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Antarctica is a desert... and polecat is NOT a cat!
Reaction #1: So what? I’m not planning a trip to Antarctica, nor am I interested in owning a damned cat!
Reaction #2: Oh, really? I had a bit of doubt regarding that Antarctica, but you knocked me blue with that Polecat bit. Aah, I’m glad none of my cats are Polecat!
Well, if you sensed my point its good and fine, but if you still wondering then let me tell you this article is not for the Elite ones who take pride in their above average IQs; this is for the lesser souls who value the importance of having a better TQ (Trivia Quotient). So, the ones who are destined to bear the burden of their heavy IQs (read: the elite crowd) can take a U-turn from this point and get back to their TV sets or wrap themselves in the latest edition of newspapers, so that they have a new reason to boast- for being the first person to eat that Breaking News!
The normal ones are invited here to be a part of this post - which I’ve written exclusively for my beloved friend and an active member of the Instablogs Community, Oscar - and enjoy their trip. Though the post is actually a testing ground for one’s trivia quotient, you have the privilege to roam through the bylanes and enjoy the happenings without actually contributing to the cause.
To begin with, I know many of you know that a chameleon’s tongue is twice the length of its body, but am sure not many know that an electric eel can produce a shock of up to 650 volts! We all love the way a colorful butterfly hovers in the air, but do you know that the original name of the butterfly was flutterby?! I bet you are lying if you say, ‘yes I know that’!
So, please shed your inhibitions and indulge in the trivial facts presented below and come up with your own treasure (brain candy as termed by Oscar), if you have any.
-An albatross can sleep while it flies. It apparently dozes while cruising at 25 mph!
-A rat can last longer without water than a camel can.
-There is no single cat called the panther! (The name is commonly applied to the leopard, but it is also used to refer to the puma and the jaguar. A black panther is really a black leopard.)
-Donald Duck’s middle name is Fauntleroy.
-Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison were all 27 years old when they died.
-Time magazine’s “Man of the Year” for 1938 was Adolf Hitler.
-A dentist invented the Electric Chair!
-Cockroaches can live for nine days without their heads, at which point they die of starvation.
-Most lipstick contains fish scales.
-The condom - made originally of linen - was invented in the early 1500’s.
-A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
-The air we breathe is 78% nitrogen, 21.5% oxygen, .5% argon and other gases.
-A sneeze can exceed the speed of 100 mph.
-The sound of a snore (up to 69 decibels) can be almost as loud as the noise of a pneumatic drill.
-A man’s beard grows faster when he thinks excessively about sex!
Well, so much from my side as of now, but talking about trivial facts I can’t help but laugh on the lines of a famous Hindi song which goes like this;
Ae kaash kahin aisa hota...ke do dil hote seene me;
ek toot bhi jaata ishq me toh, taqleef na hoti jeene me...
(I wish I had two hearts; for even if one was broken in love, I’d still live on happily with the back-up!)
I bet the protagonist would definitely want to be an octopus in his next life - because an octopus has three hearts!
By the way, those who consider themselves as Superman (or a Superwoman) in bed can learn some basics from the pig; yes, a pig’s orgasm can last for a whole 30 minutes!
Hey Oscar, the table is ready. :-)
P.S. The self-confessed extra intelligent ones are trespassing on their own risk; if they try to show their extra bit here, they’ll be beaten black and blue with the baton of words!
UPDATE: Due to the fickle nature of this article (and the resulting comments), members are requested to ignore duplication of facts by any member or contributor. No one intentionally wants to make an ass of himself!
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Thanks, Aneez (and Oscar)for showing the way...enriching TQ is definitely more interesting!
Who are you gonna place your money on Madhuri my friend.. The time has cometo choose sides :)
Thanks Madhuri :-)
And you know, our brain always prefers a light conversation over a serious debate.
And you know, our brain always prefers a light conversation over a serious debate.
Now this is getting interesting... from amateur club fight to heavy weight professionals!
Oscar you ready for Aneez’s challenge? My money is on you buddy!!!
btw, thanks Ruchi :)
Oscar you ready for Aneez’s challenge? My money is on you buddy!!!
btw, thanks Ruchi :)
Thanks Manish... I will not let you do..Aneez, you better call a friend, you’re gonna need help getting up once I’m done thumpin you with my brain candy.
Thanks Manish :)
You know it really pays to get your TQ ratings up, it doesn’t really matter if you place your money on the ↑ bound or the ↓ bound. In the end the result is definitely gonna be ↔ .
And in the process, you will gain a lot anyhow.
Cheers!!
You know it really pays to get your TQ ratings up, it doesn’t really matter if you place your money on the ↑ bound or the ↓ bound. In the end the result is definitely gonna be ↔ .
And in the process, you will gain a lot anyhow.
Cheers!!
Yup. Getting to know lots of interesting things already... And may the best one win!
Hey Manish,
No one has stopped you from coming up with a stunning one. :-) Come on, put some, man!
No one has stopped you from coming up with a stunning one. :-) Come on, put some, man!
I will join in Aneez, after half time... when my champion may be a bit tired :)
I had read most of it in a yahoo group called ”playdj”. Still, it is interesting to read it again.
Thanks a lot Mr. Ramesh Balam.
BTW, do you know ’Balam’ means ’beloved’ in Hindi?
And... if you add an ’L’ just after or before the ’L’ in your name, it changes the meaning altogether and becomes ’Ballam’!
Calling my bros from UP and Bihar. They’ll definitely cherish your name with an additional ’L’
Anyways, thanks a lot for you valuable input. Keep coming :-)
BTW, do you know ’Balam’ means ’beloved’ in Hindi?
And... if you add an ’L’ just after or before the ’L’ in your name, it changes the meaning altogether and becomes ’Ballam’!
Calling my bros from UP and Bihar. They’ll definitely cherish your name with an additional ’L’
Anyways, thanks a lot for you valuable input. Keep coming :-)
Mr. Balam I miss you!
Will you please put up an appearance and give us some of your gems??
Will you please put up an appearance and give us some of your gems??
Nice collection of trivia, Aneez. It made interesting reading. Would you please post a list of who all tested positive in your TQ test when the traffic wears thin? Thanks!
I doubt Annez will survive this task, but I will be more than happy to let you know the outcome :)
You are welcome Vincent :-)
And its a brawl for all, so it depends on who can take up how many punches and who comes out with a winning strategy.
And yes, at the end .. the only losers will be the ones who will avoid this interesting episode. :)
And its a brawl for all, so it depends on who can take up how many punches and who comes out with a winning strategy.
And yes, at the end .. the only losers will be the ones who will avoid this interesting episode. :)
Hey Jaiyant, don’t think that. And mind you, you still have to put up that elbow show!!
People are waiting anxiously to see your feat.
People are waiting anxiously to see your feat.
Jai,
nobody can be failed at BC, except maybe if they claim the can lick their elbow, offer to prove it, and don’t..or try to pass off licking a knee as an elbow...:)
nobody can be failed at BC, except maybe if they claim the can lick their elbow, offer to prove it, and don’t..or try to pass off licking a knee as an elbow...:)
Patience is the highest virtue, Oscar! Have patience and very soon the tree will bear the fruit and we’ll see Jaiyant licking his elbows. In fact the whole world will witness that some brain candies do tend to get rotten if not cooked properly!
A new brain candy!!
Brain Candy, if not cooked properly, can lead to unpleasant situation!
A new brain candy!!
Brain Candy, if not cooked properly, can lead to unpleasant situation!
Aneez... Beware there will be NO MEXICAN STANDOFF tonight... So if you’re feeling sheepish, duck out now..It’s BRAIN CANDY TIME...
GAME ON!
GAME ON!
Oscar... Hard candies are best to devour. ;-)
Give your best, and you will be the blessed one!
Give your best, and you will be the blessed one!
english language brain candy.
1)1000 words make up 90% of common speach.
2)The only word in the English language with four vowels in a row is ”queuing.”
3)The act of snapping your fingers has a name: fillip
4)The word ”queue” is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
5)Subbookkeeper is the only word with four pairs of double letters in a row.
6)The shortest ”-ology” (study of) word is oology, the study of eggs.
7)”One thousand” contains the letter A, but none of the words from one to nine hundred ninety-nine has an A.
8)SWIMS is the longest word with 180-degree rotational symmetry (if you were to view it upside-down it would still be the same word and perfectly readable).
9)”Fickleheaded” and ”fiddledeedee” are the longest words consisting only of letters in the first half of the alphabet.
10)”Adcomsubordcomphibspac” is the longest acronym. It is a Navy term standing for Administrative Command, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet Subordinate Command.
Just a small warm up.
1)1000 words make up 90% of common speach.
2)The only word in the English language with four vowels in a row is ”queuing.”
3)The act of snapping your fingers has a name: fillip
4)The word ”queue” is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
5)Subbookkeeper is the only word with four pairs of double letters in a row.
6)The shortest ”-ology” (study of) word is oology, the study of eggs.
7)”One thousand” contains the letter A, but none of the words from one to nine hundred ninety-nine has an A.
8)SWIMS is the longest word with 180-degree rotational symmetry (if you were to view it upside-down it would still be the same word and perfectly readable).
9)”Fickleheaded” and ”fiddledeedee” are the longest words consisting only of letters in the first half of the alphabet.
10)”Adcomsubordcomphibspac” is the longest acronym. It is a Navy term standing for Administrative Command, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet Subordinate Command.
Just a small warm up.
Come on Aneez, where did you go??? Don’t be scared, I won’t hurt you TOO bad...I’m waiting... if you’re feeling froggy, all you have to do is JUMP.
Ha Ha Ha!
Great going, mate.
This brawl has certainly gone on to a TQ level as was anticipated.
Here are few more. Hope these TQ’s pose themselves in a just light:
# In the weightlessness of space a frozen pea will explode if it comes in contact with Pepsi.
# The increased electricity used by modern appliances is causing a shift in the Earth’s magnetic field. By the year 2327, the North Pole will be located in mid-Kansas, while the South Pole will be just off the coast of East Africa.
# The idea for ”tribbles” in ”Star Trek” came from gerbils, since some gerbils are actually born pregnant.
# Male rhesus monkeys often hang from tree branches by their amazing prehensile penises.
# Johnny Plessey batted .331 for the Cleveland Spiders in 1891, even though he spent the entire season batting with a rolled-up, lacquered copy of the Toledo Post-Dispatch.
# Smearing a small amount of dog feces on an insect bite will relieve the itching and swelling.
# The Boeing 747 is capable of flying upside-down if it weren’t for the fact that the wings would shear off when trying to roll it over.
# The trucking company Elvis Presley worked at as a young man was owned by Frank Sinatra.
# The only golf course on the island of Tonga has 15 holes, and there’s no penalty if a monkey steals your golf ball.
# Legislation passed during WWI making it illegal to say ”gesundheit” to a sneezer was never repealed.
# Manatees possess vocal chords which give them the ability to speak like humans, but don’t do so because they have no ears with which to hear the sound.
# SCUBA divers cannot pass gas at depths of 33 feet or below.
Courtesy: http://www.topfive.com/arcs/t5050302.shtml
Great going, mate.
This brawl has certainly gone on to a TQ level as was anticipated.
Here are few more. Hope these TQ’s pose themselves in a just light:
# In the weightlessness of space a frozen pea will explode if it comes in contact with Pepsi.
# The increased electricity used by modern appliances is causing a shift in the Earth’s magnetic field. By the year 2327, the North Pole will be located in mid-Kansas, while the South Pole will be just off the coast of East Africa.
# The idea for ”tribbles” in ”Star Trek” came from gerbils, since some gerbils are actually born pregnant.
# Male rhesus monkeys often hang from tree branches by their amazing prehensile penises.
# Johnny Plessey batted .331 for the Cleveland Spiders in 1891, even though he spent the entire season batting with a rolled-up, lacquered copy of the Toledo Post-Dispatch.
# Smearing a small amount of dog feces on an insect bite will relieve the itching and swelling.
# The Boeing 747 is capable of flying upside-down if it weren’t for the fact that the wings would shear off when trying to roll it over.
# The trucking company Elvis Presley worked at as a young man was owned by Frank Sinatra.
# The only golf course on the island of Tonga has 15 holes, and there’s no penalty if a monkey steals your golf ball.
# Legislation passed during WWI making it illegal to say ”gesundheit” to a sneezer was never repealed.
# Manatees possess vocal chords which give them the ability to speak like humans, but don’t do so because they have no ears with which to hear the sound.
# SCUBA divers cannot pass gas at depths of 33 feet or below.
Courtesy: http://www.topfive.com/arcs/t5050302.shtml
1. The sentence ”The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” uses every letter in the alphabet. (Developed by Western Union to Test telex/twx communications)
2)Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history; Spades - King David; Clubs - Alexander the Great Hearts - Charlemagne; and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
3)Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression ”to get fired.”
4)The phrase ”rule of thumb” is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn’t beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
5)The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.
6) Cat’s urine glows under a blacklight.
7)Five Jell-O flavors that flopped: celery, coffee, cola, apple, and chocolate.
8)Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.
9)It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year’s supply of footballs.
10)On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
STILL WARMING UP, BUDDY
2)Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history; Spades - King David; Clubs - Alexander the Great Hearts - Charlemagne; and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
3)Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression ”to get fired.”
4)The phrase ”rule of thumb” is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn’t beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
5)The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.
6) Cat’s urine glows under a blacklight.
7)Five Jell-O flavors that flopped: celery, coffee, cola, apple, and chocolate.
8)Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.
9)It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year’s supply of footballs.
10)On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
STILL WARMING UP, BUDDY
Nice work Desh... I think Aneez might be rethinking his challange, probably decided to stay home with ”mommy”. :)
Count the ’F’
Just do it - don’t cheat!!!!!!!!!!!!
Try this ..
This will blow your mind...!
Just do it - don’t cheat!!!!!!! !!!!!
Try this its actually quite good. But don’t cheat! Count the number of F’s in the following text in 15 seconds:
FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS
Managed it?
Scroll down only after you have counted them! OK?
How many?
Three?
(You r definitely male!!!)
Wrong, there are six - no joke!
Read again!
FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS
The reasoning is further down... The MALE brain cannot process the word ”OF”. Incredible or what?
Anyone who counts all six F’s on the first go has a brain of a Female You can test this by asking a Guy/Girl near you to work it out.
Courtesy: http://smileyblogs-amazing-facts.blogspot.com/2007/10/just-do-it-dont-cheat-try-this.html#links
Just do it - don’t cheat!!!!!!!!!!!!
Try this ..
This will blow your mind...!
Just do it - don’t cheat!!!!!!! !!!!!
Try this its actually quite good. But don’t cheat! Count the number of F’s in the following text in 15 seconds:
FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS
Managed it?
Scroll down only after you have counted them! OK?
How many?
Three?
(You r definitely male!!!)
Wrong, there are six - no joke!
Read again!
FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS
The reasoning is further down... The MALE brain cannot process the word ”OF”. Incredible or what?
Anyone who counts all six F’s on the first go has a brain of a Female You can test this by asking a Guy/Girl near you to work it out.
Courtesy: http://smileyblogs-amazing-facts.blogspot.com/2007/10/just-do-it-dont-cheat-try-this.html#links
”... randomising letters in the middle of words [has] little or no effect on the ability of skilled readers to understand the text. This is easy to denmtrasote. In a pubiltacion of New Scnieitst you could ramdinose all the letetrs, keipeng the first two and last two the same, and reibadailty would hadrly be aftcfeed. My ansaylis did not come to much beucase the thoery at the time was for shape and senqeuce retigcionon. Saberi’s work sugsegts we may have some pofrweul palrlael prsooscers at work. The resaon for this is suerly that idnetiyfing coentnt by paarllel prseocsing speeds up regnicoiton. We only need the first and last two letetrs to spot chganes in meniang.”
The human brain only needs a change in the first or last two letters of a word to create a change in our word processing recognition.
The human brain only needs a change in the first or last two letters of a word to create a change in our word processing recognition.
And the best food for this weird organ is.....
Any guesses??
Yes, brain candies!
Any guesses??
Yes, brain candies!
amazing , wierd, and indeed fueled by brain candy...it is not possible to die from B.C. overdose...although you may become BIG HEADED :)
Another trivia;
Brain Candy is the only thing that can make you ’Big-Headed’ (read: High on Brains! ;))without any side effects!
Kudos Oscar for unearthing this one!
Brain Candy is the only thing that can make you ’Big-Headed’ (read: High on Brains! ;))without any side effects!
Kudos Oscar for unearthing this one!
OK. Here are some, (some, sick). :)
The housefly hums in the middle octave, key of F.
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.
The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die, they need gravity to swallow.
It was discovered on a space mission that a frog can throw up. The frog throws up its stomach first, so the stomach is dangling out of its mouth. Then the frog uses its forearms to dig out all of the stomach’s contents and then swallows the stomach back down again.
Studies show that if a cat falls off the seventh floor of a building it has about thirty percent less chance of surviving than a cat that falls off the twentieth floor. It supposedly takes about eight floors for the cat to realize what is occurring, relax and correct itself.
To escape the grip of a crocodile’s jaws, push your thumbs into its eyeballs — it will let you go instantly.
Reindeer like to eat bananas.
A whale’s penis is called a dork.
Armadillos are the only animal besides humans that can get leprosy.
A group of unicorns is called a blessing.
A group of frogs is called an army.
A group of rhinos is called a crash.
A group of kangaroos is called a mob.
A group of ravens is called a murder.
A group of officers is called a mess.
A group of larks is called an exaltation.
A group of owls is called a parliament.
The housefly hums in the middle octave, key of F.
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.
The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die, they need gravity to swallow.
It was discovered on a space mission that a frog can throw up. The frog throws up its stomach first, so the stomach is dangling out of its mouth. Then the frog uses its forearms to dig out all of the stomach’s contents and then swallows the stomach back down again.
Studies show that if a cat falls off the seventh floor of a building it has about thirty percent less chance of surviving than a cat that falls off the twentieth floor. It supposedly takes about eight floors for the cat to realize what is occurring, relax and correct itself.
To escape the grip of a crocodile’s jaws, push your thumbs into its eyeballs — it will let you go instantly.
Reindeer like to eat bananas.
A whale’s penis is called a dork.
Armadillos are the only animal besides humans that can get leprosy.
A group of unicorns is called a blessing.
A group of frogs is called an army.
A group of rhinos is called a crash.
A group of kangaroos is called a mob.
A group of ravens is called a murder.
A group of officers is called a mess.
A group of larks is called an exaltation.
A group of owls is called a parliament.
Hey Grace,
That was really a brainful! Thanks a lot for the contribution.
By the way, do you know the easy way to avoid a croc from crushing you??
