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2014 FIFA World Cup
Germany 7 – Brazil 1
Every single person in Brazil had high hopes and a ton of confidence coming into the Semi-Final match against Germany during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. It took less than 30 minutes for the eventual champions Germany to go up 5-0., which is pretty rare in soccer, let alone World Cup soccer against Brazil. Germany would go on to win 7-1 in front of a stunned and tear-filled Brazilian crowd.

2009 NBA Playoffs
Denver Nuggets 121 – New Orleans Hornets 63
During game 4 of the first round of the 2009 NBA Playoffs, the Nuggets handed New Orleans a downright ass-whooping. The Nuggets held New Orleans to a mere 31.5% from the floor on their way to handing them a massive 58 point defeat.

2012 Summer Olympics
U.S.A. 156 – Nigeria 73
The unfortunate reality is that this is no surprise to anyone. Team U.S.A. seems to always have an unbelievably stacked team when it comes to Olympic Basketball. But hey, to score 156 points in an Olympic game, that’s not too shabby.

2008 O.D.I. Cricket
New Zealand 402 – Ireland 112
During a One Day International match, New Zealand made history by demolishing Ireland by an insane 400 runs.

Rochelle Dale, 23, with her mother, Pav, 53 (right)

Model Jerry Hall, 60, (left) with her daughter Lizzy Jagger, 32

Jazmyne Wardell, 21, with her mother, Natalie, 45 (left)

TV presenter Julia Bordovskih, 47, (right) with her daughter Masha, 18

Actress Polina Maximova, 27, with her mother, Svetlana, 50 (left)

Model Yasmin Le Bon, 52, (right) with her daughter Amber, 27

The Mahomes sisters, 18, with their mother, Tina, 36 (center)

Actress Xenia Rappoport, 42, (left) with her daughter Aglaya, 22

Bayan Yessentayeva, 43, (right) with her daughter Aissaule, 20

Georgie Smedley, 44, (right) with her daughter Jazz, 21

WE ONLY USE 10% OF OUR BRAIN
We use all of our brain, just not at the same time. If you're using 100% of your brain simultaneously, it’s called a seizure.

IF THE EARTH WERE EVEN 10 FEET CLOSER TO THE SUN, IT WOULD BE INHOSPITABLE.
Yes, the habitable zone is quite small, but definitely not that small. Without saying much more, the Earth has an elliptical orbit, which means that our exact distance from the Sun can be quite variable (definitely more than 10 feet).

THE TONGUE TASTES DIFFERENT FLAVORS IN DIFFERENT AREAS
The tongue is actually capable of tasting any flavor on any part of its surface.

BLOOD TYPE DETERMINES PERSONALITY
It has no bearing whatsoever.

NAPOLEON WAS SHORT
He actually wasn’t that short, even by today’s standards. And for his time, he was tall (~5’7 when the average was ~5’5)
Note: this was measured using the French inch which is different from the English inch.

EINSTEIN FAILED IN SCHOOL
He didn’t even come close to failing. He received 6’sin almost every subject, which was the highest you could get in Switzerland at the time.

RIGHT-BRAINED PEOPLE vs LEFT-BRAINED PEOPLE
There is no such thing. Although some functions are lateralized more to one side, this has no quantifiable impact on personality or ability.

BATS ARE BLIND
They do use echolocation, but that doesn’t mean they can’t see. The fact is, they use both.

LIARS TEND TO AVOID EYE CONTACT
This is false. Furthermore, the average person makes for a horrible lie detector. Without training, it is incredibly hard to detect a good liar.
Note: even polygraphs have been proven to be pretty near useless in detecting lies.

YOU’RE EITHER EXTROVERTED OR INTROVERTED
Nope, it’s a spectrum.

DE-OXYGENATED BLOOD IS BLUE
Blood is never blue. It’s always a shade of red. The only reason it appears blue in veins is because veins tend to be closer to the surface of the skin and blue wavelengths of light are the only ones that can penetrate to that depth. As for the arteries…you typically can’t see them because they’re too deep.
Note: with regards to the picture – in textbooks the veins are colored blue to differentiate them from the arteries.

