January 3, 2014

Skin Aging Facts - Factors Affecting Aging Process

Skin aging is a natural process and several factors contribute to it. Sun exposure, smoking, high sugar intake, stress and alcohol consumption are some of the factors that contribute to aging process. So there is a need to avoid these factors to maintain a younger looking skin.

Factors that Promote Skin Aging
Smoking causes the development of wrinkles. It lowers the level of vitamin C in the body, a vitamin that is important for maintaining the skin moist and plump. Smoking causes the release of free radicals that damage the skin. So, it is better to avoid smoking.
Another important factor that leads to the development of wrinkles is sun exposure. Overexposure to sun causes skin drying and saggy skin, both of which eventually lead to development of fine lines. So, try to avoid excessive sun exposure and apply a sunscreen lotion when your out in the sun. 
Exercises play a prominent role in anti aging process. Exercises help in maintaining proper muscle tone and they also enhance the rate of blood flow to the skin. They help in energy rejuvenation and makes you feel younger.
Cold weather can also be the reason for development of dry skin which ultimately causes aging skin. So, use a good moisturizer to prevent skin drying.
Excessive sugar intake is responsible for wrinkle development. High sugar in the blood tends to attach to proteins and produces harmful molecules called as advanced glycation products. These products cause damage to proteins collagen and elastin that maintain skin elasticity and structure. Collagen once damaged produces a brittle, dry and sagging skin. 
Alcohol consumption dilates blood vessels and is known to increase blood flow at skin’s surface. As time progresses, blood vessels are damaged permanently and pose a flushed and broken appearance.
Apart from the above factors, certain other factors such as excessive stress, lack of sleep etc also causes skin aging.
Skin Care

Our skin reflects the state of our inner health!

We often spend $100s, even $1000s on skin care products, cosmetic laser treatments and other beauty products and never consider the general state of our body’s health. There is so much more to radiant, healthy looking skin than just external treatments. Here is a list of additional factors that affect our skin’s health and appearance.

Causes of wrinkles, dryness and dehydrated skin:

Smoking 
Extensive sun exposure and tanning beds – longterm exposure to ultraviolet light increases the formation of Free Radicals in our bodies which leads to early aging.
Poor diet and Nutritional Deficiencies– the foods we ingest are crucial for our skin and general health. Our skin requires specific nutrients in order to maintain a healthy appearance: 
o Anti-oxidants combat Free Radicals. A deficiency in the following anti-oxidants promotes early signs of aging:
  • Vitamin A
  • Vitamin C
  • Vitamin E 
o Vitamin Bs – among the US population is an almost epidemic deficiency in Vitamin Bs. The following B-Vitamins are necessary for healthy skin:
  • Vitamin B2 – Riboflavin
  • Vitamin B3 – Niacin
  • Vitamin B6 – Pyridoxine
o Minerals – The following minerals are essential for radiant skin:
  • Zinc – prevents break-outs and acne
  • Selenium – combats Free Radicals
  • Magnesium – prevents cell dehydration and aids in body’s detox
o Essentially Fatty Acids – Omega-3s, found primarily in fish oils, are crucial for maintaining optimal cell health and preventing dryness and eczema. Choose a high-quality medical grade fish oil that has been tested for heavy metals and other toxins.
o Healthy Fats – the human body needs saturated fats to maintain healthy cell membranes and arteries. It is not the saturated fats that cause plaque in the arteries or but rather the highly unstable poly-unsaturated fats from vegetable oils. These isolated plant fats quickly become rancid and change into Free Radicals when exposed to light, heat and oxygen. Their consumption affects the elasticity and permeability of our cell walls and causes hardening of the same. Saturated fats from dairy, meats, poultry and eggs, coconut and palm oil on the other hand, are very stable and highly beneficial for the body. They help maintain healthy cell membranes, arteries and smooth skin. 
Hormone Imbalance – Balanced hormones are crucial for brain, bone heart and skin health. Let’s look at the primary hormones affecting skin health: 
o Testosterone – too much leads to acne; too little causes skin to become loose/lax;
o Estrogen – maintains healthy collagen levels, prevents thinning of skin (remember grandma’s paper-thin skin?);
o Thyroid – imbalances can cause dry skin, brittle nails and hair
o Cortisol – elevated cortisol levels from stress and anxiety lead to premature aging
Lack of sleep – Insomnia is often caused by the following: 
o elevated nocturnal cortisol levels
o Low progesterone – progesterone is our ‘sleep hormone’
o imbalanced brain chemistry – Low Serotonin levels, for instance, contribute to depression, anxiety, and mind-racing, which are all affecting our sleep. At night, while we are sleeping, the body heals and restores; lack of sleep leads to premature aging and weight gain.
Dehydration - for optimal detoxification and many other functions our body requires adequate water intake every day. Drink half your body weight in oz of water.
Too much alcohol – alcohol causes general body dehydration and affects the liver and, hence, our body’s ability to detoxify. Alcohol also raises blood sugar which increases androgen production and,promotes acne.
Lack of exercise – Regular exercise improves blood flow and rejuvenation of skin; sweating is a form of detox and increased secretion of sebum, our body’s natural moisturizer.

