TOP.TEN .FACTS

Ten amazing facts about dreams

2011-06-21T14:11:00.000-07:00

10. Blind People Dream
People who become blind after birth can see images in their dreams. People who are born blind do not see any images, but have dreams equally vivid involving their other senses of sound, smell, touch and emotion. It is hard for a seeing person to imagine, but the body’s need for sleep is so strong that it is able to handle virtually all physical situations to make it happen.

9. You Forget 90% of your Dreams
Within 5 minutes of waking, half of your dream if forgotten. Within 10, 90% is gone. The famous poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, woke one morning having had a fantastic dream (likely opium induced) – he put pen to paper and began to describe his “vision in a dream” in what has become one of English’s most famous poems: Kubla Khan. Part way through (54 lines in fact) he was interrupted by a “Person from Porlock“. Coleridge returned to his poem but could not remember the rest of his dream. The poem was never completed.

8. Everybody Dreams
Every human being dreams (except in cases of extreme psychological disorder) but men and women have different dreams and different physical reactions. Men tend to dream more about other men, while women tend to dream equally about men and women. In addition, both men and women experience sexually related physical reactions to their dreams regardless of whether the dream is sexual in nature; males experience erections and females experience increased vaginal blood flow.

7. Dreams Prevent Psychosis
In a recent sleep study, students who were awakened at the beginning of each dream, but still allowed their 8 hours of sleep, all experienced difficulty in concentration, irritability, hallucinations, and signs of psychosis after only 3 days. When finally allowed their REM sleep the student’s brains made up for lost time by greatly increasing the percentage of sleep spent in the REM stage.

6. We Only Dream of What We Know
Our dreams are frequently full of strangers who play out certain parts – did you know that your mind is not inventing those faces – they are real faces of real people that you have seen during your life but may not know or remember? The evil killer in your latest dream may be the guy who pumped petrol in to your Dad’s car when you were just a little kid. We have all seen hundreds of thousands of faces through our lives, so we have an endless supply of characters for our brain to utilize during our dreams.

5. Not Everyone Dreams in Color
A full 12% of sighted people dream exclusively in black and white. The remaining number dream in full color. People also tend to have common themes in dreams, which are situations relating to school, being chased, running slowly/in place, sexual experiences, falling, arriving too late, a person now alive being dead, teeth falling out, flying, failing an examination, or a car accident. It is unknown whether the impact of a dream relating to violence or death is more emotionally charged for a person who dreams in color than one who dreams in black and white.

4. Dreams are not about what they are about
If you dream about some particular subject it is not often that the dream is about that. Dreams speak in a deeply symbolic language. The unconscious mind tries to compare your dream to something else, which is similar. Its like writing a poem and saying that a group of ants were like machines that never stop. But you would never compare something to itself, for example: “That beautiful sunset was like a beautiful sunset”. So whatever symbol your dream picks on it is most unlikely to be a symbol for itself.

3. Quitters have more vivid dreams
People who have smoked cigarettes for a long time who stop, have reported much more vivid dreams than they would normally experience. Additionally, according to the Journal of Abnormal Psychology: “Among 293 smokers abstinent for between 1 and 4 weeks, 33% reported having at least 1 dream about smoking. In most dreams, subjects caught themselves smoking and felt strong negative emotions, such as panic and guilt. Dreams about smoking were the result of tobacco withdrawal, as 97% of subjects did not have them while smoking, and their occurrence was significantly related to the duration of abstinence. They were rated as more vivid than the usual dreams and were as common as most major tobacco withdrawal symptoms.”

2. External Stimuli Invade our Dreams
This is called Dream Incorporation and it is the experience that most of us have had where a sound from reality is heard in our dream and incorporated in some way. A similar (though less external) example would be when you are physically thirsty and your mind incorporates that feeling in to your dream. My own experience of this includes repeatedly drinking a large glass of water in the dream which satisfies me, only to find the thirst returning shortly after – this thirst… drink… thirst… loop often recurs until I wake up and have a real drink. The famous painting above (Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening) by Salvador Dali, depicts this concept.