DOGS SEE BLACK AND WHITE
Nope, they see color. They just see less of it than humans.

CAMELS STORE WATER IN THEIR HUMPS.
They don’t carry water in their humps. It’s fat. For some reason, lots of people still believe in the whole water thing.

LIGHTNING DOESN'T STRIKE TWICE IN THE SAME SPOT
It does…that’s the whole point of a lightning rod.

To avoid the fake, cheesy smile on young kids when you try to take their picture, ask them to tell you a joke while you take it, but tell them that they should absolutely not laugh while telling it. Beautiful pictures every time of glee.

Treat your own time off work as if it was your second job and you are the project. Invest in your self by doing things to learn new skills, give you a sense of accomplishment, and make you happy. You work hard for someone else’s business; work just as hard to make your happiness your business.

When making an argument, a single strong point is better than one strong point and multiple weak points. Weak points become targets and weaken your entire position.

If you have to pay a company to work for them, it’s a scam. Walk away.

Instead of saying “I don’t know” when your boss asks you a question say “I’ll find out.” It’ll make them respect you more.

When taking pictures on your phone of/with other people, launch the camera from your lockscreen so that if they ask to see how the picture turned out and you have to hand them your phone, they can’t snoop through your other photos.

When breaking up with someone, make a list of the reasons that made you break up with that person. If you're thinking of getting back together, read that list. We tend to idealize our partners after a while. We forget their defects and the reasons that made us get away in the first place. This list is really helpful in those moments when we feel lonely and tempted to call again.

You will never “feel like” doing something that you should do. You just have to do it.
Something I’ve learned over time is that when you have something you need to do, there’s a moment where you’re like “man, I need to do that,” but think:“I’ll just do it later when I’m in the mood.” So far as I know, that mood never comes. So the moment you think “man, I need to do that,” is the moment you have to do it. It isn’t easy, but it’s the only way to get it done. Plus you’ll feel good afterwards.

Give special consideration to the advice when “wild” friends tell you not to do something risky, or when more “uptight” and cautious friends tell you to take a chance.

Motivate people by giving them choices, even if the choices are illusory.
People feel more valued or in control if they get to make choices about the task ahead. I learned from taking care of my nephew that if I ask him “What do you want for lunch?” It can turn into an endless thing about why I don’t have his favourite food or why we can’t go out to "here and there". Instead I say “Do you want noodles or spags for lunch?” He makes a choice and feels some measure of control even though I have maintained control over what I have to make.
This can be manipulative but if you’re managing a team of people with a lot less experience than you it can be tempting to map out every aspect of how they do a job. Some jobs are highly complex and time-sensitive and have to be done a certain way. Wherever possible find areas where people working under you can make choices or use initiative safely. They are more likely to take pride in what they’re doing and take ownership of the task if they have some measure of input.

If you have a large amount of work to do in a small amount of time, break it down into groups of 20-40 minutes so you don’t get overwhelmed.
Instead of focusing on everything you need to get done at once, take it one step at a time. When you’re done with that task, take a couple minute breather and go on to the next one.

Write down all your thoughts. Your mind is for creating ideas, not storing them. Whatever idea or task you have, write it down somewhere. Once you have written everything down, your mind becomes decluttered and free from distractions. Since you know that your thoughts are safely stored somewhere, it removes the Incessant feeling of “I need to remember… something” in your brain. This makes you completely focus on the task at hand.

When punishing children it is good practice to inform them what they did is wrong, why it is wrong, and what they can do better. If you can’t articulate these things, then you should examine why you are giving out a punishment in the first place.
A lot of parents do not understand the difference between their emotional response to a misbehaving child and the lesson needed to actually fix the misbehavior. Consistent punishment without context breeds children fearful of trying anything new or angering peers. It is a slippery slope to child abuse.

