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Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 11:22pm On Jul 03, 2014 |
The smallest shark is the dwarf lantern shark, which is only seven inches long. The longest shark is the whale shark, which can grow to a whopping 50 feet long and weigh more than 40,000 pounds. These behemoths are usually gentle and get all their food by sifting small animals out of the water. 2 Likes |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 11:42pm On Jul 03, 2014 |
50 Random Facts about gold . 1. The term “gold” is the from the Proto-Indo- European base *ghel / *ghol meaning “yellow,” “green,” or possibly “bright.” b 2. Gold is so rare that the world pours more steel in an hour than it has poured gold since the beginning of recorded history. b 3. Gold has been discovered on every continent on earth. b 4. Gold melts at 1064.43° Centigrade. It can conduct both heat and electricity and it never rusts. d 5. Due to its high value, most gold discovered throughout history is still in circulation. However, it is thought that 80% of the world’s gold is still in the ground. 6. Seventy-five percent of all gold in circulation has been extracted since 1910.b 7. A medical study in France during the early twentieth century suggests that gold is an effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. b 8. Gold is so pliable that it can be made into sewing thread. An ounce of gold can be stretched over 50 miles.b Gold is edible 9. Gold is edible. Some Asian countries put gold in fruit, jelly snacks, coffee, and tea. Since at least the 1500s, Europeans have been putting gold leaf in bottles of liquor, such as Danziger Goldwasser and Goldschlager. Some Native American tribes believed consuming gold could allow humans to levitate. b 10. The largest gold nugget ever found is the “Welcome Stranger” discovered by John Deason and Richard Oates in Australia on February 5, 1869. The nugget is 10 by 25 inches and yielded 2,248 ounces of pure gold. It was found just two inches below the ground surface.c 11. Amid recession fears in March 2008, the price of gold topped $1,000 an ounce for the first time in history. f p 12. Traditionally, investors try to preserve their assets during hard economic times by investing in precious metals, such as gold and silver. The World Gold Council released a report in February 2009 that indicated the demand for gold rose sharply in the last half of 2008.f 13. The Dow/Gold ratio, which shows how much gold it would take to buy one share of the Dow, is a good indicator of how bad a recession is. In early 2009, the Dow/Gold ratio appeared to be heading toward the same low ratios that occurred during the 1930s and 1980s.f 14. Gold is chemically inert, which also explains why it never rusts and does not cause skin irritation. If gold jewelry irritates the skin, it is likely that the gold was mixed with some other metal.b 15. One cubic foot of gold weighs half a ton. The world’s largest gold bar weighs 200 kg (440 lb).b 16. In 2005, Rick Munarriz queried whether Google or gold was a better investment when both seemed to have equal value on the stock market. h By the end of 2008, Google closed at $307.65 a share, while gold closed the year at $866 an ounce.g The last time Olympic gold medals were entirely of gold was in 1912 17. The Olympic gold medals awarded in 1912 were made entirely from gold. Currently, the gold medals just must be covered in six grams of gold .b 18. The Incas thought gold represented the glory of their sun god and referred to the precious metal as “tears of the Sun.” Because gold was not yet used for money, the Inca’s love of gold was purely aesthetic and religious. a 19. Around 1200 B.C., the Egyptians used unshorn sheepskin to mine for gold dust from the sands of the Black Sea. This practice is most likely the inspiration for the “Golden Fleece. ”b 20. In ancient Egypt, gold was considered the skin or flesh of the gods, particularly the Egyptian sun god Ra. Consequently, gold was unavailable to anyone but the pharaohs, and only later to priests and other members of the royal court. The chambers that held the king’s sarcophagus was known as the “house of gold.”a 21. The Turin Papyrus shows the first map of a gold mine in Nubia, a major gold producer in antiquity. Indeed, the Egyptian word for gold was “nub,” from gold-rich Nubia. While Egyptian slaves often suffered terribly in gold mines, Egyptian artisans who made gold jewelry for the nobles enjoyed a high, almost priestly status. h 22. Though the ancient Jews apparently had enough gold to create and dance around a golden calf while Moses was talking to God on Mt. Sinai, scholars speculate that it never occurred to the Jews to bribe themselves out of captivity because gold was not yet associated with money. b There are more than 400 references to gold in the Bible 23. There are more than 400 references to gold in the Bible, including specific instructions from God to cover furniture in the tabernacle with “pure gold.” Gold is also mentioned as one of the gifts of the Magi. b 24. The Greeks thought that gold was a dense combination of water and sunlight.e 25. In 560 B.C., the Lydians introduced the first gold coin, which was actually a naturally occurring amalgam of gold and silver called electrum. Herodotus criticizes the materialism of the Lydians, who also were the first to open permanent retail shops. When the Lydians were captured by the Persians in 546 B.C., the use of gold coins began to sread. |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 11:44pm On Jul 03, 2014 |
To be contd in 7hrs. |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 12:06am On Jul 04, 2014 |
Nobleval: 1 in 5,000 north AtlanticIs HIP not a part of human body? |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by McWhillion(m): 6:10am On Jul 04, 2014 |
all4naija: Is HIP not a part of human body?He mentioned it bro, check again |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 7:48am On Jul 04, 2014 |
