Happy New Year

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Some Interesting & Informative facts

1 If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on your right side. If you are left handed, you will tend to chew your food on your left side

2 If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. For when a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.

3 Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

4 Your tongue is germ free only if it is pink. If it is white there is a thin film of bacteria on it.

5 The Mercedes-Benz motto is ‘Das Beste oder Nichts’ meaning ‘the best or nothing’.

6 The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.

7 The pupil of the eye expands as much as 45 percent when a person looks at something pleasing.

8 The average person who stops smoking requires one hour less sleep a night.

9 Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones & strengthens the immune system. Six-year-olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day.

10 The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.

11 Dalmatians are born without spots.

12 Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.

13 The ‘v’ in the name of a court case does not stand for ‘versus’, but for ‘and’ (in civil proceedings) or ‘against’ (in criminal proceedings)

14 Men’s shirts have the buttons on the right, but women’s shirts have the buttons on the left

15 The owl is the only bird to drop its upper eyelid to wink. All other birds raise their lower eyelids

16 The reason honey is so easy to digest is that it’s already been digested by a bee

17 Roosters cannot crow if they cannot extend their necks

18 The color blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones

19 Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die

20 Your left lung is smaller than your right lung to make room for your heart

21 The verb “cleave” is the only English word with two synonyms which are antonyms of each other: adhere & separate

22 When you blush, the lining of your stomach also turns red

23 When hippos are upset, their sweat turns red

24 The first Harley Davidson motorcycle was built in 1903, & used a tomato can for a carburetor

25 The lion that roars in the MGM logo is named Volney

26 Google is actually the common name for a number with a million zeros

27 Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying jag of Flapan, instead of flag of Japan

28 It cost 7 million dollars to build the Titanic & 200 million to make a film about it

29 The attachment of the human skin to muscles is what causes dimples

30 There are 1,792 steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower

31 The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting

32 Human hair & fingernails continue to grow after death

33 It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body

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

35 Most soccer players run 7 miles in a game

36 The only part of the body that has no blood supply is the cornea in the eye. It takes in oxygen directly from the air

37 Every day 200 million couples make love, 400,000 babies are born, & 140,000 people die

38 In most watch advertisements the time displayed on the watch is 10:10 because then the arms frame the brand of the watch (and make it look like it is smiling).

39 Colgate faced big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command “go hang yourself.”

40 The only 2 animals that can see behind itself without turning its head are the rabbit & the parrot

41 Intelligent people have more zinc & copper in their hair

42 The average person laughs 13 times a day

43 Do you know the names of the three wise monkeys? They are: Mizaru (See no evil), Mikazaru (Hear no evil), & Mazaru (Speak no evil)

44 Women blink nearly twice as much as men

45 German Shepherds bite humans more than any other breed of dog

46 Large kangaroos cover more than 30 feet with each jump

47 Whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound

48 Two animal rights protesters were protesting at the cruelty of sending pigs to a slaughterhouse in Bonn. Suddenly the pigs, all two thousand of them, escaped through a broken fence & stampeded, trampling the two hapless protesters to death

49 If a statue in the park of a person 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 cause.

50 The human heart creates enough pressure while pumping to squirt blood 30 feet!!

Via: Vikas Gupta

THE Missing Rib…

A girl in love asked her boyfriend..
Girl (g): Tell me… who do you love most in this world? Boy (b): You, of course! (g): In your heart, what am I to you? (b): The boy thought for a moment and looked intently in her eyes and said, “You are my rib. It was said that God saw that Adam was lonely, during his sleep; God took one of Adam’s rib and created Eve. Every man has been searching for his missing rib, only when you find the woman of your life; you’ll no longer feel the lingering ache in your heart.”

After their wedding, the couple had a sweet and happy life for a while. However, the youthful couple began to drift apart due to the busy schedule of life and the never-ending worries of daily problems…. their life became mundane…. All the challenges posed by the harsh realities of life began to gnaw away their dreams and love for each other… The couple began to have more quarrels and each quarrel became more heated.. One day, after the quarrel, the girl ran out of the house…. At the opposite side of the road, she shouted, “You don’t love me!” ! The boy hated her childishness and out of impulse, retorted, “Maybe, it was a mistake for us to be together! You were never my missin rib!”