1. You are paralyzed while you sleep
Believe it or not, your body is virtually paralyzed during your sleep – most likely to prevent your body from acting out aspects of your dreams. According to the Wikipedia article on dreaming, “Glands begin to secrete a hormone that helps induce sleep and neurons send signals to the spinal cord which cause the body to relax and later become essentially paralyzed.”

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Top animal fails

2011-04-12T03:47:00.000-07:00

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10 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT BANANAS

2011-04-11T08:35:00.000-07:00

Bananas are a human invention

Bananas as we know them are a human invention from like, 5000 B.C. Because people are picky eaters and don't like seeds. So they made hybrids until they got away with the seeds. There are still tiny little seeds in banana, but they don't work.

The banana tree is not a tree

It's true! It's just a sneaky herb posing as a tree. A huge herb. Trying to be a palm tree

The banana tree bears fruit once and then dies

The banana tree or herb bears only one bunch of bananas and then dies. Luckily, it shoots a new "eye" (a baby plant) before dying. This cycle lasts for about ten years, and then that particular organism dies.

Bananas are at risk of extinction

Because of the two items above (man-made seedless fruit, herb thing), plus the plantation type of agriculture (lack of variety = genetic weakness) the super popular Cavendish bananas are constantly at risk. One aggressive bug or disease, and bananas would be extinct. In fact, the Cavendish banana we eat nowadays —which is at high risk of extinction— is a replacement for the virtually identical banana Gros Michel that went the way of the dodo in the 1960s.

Bananas are great for hangover

Bananas are awesome cures for hangover! That's because, like Coke (the soda, smart ass), they're rich in potassium. Eat one before bed or just after waking up (and going back to bed).

It's bad luck to bring bananas on a boat

It's sailors' superstition. Some ships even ban Banana Boat sunscreen or Banana Republic clothes onboard. Nobody really knows the reason for sure. Some say it's because ships carrying bananas have to go fast so the fruit doesn't deteriorate, and as a result they cannot fish. Some say that the ripe fruit releases methane that can kill the sailors. Hypothesis apart, this makes me wonder, how the invention of the banana boat was even possible?

You need nuclear science to extract juice from bananas

t's awfully hard to extract juice from bananas, even though they're 80% water. Have you ever tried squeezing one? Their molecular structure is just not very squeezable. The currently available banana juice is blended banana, not squeezed banana. Which is obviously cheating. But for some reason, Indian atomic scientists are trying to find a way to extract juice from banana. Yeah, atomic scientists. From the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. Go figure.

A banana can be a weapon

In Monrovia, Maryland, a man hold up a store with a banana. The thief snatched one fruit from the counter and began hitting the clerk, who pulled out a knife. The man with the banana split with no profit from the crime, except for the banana, which was damaged by then. And in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a man hid a banana under his shirt and pretended it was a gun when trying to rob a store. He was caught by the store owner and ate the evidence while waiting for the cops. Strangely, he was charged with felony attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon. Not a very effective weapon, but a nutritious one.

Bananas are an important staple food

No surprise in being the most popular fruit, but ranking fourth as a staple food is not that expected (after wheat, rice, and corn). In some poor regions of the planet, bananas account for 70% of the dietary consumption.

India is the biggest banana producer in the world, followed by Brazil

n those countries, even though Cavendish is still king, there's plenty of variety of bananas. In Brazil, in any farmers' market one can find at least half a dozen types of bananas: baby bananas, plantains, purple bananas, apple bananas, silver bananas, and so on.

