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2012-09-23T11:13:00.004-07:00

It’s (Supposedly) Over! Chicken Are Older than Eggs!

According to a recent research, the chicken came before the egg. This statement is supported by the results of the research. In order to have an eggshell, there is an absolute need of the protein named ovocleidin-17. It is an element found in the animal’s ovaries and without it there is no possible way to create an egg. The production of this protein is crucial to the creation of chick and their preservation before hatching. Thus, it is highly improbable to have an egg without a hen. Generally speaking, we still don’t know how a chicken could come out of somewhere else but an egg, so the eternal question still remains alive…

At least we now have some kind of an argument for one of the two points of view.
However, eggs have existed long before the hen and rooster. Reptiles such as dinosaurs even could be distant relatives, ancient forefathers of the current chicken, but we can’t be certain. For all the good reasons, the dilemma will live on, at least one more year.

2012-09-21T11:07:00.003-07:00

Australians used to name their hurricanes after politicians they disliked

This tradition is said to have been started by a meteorologist by the name of Clement Wragge, who is often considered to be the father of modern meteorology. „Inclement“ Wragge, as he was often called, was the first person to do real weather forecasting „down under“. He was very outspoken and expressed his disapproval for certain politicians by naming tropical cyclones after them in his forecasts! This also marks the first time that names were used to classify weather systems.

Starting in 1953, the United States began naming tropical storms, which initially were all named after women. They later caved into pressure from feminists groups in 1979 to use men’s names as well. Currently, the duty of naming hurricanes and tropical storms is given to the World Meteorological Organization, an agency of the United Nations. The current system uses an alphabetical list. There is a storm name chosen for each letter of the alphabet, and as hurricane season progresses they go from an „A“ name to a „B“ name and so on. The WMO has 4 lists and reuses a list of names every 4 years. The more famous storm names are retired from their respective lists (thus, there was no „Tropical Storm Katrina“ in 2009).

2012-09-21T11:02:00.001-07:00

The technical term for the pins and needles feeling you get when part of your body „falls asleep“ is ‘paresthesia’

This word comes from the base words ‘para’, which means “altered” or “abnormal”, and ‘aisthesis’, meaning “perception”. Most people are familiar with this sensation – it commonly occurs when a person has slept on their arm or left their legs crossed for too long. The feeling is caused by sustained pressure on a nerve. Paresthesia is typically fleeting, but if it lasts a long time or occurs frequently a medical condition is likely to blame. Chronic paresthesia can be caused by a neurological disease or traumatic nerve damage.

2012-08-17T06:51:00.001-07:00

Teddy Bear Killed More People Than Grizzly Bears.

You might be shocked to know that our daily life common things or activities are more likely to be dangerous than the accidents we hear about in daily news.People are much more likely to use caution when they are in a situation they perceive as being dangerous than they are when doing normal activities.

Now you must be thinking and looking for answers how could teddy bear kill more people than Grizzly Bears.

Let me show you some facts:
In the last eighty nine years, 82 Americans have been killed in bear attacks.
Teddy bears and other toys account for 22 deaths each year, and nearly 1500 injuries and Most of these deaths and injuries happen to children.

The most common teddy bear hazard is the small parts that can fall off and become choking hazards, like their glass eyes.Teddy bears are also tripping hazards.Tripping and falling can cause no harm at all or can result in death, if the child trips and falls down a flight of stairs or hits his or her head on the sharp corner of a coffee table.

2012-08-13T15:19:00.002-07:00

Top 10 Brain-Damaging Habits

We have such a lot of mannerisms and habits. we often think that doing them makes us feel relaxed. However, what we have a tendency to don’t recognize is that these habits may cause internal destruction like brain damage.

1.Skipping Breakfast or No Breakfast at all.

People who don't take breakfast usually got a lower blood sugar level. That’s bad. It ends up in an insufficient of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.

2.Over eating.

Over eating causes the hardening of the brain arteries that results in a decrease in mental power. That’s why you might notice that you simply can’t concentrate well on a puzzle if you have eaten over limit.

3.Smoking

It does not only harm the lungs however also the brain. The nicotine in cigarettes also contain some substances that causes multiple brain shrinkage. If this may continue, you might even get an Alzheimer’s disease.

4.High sugar consumption

Too much of everything is unhealthy. Having a high sugar count interrupts the absorption of proteins and nutrients inflicting malnutrition. this could also interfere in the brain development. Thus, it's not advisable, particularly for children to indulge in sweets.

