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Color Film Footage From 1920s London

2013-05-16T16:11:00.001-04:00

In 1927, Claude Frisse-Greene shot a series of film around London based on a color (or colour) technique that his father had experimenting with. His father, William Friese-Greene, was an early pioneer of cinematography. His process was called ‘Biocolour’ which produced the illusion of color by exposing alternating frames of black and white film with color filters, then staining the film again with red or green.

It produced a pretty decent illusion of color, but its downfall was a noticeable flicker and red and green fringing on objects in motion, so the films needed to be sped up.

Two Types of Insomnia

2013-05-11T23:38:00.002-04:00

Primary insomnia is basically the condition you have when no other “causes” for the sleeplessness are there, or can be found. Once all the other medical, medication, substance or sleep disorder (sleep apnea) causes are eliminated, this is what’s left. If the insomnia was “caused” by some depression or anxiety without a real medical issue present – than this is what you have.

Co-morbid or secondary insomnia is a type that is brought on or amplified by the use of some other factor – and it could be almost anything. Medications, nicotine, caffeine, alcohol, illicit drugs, pain, stress, rheumatoid arthritis, hyperthyroidism, brain trauma, anything. It’s important that we get these medical issue resolved first, or the insomnia issue may never go away.

The important lesson here is to find out whether the cause of your insomnia has got a third-party contributor –something that can be controlled. I’d say that things like “jet lag” are pretty hard to control, and so that would be considered short-term, primary insomnia. Something like taking amphetamines or your arthritis causing pain all night would be co-morbid.

9 types of laughter

2013-05-09T11:22:00.001-04:00

Types of Laughter

Fake Laughter
This type of laughter comes in handy when your boss tells a dumb joke and you have to laugh to make them less likely to fire you. Fake laughter is usually done by simply opening your mouth and pushing out a sound. It often sounds like: “ha ha ha”.
Sometimes I just forgo fake laughter all together and instead say something like, “That was so funny, I forgot to laugh!” The recipient typically understands and moves on.

Evil Laughter
Although evil laughter is generally pretty evil, it’s a lot of fun to imitate. This is the type of laughter a villain on a Disney movie is all too keen to let out. It stereotypically sounds like “Muhahhahaha ha ha ha!"
Once you hear any character on any movie laugh in that matter, you know without a doubt that they are in fact a “bad guy”. Sorry if that ruins any plot twists for ya.

Hysterical Laughter
This is a fun strand of laughter, can be quite contagious too. This type of laughter can surface in different ways. One way is lack of sleep. Everything and nothing is funny, that fact alone makes it even funnier.
Pretty soon, you’re laughing so hard that tears are coming out of your unsuspecting eyes. Your body also becomes an unwilling participant-getting hunched over and possibly doing a little laughter-jig.
Another way this type of laughter can creep into your soul is if when you’re laughing it is quite inappropriate…

Inappropriate Laughter
Smooth segue, Christine. Thank you. At one point in our lives or another we’ve all had the fortunate misfortune of inappropriate laughter.
Fortunate because laughter is fun (and good for your health , remember?). Misfortunate because this type of laughter could potentially offend someone else or ruin a particular mood.
Classic example of this is laughing at church during a serious sermon. Maybe someone farted, which is pretty funny. You’re the only one that heard it or smelled it, maybe you dealt it.
The point is: right now is not the time to break into hysterics, its just plain…inappropriate. Just the sheer thought of your laughter at this inconvenient time elicits more and more laughter.
If someone else hears your laughter they could be infected by it, because we all know that laughter is contagious…

Contagious/Infectious Laughter
This is the type of laughter that even just hearing makes you want to laugh. Oftentimes, this laughter can be inappropriate and make you laugh just because this is the case.
Research also supports the notion of contagious laughter as a bonding mechanism in social behavior. That is why comedy clubs love to pack their customers in tight: the laughter is contagious and brings about an overall better energy in the room.

Baby Laughter
This is pretty self-explanatory. There is nothing more precious than the sound of a baby’s laughter. Aaliyah even used a recording of a baby’s laugh in her 1998 hit “Are You that Somebody?”

Nervous Laughter
One of the more infuriating types of laughter for those on the other end of it. Imagine an adult scolding a child and the child can’t stop laughing. Imagine a girl questioning her boyfriend on some of his indiscretions only to be met with chuckles.
Ew, why are you imagining all of this stuff? Stop. Your thoughts are your reality, remember? The point is: this type of laughter seems to surface at the most inconvenient times.
This laugh may also be coupled with shifty eyes and an overall look of doom on the laugher’s face. Common laugh sound: “huh huh huh huh…huh..”