If somebody comes to your door selling a home security system and asks if you have one, always say yes. If they ask which company, tell them it’s none of their business. Many people looking for homes to rob will come to your door asking about security systems. It gives them a chance to case the home and look for weaknesses like if you don’t have a dog or if the house is homed by women or the elderly.
Furthermore, document the encounter to the best of your ability. This is not the time you want to shoo someone away immiediately. Be comfortable being uncomfortable and without escalating the situation, ask as many questions as you can. Who are you with (even if they lie, they likely have told that lie before), contact numbers, etc. Did they come in a vehicle? Take the plates down, make, model, any damage to the vehicle. Which direction did they go in, did they talk to any neighbors.

You can use @gmail.com and @googlemail.com interchangeably. Perfect for signing up to a website twice without setting up two accounts.

If an indoor cat gets outside and lost, put their litter box outside. They can smell it from up to a mile away and find their way home.

When purchasing a used car, make sure the check engine light turns on when you first start the car. A lot of people rip out the bulb so you don’t know that the car needs repairs! A friend Purchased a 2004 outback in excellent condition (ha, so we thought) only to find out the headgasket is leaking, as well as the O2 sensor and catalytic converter are messed up.

If you are ever in a situation where you have to apologize. Give one heartfelt apology and move on. Repeatedly apologizing will only make it worse.

Ask yourself “Will this still be a big deal a month from now?” This can help you figure out if something is worth getting upset or worry about. Without being too specific, even the smallest things in life can stirr up your mind having a hard time letting go or forget sometimes. The faster you learn to not care, the better your days will be.

Complete a simple task like making up your bed or preparing a real breakfast when you wake up in the morning. The feeling of accomplishment will encourage you to achieve more throughout the day. “Get the first hour of your day right and the rest will follow.”

Always greet someone by their name if you know it. This makes people feel more important and makes you instantly more likable.

When you start a new job and someone is kind enough to take the time out to tell you who, in the office, you should be wary of, be wary of the person telling you.

If you can smell yourself a little, others can smell you a lot. If you do forget deodorant, use hand sanitizer. It kills that bacteria in your Pitts that cause the odor.

Read news from sources which do not agree with you politically. e.g. if you are left wing, read right wing news (and vice versa) every once in a while. It’s important to read news articles from other parts of the world to limit your national bias, from both conservative and liberal papers.
Try and find good sources from the powerhouses of the world to best educate yourself. Read both sides, and draw your own conclusion in the middle.

Don’t hit dismiss on your alarm until you have actually gotten out of bed Sleep-you is a drastically different person, with different priorities, goals, and concerns. Don’t trust them with this sort of decision.
If you’re having trouble with oversleeping because you killed the alarm, then start plugging up your phone on the other end of the room. To then walk back to bed, get back into it, and doze back off will require actual conscious choice, and thus will be much easier to avoid.

Ernesto Che Guevara drinking through a bombilla straw.

Kurt Cobain at the time of arrest.

At the brief glance, you just see a granny going to the store... But look closely — she is the British Queen.

Princess Diana and John Travolta dancing in the White House, 1985.

Johnny Depp and Kate Moss.

Young Justin Trudeau, current Prime Minister of Canada, on his driving trip through Africa in 1994-1995.

Bob Marley playing soccer before a concert.

Young Leonardo DiCaprio impersonating Charlie Chaplin.

Marilyn Monroe and the president of the United States, John Kennedy, hugging one another.

The Beatles in 1957: Harrison is 14, Lennon is 16, McCartney is 15.

Elvis Presley signing an autograph on the boy’s head.

Young Elizabeth Taylor giving a bath to a dog.

Arnold Schwarzenegger practicing ballet.

Ernest Hemingway kicking a can.

18-year-old Madonna, Detroit, 1976.

Alfred Hitchcock is directing a lion during the filming of a legendary Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s station break, 1958.

Sean Connery, a body-builder. The picture was taken at the body-builders’ contest in 1953.

Richard Gere, 1978. This photo of the beginning and unknown actor at that time was taken by his good friend, photographer Herb Ritts. It happened in California when their car got a flat tire and they dropped by a roadside service to replace it.

Pablo Picasso having a bath. The photo was taken by Davis David Douglas, his close friend and only photo chronicler. “You take photographs, and I paint pictures,“ that was our division of labor. He had never posed to me, and he had never rejected a photo or canceled any shoot.”

