Comments - Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community by Aneezshaikh http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com/ Comments - Latest Popular Stories powered by Instablogs Community. http://www.instablogs.com/site-img/insta-slogo.gif Instablogs Community http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com/ en-us Instascript 2.0 http://www.instablogs.com Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:09:57 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Now i know where I can get all my trivia. The trivia that interests me the most is Donald’s middle name. I can’t even pronounce it! An orgasm that lasts for 30 seconds must make pig that most enviable of all the creatures. Oscar? Are you sleeping?

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez I think Oscar’s inspired by one of my brain candies. Sleeping and burning calories Oscar?? ;)

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale I wish Celso also had something to say about this. We have to wait for him to wake up as well!

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar I’m here... Aneez, you can still back out.. I’ve already lodged my first assault.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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!!

;-)]]> Hey Oscar...



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!!



;-)

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Madhuri Katti http://madkat70.instablogs.com http://madkat70.instablogs.com Madhuri Katti Thanks, Aneez (and Oscar)for showing the way...enriching TQ is definitely more interesting!

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Who are you gonna place your money on Madhuri my friend.. The time has cometo choose sides :)

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
And you know, our brain always prefers a light conversation over a serious debate.]]> Thanks Madhuri :-)



And you know, our brain always prefers a light conversation over a serious debate.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Hello madKat, my TQ has improved tremendously too!

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez Hey Jaiyant, anyone who enters the zone will be benefited ;)

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Manish http://mdesai71.instablogs.com http://mdesai71.instablogs.com Manish Oscar you ready for Aneez’s challenge? My money is on you buddy!!!

btw, thanks Ruchi :)]]> 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 :)

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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!!]]> 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!!

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Manish http://mdesai71.instablogs.com http://mdesai71.instablogs.com Manish Yup. Getting to know lots of interesting things already... And may the best one win!

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
No one has stopped you from coming up with a stunning one. :-) Come on, put some, man!]]> Hey Manish,



No one has stopped you from coming up with a stunning one. :-) Come on, put some, man!

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Manish http://mdesai71.instablogs.com http://mdesai71.instablogs.com Manish I will join in Aneez, after half time... when my champion may be a bit tired :)

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Ramesh Balam http://balam.instablogs.com http://balam.instablogs.com Ramesh Balam I had read most of it in a yahoo group called ”playdj”. Still, it is interesting to read it again.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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 :-)]]> 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 :-)

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Lol

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
Will you please put up an appearance and give us some of your gems??]]> Mr. Balam I miss you!



Will you please put up an appearance and give us some of your gems??

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Vincent Van Ross http://topangle.instablogs.com http://topangle.instablogs.com Vincent Van Ross 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!

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar I doubt Annez will survive this task, but I will be more than happy to let you know the outcome :)

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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. :)]]> 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. :)

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale I must have failed miserably. I got no calls from Prof. Aneez

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
People are waiting anxiously to see your feat.]]> 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.

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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...:)]]> 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...:)

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
A new brain candy!!

Brain Candy, if not cooked properly, can lead to unpleasant situation!]]> 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!

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
GAME ON!]]> 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!

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
Give your best, and you will be the blessed one!]]> Oscar... Hard candies are best to devour. ;-)



Give your best, and you will be the blessed one!

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar I’m blessed and brained...High on brain candy...Gotta love it.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar now you’ve got me blushing!!!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
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.]]> 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Manish http://mdesai71.instablogs.com http://mdesai71.instablogs.com Manish WOW !! That was fast and lethal Oscar.. way to go my champion :)

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Thank you ... I’m not going to let any of my B.C. fans down..

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Desh http://deshraj.instablogs.com http://deshraj.instablogs.com Desh
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]]> 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

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
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]]> 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

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Nice work Desh... I think Aneez might be rethinking his challange, probably decided to stay home with ”mommy”. :)

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Desh http://deshraj.instablogs.com http://deshraj.instablogs.com Desh 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]]> 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

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Ugh... I need some water. I can’t count the Fs.. Its too difficult

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar

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.]]> ”... 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Human brain is weird

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
Any guesses??

Yes, brain candies!]]> And the best food for this weird organ is.....



Any guesses??



Yes, brain candies!

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar amazing , wierd, and indeed fueled by brain candy...it is not possible to die from B.C. overdose...although you may become BIG HEADED :)

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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!]]> 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!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Grace Calderon http://gracieb.instablogs.com http://gracieb.instablogs.com Grace Calderon
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.]]> 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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.]]> 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Grace Calderon http://gracieb.instablogs.com http://gracieb.instablogs.com Grace Calderon

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...]]> 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...

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Manish http://mdesai71.instablogs.com http://mdesai71.instablogs.com Manish Damn! That’s what I call bad luck!]]> ”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!

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale I feel sorry for the cat

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
I mean, is there a concluding part to your statement, Jaiyant? or I’m just too much on brain candies??]]> 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??

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale the cat that fell from the seventh floor Aneez.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
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.]]> 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale 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

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar De nada Jai.... Brain candy is my speciality...ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE:)

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar De nada Jai.... Brain candy is my speciality...ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE:)

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Radhika http://macavitymehra.instablogs.com http://macavitymehra.instablogs.com Radhika Do any of you know about Macavity the mystery Cat by T S Eliot, or about the records the play Cats holds?

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
No one goes disappointed from the Brain Candy Zone :-)

Check the comment box below... and meet MaCavity: The Mystery Cat.]]> Hey Radhika,



No one goes disappointed from the Brain Candy Zone :-)



Check the comment box below... and meet MaCavity: The Mystery Cat.

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
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]]> 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

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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]]> 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

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez 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.....]]> 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.....

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale That is because the psychotic psychologists decided that the whole is greater than the sum of it’s parts!

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar I read it, understood it, and am moving on to track you down for another BC assault. :)

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open!]]> A quick one;



It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open!

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Manish http://mdesai71.instablogs.com http://mdesai71.instablogs.com Manish Caution: Don’t ever shut your nose and mouth tight while sneezing.. your eyes will pop out!!

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale I have been told that too! i always shut my eyes when I sneez!

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
Cuz my sneeze went back to the bottom of my nose pond :D]]> 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

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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.]]> 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez Hey Oscar, read the update to my article. And I hope grace is gracious enuf to lemme take a lil liberty with this one ;-)

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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 :)

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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.]]> 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Not being able to kill oneself by holding breath is interesting. Ummm... Donald Duck always was a porn star. The best one in fact.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Grace Calderon http://gracieb.instablogs.com http://gracieb.instablogs.com Grace Calderon

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.]]> 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale I use only three fingers to type.. And I’m pretty fast!

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Foul...Aneez had the stewardess BC..SORRY LOVE, POINT DEDUCTION.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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.]]> 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.

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Oscar, you can try too, with a little practice

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
Hey Oscar, how’s Frank? And does he jump on the sight of anything that spells socks??]]> 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??

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar I MIGHT TRY IT jAI...95 W.P.M. is nothing to ignore....It takes me roughly 2 hours to type 1 post.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale
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.]]> 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale These BCs suck

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez 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.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Doesn’t it make sense that in spanish we use the same word for wives and handcuffs? LOL

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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!]]> 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!

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale No thanks. I’ll rub stones and make fire

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
I’m sure those ones will definitely carry a vintage taste.]]> 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.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Desh http://deshraj.instablogs.com http://deshraj.instablogs.com Desh
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.]]> 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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!]]> 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!

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Desh http://deshraj.instablogs.com http://deshraj.instablogs.com Desh
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]]> 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

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
Official announcement of the induction ceremony will be done soon, once the fellow members are free enough from the candy distributing spree.]]> 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Desh http://deshraj.instablogs.com http://deshraj.instablogs.com Desh Would be a pleasure if Oscar condescends to be the Chief Guest of the ceremony under chairmanship of Mr. Aneez. LOL

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar I would be honored Desh...We weill have to prepare the cermony..., but as Aneez said, it may take some time.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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.]]> 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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..

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale 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

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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.]]> 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.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
the Greek were very big on family values. kudos to them.]]> ”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.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Grace Calderon http://gracieb.instablogs.com http://gracieb.instablogs.com Grace Calderon


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!)]]> 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!)

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale 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!

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
You burn 26 calories in a 1 minute kiss.]]> Nice idea Jaiyant. But beware!! Refrain from kissing;



You burn 26 calories in a 1 minute kiss.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Madhuri Katti http://madkat70.instablogs.com http://madkat70.instablogs.com Madhuri Katti :)LOL]]> Congrats everyone - this has become a great collection of trivia! Very interesting...this will go into my collection!

:)LOL

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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!]]> 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!

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Yes, thanks to Ruchi, and thanks ANEEZ for the heartfelt invitation and Brain Candy IB showdown!

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale MadKat, Its damn interesting. isn’t it?

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
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.]]> 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Radhika http://macavitymehra.instablogs.com http://macavitymehra.instablogs.com Radhika I strive to be a vegetarian and now i will have to give up chocolates! how sad :(]]> Chocolates and insect legs eeww!

I strive to be a vegetarian and now i will have to give up chocolates! how sad :(

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez chocolacious.

How do u think chocolate gets so delicious????]]> Hey Don’t worry Radhika. Chocolate making procedure completely turns those insect legs into chocolacious.



How do u think chocolate gets so delicious????

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar no need to give them up..What we don’t know, seldom hurts us...Besides, the add a lovely ”crunch”...lol

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Besides, the legs add a valuable source of fiber and protein...and they are chocoliscious as my pal Aneez quoted.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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!]]> 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!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Gotta love how brain candy accumulates, without even trying.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale 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

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez @ 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.]]> @ 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
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.]]> 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale The business will flourish further after I post the pic. I still don’t have a camera :|

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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.]]> 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale 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

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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!!]]> 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!!

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
Damn Aztecs.]]> 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.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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.]]> 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar I don’t have Nokia, but family do...Let me pass the word... thanks

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale 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

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez 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!]]> 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!

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Now you’re shooting them..

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale 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!

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez 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.]]> 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez Sneezy Update;

The Old English word for ”sneeze” is ”fneosan.”]]> Sneezy Update;



The Old English word for ”sneeze” is ”fneosan.”

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale This is a scary trivia.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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.]]> 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
I’m happy my candy is going places :D]]> Cool! :-)



I’m happy my candy is going places :D

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar going places....indeed..around the globe!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez I owe you this ;)

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez All bcoz of you Oscar. And, of course, Ruchi’s potato chips :)

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale death amazes me. really

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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!!]]> 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!!

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale I’ll try doing this to my cat.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
BTW, at one point of time, I had nine cats in all! Unfortunately, now I have none :(]]> 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 :(

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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..

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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!]]> 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!

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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!

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
BTW, I hope now he doesn’t develop a MEAOW (with a fierce note) attitude towards tube socks!]]> 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!

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale 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

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale 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..

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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...

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez Point noted, Jaiyant. I’ll definitely try to come up with something on cats :-)

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale If only Oscar read it properly.. Sigh

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Cats are the most lovable of all animals

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar I have added a picture of Frankie, he deserves his 15 minutes of fame after the trauma he has indured.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
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.]]> 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Death as I always say, is the most wondrous thing..

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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.]]> 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar very insightful.. awesome candies.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Stalin was a cool guy

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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.]]> 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Coca-Cola was green? You mean it was more toxic then? Eeww..!! So what is it gonna be next? Purple coke?

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez Law of Changing Colors, I think Coke will become blue now! Remember that blue Pepsi? Very much similar to the Kerosene from Bombay High!]]> 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!

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Cleopatra killed herself with the help of an asp

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale
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.]]> 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.

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Nobody wants to comment on weird suicides?

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez 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!

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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!]]> 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!

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale I always wondered why the bomb was called gay.. Didn’t anyone think about it?

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez I think it was named after someone from the team that created that. However, the idea itself was total gay!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale It sure was!

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Radhika http://macavitymehra.instablogs.com http://macavitymehra.instablogs.com Radhika 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.]]> 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.

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar you can place all cash bets directly into my paypal Radhika :)

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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.]]> 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.

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez 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!]]> 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!

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Radhika http://macavitymehra.instablogs.com http://macavitymehra.instablogs.com Radhika 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!]]> 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!

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar thank you Radhika..We need a moderator. You are greatly appreciated..! saludos

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
And am sure, your attachment to this competition will work wonders. :-)]]> Thanks a lot Radhika. That’s the spirit!



And am sure, your attachment to this competition will work wonders. :-)

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale 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.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Again, damn Aztecs...next time I’ll try the Omecas.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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.]]> 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.

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar HOLY HELL..how is I didn’t know that? Good work and thanks for the spicy flavored Mexican candy:

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez You are most welcome, Oscar! Now you got one more trump up your sleeves when you sit with your workmates ;-)

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale The leg is in my cupboard

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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 :)

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale 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

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez 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.]]> 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.

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale 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.

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar he’s either very flexible or has a very long tomgue...LOL Make sure you post the foto when it comes in, please

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez Definitely Oscar, and if he really proves it, then he gets free stock for a whole year of brain candies!

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar I think we would have to grant him a free International Brain Club Candy membership card (I.B.C.C)

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale
Oscar, I’m flexible and have a long tongue too.]]> 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.

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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?]]> 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?

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez 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!]]> 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!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Still waiting Jai...Couldn’t you of borrowed a camara by now?

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez 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!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar I hope he doesn’t try to pass his knee as an elbow...That Jai is a sly one...

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
BTW, I hope Jai posts that pic soon and puts an end to all the speculations.]]> LOL, u are funny Oscar :D :D



BTW, I hope Jai posts that pic soon and puts an end to all the speculations.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale 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.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
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.]]> 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.

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Birds didn’t have penises? I never knew that!

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
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.]]> 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.

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Only two minutes?

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Pretty sad and shameful, huh?

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Very shameful indeed.

