killed in a powerful earthquake that struck Ecuador over the weekend has risen to about 350, the government has said.
There have been desperate scenes as rescuers and family members searched for survivors, often with bare hands.
How Lionel Messi reached his 500-goal milestone for Barcelona and Argentina
Lionel Messi took his career goals tally to 500 when he scored in Barcelona's surprise 2-1 home defeat by Spanish La Liga rivals Valencia.
It is the latest landmark in a remarkable career and comes less than 11 years after the then 17-year-old's first senior goal against Albacete in May 2005.
"The figure is from another galaxy," said Barca boss Luis Enrique when asked about the achievement.
Here, we take a closer look at how the Argentina forward reached the landmark for club and country.
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