5. Exposure in air pollution

This is not actually a habit since we tend to are invariably exposed to pollution. Yet, it is listed here because it is one the most causes of brain damage. it is a incontrovertible fact that the brain is one of the main oxygen consumers in the body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the provision of oxygen, bringing about a decrease in brain potency.

6. Lack of sleep or Sleep deprivation

Sleep is extremely essential. it allows our brain to rest from all the hard work done in all day. long term deprivation from sleep accelerates the death of brain cells.

7. Head covered while sleeping

This is often unhealthy too. Sleeping together with your head covered increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decreases the concentration of oxygen which ends up in brain damaging effects.

8. Working your brain during illness

This is quite common to students and professionals alike. progressing to college or workplace while sick and doing voluminous brain work.do you know that working hard or studying while sick ends up in a decrease of brain effctiveness and conjointly brings brain damage? Well, currently you know

9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts

Thinking is that the best way to train our brain. having sensible conversations or writing some essays is extremely healthy. Talking non-sense things is certainly not.it is best to invariably have brain stimulating thoughts to avoid brain shrinkage.

10. Talking Rarely

There’s nothing unhealthy in being talkative,it is actually healthy.Intellectual conversations promote the potency of the brain.

2012-08-13T11:08:00.003-07:00

Amazing animal-Two wombs

Kangaroos have two wombs. While rare, this does occur in humans - and there have been cases of mothers with two wombs giving birth to triplets

2012-08-13T11:06:00.002-07:00

Amazing facts-Never grow up

Chimpanzees have the longest childhoods (apart from humans), staying with their mothers for up to 7 years.

Chimpanzees have the longest childhoods (apart from humans), staying with their mothers for up to 7 years.

2012-08-13T11:05:00.003-07:00

Strange facts-Hamsters

All pet hamsters are descended from a single female wild golden hamster found with a litter of 12 young in Syria in 1930. Inbreeding in humans significantly increases the chances of genetic defects, and is widely shunned. However, marrying aunts, uncles and cousins is still very common among European royal families - even the Queen of England and her husband Phillip are second cousins once removed.

2012-08-11T14:09:00.003-07:00

In the US: 269 Chickens Are Killed for Food Every Second

You heard this right – due to the large amount of fast food restaurants and the huge clientele they enjoy that much, the production of chicken meat has been augmenting for years. Currently, there are 269 chickens being murdered at a young age in order for the US nation to be able to have a crispy nugget or pieces in their salad. That’s 23 million birds per day!

2012-08-11T13:09:00.003-07:00

Chinese Birth Policy Leaves Thousands of Children on the Street

The infamous One-Child Policy of People’s Republic of China has brought not only negatives from the other countries, but also many issues inside the borders of the Asian state itself. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this policy: it is a law that puts a tax on every new child after a first son. In some cities, when a girl is born, the family can have a boy afterwards without paying, but there are also places that tax as much as over 10,000 dollars for the second child.Due to this extremity, the local authorities have incredible issues with handling the c.a. 70,000 children that are abducted from the streets or their homes… or maybe given away. Females have abortions when they don’t have the funds or possibility to pay the tax, no matter if they would be a good parent.

2012-08-11T12:36:00.004-07:00

Bizarre facts-Man with 80 Kgs Tumor

This man, named Nguyen Duy Hai, has 80 kilogram (176 lbs) tumor below his waist. The tumor started to grow 30 years ago for unknown reasons. He lives in Vietnam and his family is too poor to afford any kind of operation or even a decent inspection of the tumor by the doctors, so instead of begging for money the family turned to the internet.

2012-08-10T23:43:00.003-07:00

The Invisible Car By Mercedes :::
And Yes it is the “INVISIBLE” what you read is right! The much awaited super invisible car finally made by the Mercedes Benz. Its not a fantasy any more, and they have done it. Its amazing to hear that we are finally sitting in the world where such technology now really exist!
They have put down some super technology of LED to produce a invisible car. All they have done is covered all of the car with LED andgiven cameras at the sides so thatthe camera takes image of the other side and make it appear on LED on the other side, making a phenomenon of appearance of nothing in between.

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Rohit Kelkar.

2012-08-10T15:23:00.001-07:00

Amazing facts-Longest journey by skateboard

The longest journey by skateboard was 12159 kms (7555 miles) and was completed by Rob Thomson of (New Zealand) starting in Leysin, Switzerland on 24th June 2007 and finishing in Shanghai, China on 28th September, 2008.

