Greedy mosquitos / Lion roar / Chocolate bad for skin ? trivia facts…

At one "sitting," a mosquito can absorb one and a half times its own weight in blood.

http://www.arcamax.com/trivia/s-610242-216994

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How loud can a lion roar?

An adult lion's roar can be heard up to five miles away, and warns off intruders or reunites scattered members of the pride.

http://www.arcamax.com/trivia/s-612350-520618

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Is chocolate bad for your skin?

It is a common myth that chocolate aggravates acne. Experiments conducted at the University of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Naval Academy found that consumption of chocolate -- even frequent daily dietary intake -- had no effect on the incidence of acne. Professional dermatologists no longer link acne with diet.

 http://www.arcamax.com/trivia/s-637217-146626

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Joke – Don't think you are so smart! or – The smart cat

A man absolutely hated his wife's cat and decided to get rid of him one day by driving him 20 blocks from his home and leaving him at the park.
As he was getting home, the cat was walking up the driveway.
The next day he decided to drive the cat 40 blocks away. He put the beast out and headed home.
Driving back up his driveway, there was the cat!
He kept taking the cat further and further and the cat would always beat him home. At last he decided to drive a few miles away, turn right, then left, past the bridge, then right again and another right until he reached what he thought was a safe distance from his home and left the cat there.
Hours later the man calls home to his wife: "Jen, is the cat there?"
"Yes", the wife answers, "Why do you ask?"
Frustrated, the man answered, "Put that critter on the phone. I'm lost and need directions!!!"

http://www.arcamax.com/jokes/s-16650-234511

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Story about Thinking "Out of the Box": the

 

Many hundreds of years ago in a small Italian town, a merchant had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to the moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the merchant's beautiful daughter so he proposed a bargain. He said he would forgo the merchant' debt if he could marry the merchant's daughter. Both the merchant and his daughter were horrified by the proposal. The cunning money lender suggested that they let providence decide the matter.

The moneylender told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty bag. The girl would then have to pick one pebble from the bag. If she picked the black pebble, she would become the moneylender's wife and her father's debt would be forgiven. If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father's debt would still be forgiven. But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail.
They were standing on a pebble strewn path in the merchant's garden. As they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. As he picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick her pebble from the bag.

Now, imagine you were standing in the merchant's garden. What would you have done if you were the girl? If you had to advise her, what would you have told her? Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:
1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble.
2. The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the bag and expose the moneylender as a cheat.
3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order to save her father from his debt and imprisonment.
Take a moment to ponder over the story. The above story is used with the hope that it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral and logical thinking. The girl's dilemma cannot be solved with traditional logical thinking.
Think of the consequences if she chooses the logical answers.
What would you recommend the girl do?

The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles.
"Oh, how clumsy of me," she said. "But never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked."
Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had picked the white one. And since the moneylender dared not admit his dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation into an extremely advantageous one.

MORAL OF THE STORY: Most complex problems do have a solution, sometimes we have to think about them in a different way.

http://www.arcamax.com/jokes/s-16750-290383

 

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Interesting trivia facts

http://www.arcamax.com/news/trivia/s-597978-831287

What famous artist was born dead?
Pablo Picasso was born dead. His midwife left him on a table. Picasso's uncle brought him to life with a lung full of cigar smoke.

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http://www.arcamax.com/news/trivia/s-597980-936871

Where does cricket come from?

The name of the game “cricket” is believed to have been derived in the late 1500s from the Middle French word criquet, meaning “goalpost.”

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When was swallowing dice a job?

In 18th century English gambling dens, there was an employee whose only job was to swallow the dice if there was a police raid.

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http://www.arcamax.com/news/trivia/s-597985-174112

What is wine's 20 minute rule?

To assure full flavor, chill wine appropriately. Observe the 20-minute rule: Pull whites out of the refrigerator 20 minutes before serving; put reds in 20 minutes before serving.

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http://www.arcamax.com/news/trivia/s-597987-771033

Why did the Greeks switch to metal coins?

In 625 B.C., metal coins were introduced in Greece. They replaced grain --usually barley --as the medium of exchange. Stamped with a likeness of an ear of wheat, the new coins were lighter and easier to transport than grain, and did not get moldy.

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Are American's shy?

A recent study conducted by the Shyness Clinic in Menlo Park, California, revealed that almost 90 percent of Americans label themselves as shy.

