Interesting Stuff

 Recently I was surfing the web and came across some interesting yet “useless information”. I thought I would share some of here. I’m sure you will never use it. However, if you are ever on Jeopardy…..well you know who to thank 🙂 

*~*  DO YOU FEEL LIKE AN ASS??? When a female horse and a male donkey mate, the offspring is called a mule, but when a male horse and a female donkey mate, the offspring is called a hinny. When a male zebra and a female donkey mate the offspring is called a ‘zedonk’ or ‘zebrass’. All of these resulting offspring are sterile (can’t have babies).

*~* EASIEST WAY TO CURB YOUR URGE FOR CHOCOLATE: Did you know that the average chocolate bar in the U.S. contains at least 8 pieces of an insect in it? Harvesting of the cacao beans occurs in the tropical countries of South America with low sanitation levels. Cacao tree beans are cut and piled in the farmer’s field where they ferment for 6 days. During this process, children and adults walk over the piles; insects, rodents, small animals and other living things that make their nests in the piles. Actually the The U. S. Department of Health publishes a book entitled “The Food Defect Action Levels” in which they list unavoidable defects in food (insect, rodents etc.) all allowed by FDA.

*~* POOR BIRDIES: It is believed that in a small town in North Eastern part of India (Jatinga) birds commit suicide in a particular 1.5 km long and around 200 meters wide strip of field area. These birds are not suicidal since their behavior may be attributed to heavy rains and floods and submergence of their natural habitat in the surrounding areas. Also the local villagers light torches which attract the birds migrating at night. They then clobber them to death with bamboo poles and eat them!

*~* HOW STRONG IS YOUR BLADDER??? If you ever swim in the Amazon and Oranoco Rivers of South America please think twice before urinating in the water. Fish called Candiru or Carnero is attracted by urine smell (urea and ammonia) and it can insert it self into the penis or vagina while urinating. Then penis fish lodges itself somewhere in the urinary tract with its spines and it uses its mouth for feeding by sucking the blood. It is almost impossible for fish to survive inside of the human body. Removal of the fish is extremely hard due to the spines and if problem is not treated it can result in removal of the genitals.

*~* LION + TIGER=LIGER: What happens when a male lion and a female tiger breed? A Liger – the largest of all felines. A liger looks like a giant lion with diffused stripes and some male ligers grow sparse manes. These massive creatures are 10 feet long on average and weigh about 700 lb (320kg). Liger love swimming – trait common to tigers but lacking in lions. Ligers have been bred in captivity, deliberately and accidentally, since shortly before World War II. The largest liger alive today is appropriately named Hercules and lives in Jungle Island in Miami.

*~* ELEPHANT FACTS: Elephants are well known for their intelligence and caring for each other. Elephants cry and laugh and they are largest animals that live on land. Elephants live long, between 60-70 years. Elephant’s musk has more than 100,000 muscle units and elephant poops around 80 pounds a day. It is known that elephants take a great care over dead bones of their family members. However, it is the myth that they carry them to secret “elephant burial grounds”. Interesting elephant fact is that periodically male elephants go through musth or extremely aggressive sexual behavior. Musth in Persian means “intoxicated” and it is recorded that male elephant in musth has 60 times higher level of testosterone than in the normal elephant. Elephant male in the musth will kill and destroy everything in his path. Take a look at this shocking vicious video to learn more about this highly aggressive elephant behavior.

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Don’t…

Don’t wait for time. Make it.
Don’t wait for love. Feel it.
Don’t wait for money. Earn it.
Don’t wait for the path. Find it.
Don’t wait for opportunity. Create it.
Don’t go for less. Get the best.
Don’t compare. Be unique.
Don’t fight your misfortune. Transform it.
Don’t avoid failure. Use it.
Don’t dwell on mistake. Learn from it.
Don’t back down. Go around.
Don’t close your eyes. Open your mind.
Don’t run from life. Embrace it….