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Who would wanna swim in pool of spit? Kinky

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
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]]> 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

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Why is brain candy called so?

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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.

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Oops i think i posted this at the end.. Never realized!

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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?

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Radhika http://macavitymehra.instablogs.com http://macavitymehra.instablogs.com Radhika No idea abt the official comments, but we can help make records of sorts...lets all pitch in!!!

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
One brain candy a day... is what it’ll take to be on top of the world!

Thanks a lot Radhika :-)]]> 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 :-)

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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.!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale I could be a great moderator. But I demand to be bribed.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez No bribes!! Though you can always demand a good rem. Of course, in BCs :D

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar you have to Mexican to accept bribes...We have the patent on the act.]]> Jai...

you have to Mexican to accept bribes...We have the patent on the act.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Deepa http://deepathukral.instablogs.com http://deepathukral.instablogs.com Deepa 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]]> 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

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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.]]> 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.

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar You will forever been note throughtout history as the ”IBCC Godess”, for without you what is, would have never been...Saludos Ruchi]]> Ruchi,

You will forever been note throughtout history as the ”IBCC Godess”, for without you what is, would have never been...Saludos Ruchi

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Deepa, you could have posted some eco friendly trivia! You really must.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Radhika http://macavitymehra.instablogs.com http://macavitymehra.instablogs.com Radhika Hopefully the Big Fight is not yet over...many more lollies to be brought in.]]> 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.

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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]]> 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

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Radhika, did your kids show off their trivia knowledge?

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Manish http://mdesai71.instablogs.com http://mdesai71.instablogs.com Manish 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)]]> 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)

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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! ;)]]> 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! ;)

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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.....]]> 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.....

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Manish http://mdesai71.instablogs.com http://mdesai71.instablogs.com Manish Wow! Thats why my money is you champion... Nothing can keep you away from a good fight :)

btw try homeopathy for sinuses, it works.]]> ”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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez 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!]]> 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!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar I ’m going to go to the homeopathic store today..See if I can kick this bug.]]> thanks Manish,

I ’m going to go to the homeopathic store today..See if I can kick this bug.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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?]]> 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?

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
Be cautious, and try to win Frank all over again :P]]> 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

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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 :)

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar I will be trying the black pepper ball B.C. shortly...wish me luck and Godspeed...I’m going in.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez May God be with you in these difficult times Oscar. And may God prevent Frank from coming in the 10 feet diameter around you!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar I bought the chochutos ”pills” from the homeopathic store.. not much difference yet...but I can tell you the pepper thing is NOT good.]]> 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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.]]> 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
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.]]> 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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?!]]> 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?!

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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]]> 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

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale galactic contributions are always welcome, but we are not seeing any more of them. can someone post pls?

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Ruchi Agarwal http://obnoxious.instablogs.com http://obnoxious.instablogs.com Ruchi Agarwal 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!]]> 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!

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Manish http://mdesai71.instablogs.com http://mdesai71.instablogs.com Manish 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 :)]]> 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 :)

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
And the rest is there for all to see...]]> 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...

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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 :)

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale I want potato chips

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Ruchi Agarwal http://obnoxious.instablogs.com http://obnoxious.instablogs.com Ruchi Agarwal
picked this fact from aneez’s blog and made additions as told by a friend...]]> 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...

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
With people like you around, I don’t think this thread will ever come to an end. :-)]]> Great!



With people like you around, I don’t think this thread will ever come to an end. :-)

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Peace be to them!

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Ruchi Agarwal http://obnoxious.instablogs.com http://obnoxious.instablogs.com Ruchi Agarwal 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

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Jeez!

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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!]]> 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!

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale 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.

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
Cats respond most readily to names that end in an ”ee” sound.]]> One more interesting fact about cats;



Cats respond most readily to names that end in an ”ee” sound.

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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.]]> 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.

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Radhika http://macavitymehra.instablogs.com http://macavitymehra.instablogs.com Radhika
* 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.]]> 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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]]> 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

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
Oscar thanks for the cautioning words my friend!]]> ROFL :D :D :D



Oscar thanks for the cautioning words my friend!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar No problemo..Safety first!!! :D

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar

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.]]> ..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.

]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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.]]> 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.

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale 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

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Radhika http://macavitymehra.instablogs.com http://macavitymehra.instablogs.com Radhika 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Hey but I wear contacts and keep blinking all the time!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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.]]> 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Desh http://deshraj.instablogs.com http://deshraj.instablogs.com Desh
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]]> 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

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar FABOULOS PATRIOTIC B.C. You are rocking the vote !

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
We need more people like you; distributing brain candies wrapped in patriotism.

Wonderful!]]> Great Desh!



We need more people like you; distributing brain candies wrapped in patriotism.



Wonderful!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
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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.]]> 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.



•

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.



•

In Michigan, it is illegal to chain an alligator to a fire hydrant.



•

It is against the law to whale hunt in Oklahoma.



•

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.



•

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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar

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.]]> 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.



•

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.”



•

The New York Times reports that in February 2004, 62% of all e-mail was spam.



•

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.



•

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”.



•

35 Billion e-mails are sent each day throughout the world.



•

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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
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.]]> 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Desh http://deshraj.instablogs.com http://deshraj.instablogs.com Desh
Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

No offense intended.]]> 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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?

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
I mean, is there a way? Or we have no option but to accept it as our fate?]]> 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?

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
KINGS PLAY CHESS ON FAT GIRLS STOMACH.

KINGDOM,PHYLUM, CLASS, ORDER, FAMILY, GENUS, SPECIES...

fun learning tool b.c.]]> 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez Now this one surely deserves a big round of applause!!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Don’t you love it!!! I don’t know hw many kids have now been helped with exams by this silly phrase.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez 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!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez 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 ;)]]> 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 ;)

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale The only trivia I care about is I like bitter chocolate the best and milk chocolate the least..

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez To each his own, but I’m glad I don’t have a biased opinion as far as chocolate is concerned! ;)

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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.]]> 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
”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]]> 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

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Reshmi http://reshamdatta.instablogs.com http://reshamdatta.instablogs.com Reshmi 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!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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.]]> 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles per hour!]]> 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!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Reshmi doesn’t talk to me anymore :(

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
I’m sure she’ll talk to you if she has a sweet tooth.]]> 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Reshmi would you like some bitter chocolates please?

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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....:)

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale
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 !]]> 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 !

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale And this is the 200th comment.. Sans a brain candy nya nya nya nya

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Siddhesh http://siddhesh.instablogs.com http://siddhesh.instablogs.com Siddhesh ’TYPEWRITER’ is the largest word that can be typed by keys in a single row on the keyboard!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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!]]> 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!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Touche!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Felicidades Jai....Let’s keep it rolling.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Siddhesh http://siddhesh.instablogs.com http://siddhesh.instablogs.com Siddhesh Sexual drive of a woman is 8 times stronger than man’s!!!:D

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar really.......that I did not know!! Cheers..

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Sasmita http://jashmine.instablogs.com http://jashmine.instablogs.com Sasmita 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!]]> 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!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
As for your idea of ghosts, its spooky but fantastic. :-)]]> 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. :-)

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar It has been sadi, the only survivors in case of nuclear war would be the cockroach.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Siddhesh http://siddhesh.instablogs.com http://siddhesh.instablogs.com Siddhesh Every cattle has a unique nostril print!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Fabulous...Now your cooking...keep them coming...don’t stop now!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Mohit Sharma http://mohits.instablogs.com http://mohits.instablogs.com Mohit Sharma 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.]]> @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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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...]]> 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...

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
This gives us another trivia;

Brain candies are inspirational too!!]]> 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!!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Reshmi http://reshamdatta.instablogs.com http://reshamdatta.instablogs.com Reshmi
And Jaiyant...bitter chocolates won’t do for me...brain teasers are better options:-P)]]> 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)

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar ’atta Girl...Force intellect upon him...Make him work ....

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez 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?

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Yes indeed.. It is our mission to cater to any and all... Make your request, we serve with a SMILE.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale
65% of the candy that is produced in an year is consumed by American adults 18 years and older.]]> Fine anything that pleases you...



65% of the candy that is produced in an year is consumed by American adults 18 years and older.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Madhuri Katti http://madkat70.instablogs.com http://madkat70.instablogs.com Madhuri Katti Hey congrats everyone this has become a brain candy factory! Hope production continues and breaks all records at IB...

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
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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.]]> 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
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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.]]> 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
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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!]]> 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!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Mohit Sharma http://mohits.instablogs.com http://mohits.instablogs.com Mohit Sharma
-> 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)]]> 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)

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jayanta Bhattacharya http://jonty.instablogs.com http://jonty.instablogs.com Jayanta Bhattacharya 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.

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Nice B.C. added to a B.C...Do we need a myth buster?

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Mohit Sharma http://mohits.instablogs.com http://mohits.instablogs.com Mohit Sharma
* 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]]> 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

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
You are off to a hot start my friend.]]> 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
We expect more such gems from you. :)

Thanks a lot.]]> Great contribution Mohit!



We expect more such gems from you. :)



Thanks a lot.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Siddhesh http://siddhesh.instablogs.com http://siddhesh.instablogs.com Siddhesh Papua new Guinea has 800 languages!

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez 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!

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Desh http://deshraj.instablogs.com http://deshraj.instablogs.com Desh
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.]]> 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Desh http://deshraj.instablogs.com http://deshraj.instablogs.com Desh
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.]]> 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Wow... flour and milk... Is it a type of corpse cake cook off farewell?

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale 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

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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’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.

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Sasmita http://jashmine.instablogs.com http://jashmine.instablogs.com Sasmita 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.

]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Desh http://deshraj.instablogs.com http://deshraj.instablogs.com Desh 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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!]]> 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!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar The chinese symbol is right on target!!!I have a wife and a daughter, I am the only one who is ALWAYS in trouble...

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
Ever since you introduced Frank into this BC showdown, I had a feeling that he is one hell of an intelligent Cat!!]]> 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!!

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar 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.

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar

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.]]> 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
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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.]]> 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Egypt never ceases to amaze me!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Everyone is fascinated by Egypt and pyramids, I think.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale
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”.



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.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar

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]]> 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

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
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!]]> 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!

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale I will put all speculations to rest very soon.. you guys just gotta wait

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
Termites are affected by music; the termites will eat your house twice as fast if you play them loud music.

The Queen termite can live up to 50 years and have 30,000 children every day!

The life of an eyelash is about 6 weeks.

The tongue of a mature Blue Whale has approximately the same mass as that of an entire adult elephant.

You will have to walk 80 kilometers for your legs to equal the amount of exercise your eyes get daily.

A greenfly born on a Tuesday can be a grandparent by Friday.

One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!

Your skin weighs twice as much as your brain.

An owl can see a mouse moving from over 150ft away by a light no brighter than candlelight.

In a lifetime, the average clean-shaven man will spend five months shaving and will remove 28ft of hair.

There is more sugar in 1kg of lemons than in 1kg of strawberries!

Bees visit over 2,000 flowers and fly over 55,000 miles to produce just 1lb. of honey.

The sound you hear when macho people crack their knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.

The only food cockroaches won’t eat are cucumbers.

The words silent and listen have the same letters. Santa and Satan do too.

Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour!

Pain travels faster than 3000 feet per second!]]> Some assorted candies;



Termites are affected by music; the termites will eat your house twice as fast if you play them loud music.



The Queen termite can live up to 50 years and have 30,000 children every day!



The life of an eyelash is about 6 weeks.



The tongue of a mature Blue Whale has approximately the same mass as that of an entire adult elephant.



You will have to walk 80 kilometers for your legs to equal the amount of exercise your eyes get daily.



A greenfly born on a Tuesday can be a grandparent by Friday.



One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!



Your skin weighs twice as much as your brain.



An owl can see a mouse moving from over 150ft away by a light no brighter than candlelight.



In a lifetime, the average clean-shaven man will spend five months shaving and will remove 28ft of hair.



There is more sugar in 1kg of lemons than in 1kg of strawberries!



Bees visit over 2,000 flowers and fly over 55,000 miles to produce just 1lb. of honey.



The sound you hear when macho people crack their knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.



The only food cockroaches won’t eat are cucumbers.



The words silent and listen have the same letters. Santa and Satan do too.



Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour!



Pain travels faster than 3000 feet per second!

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
1. Hey, brides, tuck a sugar cube into your glove — according to Greek culture, the sugar will sweeten your union.

2. The English believe a spider found in a wedding dress means good luck. Yikes!

3. In English tradition, Wednesday is considered the ”best day” to marry, although Monday is for wealth and Tuesday is for health.

4. The groom carries the bride across the threshold to bravely protect her from evil spirits lurking below.

5. Saturday is the unluckiest wedding day, according to English folklore. Funny — it’s the most popular day of the week to marry!

6. Ancient Romans studied pig entrails to determine the luckiest time to marry.

7. Rain on your wedding day is actually considered good luck, according to Hindu tradition!

8. For good luck, Egyptian women pinch the bride on her wedding day. Ouch!

9. Middle Eastern brides paint henna on their hands and feet to protect themselves from the evil eye.

10. Peas are thrown at Czech newlyweds instead of rice.]]> Who’s some for all of you love birds, preparing for your walk down the aisle.



1. Hey, brides, tuck a sugar cube into your glove — according to Greek culture, the sugar will sweeten your union.



2. The English believe a spider found in a wedding dress means good luck. Yikes!



3. In English tradition, Wednesday is considered the ”best day” to marry, although Monday is for wealth and Tuesday is for health.



4. The groom carries the bride across the threshold to bravely protect her from evil spirits lurking below.



5. Saturday is the unluckiest wedding day, according to English folklore. Funny — it’s the most popular day of the week to marry!