26. Before gold coins were used as money, various types of livestock, particularly cattle, and plant products were used as currency. Additionally, large government construction projects were completed by slave labor due to the limited range of money users. 27. The chemical symbol for gold is Au, from the Latin word aurum meaning “shining dawn” and from Aurora, the Roman goddess of the dawn. In 50 B.C., Romans began issuing gold coins called the Aureus and the smaller solidus. 28. When honking geese alerted the Romans that the Gauls were about to attack the temple where the Romans stored their treasure, the grateful Roman citizens built a shrine to Moneta, the goddess of warning. The link between rescued treasure and Moneta led many centuries later to the English words “money” and “mint.” 29. Between A.D. 307 and 324, the worth of one pound of gold in Rome rose from 100,000 denarii (a Roman coin) to 300,000 denarii. By the middle of the fourth century, a pound of gold was worth 2,120,000,000 denarii—an early example of runaway inflation, which was partly responsible for the collapse of the Roman Empire 30. The Trial of the Pyx (a public test of the quality of gold) began in England in 1282 and continues to this day. The term “pyx” refers to a Greek boxwood chest in which coins are placed to be presented to a jury for testing. Coins are currently tested for diameter, chemical composition, and weight 31. During the fourteenth century, drinking molten gold and crushed emeralds was used as a treatment for the bubonic plaque. 32. In 1511, King Ferdinand of Spain coined the immortal phrase: “Get gold, humanely if possible—but at all hazards, get gold. 33. Both Greeks and Jews begin to practice alchemy in 300 B.C. The search to turn base metals into gold would reach its pinnacle in the late Middle Ages and Renaissance 34. In 1599, a Spanish governor in Ecuador taxed the Jivaro tribe so excessively that they executed him by pouring molten gold down his throat. This form of execution was also practiced by the Romans and the Spanish Inquisition. 35. Venice introduced the gold ducat in 1284 and it became the most popular gold coin in the world for the next 500 years. Ducat is Latin for “duke.” It is the currency used in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and is referenced in The Merchant of Venice. In his song “I Ain’t the One,” rapper Ice Cube sings that “he’s getting juiced for his ducats.” The ducat is also used in the “Babylon 5” sci-fi series as the name of the Centauri race’s money 36. Originally the U.S. mint made $2.50, $10, and $ 15 coins of solid gold. Minting of gold stopped in 1933, during the Great Depression 37. The San Francisco 49ers are named after the 1849 Gold Rush miners. 38. Gold and copper were the first metals to be discovered by humans around 5000 B.C. and are the only two non- white-colored metals .39. The value of gold has been used as the standard for many currencies. After WWII, the United States created the Bretton Woods System, which set the value of the U.S. dollar to 1/35th of a troy ounce (888.671 mg) of gold. This system was abandoned in 1971 when there was no longer enough gold to cover all the paper money in circulation. 40. The world’s largest stockpile of gold can be found five stories underground inside the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s vault and it holds 25% of the world's gold reserve (540,000 gold bars). While it contains more gold than Fort Knox, most of it belongs to foreign governments 41. The “troy ounce” of gold comes from the French town of Troyes, which first created a system of weights in the Middle Ages used for precious metals and gems. One troy ounce is 480 grains. A grain is exactly 64.79892 mg 42. The gold standard has been replaced by most governments by the fiat (Latin for “let it be done”) standard. Both Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson strongly opposed fiat currency. Several contemporary economists argue that fiat currency increases the rate of boom-bust cycles and causes inflation. 43. The Mines of South Africa can descend as far as 12,000 feet and reach temperatures of 130°F. To produce an ounce of gold requires 38 man hours, 1400 gallons of water, enough electricity to run a large house for ten days, and chemicals such as cyanide, acids, lead, borax, and lime. In order to extract South Africa’s yearly output of 500 tons of gold, nearly 70 million tons of earth are raised and milled 44. Only approximately 142,000 tons of gold have mined throughout history. Assuming the price of gold is $1,000 per ounce, the total amount of gold that has been mined would equal roughly $4.5 trillion. The United States alone circulates or deposits over $7.6 trillion, suggesting that a return to the gold standard would not be feasible. While most scholars agree a return to a gold standard is not feasible, a few gold standard advocates (such as many Libertarians and Objectivists), argue that a return to a gold standard system would ease inflation risks and limit government power. d 45. The first recorded gold ever discovered in the United States was was a 17-pound nugget found in Cabarrus, North Carolina. When more gold was discovered in Little Meadow Creek, North Carolina, in 1803, the first U.S. gold rush began 46. In 1848, while building a saw mill for John Sutter near Sacramento, California, John Marshal discovered flakes of gold. This discovery sparked the California Gold Rush and hastened the settlement of the American West 47. In 1933, Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 6102 which outlawed U.S. citizens from hoarding gold. Owning gold (except for jewelers, dentists, electricians, and other industry workers) was punishable by fine up to $10,000 and/or ten years in prison 48. Tiny spheres of gold are used by the Amersham Corporation of Illinois as a way to tag specific proteins to identify their function in the human body for the treatment of disease 49. The purity of gold is measured in carat weight. The term “carat” comes from “carob seed,” which was standard for weighing small quantities in the Middle East. Carats were the fruit of the leguminous carob tree, every single pod of which weighs 1/5 of a gram (200 mg) 50. Carat weight can be 10, 12, 14, 18, 22, or 24. The higher the number, the greater the purity. To be called “solid gold,” gold must have a minimum weight of 10 carats. “Pure gold” must have a carat weight of 24, (though there is still a small amount of copper in it) . Pure gold is so soft that it can be molded by hand |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 7:51am On Jul 04, 2014 |
In Ancient Rome, women tried to dye their hair blonde with pigeon dung. In Renaissance Venice, they used horse urine. |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 7:53am On Jul 04, 2014 |
China invented ice cream, and Marco Polo is rumored to have taken the recipe (along with the recipe for noodles) back with him to Europe. |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 7:58am On Jul 04, 2014 |