More on Brazil and Brazilian culture at The Good Blood http://thegoodblood.blogspot.com/
The Good Blood publishes a feature on fruits called Fruit Friday

source: www.ranker.com

The 10 Most Terrible Amusement Park Accidents

2011-04-11T08:24:00.000-07:00

1. Kentucky Engineering

A young girl goes to Six Flags Kentucky and takes a ride on the Superman drop.
00:50 for the news report and the girl describing exactly what she saw and what happened as the accident happened, which is much more disturbing than any live video footage could be.
Here's what happened:
Before the ride takes them to the top, she and her friends heard a cable snap, they looked up and saw the cables coming from all parts of the ride, whipping around and injuring their faces.
This was only 20ft off the ground.
As the ride started to take them higher, they started seeing black smoke and smelling burned rubber.
The girls all yelled "stop the ride!" repeatedly, cables all over them, even around their necks.
When the girls landed on the ground, one of them smelled burning flesh. It was her severed feet.
One of the girls ended up losing both feet and half a leg to this accident.

2. Retro Coaster Crash

Let’s go back in time to a simpler era where music was analog, clothes were shitty, and an indoor Canadian roller coaster went flying off the tracks and killed three people. Three people died in this accident where the exact thing everyone is scared will happen on roller coasters happened: the final car flew of its hinges and was dragged, careening all over the tracks before anyone (finally) pulled the emergency brake.
Skip to 1:49 to see the injuries of the one guy in the car who survived, only to be crippled by memories.
Skip earlier, to 1:46 to see the park guy describing the safety of the roller coaster and looking a lot like the father in Happiness.
This also serves as a kind reminder never to get a tombstone with a picture of yourself on it, as your "style" may not live as long as your memory.

3. In Russia Ferris Wheel Rides You

Not only does this kid jump a 6ft fence to an abandoned ferris wheel, he also managed to easily turn it on and get a ride. Halfway through his hijacking he decided he didn’t like the chair he picked, so he switched, very unsuccessfully.
As he dangled 45ft (for all you rubes out there, you're welcome for that non-metric conversion, as they describe it in "meters" in the video) above the pavement, a crowd gathered. A crowd of people that could have helped, but instead got out their camera phones.
Turn to 0:44 for footage of the dangling child and a description of the people who were, thankfully, there, and ended up picking up a video phone when they could have easily been helping the poor boy NOT plummet to his death.

4. Batman Kills

A tragic accident occurred in a Georgia Six Flags when a boy jumped two fences clearly marked "Do Not Enter" to retrieve a hat he lost on the ride, but ended up losing his entire head in the process.
The bottom part of the ride decapitated him while he was standing up. No news on whether or not he actually found his hat.

5. Death at Disney

September 5th, 2003. The happiest place on Earth turned into a horrible nightmare for a 22 year-old male named Marcello Torres. About 1/3rd of the way through the ride, it made a sharp right turn, and part of the train came off the hinges.
This forced part of the locomotive-shaped ride to wedge into the tracks, stopping the train completely, and darting like a giant spear through Marcello Torres' chest and head.
Skip to 1:00 for a visual description of how the accident went down, including pictures courtesy of the State of California.
Please excuse the voice overs from the ride. They get pretty loud, and like on the actual ride, are pretty annoying.

6. Swing o Death

At a Chinese theme park, a high-flying swing ride came off its hinges, seriously injuring many people who were riding it.
Maury had a correspondent on giving us the play-by-play, although she does seem oddly self-righteous, and slightly aroused, about the whole thing, she shows us the right clip repeatedly. This woman freaks us out.
Additionally, thanks Maury, for using clips like this to gain rubberneck viewership for years.
Bonus: how the hell was this video in an episode about "sex secrets"?

7. Fallis Wheel

There’s no description as to how this rider managed to get out of his seat, but he did, and then resists help from attendants and park goers alike. The man is so frozen in fear that he can't move enough to reach his hand out for the crew who is trying to help him.
Skip to 0:30 for the fall, and 0:55 to see how many workers it took to get the idiot down from the lower scaffolding after her clung to it for dear stupid life.
The best part about videos like this is moments like 00:38 when the voice over artists is trying his hardest to seem concerned and impartial, but then says things like "watch again" before showing you the accident for the 6th time.