Suddenly, she turned quiet and stood there for a long while…. He regretted what he said but words spoken are like thrown away water, you can never take it back. With tears, she went home to pack her things and was determined in breaking-up. Before she left the house, “If I’m really not your missing rib, please let me go….. She continued, “It is less painful this way… let us go on our separate ways and search for our own partners…”

Five years went by…. He never remarried but he had tried to find out about her life indirectly…… She had left the country and back…. She had married a foreigner and divorced….. He felt anguished that she never waited for him. In the dark and lonely night, he lit his cigarette and felt the lingering ache in his heart. He couldn’t bring himself to admit that he was missing her..

One day, they finally met…. At the airport, a place where there were many reunions and good-byes…. He was going away on a business trip. She was standing there alone, with just the security door separating them. She smiled at him gently. (b): How are you? (g): I’m fine. How about you… Have you found your missing rib? (b): No. (g): I’ll be flying to New York in the next flight. (b): I’ll be back in 2 weeks time. Give me a call when you are back… You know my number… Nothing has changed. With a smile, she turned around and waved good-bye.. Good-bye…..

One week later, he heard of her death. She had perished in New York. In the event that shocked the world.. Midnight….. Once again, he lit his cigarette….. And like before, he felt the lingering ache in his heart….

He finally knew, she was the missing rib that he had carelessly broken…. Sometimes, people say things out of moments of fury….. Most often than not, the outcome could be disastrous and detrimental….

We vent our frustrations 99% at our loved ones…. And even though we know that we ought to “think twice and act wisely”, it’s often easier said than done. Things happen each day, many of which are beyond our control….

Let us treasure every moment and everyone in our lives…. Tomorrow may
never come; give and accept what you have today.

Believe while others ….

Believe while others ….
By William Arthur Ward

Believe while others are doubting.
Plan while others are playing.
Study while others are sleeping.
Decide while others are delaying.
Prepare while others are daydreaming.
Begin while others are procrastinating.
Work while others are wishing.
Save while others are wasting.
Listen while others are talking.
Smile while others are frowning.
Commend while others are criticizing.
Persist while others are quitting.

Reasons to love men

They’ve got that comfortable place on their shoulder that’s perfect for snuggling into while we fall asleep.

They give great hugs, (and always melt our hearts when a sweet “I love you Princess” is added)

What they lack in talk, they tend to make up for in action.

They’re at peace with their bodies, except for maybe some minor anxiety over height & baldness.

They rarely lie about their age, their weight, or their clothing size.

They make excellent companions when driving through rough neighborhoods or walking past dark alleys.

They’re enthusiastic about our bodies, even when we’re not.

They have an uncanny ability to look deeply into our eyes & connect with our heart, even when we don’t want them to.

They fall in love so hard, once they finally fall.

Though they often try to hide it, they’re very tender-hearted and caring

Chest hair, forearm hair & the feel of a newly shaved cheek.

Their near-endless appetite for discussing the ins & outs of work & money – ours as well as theirs.

Their face is a treasure to behold when they give us a present they picked out.

Bravery around snakes, waterbugs, bats and flat tires.

Their unapologetic lust for a nice hunk of beef or chocolate cake.

Their ability to solve problems simply by throwing a ball around.

The glimpse you get, when they wear their baseball cap backward of their inner Little Leaguer.

They give us a peek at the little boy inside when they get sick or happy or hurt

How tender they get when they cry, & how seldom they do it.

They never care what their horoscope, their mother-in-law, nor the neighbors say.

They really love their moms.

They remind us of our dads.

They don’t mind accompanying a woman to a party even though she looks like a movie star & they look like the chauffeur.

They don’t care whether colors match, but are willing to be concerned if we want them to be

Their genuine ardor for tinkering with toilets, changing oil & assembling gas grills – jobs any intelligent woman can do but would be nuts to volunteer for.

How sexy their hands look in wedding rings.

How much they like us just the way we are.

Via: Forward.

Here are a few reasons why guys like girls:

1. They will always smell good even if its just shampoo.

2. The way their heads always find the right spot on our shoulder.

3. How cute they look when they sleep.

4. The ease in which they fit into our arms.

5. The way they kiss you and all of a sudden everything is right in the world.

6. How cute they are when they eat.

7. The way they take hours to get dressed but in the end it makes it all worth while.

8. Because they are always warm even when its minus 30 outside.

9. The way they look good no matter what they wear.

10. The way they fish for compliments even though you both know that you think she’s the most beautiful thing on this earth.