Silent Laughter
One of my personal m.o.’s of laughing. This happens when you laugh so hard no sound actually comes out. It’s like the laugh gets confused and forgets to come from the back of your throat.
When I really get going laughing I can stay silent and hunched over for up to a minute! Well, I haven’t actually timed it out, but I’m pretty sure I could!
Another form of silent laughter is when you think something is really funny, but you know you can’t laugh (or else be deemed with inappropriate laughter). It’s usually at the expense of others.
This laughter stays lodged inside of your brain and you hear it loudly in your head. It may sound something like, “Ha! I’m glad you’re out of the competition now I can win! Ha!”

Teasing Laughter
Teasing laughter is the cousin of the ol’, “Nanna nanna boo boo!” This type of laughter is not the kind of laughter you usually like to hear.
Nelson, the bully character on the long-running animated series, The Simpsons has one of the most menacing, taunting laughs. He’s always too eager to add his trademark, “ha ha!” at the sight of another’s ill fortune.

6 types of smiles humans use

2013-05-09T11:12:00.000-04:00

Sydney, Oct 22 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have identified six different types of smiles.

Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley, Emiliana Simon-Thomas, a neuroscientist and Dacher Keltner, a psychology professor, have described the smiles and their distinctive characteristics.

The Duchenne smile, a genuine grin, it's named for 19th-century French scientist Duchenne de Boulogne, whose name is associated with a form of muscular dystrophy.

The flirty, coy smile, often, the person looks out of the corner of the eyes, head turned and the amused smile, it comes with the chortle after a good joke, with the head thrown back.

While those three expressions obviously convey signals to other people, Simon-Thomas said they're essentially "self-oriented." "If you're making one of these smiles, you don't necessarily want to approach the other person to meet their needs," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted her as saying.

Contrast that with three kinds of 'pro-social smiles' that convey a desire to bond, there is, the love smile, often with a tilted head and softened eyes, the interested smile, with raised eyebrows and a slight grin and the embarrassed smile, sometimes with the eyes cast downward. "The love smile is about embracing and caring, which we think is really different from the coy smile, which is more about getting sexual pleasure," Simon-Thomas added.

Tension and Cluster Headaches

2013-05-09T11:06:00.001-04:00

Tension headache

Tension headaches, which were recently renamed tension type headaches by the International Headache Society, are the most common type of headaches.

The pain can radiate from the neck, back, eyes, or other muscle groups in the body.
Nearly everyone will have at least one tension headache in their lifetime.

Cluster headache

Cluster headaches are rare, extremely painful and debilitating headaches that occur in groups or clusters.

Cluster headache sufferers typically experience severe headaches of a piercing quality near one eye or temple that last for fifteen minutes to three hours.
The headaches are usually unilateral and occasionally change sides.
Cluster headaches are classified as vascular headaches.
The intense pain is caused by the dilation of blood vessels which creates pressure on the trigeminal nerve.

Cluster headaches often go undiagnosed for many years, being confused with migraine or other causes of headache.

Color Meanings

2013-05-09T04:56:00.000-04:00

Red: represents danger, warning, or error, but also warmth, love, passion, and intense emotion. Can also symbolize bravery, war, or blood. Some studies have shown it to stimulate appetite (which is why there's so much red at McDonald's restaurants) and improve accuracy on certain tasks.

Pink: the lighter shade of red represents love and romance, as well as femininity. Pink is generally considered to have a calming effect.

Yellow: this bright, attention-getting color is seen as a sunny, happy color, yet studies have also shown, paradoxically, that prolonged exposure to it can make adults lose their tempers and babies cry. Yellow is also the most fatiguing color to the eye.

Blue: seen as having a calming effect. Darker shades of blue (as in police uniforms and business suits) may suggest reliability and security. The color is also often associated with sadness. Studies suggest that the color blue can increase productivity and creativity, and may actually lower body temperature and pulse rate.

Orange: being a combination of yellow and red, orange is also a warm, stimulating and attention-getting color.

Brown: darker shades of red, yellow and orange are warm, but less stimulating. These earthy colors can suggest strength and security.

Green: a combination of blue and yellow, this color is generally a physically soothing color that may simultaneously produce an emotional lift. Green is the color most associated with nature, and sometimes signifies good luck or money (which may be why at its extreme, green is associated with envy).

Purple: associated with royalty, wealth, and luxury, as well as spirituality and wisdom. Purple can seem exotic, but sometimes overly so. In some instances purple can appear out of place or even artificial.