8. Cable Snap

There may not be any audio in this clip, but here’s the play by play. As the ride gets going, the cable that pulls the ride snaps, and the whole line of cars slams back at the starting position, causing whiplash and, ostensibly, a lot of people who will never visit an amusement park ever again.
Two riders were injured in this accident.
The reason this is one of the most horrible things that can happen to you, is that, once again, it happens at the very beginning of a ride.
The fact that you're on a roller coast of any kind defies death just a little bit, but when that shred of safety and confidence you feel is stripped away from you, the next few moments capture a point in someone's memory when they adequately, terrifyingly and appropriately fear for their lives.

9. Saved by Fat

This is the intermission from all of the death and maiming, while still staying on topic. This is one of the few rare times where being fat was actually an asset to someone's life, as a thinner person would have dropped right through the wonky harness on this ride.
On the other hand, it could have been his massive bulk and "people from the movie Wall-E"-shaped physique that didn't allow the harness to work correctly on him.
As you decide, watch this kid scream like an adorable little kid-piggy, and laugh at his expense (because he was FINE), like his mother did.

10. Carnival Fail

Everyone knows that carnivals are pretty much synonymous with failure; both mechanically and professionally.
Everyone also knows that the rides are only half safe to begin with, so an accident is inevitable.
Here is one of the more frightening accidents that happens as a ride that threatens to do something it's not supposed to goes ahead and does it.
The worst part is that the lights come off and the people on the ride are stuck in their chairs, at various points of disarray. We will not make a single orgy joke here.

source : www.ranker.com

March 2011- Girls fail compilation

2011-04-10T10:01:00.000-07:00

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Most weird tattoos

2011-04-10T06:40:00.000-07:00

Worst jobs in the world!

2011-04-08T04:01:00.000-07:00

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Top reporter Fails

2011-01-14T05:43:00.000-08:00

Being a reporter is definitely not the easiest job to do.

The 10 most ridiculous Black Metal videos

2011-01-14T03:30:00.000-08:00

This video has been floating round the net for many years . Credit goes to the guy who gathered 10 hilarious clips full of "evil" music and images.

2010 Top Night Clubs

2011-01-14T00:28:00.000-08:00

10. ZOUK club
Location : Singapore
Open since :1996
Maximum attendance :26000

9. WAREHOUSE PROJECT
Location : Manchester
Open since : 2006
Capacity : 1800

8.Berghain/Panorama
Location : Berlin
Open since : 2004
Capacity : 1500

7. Space
Location : Ibiza
Open since : 1989

6. Matter
Location : London
Open since : 2008
Capacity : 2600

5. Pacha
Location : Ibiza
Open since : 1973

4. Ministry Of Sound
Location : London
Open since : 1991

3. Amnesia
Location : Ibiza
Open since : 1976
Capacity : More than 5000

2. Fabric
Location : London
Open since 1999
Capacity : 1800

1. Sankeys
Location : Manchester

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NBA 2009-2010 SEASON TOP 10 ASSISTS

2011-01-13T05:32:00.000-08:00

Top 10 Michael Jordan Winning Shots

2011-01-13T05:21:00.000-08:00

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Top 10 Best Acrobatic Goals

2011-01-11T04:15:00.000-08:00

Top 10 Biggest and Best Jumps Ever

2011-01-10T04:42:00.000-08:00

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Top 10 -South africa world cup goals

2011-01-10T01:18:00.000-08:00

Top 10 World Cup goals
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Top 10 All Time Michael Jordan Dunks

2011-01-10T00:59:00.000-08:00

Top 10 worst goalkeeping blunder

2011-01-10T00:49:00.000-08:00

Euroleague 2010 regular season top 10

2011-01-08T00:05:00.000-08:00

Top ten of euroleague's regular season

Regular Season Top 10
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Top movie explosion scenes

2010-12-27T03:29:00.000-08:00

A collection of the most spectacular explosions in various movies.

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top selling phones of all time

2010-12-22T06:58:00.000-08:00

As of december 2010, these are the top selling phones of all time.