Just prevent his jaws from opening - you can do it with just your thumb and first finger! A crocodile is ferocious only when it comes to snap close it’s jaws, its jaw muscles are very weak the reverse way.
That was really a brainful! Thanks a lot for the contribution.
By the way, do you know the easy way to avoid a croc from crushing you??
Just prevent his jaws from opening - you can do it with just your thumb and first finger! A crocodile is ferocious only when it comes to snap close it’s jaws, its jaw muscles are very weak the reverse way.
And then some more:
The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
The Sanskrit word for ”war” means ”desire for more cows.”
HEHEHEHE...
The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
The Sanskrit word for ”war” means ”desire for more cows.”
HEHEHEHE...
”The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.”
Damn! That’s what I call bad luck!
Damn! That’s what I call bad luck!
Where did that cat came from?! :/
I mean, is there a concluding part to your statement, Jaiyant? or I’m just too much on brain candies??
I mean, is there a concluding part to your statement, Jaiyant? or I’m just too much on brain candies??
speaking of cats Jai and Aneez:
The mother’s purr acts as a homing device, announcing to her babies that nursing time has arrived. Kittens begin to purr in return at about one week of age - perhaps as a gesture of gratitude, or maybe as a request for milk - and continue to purr for the rest of their lives.
After cats eat, they always immediately bathe themselves. This is because their instinct tells them to get the food scent off them so that predators will not smell the food and come after them.
When cats are happy or pleased, they sqeeze their eyes shut.
The reason for the lack of mouse-flavored cat food is due to the fact that the test subjects (cats, naturally!) turned up their noses at the formula!
The cat uses it’s tail like a tight-rope walker uses a long pole - as a counterweight to aid balance. Even though the tail is useful for this, it is also used for communication purposes. Cats born without tails do manage, though. There are other methods of balancing
Did you know that cats can listen for prey by rotating their ears independently? Or that their whiskers can detect movements 2,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair? Or that house cats, unlike other domesticated animals, have changed very little over the past 4,000 years?
The infamous Black Plague in Europe was due in part to the fact that people believed those with cats were witches. So all the cats were rounded up, caged and burned, leaving the rats (with their disease causing parasites) to run free and multiply. Those harbouring cats were often those who survived.
Cats see so well in the dark because their eyes actually REFLECT light. Light goes in their eyes, and is reflected back out; their eyes actually work as built-in flashlights.
The mother’s purr acts as a homing device, announcing to her babies that nursing time has arrived. Kittens begin to purr in return at about one week of age - perhaps as a gesture of gratitude, or maybe as a request for milk - and continue to purr for the rest of their lives.
After cats eat, they always immediately bathe themselves. This is because their instinct tells them to get the food scent off them so that predators will not smell the food and come after them.
When cats are happy or pleased, they sqeeze their eyes shut.
The reason for the lack of mouse-flavored cat food is due to the fact that the test subjects (cats, naturally!) turned up their noses at the formula!
The cat uses it’s tail like a tight-rope walker uses a long pole - as a counterweight to aid balance. Even though the tail is useful for this, it is also used for communication purposes. Cats born without tails do manage, though. There are other methods of balancing
Did you know that cats can listen for prey by rotating their ears independently? Or that their whiskers can detect movements 2,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair? Or that house cats, unlike other domesticated animals, have changed very little over the past 4,000 years?
The infamous Black Plague in Europe was due in part to the fact that people believed those with cats were witches. So all the cats were rounded up, caged and burned, leaving the rats (with their disease causing parasites) to run free and multiply. Those harbouring cats were often those who survived.
Cats see so well in the dark because their eyes actually REFLECT light. Light goes in their eyes, and is reflected back out; their eyes actually work as built-in flashlights.
hey Oscar, thank you for letting us know so much about cats. I’m a huge cat lover and I didn’t anything that you have mentioned here. LOL
Do any of you know about Macavity the mystery Cat by T S Eliot, or about the records the play Cats holds?
Hey Radhika,
No one goes disappointed from the Brain Candy Zone :-)
Check the comment box below... and meet MaCavity: The Mystery Cat.
No one goes disappointed from the Brain Candy Zone :-)
Check the comment box below... and meet MaCavity: The Mystery Cat.
a whale’s penis is called a dork:
this trivia fact haunted my wife for almost 25 years...She was a info nerd, still is...back in the 7th grade, in Englisg class, a girl was passing a note to her..my wife never read it, before it was intercepted by the teacher. The note simply said: ”Mr. Schatz is a dork”, which was supposedly a simple word kids used for bafoon, idiot,etc...He took the note, made my now wife stand up, and announced to the class he was being called an ”elephant penis” by these girls..For years the injustice stung my wife...until she found the truth and sought her teacher via email to let him know it was never her fault and he had apart been doubly wrong, as it was not an elephant, but a whale penis! Thanks Grace
this trivia fact haunted my wife for almost 25 years...She was a info nerd, still is...back in the 7th grade, in Englisg class, a girl was passing a note to her..my wife never read it, before it was intercepted by the teacher. The note simply said: ”Mr. Schatz is a dork”, which was supposedly a simple word kids used for bafoon, idiot,etc...He took the note, made my now wife stand up, and announced to the class he was being called an ”elephant penis” by these girls..For years the injustice stung my wife...until she found the truth and sought her teacher via email to let him know it was never her fault and he had apart been doubly wrong, as it was not an elephant, but a whale penis! Thanks Grace
Now that was really interesting Oscar. By the way, I’m thinking about the reaction of that teacher when he received that mail :)
What a whale of a mistake he has been committing for his whole life! He surely must have thanked your wifey for that enlightening mail ... lol
What a whale of a mistake he has been committing for his whole life! He surely must have thanked your wifey for that enlightening mail ... lol
Hey Oscar
Ever wondered what’s the importance of words? And is our mind really working when we think its working?? Read on...
fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid, too. Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe tuo fo 100 anc. I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno’t mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was pmoirantt!
If you can read this, ie. without having to look for a stone to bang your head on, you are qualified to tread the trivial path further!
Way to go mate - check your footsteps and lift one foot only after you have placed the other one firmly on the ground!
And the fight goes on.....
Ever wondered what’s the importance of words? And is our mind really working when we think its working?? Read on...
fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid, too. Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe tuo fo 100 anc. I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno’t mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was pmoirantt!
If you can read this, ie. without having to look for a stone to bang your head on, you are qualified to tread the trivial path further!
Way to go mate - check your footsteps and lift one foot only after you have placed the other one firmly on the ground!
And the fight goes on.....
That is because the psychotic psychologists decided that the whole is greater than the sum of it’s parts!
I read it, understood it, and am moving on to track you down for another BC assault. :)
A quick one;
It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open!
It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open!
Caution: Don’t ever shut your nose and mouth tight while sneezing.. your eyes will pop out!!
You know once I tried sneezing with my eyes open. And could you believe me, my eyes DIDN’T POP OUT!!
Cuz my sneeze went back to the bottom of my nose pond :D
Cuz my sneeze went back to the bottom of my nose pond :D
Aneez,
This one has to be taken off the list and a point will be deducted for FOUL. I wrote an article on this on IB, our dear Grace, was Gracious enough to conduct her very own irst person clinical trials.. After many times trial attempts, she finally did it.. still has eyeballs, but alot of cracking noices..Conclusion: the eyes will not project out of your head while sneezing with your eyes open, more studies need to be done: the cracking may cause loosening which after prolonged open eyed sneezing may cause them to simply drop from your skull and onto the ground.
This one has to be taken off the list and a point will be deducted for FOUL. I wrote an article on this on IB, our dear Grace, was Gracious enough to conduct her very own irst person clinical trials.. After many times trial attempts, she finally did it.. still has eyeballs, but alot of cracking noices..Conclusion: the eyes will not project out of your head while sneezing with your eyes open, more studies need to be done: the cracking may cause loosening which after prolonged open eyed sneezing may cause them to simply drop from your skull and onto the ground.
Hey Oscar, read the update to my article. And I hope grace is gracious enuf to lemme take a lil liberty with this one ;-)
Alright, you got your point back. Just don’t try it anymore as your eyes may have been weakened, don’t want them dropping out of your skull and rolling into the bushes :)
That is excellent advice Manish...I think the internal force could probably make your skull implode...Don’t try it, it could be a very nasty, messy, experiment.
And now some more;
A polar bear’s skin is black. Its fur is not white, but actually clear.
The strongest muscle in the body is the TONGUE.
Polar bears are left-handed.
Donald Duck comics were once banned in Finland because he doesn’t wear trousers.
TYPEWRITER, is the longest word that can be made using the letters on only one row of the keyboard.
Stewardesses’ is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
China has more English speakers than the United States.
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
Hey Oscar... don’t try this if you feel the heat is too much for you;
You can’t kill yourself by holding your breath.
A polar bear’s skin is black. Its fur is not white, but actually clear.
The strongest muscle in the body is the TONGUE.
Polar bears are left-handed.
Donald Duck comics were once banned in Finland because he doesn’t wear trousers.
TYPEWRITER, is the longest word that can be made using the letters on only one row of the keyboard.
Stewardesses’ is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
China has more English speakers than the United States.
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
Hey Oscar... don’t try this if you feel the heat is too much for you;
You can’t kill yourself by holding your breath.
Not being able to kill oneself by holding breath is interesting. Ummm... Donald Duck always was a porn star. The best one in fact.
I’m having fun!
Some more:
The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. The only other word with the same amount of letters is its plural, pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses.
Hydroxydesoxycorticosterone and hydroxydeoxycorticosterones are the largest anagrams.
Los Angeles’s full name is ”El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula.”
’Stewardesses’ is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
Some more:
The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. The only other word with the same amount of letters is its plural, pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses.
Hydroxydesoxycorticosterone and hydroxydeoxycorticosterones are the largest anagrams.
Los Angeles’s full name is ”El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula.”
’Stewardesses’ is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
Jai,
how do you use THREE fingers? 2 on one hand and one on the other? Two index and 1 thumb? What the hell? that’s wierd...more details please.
how do you use THREE fingers? 2 on one hand and one on the other? Two index and 1 thumb? What the hell? that’s wierd...more details please.
Oscar won’t try anything alien now; he still has the memory of Frank in that Tube Socks!
Hey Oscar, how’s Frank? And does he jump on the sight of anything that spells socks??
Hey Oscar, how’s Frank? And does he jump on the sight of anything that spells socks??
I MIGHT TRY IT jAI...95 W.P.M. is nothing to ignore....It takes me roughly 2 hours to type 1 post.
yes, I think I will lave the myth busting part of brain candy to the experts....at least the ones posted by Aneez...The tube socks, cat, and flaming pepper balls taught me a lesson.
There you go........
The average elephant produces 50lb of dung a day.
The average single man is one inch shorter than the average married man
Victorian ladies tried to enlarge their boobs by bathing in strawberries
The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
The Spanish word esposa means ”wife.” The plural, esposas, means ”wives,” but also ”handcuffs.”
The tongue of a mature Blue Whale has approximately the same mass as that of an entire adult elephant.
The average elephant produces 50lb of dung a day.
The average single man is one inch shorter than the average married man
Victorian ladies tried to enlarge their boobs by bathing in strawberries
The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
The Spanish word esposa means ”wife.” The plural, esposas, means ”wives,” but also ”handcuffs.”
The tongue of a mature Blue Whale has approximately the same mass as that of an entire adult elephant.
How can BCs suck? I mean its we people who can suck, I mean lick them, or whatever. Irrespective of their category, a BC is always a BC first. It’s eatable or lickable, comes later.
Doesn’t it make sense that in spanish we use the same word for wives and handcuffs? LOL
And here’s one for all those who have a tendency to yell too much;
If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
I believe if we tap the energy from a Parliament House, we can arrange a nice big Tea Party once every week!
If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
I believe if we tap the energy from a Parliament House, we can arrange a nice big Tea Party once every week!
Hey, since you mentioned rubbing stones for making fire, can we have some BCs from the pre-historic era?
I’m sure those ones will definitely carry a vintage taste.
I’m sure those ones will definitely carry a vintage taste.
TQ applies to sex also, I guess. So, here are some strange facts related to sex:
Male and female rats may have sex twenty times a day.
22% of American women aged 20 gave birth while in their teens. In Switzerland and Japan, only 2% did so.
Sex is the safest tranquilizer in the world. It is 10 times more effective than valium!
For every ’normal’ webpage, there are five porn pages.
Sex is biochemically no different from eating large quantities of chocolate.
A man’s beard grows fastest when he anticipates sex.
Male bats have the highest rate of homosexuality of any mammal.
The average shelf-life of a latex condom is about two years.
”Formicophilia” is the fetish for having small insects crawl on your genitals. Gross!!
”Ithyphallophobia” is a morbid fear of seeing, thinking about or having an erect penis.
When swans go on a date, they’ll put their heads together. Then they stick together for life.
The word ”gymnasium” comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means ”to exercise naked.”
Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool, England - but only in tropical fish stores. (But of course!)
There are men in Guam whose job is to travel the countryside and deflower young virgins, who pay them for the privilege of having sex for the 1st time
In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands.
An adulterous Greek male was sometimes punished by the removal of his pubic hair and the insertion of a large radish into his rectum.
In india it is cheaper to have sex with a prostitue than buy a condom!
Sex burns 360 calories per hour
Women who read romance novels have sex twice as often as those who don’t.
The average person spends 2 weeks of its life kissing.
Male and female rats may have sex twenty times a day.
22% of American women aged 20 gave birth while in their teens. In Switzerland and Japan, only 2% did so.
Sex is the safest tranquilizer in the world. It is 10 times more effective than valium!
For every ’normal’ webpage, there are five porn pages.
Sex is biochemically no different from eating large quantities of chocolate.
A man’s beard grows fastest when he anticipates sex.
Male bats have the highest rate of homosexuality of any mammal.
The average shelf-life of a latex condom is about two years.
”Formicophilia” is the fetish for having small insects crawl on your genitals. Gross!!
”Ithyphallophobia” is a morbid fear of seeing, thinking about or having an erect penis.
When swans go on a date, they’ll put their heads together. Then they stick together for life.
The word ”gymnasium” comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means ”to exercise naked.”
Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool, England - but only in tropical fish stores. (But of course!)
There are men in Guam whose job is to travel the countryside and deflower young virgins, who pay them for the privilege of having sex for the 1st time
In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands.
An adulterous Greek male was sometimes punished by the removal of his pubic hair and the insertion of a large radish into his rectum.
In india it is cheaper to have sex with a prostitue than buy a condom!
Sex burns 360 calories per hour
Women who read romance novels have sex twice as often as those who don’t.
The average person spends 2 weeks of its life kissing.
Wonderful, Desh!
I’m glad I have people like you around. Very nice collection and will certainly help a lot of people shed their coverings (pun intended! ;-))
Great!
I’m glad I have people like you around. Very nice collection and will certainly help a lot of people shed their coverings (pun intended! ;-))
Great!
Deflated by your pun, soaring high on hopes to be recognized by you, mate. Well, I am feeling like contributing some more info:
1. If you are struck by lightning, your skin will be heated to 28,000 degrees Centigrade, hotter than the surface of the Sun.
2. If you trace your family tree back 25 generations, you will have 33,554,432 direct ancestors – assuming no incest was involved.
3. The average distance between the stars in the sky is 20 million miles.
4. It would take a modern spaceship 70,000 years to get to the nearest star to earth.
5. An asteroid wiped out every single dinosaur in the world, but not a single species of toad or salamander was affected. No one knows why, nor why the crocodiles and tortoises survived.
6. If you dug a well to the centre of the Earth, and dropped a brick in it, it would take 45 minutes to get to the bottom – 4,000 miles down.
7. Your body sheds 10 billion flakes of skin every day.
8. The Earth weighs 6,500 million million million tons.
9. Honey is the only food consumed by humans that doesn’t go off.
10. The Hawaiian alphabet has only 12 letters.
11. A donkey can sink into quicksand but a mule can’t.
12. Every time you sneeze your heart stops a second.
13. There are 22 miles more canals in Birmingham UK than in Venice.
14. Potato crisps were invented by a Mr Crumm.
15. Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in their correct order.
16. Eskimoes have hundreds of words for snow but none for hello.
17. The word “set” has the most definitions in the English language.
18. The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating its letters is uncopyrightable.
19. Windmills always turn counter-clockwise.
20. The “Sixth Sick Sheik’s Sixth Sheep’s Sick” is the hardest tongue-twister.
Courtesy: http://www.symbianize.com/showthread.php?t=38558
1. If you are struck by lightning, your skin will be heated to 28,000 degrees Centigrade, hotter than the surface of the Sun.
2. If you trace your family tree back 25 generations, you will have 33,554,432 direct ancestors – assuming no incest was involved.
3. The average distance between the stars in the sky is 20 million miles.
4. It would take a modern spaceship 70,000 years to get to the nearest star to earth.
5. An asteroid wiped out every single dinosaur in the world, but not a single species of toad or salamander was affected. No one knows why, nor why the crocodiles and tortoises survived.
6. If you dug a well to the centre of the Earth, and dropped a brick in it, it would take 45 minutes to get to the bottom – 4,000 miles down.
7. Your body sheds 10 billion flakes of skin every day.
8. The Earth weighs 6,500 million million million tons.
9. Honey is the only food consumed by humans that doesn’t go off.
10. The Hawaiian alphabet has only 12 letters.
11. A donkey can sink into quicksand but a mule can’t.
12. Every time you sneeze your heart stops a second.
13. There are 22 miles more canals in Birmingham UK than in Venice.
14. Potato crisps were invented by a Mr Crumm.
15. Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in their correct order.
16. Eskimoes have hundreds of words for snow but none for hello.
17. The word “set” has the most definitions in the English language.
18. The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating its letters is uncopyrightable.
19. Windmills always turn counter-clockwise.
20. The “Sixth Sick Sheik’s Sixth Sheep’s Sick” is the hardest tongue-twister.
Courtesy: http://www.symbianize.com/showthread.php?t=38558
Desh, you are a strong, needed, and aprreciated force to our B.C. club...Congrats, I think it is probably unanimous...You’re membership has been approved...Lol
Indeed! Desh has done a real good job and has secured a place in the ’Brain Candy Hall of Fame’ with his generous effort.
Official announcement of the induction ceremony will be done soon, once the fellow members are free enough from the candy distributing spree.
Official announcement of the induction ceremony will be done soon, once the fellow members are free enough from the candy distributing spree.
Would be a pleasure if Oscar condescends to be the Chief Guest of the ceremony under chairmanship of Mr. Aneez. LOL
I would be honored Desh...We weill have to prepare the cermony..., but as Aneez said, it may take some time.
Yes Oscar, we’ll have to wait for sometime. Looking at the busy schedule I think the induction ceremony will not be possible anytime this month.
However, we will take this as blessing in disguise and let Desh come with some more brilliant stuff.
