31 The average number of
sexual partners for
heterosexual men is seven; for
heterosexual women, it’s
four.

32 A woman has a better shot
at climaxing during sex if the
walls of her vaginal canal are
stimulated. A study found
that penis length doesn’t help
accomplish this—girth does. Make him feel girthier by
keeping your legs together
during sex. It creates more
friction.

33 Still, that doesn’t stop men
from seeking out
enhancements. A handful of
new gadgets on the market
claim to help men add length
and possibly girth to their penis.

34 If that doesn’t work, he
can try dropping a few kilos.
For every 16 kilos an
overweight man loses, his
penis appears to grow one
inch.

35 Scientists believe that some
women have a more active G-
spot than others. Trying
various positions, like leaning
back while you’re on top,
may help him stimulate it if yours isn’t as active.

36 Having sex once a week
can improve your immune
function by 30 percent.

37 One study found that
women get physically
aroused by a much wider
variety of erotic imagery than
men do.

38 Researchers are testing
Viagra on women with sexual
dysfunction—72 percent of
those taking it noticed
improvement in their sexual
response.

39 A 2010 study found that
the better a woman’s genital
self-image, the easier it is for
her to orgasm.

40 Phew! Most couples over 65
in the US still have sex at least
once a week.

41 It was discovered that
wearing two inch heels may
improve the strength of the
pelvic muscles, which in turn
helps you orgasm.

42 A study found that 84
percent of women have had
sex just to ‘keep the peace’
with their partner.

43 For five minutes per day,
tense and relax your PC
muscles (the ones that hold in
pee). It may give you better
orgasms.

44 In a survey of multi-
millionaires, 70 percent felt
that money gave them better
sex.

45 Women who masturbate
regularly are more likely to
experience orgasm during
intercourse.

46 A foetus responds to mom
getting it on: it can sense
blood-pressure and heartrate
changes, and it feels non-
sexual excitement.

47 Lie on top of him for a bit
while you’re both naked.
Skin-on-skin contact floods
the body with oxytocin, a
hormone that makes you feel
close.

48 One in four women over 35
says she has never had sex.

49 Some lucky women can
orgasm from breast
stimulation alone. Find out if
you can do it by asking him to
spend extra time there.

50 A man’s body odour turns
a woman on. So jump him
before he hits the shower
post-gym.

51 A global Durex survey
found that Austrians engage
in MouthAction more than people
in any other country.

52 Women are 10 times more
sensitive to touch than men
are. So before the action really
gets going, ask him to run his
fingers over your
entire body.

53 Two-thirds of college
students have been involved
in a friends-withbenefits
situation.

54 Your morning coffee may
be an aphrodisiac: one study
found that caffeine made rats
hornier.

55 A study found that
women experience more
pleasure with men who make
more money.

56 Thirty-six percent of people
under 35 go on Facebook or
Twitter or send texts after
sex.

57 The ‘sexual pursuit’ part of
a man’s brain is two-and-a-
half times bigger than
women’s.

58 Married women get it on
more often than unmarried
women do.

59 Experts have discovered a
new pleasure centre: the
anterior fornix, known as the
A-spot, located on the upper
wall of the vagina, near the
cervix. When stimulated, it increases lubrication. The
moves that arouse your G-
spot will hit this area too.

60 An Archives Of Sexual
Behaviour study found that
after looking at sexy images,
most women showed
physical signs of arousal but
didn’t feel that hot.

61 That glazed look a man gets
when he sees breasts? His
visual brain circuits are on the
lookout for signs of fertility.

62 The best orgasms are the
ones where all your senses are
engaged. But researchers
found that when you’re lying
down, some senses are
reduced. Try climbing on top.

63 Thirty minutes of sex
burns, on average, 85 or more
calories.

64 In a study conducted with
British and Namibian subjects,
researchers found that
although each group could
identify sounds of anger or
fear in the other group, neither recognised the others’
moans of delight as sounds of
pleasure.

65 When women orgasm, the
areas of the brain associated
with fear shut off.

66 The more genetically
diverse a woman is, the
greater her number of
partners. Potential mates are
attracted to those who are
dissimilar, so the more variation in her DNA, the
more appealing she is.

67 Eighty-two percent of
people who say they are
sexually satisfied also report
feeling respected by their
partner during sex.

68 Experts say that regular
sex can help alleviate
migraines.

69 Make Sunday cleaning day
and you might see your sex
life spike. A paper found that
couples who do more
housework have more sex.