Top10 -All time highest gross movies

2010-12-09T04:04:00.000-08:00

10. Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix

Warner Bros - 2007

Gross - 938.200.000$

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9. Pirates of The Caribbean - At world's end
Buena Vista - 2007

Gross - 961.000.000$

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8. Harry Potter and The Sorcere's Stone
Warner Bros - 2007

Gross - 974.700.000$

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7. The Dark Knight
Warner Bros - 2008

Gross -1.001.900.000$

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6. Alice In Wonderland
Buena Vista - 2010

Gross -1.024.300.000$

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5. Toy Story 3
Buena Vista - 2010

Gross -1.063.100.000$

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4. Pirates Of The Caribbean- Dead Men's Chest
Buena Vista - 2006

Gross -1.066.200.000$

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3. The Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of The King
New Line - 2003

Gross -1.119.100.000$

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2. Titanic
Paramount - 1997

Gross -1.843.200.000$

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1.Avatar
Fox - 2009

Gross -2.779.500.000$

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Top 10 - Biggest football banners

2010-12-08T15:54:00.000-08:00

Huge football banners, created by supporters and members of fan clubs. Dimensions and measurements are usually based on statements of the creators. As every single fan seems to believe that his team banner is the biggest in the world, it is pretty obvious that this specific list is not of absolute correctness and may be more or less far from truth.

Top10 - DJ's of 2010

2010-12-02T04:08:00.000-08:00

DJmag's list with the top voted dj's of 2010

10 . Axwell

9 . Ferry Corsten

8. Markus Schulz

7. Gareth Emery

6. Paul Van Dyk

5. Above&Beyond

4. Deadmau5

3. Tiesto

2. David Guetta

1. Armin Van Buuern

Top 10- Selling albums of all time

2010-12-01T13:57:00.000-08:00

These are the top selling music albums of all time. Some of the names in this list will definitely suprise you

Year:1977
Artist: Fleetwood Mac
Album : Rumors
Sales :40million

Year:1977
Artist: Bee Gees
Album: Saturday night
fever
Sales :40million

Year:1997
Artist:BackstreetBoys
Album: Millenium
Sales :40million

Year:1987
Artist:VariousArtists
Album: Dirty Dancing
Sales :42million

Year:1976
Artist:Eagles
Album: Greatest Hits
Sales :42million

Year:1977
Artist:Meat Loaf
Album:Bat out of hell
Sales :43million

Year:1977
Artist:Whitney
Houston
Album : Bodyguard
Sales : 44million

Year:1973
Artist:Pink Floyd
Album:The darkside
of the moon
Sales : 45million

Year:1980
Artist:AC/DC
Album:Back in Black
Sales : 49million

Year:1982
Artist:M. Jackson
Album:Thriller
Sales : 110million

TOP.TEN .FACTS

Ten amazing facts about dreams

Top animal fails

10 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT BANANAS

Bananas are a human invention

The banana tree is not a tree

The banana tree bears fruit once and then dies

Bananas are at risk of extinction

Bananas are great for hangover

It's bad luck to bring bananas on a boat

You need nuclear science to extract juice from bananas

A banana can be a weapon

Bananas are an important staple food

India is the biggest banana producer in the world, followed by Brazil

The 10 Most Terrible Amusement Park Accidents

March 2011- Girls fail compilation

Most weird tattoos

Worst jobs in the world!

Top reporter Fails

The 10 most ridiculous Black Metal videos

2010 Top Night Clubs

NBA 2009-2010 SEASON TOP 10 ASSISTS

Top 10 Michael Jordan Winning Shots

Top 10 most expensive music videos

Top 10 Best Acrobatic Goals

Top 10 Biggest and Best Jumps Ever

Top 10 -South africa world cup goals

Top 10 All Time Michael Jordan Dunks

Top 10 worst goalkeeping blunder

Euroleague 2010 regular season top 10

Top movie explosion scenes

top selling phones of all time

Top10 -All time highest gross movies

Top 10 - Biggest football banners

Top10 - DJ's of 2010

Top 10- Selling albums of all time