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Microsoft Office Tips and Tricks That Will Simplify Your Life Like a Boss
Microsoft Office Tips and Tricks That Will Simplify Your Life Like a Boss
Most of all  users of Microsoft Office didn't maximize the tools and shortcuts that the software have. Look at the different tips and trick to boost your productivity and Simplify Your Life Like a Boss.

  • Paste Using the INSERT Key
Did you know that you can assign the Paste command to the INSERT key on your keyboard?
That means you only have to use one key to paste the contents of your Clipboard into your document.

Here is how to set it up:
1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Edit tab.
2. Select the Use the INS key for paste check box to enable this feature.
3. Click OK.

Now, each time you press the INSERT key, you will paste the contents of the Clipboard into your document.

Note: Choosing this option disables the default function of the INSERT key in Microsoft Word that enables you to switch between insert typing mode to over type mode

  • Use Word 2000 Your French (or Spanish) Tutor
Microsoft Word 2000 automatically detects whether you are typing in English, French, or Spanish, and uses the appropriate spelling or grammar checker for that sentence.

  • What's This? Find Out What Formatting is Applied to Text in Word
To find out what formatting (fonts, style, alignment, etc.) is applied to a paragraph in Word:
1. On the Help menu, click What's This?.
2. When the pointer becomes a question mark, click the text you want to check. Then a message will appear describing the formatting in that section.
3. When you have finished checking your text, press ESC.

  • Don't Lose Sight of Your Column Headings in Word
When you create a table in Microsoft Word, you can use column headings to describe what information is in each column. But if you have a table that spans multiple pages, you lose the headings after the first page, so it's hard to tell what each column topic is.

Here's how to keep those headings visible:
1. Select the first row or rows of your table.
2. On the Table menu, click Heading Rows Repeat.
Now Word automatically repeats the table headings at the top of subsequent pages.

Note: Word automatically repeats table headings on pages that result from automatic page breaks—but not if you manually insert a page break. Also, repeated table headings are only visible in Print Layout view or when you print the document.

  • Save All Your Word Documents at Once
If you know the "secret" key, you can save or close all of your open documents in one step.
1. Hold down SHIFT and click the File menu. When you hold down SHIFT, two new options appear on the File menu: Close All and Save All.
2. To save all your open documents at once, click Save All. Or, to close all your open documents, click Close All; Word will prompt you to save your changes before closing any documents.

Note: The Close All command also works in Excel.

  • Speed Up Your Typing with AutoCorrect
If you find yourself typing long words again and again, you should consider setting up typing shortcuts, so you only need to type in part of the word and Word fills in the rest. For example, if I need to type New Smyrna Beach (the town where I live), I just type NSB; then I press the SPACEBAR, Word automatically spells out all the words.

Here's how I set up this shortcut:
1. On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect. Select the Replace text as you type check box.
2. In the Replace box, type an abbreviation you will remember—for example, NSB.
3. In the With box, type the complete spelling of the word—for example, New Smyrna Beach.
4. Click Add.
5. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add additional terms, then click OK.

You can also use this tip to quickly type people's names, technical terms—anything you want. And once you add a term to your AutoCorrect list, it also works in PowerPoint and Outlook—if you use Word as your default e-mail editor.

  • Type Out a Table in Word
You can create tables in Microsoft Word by simply typing out a string of PLUS SIGNS (+) and MINUS SIGNS (-). Start the row with a PLUS SIGN (+) and then type MINUS SIGN (-) until you have the column width you want. To add a new column type PLUS SIGN (+) again. When you're done type a final PLUS SIGN (+) and press ENTER. Word turns your text into a table. To add more rows to your table, move to the last cell in the table and press TAB.