Newfoundland was the first part of Canada to be explored by Europeans. Ironically, it was the last area to become a province, in 1949. |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 8:03am On Jul 04, 2014 |
39 Facts about the Great Wall of China 1. While the Great Wall of China is not one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it is typically included in the Seven Wonders of the Medieval World 2. In 1987, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) placed the Great Wall on its list of the world’s great national and historical sites 3. That the Great Wall is a single, continuous wall built all at once is a myth. In reality, the wall is a discontinuous network of wall segments built by various dynasties to protect China’s northern boundary 4. During its construction, the Great Wall was called “the longest cemetery on earth” because so many people died building it. Reportedly, it cost the lives of more than one million people. 5. The Great Wall of China is also known as the wanli changcheng or Long Wall of 10,000 Li (a li is a measure of distance, approximately 1/3 of a mile). The main wall is around 2,145 miles (3,460 km) long with an extra 1,770 miles (2,860 km) of branches and spurs. 6. The Great Wall of China is the longest man- made structure in the world 7. The most visited section of the Great Wall is in Badaling, close to Beijing, which was built during the Ming Dynasty. It was the first section of the wall to open to tourists in 1957. It is where Nixon visited and was the finish site of a cycling course in the 2008 Summer Olympics. 8. As early as the seventh century B.C., a number of smaller walls that served as fortifications and watch towers had been built around the country. Initially each state (Chu, Qi, Wei, Han, Zhao, Yan, and Qin) that would be united in the first Chinese empire had its own individual wall 9. The length of all Chinese defense walls built over the last 2,000 years is approximately 31,070 miles (50,000 km). Earth's circumference is 24,854 miles (40,000 km) 10. The earliest extensive walls were built by Qin Shi Huang (260-210 B.C.) of the Qin dynasty, who first unified China and is most famous for the standing terra cotta army left to guard his tomb. It is from the Qin (pronounced “chin”) dynasty which the modern word “China” is derived. Little of those earliest walls remain 11. Because the Great Wall was discontinuous, Mongol invaders led by Genghis Khan (“universal ruler”) had no problem going around the wall and they subsequently conquered most of northern China between A.D. 1211 and 1223. They ruled all of China until 1368 when the Ming defeated the Mongols 12. The dynasties after the Qin which seriously added to and rebuilt the Great Wall were the Han (206 B.C.-A.D. 220), Sui (A.D. 581-618), Jin (115-1234) and, most famously, the Ming (1368-1644). What survives today are the stone and brick walls predominately from the Ming dynasty 13. Contrary to common belief, the Great Wall of China cannot be seen from the moon without aid. This pervasive myth seems to have started in 1893 in the American- published magazine The Century and then resurfaced in 1932 when Robert Ripley of Ripley’s Believe it Or Not claimed the Great Wall could be seen from the moon—even though space flight was decades away. It is questionable whether the Great Wall can be seen from a close orbit with the unaided eye 14. It is common to hear that the mortar used to bind the stones was made from human bones or that men are buried within the Great Wall to make it stronger. However, the mortar was actually made from rice flour— and no bones, human or otherwise, have ever been found in any of the Great Wall's walls 15. According to legend, a helpful dragon traced out the course of the Great Wall for the workforce. The builders subsequently followed the tracks of the dragon. 16. A popular legend about the Great Wall is the story of Meng Jiang Nu, a wife of a farmer who was forced to work on the wall during the Qin Dynasty. When she heard her husband had died while working the wall, she wept until the wall collapsed, revealing his bones so she could bury them 17. At one time, family members of those who died working on the Great Wall would carry a coffin on top of which was a caged white rooster. The rooster's crowing was supposed to keep the spirit of the dead person awake until they crossed the Wall; otherwise, the family feared the spirit would escape and wander forever along the Wall. 18. Uranus, or Tianwang, who was the personification of Heaven, is often portrayed on the reliefs found at strategic points and passes on the Great Wall. 19. Historian Arthur Walden established that the popular concept of one Great Wall, and even the name itself, entered Chinese consciousness not directly from the Chinese tradition, but rather through European sources who idealized the Wall. In fact, the Wall rarely appeared in Chinese art before the twentieth century. 20. Voltaire (1694-1778) discussed the Great Wall several times, but he remained undecided what the real point was. In one piece, he thought the Egyptian pyramids were “childish” compared to the Wall, which was a “great work.” In another place, he calls the Wall a “monument to fear.” |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 8:44am On Jul 04, 2014 |
contd... 21. Novelist Franz Kafka (1883-1924) praised the Great Wall as a great feat of human engineering. He even wrote a short story titled “The Great Wall of China” about an educated man who reflects on his life’s work overseeing the building of small portions of the Wall. 22. During the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-78), the Great Wall was seen as sign of despotism, and people were encouraged to take bricks from it to use in their farms or homes. 23. President Nixon’s visit to China in 1972 increased tourism to the Great Wall. With increased tourism, sections of the Wall were restored, and after Mao Zedong’s death, the Chinese government recognized the Wall as a unifying symbol of the nation. 