6. Ancient Romans studied pig entrails to determine the luckiest time to marry.



7. Rain on your wedding day is actually considered good luck, according to Hindu tradition!



8. For good luck, Egyptian women pinch the bride on her wedding day. Ouch!



9. Middle Eastern brides paint henna on their hands and feet to protect themselves from the evil eye.



10. Peas are thrown at Czech newlyweds instead of rice.

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Ali http://ali19.instablogs.com http://ali19.instablogs.com Ali Saturday is the unluckiest wedding day, according to English folklore. Funny — it’s the most popular day of the week to marry!
No wonder divorces are on the rise because of those weekend weddings :)]]>

Saturday is the unluckiest wedding day, according to English folklore. Funny — it’s the most popular day of the week to marry!

No wonder divorces are on the rise because of those weekend weddings :)

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
That was some quick thinking, man!

Your revelation will also serve as a warning to those who are thinking of tying a permanent bond; however, it will also help the truants. How? Well, they’ll intentionally fix Saturday as their wedding dates, so that they are sure about their freedom, sooner or later! :D]]> @ Ali



That was some quick thinking, man!



Your revelation will also serve as a warning to those who are thinking of tying a permanent bond; however, it will also help the truants. How? Well, they’ll intentionally fix Saturday as their wedding dates, so that they are sure about their freedom, sooner or later! :D

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
Maybe the Wednesday canceled out the evil of the Saturday?]]> I was suprised with that as well. I got married on a Saturday, well actually on a Wednesday and a Saturday.. (2 countires, 2 weddings,1 civil, 1 church)



Maybe the Wednesday canceled out the evil of the Saturday?

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
You mean to say you have two wives? Man! I never thought you are such a brave man. You indeed deserve kudos for this feat of yours.]]> Oscar??



You mean to say you have two wives? Man! I never thought you are such a brave man. You indeed deserve kudos for this feat of yours.

]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Bite yoor tongue...I know many countries and men can make it work with more than one wife, I personally would not survive...I have one wife, but we had two weddings as she is from the U.S. and I am Mexican..couldn’t get married in a church twice, so we had the civil wedding in Mexico for my entire family and friends, and the church wedding in the U.S. for hers.

]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez Aah, that’s a relief to hear Oscar! I thought so, but was not sure. I didn’t want to hurt your sentiments. Imagine if you really had had two wives, how you’d have felt if I had said that you wedded twice with the same woman? :D

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar BESIDES, after reading what the Greeks do to adulterers, I figured it would probably pale in comparison to what my American wife would do...:)

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
BIRD
A bird in the house is a sign of a death.
If a robin flies into a room through a window, death will shortly follow.
CANDLE
Light candles on the night after November 1. One for each deceased relative should be placed in the window in the room where death occurred.
CEMETERY
You must hold your breath while going past a cemetery or you will breathe in the spirit of someone who has recently died.
CLOCK
If a clock which has not been working suddenly chimes, there will be a death in the family.
You will have bad luck if you do not stop the clock in the room where someone dies.
CORPSE
If a woman is buried in black, she will return to haunt the family.
If a dead person’s eyes are left open, he’ll find someone to take with him.
Mirrors in a house with a corpse should be covered or the person who sees himself will die next.
DOG
Dogs howling in the dark of night,
Howl for death before daylight.
DREAMS
If you dream of death it’s a sign of a birth, if you dream of birth, it’s a sign of death.
If you touch a loved one who has died, you won’t have dreams about them
DYING
A person who dies on Good Friday will go right to heaven.
A person who dies at midnight on Christmas Eve will go straight to heaven because the gates of heaven are open at that time.
All windows should be opened at the moment of death so that the soul can leave.

creepy!!!!!]]> Death superstitions:



BIRD

A bird in the house is a sign of a death.

If a robin flies into a room through a window, death will shortly follow.

CANDLE

Light candles on the night after November 1. One for each deceased relative should be placed in the window in the room where death occurred.

CEMETERY

You must hold your breath while going past a cemetery or you will breathe in the spirit of someone who has recently died.

CLOCK

If a clock which has not been working suddenly chimes, there will be a death in the family.

You will have bad luck if you do not stop the clock in the room where someone dies.

CORPSE

If a woman is buried in black, she will return to haunt the family.

If a dead person’s eyes are left open, he’ll find someone to take with him.

Mirrors in a house with a corpse should be covered or the person who sees himself will die next.

DOG

Dogs howling in the dark of night,

Howl for death before daylight.

DREAMS

If you dream of death it’s a sign of a birth, if you dream of birth, it’s a sign of death.

If you touch a loved one who has died, you won’t have dreams about them

DYING

A person who dies on Good Friday will go right to heaven.

A person who dies at midnight on Christmas Eve will go straight to heaven because the gates of heaven are open at that time.

All windows should be opened at the moment of death so that the soul can leave.



creepy!!!!!

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
BIRD
A bird in the house is a sign of a death.
If a robin flies into a room through a window, death will shortly follow.
CANDLE
Light candles on the night after November 1. One for each deceased relative should be placed in the window in the room where death occurred.
CEMETERY
You must hold your breath while going past a cemetery or you will breathe in the spirit of someone who has recently died.
CLOCK
If a clock which has not been working suddenly chimes, there will be a death in the family.
You will have bad luck if you do not stop the clock in the room where someone dies.
CORPSE
If a woman is buried in black, she will return to haunt the family.
If a dead person’s eyes are left open, he’ll find someone to take with him.
Mirrors in a house with a corpse should be covered or the person who sees himself will die next.
DOG
Dogs howling in the dark of night,
Howl for death before daylight.
DREAMS
If you dream of death it’s a sign of a birth, if you dream of birth, it’s a sign of death.
If you touch a loved one who has died, you won’t have dreams about them
DYING
A person who dies on Good Friday will go right to heaven.
A person who dies at midnight on Christmas Eve will go straight to heaven because the gates of heaven are open at that time.
All windows should be opened at the moment of death so that the soul can leave.

creepy!!!!!]]> Death superstitions:



BIRD

A bird in the house is a sign of a death.

If a robin flies into a room through a window, death will shortly follow.

CANDLE

Light candles on the night after November 1. One for each deceased relative should be placed in the window in the room where death occurred.

CEMETERY

You must hold your breath while going past a cemetery or you will breathe in the spirit of someone who has recently died.

CLOCK

If a clock which has not been working suddenly chimes, there will be a death in the family.

You will have bad luck if you do not stop the clock in the room where someone dies.

CORPSE

If a woman is buried in black, she will return to haunt the family.

If a dead person’s eyes are left open, he’ll find someone to take with him.

Mirrors in a house with a corpse should be covered or the person who sees himself will die next.

DOG

Dogs howling in the dark of night,

Howl for death before daylight.

DREAMS

If you dream of death it’s a sign of a birth, if you dream of birth, it’s a sign of death.

If you touch a loved one who has died, you won’t have dreams about them

DYING

A person who dies on Good Friday will go right to heaven.

A person who dies at midnight on Christmas Eve will go straight to heaven because the gates of heaven are open at that time.

All windows should be opened at the moment of death so that the soul can leave.



creepy!!!!!

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Manish http://mdesai71.instablogs.com http://mdesai71.instablogs.com Manish
I guess the party is slowing down and the guests are on their way out.... But before I leave, Aneez, I have always supported Oscar but I think you also fought like a true champion and so did all others who joined the brain candy madness... it was one hell of a party I can say that :) and one of the most exciting post on IB.

And Oscar, Homeopathy is slow to take effect but it will definitely help. My wife had severe sinus problem but since the time she has been on homeopathy, it has helped a lot... so continue with homeopathy and see the difference in few months time.. cheers Champ!]]> Look at this maaaaaan!!!! This thing went on and on and on...



I guess the party is slowing down and the guests are on their way out.... But before I leave, Aneez, I have always supported Oscar but I think you also fought like a true champion and so did all others who joined the brain candy madness... it was one hell of a party I can say that :) and one of the most exciting post on IB.



And Oscar, Homeopathy is slow to take effect but it will definitely help. My wife had severe sinus problem but since the time she has been on homeopathy, it has helped a lot... so continue with homeopathy and see the difference in few months time.. cheers Champ!

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Manish, the party isn’t over yet. It has just begun. Get back right in, don’t be a party pooper

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Manish http://mdesai71.instablogs.com http://mdesai71.instablogs.com Manish Yup Jaiyant, its slowing down but is not over by any means... I am sure we will keep getting brain candies for many more months to come!

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
The co-hosts of the party are still going strong and there is still an influx of guests and visitors trying to out-do each other and hog the limelight. The BC party never ends!

BTW, Manish whats happened to you? I was expecting a song from you, man!! Its pretty weird you have decided to leave the party mid-way.]]> Right said Jaiyant.



The co-hosts of the party are still going strong and there is still an influx of guests and visitors trying to out-do each other and hog the limelight. The BC party never ends!



BTW, Manish whats happened to you? I was expecting a song from you, man!! Its pretty weird you have decided to leave the party mid-way.

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Manish http://mdesai71.instablogs.com http://mdesai71.instablogs.com Manish And seriously, this party really rocked Aneez... and I am sure it will rock on and on!!!]]> Just lost the link after couple of days break and then realised I will need a full week to go thru all the candies I missed !!!! So will be doing that for sometime :)

And seriously, this party really rocked Aneez... and I am sure it will rock on and on!!!

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Manish, you are just too high after eating all the BCs. You just gotta have some more of them, for BCs are an antidote to their own intoxicating effect. Feel free to drink some BC punch before its all over.

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
Nice Jaiyant. You know you have just invented a fresh trivia;

Brain Candies are an antidote to their own intoxicating effect!

And Manish.. I can understand man. Don’t worry, do as Jaiyant says and am sure you will be high on energy once again :-)]]> LOL



Nice Jaiyant. You know you have just invented a fresh trivia;



Brain Candies are an antidote to their own intoxicating effect!



And Manish.. I can understand man. Don’t worry, do as Jaiyant says and am sure you will be high on energy once again :-)

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Of all people, my only fan...I was working so hard to keep you interested...you wanna tell me you are a fair weather fan, and just take off because it slows a little...I’m hurt, offended, and utterly shocked MR. MANISH

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale This is the 300th comment on this post and is a brain candy by itself

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
I’m sure you don’t wanna lose the chance to grab the 400th spot too. But... don’t even think about the 500th!! That’s for me ;)

All the best!]]> Jaiyant, you are too shrewd. I never had the idea that (after claiming the 200th spot) you will claim the 300th spot too. BTW, I’m happy for you. You are on a hat-trick man!!



I’m sure you don’t wanna lose the chance to grab the 400th spot too. But... don’t even think about the 500th!! That’s for me ;)



All the best!

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Touche! (Once again)

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Hey if you get th 500th, what do I get...A cold taco? What am I chopped liver here?

]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Annu http://narayana.instablogs.com http://narayana.instablogs.com Annu I am just enjoying u’lls BC n its interesting to know dat even after such trivial energy given to the article the energy amoung u’ll is building up enormously n yes the TQ’s are really going to help me in widening my walls arround my brain.And the credit for it goes to ruchi n oscar n ofcourse a delightful thanks to aneez, jai n manish to keep the war going on.
Hey waiting for more BC’s from u aneez its really feeling the showtime is going on ease.
Hey guys cummon get up with ur brains working as it is we r waiting.
hoping for betterone’s frm u.
N ofcourse let the play go on.
having too much of fun, truely.:)
best of luck!!!!!!!!!!!!]]> Hey Aneez,

I am just enjoying u’lls BC n its interesting to know dat even after such trivial energy given to the article the energy amoung u’ll is building up enormously n yes the TQ’s are really going to help me in widening my walls arround my brain.And the credit for it goes to ruchi n oscar n ofcourse a delightful thanks to aneez, jai n manish to keep the war going on.

Hey waiting for more BC’s from u aneez its really feeling the showtime is going on ease.

Hey guys cummon get up with ur brains working as it is we r waiting.

hoping for betterone’s frm u.

N ofcourse let the play go on.

having too much of fun, truely.:)

best of luck!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
Don’t worry, there won’t be a shortage of Brain Candies ever. Just enjoy the party and keep a tab on the happenings, and you’ll love it more :-)

BTW, if you really wanna enjoy the BC party, try shaking a leg too ;) - by presenting a couple of Brain Candies from your side.

And yeah, very son we are gonna have a performance by Jaiyant. (I hope you are not mad at me Jaiyant :). Yea, you guessed it right, the elbow-licking act!]]> Thanks a lot Anu!



Don’t worry, there won’t be a shortage of Brain Candies ever. Just enjoy the party and keep a tab on the happenings, and you’ll love it more :-)



BTW, if you really wanna enjoy the BC party, try shaking a leg too ;) - by presenting a couple of Brain Candies from your side.



And yeah, very son we are gonna have a performance by Jaiyant. (I hope you are not mad at me Jaiyant :). Yea, you guessed it right, the elbow-licking act!

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Hello Annu glad you liked i. Aneez, Now I really gotta get that elbow-licking pic.. But the question is from where? Oscar has not sent the camera still.

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
Go to your nearest cyber cafe. Log in to your Yahoo ID, start your webcam and have a video conversation with me. Take your own delicious time and lick your elbow; I’ll capture your snap and post it on your behalf!

After all, its my duty as a courteous host to keep the party rolling!]]> Jaiyant,



Go to your nearest cyber cafe. Log in to your Yahoo ID, start your webcam and have a video conversation with me. Take your own delicious time and lick your elbow; I’ll capture your snap and post it on your behalf!



After all, its my duty as a courteous host to keep the party rolling!

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar I sent the camara...it’s just with all the rain we have, it may take the Aztec relay team a little while to get to you..Be patient.]]> Jai,

I sent the camara...it’s just with all the rain we have, it may take the Aztec relay team a little while to get to you..Be patient.

]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Manish http://mdesai71.instablogs.com http://mdesai71.instablogs.com Manish Wow!! Ok, let me try it out...

1> In 1765, Sandwich was invented in 1765 by John Montagu.

2> Caviar, or fish eggs, contain the same healthful omega-3 fatty acids as salmon.

