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Fun Time / Difference Between Guys & Girls

« on: March 03, 2010, 10:04:43 PM »

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Knowledge / 5 Largest Libraries of the World

« on: March 03, 2010, 09:35:01 PM »

Library of Congress

Library of congress is currently dwelled in three buildings in Washington D.C, the United States of America. It holds 29 million books and is presently listed as the World’s Largest Library in the “Guinness World Records Book”. The Library of Congress was set up on April 24, 1800. Currently the head is the Librarian of Congress James H. Belington. This Library is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States.

National Library of China

National Library of China is housed in Beijing, China. It is the largest library in Asia and world’s second largest library which contains over 23 million volumes. It was founded on 24 April 1909 by the Qing government and was first formally opened after the Xinhai Revolution, in 1912. Currently the director is Mr. Zhan Furui.

Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences

The world’s third largest library contains 20 million books. The Academy was founded in Saint Petersburg in Russia by Peter the Great, inspired by Gottfried Leibniz in January 28, 1724. The Library was called as Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences between 1724 and 1917.

National Library and Archives Canada

National Library and archive Canada is located in Ottawa, Canada with number of 18.8 million books. It is the multipart of the “Public archive of Canada” and “National library of Canada”, founded in 1953.The Director, librarian and Archivist is Dr. Daniel J. Caron of Canada.

German National Library

German National Library is situated in Frankfurt, Germany. In German language it is called as “Deutsche Bibliothek”. It was established in 1912. It contains 18.5 million books. The Director of German National Library is Dr Elisabeth Niggemann.

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Knowledge / 5 of The Most Deadly Plants

« on: March 02, 2010, 07:52:34 PM »

The Oleander Plant

The Oleander is considered by many to be the most poisonous in the world. It contains several poisons. Despite its reputation, it is an attractive plant and used for decorative purposes. This plant is a dense shrub, and typically grows 6 to 18 feet, or (1.8 to 5.4 meters). It has thick, dark green leaves and cluster flowers of yellow, red, pink or white. The two strongest poisons are (oleandrin and neriine). This plant is so poison that it can poison a person who has injested the honey made from bees who have injested its nectar. Oleander is native to the Far East and the Mediterranean areas and introduced to the US where it grows easily. Oleander is poisonous to most animals and humans. A single injested leaf can kill a child. Symptoms of poisoning are diarrhea, vomiting, intense stomach pain, drowsiness, dizziness, an irregular heartbeat, and often death. If a victim survives injestion for 24 hours, odds of survival increase.  Treatment can consist of being fed activated charcoal, induced to vomit, or having their stomach pumped as soon as possible.

The Water Hemlock Plant

The Water Hemlock Plant is an attractive wildflower, a native to North America and considered to be the most deadly on the continent.  This wildflower grows to 6 feet or (1.8 meters) and thrives in marshy areas.  The roots are white and sometimes mistaken for parsnip plant.. a fatal error.  This root contains the poison (cicutoxin) and one bite could result in a violent death. The onset of illness is rapid.  No amount of water hemlock root is considered safe to injest. Cicutoxin causes violent painful convulsions, nausea, vomiting, cramps and muscle tremors.  Those who may survive the poisoning, experience long term health impairment, such as amnesia.  This plant has purple striped leaves and small white blooms.

The Rosary Pea Plant

The Rosary Pea plant is native to Indonesia, but has spread across the world, mostly in tropic and sub-tropic climates.  One vine can grow over 20 feet long or (6 meters) in a season. It is an aggressive plant and must be kept in check or it can take over an area.  This plant has pretty seeds used for making jewelry and popular rosary beads.  The seeds contain the poison (Abrin).  Swallowed whole the seed presents no danger, but if the coating is broken or scratched, it is deadly.  Most deaths occur by the jewelry makers who may prick a finger while handling the peas/seeds. Less than 3 micrograms of Abrin in the body is enough to kill, which is less than the amount in one pea.  If ingested — and the seed coating is broken — it will cause severe nausea and vomiting, which leads to dehydration, and ends with the shutting down of the kidneys, liver, and spleen.  Death usually follows in 3 to 4 days.

