Facetious and abstemious are the only words that contain all the vowels in the correct order.
“Adcomsubordcomphibspac” is the longest acronym. It is a Navy term standing for Administrative […]
February 21st, 2008 | Posted in Secrets | 2 Comments
The First Secret:
Have a mind that is open to everything and attached to nothing.
The Second Secret:
Don’t die with your music still in you.
The Third Secret:
You can’t give away what you don’t have.
The Forth Secret:
Embrace silence.
The Fifth Secret:
Give up your personal history.
The Six Secret:
You can’t solve a problem with the same mind that created it.
February 5th, 2008 | Posted in Secrets | No Comments
Being a parent is a learning experience. It’s about learning to take care of someone who is unable to care for themselves. Above all, being a parent teaches you about yourself. Here are a few things you may not have known about your new baby.
Tears contain stress hormones, so we cry to release stress. No […]
February 5th, 2008 | Posted in Secrets | No Comments
Well it is groundhog day week! February 2 brings the most-watched weather forecast of the year—and the only one led by a rodent. Legend has it that on this morning, if a groundhog can see its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter. If it cannot see its shadow, spring is on the […]
January 31st, 2008 | Posted in Secrets | 1 Comment
Well since my post “The Amazing Benefits of Sleep” was liked so much, I have decided to share some interesting facts about sleep.
40 FACTS ABOUT SLEEP YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW…
(OR WERE TOO TIRED TO THINK ABOUT)
-The record for the longest period without sleep is 18 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes during a rocking chair […]
January 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Secrets | 14 Comments
Your body is the most amazing machine ever built. Highly adaptive and resistant. No man-built systems can be compared to human body in its complexity and perfection! Here are some amazing facts you may find interesting:
* You lose everyday around 50 to 100 hairs from your head, which are replaced the same day.
* An average […]
January 12th, 2008 | Posted in Secrets | 1299 Comments
Deep Waters
The record for the deepest free dive is held by Jacques Mayol. He dove to an astounding depth of 282 feet without any breathing equipment.
The deepest spot on Earth, Challenger Deep, is 35,802 feet (11,034 m) deep. It is found in the Mariana Trench, one of the many deep valleys of the Pacific […]
January 5th, 2008 | Posted in Secrets | No Comments
Chocolate is made from beans derived from the cacao tree. These beans are very bitter, so the cocoa solids and the cocoa butter has sugar added to it, along with some other ingredients in order to make the chocolate that is available to the general public.
Chocolate is particularly popular at certain times of the year, […]
January 5th, 2008 | Posted in Secrets | 1 Comment
What part of you is only 1% to 3% of your body’s mass, yet uses 20% of all the oxygen you breathe? Your brain! Here are ten more brain facts:
- Your brain needs a continuous supply of oxygen. A 10 minute loss of oxygen will usually cause significant neural damage. Cold can lengthen this time, […]
January 4th, 2008 | Posted in Secrets | No Comments