Marlene Dietrich is kissing a hand of Konstantin Paustovsky, 1963. The actress was imbued with his story The Telegram that she read in her youth and since then was cherishing a hope to kiss a hand that wrote it.

2004. Peredelkino. Quentin Tarantino is at the grave of Boris Pasternak, who was his literary hero from childhood on.

Salvador Dali is walking out of the subway with his domestic ant bear, 1969. It is quite unknown that the eccentric artist had a gigantic ant bear as a pet. Dali often took his exotic friend for a walk in the streets of Paris on a golden leash, and also appeared at the social events keeping it on his shoulder.

David Bowie is standing next to the soviet train, 1973. The cult figure of the Western culture made an unprecedented action at that time — he made a trip across the USSR from Nakhodka to Moscow in 18 days in a compartment of an ordinary carriage.

2. Roger Federer — $98,830,825
Nationality: Swiss
Grand Slam titles: 17 (7 Wimbledon, 5 U.S. Open, 4 Australian Open, 1 French Open)
Overall titles: 88

1. Novak Djokovic — $107,898,543
Nationality: Serbian
Grand Slam titles: 12 (6 Australian Open, 3 Wimbledon, 2 U.S. Open, 1 French Open)
Overall titles: 67

6. Pete Sampras — $43,280,489
Nationality: American
Grand Slam titles: 14 (7 Wimbledon, 5 U.S. Open, 2 Australian Open)
Overall titles: 64

5. Andy Murray — $58,828,644
Nationality: Scottish
Grand Slam titles: 3 (2 Wimbledon, 1 U.S. Open)
Overall titles: 44

4. Rafael Nadal — $78,737,302
Nationality: Spanish
Grand Slam titles: 14 (9 French Open, 2 Wimbledon, 2 U.S. Open, 1 Australian Open)
Overall titles: 69

3. Serena Williams — $81,761,761
Nationality: American
Grand Slam titles: 22 (7 Wimbledon, 6 Australian, 6 U.S. Open, 3 French Open)
Overall titles: 71

10. David Ferrer — $29,745,503
Nationality: Spanish
Grand Slam titles: 0
Overall titles: 26

9. Andre Agassi — $31,152,975
Nationality: American
Grand Slam titles: 8 (4 Australian Open, 2 U.S. Open, 1 Wimbledon, 1 French Open)
Overall titles: 60

8. Venus Williams — $34,435,058
Nationality: American
Grand Slam titles: 7 (5 Wimbledon, 2 U.S. Open)
Overall titles: 49

7. Maria Sharapova — $36,484,486
Nationality: Russian
Grand Slam titles: 5 (2 French Open, 1 Wimbledon, 1U.S. Open, 1 Australian Open)
Overall titles: 35

14. Agnieszka Radwańska — $26,023,897
Nationality: Polish
Grand Slam titles: 0
Overall titles: 20

13. Tomas Berdych — $26,476,416
Nationality: Czech
Grand Slam titles: 0
Overall titles: 13

12. Stan Wawrinka — $27,828,006
Nationality: Swiss
Grand Slam titles: 3 (1 Australian Open, 1 French Open, 1 U.S. Open)
Overall titles: 15

11. Victoria Azarenka — $28,244,443
Nationality: Belarusian
Grand Slam titles: 2 (2 Australian Open)
Overall titles: 20

18. Martina Hingis — $23,159,166
Nationality: Swiss
Grand Slam titles: 5 (3 Australian Open, 1 Wimbledon, 1 U.S. Open)
Overall titles: 43

17. Yevgeny Kafelnikov — $23,883,797
Nationality: Russian
Grand Slam titles: 2 (1 Australian, 1 French Open)Overall titles: 26

16. Kim Clijsters — $ 24,442,340
Nationality: Belgian
Grand Slam titles: 4 (3 U.S. Open, 1 Australian Open)
Overall titles: 41

15. Boris Becker — $25,080,956Nationality: German
Grand Slam titles: 6 (3 Wimbledon, 2 Australian, 1 U.S. Open)
Overall titles: 49