I HAVE LEARN…

I HAVE LEARNED that you cannot make someone love you All you can do is be someone who can be loved.. The rest is up to them..
I’ve learned- that no matter how much I care, some people just don’t care back..
I’ve learned- that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it..
I’ve learned- that it’s not what you have in your life but who you have in your life that counts..
I’ve learned- that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes.. After that, you’d better know something..
I’ve learned- that you shouldn’t compare yourself to the best others can do..
I’ve learned- that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life..
I’ve learned- that it’s taking me a long time to become the person I want to be..
I’ve learned- that you should always leave loved ones with loving words.. It may be the last time you see them..
I’ve learned- that you can keep going long after you can’t..
I’ve learned- that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel..
I’ve learned- that either you control your attitude or it controls you..
I’ve learned- that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place..
I’ve learned- that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences..
I’ve learned- that money is a lousy way of keeping score..
I’ve learned- that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time..
I’ve learned- that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you’re down will be the ones to help you get back up..
I’ve learned..- that sometimes when I’m angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn’t give me the right to be cruel..
I’ve learned- that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance.. Same goes for true love..
I’ve learned- that just because someone doesn’t love you the way you want them to doesn’t mean they don’t love you with all they have..
I’ve learned- that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you’ve had and what you’ve learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you’ve celebrated..
I’ve learned- that you should never tell a child their dreams are unlikely or outlandish.. Few things are more humiliating, and what a tragedy it would be if they believed it..
I’ve learned- that no matter how good a friend is, they’re going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that..
I’ve learned- that it isn’t always enough to be forgiven by others.. Sometimes you are to learn to forgive yourself..
I’ve learned- that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn’t stop for your grief..
I’ve learned- that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become..
I’ve learned- that just because two people argue, it doesn’t mean they don’t love each other AND just because they don’t argue, it doesn’t mean they do..
I’ve learned- that we don’t have to change friends if we understand that friends change..
I’ve learned- that you shouldn’t be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever..
I’ve learned- that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different..
I’ve learned- that no matter how you try to protect your children, they will eventually get hurt and you will hurt in the process..
I’ve learned- that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don’t even know you..
I’ve learned- that even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help..
I’ve learned- that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being..
I’ve learned- that the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon…AND no matter how prepared you think you are…YOU’RE NOT!
I’ve learned- that it’s hard to determine where to draw the line between being nice and not hurting people’s feelings and standing up for what you believe !

DIRECTIONS TO OUR FATHER’S HOUSE

Dear Readers,
The following message was sent to me by a dear friend.
I hope that you will enjoy it as much as I do. The name of it is…..

DIRECTIONS TO OUR FATHER’S HOUSE.

Make a Right onto Believeth Blvd. Keep straight and go through
the Green Light, which is Jesus Christ. There, you must turn onto
the Bridge of Faith, which is over troubled water.

Now when you get off the bridge, make a Right turn and Keep
Straight. You are on the King’s Highway – Heaven-bound.
Keep going for three miles: One for the Father, One for the Son,
and One for the Holy Spirit.

Then take the Grace Blvd exit. From there, make a Right turn
on Gospel Lane. Keep Straight and then make another Right on
Prayer Road. As you go on your way, Yield Not to the traffic on
Temptation Ave. Also, avoid SIN STREET because it is a DEAD
END. Pass up Envy Drive, and Hate Avenue. Also, pass
Hypocrisy Street, Gossiping Lane, and Backbiting Blvd.

However, you will have to go down Long-suffering Lane,
Persecution Blvd. and Trials and Tribulations Ave, but that’s all
right, because VICTORY Street is straight ahead! AMEN!
( Author Unknown )

Now Readers, send these directions to your friends so they
will not get lost, for it would be a shame for them to miss the
wonderful services held there!

All My Love & Prayers,
Kimmie

History of Zero & New Math Method

Zero was invented in India by Indian mathematicians dating as early as 5th century. They widely used it in calculations, astronomy and astrology. Zero was spread by Arabians to the Europe and there on it was spread all over. Before this, all Europeans used roman numerical which were difficult to calculate on as they were in the form of Symbols, lengthy and had limits.

Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Already Taken

It’s quite possibly the most commonly used phrase in the history of advice: Be yourself. But it’s such a vague adage. What do they really mean when they tell you to be yourself? And is it really as easy as it sounds? Steps to Find yourself. You can’t be yourself if you don’t know, understand, and accept yourself first.

Stop caring about how people perceive you. The fact is, it really doesn’t matter. It’s impossible to be yourself when you’re caught up in wondering “Do they think I’m funny? Does he think I’m fat? Does she think I’m stupid?” To be yourself, you’ve got to let go of these concerns and just let your behavior flow, with only your consideration of others as a filter—not their consideration of you.