Note: If this tip doesn't work for you, then you need to turn on the AutoFormat feature in Word. To do this, on the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect. Then, click the AutoFormat As You Type tab and select the Tables check box.

  • Select Columns of Text in Word
To select a vertical block of text in Word, such as a column of numbers, press and hold down ALT, and then drag your mouse over the text.
Then, you can delete it or copy it into another file. So easy!

Note: If your column of text is inside a Word table, you will not be able to use this trick to select it.

  • Move Images in Word to the Exact Position You Want
When you position an image in a Word document, it automatically aligns (or snaps) to an invisible grid, which helps keep everything lined up.

If you ever need exact control over the placement of your image, you can temporarily override the grid by pressing the ALT key as you drag the object into place. You'll notice that the image moves smoothly and not in increments along the grid.

Note: This tip works as long as the image is not set to be in line with the text. To make sure it works for you:
1. Double-click the image, and select the Layout tab.
2. Under Wrapping style, choose any style except In line with the text.
3. Then, click OK.

  • Quickly Replicate Text or Graphics in Word
Here's a quick way to make copies of text or graphics in Word:
1. Select the item or text you want to copy
2. Press and hold down the CTRL key.
3. Then use the mouse to drag the item to the desired position.

A copy of the original item is made right where you want it. This is helpful when you're creating a document that will include a lot of repeated text or images.

  • Find Your Place in Word Documents 
If you are working on a long document, it's easy to lose your place. With Microsoft Word documents, you can pick up where you left off in your last editing session because Word keeps track of the last three locations where you typed or edited text. Just press SHIFT+F5 immediately after opening the document, and the cursor will appear at the exact point where you last made a change. To reach the previous two editing locations, press SHIFT+F5 until you reach the location you want.

  • Check Spelling in Only a Portion of Your Word Document
If you see a spelling mistake, you can correct it quickly without checking the entire document. Just right-click the misspelled word, and then select the spelling correction you want from the shortcut menu.
To find the next misspelled word in the document, press ALT+F7.

  • Increase or Decrease Line Spacing in Word 
To quickly change the line spacing of a paragraph in Microsoft Word:
1. Select the text you want to change.
2. Do one of the following:
To set line spacing to single-space lines, press CTRL+1.
To set line spacing to double-space lines, press CTRL+2.
To set line spacing to 1.5-line spacing, press CTRL+5.

  • Insert Current Date and Time in Word 
You can insert the current date or time in a Word document using keyboard shortcuts. Here's how:
1. Position the cursor where you want to insert the date or time.
2. Do one of the following:
To insert the date, press ALT+SHIFT+D.
To insert the time, press ALT+SHIFT+T.

  • Insert Accents and Special Characters in Word 
If you are tired of the complex steps involved in inserting accents and special characters, here is a fast and easy way.
To insert an accent or special character by typing a character code:
1. Click where you want to insert the accent or character.
2. Make sure the NUM LOCK is on.
3. Hold down the ALT key, and then, using the numeric keypad, type the character code.

  • Keep Words Together with a Nonbreaking Space 
Have you ever been typing a paragraph in Microsoft Word and had a multiword phrase, such as a person's name, get separated onto two lines? You can keep that phrase or name together by inserting a nonbreaking space.
To create a nonbreaking space, select the space after each word in the phrase (except the last word), and press CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR.

  • Automate Repetitive Typing Tasks—Use AutoText 
Tired of typing your address over and over when composing letters in Word? Or perhaps you have a standard disclaimer that you need to consistently add to your documents?
What if you could do either of these tasks with just a few keystrokes? Using an AutoText entry in Word, you can.

To create an AutoText entry for later use:
1. Select the text (or graphic) you want to store as an AutoText entry. (To store paragraph formatting with the entry, include the paragraph mark in the selection.)
2. On the Insert menu, point to AutoText, and then click AutoText. You will see your selected text in the Enter AutoText entries here box.
3. Make sure your entry contains at least four characters. Then click Add.

Word stores the AutoText entry for later use.
To insert an AutoText entry:
1. In your document, type the first few characters of the AutoText entry.
2. When Word suggests the complete AutoText entry, press ENTER or F3 to accept the entry. (To reject the entry, keep typing.)