White: represents purity, innocence, and goodness (the good guy is the one in the white hat). White makes a room seem brighter and more spacious, but too much white can have a sterile, cold effect.

Black: represents death, mourning, and evil (think Darth Vader), but also sophistication, as in formal wear, and authority, as in a judge's robe.

Gray: literally a "middle-of-the-road" color, gray is a practical, timeless color, but also dull or even depressing when used in excess. Gray causes the least eye fatigue of any color.

Epic trailer for Thor 2

2013-04-23T06:08:00.002-04:00

The Hello Kitty Murder

2013-04-09T06:31:00.000-04:00

The Hello Kitty Murder in Hong Kong refers to the case of a night club hostess who was kidnapped and tortured in an apartment in Tsim Sha Tsui in 1999. She eventually died over a month later, either by drug overdose or at the hands of the abductors. She was decapitated and her head was put in a Hello Kitty doll, hence the name of the case.

A 23-year-old night club hostess by the name of Fan Man-yee (樊敏儀) was kidnapped by three men: 34-year-old Chan Man-lok (陳文樂), 27-year-old Leung Shing-cho (梁勝祖) and 21-year-old Leung Wai-lun (梁偉倫). They took her to an apartment at No. 31 Granville Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, where they imprisoned her. They beat and tortured her daily over a debt dispute. The apartment building in which the crime took place was demolished in September 2012.

After a month of imprisonment and torture, she was killed, dismembered and her skull was stuffed into a giant Hello Kitty mermaid doll. They discarded most of the other body parts. Only the woman's skull, one tooth and some internal organs were recovered.

The killing was exposed after the 14-year-old girlfriend of one of the three perpetrators reported having continual dreams of being haunted by the woman's ghost.

Carrie - Official Trailer

2013-04-05T10:36:00.002-04:00

Grapes explode when put in the microwave

2013-03-24T13:04:00.001-04:00

Grapes actually explode when put in the microwave as demonstrated in this video:

President George Washington's Teeth

2013-03-24T12:53:00.000-04:00

There are many myths about George Washington and one of the biggest myths are the fact that his false teeth were made of wood. George Washington did have false teeth but the fact is that his false teeth were more then likely made of metal or ivory. According to many historians George Washington had false teeth made of metal, a cows tooth and hippopotamus ivory.

George Washington had false teeth at a young age and by his second inaugural address he only had one real tooth left. Dentistry back in the seventeen hundreds was basically non-existent and therefore the dentures that George Washington had in were extremely painful and many said he only wore them when he had to give a speech. Therefore many of George Washington’s public appearances were cut very short and he generally would not speak very long.

Fire Rainbow

2013-03-23T12:23:00.002-04:00

"The fire rainbow is the rarest of all naturally occurring phenomena. The clouds must be cirrus and at an altitude of 20,000 feet at least. There must be just the right amount of ice crystals present, as well.
The sun has to hit the clouds at exactly 58 degrees. It makes the rainbow appear to be on fire, hence the name. It’s actually cold as ice, though. In the weather world, the phenomena is known as a circumhorizontal arc." - OMGFACTS

Where The Word Sh*t Comes From

2013-03-23T09:31:00.001-04:00

Certain types of manure used to be transported (as everything was years ago) by ship. In dry form it weighed a lot less than when wet, but once water (at sea) hit it, it not only became heavier, but the process of fermentation began again, of which a by-product is methane gas.

As the stuff was stored below decks in bundles you can see what could (and did) happen. Methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came below at night with a lantern, BOOOOM!

Several ships were destroyed in this manner before it was discovered what was happening. After that, the bundles of manure were always stamped with the term "S.H.I.T" on them which meant to the sailors to "Ship High In Transit."

In other words, high enough off the lower decks so that any water that came into the hold would not touch this volatile cargo and start the production of methane.

World's Shortest Song

2013-03-22T10:03:00.001-04:00

The world's shortest song is only 1.316 seconds long. You can listen to it here:

Beyonce's New Summer Job

2013-03-21T14:05:00.002-04:00

Beyoncé continues her reign upon mainstream media and pop culture. The international superstar is heating up the summer in a new campaign for H&M.