Its getting interesting day by day, and I hope the contributors are also having a good time.
However, we will take this as blessing in disguise and let Desh come with some more brilliant stuff.
Its getting interesting day by day, and I hope the contributors are also having a good time.
Desh, please leave your address, so we can have the secreatry of IBCC create you honory lifetime IBCC credential..You have now been made an honorary member, my friend..
Its funny how there are so many trivia about sex alone. this shows humans are more obssessed with sex than anything else in this world. Well, just proves we still are animals and nothing more than that. LOL
Right said, Jaiyant. In fact, sex will always be on top of the human mind. And why not?
We give so much importance to delegation of rights; and sex, I believe is God’s way to let the humans keep the wheels turning.
We give so much importance to delegation of rights; and sex, I believe is God’s way to let the humans keep the wheels turning.
”An adulterous Greek male was sometimes punished by the removal of his pubic hair and the insertion of a large radish into his rectum.” Now that will teach a man to love and honor his wife!!
the Greek were very big on family values. kudos to them.
the Greek were very big on family values. kudos to them.
The ball is in my court again. Here goes!
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
If you toss a penny 10000 times, it will not be heads 5000 times, but more like 4950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom.
Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.
If your eyes are six feet above the surface of the ocean, the horizon will be about three statute miles away.
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself!
Every time you lick a stamp, you’re consuming 1/10 of a calorie. (WHO CARES!)
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
If you toss a penny 10000 times, it will not be heads 5000 times, but more like 4950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom.
Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.
If your eyes are six feet above the surface of the ocean, the horizon will be about three statute miles away.
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself!
Every time you lick a stamp, you’re consuming 1/10 of a calorie. (WHO CARES!)
I’ll lick a lot of stamps, perhaps that will help me put on some weight. I have tried almost all the trivia possible to increase weight but none seem to work. My metabolism is just too high!
Nice idea Jaiyant. But beware!! Refrain from kissing;
You burn 26 calories in a 1 minute kiss.
You burn 26 calories in a 1 minute kiss.
Congrats everyone - this has become a great collection of trivia! Very interesting...this will go into my collection!
:)LOL
:)LOL
Thanks Madhuri.
And you know, the credit actually goes to Ruchi for giving me and Oscar a platform, and of course, to Oscar for impregnating me with the idea for this article.
I thank Ruchi, Oscar and all the contributors for this!
Its one fresh reason to love Instablogs!
And you know, the credit actually goes to Ruchi for giving me and Oscar a platform, and of course, to Oscar for impregnating me with the idea for this article.
I thank Ruchi, Oscar and all the contributors for this!
Its one fresh reason to love Instablogs!
Yes, thanks to Ruchi, and thanks ANEEZ for the heartfelt invitation and Brain Candy IB showdown!
One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
In 1933, Mickey Mouse, an animated cartoon character, received 800,000 fan letters.
There are only four words in the English language that end in ”-dous”: tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
If you attempted to count all the stars in a galaxy at a rate of one every second it would take around 3,000 years to count them all.
Less than 3% of Nestle’s sales are for chocolate.
The average chocolate bar has 8 insects’ legs in it.
There are 2 credit cards for every person in the United States.
The average person will spend 2 weeks over their lifetime waiting for the traffic light to change.
More than 2,500 left handed people are killed every year from using right handed products.
Feb 1865 and Feb 1999 are the only months in recorded history not to have a full moon.
In 1933, Mickey Mouse, an animated cartoon character, received 800,000 fan letters.
There are only four words in the English language that end in ”-dous”: tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
If you attempted to count all the stars in a galaxy at a rate of one every second it would take around 3,000 years to count them all.
Less than 3% of Nestle’s sales are for chocolate.
The average chocolate bar has 8 insects’ legs in it.
There are 2 credit cards for every person in the United States.
The average person will spend 2 weeks over their lifetime waiting for the traffic light to change.
More than 2,500 left handed people are killed every year from using right handed products.
Feb 1865 and Feb 1999 are the only months in recorded history not to have a full moon.
Chocolates and insect legs eeww!
I strive to be a vegetarian and now i will have to give up chocolates! how sad :(
I strive to be a vegetarian and now i will have to give up chocolates! how sad :(
Hey Don’t worry Radhika. Chocolate making procedure completely turns those insect legs into chocolacious.
How do u think chocolate gets so delicious????
How do u think chocolate gets so delicious????
no need to give them up..What we don’t know, seldom hurts us...Besides, the add a lovely ”crunch”...lol
Besides, the legs add a valuable source of fiber and protein...and they are chocoliscious as my pal Aneez quoted.
Another Brain Candy;
Insect legs are the only source of fiber and protein which are consumed by people without even knowing that they are actually taking it in!
Insect legs are the only source of fiber and protein which are consumed by people without even knowing that they are actually taking it in!
If there are 2 credit cards for every person in the U.S they must be the most indebted country on the planet. But they are not! So, I guess the developing countries pay for all the interests that the American citizens incur
@ Manish
I will join in Aneez, after half time... when my champion may be a bit tired :)
Great strategy Manish :-)
Anyway, I’m not quite sure whether Oscar will leave anything much for you to do. From what little I know about him, he’s a tough SOB!
As it is, I’m a winner already ;)
My outlet has already attracted too many brain candy afficianadoes.. and am sure the business will flourish with each passing second.
Of course, I have the MasterChef - Oscar - in a very ferocious, oops, I mean generous mood.
I will join in Aneez, after half time... when my champion may be a bit tired :)
Great strategy Manish :-)
Anyway, I’m not quite sure whether Oscar will leave anything much for you to do. From what little I know about him, he’s a tough SOB!
As it is, I’m a winner already ;)
My outlet has already attracted too many brain candy afficianadoes.. and am sure the business will flourish with each passing second.
Of course, I have the MasterChef - Oscar - in a very ferocious, oops, I mean generous mood.
Knowledge always flourishes, contrary to the popular belief, USELESS knowledge does not exist... Who knows when you may need such ”special” info. Maybe these golden nuggets could save your life or mankind someday :)
Canadian researchers have found that Einstein’s brain was 15% wider than normal.
While in Alcatraz, Al Capone was inmate #85.
Sheryl Crow’s front two teeth are fake -she had them knocked out when she tripped on the stage earlier in her career.
Hitler was claustrophobic. The large elevator leading to his eagles nest in the Austrian Alps was mirrored so it would appear larger and more open.
Barbie’s full name is Babara Millicent Roberts.
Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
Adolf Hitler’s mother seriously considered having an abortion but was talked out of it by her doctor.
Marilyn Monroe had six toes
Where you at Aneez, don’t tell me you’ve already run dry.
Canadian researchers have found that Einstein’s brain was 15% wider than normal.
While in Alcatraz, Al Capone was inmate #85.
Sheryl Crow’s front two teeth are fake -she had them knocked out when she tripped on the stage earlier in her career.
Hitler was claustrophobic. The large elevator leading to his eagles nest in the Austrian Alps was mirrored so it would appear larger and more open.
Barbie’s full name is Babara Millicent Roberts.
Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
Adolf Hitler’s mother seriously considered having an abortion but was talked out of it by her doctor.
Marilyn Monroe had six toes
Where you at Aneez, don’t tell me you’ve already run dry.
The business will flourish further after I post the pic. I still don’t have a camera :|
Jai,
Mexican post office is REALLY slow, but I bet you if I sent you my camera, it would still get to you before you would willing ”find” a camara to send us a photo for the B.C. MYTH BUSTERS.
Mexican post office is REALLY slow, but I bet you if I sent you my camera, it would still get to you before you would willing ”find” a camara to send us a photo for the B.C. MYTH BUSTERS.
Hey Oscar, the Aztecs went to Bangkok and Patpong sex district instead of coming to Bangalore to hand me over the camera. So no pics for anyone. Sorry! You should have sent the mayans instead.. They are more reliable. Aztecs are always lecherous
Hey!!
Aztecs or Mayans, I don’t care a damn; I just want the pic Jaiyant. Doesn’t matter if Oscar has to come personally sitting on a broom (:D), or for that matter, it doesn’t really matter if you procure a camera from some other reliable source; JUST GIVE ME THE PIC!!
Aztecs or Mayans, I don’t care a damn; I just want the pic Jaiyant. Doesn’t matter if Oscar has to come personally sitting on a broom (:D), or for that matter, it doesn’t really matter if you procure a camera from some other reliable source; JUST GIVE ME THE PIC!!
I know I should have used the Mayans, but they charge much more..In Mexico we only get paid 2 x per month, being so close to payday, I didn’t have the extra beans to cover the Mayan fee..
Damn Aztecs.
Damn Aztecs.
Though trivial for only the non-Nokia cellphone users, I think the Nokia patrons will find this more of help. So, this one also helps the Nokia community besides serving the purpose of my article;
Depending upon the 7th and 8th number on the 15 digit IMEI No. (International Mobile Equipment Identity number) of your Nokia cellphone, you can check the health of your Nokia cellphone;
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 02 or 20 this means your cell phone was assembled in Emirates which is very Bad quality.
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 08 or 80 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Germany which is fair quality.
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 01 or 10 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Finland which is very Good.
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 00 this means your cell phone was manufactured in original factory which is the best Mobile Quality.
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 13 this means your cell phone was assembled in Azerbaijan which is very Bad quality and also dangerous for your health.
Note: You can check the IMEI no. by pressing *#06* on your Nokia cellphone.
Depending upon the 7th and 8th number on the 15 digit IMEI No. (International Mobile Equipment Identity number) of your Nokia cellphone, you can check the health of your Nokia cellphone;
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 02 or 20 this means your cell phone was assembled in Emirates which is very Bad quality.
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 08 or 80 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Germany which is fair quality.
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 01 or 10 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Finland which is very Good.
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 00 this means your cell phone was manufactured in original factory which is the best Mobile Quality.
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 13 this means your cell phone was assembled in Azerbaijan which is very Bad quality and also dangerous for your health.
Note: You can check the IMEI no. by pressing *#06* on your Nokia cellphone.
the numbers of products always drive me nuts. They should have something more recognizable and less confusing. there are many poeple who just can’t take numbers. All I know is I wouldn’t like it if my phone was manufactures in Azerbaijan
Letters ’a’, ’b’, ’c’ & ’d’ do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 99
(Letter ’d’ comes for the first time in Hundred)
Letters ’a’, ’b’ & ’c’ do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 999
(Letter ’a’ comes for the first time in Thousand)
Letters ’b’ & ’c’ do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 999,999,999
(Letter ’b’ comes for the first time in Billion)
And..
Letter ’c’ does not appear anywhere in in the spellings of entire English Number Counting.
Any resemblance to any comment (here or in other forums) is regretted!
(Letter ’d’ comes for the first time in Hundred)
Letters ’a’, ’b’ & ’c’ do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 999
(Letter ’a’ comes for the first time in Thousand)
Letters ’b’ & ’c’ do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 999,999,999
(Letter ’b’ comes for the first time in Billion)
And..
Letter ’c’ does not appear anywhere in in the spellings of entire English Number Counting.
Any resemblance to any comment (here or in other forums) is regretted!
Numbers numbers numbers. Numbers rack my nerves and drive me nuts. I hope our future generation do not learn numbers and they do their math like the early men did. that would be so cool!
More sneezy facts;
If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.
People say ’Bless you’ when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart
stops for a millisecond.
If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.
People say ’Bless you’ when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart
stops for a millisecond.
Check this;
If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the
air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air,
the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has
all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the
air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air,
the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has
all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
This brain candy I really found interesting as we have many statues here in Mexico..Curiously enough, I though it was artist selection the posing of the horse... This I will be using tomorrow to dazzle my co-workers.
Look what you have created my friend...We’ve got new members joining IB because of the BRAIN CANDY threads all over the net..Cheers..you’ve made history:::: Yipee
A funny fact about cats;
Put a cloth or some cover on a cats face and it starts walking backwards; will continue the retrograde till the cover falls off on its own!!
Now, a less funny fact;
A cat will enter an opening or a hole only when it’s whiskers pass easily thru that space; else it wont venture further in that space!!
Put a cloth or some cover on a cats face and it starts walking backwards; will continue the retrograde till the cover falls off on its own!!
Now, a less funny fact;
A cat will enter an opening or a hole only when it’s whiskers pass easily thru that space; else it wont venture further in that space!!
Yes Jaiyant, try it out and you will really love the fun :-) I used to do it and enjoy the pattern of my cats retrograde motion. :)
BTW, at one point of time, I had nine cats in all! Unfortunately, now I have none :(
BTW, at one point of time, I had nine cats in all! Unfortunately, now I have none :(
DON’T DO IT JAI. I just tried with my daughter’s cat Frankie...While he did walk backwards, he scratched the hell out of me..Actually it might of been an added equation to the theory..Frank walked backwards on his hind legs, head covered, and scratching the bejesus out of me the whole time...New Brain Candy..
OMG!!
You had me rolling on the floor Oscar :D
BTW, who asked you to try this holding your cat??? Don’t you know why they always wear gas masks when doing weird experiments in the lab??
Be a part of the fun, fine; but don’t be a part of that experiment!
You had me rolling on the floor Oscar :D
BTW, who asked you to try this holding your cat??? Don’t you know why they always wear gas masks when doing weird experiments in the lab??
Be a part of the fun, fine; but don’t be a part of that experiment!
Well Aneez, how the hell else was I going to get my son’s tube sock on the damn cat’s head if I wasn’t holding him? I have new respect for the cat, he’s one bad ass when blinded and enraged!
A simple hanky or a towel would have done the job safely, but then again, everything happens for good!. You got to learn new facts about your Frank and we got the laugh of a lifetime :-)
BTW, I hope now he doesn’t develop a MEAOW (with a fierce note) attitude towards tube socks!
BTW, I hope now he doesn’t develop a MEAOW (with a fierce note) attitude towards tube socks!
I remember something else about cats. if you rub the cats neck, it purrs with pleasure. But if you touch a cat’s ears, if its in a bad mood, he/she will spring upon you and give you a nasty scratch
Oscar! you are the funniest person! Poor kitty must have gone mad at you. And cats don’t like jokes. I don’t have a cat in Bangalore to try with. But now I won’t he he. Aneez, we must see a cat related on insta too! For all the cat lovers..
I guess I should have read Aneez’s brain candy a little closer to realize it said ”until the cloth falls off”, not until the cat can pry it off it’s head...Oh well, now we know...
Point noted, Jaiyant. I’ll definitely try to come up with something on cats :-)
I have added a picture of Frankie, he deserves his 15 minutes of fame after the trauma he has indured.
after my ”accident” with Frank, I thought I’d share a little accident trivia with you:
By the law of averages you are more likely to be killed by a flying champagne cork than by a poisonous spider.
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In the USA, in 1998, 48 people lost their lives due to rollercoaster accidents!
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There is a town in Maryland called Accident. It sits on a major state highway linking western Maryland with the rest of the state. On the approach to the town is a road sign that doubles as a warning and is always true, no matter what the traffic condition. The sign says: ACCIDENT AHEAD
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You have a higher chance of being killed by a donkey than dying in a plane crash.
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In the USA an average of 55,700 people are injured by their own jewellery every year.
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The first person to be killed in an auto accident in the United States was Henry H. Bliss, a 68-year-old real estate broker. On September 14, 1899, in New York City, Mr. Bliss stepped from a streetcar, turned to assist a woman passenger, and was hit by a cab.
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In Britain, in 1999, 43 adults died in their bathtubs!
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The first fatal plane accident occurred on September 17, 1908 - - the pilot in that crash was none other than Orville Wright. In mid-flight, the propeller broke and the plane plunged 150 feet. Orville suffered multiple hip and leg fractures but Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge of the U.S. Signal Corps., who was also on board, died.
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In the USA a house catches fire every 45 seconds.
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La Paz, Bolivia, which is about 12,000 feet above sea level, is nearly a fireproof city, and the fire engine ordered out of civic pride gather dust in their firehouses. At that altitude, the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere barely supports fire.
By the law of averages you are more likely to be killed by a flying champagne cork than by a poisonous spider.
•
In the USA, in 1998, 48 people lost their lives due to rollercoaster accidents!
•
There is a town in Maryland called Accident. It sits on a major state highway linking western Maryland with the rest of the state. On the approach to the town is a road sign that doubles as a warning and is always true, no matter what the traffic condition. The sign says: ACCIDENT AHEAD
•
You have a higher chance of being killed by a donkey than dying in a plane crash.
•
In the USA an average of 55,700 people are injured by their own jewellery every year.
•
The first person to be killed in an auto accident in the United States was Henry H. Bliss, a 68-year-old real estate broker. On September 14, 1899, in New York City, Mr. Bliss stepped from a streetcar, turned to assist a woman passenger, and was hit by a cab.
•
In Britain, in 1999, 43 adults died in their bathtubs!
•
The first fatal plane accident occurred on September 17, 1908 - - the pilot in that crash was none other than Orville Wright. In mid-flight, the propeller broke and the plane plunged 150 feet. Orville suffered multiple hip and leg fractures but Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge of the U.S. Signal Corps., who was also on board, died.
•
In the USA a house catches fire every 45 seconds.
•
La Paz, Bolivia, which is about 12,000 feet above sea level, is nearly a fireproof city, and the fire engine ordered out of civic pride gather dust in their firehouses. At that altitude, the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere barely supports fire.
Oscar, your accident trivia served as a nudge to me ;) And when we speak of accidents, we connect it to people to measure its severity. Hence, I think a people related trivia should be next on the list. And why ordinary people, when we have so many interesting facts about famous personalities. So, here I go;
Stalin was only five feet, four inches tall.
Alexander the Great was an epileptic.
Genghis Khan started out life as a goatherd.
Sir Isaac Newton was an ordained priest in the Church of England.
Cleopatra’s last name was Ptolemy, and she was Greek rather than Egyptian.
Hulk Hogan’s real name is Terry Bollea.
Shirley Temple always had 56 curls in her hair.
A golden razor removed from King Tut’s Tomb was still sharp enough to be used.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies’ room during a dance.
Elizabeth I of England suffered from anthophobia, a fear of roses.
Louis IV of France had a stomach the size of two regular stomachs.
Blueberry Jelly Bellies were created especially for Ronald Reagan.
Stalin was only five feet, four inches tall.
Alexander the Great was an epileptic.
Genghis Khan started out life as a goatherd.
Sir Isaac Newton was an ordained priest in the Church of England.
Cleopatra’s last name was Ptolemy, and she was Greek rather than Egyptian.
Hulk Hogan’s real name is Terry Bollea.
Shirley Temple always had 56 curls in her hair.
A golden razor removed from King Tut’s Tomb was still sharp enough to be used.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies’ room during a dance.
Elizabeth I of England suffered from anthophobia, a fear of roses.