Note: To use AutoText, you must have AutoComplete turned on. To turn on AutoComplete, on the Insert menu, point to AutoText, and then click AutoText. Select the Show AutoComplete tip for AutoText and dates check box.

  • Take the Synonym Shortcut 
Find that word you're looking for fast. You can find a common synonym for a word without using the Thesaurus command. Just right-click the word and point to Synonyms on the shortcut menu. Then, click the synonym you want, and it automatically appears in place of your original word.
Word will sometimes supply antonyms for the selected word, for those times when you only know what you don't mean to say.

Note: You can access the full thesaurus by clicking Thesaurus on the shortcut menu.

  • Get More-Precise Measurements in Word
If you use the horizontal ruler to specify the placement of tabs, margins, and page objects, this tip will help you lay out your pages with more precision. By default, ruler measurements are limited to one-tenth of an inch. For example, if you click on the ruler to set a margin or tab, you can set it at 1.5 inches, but not 1.48 inches.
To set more-precise measurements (to one-hundredths of an inch), hold down the ALT key and, while you click on the ruler or margin, make your adjustments to the tabs.

  • Edit Text in Print Preview
Sometimes when you view a Microsoft Word document in Print Preview mode, you notice adjustments or edits you'd like to make to graphics and text. Did you know you can make those changes while you're still in Print Preview mode? Here's how you do it:
1. Click Print Preview on the File menu.
2. Click the text in the area you want to edit. Word zooms in on the area.
3. Click Magnifier on the Print Preview toolbar. When the pointer changes from a magnifying glass to an I-beam, you can begin making your changes to the document.
4. To exit Print Preview and return to the previous view of the document, click Close.

  • Add Fake Text to a Word Document
Here's a handy function you can use whenever you need to fill a page with fake text—for example, to demonstrate a feature in Word or to work with page layout and design.
In a Word document, type =rand(4,5) and then press ENTER.
The numbers in parentheses correspond to the number of paragraphs (4) and the number of sentences per paragraph (5). You can change the numbers in parentheses to put more or less text on the page. Or if you want one long paragraph, just place one number in the parentheses, which will designate the number of sentences that should appear in the paragraph.

  • Change Your Default Folder in Word
Have you noticed when you save a document for the first time, Word automatically opens the My Documents folder? If you don't use My Documents to store your work, you'll save time by setting up the folder you do use as your default working folder.
To change the default working folder for Word documents:
1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the File Locations tab.
2. In the File types list, click Documents.
3. Click Modify.
4. To select an existing folder to display as the default working folder, locate and click the folder you want in the folder list.

 To create a new folder to display as the default working folder, click Create New Folder, and then type a name for the new folder in the Name box.

Do we miss something? Do you have still something in mind, or ideas that you can share for us? Kindly tell us by commenting it and help others too.

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11 Weirdo Facts About your Hair And Nails


While they’re not a living part of your body, most people spend a good amount of time caring for their hair and nails. The next time you’re heading in for a haircut or manicure, think of these facts.

Facial hair grows faster than any other hair on the body. If you've ever had a covering of stubble on your face as you’re clocking out at 5 o’clock you’re probably pretty familiar with this. In fact, if the average man never shaved his beard it would grow to over 30 feet during his lifetime, longer than a killer whale.

Every day the average person loses 60-100 strands of hair. Unless you’re already bald, chances are good that you’re shedding pretty heavily on a daily basis. Your hair loss will vary in accordance with the season, pregnancy, illness, diet and age. 

Women's hair is about half the diameter of men’s hair. While it might sound strange, it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that men’s hair should be coarser than that of women. Hair diameter also varies on average between races, making hair plugs on some men look especially obvious.

One human hair can support 3.5 ounces. That’s about the weight of two full size candy bars, and with hundreds of thousands of hairs on the human head, makes the tale of Rapunzel much more plausible.

The fastest growing nail is on the middle finger. And the nail on the middle finger of your dominant hand will grow the fastest of all. Why is not entirely known, but nail growth is related to the length of the finger, with the longest fingers growing nails the fastest and shortest the slowest.

There are as many hairs per square inch on your body as a chimpanzee. Humans are not quite the naked apes that we’re made out to be. We have lots of hair, but on most of us it’s not obvious as a majority of the hairs are too fine or light to be seen.

