oh this one is good too--> A third of the world’s people live on less than $2 a day, with 1,2 billion people living on less than $1 a day.
I don't think I could live like that :/
If you part your hair on the right side, you were born to be carnivorous. If you part it on the left, your physical and psychological make-up is that of a vegetarian.
#86 I tried to prove that wrong and banged for 10 minutes but my skull started breaking so I stopped :-} (by the way, what kind of a maniac found that out?)
#94 What happens if your face is naturally ugly and you happen to look at a dog? Is that against the law still? Poor guy, gets a fine and he's ugly. The dog gets away scot-free I presume?
Being intoxicated had desirable spiritual significance to the ancient Egyptians. They often gave their children names like "How Drunk is Cheops" or "How Intoxicated is Hathor." :)))))))))))))))
In Memphis, Tennessee, a woman is not to drive a car unless a man warns approaching motorists or pedestrians by walking in front of the car that is being driven.
The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb. (????)
I realized that you're joking.No,we have never celebrated our bithdays together.I think all people are egoists,that is why,maybe,we don't want enybody to pay attention to another person in our birthday,do we?
Of course, I congratulate her too!))
Yes definitely, we all want that special day to be ours and no one elses. Actually I don't care about my own, but as a whole I agree. I feel sorry for kids who are born on Christmas Day because they're not the center of attention on their birthday but I suppose they get twice as many presents and that's what they really care about ;-)
Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" :))))
next time someone asks me where I'm from, I'll say El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula :]
The longest place-name still in use is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwenuaki tanatahu, a New Zealand hill. It means, "The place where Tamatea, the man with the big knee who slid, climbed, and swallowed mountains, known as land-eater, played on his flute to his loved one."
A reward of $1,000 was offered for information leading to the capture and conviction of a man robbing taxi drivers. The man turned himself in and demanded the reward as a result. He received a 20 year sentence for aggravated robbery instead.:))))))))))))))))))))))))
#193 no I didn't but I looked on the net apparently 'the reason is purely aesthetic. A watch reading 10:10 has a clean, symmetrical look. Also, the hands don't obscure the watchmaker insignia, which is usually located directly below 12 o'clock.'
...apart from the conventional city of Tokio, which is on the surface, there is also the under-the-ground one with restaurants, shops, hairdressers' and even showers).
In a human body only 10% of biological cells are human cells. The other 90% of cells are bacteria and other microbes. We are just walking colonies of microbes.
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The strongest muscle in the human body is the tongue.
read this one, very interesting http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/muscles.html
Do you know a bird that can not walk? We all know that there are birds who can not fly. For example, ostriches or penguins. But there is a bird that can fly, but can not walk. It is the smallest bird on earth - a hummingbird.
In addition to the post of [id59263089:bp-12648877_208910|Анастасия Горбунова].
Swifts are very poor walkers. They can probably walk less than a meter in a minute (I saw them trying, it looked very unnatural for them). But they are good flyers. They can fly at a speed of up to 120 km/h. They are carnivorous, they don't peck seeds or crumbles of bread in the streets, like sparrows and pigeons do. They are, like falcons, taking their prey on flight. Only their prey is smaller - different kinds of flying insects.
Some small birds will chase a large bird of prey and pester it so much that it will vomit. Then the smaller bird will gobble up the vomit in midair as its tasty meal.
In 1801, when the first complete world census was carried out, the world’s population was 1 billion. China had 295 million people, India 131 million, Russia 33 million, France 27 million, Ottoman Empire 21 million, Germany 14 million, Spain 11 million, Britain 10 million, Ireland and the USA 5 million.
The length of the accelerating track of the Large Hadron Collider is 27 km. A beam of accelerated protons travels this distance almost eleven thousand times in one second.
The first written evidence of a football match came in about 1170, when William Fitzstephen wrote of his visit to London, “After dinner all the youths of the city goes out into the fields for the very popular game of ball.”
Will we continue playing?
By the way, above there was a fact that people (babies) are born without knee caps, it is not true, because they have it, but they are soft or something like that))
My fact -
interesting words - in German the word - Gift - means яд and in English the word - gift - means подарок, дар.
Кстати, про чешский - всё это правда, именно так всё и звучит и переводится, такие слова называются ложные друзья переводчика, они и в английском есть, только вот со словом подруга - это такой миф, который распространяют экскурсоводы :) употребляют псевдочешское слово перделка :) В действительности по-чешски 'подруга' - přítelkyně. (Цитирую с сайта, вдруг кому нужен чешский, чтобы выучить - загляните, и там много есть таких слов смешных :) http://www.languages-study.com/cesky.html там и другие языки есть!) Привет и правда - ахой.
My new fact -
Kangaroo is not just an animal, but also an island!
Kangaroo Island is Australia's third-largest island, after Tasmania and Melville Island.
People often ask whether members of the British Royal Family have a surname, and, if so, what it is. Before 1917, members of the British Royal Family had no surname, but only the name of the house or dynasty to which they belonged.For the most part, members of the Royal Family do not need a surname, but if at any time any of them do need a surname (such as upon marriage), that surname is Mountbatten-Windsor.
Does everybody know how to find all his or her Likes in VKontakte? There is such a section in VKontakte and it can be shown on your page - is is called My Bookmarks (Мои закладки). Click on your bookmarks and you will find all your Likes there! (Video, Photos, etc...)
There is an official web site of the British Monarchy. http://www.royal.gov.uk/ Here you can learn about the history of the Monarchy, today's royal family and the Royal Art and Residences.
Knocker-up или Knocker-upper - это забытая профессия в Англии и Ирландии , состоявшая в том , чтобы будить людей на работу. Она зародилась во времена промышленной революции и существовала до 20-х годов 20-го века.
В основном использовали длинные бамбуковые палки , дубинки , трости , но иногда , чтобы будить жителей верхних этажей , стреляли в окна горохом.
Работали кнокер-апперами в основном пожилые люди , но бывало , за дополнительное вознаграждение , эта работа поручалась и местному констеблю.