Louis IV of France had a stomach the size of two regular stomachs.
Blueberry Jelly Bellies were created especially for Ronald Reagan.
Stalin was short and so was Hitler. Alexander the Great also liked to sleep with men. Genghiz Khan was the greatest human progenitor. I wanna give Elizabeth I a red red rose.
I’ve heard that Napoleon was short too, though I could not verify the fact.
By the way, I love your idea about that red rose and Queen Elizabeth I :-)
Anyway, here’s some brain candy for coming up with such a bright idea;
The underside of a horse’s hoof is called a frog.
Coca-Cola was originally green.
and.... here’s the heavyweight;
The longest place-name still in use is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu, a New Zealand hill.
By the way, I love your idea about that red rose and Queen Elizabeth I :-)
Anyway, here’s some brain candy for coming up with such a bright idea;
The underside of a horse’s hoof is called a frog.
Coca-Cola was originally green.
and.... here’s the heavyweight;
The longest place-name still in use is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu, a New Zealand hill.
Coca-Cola was green? You mean it was more toxic then? Eeww..!! So what is it gonna be next? Purple coke?
As per the Law of Changing Colors, I think Coke will become blue now! Remember that blue Pepsi? Very much similar to the Kerosene from Bombay High!
Trivia about bizarre celebrity suicides:
Yukio Mishima (Kimitake Hiraoka) - Japanese writer
committed suicide by disembowelment and decapitation (a ritual called seppuku or hara-kiri) as a protest of the Westernization of Japan. He killed himself in front of an assembly (which he himself called) of all of his students that he was teaching at a university at that time.
Donny Hathaway - singer
1979 — suicide by jumping from his room on the 15th floor of New York’s Essex House Hotel.
Rudolf Hess - Nazi politician
1987 — last member of Adolf Hitler’s inner circle, strangled himself with an electrical cord at age 93, in Spandau Prison.
Chris Chubbuck - newscaster
1974 — shot herself in the head during a prime time news broadcast on Florida TV station WXLT-TV. She died 14 hours later. Last words.
Michael Hutchence - rock musician (Inxs)
1997 — hanged himself with a belt in his room in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, in Sydney, Australia. (Perhaps auto-erotic asphyxiation.)
Eugene Izzi - writer
1997 — hanged himself from an 11th-floor window on Michigan Ave., Chicago. Perhaps by accident while researching a scene for a book.
Yukio Mishima (Kimitake Hiraoka) - Japanese writer
committed suicide by disembowelment and decapitation (a ritual called seppuku or hara-kiri) as a protest of the Westernization of Japan. He killed himself in front of an assembly (which he himself called) of all of his students that he was teaching at a university at that time.
Donny Hathaway - singer
1979 — suicide by jumping from his room on the 15th floor of New York’s Essex House Hotel.
Rudolf Hess - Nazi politician
1987 — last member of Adolf Hitler’s inner circle, strangled himself with an electrical cord at age 93, in Spandau Prison.
Chris Chubbuck - newscaster
1974 — shot herself in the head during a prime time news broadcast on Florida TV station WXLT-TV. She died 14 hours later. Last words.
Michael Hutchence - rock musician (Inxs)
1997 — hanged himself with a belt in his room in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, in Sydney, Australia. (Perhaps auto-erotic asphyxiation.)
Eugene Izzi - writer
1997 — hanged himself from an 11th-floor window on Michigan Ave., Chicago. Perhaps by accident while researching a scene for a book.
Suicides are never weird Jaiyant. Its the creep, who does it in a weird style, and make it look weird. Officially, suicide may be the bastard son of death, but then too, its not weird!
Ok, so here we have a set of facts (just two) that might scratch the old wounds for some; but don’t worry, painkiller is included. So here we are;
The Enola Gay was the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima.
The Bockscar was the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the atom bomb on Nagisaki.
And here’s the painkiller;
Chrysler built B-29’s that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant call Diamond Star!
The Enola Gay was the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima.
The Bockscar was the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the atom bomb on Nagisaki.
And here’s the painkiller;
Chrysler built B-29’s that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant call Diamond Star!
I always wondered why the bomb was called gay.. Didn’t anyone think about it?
I think it was named after someone from the team that created that. However, the idea itself was total gay!
Who’s keeping the scores on this fight? And whom do I contact to place my bets?
LOL...
This entire sheet is worth printing out and letting some 7th grade kids enrich their TQ. Will certainly do it for my son and daughter. Make them aware of all the trivia that u learned ppl have posted here.
LOL...
This entire sheet is worth printing out and letting some 7th grade kids enrich their TQ. Will certainly do it for my son and daughter. Make them aware of all the trivia that u learned ppl have posted here.
Hey Radhika,
Thanks for appreciating the contribution made by all of us here. Its so sweet of you to deem it worthy for your children.
A mother considering my effort useful enough for her children is the best compliment for me. After all, just like kids are precious to a mother, my work is precious to me.
Thanks for the comment. And I promise, next time I’ll come up with something more interesting.
Anyway, here’s a brain candy for you;
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
Thanks for appreciating the contribution made by all of us here. Its so sweet of you to deem it worthy for your children.
A mother considering my effort useful enough for her children is the best compliment for me. After all, just like kids are precious to a mother, my work is precious to me.
Thanks for the comment. And I promise, next time I’ll come up with something more interesting.
Anyway, here’s a brain candy for you;
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
P.S. Forget about placing the bets Radhika, I appoint you as the judge to this fight. And your remuneration will be 50% of what the winner takes home. Of course, payment will be not in cash but in kind - brain candies!
Oscar and Aneez,
I am willing to take on the tough job of judging this Big Fight. It’s going to be a tough call...but someone’s gotto do it ;)
Aneez I agree it’s impossible to lick your elbow...and Jai I’m sure is fibbing...until he provides us with an authentic pic...not photoshopped!
I am willing to take on the tough job of judging this Big Fight. It’s going to be a tough call...but someone’s gotto do it ;)
Aneez I agree it’s impossible to lick your elbow...and Jai I’m sure is fibbing...until he provides us with an authentic pic...not photoshopped!
Thanks a lot Radhika. That’s the spirit!
And am sure, your attachment to this competition will work wonders. :-)
And am sure, your attachment to this competition will work wonders. :-)
I can, I can and I can lick my elbow. But no photographs here all thanks to Oscar who sent the camera with Aztecs. They are partying in Bangkok.
Here’s one for you Oscar, a brain candy in pure Mexican flavor;
A Mexican president once held a funeral for his own leg. The president, Antonio de Santa Anna, was the general who in 1836 led Mexican troops to victory over Texan rebels at the siege of the Alamo. Santa Anna’s leg was amputated below the knee after he was wounded during a battle with French troops in December 1838. He kept the leg at his hacienda near Veracruz for four years, during which he rose to become dictator of Mexico and the center of an adoring political cult. On September 26, 1842 his supporters solemnly paraded the leg through the streets of Mexico City to the accompaniment of the bands and orchestras, then laid it to rest in a national shrine known as the Pantheon of Saint Paula. Two years later, however, the leg was stolen during the riots that surrounded Santa Anna’s fall from power. Santa Anna died in 1876 at the age of 62 — poor, blind and ignored. The fate of his leg remains unknown.
A Mexican president once held a funeral for his own leg. The president, Antonio de Santa Anna, was the general who in 1836 led Mexican troops to victory over Texan rebels at the siege of the Alamo. Santa Anna’s leg was amputated below the knee after he was wounded during a battle with French troops in December 1838. He kept the leg at his hacienda near Veracruz for four years, during which he rose to become dictator of Mexico and the center of an adoring political cult. On September 26, 1842 his supporters solemnly paraded the leg through the streets of Mexico City to the accompaniment of the bands and orchestras, then laid it to rest in a national shrine known as the Pantheon of Saint Paula. Two years later, however, the leg was stolen during the riots that surrounded Santa Anna’s fall from power. Santa Anna died in 1876 at the age of 62 — poor, blind and ignored. The fate of his leg remains unknown.
HOLY HELL..how is I didn’t know that? Good work and thanks for the spicy flavored Mexican candy:
You are most welcome, Oscar! Now you got one more trump up your sleeves when you sit with your workmates ;-)
Computer is running very slow, I think the Mayan’s are personally running my comments from here to IB..Speaking of Mayans, did you know they created geometry, thus built pyramids etc, by what is known as Natures mathematics.. Their’s were equations created by following the diamonds geometrical shapes and configurations of the Yucatanean rattlesnake...You can read more on it in my newslink :)
I thought Geometry was created by the arabs! Geometry, algebra and many things were discovered by the arabs while they cruised though the burning dunes of the Arabian desert. Ohh It must have been hot
Update:
My latest brain candy (It is impossible to lick your elbow.) has attracted a reaction that makes this one unhygeinic (read: debatable). My dear friend Jaiyant just told me that he CAN lick his elbows!
Unbelievable, but I can’t totally rubbish his claims. Anyway, he’ll be supplying us with a photograph of him LICKING HIS ELBOW. So, till then I’ll have to keep this one on hold.
My latest brain candy (It is impossible to lick your elbow.) has attracted a reaction that makes this one unhygeinic (read: debatable). My dear friend Jaiyant just told me that he CAN lick his elbows!
Unbelievable, but I can’t totally rubbish his claims. Anyway, he’ll be supplying us with a photograph of him LICKING HIS ELBOW. So, till then I’ll have to keep this one on hold.
Lololololol you put me in great trouble this time. I don’t have a camera at the moment wait for a day or two I’ll give you guys the pic of me licking the elbow.
he’s either very flexible or has a very long tomgue...LOL Make sure you post the foto when it comes in, please
Definitely Oscar, and if he really proves it, then he gets free stock for a whole year of brain candies!
I think we would have to grant him a free International Brain Club Candy membership card (I.B.C.C)
My god! What did I get myself in to! And Aneez, you are very generous to offer me a year’s supply of brain candies. Well, how can I refuse..
Oscar, I’m flexible and have a long tongue too.
Oscar, I’m flexible and have a long tongue too.
Hey Oscar, I love that I.B.C.C. idea man!! Thats brilliant!
And I think we should even think about other such schemes for all the participants here. Maybe a daily dose of brain candy into their mailbox? What do you say?
And I think we should even think about other such schemes for all the participants here. Maybe a daily dose of brain candy into their mailbox? What do you say?
I agree...we can not let the IBCC die with this post...must trufdge forward to the limits and beyond...allow the world to be enriched and intellectualy fattened by our candies effects...We must talk about creating this link.
A glare never goes unnoticed; no matter if the non-believers try to put a blanket over it, the loyals will continue to get enlightened!
Don’t worry Oscar, Jai will be providing us with the image very soon. Actually, I think he is making up his mind on which elbow to lick!
LOL, u are funny Oscar :D :D
BTW, I hope Jai posts that pic soon and puts an end to all the speculations.
BTW, I hope Jai posts that pic soon and puts an end to all the speculations.
Oscar, I really turned out to be sly didn’t I? No pics for you he he he! you should have sent the camera with the mayans. Well now its all your fault.
According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until the 1730’s, India was the only source for diamonds in the world.
Antarctica is the only continent without reptiles or snakes.
Australia is the only country that is also a continent.
Baskin Robbins once made ketchup ice cream. This was the only vegetable flavored ice cream produced.
Bats are the only mammal that can fly.
Swans are the only birds with penises.
The hyoid bone in the throat is the only bone in the human body not joined to another.
The only part of the human body that has no blood supply is the cornea in the eye. It takes in oxygen directly from the air.
The chemical n-acetyl-cysteine found in raw eggs is proven to help hangovers.
Gabriel, Michael, and Lucifer are the three angels mentioned by name in the Bible.
Antarctica is the only continent without reptiles or snakes.
Australia is the only country that is also a continent.
Baskin Robbins once made ketchup ice cream. This was the only vegetable flavored ice cream produced.
Bats are the only mammal that can fly.
Swans are the only birds with penises.
The hyoid bone in the throat is the only bone in the human body not joined to another.
The only part of the human body that has no blood supply is the cornea in the eye. It takes in oxygen directly from the air.
The chemical n-acetyl-cysteine found in raw eggs is proven to help hangovers.
Gabriel, Michael, and Lucifer are the three angels mentioned by name in the Bible.
During the 2,475,576,000 seconds of the average length life, we speak 123,205,750 words, have sex 4,239 times, shed 121 pints of tears.
Each square inch of human skin consists of twenty feet of blood vessels.
Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.
Every person has a unique tongue print.
Every square inch of the human body has an average of 32 million bacteria on it.
Humans have 46 chromosomes, peas have 14 and crayfish have 200.
Humans shed about 600,000 particles of skin every hour - about 1.5 pounds a year. By 70 years of age, an average person will have lost 105 pounds of skin.
Humans shed and re-grow outer skin cells about every 27 days - almost 1,000 new skins in a lifetime.
If it were removed from the body, the small intestine would stretch to a length of 22 feet.
If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
If you go blind in one eye, you’ll only lose about one-fifth of your vision (but all your depth perception.)
In a lifetime the average US resident eats more than 50 tons of food and drinks more than 13,000 gallons of liquid.
In the late 19th century, millions of human mummies were used as fuel for locomotives in Egypt where wood and coal was scarce, but mummies were plentiful.
It takes 17 muscles to smile — 43 to frown.
It would take 1,200,000 mosquitoes, each sucking once, to completely drain the average human of blood.
Jaw muscles can provide about 200 pounds of force to bring the back teeth together for chewing.
Most men have erections every hour to hour and a half during sleep.
On average women say 7,000 words per day. Men manage just over 2000.
One in every 2000 babies is born with a tooth.
The ashes of the average cremated person weigh nine pounds.
The average adolescent girl has 34,000 underdeveloped egg follicles, although only 350 or so mature during her life (at the rate of about one per month).
The average duration of sexual intercourse for humans is 2 minutes.
The average human body contains enough: iron to make a 3 inch nail, sulfur to kill all fleas on an average dog, carbon to make 900 pencils, potassium to fire a toy cannon, fat to make 7 bars of soap, phosphorous to make 2,200 match heads, and water to fill a ten-gallon tank.
The average human produces 25,000 quarts of spit in a lifetime, enough to fill two swimming pools.
Each square inch of human skin consists of twenty feet of blood vessels.
Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.
Every person has a unique tongue print.
Every square inch of the human body has an average of 32 million bacteria on it.
Humans have 46 chromosomes, peas have 14 and crayfish have 200.
Humans shed about 600,000 particles of skin every hour - about 1.5 pounds a year. By 70 years of age, an average person will have lost 105 pounds of skin.
Humans shed and re-grow outer skin cells about every 27 days - almost 1,000 new skins in a lifetime.
If it were removed from the body, the small intestine would stretch to a length of 22 feet.
If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
If you go blind in one eye, you’ll only lose about one-fifth of your vision (but all your depth perception.)
In a lifetime the average US resident eats more than 50 tons of food and drinks more than 13,000 gallons of liquid.
In the late 19th century, millions of human mummies were used as fuel for locomotives in Egypt where wood and coal was scarce, but mummies were plentiful.
It takes 17 muscles to smile — 43 to frown.
It would take 1,200,000 mosquitoes, each sucking once, to completely drain the average human of blood.
Jaw muscles can provide about 200 pounds of force to bring the back teeth together for chewing.
Most men have erections every hour to hour and a half during sleep.
On average women say 7,000 words per day. Men manage just over 2000.
One in every 2000 babies is born with a tooth.
The ashes of the average cremated person weigh nine pounds.
The average adolescent girl has 34,000 underdeveloped egg follicles, although only 350 or so mature during her life (at the rate of about one per month).
The average duration of sexual intercourse for humans is 2 minutes.
The average human body contains enough: iron to make a 3 inch nail, sulfur to kill all fleas on an average dog, carbon to make 900 pencils, potassium to fire a toy cannon, fat to make 7 bars of soap, phosphorous to make 2,200 match heads, and water to fill a ten-gallon tank.
The average human produces 25,000 quarts of spit in a lifetime, enough to fill two swimming pools.
Avocado is derived from the Spanish word ’aguacate’ which is derived from ’ahuacatl’ meaning testicle.
I didn’t know this one, not sure if I’ll eat another avocado in my life :(
AM and PM stand for ”Ante-Meridian” and ”Post-Meridian,” respectively, and A.D. actually stands for ”Anno Domini” rather than ”After Death.”
The term ”devil’s advocate”comes from the Roman Catholic church. When deciding if someone should become a saint, a devil’s advocate is always appointed to give an alternative view.
The word ”Boondocks” comes from the Tagalog (Filipino) word ”Bundok,” which means mountain.
PLEASE NOTE:
The derivation of the word trivia comes from the Latin ”tri-” + ”via”, which means three streets. This is because in ancient times, at an intersection of three streeets in Rome (or some other Italian place), they would have a type of kiosk where ancillary information was listed. You might be interested in it, you might not, hence they were bits of ”trivia.”
I still prefer brain candy :D
I didn’t know this one, not sure if I’ll eat another avocado in my life :(
AM and PM stand for ”Ante-Meridian” and ”Post-Meridian,” respectively, and A.D. actually stands for ”Anno Domini” rather than ”After Death.”
The term ”devil’s advocate”comes from the Roman Catholic church. When deciding if someone should become a saint, a devil’s advocate is always appointed to give an alternative view.
The word ”Boondocks” comes from the Tagalog (Filipino) word ”Bundok,” which means mountain.
PLEASE NOTE:
The derivation of the word trivia comes from the Latin ”tri-” + ”via”, which means three streets. This is because in ancient times, at an intersection of three streeets in Rome (or some other Italian place), they would have a type of kiosk where ancillary information was listed. You might be interested in it, you might not, hence they were bits of ”trivia.”
I still prefer brain candy :D
To be honest, I was trying to research it...It’s what my wife calls trivia, said she has called it like that since she was young(er)..don’t want to get in trouble by implying she’s old....:) I can’t find anything on it...surely she isn’t the origen...wouldn’t THAT be funny. New Brain candy without even trying.
We need an IB moderator and Senior member.. Gotta know what the record is for comments, so we can beat it and make Aneez’s name become a part of official brain candy: most comments on IB......Anyone have an idea how many we’re talking about?
No idea abt the official comments, but we can help make records of sorts...lets all pitch in!!!
Forget about what the current record is. I’m sure and confident that the Brain Candy Aficionados will take this thing higher than anyone can imagine.
One brain candy a day... is what it’ll take to be on top of the world!
Thanks a lot Radhika :-)
One brain candy a day... is what it’ll take to be on top of the world!
Thanks a lot Radhika :-)
I agree, we have all made B.C. history and must continue to spread the word and the intellect. Unite with us IB bloggers, one day, one B.C., at a time..¡ VIVA I.B.C.C.!
