Useless, intresting facts

No piece of normal-size paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
The first product to have a bar code scanned was Wrigley's gum.
Earth is the only planet not named after a pagan God.
A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.
Every day is about 55 billionths of a second longer than the day before it
Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
The Himalayan gogi berry contains, weight for weight, more iron than steak, more beta carotene than carrots, more vitamin C than oranges.
Fingerprints of koala bears are similar (in pattern, shape and size) to the fingerprints of humans
Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
SCUBA divers cannot pass gas at depths of 33 feet or below
Pele has always hated his nickname, which he says sounds like "baby-talk in Portuguese".
As of 2006, 200 million blogs were left without updates
Urban birds have developed a short, fast "rap style" of singing, different from their rural counterparts.
The lion costume in the film Wizard of Oz was made from real lions.
Fathers tend to determine the height of their child, mothers their weight.
The Pope's been known to wear red Prada shoes.
Donald Rumsfeld was both the youngest and the oldest defense secretary in US history.
Coco Chanel started the trend for sun tans in 1923 when she got accidentally burnt on a cruise.
Up to 25% of hospital keyboards carry the MRSA infection.
In ancient Greece, children of wealthy families were dipped in olive oil at birth to keep them hairless throughout their lives.
Sex workers (Prostitutes) in Roman times charged the equivalent price of eight glasses of red wine.
As of 2006, more than one in eight people in the United States show signs of addiction to the internet.
More than 90% of plane crashes have survivors.
The Mona Lisa used to hang on the wall of Napoleon’s bedroom.
Barbie's full name is Barbie Millicent Roberts.
Eating a packet of crisps a day is equivalent to drinking five liters of cooking oil a year.

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Valentines Day?

Valentine's Day originates from the ancient Roman fertility festival of Lupercalia, which was celebrated on 15 February in honour of the gods Lupercus and Faunus, as well as the legendary founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus. During the festival, young men would draw the names of women from a box, and each couple would be paired until next year's celebration. Often they would fall in love and marry.

At around 270AD Rome was facing battles and civil uprising. The men were not keen to join the army. Emperor Claudius II believed that the men did not want to leave their loved ones and summarily cancelled all marriages and engagements. Two priests, Valentine and Marius, disobeyed the decree and secretly performed marriage ceremonies. Valentine was caught on 14 February and dragged to jail. Later in the day he was clubbed to death and beheaded. It is said that, before his execution, Valentine himself had fallen in love with the jailer's daughter. He signed his final note to her, "From your Valentine."

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POst

I really like getting mail in the mail box....letters from friends here is a link to a site about letters

letters

Holiday

The holidays are here again, this term went so quickly....extremely quickly. I hope everyone enjoys their break.
link for holiday games

Adam Sandler

I am a fan of Adam Sandler. I think he is really quite funny! Not only are his moovies funny, but his music is too! Actually i think i find his music more funny than his movies! CHeck him out atthis site!

Alcohol

I like alcohol..sometimes.Other times it sucks..like when it makes people do stupid things. I hate when you get to that drunk state where you have absolutley no control of yourse;lf, and you only fnid out what you did the next from your friends..that really sucks. I hate howo you can only remember little snippets of the night. i hate how alcohol can turn people violent. Ive seen a few cases of violent drunks and the damage they can do.Its not pretty. Fighting for no reason is a common outcome. I have found guys are more prone to do this. I cant actually recal a time when i have seen two violent drunk chicks fighting (physically fighting that is. hmmm its interesting how alcohol affects different people in different ways..

alcohol

Amandas Birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MANDA! today is amandas birthday. i cant beleive she is 19 already! i also really cant beleive she just had a baby!!! hope all goes well for you guys :)

birthday celebrations

Missy Higgins

Hey, im a fan of missy higgins and have been waiting for her new album to come out. All i knew was that it was coming out in april. i finally decided to look up the date which it will be coming out and foiund out it will be saturday the 28th of april! its called out of a clear sky, or something like tht, i kind of forget but if you want to check it out go to this site!!

holidays

im sitting here really bored right now. i have had a pretty good holiday, but these last few days are going really slowly. im looking forward to goign back to uni life, minus the assignments, but i guess it has to be done. what have you been up to these holidays????

Old Man

I sit here looking at the computer, but out the corner of my eye i see an old man. ok now i'm looking at him, spying on him i guess. He was just looking at my nannas car, like studying it. now he has turned around and is staring at the house across the road. He looks lost. ok now he is walking slowly over to the other house. seriously i think he has dementure or something?