70 Giving him a massage may
get you excited, as much as
him.

71 Women with greater finger
sensitivity had more sex with
their partner.

72 One in every four
Americans is ‘too tired’ to
have sex.

73 African-Americans and
Hispanics have sex before
going to bed more frequently
than whites and Asians do.

74 Fifty-six percent of men
say they wish their penis was
bigger. Boost his ego when
you’re down south by saying
“I can’t even take all of you
in.”

75 Exploring your spirituality,
whether it’s by reading a
spiritual book or learning to
meditate, could improve your
sex life.

76 Women who were
sexually unsatisfied found
that practicing meditation
improved their arousal and
gave them better orgasms.

77 Thirty-one percent of men
reported having trouble
getting an erection...

78 ...And 34 percent of men
had trouble maintaining one.

79 While 95 percent of women
consider penile - vaginal
intercourse sex, only 89
percent agree if there’s no
ejaculation.

80 Couples who don’t have a
TV in their bedroom have 50
percent more sex. According
to researchers, getting it on
decreases significantly with
the addition of a television.

81 A study done of 900 films
over a four-year period found
that sex and nudity in movies
did not boost box-office
success.

82 About one-half of couples
find that each partner initiates
sex equally as often.

83 One survey found that
Spain has the best lovers...or
at least that’s how their
women rated them.

84 A recent study found that
people with higher rates of
poverty had more sex.

85 Keep your gaze locked on
his. Experts say eye contact
can increase sexual attraction
and the sex can hit the roof!

Single is not a status. It
describes a person who is
strong enough to live and
enjoy life without
depending on others.

Here are some of the most
interesting Facts about Life

1. If you are right handed,
you will tend to chew your
food on your right side.
Awesome! If you are left handed, you will tend to
chew your food on your
left side

2. If you stop getting
thirsty, you need to drink
more water. For when a
human body is dehydrated,
its thirst mechanism shuts
off.

3. Chewing gum while
peeling onions will keep
you from crying.
Interesting!!

4. Your tongue is germ free
only if it is pink. If it is
white there is a thin film of
bacteria on it.

5. The Mercedes-Benz
motto is ‘Das Beste oder
Nichts’ meaning ‘the best
or nothing’. Cool!!

6. The Titanic was the first
ship to use the SOS signal.
Amazing

7. The pupil of the eye
expands as much as 45
percent when a person
looks at something
pleasing. Interesting!!

8. The average person who
stops smoking requires
one hour less sleep a night.

9. Laughing lowers levels
of stress hormones and
strengthens the immune
system. Six-year-olds
laugh an average of 300
times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to
100 times a day.

10. Frank Perdue’s chicken
slogan, “It takes a strong
man to make a tender
chicken” was translated
into Spanish as “it takes an
aroused man to make a chicken affectionate.
Awesome!”

11. Dalmatians are born
without spots.
Interesting!!!!

12. Bats always turn left
when exiting a cave.
Awesome!

13. The ‘v’ in the name of a
court case does not stand
for ‘versus’, but for
‘and’ (in civil proceedings.
Interesting!!!! or
‘against’ (in criminal proceedings. Interesting!!!!

14. Men’s shirts have the
buttons on the right, but
women’s shirts have the
buttons on the left

15. The owl is the only bird
to drop its upper eyelid to
wink. All other birds raise
their lower eyelids

16. The reason honey is so
easy to digest is that it’s
already been digested by a
bee

17. Roosters cannot crow
if they cannot extend their
necks

18. The color blue has a
calming effect. It causes the
brain to release calming
hormones

19. Every time you sneeze
some of your brain cells die

20. Your left lung is smaller
than your right lung to
make room for your heart

21. The verb “cleave” is the
only English word with
two synonymswhich are
antonyms of each other:
adhere and separate

22. When you blush, the
lining of your stomach also
turns red

23. When Hippos are upset,
their sweat turns red

24. The first Harley
Davidson motorcycle was
built in 1903, and used a
tomato can for a
carburetor

25. The lion that roars in
the MGM logo is named
Volney

26. Google is actually the
common name for a
number with a million zeros

27. Switching letters is
called spoonerism. For
example, saying jagof
Flapan, instead of flag of
Japan

28. It cost 7 million dollars
to build the Titanic and 200
million to make a film about
it

29. The attachment of the
human skin to muscles is
what causes dimples

30. There are 1,792 steps
to the top of the Eiffel
Tower

31. The sound you hear
when you crack your
knuckles is actually the
sound of nitrogen gas
bubbles bursting

32. Human hair and
fingernails continue to
grow after death

33. It takes about 20
seconds for a red blood cell
to circle the whole body

34. The plastic things on
the end of shoelaces are
called aglets

35. Most soccer players run
7 miles in a game

36. The only part of the
body that has no blood
supply is the cornea in the
eye. Awesome! It takes in
oxygen directly from the
air

37. Every day 200 million
couples make love,
400,000 babies are born,
and 140,000 people die

38. In most watch
advertisements the time
displayed on the watch is 10:10 because then the
arms frame the brand of
the watch (and make it
look like it is smiling.
Interesting!!)