3> Celery has negative calories — it takes more calories to eat and digest a piece of celery than the celery has in it initially.

4> Centuries ago, men were told that the evil effects of coffee would make them sterile; women were cautioned to avoid caffeine unless they wanted to be barren.

5> Of about 350 million cans of chicken noodle soup of all commercial brands sold annually in the United States, 60 percent is purchased during the cold and flu season. January is the top-selling month of the year.

I am feeling much better already :)]]> ”Brain Candies are an antidote to their own intoxicating effect! ”

Wow!! Ok, let me try it out...



1> In 1765, Sandwich was invented in 1765 by John Montagu.



2> Caviar, or fish eggs, contain the same healthful omega-3 fatty acids as salmon.



3> Celery has negative calories — it takes more calories to eat and digest a piece of celery than the celery has in it initially.



4> Centuries ago, men were told that the evil effects of coffee would make them sterile; women were cautioned to avoid caffeine unless they wanted to be barren.



5> Of about 350 million cans of chicken noodle soup of all commercial brands sold annually in the United States, 60 percent is purchased during the cold and flu season. January is the top-selling month of the year.



I am feeling much better already :)

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale I knew it! I knew you would feel much better. People must ask me about hangovers and uncomfortable highs. Is your high more pleasurable now?

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Manish http://mdesai71.instablogs.com http://mdesai71.instablogs.com Manish
btw, how can I even think of leaving this party without your elbow show??

I am back in for sure!!!]]> Its getting better now Jaiyant ... sure is getting better :)



btw, how can I even think of leaving this party without your elbow show??



I am back in for sure!!!

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
That’s like a true BC afficianado! Keep it up Manish, and you will be well-rewarded. :-)

And I’m really amazed that Jaiyant can do this too, besides so many other things he does. :P]]> @ Manish



That’s like a true BC afficianado! Keep it up Manish, and you will be well-rewarded. :-)



And I’m really amazed that Jaiyant can do this too, besides so many other things he does. :P

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez Celery has negative calories — it takes more calories to eat and digest a piece of celery than the celery has in it initially.

Interesting and delicious BC. :-)

I think it needs to be banned on ethical grounds. People can do other useful and productive things instead of wasting their time on chewing something so useless!

Waiting for Oscar to give his views on this one ;)]]> Celery has negative calories — it takes more calories to eat and digest a piece of celery than the celery has in it initially.



Interesting and delicious BC. :-)



I think it needs to be banned on ethical grounds. People can do other useful and productive things instead of wasting their time on chewing something so useless!



Waiting for Oscar to give his views on this one ;)

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
I KNEW YOU COULDN’T STAY AWAY FOR LONG.
KNOWLEDGE IS THE MOST POWERFUL DRUG KNOWN TO MAN.]]> You scared me...I’m glad you’re back..How can I be a BC celebrity if my only fan flys the coop? LOL...



I KNEW YOU COULDN’T STAY AWAY FOR LONG.

KNOWLEDGE IS THE MOST POWERFUL DRUG KNOWN TO MAN.

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar I like celery with peanut butter or cream cheese on it...I wonder if the calories burned by eating and digesting will cancel out the fat from my spreads??

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar if the coffee deal were true, thank God my wife never heeded my naggings..The woman has more coffee running thru her veins than blood...and we have 3 children...imagine how many we might have had if she had given it up? We would have our own Mexican selection sports organization.

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Annu http://narayana.instablogs.com http://narayana.instablogs.com Annu Hey by the way dont worry aneez i’ll get u sum BC to fill up ur tummy a bit from my side.
And jai it was really intersting to know that u r proing aneez wrong in his one of the TQ. I am eagerly waiting for the pic around frm ur side.]]> Thanks jai n aneez,

Hey by the way dont worry aneez i’ll get u sum BC to fill up ur tummy a bit from my side.

And jai it was really intersting to know that u r proing aneez wrong in his one of the TQ. I am eagerly waiting for the pic around frm ur side.

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
Looking forward to some sweet BCs from you :-)

And I wish the same that Jaiyant proves me wrong; so what if my TQ goes wrong? As long as Jaiyant’s pic make people smile, its a winning situation for me - after all, I’m the party host! ;-)]]> Great!



Looking forward to some sweet BCs from you :-)



And I wish the same that Jaiyant proves me wrong; so what if my TQ goes wrong? As long as Jaiyant’s pic make people smile, its a winning situation for me - after all, I’m the party host! ;-)

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Oscar, my typing skills are clearly quite different from the others’. I use my left fore finger and right forefinger and middle finger. i sometimes use only the forfingers. Sometimes i also use my thumb or little fingers to push the ’shift’ and ’spacebar’ and other such speacial keys. I dont look at the screen when i’m typing, hence I end up making a lot of typos. However, I have a typing speed of 95 words/min when i’m at my best.. hehehe

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar You’ve got quite a system to allow you to only use different 3 finger combinations to type..I’m impressed, especially at 95 w.p.m. Kick ass Jai.

]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
The original flavor of the twinkie was bannana until a bannana shortage during World War II.

Only eight people attanded Thomas Paine’s funeral.

Pigs can become alcoholics.

When joseph Gayetty invented toilet paper in 1857, he had his name printed on each sheet.

The average caterpillar has sixteen legs.

Gerald Ford’s orginal name was Leslie King.

Rats can’t vomit.

A gorilla’s penis is 1/3 the size of a humans.

Non-dairy creamer is flammable

You cannot swallow with your mouth open.

It is possible to inhale and exhale simutaneously using both your mouth and your nose

You cannot put your elbow in your ear.

Jai, when the Aztecs runners finally get my camara to India, you can try this one too.]]> No matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow, it doesn’t hurt.



The original flavor of the twinkie was bannana until a bannana shortage during World War II.



Only eight people attanded Thomas Paine’s funeral.



Pigs can become alcoholics.



When joseph Gayetty invented toilet paper in 1857, he had his name printed on each sheet.



The average caterpillar has sixteen legs.



Gerald Ford’s orginal name was Leslie King.



Rats can’t vomit.



A gorilla’s penis is 1/3 the size of a humans.



Non-dairy creamer is flammable



You cannot swallow with your mouth open.



It is possible to inhale and exhale simutaneously using both your mouth and your nose



You cannot put your elbow in your ear.



Jai, when the Aztecs runners finally get my camara to India, you can try this one too.

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez No matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow, it doesn’t hurt.

You cannot swallow with your mouth open.

Highly debatable BCs. I leave it upon my guests to decide if the above mentioned can pass as edible BCs or not!

BTW, that ’elbow in your ear’ one is definitely an upgrade over that previous elbow BC (which is still on hold).

I dunno why but I have a feeling that you brewed this one at home Oscar, just to ensure that Jaiyant is at least defeated in a related elbow game! Did you Oscar? ;-)]]> No matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow, it doesn’t hurt.



You cannot swallow with your mouth open.



Highly debatable BCs. I leave it upon my guests to decide if the above mentioned can pass as edible BCs or not!



BTW, that ’elbow in your ear’ one is definitely an upgrade over that previous elbow BC (which is still on hold).



I dunno why but I have a feeling that you brewed this one at home Oscar, just to ensure that Jaiyant is at least defeated in a related elbow game! Did you Oscar? ;-)

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
As far as swallowing with your mouth open, that too, I can’t do...but only if it is completely open...like getting dental work...That is probably why dentist use the suction device to get rid of saliva, so we don’t choke...]]> I didn’t invent it, but I should have...I have however tried for more than 30 minutes pinching my elbow, and am not in pain...The key is it is very specific..It is not all around the elbow, it is at the actual elbow bone..



As far as swallowing with your mouth open, that too, I can’t do...but only if it is completely open...like getting dental work...That is probably why dentist use the suction device to get rid of saliva, so we don’t choke...

]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Deepa http://deepathukral.instablogs.com http://deepathukral.instablogs.com Deepa
Aneez, Oscar, Jai and Manish you’ll have set a new trend on Insta. Guess the main page, homepage, needs to get modified to accommodate the TQ tab.

Keep it rolling......I’m feeding on this daily dose of brain candies and loving every bit of it.]]> Guys, this is the 330th comment on this post :) I’m sure this BC marathon can get listed in Guinness Records. If not that then at least IB records for sure.



Aneez, Oscar, Jai and Manish you’ll have set a new trend on Insta. Guess the main page, homepage, needs to get modified to accommodate the TQ tab.



Keep it rolling......I’m feeding on this daily dose of brain candies and loving every bit of it.

]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
You know what’s the secret behind the outstanding taste our Brain Candies? Its the love that you all are showering us with. And this IS the main ingredient that’s making the BCs so favorite with the people.

Thanks a lot :-)]]> That was a sweet gesture Deepa :-)



You know what’s the secret behind the outstanding taste our Brain Candies? Its the love that you all are showering us with. And this IS the main ingredient that’s making the BCs so favorite with the people.



Thanks a lot :-)

]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Thanks Deepa...it’s our pleasure. I get an amazing amount of BC from your posts, we can consider this combines effort, paying it forward.

]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jayashree http://jai-anaida.instablogs.com http://jai-anaida.instablogs.com Jayashree
How about I give you all some Jaiyant trivia to continue the debate. I dunno about elbows but Jaiyant can lick his nostrils. One time he proudly told us while in a crowded bus, ”I’ve been practising and now I can put it in deeper!” Ofcoz, the whole bus went kinda quite after that..ahum..

Maybe he’ll post a video of that, too. Hope for it!]]> Hey Jaiyant claims to be able to lick ”almost anything”! I’ve offered to take his pic from the cam that Oscar’s gonna send him, but he isn’t ready to buy me beer in exchange. That’s what the holdups about, I guess.



How about I give you all some Jaiyant trivia to continue the debate. I dunno about elbows but Jaiyant can lick his nostrils. One time he proudly told us while in a crowded bus, ”I’ve been practising and now I can put it in deeper!” Ofcoz, the whole bus went kinda quite after that..ahum..



Maybe he’ll post a video of that, too. Hope for it!

]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale How gross.. stop lying

]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Yuck.

]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jayashree http://jai-anaida.instablogs.com http://jai-anaida.instablogs.com Jayashree Okay okay! I admit I was lying! I was wondering if I could get away with a tall story like you. Sigh, I guess nobody would believe me anyways. Everyone would probably gang up against me and puke me outta Insta. Oh, the shame!

]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jayashree http://jai-anaida.instablogs.com http://jai-anaida.instablogs.com Jayashree I even apologise! On my knees, I swear..

]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale
Lee’s striking speed from three feet with his hands down by his side reached five hundredths of a second.

Lee’s combat movements were at times too fast to be captured on film at 24 frames per second, so many scenes were shot in 32fps to put Lee in slow motion. Normally martial arts films are sped up.

In a speed demonstration, Lee could snatch a dime off a person’s open palm before they could close it, and leave a penny behind.

Lee could perform push ups using only his thumbs

Lee would hold an elevated v-sit position for 30 minutes or longer.

Lee could throw grains of rice up into the air and then catch them in mid-flight using chopsticks.

Lee performed one-hand push-ups using only the thumb and index finger

Lee performed 50 reps of one-arm chin-ups.

From a standing position, Lee could hold a 125 lb (57 kg) barbell straight out.

Lee could break wooden boards 6 inches (15 cm) thick.

Lee performed a side kick while training with James Coburn and broke a 150-lb (68 kg) punching bag

In a move that has been dubbed ”Dragon Flag”, Lee could perform leg lifts with only his shoulder blades resting on the edge of a bench and suspend his legs and torso perfectly horizontal midair.

Lee could thrust his fingers through unopened steel cans of Coca-Cola, at a time before cans were made of the softer aluminium metal.

Lee could use one finger to leave dramatic indentations on pine wood.]]> Hmm now that is better and apologies accepted. Now here is some Bruce Lee’s astonishing physical feats:



Lee’s striking speed from three feet with his hands down by his side reached five hundredths of a second.



Lee’s combat movements were at times too fast to be captured on film at 24 frames per second, so many scenes were shot in 32fps to put Lee in slow motion. Normally martial arts films are sped up.



In a speed demonstration, Lee could snatch a dime off a person’s open palm before they could close it, and leave a penny behind.



Lee could perform push ups using only his thumbs



Lee would hold an elevated v-sit position for 30 minutes or longer.



Lee could throw grains of rice up into the air and then catch them in mid-flight using chopsticks.



Lee performed one-hand push-ups using only the thumb and index finger



Lee performed 50 reps of one-arm chin-ups.



From a standing position, Lee could hold a 125 lb (57 kg) barbell straight out.



Lee could break wooden boards 6 inches (15 cm) thick.



Lee performed a side kick while training with James Coburn and broke a 150-lb (68 kg) punching bag



In a move that has been dubbed ”Dragon Flag”, Lee could perform leg lifts with only his shoulder blades resting on the edge of a bench and suspend his legs and torso perfectly horizontal midair.



Lee could thrust his fingers through unopened steel cans of Coca-Cola, at a time before cans were made of the softer aluminium metal.



Lee could use one finger to leave dramatic indentations on pine wood.

]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
Anyway, allow me to add a supplement to your work;

Bruce Lees’s birth name was Li Yuen Kam but due to some conflict with the name of his grand father he was renamed Lee Jun-Fan. According to a Chinese custom to give a Western name as well as a Chinese name to a baby, Lee got the name ’Bruce’.

Lee was a phenomenon which will never be witnessed again. He did so much in his short lifespan and will always remain in the hearts of his fans and inspire them.

Presenting a quote from this great man which I always keep close to my heart;

I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.]]> Very interesting BCs Jaiyant. You know I’m an ardent fan of Bruce Lee, so this ones really appreciated :-)



Anyway, allow me to add a supplement to your work;



Bruce Lees’s birth name was Li Yuen Kam but due to some conflict with the name of his grand father he was renamed Lee Jun-Fan. According to a Chinese custom to give a Western name as well as a Chinese name to a baby, Lee got the name ’Bruce’.