11. How cute they are when they argue.

12. The way her hand always finds yours.

13. The way they smile.

14. The way you feel when you see their name on the call ID after you just had a big fight.

15. The way she says “lets not fight anymore” even though you know that an hour later….

16. The way they kiss when you do something nice for them.

17. The way they kiss you when you say “I love you”.

18. Actually … just the way they kiss you…

19. The way they fall into your arms when they cry.

20. Then the way they apologize for crying over something that silly.

21. The way they hit you and expect it to hurt.

22. Then the way they apologize when it does hurt. (even though we don’t admit it)!

23. The way they say “I miss you”.

24. The way you miss them.

25. The way their tears make you want to change the world so that it doesn’t hurt her anymore…..

Yet regardless if you love them, hate them, wish they would die or know that you would die without them… it matters not. Because once in your life, whatever they were to the world they become everything 2 you. When you look them in the eyes, traveling to the depths of their souls & you say a million things without trace of a sound, you know that your own life is inevitable consumed within the rhythmic beatings of her very heart. We love them for a million reasons, No paper would do it justice. It is a thing not of the mind but of the heart. A feeling. only felt.

A little more than……..

I’m sexy

I’m sexy

What makes us yawn?

Next time you’re in a meeting, try this little experiment: Take a big yawn, cover your mouth out of courtesy, and watch and see how many people yawn. There’s a good chance that you’ll set off a chain reaction of yawns. Before you finish reading this question of the day, it’s likely that you will yawn at least once. Don’t misunderstand, not intending to bore you, but just reading about yawning will make you yawn, just as seeing or hearing someone else yawn makes us yawn.

What’s behind this mysterious epidemic of yawning? First, let’s look at what a yawn is. Yawning is an involuntary action that causes us to open our mouths wide and breathe in deeply. We know it’s involuntary because we do it even before we are born. Research shows that 11-week-old fetuses yawn.

There are many parts of the body that are in action when you yawn. First, your mouth opens and jaw drops, allowing as much air to be taken in as possible. When you inhale, the air taken in is filling your lungs. Your abdominal muscles flex and your diaphragm is pushed down. The air you breath in expands the lungs to capacity and then some of the air is blown back out.

While the dictionary tells us that yawning is caused by being fatigued, drowsy or bored, scientists are discovering that there is more to yawning than what most people think. Not much is known about why we yawn or if it serves any useful function, and very little research has been done on the subject. However, there are several theories about why we yawn. Here are the three most common theories:

The Physiological Theory — Our bodies induce yawning to drawn in more oxygen or remove a build-up of carbon dioxide. This theory helps explain why we yawn in groups. Larger groups produce more carbon dioxide, which means our bodies would act to draw in more oxygen and get rid of the excess carbon dioxide. However, if our bodies make us yawn to drawn in needed oxygen, wouldn’t we yawn during exercise? Robert Provine, a psychologist at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and a leading expert on yawning, has tested this theory. Giving people additional oxygen didn’t decrease yawning and decreasing the amount of carbon dioxide in a subject’s environment also didn’t prevent yawning.

The Evolution Theory — Some think that yawning is something that began with our ancestors, who used yawning to show their teeth and intimidate others. An offshoot of this theory is the idea that yawning developed from early man as a signal for us to change activities.

The Boredom Theory — In the dictionary, yawning is said to be caused by boredom, fatigue or drowsiness. Although we do tend to yawn when bored or tired, this theory doesn’t explain why Olympic athletes yawn right before they compete in their event. It’s doubtful that they are bored with the world watching them.

The simple truth is that even though humans have been yawning for possibly as long as they have existed, we have no clue as to why we do it. Maybe it serves some healthful purpose. It does cause us to draw in more air and our hearts to race faster than normal, but so does exercise. There’s still much we don’t understand about our own brains, so maybe yawning is triggered by some area of the brain we have yet to discover. We do know that yawning is not limited to man. Cats, dogs, even fish yawn, which leads us back to the idea that yawning is some form of communication.

Creativity…