39. Colgate faced big
obstacle marketing
toothpaste in
Spanishspeaking countries.
Interesting!!!! Colgate
translates into the command “go hang
yourself.”

40. The only 2 animals that
can see behind it without
turning its head are the
rabbit and the parrot

41. Intelligent people have
more zinc and copper in
their hair.

42. The average person
laughs 13 times a day

43. Do you know the
names of the three wise
monkeys? They are: Mizaru
(See no evil), Mikazaru(Hear
no evil), and Mazaru(Speak
no evil)

44. Women blink nearly
twice as much as men

45. German Shepherds bite
humans more than any
other breed of dog

46. Large kangaroos cover
more than 30 feet with
each jump

47. Whip makes a cracking
sound because its tip
moves faster than the
speed of sound

48. Two animal rights
protesters were protesting
at the cruelty of sending
pigs to a slaughterhouse in
Bonn. Suddenly the pigs, all
two thousand of them, escaped through a broken
fence andstampeded,
trampling the two hapless
protesters to death

49. If a statue in the park
of a person on a horse has
both front legs in the air,
the person died in battle; if
the horse has one front leg
in the air, the person died as a result of wounds
received in battle;if the
horse has all four legs on
the ground, the person
died of natural cause.
Awesome!

50. The human heart
creates enough pressure
while pumping to squirt
blood 30 feet!!

51. Relatives don’t always
know better.

52. Skeletons in family
closets will always be there
to haunt you.

53. Standing in your truth
means respecting the right
of others to theirs.
Interesting!!!!

54. You cannot hear
anyone if you are talking.
Interesting!!

55. You don’t have to live
life with the hand you
were dealt you can always
shuffle the deck.

56. Potatoes won’t grow
out of your ears if you fail
to wash them.

57. Adult eyes have a
tendency to make the
world small, yet are always
looking for the big things,
child eyes make the world
big and yet are fascinated by the small things.
Interesting!!!!

58. We should try to see
not how people with
disadvantages are
different from us but how
they are the same.
Awesome!

59. It is easy to be a big fish
when you live in a small
pond.

60. Adults should not let
children take responsibility
for their life choices.
Interesting!!!!

61. No matter how shitty a
job your parents did
eventually you have to
take responsibility for
your own choices.
Interesting!!!!

62. Those who seek
enlightenment will never
find it

. 63. If you need to say it say
it now if you need to do it
do it now

. 64. The biggest regret of
those whose time is cut
short is all the things they
never said and all the
things they never did.

65. We only have the
moment we are in.

66. You don’t need an inner
critic you need to be your
own best friend.

67. Change requires action.

68. Misery likes company.

69. We have to be careful
that helping doesn’t turn
into enabling. Interesting!!

70. Not everyone is going
to like you and you are not
going to like everyone.
Awesome!

71. Stuff happens that’s
just life. Awesome!

72. Everyone should grow
fairy wings and splash in
the puddles occasionally.

73. If you keep doing for
people they will never
learn to do it for
themselves. Interesting!!!!

74. Please and thank you
are highly underrated.

75. Nothing is more
contagious than a smile.
Awesome!

76. The best gift you give
anyone is your time and
patience. Awesome!

77. Patience is the ability to
understand it is not always
about you.

78. There are many rivers
which lead to the same
ocean you just have to be
willing to look for them.

79. True beauty is not
determined by a look but
by a thought and a deed.

80. Times stands still for
those who are in the
moment not rushing by it.

81. Having knowledge
does not make you wise
this requires a knowing as
well. Amazing

82. Meditation does not
require whale music and
contortions just the ability
to go to your happy place.
Awesome!

83. You are not going to
see the bigger picture until
you have all of the pieces.
Interesting!!!!

84. No matter which way
you plate tofu turkey is
not turkey.

85. It is wise to take a
moment before you take a
step that way you get a
chance to see where your
feet are going to land.

86. You may have a seed of
greatness within you but
you still have to nurture it.

87. Everyone has to find
their own pathway.

88. You are not limited to
one act of greatness in
your lifetime. Awesome!

89. The only way to stop
an argument is to find a
solution.

90. Every thing you do or
say will come back to you
eventually it just may not
be in a form you are
expecting. Interesting!!