Blondes have more hair. They’re said to have more fun, and they definitely have more hair. Hair color determines how dense the hair on your head is. The average human has 100,000 hair follicles, each of which is capable of producing 20 individual hairs during a person’s lifetime. Blondes average 146,000 follicles while people with black hair tend to have about 110,000 follicles. Those with brown hair fit the average with 100,000 follicles and redheads have the least dense hair, with about 86,000 follicles.

Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails. If you notice that you’re trimming your fingernails much more frequently than your toenails you’re not just imagining it. The nails that get the most exposure and are used most frequently grow the fastest. On average, nails on both the toes and fingers grow about one-tenth of an inch each month.

The lifespan of a human hair is 3 to 7 years on average. While you quite a few hairs each day, your hairs actually have a pretty long life providing they aren't’t subject to any trauma. Your hairs will likely get to see several different haircuts, styles, and even possibly decades before they fall out on their own.

You must lose over 50% of your scalp hairs before it is apparent to anyone. You lose hundreds of hairs a day but you’ll have to lose a lot more before you or anyone else will notice. Half of the hairs on your pretty little head will have to disappear before your impending baldness will become obvious to all those around you.

Human hair is virtually indestructible. Aside from it’s flammability, human hair decays at such a slow rate that it is practically non-dis-integrative. If you’you've ever wondered how your how clogs up your pipes so quick consider this: hair cannot be destroyed by cold, change of climate, water, or other natural forces and it is resistant to many kinds of acids and corrosive chemicals.

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10 Facts About Your Brain That You Didn't Know


The human brain is the most complex and least understood part of the human anatomy. There may be a lot we don’t know, but here are a few interesting facts that we've got covered.

1. Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles per hour. Ever wonder how you can react so fast to things around you or why that stubbed toe hurts right away? It’s due to the super-speedy movement of nerve impulses from your brain to the rest of your body and vice-versa, bringing reactions at the speed of a high powered luxury sports car. 

2. The brain operates on the same amount of power as 10-watt light bulb. The cartoon image of a light bulb over your head when a great thought occurs isn't too far off the mark. Your brain generates as much energy as a small light bulb even when you’re sleeping. 

3. The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as the Encyclopedia Britannica. Or any other encyclopedia for that matter. Scientists have yet to settle on a definitive amount, but the storage capacity of the brain in electronic terms is thought to be between 3 or even 1,000 terabytes. The National Archives of Britain, containing over 900 years of history, only takes up 70 terabytes, making your brain’s memory power pretty darn impressive. 

4. Your brain uses 20% of the oxygen that enters your bloodstream. The brain only makes up about 2% of our body mass, yet consumes more oxygen than any other organ in the body, making it extremely susceptible to damage related to oxygen deprivation. So breathe deep to keep your brain happy and swimming in oxygenated cells. 

5. The brain is much more active at night than during the day. Logically, you would think that all the moving around, complicated calculations and tasks and general interaction we do on a daily basis during our working hours would take a lot more brain power than, say, lying in bed. Turns out, the opposite is true. When you turn off your brain turns on. Scientists don’t yet know why this is but you can thank the hard work of your brain while you sleep for all those pleasant dreams. 

6. Scientists say the higher your I.Q. the more you dream. While this may be true, don’t take it as a sign you’re mentally lacking if you can’t recall your dreams. Most of us don’t remember many of our dreams and the average length of most dreams is only 2-3 seconds–barely long enough to register. 

7. Neurons continue to grow throughout human life. For years scientists and doctors thought that brain and neural tissue couldn't grow or regenerate. While it doesn't act in the same manner as tissues in many other parts of the body, neurons can and do grow throughout your life, adding a whole new dimension to the study of the brain and the illnesses that affect it. 

8. Information travels at different speeds within different types of neurons. Not all neurons are the same. There are a few different types within the body and transmission along these different kinds can be as slow as 0.5 meters/sec or as fast as 120 meters/sec. 

9. The brain itself cannot feel pain. While the brain might be the pain center when you cut your finger or burn yourself, the brain itself does not have pain receptors and cannot feel pain. That doesn't mean your head can’t hurt. The brain is surrounded by loads of tissues, nerves and blood vessels that are plenty receptive to pain and can give you a pounding headache. 

10. 80% of the brain is water. Your brain isn't the firm, gray mass you've seen on TV. Living brain tissue is a squishy, pink and jelly-like organ thanks to the loads of blood and high water content of the tissue. So the next time you’re feeling dehydrated get a drink to keep your brain hydrated. 