Must thank Ruchi to set the ball rolling. And a cheering round of applause for Aneez and Oscar to take it from there... and stretch all over IB! Guys you’ve got all of us infected.....rather addicted to this factual yet hilarious list of brain candies.
Honorable contributors like Manish, Jaiyant, Grace and Desh also deserve a pat on their backs :)
Btw i have decided to take a printout and paste it on the wall opp the toilet seat :) That will help in a must-have and unavoidable daily dose of brain-candies for the whole family LOL
Honorable contributors like Manish, Jaiyant, Grace and Desh also deserve a pat on their backs :)
Btw i have decided to take a printout and paste it on the wall opp the toilet seat :) That will help in a must-have and unavoidable daily dose of brain-candies for the whole family LOL
Thanks a lot Deepa :-) And yes, the credit goes to Ruchi. She has indeed lighted the torch for this Brain Candy Marathon!
BTW, your toilet seat idea is just brilliant! You see it really pays to enrich your TQ.
And... I look forward to some contribution from your side too.
BTW, your toilet seat idea is just brilliant! You see it really pays to enrich your TQ.
And... I look forward to some contribution from your side too.
Ruchi,
You will forever been note throughtout history as the ”IBCC Godess”, for without you what is, would have never been...Saludos Ruchi
You will forever been note throughtout history as the ”IBCC Godess”, for without you what is, would have never been...Saludos Ruchi
Deepa, you could have posted some eco friendly trivia! You really must.
Just finished taking a print out of all the flavored brain candies in here and I must admit the list is impressive. Now my kids can show off a bit in school about their Trivia Knowledge.
Hopefully the Big Fight is not yet over...many more lollies to be brought in.
Hopefully the Big Fight is not yet over...many more lollies to be brought in.
Exactly, the fight isn’t over yet. And am sure it will go on and on....and on
Just be sure you don’t get exhausted and out of air keeping a tab on it. :-)
Be sure to get your daily dose of brain candy, the show will run much longer
Just be sure you don’t get exhausted and out of air keeping a tab on it. :-)
Be sure to get your daily dose of brain candy, the show will run much longer
Aneez, the way you and my champion are going, I feel I will be benched for next 5 games... need to warm up a bit.
Some brain candies from space anybody?
1> A dead volcano on Mars called Olympus Mons, rises 23 km (approximately 75,000 feet) above
the surrounding planes and is the highest known peak in the Solar System.
2> There is a giant canyon called Valles Marineris, which is over 4 miles deep and runs about 2,500 miles on the Martian surface. In comparison, the Grand Canyon in US has maximum depth
of little under 1 mile!
3> The length of Earth day and Mars days is almost same. Earth day is 24 hours and that of Mars is 24 hours and 37 minutes.
4> There are 135 natural moons in our solar system.
5> Jupiter’s magnetosphere is the ”biggest thing” in the solar system.
6> Jupiter and Saturn do not have a surface at all.
7> The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is a hurricane that has been raging on Jupiter’s surface since last 400 years. It is the largest cloud of the Jupiter.
8> The wind on Jupiter flows at the speed of about 225 miles/hour
9> Earth is the only planet in the solar system that has moving surface. The top most Lithosphere plates of Earth slide’s about 2 inches every year!
10> At ground level, Ozone is found in smog and pollution and is harmful to humans and vegetation while the Ozone Layer, which is at 25 km from Earth’s surface reflects the harmful ultraviolet rays of the Sun and is important for the life to survive on this planet.
11> All the planets in our solar system move around the Sun in anticlockwise direction.
12> Sputnik 1 was the world’s first space satellite launched by the Russians in the year 1957
13> The Sun and other stars get energy by the process of Nuclear Fusion.
14> Neptune was the first planet to be found using mathematical calculations rather than the traditional way of observing the sky.
15> The wind on Neptune surface can reach up to 1200 mph, the fastest wind in our solar system.
16> Sometimes Pluto crosses Neptune’s orbit and becomes the eight Planet of our Solar system! The last time it did this was between 7th February 1979 till 11th February 1999. This will
happen again in 23rd century.
17> Each pole of Uranus is lit for 42 years and then plunged into darkness for the next 42 years!
(Oscar, my money is still on you)
Some brain candies from space anybody?
1> A dead volcano on Mars called Olympus Mons, rises 23 km (approximately 75,000 feet) above
the surrounding planes and is the highest known peak in the Solar System.
2> There is a giant canyon called Valles Marineris, which is over 4 miles deep and runs about 2,500 miles on the Martian surface. In comparison, the Grand Canyon in US has maximum depth
of little under 1 mile!
3> The length of Earth day and Mars days is almost same. Earth day is 24 hours and that of Mars is 24 hours and 37 minutes.
4> There are 135 natural moons in our solar system.
5> Jupiter’s magnetosphere is the ”biggest thing” in the solar system.
6> Jupiter and Saturn do not have a surface at all.
7> The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is a hurricane that has been raging on Jupiter’s surface since last 400 years. It is the largest cloud of the Jupiter.
8> The wind on Jupiter flows at the speed of about 225 miles/hour
9> Earth is the only planet in the solar system that has moving surface. The top most Lithosphere plates of Earth slide’s about 2 inches every year!
10> At ground level, Ozone is found in smog and pollution and is harmful to humans and vegetation while the Ozone Layer, which is at 25 km from Earth’s surface reflects the harmful ultraviolet rays of the Sun and is important for the life to survive on this planet.
11> All the planets in our solar system move around the Sun in anticlockwise direction.
12> Sputnik 1 was the world’s first space satellite launched by the Russians in the year 1957
13> The Sun and other stars get energy by the process of Nuclear Fusion.
14> Neptune was the first planet to be found using mathematical calculations rather than the traditional way of observing the sky.
15> The wind on Neptune surface can reach up to 1200 mph, the fastest wind in our solar system.
16> Sometimes Pluto crosses Neptune’s orbit and becomes the eight Planet of our Solar system! The last time it did this was between 7th February 1979 till 11th February 1999. This will
happen again in 23rd century.
17> Each pole of Uranus is lit for 42 years and then plunged into darkness for the next 42 years!
(Oscar, my money is still on you)
Thanks a lot for this Galactic contribution Manish :-)
And your money is safe, don’t worry Oscar won’t let you down. The only twist is that, Oscar needs nudges from time to time - which I have to give!
You know what this translates into! ;)
And your money is safe, don’t worry Oscar won’t let you down. The only twist is that, Oscar needs nudges from time to time - which I have to give!
You know what this translates into! ;)
Manish,
Do not worry my friend...All IBCC will be involved in all plays...We will bench no one...Sorry I was out, but don’t count me as out for the count. I’m battleing a temperature and sinuse infection.....
Do not worry my friend...All IBCC will be involved in all plays...We will bench no one...Sorry I was out, but don’t count me as out for the count. I’m battleing a temperature and sinuse infection.....
”I’m battleing a temperature and sinuse infection.....”
Wow! Thats why my money is you champion... Nothing can keep you away from a good fight :)
btw try homeopathy for sinuses, it works.
Wow! Thats why my money is you champion... Nothing can keep you away from a good fight :)
btw try homeopathy for sinuses, it works.
Home Remedy;
Take a black pepper ball, pierce it with a needle and burn it over a candle. As it starts to give out fumes, close your one nostril with a finger and inhale the fumes as hard as you can with your other nostril. Repeat the procedure for other nostril. That’s it, guaranteed relief (though short-term) from sinus, cough, cold!
And who knows, repeated procedure might get your sinus permanently away for good. Anyway, if not this, than at least it will not do any harm; like that Frank episode!
Take a black pepper ball, pierce it with a needle and burn it over a candle. As it starts to give out fumes, close your one nostril with a finger and inhale the fumes as hard as you can with your other nostril. Repeat the procedure for other nostril. That’s it, guaranteed relief (though short-term) from sinus, cough, cold!
And who knows, repeated procedure might get your sinus permanently away for good. Anyway, if not this, than at least it will not do any harm; like that Frank episode!
thanks Manish,
I ’m going to go to the homeopathic store today..See if I can kick this bug.
I ’m going to go to the homeopathic store today..See if I can kick this bug.
Thanks Aneez,
Along with going for some homeopathic meds, I’m going to pick up some whole pepper and try..I guess I shouldn’t do this while holding Frank...Is there any possibility of getting the pepper lodged in your nostril? EWWW, or brain?
Along with going for some homeopathic meds, I’m going to pick up some whole pepper and try..I guess I shouldn’t do this while holding Frank...Is there any possibility of getting the pepper lodged in your nostril? EWWW, or brain?
Hey Oscar, no need to worry about any mishap as long as you keep Frank at a safe distance when you try this thing. I don’t know why but I have a nagging feeling that Frank has not yet taken that sock incident out from his mind. So there are 100% chances of him trying to get some sort of revenge!!
Be cautious, and try to win Frank all over again :P
Be cautious, and try to win Frank all over again :P
I will keep Frank at a very safe distance...I don’t think he nor I are prepared for anymore joint experiments..Thanks and Credit do need to be made to the dear cat..He was an essential part of the IBCC myth busters theory...Just goes to show , we are all in on the cause, well maybe not willingly, but every bit helps :)
I will be trying the black pepper ball B.C. shortly...wish me luck and Godspeed...I’m going in.
May God be with you in these difficult times Oscar. And may God prevent Frank from coming in the 10 feet diameter around you!
Manish,
I bought the chochutos ”pills” from the homeopathic store.. not much difference yet...but I can tell you the pepper thing is NOT good.
I bought the chochutos ”pills” from the homeopathic store.. not much difference yet...but I can tell you the pepper thing is NOT good.
Aneez,
I think I need to kick your ass! I tried the pepper ball think..I removed the Cat, burned the pepper ball and inhaled, both sides as much as I could...I did feel better for about 4 seconds until I started sneezing uncontrolably.. The cat came down, I scared it to hell, the burning pepper ball flew, needle and all, and for a good 20 minutes I sneezed non.stop... On the bright side, I can no longer complain about my sinuses as my whole head felt as if it was going to explode..I layed down for about an hour, feeling better, although my guts hurt now..I still have a dull headache behind my right eye which I fear may have something to do with blood vessels bursting or eye muscles loosening...You could have given me a heads up...Were you trying to win by having all my Brain Candy blown out of me, or what???
Apart from the eye pain, sore guts, and the fact that the damn cat took off because of my possesed actions, I think, I might be on track...I’m going to just try to keep some vicks on my upper lip and around my nostrils.
I think I need to kick your ass! I tried the pepper ball think..I removed the Cat, burned the pepper ball and inhaled, both sides as much as I could...I did feel better for about 4 seconds until I started sneezing uncontrolably.. The cat came down, I scared it to hell, the burning pepper ball flew, needle and all, and for a good 20 minutes I sneezed non.stop... On the bright side, I can no longer complain about my sinuses as my whole head felt as if it was going to explode..I layed down for about an hour, feeling better, although my guts hurt now..I still have a dull headache behind my right eye which I fear may have something to do with blood vessels bursting or eye muscles loosening...You could have given me a heads up...Were you trying to win by having all my Brain Candy blown out of me, or what???
Apart from the eye pain, sore guts, and the fact that the damn cat took off because of my possesed actions, I think, I might be on track...I’m going to just try to keep some vicks on my upper lip and around my nostrils.
P.S. I’m beginning to wonder if I have cat scratch fever from the previous BC you gave me:
Cat scratch fever presents with tender regional lymphadenopathy, sterile suppurative papules at the site of inoculation, slight fever, headache, chills, backache, abdominal pain, malaise, alteration of mental status, and convulsions. It may take 7 to 14 days, or as long as two months, before symptoms appear. Most cases are benign and self-limiting, but lymphadenopathy may persist for several months after other symptoms disappear. The prognosis is generally favorable. In temperate climates, most cases occur in fall and winter.
Cat scratch fever presents with tender regional lymphadenopathy, sterile suppurative papules at the site of inoculation, slight fever, headache, chills, backache, abdominal pain, malaise, alteration of mental status, and convulsions. It may take 7 to 14 days, or as long as two months, before symptoms appear. Most cases are benign and self-limiting, but lymphadenopathy may persist for several months after other symptoms disappear. The prognosis is generally favorable. In temperate climates, most cases occur in fall and winter.
Oscar you are just too dangerous!!
Why the hell do you think that you have the right to make people roll on their floors and scare the family members?? I mean looking at your hyper-funny comments, I literally rolled all over the whole floor of my room and finally, when I gained control, I got bitten by the laughter bug yet again!
I mean its ok if the experiment didn’t work well with you, we will find some other remedy for your ailment; but was it necessary to try to kill me with this lethal laughter bomb?!
Why the hell do you think that you have the right to make people roll on their floors and scare the family members?? I mean looking at your hyper-funny comments, I literally rolled all over the whole floor of my room and finally, when I gained control, I got bitten by the laughter bug yet again!
I mean its ok if the experiment didn’t work well with you, we will find some other remedy for your ailment; but was it necessary to try to kill me with this lethal laughter bomb?!
Might be funny on your end... it sure the hell wasn’t on mine, or Frankie’s..
I still haven’t found the flaming pepper ball, I was afraid it might have landed on the couch, but since the house hasn’t gone up in flames after all these hours, I guess I’m safe..
I hope the dog didn’t it the flamer...That would probably get my ass in a real sling...Thank God Frank can’t talk, I’d really have some explaining to do...I did buy him some cat nip for being such a trooper, odd thing is, he won’t get close enough to me to accept it...I noticed he’s missing a little hair from his side...No, It wasn’t the flaming pepper ball.. I’m gonna have to leave him alone, he stresses sometimes , I guess and it causes some of his hair to fall out..
By the way this post is going, my daughters cat may be bald and I may be dead before it’s gone :D
I still haven’t found the flaming pepper ball, I was afraid it might have landed on the couch, but since the house hasn’t gone up in flames after all these hours, I guess I’m safe..
I hope the dog didn’t it the flamer...That would probably get my ass in a real sling...Thank God Frank can’t talk, I’d really have some explaining to do...I did buy him some cat nip for being such a trooper, odd thing is, he won’t get close enough to me to accept it...I noticed he’s missing a little hair from his side...No, It wasn’t the flaming pepper ball.. I’m gonna have to leave him alone, he stresses sometimes , I guess and it causes some of his hair to fall out..
By the way this post is going, my daughters cat may be bald and I may be dead before it’s gone :D
galactic contributions are always welcome, but we are not seeing any more of them. can someone post pls?
My Good God!
neva thot my potato chips would result in this brain candy war :d but i’m glad Aneez took the step and came up with this exceptionally amazing, juicy and exhaustive list of trivial facts :D
i wonder how many gurlz know that brain candies are excellent ways of breaking ice when around intelligent guys.. ;) lol
Manish, Aneez and Oscar have gone a long long long way in making this thread so interesting..
Cheers guys!
neva thot my potato chips would result in this brain candy war :d but i’m glad Aneez took the step and came up with this exceptionally amazing, juicy and exhaustive list of trivial facts :D
i wonder how many gurlz know that brain candies are excellent ways of breaking ice when around intelligent guys.. ;) lol
Manish, Aneez and Oscar have gone a long long long way in making this thread so interesting..
Cheers guys!
Hey Ruchi, welcome here.... as they say every great thing has humble beginning.
See what your potato chips has done :)
And my contribution here has been very little. The real heavyweights here are Aneez and my Champion from Mexico - OSCAR!!!!
Join in.. place your bets and enjoy reading this post munching your potato chips :)
See what your potato chips has done :)
And my contribution here has been very little. The real heavyweights here are Aneez and my Champion from Mexico - OSCAR!!!!
Join in.. place your bets and enjoy reading this post munching your potato chips :)
I really should thank you Ruchi, for bringing in your potato chips at the right time. You know I was just itching to write an article, and your potato chips gave me the energy; the only thing I lacked was a kick on my a** to get me going - and Oscar did that!
And the rest is there for all to see...
And the rest is there for all to see...
I’ve always wanted to share my B.C., generally my wife and I are the only ones intrested...Thank you for giving a loving platform to place our golden nuggets on display...and giving Aneez and I the oomph to kick eachother’s asses and get this show started :)
Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and also Kurt Cobain died at the age of 27.. they were out-of-the-world musicians.. it was believed that Devils created them and whatever music they played was for him.. Jimi Hendrix used to play guitar with his tongue :)
picked this fact from aneez’s blog and made additions as told by a friend...
picked this fact from aneez’s blog and made additions as told by a friend...
Great!
With people like you around, I don’t think this thread will ever come to an end. :-)
With people like you around, I don’t think this thread will ever come to an end. :-)
Comin to the facts on sneezing.. such is its intensity that trying to sneeze with a closed mouth/nose can cause rupture of veins in the brain
A delicious Brain Candy dedicated to Radhika:
Macavity: The Mystery Cat
Macavity’s a Mystery Cat: he’s called The Hidden Paw -
For he’s the master criminal who can defy the Law.
He’s the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad’s despair:
For when they reach the scene of crime - Macavity’s not there!
Macavity, Macavity, there’s no one like Macavity,
He’s broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity.
His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare,
And when you reach the scene of crime - Macavity’s not there!
You may seek him in the basement, you may look up in the air -
But I tell you once and once again, Macavity’s not there!
Mcavity’s a ginger cat, he’s very tall and thin;
You would know him if you saw him, for his eyes are sunken in.
His brow is deeply lined with thought, his head is highly domed;
His coat is dusty from neglect, his whiskers are uncombed.
He sways his head from side to side, with movements like a snake;
And when you think he’s half asleep, he’s always wide awake.
Macavity, Macavity, there’s no one like Macavity,
For he’s a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity.
You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square -
But when a crime’s discovered, then Macavity’s not there!
He’s outwardly respectable. (They say he cheats at cards.)
And his footprints are not found in any file of Scotland Yard’s.
And when the larder’s looted, or the jewel-case is rifled,
Or when the milk is missing, or another Peke’s been stifled,
Or the greenhouse glass is broken, and the trellis past repair -
Ay, there’s the wonder of the thing! Macavity’s not there!
And when the Foreign Office find a Treaty’s gone astray,
Or the Admiralty lose some plans and drawings by the way,
There may be a scrap of paper in the hall or on the stair -
But it’s useless to investigate - Mcavity’s not there!
And when the loss has been disclosed, the Secret Service say:
`It must have been Macavity!’ - but he’s a mile away.
You’ll be sure to find him resting, or a-licking of his thumbs,
Or engaged in doing complicated long-division sums.
Macavity, Macavity, there’s no one like Macavity,
There never was a Cat of such deceitfulness and suavity.
He always has an alibi, and one or two to spaer:
At whatever time the deed took place - MACAVITY WASN’T THERE!