The Deadly Nightshade Plant

The Deadly Nightshade plant grows wild in some areas of the world, but in the US is limited to cultivation.  This plant will grow between 2 to 4 feet or (0.6 to 1.2 meters).  It contains poisonous atropine and scopolamine in its stems, leaves, berries and roots.  The berries start to form as green and turn shiny black when ripe. The berries are sweet and juicy, which makes them a temptation to children.  These berries are deadly to humans and some animals.  Some animals such as horses, rabbits and sheep can eat the leaves, and birds can feast on the berries without harm.  The poisons contained in Deadly Nightshade attack the nervous system, can paralyze nerve endings in the involuntary muscles, such as the heart, gastrointestinal muscles and blood vessels.  As few as two berries can kill a child, 10 to 20 berries would kill an adult. Today, doctors use atropine to dilate patients pupils, and rarely perform any type of eye surgery without it. Legend also claims women in Italy used to use the juice from this plant to brighten their eyes.

The Castor Bean Plant

The Caster Bean plant most likely originated in Africa, however is now found worldwide. It is used as an ornamental plant because it grows hardy, and is cultivated for it’s oil.  However this plant has deadly contents, a poison called {ricin}.  Caster oil comes from the seeds which are 40 to 60 percent oil. They produce a mild tasting vegetable oil which can be used in food additives, flavoring and even in candy production. It can also be used by consumers as a laxative. This is a fast growing shrubby plant and can reach 36 feet in a season, and requires very little care. The poison {Ricin} is present throughout the plant in low levels, but largely present in the seed coating.  As few as three seeds could kill a child, or pet, if swallowed.  Symptoms of castor bean poisoning are nausea, abdominal cramps, vomiting, internal bleeding, kidney and circulation failure. The oil was also used in ancient times and it has been alleged the Cleopatra put the oil in her eyes to brighten them.

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Gup Shup / 5 Worst Habits of Women

« on: March 02, 2010, 07:21:29 PM »

Of course not all women have these habits. Some have one of them, some have all, and some have none. Habits of women can’t be generalized, but there is a trend. My apologies to all women when this list sounds as if they all were the same, I simplified.

1. Nagging

Women like to nag, it’s a problem as old as humankind. Already ancient Greeks knew this habit of women, Hera was annoying Zeus with doing it too much, Socrates’ wife Xanthippe has become the quintessential nagging woman.

Maybe only men sense it as nagging and women have good reason to be like that. They want to be forceful after saying something again and again without success. What they don’t realize is that there’s a reason for having no success. Men simply need to be told things in a different way.

2. Being irrational

Ever tried to explain to a woman something in a reasonable and logical way, only to have her reply: ‘Yes but for me it’s different.’? It’s a typical way for a woman to be irrational and drive a man crazy. She simply doesn’t want to understand, she wants to tell how she sees the world or herself. Men would do better to accept that and give up trying to explain or disagree.

Being over emotional is another side of this habit. Instead of staying calm and thinking a situation over women react over emotional, break out in tears, get hysterical or angry and start throwing things. Best to wait until the attack is over and her brain starts working more rational again.

3. Buying too much

Spending too much on shoes, handbags and clothes is not only a bad habit, it can be an addiction for some women. Like all addictions, it can become an expensive problem.

Even when it’s not that bad most men can’t understand why someone needs 40 pairs of shoes, 20 handbags or a new outfit every two weeks. Most men also don’t enjoy spending a lot of time before changing rooms waiting for a woman who can’t decide if this or that skirt looks better, especially if they were asked and told more than once which one they prefer.

It would be better for relationships if women would only spend as much as they can afford easily and take their best girlfriend for shopping tours.

4. Bitchiness

Women often have troubles working in a team, especially with other women. It’s a kind of jealousy; they want to be the best, a queen, or even the only woman around. They can be that way with friends, as well. Wherever women meet there is potential for jealousy.