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December 27, 2013


101. Sound is sent from the radio station through the air to your radio by means of electromagnetic waves. News, music, Bible teaching, baseball games, plays, advertisements- these sounds are all converted into electromagnetic waves (radio waves) before they reach your radio and your ears.

102. At the radio station, the announcer speaks into a microphone. The microphone changes the sound of his voice into an electrical signal. This signal is weak and can't travel very far, so it's sent to a transmitter. The transmitter mixes the signal with some strong radio signals called carrier waves. These waves are
then sent out through a special antenna at the speed of light! They reach the antenna of your radio. Your antenna "catches" the signal, and the radio's amplifier strengthens the signal and sends it to the speakers. The speakers vibrate, and your ears pick up the vibrations and your brain translates them into the voice of the radio announcer back at the station. When you consider all the places the announcer's voice travels

103. Every radio station has its own frequency. When you turn the tuning knob on your radio, you are choosing which frequency you want your antenna to "catch."

104. Mountain lions are known by more than 100 names, including panther, catamount, cougar, painter and puma. It's scientific name is Felis concolor, which means "cat of one color." At one time, mountain lions were very common!

105. The large cats of the world are divided into two groups- those that roar, like tigers and African lions, and those that purr. Mountain lions purr, hiss, scream, and snarl, but they cannot roar.

106. They can jump a distance of 30 feet, and jump as high as 15 feet. It would take quite a fence to keep a mountain lion out!

107. Their favorite food is deer, but they'll eat other critters as well. They hunt alone, not in packs like wolves. They sneak up on their prey just like a house cat sneaks up on a bird or toy- one slow step at a time. A lion can eat ten pounds of meat at one time! That's equivalent to 40 quarter-pounder hamburgers!

108. Queen ants can live to be 30 years old

109. Dragonflies can flap their wings 28 times per second and they can fly up to 60 miles per hour

110. As fast as dragonflies can flap their wings, bees are even faster... they can flap their wings 435 times per second

111. Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.

112. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath

113. Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day

114. Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people

115. The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!

116. Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!

117. Women blink nearly twice as much as men

118. Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible

119. Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren't added to it.

120. More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.

121. Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand

122. Earth is the only planet not named after a god.

123. It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.

124. Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food!

125. It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open

126. Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not

127. Slugs have 4 noses.

128. Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue.

129. Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end

130. More than 1,000 different languages are spoken on the continent of Africa.

131. There was once an undersea post office in the Bahamas.

132. Abraham Lincoln's mother died when she drank the milk of a cow that grazed on poisonous snakeroot

133. After the death of Albert Einstein his brain was removed by a pathologist and put in a jar for future study.

134. Penguins are not found in the North Pole

135. A dentist invented the Electric Chair.

136. A whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound

137. Alexander Graham Bell's wife and mother were both deaf

138. Cockroaches break wind every 15 minutes.

139. Fish scales are an ingredient in most lipsticks

140. Canada" is an Indian word meaning "Big Village".

141. 259200 people die every day.

142. 11% of the world is left-handed

143. 1.7 litres of saliva is produced each day

144. The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!

145. The largest beetle in the Americas is the Hercules beetle, which can be 4 to 6 inches in length. That's bigger than your hand!

146. A full-grown male mountain lion may be 9 feet long, including his tail!

147. There are two kinds of radio stations: AM and FM. That's why there are two dials on your radio. AM is used mostly for stations that specialize in talking, such as Christian stations that have Bible stories and sermons; sports stations that broadcast live baseball and football games; and stations that specialize
in news programs and "talk shows," where listeners call the station and discuss various topics. FM is used mostly for stations that specialize in music.

148. The average lead pencil can draw a line that is almost 35 miles long or you can write almost 50,000 words in English with just one pencil

149. The Wright Brothers invented one of the first airplanes. It was called the Kitty Hawk.

150. The worst industrial disaster in India, occurred in 1984 in Bhopal the capital of Madhya Pradesh. A deadly chemical, methyl isocyanate leaked out of the Union Carbide factory killing more than 2500 and leaving thousands sick. In fact the effects of this gas tragedy is being felt even today.

151. Mars is nicknamed the "Red Planet," because it looks reddish in the night sky. Mars has 2 moons.

152. Venus is nicknamed the "Jewel of the Sky." Because of the greenhouse effect, it is hotter than Mercury, even though it's not as close to the sun. Venus does not have a moon but it does have clouds of sulfuric acid! If you're gonna visit Venus, pack your gas mask!