As part of her partnership with the clothing retailer, the 31-yr-old singer and fashionista will appear in television and print ads wearing pieces from the H&M summer collection. The print and outdoor billboards introduce “Beyoncé as Mrs. Carter in H&M,” a reference to her upcoming world tour.
“I’ve always liked H&M’s focus on fun and affordable fashion,” said Beyonce, who had input into most of the designs. “I really loved the concept we collaborated on to explore the different emotions of women represented by the four elements—fire, water, earth and wind. It was a beautiful shoot on a tropical island. It felt more like making a video than a commercial.”
The womenswear, which is described as strong, vulnerable, sensual, maternal, fun, and flirtatious, includes a fringed bikini, bodycon dress, flowing sun dress, high-waisted shorts, and sleeveless shirt.
“H&M’s summer campaign starring Beyoncé is epic, with glamour, drama and also a sense of paradise,” said Donald Schneider, Creative Director for H&M. “It was amazing to watch her on the shoot make it all look effortless—a quality that makes her such an icon for women around the world. The campaign is the essence of Beyoncé, and also the essence of H&M this summer.”

Vibrators from the early 1900s

2013-03-21T13:54:00.000-04:00

Underage drinking is allowed in 29 states if done on private premises with parental consent

2013-03-21T10:06:00.000-04:00

There are actually a list of states that allow underage drinking with only a few exceptions. This is actually news to me because I had no idea that the law allowed such a thing. No don't go getting any ideas, those of you who may be underage but I just thought that was really interesting. Here's a list of the states that allow it.

Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

The Odd Case Of The Missing Days

2013-03-21T09:51:00.001-04:00

On September 2, 1752, an odd happening occurred that's still keeping genealogists on their toes. On that day, the British Isles and all the English colonies, including America, lost 11 days--September 3 through 13. People went to sleep and when they awoke the next morning, the date had changed to September 14. There were riots in rural villages since the people thought the government was trying to cheat them out of 11 days of their lives.

The year 1752 is a leap year, with 355 days in total (The calendar changed from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar this year, and a number of days were dropped during this process).

Most Common Lies Told

2013-03-21T08:24:00.001-04:00

The Most Common lies, feel free to add more in the comments section:

It wasn't me.
I'm fine.
Gee, you haven’t changed a bit.
The check is in the mail.
I never got the message.
We service what we sell.
She is only a friend.
Your baby looks so beautiful.
That looks so good on you.
One size fits all.
I'll start my diet on Monday.
Thank you, dinner was so delicious.

I need 5 minutes of your time.
I never said that.
Give me your number and the doctor will call you right back.
Money cheerfully refunded.
This offer limited to the first 100 people who call in.
Leave your CV and we’ll keep it on file.
This hurts me more than it hurts you.
Your table will be ready in a few minutes.
Open wide, it won’t hurt a bit.
Let’s have lunch sometime.
It’s not the money, it’s the principle.
I wasn’t feeling well.
I didn’t want to hurt your feelings.
I was just kidding.
I was only trying to help.

4 Text Messages You Never Want From Your Parents

2013-03-20T21:48:00.000-04:00

Those oh so awkward text from your parents.

Women and Sharks have something in common

2013-03-20T20:11:00.002-04:00

Women and sharks have something in common, they both have a compound called squalane, which is found in shark livers and also in the vagina as a lubricant. When a woman is aroused, she secrets the squalane as her clitoris and labia swell up, and the interior vagina lengthens as it prepares for entry of her partner.

Awkward Moments In The Shower

2013-03-20T15:30:00.001-04:00

That awkward moment when you're attempting to be SEXY and this happens....

Miley Cyrus Is Wearing Her Engagement Ring Again

2013-03-20T14:38:00.003-04:00

Looks like they're back together. Miley is sporting Liam Hemsworth's ring again and obviously enjoying herself today, sporting a horse-head hoodie.

Brazilian waxes cause STD

2013-03-20T13:57:00.001-04:00

A private health clinic in Nice, France, claims to have found an association between Brazilian waxes and an STD called Molluscum contagiosum. The condition's main symptom is raised, pearly spots on the bikini area that are most commonly found in children, but has been spreading through sexual contact in the last few years.

Scientist plan on doing futhur test in the near future, just thought I'd inform those of you getting ready for the Summer, be careful.

Rihanna and Chris Brown's Wedding

2013-03-20T12:33:00.001-04:00

( Chris Brown and Rihanna (Picture: Getty)
Rumors have been buzzing via the Internet that Rihanna and Chris Brown may be preparing to make it official late this Summer, there have even been report that Rihanna will not rock the traditional white dress but instead a bikini while have the ceremony on the beach in her Native Barbados. So much has been made of her and Chris's reunion and their appearance together at the Grammy's this year, appearing seemingly happy together once more. In all honesty, none of this was a surprised to me as so many others may have saw this coming as well. Whatever they choose to do as far as a wedding goes, I'm sure it'll be different and sure to make national news.