Lee was a phenomenon which will never be witnessed again. He did so much in his short lifespan and will always remain in the hearts of his fans and inspire them.



Presenting a quote from this great man which I always keep close to my heart;



I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.

]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar I wouldn’t puke you out..I’m loyal like that, I guess..plus I wa really hoping for that picture along with the elbow ones...damn, you really burst my bubble.

]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez Do you remember the Friday night movies of diffrent languages on the DD National chanel?

Sasmita...

You reminded me of the golden days when we used to wait so anxiously for the movies on the TV. Now we have 100s of channels showing 1000s of movies daily, but the charm has gone.

Don’t you feel we enjoy when there are less options??

This gives us another BC (though on the same lines with the Diminishing Marginal Utility theory);

Give a man a dozen movies a day; if you wanna guarantee that he leaves the TV set and pays attention to you!]]> Do you remember the Friday night movies of diffrent languages on the DD National chanel?



Sasmita...



You reminded me of the golden days when we used to wait so anxiously for the movies on the TV. Now we have 100s of channels showing 1000s of movies daily, but the charm has gone.



Don’t you feel we enjoy when there are less options??



This gives us another BC (though on the same lines with the Diminishing Marginal Utility theory);



Give a man a dozen movies a day; if you wanna guarantee that he leaves the TV set and pays attention to you!

]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
Mr. Spock’s (of Star Trek) blood type was T-Negative.

During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, Red Vineyard at Arles.

Vincent Van Gogh comitted suicide while painting Wheat Field with Crows.

Sherlock Holmes never said ”Elementary, my dear Watson.”

Virgina Woolf wrote all her books standing.

Goethe couldn’t stand the sound of barking dogs and could only write if he had an apple rotting in the drawer of his desk.

In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.

Months that begins with a Sunday will always have a ”Friday the 13th.”

The ashes of the average cremated person weigh nine pounds.

The quartz crystal in your wristwatch vibrates 32,768 times a second.

There are 1,929,770,126,028,800 different color combinations possible on a Rubik’s Cube.

The bubbles in Guiness Beer sink to the bottom rather than float to the top like all other beers. No one knows why!

The YKK on the zipper of your Levis stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushibibaisha, the worlds largest zipper manufacturer.

You burn 26 calories in a one minute kiss.

The letters KGB stand for Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti.

To ”testify” was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles.

The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.

The wheat that produces a one-pound loaf of bread requires two tons of water to grow.]]> Some assorted Bcs;



Mr. Spock’s (of Star Trek) blood type was T-Negative.



During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, Red Vineyard at Arles.



Vincent Van Gogh comitted suicide while painting Wheat Field with Crows.



Sherlock Holmes never said ”Elementary, my dear Watson.”



Virgina Woolf wrote all her books standing.



Goethe couldn’t stand the sound of barking dogs and could only write if he had an apple rotting in the drawer of his desk.



In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.



Months that begins with a Sunday will always have a ”Friday the 13th.”



The ashes of the average cremated person weigh nine pounds.



The quartz crystal in your wristwatch vibrates 32,768 times a second.



There are 1,929,770,126,028,800 different color combinations possible on a Rubik’s Cube.



The bubbles in Guiness Beer sink to the bottom rather than float to the top like all other beers. No one knows why!



The YKK on the zipper of your Levis stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushibibaisha, the worlds largest zipper manufacturer.



You burn 26 calories in a one minute kiss.



The letters KGB stand for Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti.



To ”testify” was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles.



The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.



Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.



The wheat that produces a one-pound loaf of bread requires two tons of water to grow.

]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Ebrahim http://ebrahim1.instablogs.com http://ebrahim1.instablogs.com Ebrahim BC. I am still unable to understand the meaning.

Will someone be kind enough to enrich my trivia on this please? Thanks.]]> I have noticed several comments here having the abbreviation BC. I am still unable to understand the meaning.



Will someone be kind enough to enrich my trivia on this please? Thanks.

]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale A BC is short for ’Brain Candy’ which refers to a trivia..

]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
Now that you know what a BC is, I’m sure you would want to enjoy some BCs and distribute some from your side (if you have any, and I’m sure everybody has some!)

Keep coming for some fresh BCs.

A BC a day, keeps fatigue (and other ills of your brain) away!]]> Hi Ebrahim,



Now that you know what a BC is, I’m sure you would want to enjoy some BCs and distribute some from your side (if you have any, and I’m sure everybody has some!)



Keep coming for some fresh BCs.



A BC a day, keeps fatigue (and other ills of your brain) away!

]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Gagandeep http://gagan.instablogs.com http://gagan.instablogs.com Gagandeep
I’d have to come back again for reading all the comments, some 350 of them. (BTW this is the most number of comments I’ve come across on a post on this network. Does that qualify as one of your trivia facts?)]]> Cheers to some 15 minutes of my life that I wasted. For a change I thoroughly enjoyed it though.



I’d have to come back again for reading all the comments, some 350 of them. (BTW this is the most number of comments I’ve come across on a post on this network. Does that qualify as one of your trivia facts?)

]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
I would not consider you as an ’Elite’. You fall somewhere between the two extremes. Actually you are in a transitional phase! :D

I know its tough to accept what we generally avoid something (fearing that we might just get infected with it!) but you know - YOU HAVE JUST BEEN INFECTED BY THE BC BUG!!

Welcome, Gagan. :-)]]> Gagan



I would not consider you as an ’Elite’. You fall somewhere between the two extremes. Actually you are in a transitional phase! :D



I know its tough to accept what we generally avoid something (fearing that we might just get infected with it!) but you know - YOU HAVE JUST BEEN INFECTED BY THE BC BUG!!



Welcome, Gagan. :-)

]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
I hope we’ll have you around when the celebration is on!]]> And yes, we are just short of some 100 comments; to officially celebrate the BC breakthrough!



I hope we’ll have you around when the celebration is on!

]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Gagandeep http://gagan.instablogs.com http://gagan.instablogs.com Gagandeep
Too much to learn, not enough time. Someone plz push me off the seventh floor.

Sherlock Holmes, in ”A Study in Scarlet”

”What the deuce is it to me?” he interrupted impatiently; ”you say that we go round the sun. If we went round the moon it would not make a pennyworth of difference to me or to my work.”]]> And Aneez as strong a case you may have made for TQ, I’d still believe that by their very nature they remain trivial. I guess I’m one of your ”Elites” :P



Too much to learn, not enough time. Someone plz push me off the seventh floor.



Sherlock Holmes, in ”A Study in Scarlet”



”What the deuce is it to me?” he interrupted impatiently; ”you say that we go round the sun. If we went round the moon it would not make a pennyworth of difference to me or to my work.”

]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez Holmesians;

A Study in Scarlet is the first(and one of the most famous) Sherlock Holmes story, published in 1887.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Holmes’ creator, killed off Holmes in The Final Problem, which appeared in print in 1893, because he wanted to devote more time to his historical novels. However, due to continuous public pressure for eight long years, Conan Doyle wrote The Hound of the Baskervilles in 1901, setting it before Holmes’ death, and subsequently resuscitated him two years later.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Sherlock Holmes is the most portrayed fictional character in film, with 75 actors playing him in 211 movies since 1900.

221B Baker Street in London, Holmes’ address, has been made into a museum, with a re-created sitting room and a variety of Holmes memorabilia. Other museums exist in Lucens, Switzerland and in the Sherlock Holmes Pub in London.

Holmes has a brother, Mycroft Holmes, who appears in three stories.

Sherlock Holmes was inducted as an honorary fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2002, the only fictional character so honored.

Many authors after Arthur Conan Doyle have adapted Sherlock Holmes for their own novels, from Doyle’s son, Adrian Conan Doyle to modern best-selling author, Caleb Carr.]]> Well, now that you have decided to be a part of this party, lemme give you some BCs for starters. And since you have a soft spot for Sherlock Holmes, let us have it that way and bring in some more Holmesians;



A Study in Scarlet is the first(and one of the most famous) Sherlock Holmes story, published in 1887.



Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Holmes’ creator, killed off Holmes in The Final Problem, which appeared in print in 1893, because he wanted to devote more time to his historical novels. However, due to continuous public pressure for eight long years, Conan Doyle wrote The Hound of the Baskervilles in 1901, setting it before Holmes’ death, and subsequently resuscitated him two years later.



According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Sherlock Holmes is the most portrayed fictional character in film, with 75 actors playing him in 211 movies since 1900.



221B Baker Street in London, Holmes’ address, has been made into a museum, with a re-created sitting room and a variety of Holmes memorabilia. Other museums exist in Lucens, Switzerland and in the Sherlock Holmes Pub in London.



Holmes has a brother, Mycroft Holmes, who appears in three stories.



Sherlock Holmes was inducted as an honorary fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2002, the only fictional character so honored.



Many authors after Arthur Conan Doyle have adapted Sherlock Holmes for their own novels, from Doyle’s son, Adrian Conan Doyle to modern best-selling author, Caleb Carr.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale
Sighthounds (also called gazehounds), which follow prey predominantly by speed, keeping it in sight. These dogs are very fast and will catch and kill game (e.g., hares, gazelles, deer) by themselves.

Scent hounds, which follow prey by tracking its scent. These dogs have endurance, but are not fast runners.

The ’other’ hounds follow prey by both sight and scent. These breeds are difficult to classify other than to say they are neither sighthounds nor scent hounds.]]> Some trivia about hounds:



Sighthounds (also called gazehounds), which follow prey predominantly by speed, keeping it in sight. These dogs are very fast and will catch and kill game (e.g., hares, gazelles, deer) by themselves.



Scent hounds, which follow prey by tracking its scent. These dogs have endurance, but are not fast runners.



The ’other’ hounds follow prey by both sight and scent. These breeds are difficult to classify other than to say they are neither sighthounds nor scent hounds.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale
* Where three roads meet, especially as a place of public resort. The Latin adjective triviālis, derived from trivium, thus meant ”appropriate to the street corner, commonplace, vulgar.” The first known usage of the word ”trivial” in Modern English is from 1589; it was used with a sense identical to that of triviālis. Shortly after that trivial is recorded in the sense most familiar to us: ”of little importance or significance.” Gradually, the word trivia came to be used in English for what in Latin would have called ”triviālia”, for anything information or concern which is treated as everyday and unimportant.

* The Three Ways (first known used in English in a work from 1432–1450). This work mentions the ”arte trivialle”, referring to the trivium, which was the three Artes Liberales (Liberal Arts) that were taught first in medieval universities, namely grammar, rhetoric, and logic. (The other four Liberal Arts were the quadrivium, namely arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy, which were more challenging.) Hence, trivial in this sense would have meant ”of interest only to an undergraduate”.

* The Roman courier network Cursus publicus which was set up by Emperor Augustus. Messengers traveled the Roman Empire taking messengers from one province to the next. At crossroads notice boards would display gossip or news from Rome....hence ’trivia’. This is where the term trivia comes from ’tri’ ’via’ means ’three roads’.]]> Some trivia about trivia



* Where three roads meet, especially as a place of public resort. The Latin adjective triviālis, derived from trivium, thus meant ”appropriate to the street corner, commonplace, vulgar.” The first known usage of the word ”trivial” in Modern English is from 1589; it was used with a sense identical to that of triviālis. Shortly after that trivial is recorded in the sense most familiar to us: ”of little importance or significance.” Gradually, the word trivia came to be used in English for what in Latin would have called ”triviālia”, for anything information or concern which is treated as everyday and unimportant.



* The Three Ways (first known used in English in a work from 1432–1450). This work mentions the ”arte trivialle”, referring to the trivium, which was the three Artes Liberales (Liberal Arts) that were taught first in medieval universities, namely grammar, rhetoric, and logic. (The other four Liberal Arts were the quadrivium, namely arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy, which were more challenging.) Hence, trivial in this sense would have meant ”of interest only to an undergraduate”.



* The Roman courier network Cursus publicus which was set up by Emperor Augustus. Messengers traveled the Roman Empire taking messengers from one province to the next. At crossroads notice boards would display gossip or news from Rome....hence ’trivia’. This is where the term trivia comes from ’tri’ ’via’ means ’three roads’.

]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
The word ”crap” comes from the last name of the person who invented the toilet, Thomas Crapper. He was a Brit.

According to The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, Pee = make water!]]> Everyday BCs;



The word ”crap” comes from the last name of the person who invented the toilet, Thomas Crapper. He was a Brit.



According to The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, Pee = make water!

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar pee is to make water...Makes sense indeed.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
It is a matter of record that Canadian porcupines kiss one another on the lips.

The world’s longest kiss took place on January 28, 2002. Louisa Almodovar and Rich Langly of New Jersey kissed for a record 30 hours, 59 minutes and 27 seconds on a segment of ”Ricki Lake”.

Matrimonial pollsters’ studies prove that a man who kisses his wife good-bye when he leaves for work every morning averages a higher income than does the fellow who doesn’t do that thing.

In medieval Italy kisses weren’t taken, or given, lightly. If a man and a woman were seen embracing in public they could be forced to marry!

Our brains have special neurons that help us locate each others lips in the dark. (It’s really true too! I’ve tried it!)

It is estimated that the average person will spend about 20,160 minutes kissing in their lifetime.

You burn 26 calories in a 1 minute kiss.

The first kiss ever shown in a movie was in 1896. The movie, was called The Kiss.

Hershey’s Kisses got their name because the machine that makes them looks like it’s kissing the conveyor belt.

50% of all people kiss before they turn 14.

Kissing helps reduce tooth decay. Kissing increases the mouth’s production of saliva, and saliva helps clean the mouth thus aides prevention of tooth decay.]]> Kissing is an act that comes next only to the basic human needs. It is an integral part of our lives and I can’t imagine a world without a kiss. Allow me to present some smack BCs;



It is a matter of record that Canadian porcupines kiss one another on the lips.



The world’s longest kiss took place on January 28, 2002. Louisa Almodovar and Rich Langly of New Jersey kissed for a record 30 hours, 59 minutes and 27 seconds on a segment of ”Ricki Lake”.