Best for men to stay out of it. If it’s their wife or girlfriend, they could try calming her down. As long as they never side with the other woman.Best for men to stay out of it or try to calm.

5. Gossiping

Women are more talkative than men. They talk longer and more often on the phone. They like to talk about a lot of things with their best girlfriend or with female family members. That’s a social skill and society needs it, but it becomes a bad habit easily when it’s all about gossip.

Women should settle for gossip about celebrities on TV or in magazines . Intimate details of their friends should be treated discreetly, their partners have a right to privacy.

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Knowledge / 5 Places with Loooooooooooooooooong Names

« on: February 28, 2010, 08:59:23 PM »

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu (85 letters),

At first glance the above mentioned name is impossible to read. It is the name of a 305 meters (1,000 ft) high mountain in New Zealand. The weird name of the mountain is translated as he summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his nose flute to his loved one.

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (58 letters)

The name is also impossible to read out. A small village located on the island of Anglesey in Wales. The name of the town was too weird and complicated to pronounced therefore Llanfair PG or Llanfairpwll were introduced.

Tikkitikkitembonosarembocharichariruchipiperipembo (48 letters) a lake in China

Chinese’s were also not behind to make among the list of top five. Although the name is weird and too difficult to pronounce but it is used and used very often to referred a lake.Do not have a picture

Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg (45 letters),

Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg or Webster is a 1,442-acre lake with a 17-mile shoreline in southern Massachusetts. It is also longest city name and longest lake name in United States. Interestingly the lake is inhabitant and there are few permanent houses on it.

Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik lake (31)

There is a lake in Manitoba called Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik Lake, 54° 01′ 42″ N – 93° 32′ 00″ W.Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik Lake- South of Red Sucker Lake. Native name (probably Cree) meaning wild angling, or literally, where the wild trout are caught by fishing with hooks. This is the longest official geographical name in Manitoba.

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Knowledge / 5 Biggest Frauds in the History

« on: February 28, 2010, 08:45:06 PM »

1. Fake US Treasury Bonds

The fraud was committed by former Scotland Yard official Graham Halksworth. He authenticated US treasury bonds of worth $ 2.5 trillion claiming that bonds have been issued by US government in 1934 to help nationalist in China but the plane carrying the bonds crashed and bonds were later discovered by local tribesmen.

According to Halksworth bonds remained with tribe for over 60 years and were handed over to some soldier and then brought to the London bank.

The fraud was uncovered when two men tried to pass bonds of worth $25 million at the Toronto bank and a bank official noticed the bonds bore the word dollar instead of dollars. Another reason of bonds being fake was, bonds were printed with an ink jet printer; which wasn’t invented at the time of issuing of bonds.

2. Ponzi scheme

Charles Ponzi an Italian by birth migrated to US and started a scheme which promises investors great returns within 45 days. He promised to double investor’s money and initially paid returns from the money investors invested.

He trapped many people and was caught and jailed in 1920.

3. $50 billion fraudster Bernard Madoff

Mr Madoff was one of Wall Street’s most-respected investment managers, but all the respect he got vanished after his confession about his business that it was nothing but a big lie. All the investment returns were fake and old clients were paid from the money of new ones. According to his personal estimates losses were of $50 billion.
Banks, charities, billionaires everyone was victim of this breathtaking fraud.

4. Parmalat

Parmalat was Italy’s largest food company. The company was shut under $ 27 billion in debt after uncovering a financial scandal that its $ 10 billion declared assets are disappeared. Later investigation revealed that about $17 billion of funds have disappeared and can’t be tracked.

5. Portuguese Bank Note Crisis

Alves dos Reis was the mastermind behind the plot. He masked himself as an official of Bank of Portugal having legal right to negotiate loan for Portuguese colony of Angola in Africa.
He conned the currency printer Waterlow and Sons Ltd. of London to print Portuguese banknote telling them that project is a highly secret project of Bank of Portugal. He created his own banks and even bought shares in Bank of Portugal. The drama was unfolded when a bank teller found the different notes with same serial numbers. According to estimates Reis managed to launder 1% of Portugal’s GDP at that time

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Knowledge / Green Children

« on: February 28, 2010, 08:23:05 AM »

In the 12th century near Suffolk, England local farmers made a remarkable discovery: a boy and a girl weeping in a field... both with green skin.