24. The Great Wall has often been compared to a dragon. In China, the dragon is a protective divinity and is synonymous with springtime and vital energy. The Chinese believed the earth was filled with dragons which gave shape to the mountains and formed the sinew of the land 25. During the Ming dynasty, nearly one million soldiers were said to defend the Great Wall from “barbarians” and non- Chinese 26. The manpower to build the Great Wall came from frontier guards, peasants, unemployed intellectuals, disgraced noblemen, and convicts. In fact, there existed a special penalty during the Qin and Han dynasties under which convicted criminals were made to work on the Wall 27. Before the Ming dynasty, the wall was built with rammed earth, adobe, and stone. About 70% is made from rammed earth and adobe. Bricks were used after the Ming dynasty 28. The Chinese invented the wheelbarrow and used it extensively in building the Great Wall. 29. A section of the Great Wall in the Gansu province may disappear in the next 20 years due to erosion 30. Watchtowers were built at regular intervals along the Great Wall and could be up to 40 feet tall. They were used as lookouts and fortresses as well as for housing garrisons of troops and stockpiled supplies. They were also signal stations, where beacons, smoke, or flags were used for messages. They also represented a tremendous diversity of architectural styles. 31. The Great Wall’s western section, with a long chain of watchtowers, provided defense for those traveling the Silk Road 32. Parts of the Great Wall were surrounded by defensive moats, which were either filled with water or left as ditches 33. To defend the Great Wall, the Chinese would use sophisticated weapons such as axes, sledge hammers, lances, crossbows, halberds, and a Chinese invention: gunpowder. 34. The last battle fought at the Great Wall was in 1938 during the Sino- Japanese War, which was between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. Bullet marks can still be seen in the Wall at Gubeikou 35. Numerous temples were built along the Great Wall for the worship of the war god, Guandi 36. The Great Wall of China is 25 feet high in some places and ranges from 15-30 feet wide 37. The highest point of the Great Wall is in Beijing at Heita Mountain (5,033 feet/1,534 meters). The lowest point is at Laolongtou (sea level) 38. In 2004, there were over 41.8 million foreign visitors to the Great Wall of China 39. While the Great Wall is currently a symbol of national pride, China struggles with how to manage and protect the Wall while controlling the mass- market development of it. Two organizations, the China Great Wall Society and the International Friends of the Great Wall, are dedicated to preserving it. |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 9:14am On Jul 04, 2014 |
32 Arousing Facts about Sex . 1. During 30 minutes of active sex, the average person burns approximately 200 calories.e 2. On average, adult men think about sex every seven seconds. e 3. Having sex at least once per week can lower a man’s risk of heart disease by 30%, stroke by 50%, and diabetes by 40%. It has also been shown that men with an active sex life are more likely to live past 80 years. f 4. The average size of an erect penis measures between 5 and 6 inches, while the average size of a flaccid penis is about 3.5 inch 5. The sperm count of the average American male in 2008 was down nearly 30% from the sperm count of an average American male 30 years ago. Viagra was released in 1998 with over $411 million in profits within its first three months 6. Viagra, the well- known blue pill designed to help with erectile dysfunction, made $411 million in profits within the first three months of its release in 1998 before going on to make $1.8 billion in 2003.g 7. Use of the condom was first noted in published literature in the early 1500s. The device was originally made of linen, and historians believe the legendary lover Casanova used linen condoms.a 8. Historical records show that even in 1850 B.C., women attempted to practice birth control. The most common method was a mixture of crocodile dung and honey placed in the vagina in the hopes of preventing pregnancy. a 9. Although nearly any body part or item of clothing may be an object of sexual fetishism, the shoe and the foot are the two most common fetishes in Western society. e 10. Just a decade ago, only 25% of women reported experiencing orgasm as a result of intercourse. In recent years, this number has risen to about 45%. In contrast, over 80% of women report experiencing orgasm though MouthAction. e 11. The vibrator, a common intimacy gadget for women, was originally designed in the nineteenth century as a medication to combat the anxiety-related symptoms of “hysteria” (now known as menstruation).a 12. Homosexuality was listed as a mental illness with the American Psychiatric Association (APA) until 1973. It has since been removed and is now considered an orientation by the APA instead of an illness 13. Throughout the United States, approximately 4% of the population self-identifies as gay, lesbian, or bisexual. h 14. Approximately 1% of people worldwide identify as asexual (having no strong sexual attraction to either sex). b One in five Americans has been sexually involved with a coworker 15. Statistics suggest that approximately one in every five Americans has indulged in sex with a colleague at work. 16. Approximately 70% of people in the U.S. admit to fantasizing about group sex at some point in their life, and more than 50% of those people actually follow through. 17. Nearly one in four Americans (65 millions people) are currently living with an incurable sexually transmitted disease (STD).i 18. During 2007, more than 2.5 million people worldwide became infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. With these new cases, there are now 33 million people living with AIDS throughout the world. i 19. Since AIDS was first diagnosed in 1981, more than 25 million people have died as a result of the virus. Two million people died from AIDS in the year 2007 alone. i 20. The average male produces several million new sperm daily. Conversely, a female is born with a finite amount of eggs and will produce no more than that throughout her lifetime.f 21. Statistics show that approximately 90% of men and 65% of women masturbate from time to time. e 22. Worldwide, 27.5% of women report that they felt pressured into having sex for the first time compared to 15% of men reporting the same feelings.c 23. According to a 2007 worldwide sex survey, the average age when people first have sex is 19. 25. The survey also found that people in Asian countries tended to lose their virginity at a much later age (an average of 22) than those in Western cultures (an average of 18).c The car is second only to the bedroom as a favorite place to have sex 24. Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car. c 25. The average couple spends about 20 minutes engaged in sexual pre-intimacy prior to intercourse.e 26. Worldwide, sexually active adults report having sex an average of 103 times per year. This number is down from an average of 127 times per year in 2003.d 27. One report states that 48% of women have faked an orgasm at least once in their life. Interestingly, an identical 48% of men also report faking an orgasm at least once.d 28. Throughout the world, approximately 25% of people report having had only one sexual partner. Conversely, 21% of people report having more than 10 sexual partners in their lifetime.d 29. One survey reports that 53% of sexually active Americans claim to have sex at least once weekly. However, only 48% of Americans report being satisfied with their sex life. c 30. Many of the ingredients in chocolate are proven to cause arousal similar in effect to sexual pre-intimacy. In fact, some experts believe chocolate may be even more effective than pre-intimacy for sexual arousal. a 31. Both men and women can be turned on by the aromas of wine. The scents of many wines are believed to replicate human pheromones, the chemical substances that cause behavioral responses in humans.a 32. Endorphins released during sexual activity create a euphoria similar to that produced by opioid drug use. These same endorphins also act as extremely effective pain killers. |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 10:28am On Jul 04, 2014 |
A person cannot taste food unless it is mixed with saliva. For example, if strong- tasting substance like salt is placed on a dry tongue, the taste buds will not be able to taste it. As soon as a drop of saliva is added and the salt is dissolved, however, a definite taste sensation results. This is true for all foods. |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 10:29am On Jul 04, 2014 |
Dogs have four toes on their hind feet, and five on their front feet . . The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30 times its own weight and always falls over on its right side when intoxicated. |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 10:41am On Jul 04, 2014 |
Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into to shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode. |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 10:42am On Jul 04, 2014 |
The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable". |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 10:43am On Jul 04, 2014 |
"I am" is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 11:12am On Jul 04, 2014 |
McWhillion: Thank you. |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 3:03pm On Jul 04, 2014 |
The life expectancy for ancient Greek women was 36, and the average for males was 45. Of the children born, only half survived infancy. |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 3:12pm On Jul 04, 2014 |
Diseases:Cancer. Facts About Cancer. . 1. Several factors increase the risk of cancer (officially known as malignant neoplasm), including pollutants, tobacco use, certain infections, radiation, obesity, and lack of physical exercise. 2. An estimated 5 to 10% of cancers are entirely hereditary. Most cancers develop through a combination of hereditary and environmental factors 3. Smoking causes an estimated 90% of lung cancer. Tobacco has killed 50 million people in the last decade. If trends continue, a billion people will die from tobacco use and exposure this century, which equates to one person every six seconds. 4. Those who sleep less than six hours a night are more likely to develop colon cancer than those who sleep more 5. Cancer has two main characteristics: abnormal cell growth and the ability to spread to other parts of the body (metastasis) 6. In 2008, there were an estimated 12,667,500 new cases of cancer worldwide. Eastern Asia had the most new cases (3,720,000) and Micronesia the fewest (700). North America had approximately 1,603,900 new cases 7. One in eight deaths in the world are due to cancer. Cancer causes more deaths than AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined 8. Cancer is the leading cause of death in developed countries and the second leading cause of death in developing countries, after heart disease. Globally, heart disease is the number one killer. 9. In 2008, 7.6 million people died of cancer globally, which equates to 21,000 cancer deaths a day. By 2030, 21.4 million new cancer cases are expected to occur globally with 13.2 million cancer deaths 10. In 2006, a virus called xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) was discovered in prostate cells, leading scientists to believe the virus may play a role in causing aggressive prostate cancer 11. Nitrites are chemical additives used to preserve and add flavoring to most lunch meats, including cold cuts and hot dogs. Once in the body, they react with body chemicals and turn into cancer-causing carcinogens. Americans eat more than 20 billion hot dogs per year 12. The most common cancer in women globally is breast cancer, with an estimated 1.4 million new cases diagnosed in 2008. Breast cancer is also the leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide, with an estimated 458,400 deaths a year. 13. Approximately 15% of all cancers worldwide are due to infections. Undeveloped countries have a higher rate of cancers due to infection (26%) than in developed countries (8%). The microbes most responsible for cancer are the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (gastric cancer), HPV (cervical and other cancers), and Hepatitis B and C (liver cancer) 14. Researchers believe that more than half of all cancers and cancer deaths are potentially preventable 15. Lung, prostate, and stomach cancers are the most commonly diagnosed cancers in men. Breast, cervix, and colorectal cancers are the most commonly diagnosed cancers in women. |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 3:22pm On Jul 04, 2014 |