22. Steffi Graf — $21,895,277
Nationality: German
Grand Slam titles: 22 (7 Wimbledon, 6 French Open, 5 U.S. Open, 4 Australian Open)
Overall titles: 107

21. Caroline Wozniacki — $22,112,391
Nationality: Danish
Grand Slam titles: 0
Overall titles: 25

20. Lindsay Davenport — $22,166,338
Nationality: American
Grand Slam titles: 3 (1 Australian, 1 Wimbledon, 1 U.S. Open)
Overall titles: 55

19. Petra Kvitová — $ 22,891,696
Nationality: Czech
Grand Slam titles: 2 (2 Wimbledon)
Overall titles: 19

26. Justine Henin — $20,863,335
Nationality: Belgian
Grand Slam titles: 7 (1 Australian Open, 4 French Open, 2 U.S. Open)
Overall titles: 43

25. Ivan Lendl — $21,262,417
Nationality: Czech and American
Grand Slam titles: 8 (2 Australian Open, 3 French Open, 3 U.S. Open)
Overall titles: 94

24. Martina Navratilova — $21,626,089
Nationality: Czech and American
Grand Slam titles: 18 (9 Wimbledon, 4 U.S. Open, 3 Australian Open, 2 French Open)
Overall titles: 167

23. Svetlana Kuznetsova — $21,890,778Nationality: RussianGrand Slam titles: 2 (1 French Open, 1 U.S. Open)Overall titles: 17

30. Goran Ivanisevic —$19,878,007
Nationality: Croatian
Grand Slam titles: 1 (Wimbledon)
Overall titles: 22

29. Stefan Edberg — $20,630,941
Nationality: Croatian
Grand Slam titles: 6 (2 Australian, 2 Wimbledon, 2 U.S. Open)
Overall titles: 41

28. Andy Roddick — $20,640,030
Nationality: American
Grand Slam titles: 1 (U.S. Open)
Overall titles: 32

27. Lleyton Hewitt — $20,787,586
Nationality: Australian
Grand Slam titles: 2 (1 Wimbledon, 1 U.S. Open)
Overall titles: 30

prela:
OP, please if i may ask, what made them go viral? they are beautiful though.
& please don't tell me to read the write up, I already did

You probably skipped this
*Interracial couples have a 1 in 500 chance of having children born with different complexions

“We’re chromosome twins…this is rare but so awesome to share!”

Nobody believes they’re twins, so let’s wait and see what pranks the girls will pull when they get older!

These ten-month-old twins have gone viral, after showing that not all twins have to look the same.

The girls were born to an African American father, and a caucasian mother in Illinois, U.S.A

Interracial couples have a 1 in 500 chance of having children born with different complexions

Their mom, Whitney, posted a photo of the twins on her Facebook page, and this is what made them go viral

Diego Rivera: The Watermelons (1957)Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez, known as Diego Rivera, was a prominent Mexican painter. His large frescoes helped establish the Mexican Mural Movement in Mexican art. His last work is an oil on canvas painting called The Watermelons (1957). It was made after Dolores Olmedo, one of his greatest supporters and patrons,asked him to paint it for her. At first he refused, saying that he did not like to paint watermelons. Only when Olmedo said that she would commission another prominent artist to paint them for her did Diego comply. This was the last painting he ever completed and signed. He died in Mexico City shortly after, aged 70.

Paul Cézanne: The Gardener Vallier (1906)Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter. Between 1902 and 1906,Cézanne painted a number of portraits of Vallier, the gardener at his Les Lauves studio. The one he painted in 1906, which is comparable with the late portraits of Rembrandt, both in its seriousness of mood and in its bold, broad execution, is thought to be his last work.

Cy Twombly: Untitled (2011)Edwin Parker "Cy" Twombly, Jr (1928-2011) was an American painter, sculptor and photographer. His last works were a series of eight untitled paintings using bold, intense colors and a style that was typical of the freedom with which the artist worked.