91. Asking for help means
you are smart enough to
get the things you need to
create the life you want.

92. Just because one
chapter in your life is
closed doesn’t mean you
cannot write another one.
Awesome!

93. People are not perfect
and we all need a break
every now and then.

94. Never leave unsaid
words in a room.

95. Nothing is ever about
what is we think it is about.

96. Boundaries are the
things adults use to make
sure no one colors outside
of the lines. Interesting!!!!

97. Every one is more than
they believe themselves to
be. Awesome!

98. Every footprint counts
no matter who made it.

99. Love will always be the
way.

100. Lists fall under the
category it seemed like a
good idea at the time!

nobleval:
51 A global Durex survey
found that Austrians engage
in MouthAction more than people
in any other country.

And you stay in Austria,

McWhillion:
And you stay in Austria,

hahaha

McWhillion:
And you stay in Austria,

Here are some of the useful
facts about China,These
facts are about the
countries
culture ,tradition,languages,
population, natural resources etc..Here are
some of the interesting
facts about China,This list
also contains basic facts for
kids.

China is officially known as
the People’s Republic of
China.

China has the largest
population in the world,
with over 1.3 billion people

China is the 3rd largest
country by area at
9,706,961 sq km 47% of the population live
in urban areas.

There’s a bridge between
mainland China and Macau,
where cars switch from left
to right hand drive and
vice versa.

Every 30 seconds, a baby is
born with a birth defect in
China.

Nearly 700 million Chinese
people drink contaminated
water.

More than 3,800 species of
fish and hundreds of
amphibians and reptile
species live in the rivers,
lakes, and coastal waters.

The giant panda lives in the
misty mountains of
southwest China and
nowhere else on Earth.

The Chinese invented
paper, the compass,
gunpowder, and printing

Toilet paper was invented
in China in the late 1300s. It
was for emperors only.

On an average day in China,
1.7 million pigs are
consumed.

One in five people in the
world are Chinese.

China remained largely
isolated from the rest of
the world’s civilizations,
closely restricting foreign
activities.

Each year is represented by
an animal. There are
twelve animals which
represent the twelve
months.

It is considered good luck
for the gate to a house to
face south.

The literacy rate in China is
94.2%

The coastal regions of
China are more
industrialized, while inland
regions are less developed.

China was admitted to the World Trade Organization in Nov. 2001.

When a Chinese child loses
a baby tooth, it doesn’t get
tucked under the pillow
for the tooth fairy

15 Interesting facts
about cheetah

1. While chasing prey, the
cheetah’s lung is enlarge to
absorb more oxygen. They
breathe 150 times oxygen
per minute while during
the high speed hunter. 1. 1

2. Cheetah used to be petted
in the ancient Egypt Empire. 2. 2

3. Akbar the Great, Mughal
empire ruler from
1556-1605, used to raise
1000 cheetahs on his
palace. 3. 3

4. Unlike big families of cat
(Tigers or lions), cheetah
does not roar. It purrs like
a small cat on your
house .When cheetah
running, it controls the high speed of the run with
the retractable claws under
its paws. 4. 4

5. Cheetah is crowned as the
fastest land mammal in the
world. It can reach a top
speed at 120km/h and
capable to reach 103km/h
in less than 4 seconds. 5. 5

6. However, Cheetah is not
born with any cooling
system. They only run in
high speed for view
seconds and often it is not
enough to catch a delicious gazelle 6. 6

7. Cheetahs don’t drink water
as often as other mammals.
If they don’t find a river,
they take water from the
moisture and the blood of
their prey. 7. 7

8. In average, Cheetah is 3.5
to 4.5 feet long without its
tail. The weight is around
75-150 lbs and the male is
usually bigger than the
females. 8. 8

9. Cheetah is stringy and has
a small head. 9. 9

10. The life expectancy is 8-10
years in wilderness and
15-17 years in captivity. . 10

11. A female cheetah matures
after 2 years. The females
commonly mate with more
than one males and it
delivers 3-5 new cubs
usually after 3 months of pregnancy. . 11

12. It is not a new fact that
Cheetah is an endangered
species. Hunting and the
lost of the ecosystem
makes the animal should
work harder and harder to find its prey. Captivity is
not a solution for the free
animal. Cheetah is already
extinct in India since 1940
but now, the government
is trying to return the animal back to the natural
house . 12

13. Cheetah has a good sense
of smell and listened but
the best sense of the animal
is their sights. . 13

14. Cheetah is a grace animal. I
love their way to run and
catch their prey. Cheetah is
built for speed. It is
destined to be the fastest
land mammal but unfortunately, the speed is
not coming without any
consequences. 14

15. Cheetah usually lives in
Open area such as
grasslands and savannah,
the belly is white and has
no spots. While they were
just born, they have long gray fur and long manes
on the neck and shoulder
that will disappear after
they are older. Effectively,
they use their long tail as a
steer.