contd... 16. In 2008, cervical cancer was the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in women worldwide. An estimated 529,800 were diagnosed, with over 85% of those diagnosed in developing countries. 17. The earliest description of cancer was found in the Edwin Smith Papyrus dating back to 1600 B.C. It describes what appears to be breast cancer. Though breast cancer was treated by cauterization with a tool called a “fire drill,” the author ultimately wrote, “There is no treatment. 18. The word “cancer” is related to the Greek word “crab” because its finger-like projections were similar to the shape of the crab. Galen, a Roman physician, used the word oncos, which is Greek for “swelling.” 19. Since February 2009, over 40 million doses of Gardasil have been distributed globally. The FDA and the CDC claim that Gardisal prevents certain types of cervical cancer and that it is safe 20. The American Cancer Society estimates 577,190 people will die from cancer in the U.S. per year, or more than 1,500 people a day 21. As of January 2008, there were approximately 12 million people alive in the U.S. who had a medical history of cancer. 22. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S., with over 2 million cases of skin cancers diagnosed every year. Many cases could be prevented by protecting the skin from overexposure from the sun and avoiding indoor tanning. 23. Approximately 77% of all cancers are diagnosed in people who are 55 years old or older 24. The National institute of Health (NIH) posits that the cost of cancer in 2007 in the U.S. was $ 226.8 billion overall. Globally, the economic impact of cancer is substantially higher than any other cause of death 25. The majority of research shows being overweight adversely affects survival for postmenopausal women with breast cancer. Conversely, postmenopausal women who are more physically active are less likely to die from breast cancer. 26. While many types of cancers have declined in recent years— including cervical, colorectal, stomach, and lung cancers— other types of cancers have been increasing, including HPV-related oropharyngeal, esophageal adenocarcinoma, melanoma of the skin, and cancers of the pancreas, liver, and intrahepatic bile duct, as well as thyroid and kidney and renal pelvis cancers 27. African Americans are more likely than any other racial group to develop and die from cancer. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have the lowest overall cancer rates 28. There are 28 million cancer survivors worldwide 29. Cancer is not just one disease; rather it is a set of diseases. Different agents cause each type of cancer. 30. Human papillomavrius (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted viral infection and is the causative agent of cervical cancer. Although it is the causative agent, most women who are infected do not develop cancer |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 3:41pm On Jul 04, 2014 |
contd. 31. Women who have no children or who have their first pregnancy after the age of 30 have a slightly higher risk of developing breast cancer than those who become pregnant while they are younger. Breast- feeding may also reduce the risk of breast cancer slightly. h 32. The lifetime risk of a man in the United State of developing an invasive cancer is 45% .b Cancer drugs are the largest category of drugs in terms of sales 33. Pharmaceutical companies that market successful cancer drugs are some of the biggest corporations in the world. While there is currently a shortage of cancer drugs, only about 10% of the shortages are due to lack of raw materials. Most shortages are due to corporate decisions to cut down on production caused by money or quality problems.e 34. Poor dental hygiene can cause gingivitis, an inflammation of the gums. Over time, high levels of inflammation in the body can increase a person’s risk of developing cancer. h 35. Studies have found that Holocaust survivors are at a greater risk for developing cancer, mainly due to intense calorie deprivation and stress during WWII. k 36. Approximately 175,300 new cancer cases occurred globally in children up to age 14 in 2008. An estimated 96,400 children died from cancer in 2008.h 37. An estimated 12,060 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with cancer and 1,240 will die from cancer annually. Childhood cancers represent less than 1% of all new cancer diagnoses, yet it is the second leading cause of death in children, second to accidents.b 38. Professor Devra Davis argues that cancer research has been plagued by corporations and politicians manipulating and “fudging” data about cancer-causing toxins such as benzene and tobacco for money. Additionally, she argues that too much of the “War on Cancer” is misdirected by focusing more on treatment rather than on prevention. e 39. Some researchers believe that the Pap smear was not implemented until more than a decade after it was proven to prevent cervical cancer because of fears it would undermine the private practice of medicine, leading to unnecessary surgery and death for millions of women. e *Estimated Chernobyl deaths range form 4,000 to half a million* 40. Scientists claim that the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl produced the largest group of cancers in history from a single incident.e 41. Breast cancer is considered a taboo in many Middle Eastern countries, and many women will not get tested because they fear being examined by male doctors. e 42. During a 13.5-hour surgery, physicians were able to pull out a malignant brain tumor from an 11-year-old girl’s nose in Texas. g 43. Men who have never married are up to 35% more likely to die from cancer than those who are married. In terms of surviving cancer, women also benefited from being married, but to a lesser extent. a 44. A Massachusetts mother was convicted of attempted murder for withholding cancer medication from her autistic son. He was just 9 years old when he died of leukemia in 2009.j 45. Cancer patients have twice the risk of suicide than the general population. Men are more likely to kill themselves immediately after a diagnosis.c 46. Henreitta Lacks died of cervical cancer in 1951, but not before scientists at Johns Hopkins took samples of her tumor. Because it was the first instance of a successfully established “immortal” cell line, her cells (now called HeLa cells) have been used in several groundbreaking experiments, including polio vaccines and cloning. However, her story has not been without controversy because neither she nor her family gave permission for her cells to be harvested, and her family never benefited financially. Additionally, a HeLa cells contamination problem almost led to a Cold War incident. e New Cancer Cases Worldwide (2008) Male Cancer Type Estimated Cases Lung & Bronchus 1,095,200 Prostate 903,500Colon & Rectum 663,600 Stomach 640,600 Liver 522,400 Esophagus 326,600Urinary Bladder 297,300 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 199,600 Leukemia 195,900 Oral Cavity 170,900 All sites but skin 6,629,100 Female Cancer Type Estimated Cases Breast 1,383,500 Colon & Rectum 570,100 Cervix Uteri 529,800 Lung & Bronchus 513,600 Stomach 349,000 Corpus Uteri 287,100 Liver 225,900 Ovary 225,500 Thyroid 163,000 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 156,300 All sites but skin 6,038,400 Cancer Deaths Worldwide (2008) Male Cancer Type Estimated Cases Lung & Bronchus 951,000 Liver 478,300 Stomach 464,400Colon & Rectum 320,600 Esophagus 276,100 Prostate 258,400 Leukemia 143,700 Pancreas 138,100Urinary Bladder 112,300 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 109,500 All sites but skin 4,225,700 Female Cancer Type Estimated Cases Breast 458,400 Lung & Bronchus 427,400Colon & Rectum 288,100 Cervix Uteri 275,100 Stomach 273,600 Liver 217,600 Ovary 140,200 Esophagus 130,700 Pancreas 127,900 Leukemia 113,800,.. |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 4:07pm On Jul 04, 2014 |
