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Fun Time / Re: Why do men snore?
« on: December 18, 2009, 10:04:19 PM »
oye keu poll kholi jande :happy:
kuria di pol kholo ta gussa kardia :laugh:

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Cars / Cars with snake skin designs
« on: December 18, 2009, 09:04:48 PM »
 

 

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Fun Time / If inflation does not stop
« on: December 18, 2009, 09:00:09 PM »

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Fun Time / Why do men snore?
« on: December 18, 2009, 08:57:22 PM »













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Knowledge / 6 RANDOM CINCIDENCES THAT CREATED MODERN WORLD (PART V)
« on: December 18, 2009, 08:03:15 PM »
THE HEART ATTACK THAT SAVED THE WESTERN WORLD



You know how every comic book villain and James Bond mastermind has some convoluted plan to take over the world? Totally ridiculous, right? The entire world? Come on. Nobody can possibly hope to do that.

Or maybe real villains just don't think big enough, because it can be done. In fact, if it weren't for a well-placed heart attack, it probably would have already happened.

The Ridiculous Coincidence

Welcome to Central Europe, circa mid-13th Century. A few years ago, you got word of some powerful distant nation, led by a guy named Genghis Khan, was destroying the hated Muslims. "Great!" you said. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend! What could possibly go wrong?"




Then things started getting sketchy. You heard about this mysterious army utterly annihilating Russia. Hey, that's not right! Russia is Christian! They're Orthodox heretics, sure, but they're still Christians.

Then one day, you finally meet this friend. Except, instead of bringing you Funyuns and Mountain Dew, he's here to slaughter you and everything you hold dear.

Folks, this was the Mongol Invasion of Europe. And shitty Europe, with its clunky knights and piss-poor peasantry, could do absolutely nothing to stop it. The Mongols, led by Genghis Khan and later, his son Ogedei, defeated the armies of such greats as Hungary, Austria and the Holy Roman Empire. They utterly plundered Poland (thank God that country never suffered again), and set their sights on the next densely populated nation: Germany.


Then, the Mongolian leader, Ogedei Khan, died. And everyone had to go back to Mongolia.

Why? Because Mongolian cultural traditions required everyone to go back home when a new khan ascended. Everyone knew that Ogedei's son Guyuk was going to succeed him, but they all had to go back to Mongolia and ceremonially "vote" for him anyway--or vote for someone else, and probably get their face skewered.

And How Did it Change The World?



More than you might think, actually. One recent book speculates that the Mongols' destruction of the Islamic heartland, and their comparative non-destruction of Europe, was what allowed the West to become the power center it was.

After they were done piling skulls into pyramids, what the Mongols basically did was connect the world. New trade routes opened up, and new contacts were made between the major centers of population.

So while China and the Middle East were getting their shit burned, Europe was gaining new contact with the East. This, in turn, motivated the Age of Exploration. Hence why the West has nukes and computers and technology today, while everyone else has goats and carriages. Thanks, Mongolia!

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Pics / Amazing & Unique Rice Art
« on: December 18, 2009, 07:44:27 PM »
           


   

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Pics / Real Invisible Man
« on: December 18, 2009, 07:32:47 PM »
35-year-old Liu Bolin, from Shandong, China, manages to camouflage himself in any surroundings, no matter how difficult they might be.

Liu works on a single photo for up to 10 hours at a time, to make sure he gets it just right, but he achieves the right effect: sometimes passers-by don’t even realize he is there until he moves.

The talented Liu Bolin says his art is a protest against the actions of the Government, who shut down his art studio in 2005 and persecutes artists. It’s about not fitting into modern society. Despite problems with Chinese authorities, Liu’s works are appreciated at an international level.

             


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Pics / Human Parts Or Bread?
« on: December 18, 2009, 07:19:27 PM »
Artist Kittiwat Unarrom molds bread dough into bloody grotesque body parts in his small bakery in Thailand.

The man has a masters degree in fine arts but his medium is straight out of a horror movie with all sorts of mutilated faces and gruesome decaying appendages.

                 


      


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Pics / Re: A Clock that has only 9s in it
« on: December 18, 2009, 09:08:57 AM »
aho es gandhi di vjah nal h ajj tak hindu muslman ik n ho paye.... menu nahi pasand oh
:angr: tera kera vya karwan lagga c ma pasand ni tenu.

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Jokes Majaak / Re: Judge's Announcement
« on: December 18, 2009, 09:07:00 AM »
use din di wait aa
:rabb: rabb na kare :sad: i was juss kiddin :plz:

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Pics / Re: Knitted Statues
« on: December 18, 2009, 09:05:26 AM »
jad ma maggi khani aa tad plate saaf kar deini aa :hehe: :hehe:
bibi aj mein sarson te makki di roti khadi  :wow: papa nu v fone kar ke dassia. papa ne keha u lucky bunny  :happy: papa luvs sarson and makki.  :superhappy:

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Jokes Majaak / Re: Detecting Mental Deficiency
« on: December 18, 2009, 09:02:42 AM »
yaaR samAJ NHi LAgda PHIr Vi KUDiYA fIRsT KIda aa JAndiYA nYe
ki dasa veer, menu ta aap ni pata :lost: even der creator does not understand dem

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Fun Time / Re: Illusion
« on: December 18, 2009, 08:59:55 AM »

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Fun Time / Re: Changing World Order
« on: December 18, 2009, 08:58:48 AM »
more like year 3020  :hehe:
wrong. indians (particularly in IT) hv started another exodus..they r comin bck to India..their own promised land. dun foget that its cuz of indians, where usa stands today but for their contribution usa wud hv been much below deutschland and japan. i wish indian polity get honest. period!!!

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Pics / Re: Upside-Down House
« on: December 18, 2009, 08:55:15 AM »
hmmmmmmmmmmm :wait: :wait:
bibi mera hath par li te me tenu ghar andar le jau :lost:

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Jokes Majaak / Re: NEWTON IN ROMANTIC MOOD.
« on: December 18, 2009, 08:47:08 AM »

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Jokes Majaak / Re: 10 COMMANDMENTS OF MARRIAGE
« on: December 18, 2009, 08:46:19 AM »
aho jalebi varga sidha  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
ni railway line verga sida :lost:

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Jokes Majaak / Re: The End is Near
« on: December 18, 2009, 08:45:22 AM »
:hehe: :hehe: :hehe: :hehe: tu gandase nal h chalda aa  :hehe:
tu menu bilkl ni samjh bibi, mein ta ik smile naal hi udada phirda :lost:

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Fun Time / Re: Merry Christmax-Gifts for frnds :)
« on: December 18, 2009, 08:42:34 AM »
this is for gora bandar

from yanken

ala khedla apne ap nal :hehe: :hehe: :laugh: :laugh:

ena mara ni c mera gift :lost:

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Jokes Majaak / Re: Medical Terminology
« on: December 17, 2009, 10:59:47 PM »

Enema - not a friend.


 :loll: :loll: :loll: :loll: :happy:


shukar aa he didn't get accepted!  :happy:
:laugh:

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