2012-08-10T15:20:00.002-07:00

Did you know-Only two countries where Coca-Cola is not sold

There are now only two countries in the World where Coca-Cola doesn't do business.

The Coca-Cola Co. plans to start selling its drinks in Myanmar for the first time in 60 years, following the U.S. government's decision to suspend investment sanctions on the country for its democratic reforms.

Myanmar is one of three countries where Coca-Cola doesn't do business. The other two are Cuba and North Korea.

The world's biggest soft drink maker said it will start doing business in the country as soon as the U.S. government issues a license allowing American companies to make such investments.

2012-08-10T15:15:00.003-07:00

Amazing facts-Mohenjo daro

Some have suggested ancient technology glassified these Indus Valley ruins but electricity is a more plausible explanation. Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent region are thought to be the birthplac of civilization and the central focus for human culture dating back to the beginning of recorded history.

No one knows for sure just how old the generalized composite that we call a society really is both because of archeological deficiencies and because of radiometric dis-conformity but one of the oldest sites is located in the Indus Valley of Pakistan and appears to date from around 3000-2500 BCE.

2012-08-10T15:06:00.001-07:00

Amazing facts-Britain's youngest Grandfather at 29

A dad has become Britain's youngest grand-father at the age of 29 after his daughter gave birth at 14. Shem Davies was also 14 when he became a father for the first time. Now, schoolgirl daughter Tia has had a baby girl a week before her 15th birthday.

Jobless Shem who split with Tia's mum Kelly three months after Tia was born - said he was "absolutely delighted" at the new arrival. Tiny Ava Grace is in an incubator after she was born ten weeks early. But the family said she is "doing remarkably well" at the special care baby unit where she is being cared for in South Wales.

2012-08-10T15:03:00.002-07:00

Interesting facts-Life of Papuans

Papuan is a cover term for the various indigenous peoples of New Guinea and neighboring islands, speakers of so-called Papuan languages. Papua New Guinea occupies the eastern part of the world's second largest island and is prey to volcanic activity, earthquakes and tidal waves. Linguistically, it is the world's most diverse country, with more than 700 native tongues.

Some 80% of Papua New Guinea's people live in rural areas with few or no facilities of modern life. Many tribes in the isolated mountainous interior have little contact with one another, let alone with the outside world, and live within a non-monetarised economy dependent on subsistence agriculture.

2012-08-10T14:50:00.001-07:00

Bizarre facts-Man conducts 20000 Volt current

Human conductor Slavisa Pajkic has scientists scratching their heads because he can withstand high voltages without feeling a thing. Known as 'Battery Man', the machinist claims he can act as an insulator, conductor and even a heater.

Videos on the internet show the 54-year-old powering up a lightbulb and cooking sausages by using energy stored in his body. Slavisa, from Pozarevac, Serbia, says he discovered his amazing talent when he was a teenager. He said: 'I was 17 years old when accidentally during work, I felt that electricity can not do anything. The rain was falling, and my colleagues made a metal fence."
The fence somehow became live, and it was then his new life began.

'My friend, who was leaning against the fence, said he could feel electricity but as I approached and touched the wet spot, I felt nothing. 'I was open-mouthed, but then I realized that current could not harm my body.

'When there is a sudden power failure, my folks do not have to worry. My house is always shining. I can be an insulator, conductor, accumulator and heater.

'People have seen me on television so they are glad to meet me but afraid to shake hands.'

Hot dog: Slavisa cooks a sausage by passing an electric current through it from power stored in his body. He holds two Guinness World Records, for withstanding 20,000V and being the quickest to heat up a cup of water to 97C, in 1 min 37 secs.

2012-08-10T14:46:00.000-07:00

Bizarre events-The death of Brandon Lee

In 1993, Brandon Lee lost his life in the course of plying his trade, when reality and artifice traded places. On the film set of The Crow, Brandon Lee, son of famous martial artist and actor Bruce Lee, was himself killed whilst attempting to film his character’s death scene. Weeks before the accident the crew had been filming a scene in which a hand gun was shown being loaded. They used cartridges with just a bullet and a primer, however, when, off stage, somebody messing with the prop squeezed the trigger, the primer exerted enough force to move the cartridge into the barrel of the gun, where, unknown to anyone, it remained lodged.