Thomas Eakins: Portrait Of Dr. Edward Anthony Spitzka (1913)Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins (1844 - 1916) was an American realist painter, photographer, and sculptor. He is widely considered to be one of the most important artists in American art history. His last painting was a portrait of Dr. Edward Anthony Spitzka, painted in 1913. It can be found in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington D.C.

Paolo Uccello: Hunt In The Forest (1470)Paolo Uccello (1397 – 10 December 1475), born Paolo di Dono, was an Italian painter and a mathematician who was known for his work on visual perspective in art. His best known works are the three paintings representing the battle of San Romano. His final painting was The Hunt in the Forest (1470). It demonstrates the use of perspective in Renaissance art, with the hunt participants disappearing into the dark forest in the distance. It is perhaps the best-known painting in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England.

Hieronymus Bosch: Christ Carrying The Cross (1535)Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516) was well known for his hellish imagery, and his last work is no exception. Titled Christ Carrying the Cross (1490), the painting is "a harsh indictment of human evil. Nineteen heads are crushed tightly together. Most are nightmarish images, contorted and beast like. Besides Jesus, only the good thief and Saint Veronica retain human features. Their passive expressions separate them from the hate that rages around them."

Georges Seurat: The Circus (1891)Georges-Pierre Seurat (1859-1891) was a French post-Impressionist painter. He is best known for devising the painting techniques known as chromoluminarism and pointillism. The Circus was his last painting. It's an oil on canvas painted in a Neo-Impressionist style in 1890-91, and it remained unfinished at the time of his death. It can be found at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.

Georgia O'Keeffe: The Beyond, Last Unassisted Oil Painting (1972)Georgia Totto O'Keeffe was an American artist. Shewas known for her paintings of New York skyscrapers, enlarged flowers, and New Mexico landscapes. O'Keeffe is often regarded as the"Mother of American modernism." Her eyesight was compromised by macular degeneration in 1972, and this left her with only peripheral vision. This naturally affected her work and she stopped oiling painting without assistance in 1972, although she continued with help thereafter. Her last unassisted oil painting is called The Beyond (1972).

Bartolome Esteban Murillo: The Mystic Marriage Of Saint Catherine (1682)Bartolomé Esteban Murillo was a Spanish Baroque painter. He was born in Seville, Spain, in 1617, and he died in April 1682. He is best known for his religious work but Murillo also produced many paintings of contemporary women and children. His last work is The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine (c. 1682), for the altar of the church of Santa Cataline in Cádiz. According to his biographers however, It wasn't actually completed by his hand. The artist fell from scaffolding during the project and died several months later, presumably from his injuries, and so it was up to others to complete his final masterpiece.

Titian: Pieta (1576)Tiziano Vecelli, or Tiziano Vecellio, known in English as Titian, was an Italian painter born in 1490. He is thought to be one of the most versatile of Italian painters and was equally adept with landscapes, portraits, and mythological and religious subjects. Titan died of a fever when the plague hit Venice in 1576. His last work was Pieta, a dramatic, nocturnal scene of suffering.

Stuart Davis: Fin (1964)Stuart Davis was an American modernist painter. He was best known for his jazz-influenced pop art paintings of the 1940s and 1950s. Davis spent a lot of his life suffering from heart problems and high blood pressure. On June 23, 1964, after watching a French movie on TV that concluded with the word “fin” (which means “the end,” in French), he added the word on the painting on his easel before going to bed. He suffered a stroke that very same night and died in the ambulance while en route to New York’s Roosevelt Hospital.

Piet Mondriaan: Victory Boogie Woogie (1944)Pieter Cornelis "Piet" Mondriaan (after 1906 Mondrian), was a Dutch painter and contributor to the De Stijl art movement, which was founded by Theo van Doesburg. He evolved a non-representational form which he termed neoplasticism. This consisted of white ground, upon which he painted a grid of vertical and horizontal black lines and the three primary colors. He died of pneumonia in 1944. Victory Boogie Woogie is his last, unfinished work, and it has been in the collection of the Gemeente museum in The Hague since 1998. It was purchased at a cost of 80 million guilders (approximately 35 million euros) from the American collector Samuel Irving Newhouse.