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51. Dragonfly: Eye contains 30,000 lenses.

52. Pig's Tongue contains 15,000 taste buds. For comparison, the human tongue has 9,000 taste buds.

53. The number system was invented by India. Aryabhatta was the scientist who invented the digit zero.

54. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

55. Earth weighs 5,972,000,000, 000,000,000, 000 tons

56. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.

57. A duck's quack doesn't echo anywhere

58. Man is the only animal who'll eat with an enemy

59. The average woman uses about her height in lipstick every five years.

60. The first Christmas was celebrated on December 25,

61. AD 336 in Rome.

62. A Cockroach will live nine days without its head, before it starves to death.

63. A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't

64. A rat can last longer without water than a camel can

65. About 10% of the world's population is left-handed

66. Dolphins sleep with one eye open

67. Snakes have no external ears. Therefore, they do not hear the music of a "snake charmer". Instead, they are probably responding to the movements of the snake charmer and the flute. However, sound waves may travel through bones in their heads to the middle ear.

68. Many spiders have eight eyes.

69. The tongue of snakes has no taste buds. Instead, the tongue is used to bring smells and tastes into the mouth. Smells and tastes are then detected in two pits, called "Jacobson's organs", on the roof of their mouths. Receptors in the pits then transmit smell and taste information to the brain.

70. Birds don't sweat

71. The highest kangaroo leap recorded is 10 ft and the longest is 42 ft

72. Flamingo tongues were eaten common at Roman feasts

73. The smallest bird in the world is the Hummingbird. It weighs 1oz

74. The bird that can fly the fastest is called a White it can fly up to 95 miles per hour.

75. The oldest living thing on earth is 12,000 years old. It is the flowering shrubs called creosote bushes in the Mojave Desert

76. Tea is said to have been discovered in 2737 BC by a Chinese emperor when some tea leaves accidentally blew into a pot of boiling water.

77. A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
If the amount of water in your body is reduced by just 1%, you'll feel thirsty. If it's reduced by 10%, you'll die.

78. Along with its length neck, the giraffe has a very long tongue -- more than a foot and a half long. A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue

79. Ostriches can kick with tremendous force, but only forward. Don't Mess with them

80. An elephant can smell water three miles away

81. If you were to remove your skin, it would weigh as much as 5 pounds

82. A hippopotamus can run faster than a man

83. India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history

84. The world's known tallest man is Robert Pershing Wadlow. The giraffe is 5.49m (18 ft.), the man is 2.55m (8ft. 11.1 in.).

85. The world's tallest woman is Sandy Allen. She is 2.35m (7 ft. 7 in.).

86. The only 2 animals that can see behind itself without turning its head are the rabbit and the parrot.

87. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth. The heart of a blue whale is as big as a car, and its tongue is as long as an elephant.

88. The largest bird egg in the world today is that of the ostrich. Ostrich eggs are from 6 to 8 inches long. Because of their size and the thickness of their shells, they take 40 minutes to hard-boil. The average adult male ostrich, the world's largest living bird, weighs up to 345 pounds.

89. Every dolphin has its own signature whistle to distinguish it from other dolphins, much like a human fingerprint

90. The world's largest mammal, the blue whale, weighs 50 tons i.e. 50000 Kg at birth. Fully grown, it weighs as much as 150 tons i.e. 150000 Kg.

91. 90 % of all the ice in the world in on Antarctica

92. Antarctica is DRIEST continent. Antarctica is a desert

93. Antarctica is COLDEST continent, averaging minus 76 degrees in the winter

94. Mercury is the closest planet to the sun and it doesn't have a moon. Its atmosphere is so thin that during the day the temperature reaches 750 degrees, but at night it gets down to -300 degrees.

95. Jupiter is the largest planet. If Jupiter were hollow, you could fit 1000 earths inside! It is made up of gas and is not solid. The most famous feature on Jupiter is its Red Spot, which is actually an enormous hurricane that has been raging on Jupiter for hundreds of years! Sixteen moons orbit Jupiter.

96. Saturn is a very windy place! Winds can reach up to 1,100 miles per hour. Saturn is also made of gas. If you could find an ocean large enough, it would float. This planet is famous for its beautiful rings, and has at least 18 moons.

97. Uranus is the third largest planet, and is also made of gas. It's tilted on its side and spins north-south rather than east-west. Uranus has 15 moons.