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Interesting

1. Earth Day was founded by
U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson
from Wisconsin who
wanted to respond to an
oil spill off Santa Barbara,
California. President Bill Clinton awarded Sen.
Nelson the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1995
for his role as Earth Day
founder. 1. 1

2. Gaylord Nelson founded
Earth Day while he was
working as a US senator. 2. 2

3. Chicago made a big splash
on Earth Day 2007 with
festivities at Lincoln Park Zoo drawing more than 40,000 people, a single-day
attendance record. 3. 3

4. Although Earth Day
originated in the United
States, it went global in
1990 with 140 countries
participating. In 2000,
more than 180 countries participated. 4. 4

5. Some schools and
communities celebrate
Earth Day for a whole
week to expand the time
frame that people focus on
the earth and how they can preserve it. 5. 5

6. The first Earth Day got a lot
of attention when more
than 20 million people
participated and by the end
of 1970, Congress
authorized the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency . 6. 6

7. Every year on April 22,
men, women, and children
collect garbage, plant trees,
clean up coral reefs, show
movies, sign petitions, and
plan for a better future for our planet. 7. 7

8. Earth Day was renamed
officially by the UN in 2009
as International Mother
Earth Day. 8. 8

9. According to Nelson, the
moniker “Earth Day” was
“an obvious and logical
name” suggested by “a
number of people” in the
fall of 1969In Panama, 100 endangered species of
orchids were planted and
maintained to prevent their
extinction in honor of
Earth Day. 9. 9

10. In an Earth Day celebration
in 2011, 28 million trees
were planted in
Afghanistan by the Earth Day Network . . 10 11. The first celebration of
Earth Day took place on
April 22, 1970, making
2014’s observance the
44th anniversary of Earth
Day. . 11

12. On Earth Day 2012, more
than 100,000 people rode
bikes in China to reduce
CO2 emissions and save
fuel.

15 interesting facts
about Ancient Egypt

1. Egyptian men and women
wore makeup. It was
thought to have healing
powers, plus it helped
protect their skin from the
sun. 1. 1

2. A large river called the
River Nile flows through
the country into the
Mediterranean Sea. 2. 2

3. The Nile enters Egypt from
the Sudan and flows north
for about 1545 km to the
sea. 3. 3

4. About 95 % of Egypt’s
population still live in the
Nile valley (the area next
to the river). 4. 4

5. According to Egyptian
mythology, Set killed Osiris
by tricking him into getting
into a box. Set sealed the
box and threw it into the
River Nile. 5. 5

6. Ancient Egyptians believed
the tears of the goddess
Isis made the Nile overflow
each year. They celebrated
the flood with a festival
called the “Night of the Tear Drop.” 6. 6

7. Hieroglyphs were
developed about 3,000 BCE
and may have started as
early wall paintings. In
contrast to English’s 26
letters, there are more than 700 different Egyptian
hieroglyphs. 7. 7

8. The ancient Egyptians
worshipped more than
1,000 different gods and
goddesses. The most
important god of all was
Ra, the sun god. 8. 8

9. The Ancient Egyptians lived
along the banks of the
river Nile in Egypt. Farmers
first settled in Egypt along
the River Nile around 5000
B.C. 9. 9

10. All of Egypt depended on
the Nile for water, food
and transportation. The
Nile also provided the
ancient Egyptians with
fertile land which helped them to grow their crops
and raise their animals. . 10

11. The ancient Egyptians had
three different calendars:
an everyday farming
calendar, an astronomical
calendar, and a lunar
calendar. . 11

12. Egypt is mainly made up of
hot deserts and receives
little rainfall. Without the
River Nile, the area would
be entirely desert. . 12

13. Before modern dams were
built the river Nile would
flood each year coating the
land on either side of the
river with thick back mud.
This mud was ideal for growing crops on. . 13

14. They were one of the first
civilizations to invent
writing. They also used ink
to write and paper called
papyrus. . 14

15. They used moldy bread to
help with infections.

Info abt Pharaohs' (their kings)

snowprince07: Info abt Pharaohs' (their kings)

The Pharaohs of Ancient
Egypt were the supreme
leaders of the land. They were
like kings or emperors. They
ruled both upper and lower
Egypt and were both the political and religious leader.
The Pharaoh was often
thought of as one of the gods.

The name Pharaoh comes from
a word meaning "great house"
describing a palace or
kingdom. The Pharaoh's wife,
or Queen of Egypt, was also
considered a powerful ruler. She was called "the Great
Royal Wife". Sometimes
women became the rulers and
were called Pharaoh, but it
was generally men. The son of
the current Pharaoh would inherit the title and would
often go through training, so
he could be a good leader.