Time to humour you guys...Strange and Funny: 53 Crazy Laws 1. Before 1920, it was illegal for women in the United States to vote. When women’s rights advocate Susan B. Anthony tried to vote in the 1872 election, she was arrested and fined $ 100 2. It’s illegal to ride an ugly horse in Wilbur, Washington. 3. In Quitman, Georgia, chickens may not cross the road. 4. In Mohave County, Arizona, if anyone is caught stealing soap, he must wash himself with it until the soap is gone.lol 5. First cousins may marry in Utah, but only after they’re 65 years old. 6. In North Dakota, no one can be arrested on the Fourth of July, a holiday that is commonly known there as “Five Finger Discount Day. 7. In Tennessee, it is illegal for children to play games on Sunday without a license.. 8. It is illegal in Tennessee for an atheist to hold office. 9. In Indiana, it is illegal for a man to be sexually aroused in public. 10. It is illegal in California to lick toads. Apparently, some people were licking toads to get high. Unfortunately, some people were being harmed by the toads’ poison. 11. It is against Michigan state law to tie a crocodile to a fire hydrant. 12. An old Colorado law states that a person mush have a doctor’s prescription before taking a bath.{I guess you must also do the same before you eat and sleep } 13. Colorado law states that a man cannot marry his wife’s grandmother 14. In Kansas, when two trains meet at a crossing, “both shall come to full stop and neither shall start up again until the other has gone.” 15. A woman in a housecoat is forbidden to drive a car in California 16. According to Minneapolis law, a person who double parks a car will be put on a chain gang with only bread and water to eat. 17. In Michigan, a woman’s hair belongs to her husband 18. In Morrisville, Pennsylvania, it is illegal for a woman to wear cosmetics without a permit{if I hear..tell 9ja women that nah} 19. A man is forbidden to kiss a woman while she’s asleep in Logan County, Colorado. 20. In Challis, Idaho, it is illegal to walk down the street with another man’s wife 21. Flirting in Little Rock, Arkansas, can land someone in jail for 30 days. 22. In Truro, Mississippi, a man must prove himself worthy before getting married by hunting and killing either six blackbirds or three crows. 23. There are still laws in Pueblo, Colorado, stating that it is illegal to grow dandelions 24. A woman in Memphis, Tennessee, is not allowed to drive a car unless a man is in front of the car waving a red flag to warn people and other cars 25. It is illegal for children under the age of 12 to talk on the telephone unless accompanied by a parent in Blue Earth, Minnesota. 26. In Kalispell, Montana, children must have a doctor’s note if they want to buy a lollipop. 27. A representative from Oklahoma, Linda Larsen attempted to lower the divorce rate by proposing a law that would require the following before a marriage license would be issued: neither party should snore, at least one meal a week should be prepared by the non-primary cook, toothpaste should be squeezed from the bottom of the tube, pantyhose shouldn’t be left hanging in the shower, and the toilet seat should always be down when not being used. 28. In Eureka, Nevada, it is illegal for men who have mustaches to kiss women. 29. It is illegal in Waco, Texas, to throw a banana peel onto the street because a horse could slip 30. In Texas, the Encyclopedia Britannica was banned because it contained a formula for making beer 1 Like |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 4:27pm On Jul 04, 2014 |
Contd.. 31. Pickles were outlawed in Los Angeles because the smell might offend people. 32. It’s illegal in St. Louis, Missouri, for a fireman to rescue a woman wearing a nightgown. If she wants to be rescued, she must be fully clothed..wicked! 33. Hartford, Connecticut, banned men from kissing their wives on Sundays. 34. Buying ice cream on Sundays was illegal in Ohio because it was thought to be frivolous and “luxurious.” Consequently, ice cream vendors would put fruit on top of the ice cream to make it more nutritious, creating the ice cream sundae 35. A woman wearing shorts, a halter top, or a bathing suit to a political rally in Wheatfield, Indiana, could be charged with a misdemeanor 36. In Lander, Wyoming, it is illegal for adults to take a bath more than once a month once the cold weather arrives. Children cannot take a bath at all during the winter. 37. According to Florida law, anyone who takes a bath must wear clothes 38. Motorists in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, cannot park a car for more than two hours unless it is hitched to a horse 39. Women in Whitesville, Delaware, could be charged with disorderly conduct if they propose marriage to a man. 40. In Kentucky, it is against the law to remarry the same man four times 41. There is a law in South Carolina that allows a husband to beat his wife on the courthouse steps on a Sunday. 42. In Arizona, MouthAction is considered sodomy 43. In Arizona, a man may legally beat his wife once a month, but no more. 44. In Dyersburg, Tennessee, it is against the law for a girl to telephone a boy to ask for a date. 45. In Kentucky, a woman is forbidden to wear a bathing suit on a highway unless she is armed with a club or is escorted by at least two officers. The amendment says that the provisions of this statue “shall not apply to a female weighing less than 90 pounds or exceeding 200 pounds. 46. According to an Atlanta, Georgia, ordinance, “smelly people” are not allowed to ride public streetcars 47. Massachusetts passed a law in 1648 that allowed a parent to put to death a stubborn or rebellious son. The law has been repealed by the legislature. 48. In Massachusetts, a person could be fined up to $200 for denying the existence of God 49. In 1659, Massachusetts outlawed Christmas. According to state law, anybody observing Christmas would be fined five shillings. 50. In California, ostrich steaks are exempt from state sales tax. 51. In Lexington, Kentucky, it is against the law to carry an ice cream cone in a pocket 52. Policemen are allowed to bite a dog if they think it will calm the dog down in Paulding, Ohio. 53. In Zeigler, Illinois, only the first four firemen to arrive at a fire will be paid. |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Guykhena(m): 4:47pm On Jul 04, 2014 |