Be honest and open. What have you got to hide? You’re an imperfect, growing, learning human being. If you feel ashamed or insecure about any aspect of yourself —and you feel you have to hide those parts of you, whether physically or emotionally —then you have to come to terms with that and learn to convert your so-called flaws into individualistic quirks. Relax. Stop worrying about the worst that could happen, especially in social situations. So what if you fall flat on your face? Or get spinach stuck in your teeth? Learn to laugh at yourself both when it happens and afterwards. Turn it into a funny story that you can share with others. It lets them know that you’re not perfect and makes you feel more at ease, too. Develop and express your individuality. Whether it’s your sense of style, or even your manner of speaking, if your preferred way of doing something strays from the mainstream, then be proud of it. Have a Productive Day. Accept that some days you’re the pigeon, and that some days, you’re the statue. People might raise eyebrows and even make fun, but as long as you can shrug and say “Hey, that’s just me” and leave it at that, people will ultimately respect you for it, and you’ll respect yourself.

There’s a difference between being yourself and being inappropriately unrestrained. You might have your opinions, dreams, and preferences, but that doesn’t mean you have to disrespect others by forcing them to acknowledge your views. If fads or trends strike your fancy, don’t avoid them! Being yourself is all about reflecting who you are inside in what you do, and what you like is what you like, no matter how trendy it is (or not trendy, for that matter)! As the famous song goes, “Life’s not worth a damn until you can say, I am what I am” – when you can sincerely say it, you will know that you can be yourself.

Interesting Internet Facts

thank you to InterestingFacts:
Facebook Facts:Facebook was originally named TheFaceBook and it was developed by Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg. The first use of the FaceBook was on the Harvard campus and it was limited only to Harvard students. Soon the FaceBook spread like wild fire around the other major U.S. Universities. Mark Zuckerberg dropped the Harvard and pursued his facebook dream to become one of the 4th most-trafficked websites in the world with more than 90 million active users. The FaceBook website is built on PHP-MySQL technology and it is probably the most popular PHP website ever built. Interesting fact is that the facebook.com domain was purchased for $200,000 and FaceBook has more than 24 million photos uploaded daily.

 

Internet Addiction Facts: Are you addicted to your online connection? Are you one of those crazy folks that can’t wait to read the email with your morning coffee? Doctors are calling it serious addiction combined with: Cybersexual Addiction, Computer Addiction and Cyber-Relational Addiction. They even managed to stamp the cool names for it, like Internet Addictive Disorder (IAD) or the Internet Overuse Syndrome (IOS). Based on the latest research and simple human reasoning. Internet addiction should not be labeled as addiction like gambling or drug addiction. There should be a strict line that distances other addictions from the “internet addiction”. Staying in touch with your friends or watching funny YouTube videos is not a destructive behavior which usually characterizes major addictions. If you gamble on the internet then you are not addicted to the internet, but online gambling. Internet is a wonderful tool, but like everything else in this Universe there is the sunny side and the dark side of the pyramid of life. Stay Positive!

MySpace Facts: MySpace was founded by former Friendster members Chris Dewolfe and Tom Anderson in 2003. They saw opportunity to beat Friendster with more options and less restrictions for social network users. MySpace was purchased in 2005 for $580 million by Rupert Murdoch creator of a media empire that includes 20th Century Fox and the Fox television stations. MySpace has more than 40 billion page views a month. Google paid $900 million to be MySpace’s search provider. MySpace runs on Microsoft .NET Framework, operating under Windows 2003 server and applications written in C# for ASP.NET.

History of Amazon.com: Jeff Bezos coined the term Amazon.com from the earlier name Cadabra.com. It was the excellent way to present large volume online bookstore. But did he have hidden intentions? It is hard to believe but in the early Internet days, when Yahoo was dominant search engine, results on one page were listed alphabetically. Amazon would always appear above its competition for a specific keywords. This could be a breaking point for Jeff to expand and became what it is today.

What is Google?: Google, the Internet search company founded in September 1998. by Larry Page & Sergey Brin, got it’s name from the word Googol, which represents number 1 followed with hundred zeros after it.

What is Yahoo?: Yahoo the complex internet organism has complicated name. Word “Yahoo” is shortcut for “Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle”. It was coined by PhD candidates at Stanford University: David Filo and Jerry Yang.