Historians divide up the
timeline of Ancient Egyptian
history by the dynasties of
the Pharaohs. A dynasty was
when one family maintained
power, handing down the throne to an heir. There are
generally considered to be 31
dynasties over the 3000 years
of Ancient Egyptian history.

There were many great
Pharaohs throughout the
history of Ancient Egypt. Here
are some of the more famous
ones:

Akhenaten - Akhenaten was famous for saying there was
only one god, the sun god. He
ruled with his wife, Nefertiti,
and they closed many of the
temples to other gods. He was
the father of the famous King Tut

. Tutankhamun - Often called King Tut today, Tutankhamun
is largely famous today
because much of his tomb
remained intact and we have
one of the greatest Egyptian
treasures from his rule. He became Pharaoh at the age of
9. He tried to bring back the
gods that his father had
banished.

Hatshepsut - A lady Pharaoh, Hatshepsut was originally
regent for her son, but she
took on the power of
Pharaoh. She also dressed like
the Pharaoh to reinforce her
power including the crown and ceremonial beard. Many
consider her to be not only
the greatest woman Pharaoh,
but one of the greatest
Pharaohs in the history of
Egypt.

Amenhotep III - Amenhotep III ruled for 39
years of great prosperity. He
brought Egypt to its peak of
power. During his rule the
country was at peace and he
was able to enlarge many cities and construct temples.

Ramses II - Often called Ramses the Great, he ruled
Egypt for 67 years. He is
famous today because he built
more statues and monuments
than any other Pharaoh.

Cleopatra VII - Cleopatra VII is often considered the last
Pharaoh of Egypt. She
maintained power by making
alliances with famous Romans
such as Julius Caesar and Mark
Antony.

Fun Facts about Pharaohs

Pepy II became Pharaoh at the
age of 6. He would rule Egypt
for 94 years.

The Pharaohs wore a crown
that had an image of the cobra
goddess. Only the Pharaoh
was allowed to wear the
cobra goddess. It was said
that she would protect them by spitting flames at their
enemies.

Pharaohs built great tombs for
themselves so they could live
well in the afterlife.

The first Pharaoh was a king
named Menes who united
both upper and lower Egypt
into a single country

. Khufu is the Pharaoh who
built the largest pyramid.

Facts about the Sphinx.

What is a Sphinx?

A Sphinx is a mythological
creature with the body of a lion and the head of a person. In Ancient Egypt a lot of
times the head was that of a
Pharaoh or a god.

Why were they built?

The Egyptians built sphinx
statues to guard important
areas such as tombs and
temples.

The Great Sphinx of Giza

The most famous Sphinx is the
Great Sphinx of Giza. It is one
of the largest and oldest
statues in the world.
Archeologists believe that it
was carved around 2500 BC and that the head is meant to
be the likeness of the Pharaoh
Khafra. The Great Sphinx faces
the sunrise and guards the
pyramid tombs of Giza.

How big is it?

The Great Sphinx is huge! It is
241 feet long, 20 feet wide,
and 66 feet high. The eyes on
the face are 6 feet tall, the ears
over three feet tall, and the
nose would have been nearly 5 feet long before it was
knocked off. It is carved out
of the bedrock in a trench at
the Giza site.

How did it originally look?

Over the past 4500 years
weather and erosion have
taken their toll on the Great
Sphinx. It is really amazing
that so much of it is left for us
to see. The original Sphinx would have looked a lot
different. It had a long
braided beard and a nose. It
also was painted in bright
colors. Archeologists think
that the face and body were painted red, the beard was
blue, and much of the
headdress was yellow. That
would have been an amazing
site!

What happened to its
nose?

No one is entirely sure exactly
how the nose got knocked
off. There are stories that Napoleon's men accidentally knocked off the nose, but
that theory has proven
untrue as pictures have been
found without the nose prior
to Napoleon's arrival. Other
stories have the nose getting shot off in target practice by
Turkish soldiers. Many people
now believe that the nose
was chiseled off by someone
who considered the Sphinx
evil.

Legend of the Sphinx

After the Sphinx was built,
over the course of the next
1000 years it fell into disrepair.
The entire body was covered
in sand and only the head
could be seen. Legend has it that a young prince named
Thutmose fell asleep near the
head of the Sphinx. He had a
dream where he was told that
if he restored the Sphinx he
would become Pharaoh of Egypt. Thutmose restored the
Sphinx and later became
Pharaoh of Egypt.