And they say that all the Cats whose wicked deeds are widely known
(I might mention Mungojerrie, I might mention Griddlebone)
Are nothing more than agents for the Cat who all the time
Just controls their operations: the Napoleon of Crime!
Macavity: The Mystery Cat
Macavity’s a Mystery Cat: he’s called The Hidden Paw -
For he’s the master criminal who can defy the Law.
He’s the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad’s despair:
For when they reach the scene of crime - Macavity’s not there!
Macavity, Macavity, there’s no one like Macavity,
He’s broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity.
His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare,
And when you reach the scene of crime - Macavity’s not there!
You may seek him in the basement, you may look up in the air -
But I tell you once and once again, Macavity’s not there!
Mcavity’s a ginger cat, he’s very tall and thin;
You would know him if you saw him, for his eyes are sunken in.
His brow is deeply lined with thought, his head is highly domed;
His coat is dusty from neglect, his whiskers are uncombed.
He sways his head from side to side, with movements like a snake;
And when you think he’s half asleep, he’s always wide awake.
Macavity, Macavity, there’s no one like Macavity,
For he’s a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity.
You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square -
But when a crime’s discovered, then Macavity’s not there!
He’s outwardly respectable. (They say he cheats at cards.)
And his footprints are not found in any file of Scotland Yard’s.
And when the larder’s looted, or the jewel-case is rifled,
Or when the milk is missing, or another Peke’s been stifled,
Or the greenhouse glass is broken, and the trellis past repair -
Ay, there’s the wonder of the thing! Macavity’s not there!
And when the Foreign Office find a Treaty’s gone astray,
Or the Admiralty lose some plans and drawings by the way,
There may be a scrap of paper in the hall or on the stair -
But it’s useless to investigate - Mcavity’s not there!
And when the loss has been disclosed, the Secret Service say:
`It must have been Macavity!’ - but he’s a mile away.
You’ll be sure to find him resting, or a-licking of his thumbs,
Or engaged in doing complicated long-division sums.
Macavity, Macavity, there’s no one like Macavity,
There never was a Cat of such deceitfulness and suavity.
He always has an alibi, and one or two to spaer:
At whatever time the deed took place - MACAVITY WASN’T THERE!
And they say that all the Cats whose wicked deeds are widely known
(I might mention Mungojerrie, I might mention Griddlebone)
Are nothing more than agents for the Cat who all the time
Just controls their operations: the Napoleon of Crime!
Macavity must be the coolest cat around. I wanna meet him and ask for his autograph. I’m sure he is the don of all the cats, criminal cats in fact.
One more interesting fact about cats;
Cats respond most readily to names that end in an ”ee” sound.
Cats respond most readily to names that end in an ”ee” sound.
Hey, have you ever noticed a cat swaying his face here n there, left n right, while eating? Well, theres’s a reason to that;
A cat cannot see directly under its nose. This is why the cat cannot seem to find tidbits on the floor.
Poor cat, I bet MaCavity is no exception to this cat trivia.
A cat cannot see directly under its nose. This is why the cat cannot seem to find tidbits on the floor.
Poor cat, I bet MaCavity is no exception to this cat trivia.
Many thanks for my fav poem. I used to recite it in school and won me the nick name of Macavity. If u notice my log in name is Macavity Mehra ;)
* Cats is an award-winning musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. The show has been performed around the world in numerous productions and has been translated into more than 20 languages.
* Cats was first shown in London’s West End, at the New London Theater, on May 11 1981. It had a troubled beginning with Judi Dench cast in the role of Grizabella, which was subsequently taken over by Elaine Paige
* Macavity - He is the show’s only real villain. The character is a literary allusion to the Sherlock Holmes character Professor Moriarty.
* Cats is an award-winning musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. The show has been performed around the world in numerous productions and has been translated into more than 20 languages.
* Cats was first shown in London’s West End, at the New London Theater, on May 11 1981. It had a troubled beginning with Judi Dench cast in the role of Grizabella, which was subsequently taken over by Elaine Paige
* Macavity - He is the show’s only real villain. The character is a literary allusion to the Sherlock Holmes character Professor Moriarty.
NOTE:
PLEASE READ ALL POST ON CATS THROUGHLY..BRAIN CANDY WHEN NOT FOLLOWED BY INSTRUCTION LETTER, MAY CAUSE MISHIEF IN USER, LEADING TO DANGER AND OR INJURY...LOL
PLEASE READ ALL POST ON CATS THROUGHLY..BRAIN CANDY WHEN NOT FOLLOWED BY INSTRUCTION LETTER, MAY CAUSE MISHIEF IN USER, LEADING TO DANGER AND OR INJURY...LOL
..Cats respond most readily to names that end in an ”ee” sound..
Makes since...that’s why we call ours Frankie when we want his attention, as he tends to ignore us with Frankk..by the way I posted his picture up top.
Makes since...that’s why we call ours Frankie when we want his attention, as he tends to ignore us with Frankk..by the way I posted his picture up top.
Allow me to serve you some eyes n sight related brain candies;
Amphibians’ eyes come in a variety shapes and sizes. Some even have square or heart-shaped pupils.
Owls have eyeballs that are tubular in shape, because of this, they cannot move their eyes.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men!!
It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
And some rare delicacy to....
The white part of your fingernail is called the lunula.
The two lines that connect your top lip to the bottom of your nose are known as the philtrum.
Amphibians’ eyes come in a variety shapes and sizes. Some even have square or heart-shaped pupils.
Owls have eyeballs that are tubular in shape, because of this, they cannot move their eyes.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men!!
It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
And some rare delicacy to....
The white part of your fingernail is called the lunula.
The two lines that connect your top lip to the bottom of your nose are known as the philtrum.
I think women who wear contact lens blink more than the women who don’t.. And yeah, if pigs can’t look up in to the sky they have never seen the stars. and now i know why the owls make such strange neck movements LOL
I wear contacts, and this i can vouch, that you can stay without blinking thanks to the contacts for longer periods than you would if you were not wearing contacts.
Since the topic has come on contact lenses, let me distribute some fresh brain candies;
Leonardo da Vinci was the first to suggest using contact lenses to see back in 1508.
The first contact lens was made by German physiologist Adolf Fick in 1887.
The soft contact lens was invented in Czechoslovakia by professor Otto Wichterle in 1961.
Like eyeglasses, contact lenses can have one (single vision) or more (multifocal) focal points.
Johnny Depp wore contact lenses in Pirates of the Caribbean which served as sunglasses so he wouldn’t be squinting in the sun all the time.
Keira Knightley wore colored contact lenses like Johnny Depp’s in the last scene of the movie. But since her eyes are lighter than Johnny Depp’s, they had to be dark in the center and light on the outside. She complained they made her so dizzy that she threw them away the night after shooting.
When hard lenses were first fitted they were made of a type of plastic called PMMA and relied solely on the exchange of tears under the lens to give an oxygen supply to the cornea.
Over the last twenty five years lens materials have been manufactured that allow oxygen to pass through and these lenses are called gas permeable lenses.
All soft lenses are gas permeable
and they are made of different materials with an element of water held within.
When a soft lens is placed on the eye
it moulds itself to the curve on the front of the eye.
Contact lenses are held in place by fluid attraction forces. Imagine placing two pieces of glass together with water between them. They slide easily over each other but are difficult to separate. This is the principle that keeps a contact lens in the eye.
Leonardo da Vinci was the first to suggest using contact lenses to see back in 1508.
The first contact lens was made by German physiologist Adolf Fick in 1887.
The soft contact lens was invented in Czechoslovakia by professor Otto Wichterle in 1961.
Like eyeglasses, contact lenses can have one (single vision) or more (multifocal) focal points.
Johnny Depp wore contact lenses in Pirates of the Caribbean which served as sunglasses so he wouldn’t be squinting in the sun all the time.
Keira Knightley wore colored contact lenses like Johnny Depp’s in the last scene of the movie. But since her eyes are lighter than Johnny Depp’s, they had to be dark in the center and light on the outside. She complained they made her so dizzy that she threw them away the night after shooting.
When hard lenses were first fitted they were made of a type of plastic called PMMA and relied solely on the exchange of tears under the lens to give an oxygen supply to the cornea.
Over the last twenty five years lens materials have been manufactured that allow oxygen to pass through and these lenses are called gas permeable lenses.
All soft lenses are gas permeable
and they are made of different materials with an element of water held within.
When a soft lens is placed on the eye
it moulds itself to the curve on the front of the eye.
Contact lenses are held in place by fluid attraction forces. Imagine placing two pieces of glass together with water between them. They slide easily over each other but are difficult to separate. This is the principle that keeps a contact lens in the eye.
You won’t mind if I turn this all-inspiring TQ towards patriotism, and the sense that unites all of us together:
1. India is the world’s largest, oldest, continuous civilization.
2. India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.
3. India is the world’s largest democracy.
4. Varanasi, also known as Benares, was called ”the ancient city” when Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C.E, and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today.
5. India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
6. The World’s first university was established in Takshashila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
7. Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software - a report in Forbes magazine, July 1987.
8. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. Charaka, the father of medicine consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago. Today Ayurveda is fast regaining its rightful place in our civilization.
9. Although modern images of India often show poverty and lack of development, India was the richest country on earth until the time of British invasion in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus was attracted by India’s wealth.
10. The art of Navigation was bornin the river Sindhu 6000 years ago. The very word Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. The word navy is also derived from Sanskrit ’Nou’.
11. Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. Time taken by earth to orbit the sun: (5th century) 365.258756484 days.
12. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century long before the European mathematicians.
13. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India. Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11th century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10**53(10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 BCE during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera 10**12(10 to the power of 12).
14. IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion in the world scientific community that the pioneer of wireless communication was Prof. Jagdish Bose and not Marconi.
15. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.
16. According to Saka King Rudradaman I of 150 CE a beautiful lake called Sudarshana was constructed on the hills of Raivataka during Chandragupta Maurya’s time.
17. Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.
18. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted complicated surgeries like cesareans, cataract, artificial limbs, fractures, urinary stones and even plastic surgery and brain surgery. Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India. Over 125 surgical equipment were used. Deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology, etiology, embryology, digestion, metabolism, genetics and immunity is also found in many texts.
19. When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization).
20. The four religions born in India, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world’s population.
21. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.
22. India is one of the few countries in the World, which gained independence without violence.
23. India has the second largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in the World.
24. India is the largest English speaking nation in the world.
25. India is the only country other than US and Japan, to have built a super computer indigenously.
Courtesy: http://www.nriol.com/info/amazingindia.asp
1. India is the world’s largest, oldest, continuous civilization.
2. India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.
3. India is the world’s largest democracy.
4. Varanasi, also known as Benares, was called ”the ancient city” when Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C.E, and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today.
5. India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
6. The World’s first university was established in Takshashila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
7. Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software - a report in Forbes magazine, July 1987.
8. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. Charaka, the father of medicine consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago. Today Ayurveda is fast regaining its rightful place in our civilization.
9. Although modern images of India often show poverty and lack of development, India was the richest country on earth until the time of British invasion in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus was attracted by India’s wealth.
10. The art of Navigation was bornin the river Sindhu 6000 years ago. The very word Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. The word navy is also derived from Sanskrit ’Nou’.
11. Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. Time taken by earth to orbit the sun: (5th century) 365.258756484 days.
12. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century long before the European mathematicians.
13. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India. Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11th century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10**53(10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 BCE during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera 10**12(10 to the power of 12).
14. IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion in the world scientific community that the pioneer of wireless communication was Prof. Jagdish Bose and not Marconi.
15. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.
16. According to Saka King Rudradaman I of 150 CE a beautiful lake called Sudarshana was constructed on the hills of Raivataka during Chandragupta Maurya’s time.
17. Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.
18. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted complicated surgeries like cesareans, cataract, artificial limbs, fractures, urinary stones and even plastic surgery and brain surgery. Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India. Over 125 surgical equipment were used. Deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology, etiology, embryology, digestion, metabolism, genetics and immunity is also found in many texts.
19. When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization).
20. The four religions born in India, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world’s population.
21. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.
22. India is one of the few countries in the World, which gained independence without violence.
23. India has the second largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in the World.
24. India is the largest English speaking nation in the world.
25. India is the only country other than US and Japan, to have built a super computer indigenously.
Courtesy: http://www.nriol.com/info/amazingindia.asp
Great Desh!
We need more people like you; distributing brain candies wrapped in patriotism.
Wonderful!
We need more people like you; distributing brain candies wrapped in patriotism.
Wonderful!
In Athens, Greece, a driver’s license can be lifted by the law if the driver is deemed either ’poorly dressed’ or ’unbathed’.
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On the island of Jersey it’s against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season.
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In Alabama it is illegal to carry a comb in your pocket, because it may be used as a weapon. This comes after a 13 year old boy was killed when he was stabbed with a comb.
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In Michigan, it is illegal to chain an alligator to a fire hydrant.
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It is against the law to whale hunt in Oklahoma.
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In Fairbanks, Alaska it is illegal for a moose to walk on the side walk. This dates back to the early days if the town when the owner of the bar had a pet moose that he used to get drunk. The moose would then stumble around the town drunk. The only way the law makers could prevent this from happining was to create the law so the moose could not cross the sidewalk and get into the bar.
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In Quebec, Canada, an old law states that margarine must be a different colour from butter. This law is the result of Quebec dairy lobbyists’ pressure to ’'protect’’ their dairy business. They claimed margarine was beginning to resemble butter, as to be mistaken for real butter. Make margarine unattractive, and consumers would stick to butter. The Quebec government caved in, and tried to impose a dark vermilion-coloured margarine, which was disgusting. The colour, finally, at the other extreme, is a pallid almost-white-colourless margarine.
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According to a british law passed in 1845, attempting to commit suicide was a capital offense. Offenders could be hanged for trying.
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It is illegal to sell an ET doll in France. They have a law forbidding the sale of dolls that do not have human faces.
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On the island of Jersey it’s against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season.
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In Alabama it is illegal to carry a comb in your pocket, because it may be used as a weapon. This comes after a 13 year old boy was killed when he was stabbed with a comb.
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In Michigan, it is illegal to chain an alligator to a fire hydrant.
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It is against the law to whale hunt in Oklahoma.
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In Fairbanks, Alaska it is illegal for a moose to walk on the side walk. This dates back to the early days if the town when the owner of the bar had a pet moose that he used to get drunk. The moose would then stumble around the town drunk. The only way the law makers could prevent this from happining was to create the law so the moose could not cross the sidewalk and get into the bar.
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In Quebec, Canada, an old law states that margarine must be a different colour from butter. This law is the result of Quebec dairy lobbyists’ pressure to ’'protect’’ their dairy business. They claimed margarine was beginning to resemble butter, as to be mistaken for real butter. Make margarine unattractive, and consumers would stick to butter. The Quebec government caved in, and tried to impose a dark vermilion-coloured margarine, which was disgusting. The colour, finally, at the other extreme, is a pallid almost-white-colourless margarine.
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According to a british law passed in 1845, attempting to commit suicide was a capital offense. Offenders could be hanged for trying.
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It is illegal to sell an ET doll in France. They have a law forbidding the sale of dolls that do not have human faces.
modern times, call for modern B.C...How about a little email/spam BC to suck on for a while.
The world’s first e-mail message was sent in 1971 by Ray Tomlinson.
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Unsolicited email earned the name ”spam” because it resembled a Monty Python skit where a chorus of Vikings drowned out other sounds by singing ”spam, spam, spam.”
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The New York Times reports that in February 2004, 62% of all e-mail was spam.
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In February 2004, a unique Morse code for the ’@’ symbol was introduced: ·–·-· (Dit-Dah-Dah-Dit-Dah-Dit).
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The time spent deleting SPAM costs United States businesses $21.6 billion annually.
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Spam filters that catch the word ”cialis” will not allow many work-related e-mails through because that word is embedded inside the word ”specialist”.
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35 Billion e-mails are sent each day throughout the world.
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During Bill Clinton’s entire eight year presidency, he only sent two e-mails. One was to John Glenn when he was aboard the space shuttle, and the other was a test of the e-mail system.
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77 percent of Yahoo! Mail poll respondents said they are more aggravated by weeding through spam than they are by cleaning a dirty toilet.
The world’s first e-mail message was sent in 1971 by Ray Tomlinson.
•
Unsolicited email earned the name ”spam” because it resembled a Monty Python skit where a chorus of Vikings drowned out other sounds by singing ”spam, spam, spam.”
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The New York Times reports that in February 2004, 62% of all e-mail was spam.
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In February 2004, a unique Morse code for the ’@’ symbol was introduced: ·–·-· (Dit-Dah-Dah-Dit-Dah-Dit).
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The time spent deleting SPAM costs United States businesses $21.6 billion annually.
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Spam filters that catch the word ”cialis” will not allow many work-related e-mails through because that word is embedded inside the word ”specialist”.
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35 Billion e-mails are sent each day throughout the world.
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During Bill Clinton’s entire eight year presidency, he only sent two e-mails. One was to John Glenn when he was aboard the space shuttle, and the other was a test of the e-mail system.
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77 percent of Yahoo! Mail poll respondents said they are more aggravated by weeding through spam than they are by cleaning a dirty toilet.
What would life be without the golden arches: Little McD trivia:
McDonald’s sell more than 1/3 of all the French fries sold in restaurants in the U.S. each year.
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McDonald’s restaurants will buy 54,000,000 pounds of fresh apples this year. Two years ago, McDonald’s purchased 0 pounds of apples. This is attributed to the shift to more healthy menu options.
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Nearly one in eight workers in the US has at some time been employed by McDonald’s.
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In India the ”Big Mac” is changed into the ”Maharaja Mac”, a mutton burger in deference to religious injunctions against the consumption of beef and pork.
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Sälen in Sweden opened the first SKI-THROUGH McDonald’s in the world.
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More than 50,000 students from all over the world have graduated with ”Bachelor of Hamburgerology” degrees from McDonald’s ”Hamburger University.
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McDonald’s three kosher restaurants in Israel are the only McDonald’s in the world where you cannot buy a cheeseburger.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar was sued by McDonalds at the age of four. She appeared in a Burger King advert where she said, “Do I look 20 per cent smaller to you? I must have at McDonalds because their hamburgers are 20 per cent smaller than Burger King’s.” It was the first time a company used another company’s name in an advert so McDonald’s sued Burger King, the advertising agency, and Sarah herself.
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Since its founding in 1955, McDonald’s has sold well over 100 billion hamburgers.
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The northernmost McDonald’s restaurant is located on the Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi, Finland, while the southernmost franchise is located in Invercargill, New Zealand. Also, the world’s easternmost McDonald’s is located in New Zealand, in the city of Gisborne; the westernmost restaurant is in Western Samoa, as they are the closest to either side of the International date line.