Matrimonial pollsters’ studies prove that a man who kisses his wife good-bye when he leaves for work every morning averages a higher income than does the fellow who doesn’t do that thing.



In medieval Italy kisses weren’t taken, or given, lightly. If a man and a woman were seen embracing in public they could be forced to marry!



Our brains have special neurons that help us locate each others lips in the dark. (It’s really true too! I’ve tried it!)



It is estimated that the average person will spend about 20,160 minutes kissing in their lifetime.



You burn 26 calories in a 1 minute kiss.



The first kiss ever shown in a movie was in 1896. The movie, was called The Kiss.



Hershey’s Kisses got their name because the machine that makes them looks like it’s kissing the conveyor belt.



50% of all people kiss before they turn 14.



Kissing helps reduce tooth decay. Kissing increases the mouth’s production of saliva, and saliva helps clean the mouth thus aides prevention of tooth decay.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale The last BC is gross dude!

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez I don’t see anything gross in that. In fact, it goes on to prove that kissing is perfectly hygienic!!

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale And now I claim the 40oth comment..

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
(Forgive me for that, Oscar :D)]]> I told you, you are too shrewd. But remember, the next tab is mine!



(Forgive me for that, Oscar :D)

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar DAMMIT....What about me????

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
BTW, look down south, check the main comment box and if you notice a valid reason, blow the trumpet!!]]> Fine Oscar, I changed my mind ;) You can have the 500th spot.



BTW, look down south, check the main comment box and if you notice a valid reason, blow the trumpet!!

]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar It’ll take me a while to keep scrollin thru, I’ll let you know when I get there..:)

]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale As Oscar did not send efficient Mayans to deliver the camera and as the Aztecs are still scattered around in Patpong and Bangkok, I’ll have to post someone else’s photo, which I found on the net! This proves anybody can lick his/her elbows.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale ]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar I want Your picture Jai....Okay, I’ll make you a deal, you can claim credit for this BC mythbuster....But I want to see YOU bust MY elbow BC...Put your elbow in your ear.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Arefa http://arefa1.instablogs.com http://arefa1.instablogs.com Arefa I have never come across any other article in this site where a post managed so many comments.
It is great to see that a light post could attract more comments than the kind of regionalist, linguistic or communal posts that we were seeing here for sometime.]]> Over four hundred comments here.

I have never come across any other article in this site where a post managed so many comments.

It is great to see that a light post could attract more comments than the kind of regionalist, linguistic or communal posts that we were seeing here for sometime.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
our brain always prefers a light conversation over a serious debate.

in the very beginning, even before the comments reached 10!

Can you translate what this means??

A person on high BC diet can actually translate positive thinking into positive outcomes.

Keep checking in for fresh stocks of Brain Candies :-)]]> Exactly Arefa, If you read the comments carefuly, you will see that I have mentioned this very thing;



our brain always prefers a light conversation over a serious debate.



in the very beginning, even before the comments reached 10!



Can you translate what this means??



A person on high BC diet can actually translate positive thinking into positive outcomes.



Keep checking in for fresh stocks of Brain Candies :-)

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar exactly........knowledge is power!!! keep on rocking..

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
According to myth, Huitzilopochtli - the personification of the sun and of war - directed the wanderers to found a city on the site where they would see an eagle devouring a snake perched on a fruit-bearing nopal cactus. (It was said that Huitzilopochtli killed his nephew, Cópil, and threw his heart on the lake. Huitzilopochtli honoured Cópil by causing a cactus to grow over Cópil’s heart.) Legend has it that this is the site on which the Mexicas built their capital city of Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico city). This legendary vision is pictured on the Coat of Arms of Mexico.]]> Another BC for Oscar;



According to myth, Huitzilopochtli - the personification of the sun and of war - directed the wanderers to found a city on the site where they would see an eagle devouring a snake perched on a fruit-bearing nopal cactus. (It was said that Huitzilopochtli killed his nephew, Cópil, and threw his heart on the lake. Huitzilopochtli honoured Cópil by causing a cactus to grow over Cópil’s heart.) Legend has it that this is the site on which the Mexicas built their capital city of Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico city). This legendary vision is pictured on the Coat of Arms of Mexico.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Oscar is absconding

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
However, I’m sure he will put up an appearance in a while - with some fresh BCs.

(((((((((OSCAR, WHERE ARE YOU?))))))))))]]> I bet he is after those retailers and mall owners! He really is in a bad mood, Jaiyant.



However, I’m sure he will put up an appearance in a while - with some fresh BCs.



(((((((((OSCAR, WHERE ARE YOU?))))))))))

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Yes... the Aztecs roamed hundreds of years in search for this seperant cluthching eagle...They could not rest, nor begin the creation of their Aztec empire until finding it. Excellent BC..GRACIAS

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
1 out of 3 girls below the age of 14 have been forced to have sexual intercourse in Mexico.

more than 60% know their attackers.]]> Sorry... I have been in a bit of a rage, but I should not of let it affect my B.C. contributions. On the subject of my rage..here are some interesting and sick BC from Mexico:



1 out of 3 girls below the age of 14 have been forced to have sexual intercourse in Mexico.



more than 60% know their attackers.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar enough of that...onto good healthy happy BC

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Deepa http://deepathukral.instablogs.com http://deepathukral.instablogs.com Deepa
In South Africa, the plastic bag has been described as their national flower thanks to it’s ubiquity.

Livestock contributes more global greenhouse gas emissions than transportation.

One year’s worth of the New York Times newspaper weighs 520 pounds.

30 years ago there was essentially no plastic bag industry, when you went shopping you took your own bag with you

In 2004 Britain produced 434 million tons of waste; enough to fill the Albert Hall 4384 times over the course of the year.

1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year, more than one million per minute.

Manufacturing a paper shopping bag uses more than four times the amount of energy as is used in the manufacture of plastic bags.

Also when it comes to recycling, it takes nearly 100 times the energy to recycle paper as it does plastic. So it’s pretty clear that paper bags are not energy efficient.

Most paper comes from tree pulp and most of it still ends up in landfill, where because of the lack of oxygen it takes decades to decay.

When paper rots or is composted it emits methane gas which is 25 times more toxic than CO2.

And we were boasting our eco-efforts by using paper bags!]]> Bowing down in honor to the BC supremos (Aneez, Oscar, Jaiyant), here I come with my contribution of eco-flavored brain candies -



In South Africa, the plastic bag has been described as their national flower thanks to it’s ubiquity.



Livestock contributes more global greenhouse gas emissions than transportation.



One year’s worth of the New York Times newspaper weighs 520 pounds.



30 years ago there was essentially no plastic bag industry, when you went shopping you took your own bag with you



In 2004 Britain produced 434 million tons of waste; enough to fill the Albert Hall 4384 times over the course of the year.



1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year, more than one million per minute.



Manufacturing a paper shopping bag uses more than four times the amount of energy as is used in the manufacture of plastic bags.



Also when it comes to recycling, it takes nearly 100 times the energy to recycle paper as it does plastic. So it’s pretty clear that paper bags are not energy efficient.



Most paper comes from tree pulp and most of it still ends up in landfill, where because of the lack of oxygen it takes decades to decay.



When paper rots or is composted it emits methane gas which is 25 times more toxic than CO2.



And we were boasting our eco-efforts by using paper bags!

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
Now, that makes this BC showdown more interesting and informative. Thanks a lot for the contribution.]]> Great!! Thats the spirit Deepa :-)



Now, that makes this BC showdown more interesting and informative. Thanks a lot for the contribution.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Hey this is awesome Deepa.. Keep them coming!

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Annu http://narayana.instablogs.com http://narayana.instablogs.com Annu hey jai was really gd of that u dint waited for the cammera to pass on n found ur ans on the net more relevent to say he was wrong!

hey just kidding!]]> wooooooooooo aneez, it actually hapened that jai beat u in ur BC.

hey jai was really gd of that u dint waited for the cammera to pass on n found ur ans on the net more relevent to say he was wrong!



hey just kidding!

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
You know I’m the happiest person to see that pic. For two reasons;

First, my party will surely rock because of Jaiyant’s pic contribution.

Second, it will inspire my guests to try out weird things. And in return, praise my party for giving them the reason.

You know, the trump never fails!]]> Hi Annu, :-)



You know I’m the happiest person to see that pic. For two reasons;



First, my party will surely rock because of Jaiyant’s pic contribution.



Second, it will inspire my guests to try out weird things. And in return, praise my party for giving them the reason.



You know, the trump never fails!

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale That’s right! Internet can do so much to help us! What would I be without the net! LOL

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Deepa http://deepathukral.instablogs.com http://deepathukral.instablogs.com Deepa
Every year, US makes enough plastic film to shrink wrap the Texas State.

Artificial color is added to the feed of chicken to change the color of their yolk...before it reaches our breakfast table.

Recycle one aluminum can and you save enough money to run a personal computer for three hours.

Four in ten adults enjoy looking at, feeding and taking pictures of wild animals outside of zoos.

Just substituting a traditional bulb with compact fluorescent light will not help in reducing half-ton of CO2 out of the atmosphere. Its equally IMP to keep the CFL clean as dirt absorbs lights and uses more energy.

The polar bear gets all the pesticide in the seals, which got all of the pesticide from the fish, which got it from the algae...]]> And before your burp over those eco-candies, here’s some more to chew on and digest-



Every year, US makes enough plastic film to shrink wrap the Texas State.



Artificial color is added to the feed of chicken to change the color of their yolk...before it reaches our breakfast table.



Recycle one aluminum can and you save enough money to run a personal computer for three hours.



Four in ten adults enjoy looking at, feeding and taking pictures of wild animals outside of zoos.



Just substituting a traditional bulb with compact fluorescent light will not help in reducing half-ton of CO2 out of the atmosphere. Its equally IMP to keep the CFL clean as dirt absorbs lights and uses more energy.



The polar bear gets all the pesticide in the seals, which got all of the pesticide from the fish, which got it from the algae...

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale I like looking at wild animals too! Count me in!

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar brings a grim reality to what we thought we knew about the ”circle of life.”

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Deepa http://deepathukral.instablogs.com http://deepathukral.instablogs.com Deepa
Only 3% of the world’s water is fresh. Of this 3% of fresh water, less than one third of 1% of this water is available for human use.]]> And gulp down all those eco-BCs with this water trivia-



Only 3% of the world’s water is fresh. Of this 3% of fresh water, less than one third of 1% of this water is available for human use.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
And just imagine those people who don’t think twice before leaving their taps on! This BC needs to be forced down their ignorant throats, so that they get some brains.

Thanks again, Deepa - for this gem of a BC.]]> Man!! That was an eye-opener. I’m glad I have always considered water as a precious gift.



And just imagine those people who don’t think twice before leaving their taps on! This BC needs to be forced down their ignorant throats, so that they get some brains.



Thanks again, Deepa - for this gem of a BC.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Deepa http://deepathukral.instablogs.com http://deepathukral.instablogs.com Deepa
Paradoxically, one half of the world’s hungry are farmers.

It takes 2400 liters of water to create a hamburger, 2000 liters to create a t-shirt, 140 liters to create a cup of coffee and 32 liters of water to create a microchip.

Leaks are responsible for great amounts of hidden water loss in the home.

Smog, a four letter word, is a combination of smoke and fog and used to describe many forms of air pollution.]]> Ahhh and before I sign off for the weekend....here’s some more of eco-dose-



Paradoxically, one half of the world’s hungry are farmers.



It takes 2400 liters of water to create a hamburger, 2000 liters to create a t-shirt, 140 liters to create a cup of coffee and 32 liters of water to create a microchip.



Leaks are responsible for great amounts of hidden water loss in the home.



Smog, a four letter word, is a combination of smoke and fog and used to describe many forms of air pollution.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
Thats scary!

And yes, leaks are dangerous in any form. Here the risk directly translates into the extinction of all the living species on Earth.

Are you on a mission to scare the hell out of us people??]]> You mean all these things take a toll on that 1%?



Thats scary!



And yes, leaks are dangerous in any form. Here the risk directly translates into the extinction of all the living species on Earth.



Are you on a mission to scare the hell out of us people??

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Deepa http://deepathukral.instablogs.com http://deepathukral.instablogs.com Deepa Yeah Aneez, I hope I can scare everyone to the limit that they start worshiping every drop of water :)

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Deepa http://deepathukral.instablogs.com http://deepathukral.instablogs.com Deepa Btw, did you notice that a trivial thing like hamburger requires the maximum amount of water in comparison to all the other stuff listed.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar your knowledge and wisdom on eco is amazing , thanks for sharing.. I had no idea the amount of water needed for such non-related creations.. Sorry for my ignorances, but it never occured to me to relate water with micr-chips.

In Mexico we say ”Agua es Vida.” Water is life. More awareness need to be made of how we are wasting, not just in the common sense.]]> Deepa,

your knowledge and wisdom on eco is amazing , thanks for sharing.. I had no idea the amount of water needed for such non-related creations.. Sorry for my ignorances, but it never occured to me to relate water with micr-chips.



In Mexico we say ”Agua es Vida.” Water is life. More awareness need to be made of how we are wasting, not just in the common sense.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Deepa http://deepathukral.instablogs.com http://deepathukral.instablogs.com Deepa www.ecofriend.org

Am glad that I have got a platform to update all my friends about all that I am gaining.]]> Oscar you don’t need to feel sorry as most of us are unaware of such eco facts. Though I have always been a bit sensitive to such issues, my knowledge has augmented only when I started writing for the ecoblog - www.ecofriend.org



Am glad that I have got a platform to update all my friends about all that I am gaining.