98. Neptune takes 165 Earth years to get around the sun. It appears blue because it is made of methane gas. Neptune also has a big Spot like Jupiter. Winds on Neptune get up to 1,200 mile per hour! Neptune has 8 moons.

99. Pluto is the farthest planet from the sun... usually. It has such an unusual orbit that it is occasionally closer to the sun than Neptune. Pluto is made of rock and ice.

100. Just about everyone listens to the radio! 99% of homes in the United States have a least one radio. Most families have several radios.


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Facts That Will Blow up Your Mind

Behold! Brace yourselves and Read this amazing facts that you didn't know it exist and blow up your mind. 

1. Turtles have no teeth.

2. Prehistoric turtles may have weighed as much as 5,000 pounds.

3. Only one out of a thousand baby sea turtles survives after hatching.

4. Sea turtles absorb a lot of salt from the sea water in which they live. They excrete excess salt from their 
eyes, so it often looks as though they're
crying.

5. Helium is a colourless, odourless, tasteless inert gas at room temperature and makes up about 0.0005% of the air we breathe.

6. Helium Balloon Gas makes balloons float. Helium is lighter than air and just as the heaviest things will tend to fall to the bottom, the lightest things
will rise to the top.

7. Tens of thousands of participants come from all over the world, fight in a harmless battle where more than one hundred metric tons of over-ripe tomatoes
are thrown in the streets.

8. Camels can spit.

9. An ostrich can run 43 miles per hour (70 kilometers per hour).

10. Pigs are the fourth most intelligent animal in the world.

11. Dinosaurs didn't eat grass? There was no grass in the days of the dinosaurs.

12. Dolphins can swim 37 miles per hour (60 kilometers per hour).

13. A crocodile's tongue is attached to the roof of its mouth? It cannot move. It cannot chew but its 
Digestive juices are so strong that it can digest a steel nail, Glass pieces, etc

14. Sharks are immune to disease i.e they do not suffer from any Disease.

15. Animals are either right- or left-handed? Polar bears are always left-handed, and so is Kermit the Frog.

16. Paris, France has more dogs than people.

17. New Zealand is home to 70 million sheep and only 40 million people.

18. Male polar bears weigh 1400 pounds and females only weight 550 pounds, on average.

19. Bison are excellent swimmers? Their head, hump and tail never go below the surface of the water.

20. There are 6 to 14 frogs species in the world that have no tongues. One of these is the African dwarf frog.

21. A frog named Santjie, who was in a frog derby in South Africa jumped 33 feet 5.5 inches.

22. The longest life span of a frog was 40 years

23. The eyes of a frog flatten down when it swallows its prey

24. The name `India' is derived from the River Indus

25. The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name `Hindustan' combines Sindhu and Hindu and 
thus refers to the land of the Hindus.
26. Chess was invented in India.

27. The' place value system' and the 'decimal system' were developed in 100 BC in India.

28. The game of snakes & ladders was created by the 13th century poet saint Gyandev. It was originally called 'Mokshapat.' The ladders in the game represented
virtues and the snakes indicated vices.

29. India has the most post offices in the world

30. 'Navigation' is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH

31. The word navy is also derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou'.

32. Until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world

33. The' place value system' and the 'decimal system' were developed in 100 BC in India.

34. A snail can sleep for 3 years.

35. The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start

36. Twenty-Four- Karat Gold is not pure gold since there is a small amount of copper in it. Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the hands.

37. Electricity doesn't move through a wire but through a field around the wire.

38. The first bicycle that was made in 1817 by Baron von Drais didn't have any pedals? People walked it along

39. The first steam powered train was invented by Robert Stephenson. It was called the Rocket.

40. A cheetah does not roar like a lion - it purrs like a cat (meow).

41. The original name for the butterfly was 'flutterby'

42. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

43. Ants don't sleep.

44. Dolphins usually live up to about twenty years, but have been known to live for about forty.

45. Dolphins sleep in a semi-alert state by resting one side of their brain at a time

46. A dolphin can hold its breath for 5 to 8 minutes at a time

47. Bats can detect warmth of an animal from about 16 cm away using its "nose-leaf".

48. Bats can also find food up to 18 ft. away and get information about the type of insect using their sense of echolocation.

49. The eyes of the chameleon can move independently & can see in two different directions at the same time.

50. Cockroach: Can detect movement as small as 2,000 times the diameter of a hydrogen atom.

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