McDonald’s sell more than 1/3 of all the French fries sold in restaurants in the U.S. each year.
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McDonald’s restaurants will buy 54,000,000 pounds of fresh apples this year. Two years ago, McDonald’s purchased 0 pounds of apples. This is attributed to the shift to more healthy menu options.
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Nearly one in eight workers in the US has at some time been employed by McDonald’s.
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In India the ”Big Mac” is changed into the ”Maharaja Mac”, a mutton burger in deference to religious injunctions against the consumption of beef and pork.
•
Sälen in Sweden opened the first SKI-THROUGH McDonald’s in the world.
•
More than 50,000 students from all over the world have graduated with ”Bachelor of Hamburgerology” degrees from McDonald’s ”Hamburger University.
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McDonald’s three kosher restaurants in Israel are the only McDonald’s in the world where you cannot buy a cheeseburger.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar was sued by McDonalds at the age of four. She appeared in a Burger King advert where she said, “Do I look 20 per cent smaller to you? I must have at McDonalds because their hamburgers are 20 per cent smaller than Burger King’s.” It was the first time a company used another company’s name in an advert so McDonald’s sued Burger King, the advertising agency, and Sarah herself.
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Since its founding in 1955, McDonald’s has sold well over 100 billion hamburgers.
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The northernmost McDonald’s restaurant is located on the Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi, Finland, while the southernmost franchise is located in Invercargill, New Zealand. Also, the world’s easternmost McDonald’s is located in New Zealand, in the city of Gisborne; the westernmost restaurant is in Western Samoa, as they are the closest to either side of the International date line.
The reported percent of women who wash their hands after leaving a restroom is 80%.
Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
No offense intended.
Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
No offense intended.
Six times more likely...what the hell? Is it science, or our incredibe stupidity in thinking we can always kick Mother Nature’s ass and not get beat down for it?
Desh, how do we find if the girl around us does not belong to the other 20%??
I mean, is there a way? Or we have no option but to accept it as our fate?
I mean, is there a way? Or we have no option but to accept it as our fate?
for those of you with children in biology, imortant B.C. ...my wife made this up in grade school and has passed it on to all of our kids...
KINGS PLAY CHESS ON FAT GIRLS STOMACH.
KINGDOM,PHYLUM, CLASS, ORDER, FAMILY, GENUS, SPECIES...
fun learning tool b.c.
KINGS PLAY CHESS ON FAT GIRLS STOMACH.
KINGDOM,PHYLUM, CLASS, ORDER, FAMILY, GENUS, SPECIES...
fun learning tool b.c.
Don’t you love it!!! I don’t know hw many kids have now been helped with exams by this silly phrase.
Hey, love that bit Oscar. Actually its one up on that VIBGYOR formula. After all, brain candies are always the best food for your brain!
A chocolacious trivia for the chocoholics (not forgetting the insect legs!);
When the Spanish arrived in Mexico they came across the Aztecs. The Aztec language is called Nahuatl. The Aztecs had a drink which they made from a bean they called CHOCO (bitter). They would put this bean into water (ATL) to produce CHOCO-ATL (bitter water).
The TL sound is common in the Aztec language but not in Spanish. The Spaniards mispronounced the drink CHOCOLATO.
This drink was brought to Europe (with sugar added) where the pronunciation and spelling in English became CHOCOLATE.
Hey Oscar, found yet another Mexican connection ;)
When the Spanish arrived in Mexico they came across the Aztecs. The Aztec language is called Nahuatl. The Aztecs had a drink which they made from a bean they called CHOCO (bitter). They would put this bean into water (ATL) to produce CHOCO-ATL (bitter water).
The TL sound is common in the Aztec language but not in Spanish. The Spaniards mispronounced the drink CHOCOLATO.
This drink was brought to Europe (with sugar added) where the pronunciation and spelling in English became CHOCOLATE.
Hey Oscar, found yet another Mexican connection ;)
The only trivia I care about is I like bitter chocolate the best and milk chocolate the least..
To each his own, but I’m glad I don’t have a biased opinion as far as chocolate is concerned! ;)
Not only that, chocolate was very special for the Aztec emperors, thus a special gravy sauce was created with the finest ingredients found from the land and crafted especially for them:
Mole’ or mole sauce is a dark brown Mexican sauce or gravy made from dry chiles, nuts, spices, vegetables, chocolate and seasonings.. It is still widely used and loved today with chicken.
Mole’ or mole sauce is a dark brown Mexican sauce or gravy made from dry chiles, nuts, spices, vegetables, chocolate and seasonings.. It is still widely used and loved today with chicken.
Some quotes from famous personalities. Of course, about chocolate;
”Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar in four pieces with your bare hands, and then just eat one piece” - Judith Viorst
”My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far I’ve finished two bags of M&M’s and a chocolate cake. I feel better already.” - Dave Barry
”A new British survey has revealed that 9 out of 10 people like chocolate. The tenth lies.” - Robert Paul.
”I could give up chocolate but I’m not a quitter.” - Lora Brody
”Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar in four pieces with your bare hands, and then just eat one piece” - Judith Viorst
”My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far I’ve finished two bags of M&M’s and a chocolate cake. I feel better already.” - Dave Barry
”A new British survey has revealed that 9 out of 10 people like chocolate. The tenth lies.” - Robert Paul.
”I could give up chocolate but I’m not a quitter.” - Lora Brody
Aneez, I had resolutely avoided checking your post this time...thought again will involve myself in some tiff with you..:D)...but could not resist finally, and once I went through it...mindblowing stuff bro!! Thanx a ton, this will indeed feature in my list of collectibles. And this year’s Booker prize will definitely have a strong contender in Oscar...I am sending his name right now!
Thank you so much Reshmi :-)
A comment from you is always appreciated, though its really painful I can’t think about any point to fight with you... lol
And Booker or no Booker, Oscar will always remain as the favorite on IB.
Again, thanks a lot for this guest appearance.
A comment from you is always appreciated, though its really painful I can’t think about any point to fight with you... lol
And Booker or no Booker, Oscar will always remain as the favorite on IB.
Again, thanks a lot for this guest appearance.
Oops, forgot to offer you a fresh brain candy. So, here’s something for you in a flavor I know you’d enjoy the most. Allow me;
Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles per hour!
Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles per hour!
Jaiyant, try offering her some fresh brain candies. And make it as sweet as it can be ;)
I’m sure she’ll talk to you if she has a sweet tooth.
I’m sure she’ll talk to you if she has a sweet tooth.
I have no idea what a Booker prize is, but it sounds cool...everyone loves prizes...I don’t know what caused the tiff between you two, but Glad you came around Reshmi... Word of caution, pace yourself..B.C. has caused some to get such BIG HEADS they were no longer able to stand upright....:)
there you guys go, copy paste brain candies.....
In Texas, it’s against the law for anyone to have a pair of pliers in his or her possession.
In Philadelphia, you can’t put pretzels in bags based on an Act of 1760.
Alaska law says that you can’t look at a moose from an airplane.
In Corpus Christie, Texas, it is illegal to raise alligators in your home.
In Miami, it is forbidden to imitate an animal.
It is against the law to mispronounce the name of the State of Arkansas in that State.
In Illinois, the law is that a car must be driven with the steering wheel.
California law prohibits a woman from driving a car while dressed in a housecoat.
In Memphis, Tennessee, a woman is not to drive a car unless a man warns approaching motorists or pedestrians by walking in front of the car that is being driven.
In Tennessee, it is against the law to drive a car while sleeping.
In New York, it is against the law for a blind person to drive an automobile.
In West Virginia, only babies can ride in a baby carriage.
In Georgia, it is against the law to slap a man on the back or front.
A barber is not to advertise prices in the State of Georgia.
In Louisiana, a bill was introduced years ago in the State House of Representatives that fixed a ceiling on haircuts for bald men of 25 cents.
In Oklahoma, no baseball team can hit the ball over the fence or out of a ballpark.
AND THIS BRAIN CANDY IS DEDICATED TO MACAVITY:
In the state of Colorado, a pet cat, if loose, must have a tail-light !
In Texas, it’s against the law for anyone to have a pair of pliers in his or her possession.
In Philadelphia, you can’t put pretzels in bags based on an Act of 1760.
Alaska law says that you can’t look at a moose from an airplane.
In Corpus Christie, Texas, it is illegal to raise alligators in your home.
In Miami, it is forbidden to imitate an animal.
It is against the law to mispronounce the name of the State of Arkansas in that State.
In Illinois, the law is that a car must be driven with the steering wheel.
California law prohibits a woman from driving a car while dressed in a housecoat.
In Memphis, Tennessee, a woman is not to drive a car unless a man warns approaching motorists or pedestrians by walking in front of the car that is being driven.
In Tennessee, it is against the law to drive a car while sleeping.
In New York, it is against the law for a blind person to drive an automobile.
In West Virginia, only babies can ride in a baby carriage.
In Georgia, it is against the law to slap a man on the back or front.
A barber is not to advertise prices in the State of Georgia.
In Louisiana, a bill was introduced years ago in the State House of Representatives that fixed a ceiling on haircuts for bald men of 25 cents.
In Oklahoma, no baseball team can hit the ball over the fence or out of a ballpark.
AND THIS BRAIN CANDY IS DEDICATED TO MACAVITY:
In the state of Colorado, a pet cat, if loose, must have a tail-light !
’TYPEWRITER’ is the largest word that can be typed by keys in a single row on the keyboard!
Another trivia;
People are eager to grab the flags more than they are eager to hold the pole!
Isn’t it Jaiyant?
Anyway, congrats Jaiyant for grabbing the 200 mark!
People are eager to grab the flags more than they are eager to hold the pole!
Isn’t it Jaiyant?
Anyway, congrats Jaiyant for grabbing the 200 mark!
Sexual drive of a woman is 8 times stronger than man’s!!!:D
I am surprised about the cockroaches who can live without head for many days!
Are they ghosts, I have lots of cockroachesin my home, but they all have heads. I had no such idea. Is it really possible? Thank God man is not capable of that, oe else I might have turned into a ghost myself!
Are they ghosts, I have lots of cockroachesin my home, but they all have heads. I had no such idea. Is it really possible? Thank God man is not capable of that, oe else I might have turned into a ghost myself!
Hey Sasmita, you have a wonderful chance to clear your doubt. Since you have lots of cockroaches at your place, just do it! Yes, behead a cockroach... and keep an eye over it!. I’m sure you will have no more doubts... lol.
As for your idea of ghosts, its spooky but fantastic. :-)
As for your idea of ghosts, its spooky but fantastic. :-)
If he doesn’t die without the head, take his legs and use them for chocolate..Might not die, but it’ll slow him down.
It has been sadi, the only survivors in case of nuclear war would be the cockroach.
Every cattle has a unique nostril print!
@OSCAR & ANEEZ
Thanks for enlighten me with your sheer brilliance of knowledge about TQ.
I knew about INSTABLOGS since the time it was started but nothing inspired me to join in. But this thread left me ecstatic to join in and post my views that your view and comments are very impressive and this thread is surely addictive.
Thanks for enlighten me with your sheer brilliance of knowledge about TQ.
I knew about INSTABLOGS since the time it was started but nothing inspired me to join in. But this thread left me ecstatic to join in and post my views that your view and comments are very impressive and this thread is surely addictive.
Thank you Mohit,
Let’s hope this won’t be the only IB thread you roll into...Have a seat, enjoy the fun, and join in for God’s sake...:) We will be here, Brain Candy will never die...
Let’s hope this won’t be the only IB thread you roll into...Have a seat, enjoy the fun, and join in for God’s sake...:) We will be here, Brain Candy will never die...
Thanks a lot Mohit. And I’m happy that this post served as the inspiration for you to join Instablogs :)
This gives us another trivia;
Brain candies are inspirational too!!
This gives us another trivia;
Brain candies are inspirational too!!
Jaiyant & Aneez & Grace & Oscar & Desh & Siddhesh & Co....glory to thee for enlightening us ignorant and imbecile folks on Insta platform...:D))!!
And Jaiyant...bitter chocolates won’t do for me...brain teasers are better options:-P)
And Jaiyant...bitter chocolates won’t do for me...brain teasers are better options:-P)
You are also welcome for more, Reshmi! By the way, you even have the privilege to order any special flavor. We will be more than happy to cater as per your taste. What say, Oscar?
Yes indeed.. It is our mission to cater to any and all... Make your request, we serve with a SMILE.
Fine anything that pleases you...
65% of the candy that is produced in an year is consumed by American adults 18 years and older.
65% of the candy that is produced in an year is consumed by American adults 18 years and older.
Hey congrats everyone this has become a brain candy factory! Hope production continues and breaks all records at IB...
We have no idea what the record is, but nobody cares..We have been given a healthy platform and enriched with a wealth of knowledge..Long Live Brain Candies!!! :D
On average there is about 3,000 feet of electrical wiring in every car.
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If you drove at 100mph for four years you would still not cover every stretch of road in the USA.
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Car airbags explode at 200 miles per hour.
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Since the 1970’s microchips have doubled in power and halved in price. If the same thing happened to cars then a Rolls Royce would do 100,000 miles to the gallon and would only cost you £25 for a brand new one!
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British Petroleum makes a profit of £3,800.00 per second!
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On average a human being spends two weeks of their entire lives waiting for traffic lights to change.
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The first person to be killed in an auto accident in the United States was Henry H. Bliss, a 68-year-old real estate broker. On September 14, 1899, in New York City, Mr. Bliss stepped from a streetcar, turned to assist a woman passenger, and was hit by a cab.
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The 1st automobile racetrack in the US was the Indianapolis Motor Speedway which consists of 3 million cobblestones.
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In 1916, 55 percent of the cars in the world were Model T Fords, a record that has never been beaten.
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In 2003, 17,013 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes in the United States. This amounts to one death almost every half-hour.
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The city with the most Rolls Royce’s per capita is Hong Kong.
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The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At the time, the most known player on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.
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If you drove at 100mph for four years you would still not cover every stretch of road in the USA.
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Car airbags explode at 200 miles per hour.
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Since the 1970’s microchips have doubled in power and halved in price. If the same thing happened to cars then a Rolls Royce would do 100,000 miles to the gallon and would only cost you £25 for a brand new one!
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British Petroleum makes a profit of £3,800.00 per second!
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On average a human being spends two weeks of their entire lives waiting for traffic lights to change.
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The first person to be killed in an auto accident in the United States was Henry H. Bliss, a 68-year-old real estate broker. On September 14, 1899, in New York City, Mr. Bliss stepped from a streetcar, turned to assist a woman passenger, and was hit by a cab.
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The 1st automobile racetrack in the US was the Indianapolis Motor Speedway which consists of 3 million cobblestones.
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In 1916, 55 percent of the cars in the world were Model T Fords, a record that has never been beaten.
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In 2003, 17,013 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes in the United States. This amounts to one death almost every half-hour.
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The city with the most Rolls Royce’s per capita is Hong Kong.
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The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At the time, the most known player on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.
Amazon.com - Founder Jeff Bezos renamed the company to Amazon (from the earlier name of Cadabra.com) after the world’s most voluminous river, the Amazon. He saw the potential for a larger volume of sales in an online bookstore as opposed to the then prevalent bookstores. (Alternative: It is said that Jeff Bezos named his book store Amazon simply to cash in on the popularity of Yahoo at the time. Yahoo listed entries alphabetically, and thus Amazon would always appear above its competitors in the relevant categories it was listed in.)
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Cadillac - Cadillac was named after the 18th century French explorer Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, founder of Detroit, Michigan. Cadillac is a small town in the South of France
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Coca-Cola - Coca-Cola’s name is derived from the coca leaves and kola nuts used as flavoring. Coca-Cola creator John S. Pemberton changed the ’K’ of kola to ’C’ for the name to look better.
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eBay - Pierre Omidyar, who had created the Auction Web trading website, had formed a web consulting concern called Echo Bay Technology Group. ”Echo Bay” didn’t refer to the town in Nevada, the nature area close to Lake Mead, or any real place. ”It just sounded cool,” Omidyar reportedly said. When he tried to register EchoBay.com, though, he found that Echo Bay Mines, a gold mining company, had gotten it first. So, Omidyar registered what (at the time) he thought was the second best name: eBay.com.
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B&Q - from the initials of its founders, Block and Quayle
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Google - the name is a misspelling of the word googol, reflecting the company’s mission to organize the immense amount of information available online.
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Häagen-Dazs - Contrary to common belief, the name is not European; it is simply two made-up words meant to look European to American eyes. This is known in the marketing industry as foreign branding.
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IKEA - founded by Ingvar Kamprad of Sweden. The name IKEA comes from a clever acronym using the initials of the founder, Ingvar Kamprad, who was from a family farm called Elmtaryd, which was near the village of Agunnaryd. The acronym is for a Swedish phrase but it turns out to be the same in English, Ingvar Kamprad’s Economical Alternative.
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Adidas - from the name of the founder Adolf (Adi) Dassler.
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Kodak - Both the Kodak camera and the name were the invention of founder George Eastman. The letter ”K” was a favourite with Eastman; he felt it a strong and incisive letter. He tried out various combinations of words starting and ending with ”K”. He saw three advantages in the name. It had the merits of a trademark word, would not be mis-pronounced and the name did not resemble anything in the art. There is a misconception that the name was chosen because of its similarity to the sound produced by the shutter of the camera.
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Cadillac - Cadillac was named after the 18th century French explorer Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, founder of Detroit, Michigan. Cadillac is a small town in the South of France
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Coca-Cola - Coca-Cola’s name is derived from the coca leaves and kola nuts used as flavoring. Coca-Cola creator John S. Pemberton changed the ’K’ of kola to ’C’ for the name to look better.
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eBay - Pierre Omidyar, who had created the Auction Web trading website, had formed a web consulting concern called Echo Bay Technology Group. ”Echo Bay” didn’t refer to the town in Nevada, the nature area close to Lake Mead, or any real place. ”It just sounded cool,” Omidyar reportedly said. When he tried to register EchoBay.com, though, he found that Echo Bay Mines, a gold mining company, had gotten it first. So, Omidyar registered what (at the time) he thought was the second best name: eBay.com.
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B&Q - from the initials of its founders, Block and Quayle
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Google - the name is a misspelling of the word googol, reflecting the company’s mission to organize the immense amount of information available online.
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Häagen-Dazs - Contrary to common belief, the name is not European; it is simply two made-up words meant to look European to American eyes. This is known in the marketing industry as foreign branding.
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IKEA - founded by Ingvar Kamprad of Sweden. The name IKEA comes from a clever acronym using the initials of the founder, Ingvar Kamprad, who was from a family farm called Elmtaryd, which was near the village of Agunnaryd. The acronym is for a Swedish phrase but it turns out to be the same in English, Ingvar Kamprad’s Economical Alternative.