When the time came to film the scene in which Lee’s character is shot, the same gun was loaded again with a blank cartridge, this time containing a propellant and a primer, in order to give the visual effect of gunfire. Nobody checked the barrel and, when the gun was fired, the explosion from the newly inserted blank sent the cartridge lodged in the barrel into Lee’s abdomen, killing him. To this day even the most dedicated method actors avoid working with that particular crew.

2012-08-10T14:10:00.000-07:00

Amazing facts-Treasure worth billions found in Indian temple

A treasure trove of gold and silver jewelry, coins and precious stones said to be worth billions of dollars has been found in a Hindu temple in southern India.The valuables have an estimated preliminary worth of over 500 billion rupees ($11.2 billion), said Kerala Chief Secretary K. Jayakumar, catapulting the temple into the league of India's richest temples.

The thousands of necklaces, coins and precious stones have been kept in at least five underground vaults at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple which is renowned for its intricate sculptures.

The temple, dedicated to Hindu lord Vishnu, was built hundreds of years ago by the king of Travancore and donations by devotees have been kept in the temple's vaults since. A necklace found was 18 feet (six metres) long. Thousands of gold coins have also been found. Since India achieved independence from Britain in 1947, a trust managed by descendants of the Travancore royal family has controlled the temple. But India's Supreme Court recently ordered that the temple be managed by the state to ensure the security of valuables at the shrine.

2012-08-10T13:38:00.001-07:00

Friend Of a Polar Bear.

Animal trainer Mark Dumas plays with a 16-year-old polar bear named Agee at his home in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. Mark has an intimate bond with Agee, and wrestles on the grass with her, kissing her, and putting his head in her huge jaws.

The fearless 60-year-old bear handler even goes for dip in his swimming pool where he and Agee enjoy a watery cuddle together.

Mark and his wife Dawn have owned Agee since she was six weeks old and the colossal mammal even lived in their home as a cub where she played with the family dogs and was bottle fed.

Mark and Dawn train the 60-stone (800lb) friendly beast - the world's largest land predator - to star in TV adverts. She has even performed in movies like 'Alaska' in 1995 when she was just a few weeks old.

Mark said: "If anyone else tried this they'd end up as Agee's dinner. The only people she likes are me and my wife Dawn."

Mark has trained various animals for many films, including Best in Show, Alien vs. Predator: Requiem and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

2012-08-10T13:34:00.001-07:00

Amazing animal-Chinese Giant Salamander

Look at this giant Salamander! It lives under some people's porches! The United States is also home to a giant salamander called the Hellbender, and it's well, the name fits. However, it is not as endangered as the shockingly strange-looking Chinese cousin. The Chinese giant salamander can grow to be nearly six feet long.

2012-08-10T13:31:00.000-07:00

Amazing facts-Girl trains Cow as a Show Horse

Regina Mayer, a 15-year-old girl from Laufen, Southern Germany, rides her pet cow Luna as if she were a well-trained show horse.

The young girl always wanted her own horse, but her parents kept saying “no”, and since she had a stable full of cows at her disposal, Regina decided she was going to try and ride one. After hundreds of hours of training and many baskets of treats, she managed to teach Luna to jump over home-made hurdles, just like a show horse.

Regina remembers that she knew Luna was special ever since she was born, three years ago. The calf came right up to her, she wasn’t shy like most other young cattle, and they developed a special friendship ever since. The 15-year-old began riding Luna about six months ago and she even contacted a riding school in Switzerland, and received some tips on how to train and equip the bovine in a way similar to a show horse. The two went for long rides around the countryside of Southern Germany and Luna become more and more comfortable, especially since her friend Regina made sure to give her delicious carrots during each outing.

Young Regina Mayer says Luna is definitely very clever, she knows what she can do and what she can’t. Right now she’s able to jump over a-meter-high hurdles, but the rider is confident this year they will reach 1.20 meters. She admits people always look at her funny when they see her riding a cow, but she wouldn’t dream of trading Luna for a horse. The trained cow has become her best friend, following her around wherever she goes, something a horse would never do.

2012-08-10T02:00:00.002-07:00

Call it gross, cute, whatever you want; this fish has human like teeth to crush its food which consists of other fish skulls!! There is an amazing resemblance between their teeth and that of humans showing a close, common ancestry among all animals. Remember, our primary ancestors were bacteria and we have come a long way so be proud of who you are!!

2012-08-09T19:15:00.002-07:00

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