Nobleval: Time to humour you guys...Strange and Funny: 53hahaha That vote tin sha Btw,did the anti-spam bot attack you? |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 10:36pm On Jul 04, 2014 |
The five-second rule is a myth: bacteria can live after four weeks on carpet. And, thanks to “microbial adhesion,” germs such as the following are immediately transferred to food: Salmonella typhimurium, Campylobacter, and Salmonella enteritis, a nasty bacterium that causes horrible diarrhea and vomiting. |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 10:37pm On Jul 04, 2014 |
Though Hillary Clinton had appeared on Vogue in 1998, she apparently backed out at the last minute for a 2007 shoot, claiming she didn’t want to look too “feminine.“ |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 10:38pm On Jul 04, 2014 |
In ancient Greece, Solon (638-538 B.C.) once contemplated making marriage compulsory, and in Athens under Pericles (495-429 B.C.), bachelors were excluded from certain public positions. In Sparta, single and childless men were treated with scorn. In ancient Rome, Augustus (63 B.C.- A.D. 14) passed drastic laws compelling people to marry and penalized those who remained single |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 10:39pm On Jul 04, 2014 |
The birth of Earth’s moon is singularly important because it stabilizes Earth’s tilt. Without the moon, Earth would still have wild changes in climate and be uninhabitable. The stabilizing tug of the moon tempers Earth, resulting in the minor tip that causes summer and winter seasons. |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 10:40pm On Jul 04, 2014 |
The Norwalk virus or Norovirus (the virus that causes the stomach flu) can survive on an uncleaned carpet for a month or more. |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 10:43pm On Jul 04, 2014 |
Oberlin College was the first college to grant degrees to women, in 1841. It was also the first college to grant a bachelor’s degree to an African-American woman, in 1862. |
Re: Thread For Facts.... by Nobody: 10:45pm On Jul 04, 2014 |
Interesting Facts about Virginity . 1. During the 7th century B.C., ancient Roman priestesses called the “vestal virgins” were required to keep their hymens intact as proof of virginity until age 30 or they would be buried alive 2. The vestal virgins allegedly were able to carry water in a sieve. Queen Elizabeth (the Virgin Queen) holds a sieve in her left hand to publicize her virginity in a famous 1579 portrait 3. In 4 B.C., the Virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus. Several Christian denominations (Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox) believe in the perpetual virginity of Mary. Most Protestants, however, believe that Mary had other children by natural means 4. Pearls are a quintessential symbol of female virginity and purity, especially in the context of marriage or religious portrait 5. The unicorn has traditionally been a symbol of virginity and, according to legend, only virgins could tame unicorns, meaning only virgins could calm male elements with their female ones 6. Flowers have traditionally been associated with female sexuality because they suggest growth and fertility and visually resemble the female genitals. The lily, in particular, is closely associated with virginity. Additionally, its pure white petals and golden stamen acts as a visual reminder of the conception Two Godfried Schalken (1643–1706) paintings, “The Wasted Lesson in Morals” and “The Medical Examination,” highlight virginity symbols of the time. In the first painting, an older woman wags her finger at a young woman, cautioning her against opening a casket (symbolizing her virginity). In the second painting, the girl weeps while a doctor examines a flask of her urine. Both paintings suggest that a chaste girl is sealed and impermeable, while an unchaste girl is incontinent and porous 8. Some early modern Renaissance literature associated an unchaste woman with not only urinating and “leaking” but also with speaking. They associated a woman who had the temerity to open her mouth with a woman who would readily open another orifice, her vagina. This trope of containment used one body part to function metonymically for another: women who cannot control their tongues by extension could not control their sexual desires or their bladders 9. In the Bible, Lot offers his virgin daughters to the people of Sodom for sexual purposes to protect his guests. He believed that their virginity made the girls more appealing than they would be otherwise. 10. In the Bible, both Exodus and Deuteronomy argue that a man who seduces or rapes a virgin must marry her and pay a bride price at the virgin rate, which is higher than the non- virgin rate 11. “V card collecting” is a growing trend among teens who try to have sex with as many virgins as possible. 12. The word “virgin” entered the English language in the 9th century, but it initially only applied to women 13. The North American organization “Born Again Virgins of America! (BAVAM!) exists to help all those (mostly women) who regret having lost their virginity before marriage. Young people who join BAVAM! claim that they not only renounce previous instances of sex but also, in the process, get their virginity back 14. Some Orthodox Jews believe that the slate of a sexually experienced woman is wiped clean and that the ritual of the wedding cleanses the bride of her “carnal transgressions.”m 15. The term “virgin” is related to the Latin root virga, meaning “young shoot,” and virginem, meaning “maiden, unwedded girl or woman, fresh, unused. |
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