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Adidas - from the name of the founder Adolf (Adi) Dassler.
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Kodak - Both the Kodak camera and the name were the invention of founder George Eastman. The letter ”K” was a favourite with Eastman; he felt it a strong and incisive letter. He tried out various combinations of words starting and ending with ”K”. He saw three advantages in the name. It had the merits of a trademark word, would not be mis-pronounced and the name did not resemble anything in the art. There is a misconception that the name was chosen because of its similarity to the sound produced by the shutter of the camera.
Former ’Monkee’ Mike Nesmith had a rather creative mother, Bette Nesmith Graham. Her invention, liquid paper was initially rejected by IBM so she set up her own cottage industry to make and sell the now famous stationery item.
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Did you know that Parker Bros. intially rejected inventor Clarence Darrow’s board game Monopoly due to ’52 fundamental playing errors’. He thought they were wrong so started production himself. Once the success of the formula became apparent, Parker Bros. decided to take on production after all.
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Canadian inventors Chris Haney, Scott Abbott and John Haney struggled with the board game trivial pursuit. While it only took them 45 minutes to create the concieve, they lost $45,000 trying to market it in over four years before it finally became a hit.
Unemployed artist Michael Wurstlin had designed the board and logo for five shares in the company. Despite the early failure his shares were valued at $2,500,000 by 1986.
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The Bic pen was named after its French Inventor Marcel Bich. However they decided to drop the ’H’ from the name fearing that the American market might pronounce the name ’Bitch’.
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The British Museum was the conduit for the invention of the Rawlplug. They needed electrical fittings installed in the walls without damaging the masonry but traditional methods weren’t good enough. Local builder John Rawlings solved the problem by inventing a fibre plug, made from jute and bonded with animal blood. He called it the Rawlplug and the original design is still in production today!
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Did you know that Parker Bros. intially rejected inventor Clarence Darrow’s board game Monopoly due to ’52 fundamental playing errors’. He thought they were wrong so started production himself. Once the success of the formula became apparent, Parker Bros. decided to take on production after all.
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Canadian inventors Chris Haney, Scott Abbott and John Haney struggled with the board game trivial pursuit. While it only took them 45 minutes to create the concieve, they lost $45,000 trying to market it in over four years before it finally became a hit.
Unemployed artist Michael Wurstlin had designed the board and logo for five shares in the company. Despite the early failure his shares were valued at $2,500,000 by 1986.
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The Bic pen was named after its French Inventor Marcel Bich. However they decided to drop the ’H’ from the name fearing that the American market might pronounce the name ’Bitch’.
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The British Museum was the conduit for the invention of the Rawlplug. They needed electrical fittings installed in the walls without damaging the masonry but traditional methods weren’t good enough. Local builder John Rawlings solved the problem by inventing a fibre plug, made from jute and bonded with animal blood. He called it the Rawlplug and the original design is still in production today!
Some latest trivia
-> There are 195 countries in the world today.
Unless you don’t count Taiwan
->The world’s newest country is Kosovo, which became a country in February 2008, after splitting off from Serbia
->There are 61 colonies or territories in the world till date. Eight countries maintain them: Australia (6), Denmark (2), Netherlands (2), France (16), New Zealand (3), Norway (3), the United Kingdom (15), and the United States (14)
-> There are 195 countries in the world today.
Unless you don’t count Taiwan
->The world’s newest country is Kosovo, which became a country in February 2008, after splitting off from Serbia
->There are 61 colonies or territories in the world till date. Eight countries maintain them: Australia (6), Denmark (2), Netherlands (2), France (16), New Zealand (3), Norway (3), the United Kingdom (15), and the United States (14)
Excellent info... Doesn’t seem like much for the entire world, especially seeing it in black and white: 61 colonies, 195 countries...Thanks for youe input... keep it coming.
Kosovo is not a country yet. It is not recognized by the UN. Of course, Russia would veto any such move. If Kosovo is a country then Abkhazia and South Ossetia are too.
Amazing Language Facts
* There are more than 2,700 languages in the world. In addition, there are more than 7,000 dialects. A dialect is a regional variety of a language that has a different pronunciation, vocabulary, or meaning.
* The most difficult language to learn is Basque, which is spoken in northwestern Spain and southwestern France. It is not related to any other language in the world. It has an extremely complicated word structure and vocabulary.
* All pilots on international flights identify themselves in English.
* Somalia is the only African country in which the entire population speaks the same language, Somali.
* The language in which a government conducts business is the official language of that country.
* More than 1,000 different languages are spoken on the continent of Africa.
* Many languages in Africa include a “click” sound that is pronounced at the same time as other sounds. You must learn these languages in childhood to do it properly
* There are more than 2,700 languages in the world. In addition, there are more than 7,000 dialects. A dialect is a regional variety of a language that has a different pronunciation, vocabulary, or meaning.
* The most difficult language to learn is Basque, which is spoken in northwestern Spain and southwestern France. It is not related to any other language in the world. It has an extremely complicated word structure and vocabulary.
* All pilots on international flights identify themselves in English.
* Somalia is the only African country in which the entire population speaks the same language, Somali.
* The language in which a government conducts business is the official language of that country.
* More than 1,000 different languages are spoken on the continent of Africa.
* Many languages in Africa include a “click” sound that is pronounced at the same time as other sounds. You must learn these languages in childhood to do it properly
I am of Basque blood, I tried one time only to speak a few words and get a feel for he language...I failed miserably...The indigen languages in Mexico are also horribly difficult, as many words are pronounced not by tongue and teeth, but throat and clicks and the letter combinations are not common.
You are off to a hot start my friend.
You are off to a hot start my friend.
Siddhesh, that was a nice info. I wonder what would have happened if India had these many languages! We witness so many language related conflicts in our country - with just a handful of languages. Imagine the situation if India had 800 languages!
Let’s add a dead silence to this TQ medley:
Rather than burying their dead, some Tibetans leave their loved ones on the top of a mountain to be eaten by the vultures. The disassembled cadaver is further mixed with flour and milk to make it tastier.
Rather than burying their dead, some Tibetans leave their loved ones on the top of a mountain to be eaten by the vultures. The disassembled cadaver is further mixed with flour and milk to make it tastier.
Well, you may find this one interesting:
Groups in Australia, British Columbia, the American southwest and Siberia were well-known to execute tree burial involving covering the corpse in a shroud to ensure its decay.
Groups in Australia, British Columbia, the American southwest and Siberia were well-known to execute tree burial involving covering the corpse in a shroud to ensure its decay.
Hey but then the parsees do that too.. of course they dont mix it with flour and milk and moreover vultures are almost extinct in Bombay
I’ve heard that Parsees put curd on the dead body and keep it on a cage sort of thing that acts as a lid to the well.
However, I’m not so sure about this thing as non-Parsees are not allowed to enter the place. I remember once I had sneaked past the guard and entered the compound of a Parsee well, but unfortunately, I could not reach the well as I was stopped mid-way by yet another vigilant guard.
However, I’m not so sure about this thing as non-Parsees are not allowed to enter the place. I remember once I had sneaked past the guard and entered the compound of a Parsee well, but unfortunately, I could not reach the well as I was stopped mid-way by yet another vigilant guard.
I have seen it in a movie when I was a kid (don’t remember the language at all). I could hardly understand this other than the fact that it was a horror film. Do you remember the Friday night movies of diffrent languages on the DD National chanel? But only the first past was there and no such incident like drinking it with milk. So all of the community are man-eater monsters.
In contrast to sober western interments, the Hindus of Bali have a more or less carnival-like atmosphere. Celebratory floats line down local streets accompanying the body to cremation ground, where it gets transferred to a traditional bull vessel and set to flames.
Hey girls, candies for you;
The Chinese ideogram for ”trouble” symbolizes ”two women living under one roof”.
The word ”girl” appears only once in the Bible.
I expect to see a tremor :P
BTW, speaking of tremor, here’s a shaking trivia about earthquakes;
Each unit on the Richter Scale is equivalent to a power factor of about 32. So a 6 is 32 times more powerful than a 5!
The Chinese ideogram for ”trouble” symbolizes ”two women living under one roof”.
The word ”girl” appears only once in the Bible.
I expect to see a tremor :P
BTW, speaking of tremor, here’s a shaking trivia about earthquakes;
Each unit on the Richter Scale is equivalent to a power factor of about 32. So a 6 is 32 times more powerful than a 5!
The chinese symbol is right on target!!!I have a wife and a daughter, I am the only one who is ALWAYS in trouble...
Oscar, you forgot Frank? How could you? Or do you mean to say Frank is clever enough to duck the problem n put you at the forefront?
Ever since you introduced Frank into this BC showdown, I had a feeling that he is one hell of an intelligent Cat!!
Ever since you introduced Frank into this BC showdown, I had a feeling that he is one hell of an intelligent Cat!!
Sadly to say, it seems Frank has a sixth sense, that I am most definitely lacking when it comes to danger, humiliation, and flaming pepper balls.
a little insight on man’s best friend.
Based on an average life span of 11 years, the cost of owning a dog is $13,350.
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Dogs only sweat from the bottoms of their feet, the only way they can discharge heat is by panting. Dogs and wolves yawn as a sign of contentment.
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Dogs have about 100 different facial expressions, most of them made with the ears. Unfortunately, the likes of bulldogs and pitbulls only have 10, due to their breeding. Therefore, these dogs easily get misinterpreted by other dogs and often get into fights.
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One of the worlds oldest breeds of dog is the Saluki. It is thought to have been developed in ancient Mesopotamia around 3000 B.C.
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”Three dog night” (attributed to Australian Aborigines) came about because on especially cold nights these nomadic people needed three dogs (dingos, actually) to keep from freezing.
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A dog’s sense of smell is one of the keenest in nature. If a pot of stew was cooking on a stove, a human would smell the stew, while the dog could smell the beef, carrots, peas, potatoes, spices, and all the other individual ingredients in the stew. In fact, if you unfolded and laid out the delicate membranes from inside a dogs nose, the membranes would be larger than the dog itself.
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It was recently discovered that dogs DO see in color, just not as vivid as the color that humans see.
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Two dogs survived the sinking of Titanic, yes that’s right, two DOGS survived. They escaped on early lifeboats carrying so few people that no one objected. Miss Margaret Hays of New York brought her Pomeranian with her in lifeboat No. 7, while Henry Sleeper Harper of the publishing family boarded boat No. 3 with his Pekinese, Sun Yat Sen.
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Giving dogs chocolate could be fatal for them, because theobromine, an ingredient of chocolate, stimulates the central nervous system and cardiac muscle. About 1.1 kg of milk chocolate or just 146 g of cooking chocolate (which has more theobromine per gram) could kill a 22 kg dog.
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In the original 101 Dalmatians movie, Pongo has 72 spots, Perdita has 68 and each of the puppies has 32.
Based on an average life span of 11 years, the cost of owning a dog is $13,350.
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Dogs only sweat from the bottoms of their feet, the only way they can discharge heat is by panting. Dogs and wolves yawn as a sign of contentment.
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Dogs have about 100 different facial expressions, most of them made with the ears. Unfortunately, the likes of bulldogs and pitbulls only have 10, due to their breeding. Therefore, these dogs easily get misinterpreted by other dogs and often get into fights.
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One of the worlds oldest breeds of dog is the Saluki. It is thought to have been developed in ancient Mesopotamia around 3000 B.C.
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”Three dog night” (attributed to Australian Aborigines) came about because on especially cold nights these nomadic people needed three dogs (dingos, actually) to keep from freezing.
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A dog’s sense of smell is one of the keenest in nature. If a pot of stew was cooking on a stove, a human would smell the stew, while the dog could smell the beef, carrots, peas, potatoes, spices, and all the other individual ingredients in the stew. In fact, if you unfolded and laid out the delicate membranes from inside a dogs nose, the membranes would be larger than the dog itself.
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It was recently discovered that dogs DO see in color, just not as vivid as the color that humans see.
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Two dogs survived the sinking of Titanic, yes that’s right, two DOGS survived. They escaped on early lifeboats carrying so few people that no one objected. Miss Margaret Hays of New York brought her Pomeranian with her in lifeboat No. 7, while Henry Sleeper Harper of the publishing family boarded boat No. 3 with his Pekinese, Sun Yat Sen.
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Giving dogs chocolate could be fatal for them, because theobromine, an ingredient of chocolate, stimulates the central nervous system and cardiac muscle. About 1.1 kg of milk chocolate or just 146 g of cooking chocolate (which has more theobromine per gram) could kill a 22 kg dog.
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In the original 101 Dalmatians movie, Pongo has 72 spots, Perdita has 68 and each of the puppies has 32.
The great pyramids of Egypt now stand a full 3 miles south of the spot where they were originally built. That’s how much the earth’s surface has shifted in the last 4500 years.
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The three pyramids of Giza do in fact match the belt of Orion, but they did not when the pyramids were built. It seems that the Egyptians built the pyramids to resemble today’s belt of Orion.
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All of the signifigant major pyramids were built over a time period of about 200 years. A new one was well underway before the previous one was completed. It amounted to keeping a more or less constant work force busy the year around for the 200 years.
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The Egyptian Pyramids were not made from cut stone. The blocks were poured in place using crushed, local limestone and a ’geopolymer’ - a cement that is better than most known today. The largest was built in 20 years using an estimated 14,000 workers.
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The biggest Pyramid in the world is not in Egypt. It’s actually about sixty miles southeast of Mexico City, Mexico. It covers more than forty acres and the largest Egyptian Pyramid, The Great Pyramid at Giza, covers about 13 acres.
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The Great Pyramid at Giza in Egypt, constructed around 2500 B.C., was the tallest building in the world until the Eiffel Tower was erected in 1889.
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More than 14 million sandstone blocks make up the pyramids which were originally covered in limestone. Funilly enough this limestone wasn’t stolen but used by the native egyptians as building material.
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The three pyramids of Giza do in fact match the belt of Orion, but they did not when the pyramids were built. It seems that the Egyptians built the pyramids to resemble today’s belt of Orion.
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All of the signifigant major pyramids were built over a time period of about 200 years. A new one was well underway before the previous one was completed. It amounted to keeping a more or less constant work force busy the year around for the 200 years.
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The Egyptian Pyramids were not made from cut stone. The blocks were poured in place using crushed, local limestone and a ’geopolymer’ - a cement that is better than most known today. The largest was built in 20 years using an estimated 14,000 workers.
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The biggest Pyramid in the world is not in Egypt. It’s actually about sixty miles southeast of Mexico City, Mexico. It covers more than forty acres and the largest Egyptian Pyramid, The Great Pyramid at Giza, covers about 13 acres.
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The Great Pyramid at Giza in Egypt, constructed around 2500 B.C., was the tallest building in the world until the Eiffel Tower was erected in 1889.
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More than 14 million sandstone blocks make up the pyramids which were originally covered in limestone. Funilly enough this limestone wasn’t stolen but used by the native egyptians as building material.
A follicle that is more oval in shape will produce curlier hair, which, when viewed under a microscope, is more ”flat” in appearance than a straight hair, which is ”round”.
A follicle that is more oval in shape will produce curlier hair, which, when viewed under a microscope, is more ”flat” in appearance than a straight hair, which is ”round”.
In 1990, a 64-year old Hartsville, Tennessee, woman entered a hospital for surgery for what doctors diagnosed as a tumor on her buttocks. What surgeons found, however, was a four-inch pork chop bone, which they removed. They estimated that it had been in place for five to ten years. The woman could not remember sitting on it, or eating it for that matter.
It only takes 7 lbs of pressure to rip off your ears.
The short-term memory capacity for most people is between five and nine items or digits. This is one reason that phone numbers were kept to seven digits for so long.
A follicle that is more oval in shape will produce curlier hair, which, when viewed under a microscope, is more ”flat” in appearance than a straight hair, which is ”round”.
In 1990, a 64-year old Hartsville, Tennessee, woman entered a hospital for surgery for what doctors diagnosed as a tumor on her buttocks. What surgeons found, however, was a four-inch pork chop bone, which they removed. They estimated that it had been in place for five to ten years. The woman could not remember sitting on it, or eating it for that matter.
It only takes 7 lbs of pressure to rip off your ears.
The short-term memory capacity for most people is between five and nine items or digits. This is one reason that phone numbers were kept to seven digits for so long.
seven pounds of pressure to rip off the ears...that’s kind of scarey..Suprised more people aren’t earless.
how the hell do yo get a 4 inch pork chop bone in your ass? I would think that’d be a little obvious..
our cell phone numbers are 10 digits..Can’t tell you the amount of trouble it was to remember key numbers..Most of us don’t we just program them into our cell, and forget about memorizing
how the hell do yo get a 4 inch pork chop bone in your ass? I would think that’d be a little obvious..
our cell phone numbers are 10 digits..Can’t tell you the amount of trouble it was to remember key numbers..Most of us don’t we just program them into our cell, and forget about memorizing
As there is too much speculation whether Jaiyant will provide the photo of his elbow-licking act or NOT, and the fact that Oscar has offered him to courier his camera all the way from Mexico, I think this is the right time to have some camera trivia as we wait for things to get clear.
And why just a simple camera? Lets make it Minox - the beloved gadget of the spies (reel life and real life!). So allow me to present some camera trivia a la James Bond 007. Grab the goodies;
Minoxes are the cameras used by real life spies the Falcon and the Snowman.
The CIA admit that the KGB provided one to John A Walker Jr, which he used to photograph sensitive National Security Agency codes.
A Minox III was found, and then mysteriously not found, among the possessions of Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin of JFK.
Sean Connery uses a Minox in You Only Live Twice, and Minoxes also feature in the films Grosse Pointe Blank and Honeymoon in Vegas.
The Duke of Edinburgh has a gold Minox.
The camera’s inventor was one Walter Zapp, who died on 17 July, 2003.
You could fit two of the Minox EC side by side in a packet of cigarettes!
And why just a simple camera? Lets make it Minox - the beloved gadget of the spies (reel life and real life!). So allow me to present some camera trivia a la James Bond 007. Grab the goodies;
Minoxes are the cameras used by real life spies the Falcon and the Snowman.
The CIA admit that the KGB provided one to John A Walker Jr, which he used to photograph sensitive National Security Agency codes.
A Minox III was found, and then mysteriously not found, among the possessions of Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin of JFK.
Sean Connery uses a Minox in You Only Live Twice, and Minoxes also feature in the films Grosse Pointe Blank and Honeymoon in Vegas.
The Duke of Edinburgh has a gold Minox.
The camera’s inventor was one Walter Zapp, who died on 17 July, 2003.
You could fit two of the Minox EC side by side in a packet of cigarettes!
Don’t you know - the big guns arrive only after the titterers have emptied their shells??
Feel the bang - stare your South - and see if you can handle what looks up at you!!
;-)