The children spoke no English and refused to eat food. They both wore oddly-colored clothing that appeared to be metallic. Eventually they began to eat beans exclusivly after going without food for several days, but only after they were shown how to open the stalks.

The boy grew weak shortly after and eventually died. The girl survived, learned to speak English, and eat other food. Her skin turned to a normal color.

When asked about her origins, the girl described a place with no sun where all the inhabitants were of green color. She claimed that she and the boy were separated from their people as they wandered in a large cavern and, upon exiting, were "struck senseless by the excessive light of the sun and the unusual temperature of the air."

As if this were not strange enough, the same thing happened again almost 700 years later in 1887 in Banjos, Spain. A boy and a girl with green skin were found abandoned near a cave. They did not speak Spanish and wore unfamiliar clothing. Their eyes were described as Oriental in appearance.

As with the first account from England, both children refused to eat at first. The boy grew weak and died, but the girl survived, learned Spanish, and explained that she and her companion came from a sunless land. The account differs from the first as the girl was reported to have claimed they had been caught up in a whirlwind and found themselves in the cave. The girl died in 1892.

The children's true origins were never discovered.  Some say that they were aliens, others say that they are members of a subsurface human culture, while others say they they were lost children whos green coloring was the result of malnourishment.  It's even been put forward that both stories are actually the retelling of one story.

In any case, it's widely accepted that the children did exist... the question is, where did they come from?

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Knowledge / 5 Popular Dog Breeds

« on: February 28, 2010, 07:44:15 AM »

Labrador Retrievers

Easily the most popular dog breed of them all, Labrador Retrievers are friendly, lovable, smart and great with kids.

Golden Retrievers

Golden-Retriever

Right next to the Labrador Retrievers you’ll find the Golden Retrievers. These large dogs are extremely kind and gentle by nature and love playing with people and their toys, and they can grow up to 90 pounds.

Yorkshire Terriers

Yorkshire Terriers, also referred to as “Yorkies” for short, are the smallest and mightiest terriers of them all. These tiny pooches are highly energetic and very protective and loyal to their family. This means that they don’t always get along well with strangers and they are not afraid to speak up and let you know this!

German Shepherds

Among the most intelligent and most loyal dog breeds in the world is the German Shepherd. Because of their extreme intelligence and strength it’s no wonder they are the dog of choice among the police force. This doesn’t mean they won’t make a great pet at home. On the contrary – they make great pets as long as you have room in your home for a large, lovable dog.

Beagles

Once raised as hunting dogs, this medium sized pooch is strong for its size. Just don’t expect it to have an aggressive hunter attitude as this dog is kind and gentle and loves families

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Knowledge / Some Facts About Birds & Animals

« on: February 28, 2010, 07:27:58 AM »

   1. Honeybees never sleep
   2. Eagles mate in mid air
   3. Sharks lay the biggest eggs in the world
   4. A snail can slide over a razor blade without being hurt by producing slime that helps it slide harmlessly.
   5. If you keep a Goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white.
   6. An adult male Lion weighs between 330-530 pounds
   7. A cat’s heart beats twice as fast as a human heart, at 110 to 140 beats per minute.
   8. Dolphins don’t breathe automatically – they have to tell themselves to breath.
   9. Sheep can recognize each other through pictures.
  10. Blue whales have large enough aortas (the main blood vessel) for a human to crawl through
  11. Spiders have transparent blood
  12. A rat can fall from a five story building without injury
  13. Earthworms have five hearts
  14. It’s estimated that millions of trees are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget where they hid them.
  15. A frogfish uses only 6 milliseconds to open, swallow and close when eating.