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Why did Galileo go blind?

Galileo became totally blind shortly before his death, probably because of the damage done to his eyes during his many years of looking at the Sun through a telescope.

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http://www.arcamax.com/news/trivia/s-597992-609907

Was Ford fond of soybeans?

Henry Ford was obsessed with soybeans. He once wore a suit and tie made from soy-based material, served a 16-course meal made entirely from soybeans, and ordered many Ford auto parts to be made from soy-derived plastic.

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http://www.arcamax.com/news/trivia/s-597994-213791

Why is La Paz fireproof?

At 12,000 feet above sea level, there is barely enough oxygen in La Paz, Bolivia to support combustion. The city is nearly fireproof.

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How much do snails sleep?

Snails sleep a lot. In addition to several months of winter hibernation, they crawl into their shells to get out of the hot sun, which dries them, or heavy rain, which waterlogs them. Desert snails may even doze for three or four years.

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http://www.arcamax.com/news/trivia/s-597997-467308

How much will a pencil write?

The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words. More than 2 billion pencils are manufactured in the U.S. annually. If these were laid end to end, they would circle the earth nine times.

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http://www.arcamax.com/news/trivia/s-598002-909749

Which fish is most popular worldwide?

The herring is the most widely eaten fish in the world. Nutritionally its fuel value is that equal to that of a beefsteak.

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Is it true that food on floor do not get germs for 5 seconds?

A summary from an article poted by Aish.com, by by Becky Berman
http://www.aish.com/sp/pg/48916917.html

I first learned about the five second rule from my young brother-in-law. He was visiting us for the weekend and I had just dropped a particularly delicious looking morsel of food on the floor. As I was giving it a last woebegone glance, he scooped it up and popped it into his mouth.

"Five-second rule," he told me blithely. Seeing my quizzical expression he elaborated. "Any food that spends less than five seconds on the floor is not yet contaminated. You can eat it -- no problem."

Scanning the headlines in the New York Times email last week, I was struck by one in particular. "The Five-Second Rule Explored, or How Dirty Is That Bologna?" it asked. I eagerly clicked on the title to find out more. Harold McGee was reporting on a microbiological study conducted by a professor at Clemson University who set out to discover the truth, or lack thereof, behind the five-second rule. The findings were grim.

Clarke did a survey and discovered that 70 percent of the women queried and slightly more than half the men knew of the five-second rule and many followed it (well, at least I wasn't alone).

Clarke's next step was to contaminate ceramic tiles with E coli, place cookies and gummy bears upon them (yes, it was definitely a teen conducting this experiment) and then analyze the food. They were all contaminated with bacteria.

A few years later, Prof. Paul L. Dawson and his colleagues at Clemson decided to take this experiment one step further. So food dropped onto bacteria becomes contaminated, but questions remained. How much? And, more important, how fast?

The result? On surfaces that had been contaminated eight hours earlier, slices of bread and bologna left for five seconds collected anywhere from 150 to 8,000 bacteria. Left for a full minute, they absorbed about ten times that amount from tile and carpet, less from wood.


If you drop a piece of food, pick it up quickly, and take five seconds to recall that just a few bacteria can make you sick.

Like the bologna on the floor, after five seconds, we just aren't the same. And what about the soul?


Do we not have a five-second rule equivalent which we use in the spiritual realm? Do we not occasionally allow ourselves to see/hear/read things which will only pull us down, assuaging our conscience with assurances that it's a passing moment, a one-time fling? How often do we figure that it's just five seconds, five minutes, five hours...?

It may seem innocuous to flirt with a married coworker. That magazine may appear like a harmless indulgence. Using one's looks to get off the hook when caught in a traffic offense or to garner an extra dessert in a restaurant may seem like an innocent tactic. Off-color jokes are shrugged off as being "only a joke." One can even try to write off a casual encounter as a one-time fling with no serious repercussions.


But innocence lost can never be regained. No matter how short the lapse, the bacteria clings to our souls, making insidious inroads. Like the bologna on the floor, we just aren't the same.


Even five seconds spent involved in the wrong things are five seconds too long

Why should you keep your gardenias away from your orange blossoms?

Gardenias and orange blossoms both smell terrific, but when placed together in the same bouquet, they will neutralize each other's odor and there will be no smell at all.

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