]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Deepa http://deepathukral.instablogs.com http://deepathukral.instablogs.com Deepa Here’s the last one before I actually log off for now -

The Bronx Zoo once had a picture frame covered by cloth. It was labelled ’The most dangerous species in the world’. If you removed the cover, you saw a mirror that showed the most dangerous species...humans!]]> This party is rocking and I’m have a tough time taking its leave :)

Here’s the last one before I actually log off for now -



The Bronx Zoo once had a picture frame covered by cloth. It was labelled ’The most dangerous species in the world’. If you removed the cover, you saw a mirror that showed the most dangerous species...humans!

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
And who can rubbish this fact? Human race is indeed the most dangerous species.]]> This is called hitting the bulls eye!



And who can rubbish this fact? Human race is indeed the most dangerous species.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar what a witty way to expose the truth.]]> excellent BC Deepa...

what a witty way to expose the truth.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Annu http://narayana.instablogs.com http://narayana.instablogs.com Annu i know the truth u liar.(pic)]]> hey jai,

i know the truth u liar.(pic)

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar


The female knot-tying weaverbird will refuse to mate with a male who has built a shoddy nest. If spurned, the male must take the nest apart and completely rebuild it in order to win the affections of the female.

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The male Darwin frog, found in Chile, swallows his mates eggs and keeps them in a sac under his chin. When the tadpoles are big enough he opens his mouth and lets them out.

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The female bedbug has no sexual opening. To get around this small problem, the male uses his curved penis to drill a vagina into the female.

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The female Praying Mantis eats her mate after sex. During the act the female will hook her large arms around to hold him in place and start nibbling away. The sex drive is so strong in the male that he can continue to copulate even if his partner gets a little peckish before he’s finished.

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The male tick doesn’t have a penis. Instead, he uses his nose to sniff out the females vagina. Once he’s made it large enough by poking his nose around, he turns round and deposits his seamen. To finish the job off, he then turns round again and pushes the seamen inside with his trusty nose.

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The oyster is usually ambisexual. It begins life as a male, then becomes a female, then changes back to being a male, then back to being female. It may go back and forth many times.

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So, you’ve heard the phrase, ”going at it like rabbits”. Well, the desert rat makes the rabbit look a little useless in the Don Juan stakes. The desert rat can have sex up to 120 times an hour.]]> SEEMS TO BE AN INTREST IN SEX AND ANIMALS...HOW BOUT COMBINING THEM WITH ANIMAL SEX BC.







The female knot-tying weaverbird will refuse to mate with a male who has built a shoddy nest. If spurned, the male must take the nest apart and completely rebuild it in order to win the affections of the female.



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The male Darwin frog, found in Chile, swallows his mates eggs and keeps them in a sac under his chin. When the tadpoles are big enough he opens his mouth and lets them out.



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The female bedbug has no sexual opening. To get around this small problem, the male uses his curved penis to drill a vagina into the female.



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The female Praying Mantis eats her mate after sex. During the act the female will hook her large arms around to hold him in place and start nibbling away. The sex drive is so strong in the male that he can continue to copulate even if his partner gets a little peckish before he’s finished.



•

The male tick doesn’t have a penis. Instead, he uses his nose to sniff out the females vagina. Once he’s made it large enough by poking his nose around, he turns round and deposits his seamen. To finish the job off, he then turns round again and pushes the seamen inside with his trusty nose.



•

The oyster is usually ambisexual. It begins life as a male, then becomes a female, then changes back to being a male, then back to being female. It may go back and forth many times.



•

So, you’ve heard the phrase, ”going at it like rabbits”. Well, the desert rat makes the rabbit look a little useless in the Don Juan stakes. The desert rat can have sex up to 120 times an hour.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Makes me glad we humans are a little higher on the animal list.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar

male fruit bats have the highest incidence of homosexuality in the animal kingdom...even more than humans.]]> The Gabonese government has banned AIDS sufferers from swimming in the sea. Shark fishing is an important part of the economy and they are worried that sharks may contract the disease and die.





male fruit bats have the highest incidence of homosexuality in the animal kingdom...even more than humans.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale


Ailurophilia is the ”love of cats.”

The nose pad of a cat is ridged in a pattern that is unique, just like the fingerprint of a human.





There are more than 500 million domestic cats in the world, with 33 different breeds.


The American cat population reached nearly 68 million in 1996. American Demographics magazine estimates that’s about 200 million kitty yawns per hour and a whopping 425 million catnaps each day!

A cat’s heart beats twice as fast as a human heart, at 110 to 140 beats per minute.


25% of cat owners blow dry their cats hair after a bath.


The largest cat breed is the Ragdoll. Males weigh twelve to twenty pounds, with females weighing ten to fifteen pounds. The smallest cat breed is the Singapura. Males weigh about six pounds while females weigh about four pounds.

Calico cats are almost always female.

If your cat is near you, and her tail is quivering, this is the greatest expression of love your cat can give you. If her tail starts thrashing, her mood has changed — Time to distance yourself from her.

Cats wag their tails when it is in a stage of conflict. The cat wants to do two things at once, but each impulse blocks the other. For example: If your cat is in the doorway wanting to go outside, and you open the door to find it raining, the cat’s tail will wag because of internal conflict. The cat wants to go outside, but doesn’t want to go into the rain. Once the cat makes a decision and either returns to the house or leaves into the rain, the tail will immediately stop wagging.]]> In memory of the awesomely cool Macavity, I will post more cat related BCs:







Ailurophilia is the ”love of cats.”



The nose pad of a cat is ridged in a pattern that is unique, just like the fingerprint of a human.











There are more than 500 million domestic cats in the world, with 33 different breeds.





The American cat population reached nearly 68 million in 1996. American Demographics magazine estimates that’s about 200 million kitty yawns per hour and a whopping 425 million catnaps each day!



A cat’s heart beats twice as fast as a human heart, at 110 to 140 beats per minute.





25% of cat owners blow dry their cats hair after a bath.





The largest cat breed is the Ragdoll. Males weigh twelve to twenty pounds, with females weighing ten to fifteen pounds. The smallest cat breed is the Singapura. Males weigh about six pounds while females weigh about four pounds.



Calico cats are almost always female.



If your cat is near you, and her tail is quivering, this is the greatest expression of love your cat can give you. If her tail starts thrashing, her mood has changed — Time to distance yourself from her.



Cats wag their tails when it is in a stage of conflict. The cat wants to do two things at once, but each impulse blocks the other. For example: If your cat is in the doorway wanting to go outside, and you open the door to find it raining, the cat’s tail will wag because of internal conflict. The cat wants to go outside, but doesn’t want to go into the rain. Once the cat makes a decision and either returns to the house or leaves into the rain, the tail will immediately stop wagging.

]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale CDC.gov - 5 a Day

Pliny thought the radish was ”a vulgar article of the diet” because of its ”remarkable power of causing flatulence and eructation.”

The ancient Egyptians used radish seed oil before olive oil was known.

In Oaxaca, Mexico, Christmas Eve is also the Night of the Radishes, when large radishes are cut into animal shapes.

Americans eat 400 million pounds of radishes each year, most of which is consumed in salads.

Radishes were a common breakfast item for the Pennsylvania Dutch. (They still are in Japan).]]> Radishes were first cultivated thousands of years ago in China, then in Egypt and Greece. Radishes were so highly regarded in Greece that gold replicas were made. The radish did not make its way to England until approximately 1548. By 1629 they were being cultivated in Massachusetts.

CDC.gov - 5 a Day



Pliny thought the radish was ”a vulgar article of the diet” because of its ”remarkable power of causing flatulence and eructation.”



The ancient Egyptians used radish seed oil before olive oil was known.



In Oaxaca, Mexico, Christmas Eve is also the Night of the Radishes, when large radishes are cut into animal shapes.



Americans eat 400 million pounds of radishes each year, most of which is consumed in salads.



Radishes were a common breakfast item for the Pennsylvania Dutch. (They still are in Japan).

]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale
It has been scientifically proven that owning cats is good for our health and can decrease the occurrence of high blood pressure and other illnesses.

Stroking a cat can help to relieve stress, and the feel of a purring cat on your lap conveys a strong sense of security and comfort.

The ancient Egyptians were the first civilisation to realise the cat’s potential as a vermin hunter and tamed cats to protect the corn supplies on which their lives depended.

Sir Isaac Newton is not only credited with the laws of gravity but is also credited with inventing the cat flap.

A cat has more bones than a human being; humans have 206 and the cat has 230 bones.

A cat’s hearing is much more sensitive than humans and dogs.

The cat’s tail is used to maintain balance.

Cats see six times better in the dark and at night than humans.]]> I just can’t get enough of cats. So let me tell you all more about these wondrous creatures.



It has been scientifically proven that owning cats is good for our health and can decrease the occurrence of high blood pressure and other illnesses.



Stroking a cat can help to relieve stress, and the feel of a purring cat on your lap conveys a strong sense of security and comfort.



The ancient Egyptians were the first civilisation to realise the cat’s potential as a vermin hunter and tamed cats to protect the corn supplies on which their lives depended.



Sir Isaac Newton is not only credited with the laws of gravity but is also credited with inventing the cat flap.



A cat has more bones than a human being; humans have 206 and the cat has 230 bones.



A cat’s hearing is much more sensitive than humans and dogs.



The cat’s tail is used to maintain balance.



Cats see six times better in the dark and at night than humans.

]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale
Myth: Cats always land on their feet.
Fact: While cats instinctively fall feet first and may survive falls from high places, they also may receive broken bones in the process. Some kind of screening on balconies and windows can help protect pets from disastrous falls.

Myth: Cats should drink milk everyday.
Fact: Most cats like milk, but do not need it if properly nourished. Also, many will get diarrhea if they drink too much milk. If it is given at all, the amount should be small and infrequent.

Myth: Cats that are spayed or neutered automatically gain weight.
Fact: Like people, cats gain weight from eating too much, not exercising enough or both. In many cases, spaying or neutering is done at an age when the animal’s metabolism already has slowed, and its need for food has decreased. If the cat continues to eat the same amount, it may gain weight. Cat owners can help their cats stay fit by providing exercise and not over-feeding.

Myth: Cats cannot get rabies.
Fact: Actually, most warm-blooded mammals, including cats, bats, skunks and ferrets, can carry rabies. Like dogs, cats should be vaccinated regularly according to local laws.

Myth: Indoor cats cannot get diseases.
Fact: Cats still are exposed to organisms that are carried through the air or brought in on a cat owner’s shoes or clothing. Even the most housebound cat ventures outdoors at some time and can be exposed to diseases and worms through contact with other animals feces.]]> And now lets bust some common myths about these feline stars.



Myth: Cats always land on their feet.

Fact: While cats instinctively fall feet first and may survive falls from high places, they also may receive broken bones in the process. Some kind of screening on balconies and windows can help protect pets from disastrous falls.



Myth: Cats should drink milk everyday.

Fact: Most cats like milk, but do not need it if properly nourished. Also, many will get diarrhea if they drink too much milk. If it is given at all, the amount should be small and infrequent.



Myth: Cats that are spayed or neutered automatically gain weight.

Fact: Like people, cats gain weight from eating too much, not exercising enough or both. In many cases, spaying or neutering is done at an age when the animal’s metabolism already has slowed, and its need for food has decreased. If the cat continues to eat the same amount, it may gain weight. Cat owners can help their cats stay fit by providing exercise and not over-feeding.



Myth: Cats cannot get rabies.

Fact: Actually, most warm-blooded mammals, including cats, bats, skunks and ferrets, can carry rabies. Like dogs, cats should be vaccinated regularly according to local laws.



Myth: Indoor cats cannot get diseases.

Fact: Cats still are exposed to organisms that are carried through the air or brought in on a cat owner’s shoes or clothing. Even the most housebound cat ventures outdoors at some time and can be exposed to diseases and worms through contact with other animals feces.

]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale
Give a homeless cat shelter and love.

http://www.meowcatrescue.org/]]> Now this is more than just a trivia. Hundreds of cats are abandoned or thrown away by many owners. Though this fact may not go well with this article, I think we are in some way responsible for the well being of man’s real best friend. The cats. Not dogs, but cats. So why don’t we visit the website of Meow Cat Rescue Foundation and try to adopt some cats?



Give a homeless cat shelter and love.



http://www.meowcatrescue.org/

]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar good bc for a good cause...thanks for the link... I would love more cats, but Frank doesn’t seem to enjoy sharing ANYTHING..

]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
Brain Candies are powerful enough to topple almost anything; the Prasar Bharti DTH blunder is no exception!

A record breaking BC indeed!

P.S. This BC stands cancelled if we receive any (on-record) proof about the existence of any article (on Instablogs Network) with a higher number of comments.]]> Did’ja hear that shattering sound?? We just broke the record guys! Its the 460th comment of this article; and happens to be the highest number of (officially on-record) comments ever received by any article on Instablogs!



Brain Candies are powerful enough to topple almost anything; the Prasar Bharti DTH blunder is no exception!



A record breaking BC indeed!



P.S. This BC stands cancelled if we receive any (on-record) proof about the existence of any article (on Instablogs Network) with a higher number of comments.

]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Awesome awesome! Get everyone to wake up or shake off their stupor! everyone is so high right now after this never ending party! Well, let’s wait for the others to get down from being so high so that we continue celebrating the record breaking BC party!

]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar Congrats Aneez...You have made history..How did you get that info, I tried asking, but couldn’t get an answer..OuT OF SHEAR CURIOUSITY, what was the ex record holding post about? surely it wasn’t as fabulous as this one..We can’t stop now..gotta push forward to make sure our new record never gets broken!!!! BC ROCKS!!!

]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
And its not just me mate, its all of us BC Aficionados who have made this possible!

Follow the link given in my comment above to get to the ex-record holder, but you are right - there’s nothing like a BC.

And yes, the party will continue non-stop, so expect some gatecrashers too - cuz the BC party is really rocking!!!]]> Thanks Oscar :-)



And its not just me mate, its all of us BC Aficionados who have made this possible!



Follow the link given in my comment above to get to the ex-record holder, but you are right - there’s nothing like a BC.



And yes, the party will continue non-stop, so expect some gatecrashers too - cuz the BC party is really rocking!!!