Fun Facts about the
Sphinx

There was also a famous
Sphinx in Greek Mythology . It was a monster that terrorized
Thebes, killing all those who
could not solve its riddle.

It was the Greeks who gave
the name "sphinx" to the
creature.

The beard was likely added to
the Sphinx during the period
of the New Kingdom.

A portion of the beard can be
seen in the British Museum in
London.

Efforts are being made to
preserve the Sphinx, but it
continues to erode

Valley Of The Kings (facts)

The Valley of the Kings was a
great burial ground for the
Pharaohs. After around 1500
B.C. the Pharaohs no longer
built great pyramids in which
to be buried. Instead, most of them were buried in tombs in
the Valley of the Kings.

How Many Tombs are in
the Valley of the Kings?

There are over 60 tombs in the
Valley of the Kings. They vary
from small tombs that are
little more than a large hole in
the ground to very large
tombs with over 100 underground chambers.
Unfortunately, most of the
tombs were looted thousands
of years ago and the treasure
was stolen or removed by
thieves. There is artwork on
the walls, however, that allows archeologists to learn
much about the lives of the
Pharaohs and other leaders
who were buried here. The
one tomb that was discovered
with much of the treasure and tomb still intact was that of
Tutankhamun.

The Tomb of Tutankhamun

The most famous tomb in the
Valley of the Kings is that of
the Pharaoh Tutankhamun,
sometimes called King Tut. It
was discovered in 1922 by
Howard Carter and had been largely untouched by thieves
and vandals. Carter found the
tomb under the remains of
some workmen's huts. This
may be why it had not been
found by tomb raiders. The tomb was packed with
amazing artifacts including
King Tut's mummy, a gold
mask, and a solid gold inner
coffin. The tomb contained
several chambers including the burial chamber, antechamber,
treasure chamber, and annex.

King Tut's Curse

There is a long standing
mystery about the curse of
King Tut's tomb. Rumor had it
that a tablet inside the tomb
had a curse on it and Howard
Carter hid the tablet so his workers wouldn't know.
However, the rumors of a
curse are most likely made up.
There weren't a lot of deaths
or bad things that happened
to those who opened the tomb or Tutankhamen's
mummy.

Who else was buried here?

The first Pharaoh to be buried
in the Valley of the Kings was
Tuthmosis I. Over the next 500
years many more Pharaohs
were buried here including
many of the Rameses (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, IX, X),
Hatshepsut, Amenhotep I, and
Tutankhamun.

Fun Facts about the Valley
of the Kings

Today tourists can visit many
of the tombs including
Tutankhamun's.

There is graffiti on the tombs
from other cultures and times
including Greek, Latin, and
Phoenician.

Although we don't know
who was Pharaoh during the
Exodus in the Bible, due to the
time frame, it is likely that he
was buried in the Valley of
the Kings.

Tomb workers lived in a close
by town called Deir El Medina.

Tutankhamun was buried
with a lock of hair from his
grandmother.

Everyone wants the truth,
but no one wants to be
honest.

Studies show most people
realize they aren't the
same person they were 10
years ago, yet believe they
won't change in the next
10 years.

An "ergasiophobe" is
someone who is afraid of
work.

1. The cost of college
textbooks in the US has
risen faster than the cost of
healthcare, house prices
and inflation.

2. Licking your wounds
really is beneficial - A
variety of compounds in
human saliva do speed up
the healing process.

3. Semen contains the same
amount of Vitamin C as an
orange.

4. Alex, the parrot’s (the
subject of a 37-year
experiment) last words to
his caretaker were “You be
good. I love you.”

5. Listening to music,
especially instrumentals,
can release the same
hormones as climaxing
during intercourse.

6. If successful, India will
soon be the first Asian
country to send a orbiter
on Mars.

7. New love can cause you
to hallucinate and imagine
other things as being too
positive. It can even reduce
your ability to understand
sarcasm.

8. A study of 16,000
women found that females
with more curves are
smarter than those who
weigh less.

9. Drinking a banana
milkshake can cure a
hangover.

10. In the Chinese city of
Chongqing, cell phone
addicts have their own
sidewalk lane.

11. There is no limit to the
brain's ability to terrify
itself, according to
research.

12. Nikola Tesla developed
the idea for smartphone
technology in 1901.

13. To have your picture
taken by the very first
camera you would have
had to sit still for 8 hours.

14. Humans tend to like
average faces better than
attractive ones because
they have fewer
idiosyncrasies.

15. "Go." is the shortest
complete sentence in the
English language.