]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jayanta Bhattacharya http://jonty.instablogs.com http://jonty.instablogs.com Jayanta Bhattacharya
The Prasar Bharti DTH post by Puja Raina collected over 1300 comments. After Instablogs started to accept comments from only registered members, many of the commenters there did not register, hence there comments got purged.

However, I am sure 1300 is just a figure that this post will surpass very soon.]]> @Aneez:



The Prasar Bharti DTH post by Puja Raina collected over 1300 comments. After Instablogs started to accept comments from only registered members, many of the commenters there did not register, hence there comments got purged.



However, I am sure 1300 is just a figure that this post will surpass very soon.

]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez @ Jonty

I wish the Prasar Bharti DTH post had the 1300 figure attached to it as the on-record number of comments received, It would have been more fun to break it :-)

However, no probs with that, cuz your revelation has give rise to a new Brain Candy. Allow me;

The Prasar Bharti post had to lose on some comments because commenters opted not to register on Instablogs, but.. quite contrary to that, my post ”It pays to enrich your TQ!” turned out a bit too irresistible and people registered on Instablogs just so that they can put a comment and be a part of the party!

Check Mohit’s comment which goes like this;

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.


Anyway, thanks for showing trust in me Jonty :-) , I won’t let you down.]]> @ Jonty



I wish the Prasar Bharti DTH post had the 1300 figure attached to it as the on-record number of comments received, It would have been more fun to break it :-)



However, no probs with that, cuz your revelation has give rise to a new Brain Candy. Allow me;



The Prasar Bharti post had to lose on some comments because commenters opted not to register on Instablogs, but.. quite contrary to that, my post ”It pays to enrich your TQ!” turned out a bit too irresistible and people registered on Instablogs just so that they can put a comment and be a part of the party!



Check Mohit’s comment which goes like this;


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.





Anyway, thanks for showing trust in me Jonty :-) , I won’t let you down.

]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar I’ve got to admit....after being in such a rage the last few days, returning to my beloved BC has given me hope, happiness, and some ass-kickin PRIDE... Thanks Guys!!

]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
Don’t forget, the fight is still on ;) and the stakes are going higher day by day. So, don’'t try to gain advantage by being absent for too long :D

You won’t be excused for too long!!!

BTW, your comment gives birth to a fresh BC;

Brain Candies, apart from playing so many roles, can act as a guaranteed pride-restoration tool!]]> Oscar, this is your zone mate!



Don’t forget, the fight is still on ;) and the stakes are going higher day by day. So, don’’t try to gain advantage by being absent for too long :D



You won’t be excused for too long!!!



BTW, your comment gives birth to a fresh BC;



Brain Candies, apart from playing so many roles, can act as a guaranteed pride-restoration tool!

]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar I’ve got to admit....after being in such a rage the last few days, returning to my beloved BC has given me hope, happiness, and some ass-kickin PRIDE... Thanks Guys!!

]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Annu http://narayana.instablogs.com http://narayana.instablogs.com Annu
This is really an encouraging no. given by u to others n yes congrats guys u’ll have done it.

Oh yes i can hear the trumpet sound aneez.
luv u. :)]]> Very well aneez.



This is really an encouraging no. given by u to others n yes congrats guys u’ll have done it.



Oh yes i can hear the trumpet sound aneez.

luv u. :)

]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
We’ll definitely try to better the figure and guard the honours of this BC party. BTW, Oscar has put up an image of his cat ’Frank’ and from now on, he is the official guardian of the BC party!

Luv u 2 :-)]]> Thanks a lot Annu.



We’ll definitely try to better the figure and guard the honours of this BC party. BTW, Oscar has put up an image of his cat ’Frank’ and from now on, he is the official guardian of the BC party!



Luv u 2 :-)

]]> Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Deepa http://deepathukral.instablogs.com http://deepathukral.instablogs.com Deepa
There is the exact amount of water on Earth today as when the Earth was formed.

Water is the only substance that is found naturally on earth in three forms: liquid, gas, solid.

Groundwater can take a human lifetime just to traverse a mile.

Most of the earth’s surface water is permanently frozen or salty

In a 100-year period, a water molecule spends 98 years in the ocean, 20 months as ice, about 2 weeks in lakes and rivers, and less than a week in the atmosphere.

Frozen water is 9% lighter than water, which is why ice floats on water.]]> As the BC jamboree is still rocking, here are a few watery trivia to quench your thirst -



There is the exact amount of water on Earth today as when the Earth was formed.



Water is the only substance that is found naturally on earth in three forms: liquid, gas, solid.



Groundwater can take a human lifetime just to traverse a mile.



Most of the earth’s surface water is permanently frozen or salty



In a 100-year period, a water molecule spends 98 years in the ocean, 20 months as ice, about 2 weeks in lakes and rivers, and less than a week in the atmosphere.



Frozen water is 9% lighter than water, which is why ice floats on water.

]]> Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
I loved the one that says;

There is the exact amount of water on Earth today as when the Earth was formed.

You know, this simple sentence has the power to actually take out the guilt from our hearts. And yes, a new BC is born;

There is no such thing as water wastage!]]> Very informative BCs Deepa :-)



I loved the one that says;



There is the exact amount of water on Earth today as when the Earth was formed.



You know, this simple sentence has the power to actually take out the guilt from our hearts. And yes, a new BC is born;



There is no such thing as water wastage!

]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Deepa http://deepathukral.instablogs.com http://deepathukral.instablogs.com Deepa
It possible for me to drink water that was part of the Dinosaur era!

Water regulates the earth’s temperature acting as a natural insulator.

Average amount of water used in bathroom every morning: 5-7 gallons to flush a toilet, 25-50 gallons in an average shower and 2 gallons to brush your teeth!

There are almost 800 different brands of bottled water for sale in the United States.

It is possible to drown and not die. Technically the term ’drowning’ refers to the process of taking water into the lungs, not to death caused by that process.

If you drop a frog into boiling water it will hop straight back out again, but if you put it in cold water and heat it slowly the frog will boil to death.]]> Pouring in more.....



It possible for me to drink water that was part of the Dinosaur era!



Water regulates the earth’s temperature acting as a natural insulator.



Average amount of water used in bathroom every morning: 5-7 gallons to flush a toilet, 25-50 gallons in an average shower and 2 gallons to brush your teeth!



There are almost 800 different brands of bottled water for sale in the United States.



It is possible to drown and not die. Technically the term ’drowning’ refers to the process of taking water into the lungs, not to death caused by that process.



If you drop a frog into boiling water it will hop straight back out again, but if you put it in cold water and heat it slowly the frog will boil to death.

]]> Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
And as far as I know, this is the only side effect, or in fact fatal effect, of climatic adaption!]]> Poor frog! If only it has the ability to differentiate between a pond and a pot!



And as far as I know, this is the only side effect, or in fact fatal effect, of climatic adaption!

]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
I thought drowning was death by taking in water...thanks for the correction..
(as i’ve heard ”almost drowned”)]]> I’m feeling bad for te frog...the amount of water used to flush a toilet and shower is ridiculous....



I thought drowning was death by taking in water...thanks for the correction..

(as i’ve heard ”almost drowned”)

]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
I thought drowning was death by taking in water...thanks for the correction..
(as i’ve heard ”almost drowned”)]]> I’m feeling bad for te frog...the amount of water used to flush a toilet and shower is ridiculous....



I thought drowning was death by taking in water...thanks for the correction..

(as i’ve heard ”almost drowned”)

]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
I thought drowning was death by taking in water...thanks for the correction..
(as i’ve heard ”almost drowned”)]]> I’m feeling bad for te frog...the amount of water used to flush a toilet and shower is ridiculous....



I thought drowning was death by taking in water...thanks for the correction..

(as i’ve heard ”almost drowned”)

]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
I thought drowning was death by taking in water...thanks for the correction..
(as i’ve heard ”almost drowned”)]]> I’m feeling bad for te frog...the amount of water used to flush a toilet and shower is ridiculous....



I thought drowning was death by taking in water...thanks for the correction..

(as i’ve heard ”almost drowned”)

]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
I thought drowning was death by taking in water...thanks for the correction..
(as i’ve heard ”almost drowned”)]]> I’m feeling bad for te frog...the amount of water used to flush a toilet and shower is ridiculous....



I thought drowning was death by taking in water...thanks for the correction..

(as i’ve heard ”almost drowned”)

]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
I thought drowning was death by taking in water...thanks for the correction..
(as i’ve heard ”almost drowned”)]]> I’m feeling bad for te frog...the amount of water used to flush a toilet and shower is ridiculous....



I thought drowning was death by taking in water...thanks for the correction..

(as i’ve heard ”almost drowned”)

]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
I thought drowning was death by taking in water...thanks for the correction..
(as i’ve heard ”almost drowned”)]]> I’m feeling bad for te frog...the amount of water used to flush a toilet and shower is ridiculous....



I thought drowning was death by taking in water...thanks for the correction..

(as i’ve heard ”almost drowned”)

]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
I thought drowning was death by taking in water...thanks for the correction..
(as i’ve heard ”almost drowned”)]]> I’m feeling bad for te frog...the amount of water used to flush a toilet and shower is ridiculous....



I thought drowning was death by taking in water...thanks for the correction..

(as i’ve heard ”almost drowned”)

]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
I thought drowning was death by taking in water...thanks for the correction..
(as i’ve heard ”almost drowned”)]]> I’m feeling bad for te frog...the amount of water used to flush a toilet and shower is ridiculous....



I thought drowning was death by taking in water...thanks for the correction..

(as i’ve heard ”almost drowned”)

]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
I thought drowning was death by taking in water...thanks for the correction..
(as i’ve heard ”almost drowned”)]]> I’m feeling bad for te frog...the amount of water used to flush a toilet and shower is ridiculous....



I thought drowning was death by taking in water...thanks for the correction..

(as i’ve heard ”almost drowned”)

]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar
I thought drowning was death by taking in water...thanks for the correction..
(as i’ve heard ”almost drowned”)]]> I’m feeling bad for te frog...the amount of water used to flush a toilet and shower is ridiculous....



I thought drowning was death by taking in water...thanks for the correction..

(as i’ve heard ”almost drowned”)

]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale

These are a few of the signs of vampirism in a dead body:

* Holes in the ground above the grave (Guess even vampires like a little fresh air)
* Corpse with one or more of the following:
1. Wide open eyes
2. Ruddy complexion
3. No decomposition
* Nails and hair grown out
* Bite marks apparent on the neck
* Shroud (burial cloth) partially or entirely devoured
* Blood in the veins
* Coffin containing blood
* Apparently well fed body
* Flexible limbs

* In China, vampires can be identified by the greenish-white hair covering their bodies.
* Chinese vampires also may fly, have claws, and glaring/ glowing eyes.]]> Everyday BCs: How to know if a dead body is becoming a vampire:





These are a few of the signs of vampirism in a dead body:



* Holes in the ground above the grave (Guess even vampires like a little fresh air)

* Corpse with one or more of the following:

1. Wide open eyes

2. Ruddy complexion

3. No decomposition

* Nails and hair grown out

* Bite marks apparent on the neck

* Shroud (burial cloth) partially or entirely devoured

* Blood in the veins

* Coffin containing blood

* Apparently well fed body

* Flexible limbs



* In China, vampires can be identified by the greenish-white hair covering their bodies.

* Chinese vampires also may fly, have claws, and glaring/ glowing eyes.

]]> Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
I hope there are more people on Instablogs who love to lick their severed finger.

Thanks Jaiyant, Its a nice relief to have some spooky BCs.]]> Amazing BC with a bloody flavor ;)



I hope there are more people on Instablogs who love to lick their severed finger.



Thanks Jaiyant, Its a nice relief to have some spooky BCs.

]]> Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Aneez, from today onwards, you will see a lot of vampire related trivia..

]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
I love vampires :-) And try to post some fresh bloody flavored BCs. ;)]]> Great Jaiyant!!



I love vampires :-) And try to post some fresh bloody flavored BCs. ;)

]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar scarey crap....I won’t get close enough to find out to a dead body.

]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar scarey crap....I won’t get close enough to find out to a dead body.

]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar scarey crap....I won’t get close enough to find out to a dead body.

]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Oscar http://jacqui.instablogs.com http://jacqui.instablogs.com Oscar scarey crap....I won’t get close enough to find out to a dead body.

]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
But, during this past week I have noticed a peculiar effect of this BCs. I dunno if the observation can pass as a BC or not but I’m presenting it before you. Allow me;

Due to the mercurial nature of this post (the following comments to be precise) the Google machinery has gone haywire and it is having a tough time deciding which Ads to place in the Related Ads column! I have seen ads ranging from Pcs to travels to pets to IQ classes to almost-anything-Google-can-come-up-with!!

Isn’t it amazing? Brain Candies can overpower anything - even Google failed to keep up with the rumble!]]> Guys, we have witnessed a plethora of BCs in different flavors on our plate in the past one week, and am sure, we will continue to enjoy some really tasty and fresh flavored BCs for many more days (and months) to come.



But, during this past week I have noticed a peculiar effect of this BCs. I dunno if the observation can pass as a BC or not but I’m presenting it before you. Allow me;



Due to the mercurial nature of this post (the following comments to be precise) the Google machinery has gone haywire and it is having a tough time deciding which Ads to place in the Related Ads column! I have seen ads ranging from Pcs to travels to pets to IQ classes to almost-anything-Google-can-come-up-with!!



Isn’t it amazing? Brain Candies can overpower anything - even Google failed to keep up with the rumble!

]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaiyant Cavale http://cavale.instablogs.com http://cavale.instablogs.com Jaiyant Cavale Somebody I know called the google machinery a ’who**house’

]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Aneez http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com http://aneezshaikh.instablogs.com Aneez
But that doesn’t make it BAD, right? After all, everyone tries to try-out the different options to please the one thats staring you!]]> Looks like the person was right! LOL



But that doesn’t make it BAD, right? After all, everyone tries to try-out the different options to please the one thats staring you!

]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000