16. People who sleep on
their left side have
significantly more
nightmares than people
who sleep on their right
side.

17. It's possible for a
woman to get pregnant
while she is already
pregnant.

18. Sometimes we don't
need advice. We just need
somebody to listen.

19. A man walks about 7%
slower when with wives
or girlfriends, and speeds
up when with other men.

20. Pretending you don’t
have feelings of anger,
sadness, or loneliness can
literally destroy you
mentally.

21. There is an English word
to describe that slight
feeling of joy you get
from the misfortune of
other people - It’s
“epicaricacy.”

22. People who get less
that 6.9 hours of sleep
often have higher blood
pressure, eat more, and
have slower reaction
times.

23. Studies suggest that
what you're wearing can
have a direct effect on
how secure and powerful
you feel.

24. Don’t ruin today by
worrying about
yesterday’s problem.

25. You can judge a lot
about a person's character
by what they laugh at.

26. A Russian woman died
of a heart attack after
waking up and realizing
she was at her own
funeral.

Haaaaaa number 26 mehn its not funny o

1. Transurphobia' is the fear
of haircuts

2. Football player
Ronaldinho lost a $750,000
deal with Coca-Cola because
he took a sip from a Pepsi.

3. Pope Francis used to be a
night club bouncer.

4. Calcium is not as good
for your bones as Vitamin
K. Avocados, peaches and
bananas are much better
for your bones than milk.

5. A study suggests that
people who lose their
virginity after the age of
19 will attain a higher level
of education and make
more money.

6. Studies have found that
scratching your ankle can
feel as good as intercourse
and that the ankle is the
most satisfying spot to
scratch.

7. Chimpanzees can
outsmart humans in simple
strategy games because
they are more evolved in
highly competitive
cultures.

8. Learning a foreign
language or how to play
an instrument can help
slow the brain’s aging
process.

9. A Pianobell – A bell that
gives your visitors the
option to play some tunes
while they are at your
door.

10. In ancient Egypt and
Ireland, women stood to
urinate – It was the men
who sat or squatted.

11. Bad relationships
change good people.

12. Soteriophobia is a
psychological condition
which causes a person to
refuse depending on others
out of fear of being
disappointed.

13. There comes a time
when you have to stop
crossing oceans for people
who wouldn't even jump
puddles for you.

14. Gary Kremen, the
founder of Match . com lost
his girlfriend to a man she
met on Match . com.

A person generally hates
you for 3 reasons: 1) They
want to be you. 2) They
hate themselves. 3) They
see you as a threat.

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25 Amazing and
Interesting Facts
about Japan

The Japanese name for
Japan is “Nihon” or
“Nippon” which means
“sun origin”.

Japan belongs to the
continent of Asia.

Japan is
an island nation
surrounded by the Sea of
Japan to the East and the
Pacific Ocean to the West.

Japan is made up of 6,852
islands.

The highest point in Japan
in Mount Fuji, which stands
at 3,776m (12,388ft).

As of July 2012, there are
over 127 million people
living in Japan
(127,368,088), which is the
tenth largest population in
the world.

Tokyo is the capital city of
Japan and also the largest
city. Other major cities
include Osaka, Nagoya, and
Sapporo.

Japanese is the official
language of Japan.

Japan sits along the “Pacific
Ring of Fire”, so has many
volcanoes and experiences
many earthquakes.

In
2011, an earthquake of
magnitude 9.0 hit Japan and created a tsunami
which resulted in much
devastation.

Almost three quarters of
Japan’s land is either forest
or mountains and is
difficult to be made into
farms, industrial or
residential areas.

Human life in Japan dates
back thousands of years.

Ancient warriors of Japan
were known as Samurai.
They were very skilled
fighters and swordsmen.
Their main weapon was
the Katana, a sharp sword with a slight curve to it.

Due to gases produced by
power plants, Japan
sometimes suffers from
acid rain.

Japan is an industrialized
nation, producing some of
the most technologically
advanced motor vehicles,
electronics, and machine
tools.

Japan is a world leader in
robotics. Japanese
engineers are known for
producing a range of
human-like robots such as
ASIMO.

Some of the most well-
known companies in the
world are Japanese such as
Toyota, Honda, Sony,
Nintendo, Canon,
Panasonic, Toshiba, and Sharp.

Japanese cuisine has
become popular around
the world.

Some well-
known dishes are sushi,
sashimi and tempura.

Japan is home to many
different forms of martial
arts. Karate, Judo, Sumo,
Ninjutsu, Kendo, Jujutsu,
and Aikido to name a few.

Sumo is recognized as the
national sport of Japan,
although the most popular
spectator sport is baseball.

Japan hosted the 1940 and
1964 Summer Olympic
games, both times in
Tokyo. They also hosted
the 1940, 1972 and 1998
Winter Olympic Games.