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if God give you everything and you are still ungrateful, He might take it from you and give to a mere tree or animals that are ready to praise Him.....Alhau Akbar

17. If you shuffle a deck of cards, chances are that the new order of playing cards has never existed before.

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18. Of all the people in history that have reached 65 years of age, half of them are living right now.

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19. Fold over a piece of paper 42 times and it will reach the moon

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20. Pirates wear eye patches so that they can see in the dark.

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When they go to a lower deck with poor lighting, they can remove the patch and see better with that eye since it's used to the dark, whereas the other eye would take several minutes to adjust to the change in light.

13. Half of all humans who have ever lived, died from malaria.

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14. Martin Sheen’s original name was Ramon Estevez. He had two sons, Emilio and Carlos. Emilio kept the Estevez, but Carlos changed his name to Charlie Sheen. He changed his stage name to ride the coattails of his father’s changed stage name.

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15. Alcohol is considered a performance-enhancing drug in competitive shooting competitions.

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16. Once Charlie Chaplin entered a contest for “Charlie Chaplin look-alikes” and he came in third.

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9. Blue whales heart is the size of a VW Beetle and that you could swim through some of its arteries.

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10. Hydrogen is a light, odorless gas, which, given enough time, turns into people.

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11. All of the gold mined in the history of the world would more or less fit into a 20x20x20 meter cube.

Via omgfans.
From wikipedia:
A total of 165,000 tonnes of gold have been mined in human history, as of 2009.1 This is roughly equivalent to 5.3 billion troy ounces or, in terms of volume, about 8,500 cubic meters, or a 20.4m cube.

12. There are more atoms in a single glass of water, than glasses of water in all the oceans of the Earth.

5. Cleopatra lived closer in time to the first Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid.

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6. Duck Hunt is two player. A controller in port 2 controls the ducks.

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7. There are more fake flamingos in the world than real flamingos.

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8. The adult human has two to nine pounds of bacteria in his or her body.

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1. The bushes and clouds in Super Mario Bros are the same, just colored differently.

2. There are warehouses so big they have their own WEATHER.

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The Nasa Vehicle Assembly Building has its own rainclouds..

3. In 1903 the Wright brothers flew for 59 seconds. 38 years later the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. 28 years after that, we landed on the moon.

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4. When a male bee climaxes, their testicles explode then they die.

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The Registrar/Chief Executive of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, (JAMB), Prof. Dibu
Ojerinde has said President Muhammadu Buhari is willing to implement the waver that will end the Bsc
and HND dichotomy.
Buhari had received the updated report on the Bsc and HND
controversy, which was presented by the Permanent
Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, MacJohn
Nwaobiala last Tuesday.
Speaking to newsmen on Wednesday, Ojerinde recalled that
the last administration set up a committee to look at how
the two could be merged.
Continuing he said, “The system has not given adequate
vision for the other levels of education. We have not
encouraged technical education, we have not encouraged
Teachers education also; in fact, we have not encouraged
agricultural education to the extent that everybody feels that
the only way to survive is to go to the University.
“The only way to make it is to have a degree; so I am saying
we should revisit our system, we should look at why
candidates don’t want to go to polytechnics, and we should
look at why they don’t want teachers’ education; we should
also revisit why they don’t want agriculture.
“By our experience, most people will like to study law,
engineering, medicine, accountancy, these are the top
courses been sought for in the universities; nobody wants to
study education. So, I see we have problem in that area and
I am sure the Federal Ministry of Education is trying to solve
that problem.
“First of all Technical Education, there’s dichotomy between
Bachelors degree and National Diploma or Higher National
Diploma, (HND). It was one of the things presented to Mr.
President to find a way of implementing the waiver of the
dichotomy between HND and the Bsc degree. The so called
HND should now be changed to Btech which means
Bachelor of Technology.
“Former President Musa Yar’Adua may his soul rest in
peace, said he doesn’t have any problem with Btech.
Unfortunately, government also has not sorted this entire
problem. And there are such cases of people like me in this
country, I wouldn’t have been able to read, I wouldn’t have
been able to go to school. So what I am saying is,
government should look at how we can improve technical
education.
“Let me refer to what Oby Ezekwensili the former Minister of
Education said, she was determined to implement Btech in
our Technical System, college of Education. All this places
should be well equipped for Btech.
“Four colleges of Education have been upgraded to
universities of Education, you will see the rush into those
universities now because they can now get bachelor’s
degree. And when they come to the public, they will not be a
push away. So this is where we are, I think if I go by what
we saw on Wednesday, President Buhari and the Vice
President listened and they were interested in what we
presented”.

Ever since the Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government assumed office on the 29th of May, 2015, the Igbos have been massively and thoroughly shortchanged.
I will keep this write-up as short as possible and straight to the point. Ever since the Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government assumed office on the 29th of May, 2015, the Igbos have been massively and thoroughly shortchanged. Out of the more-than-a-dozen appointments that have been made by President Buhari over the past two months, there is no single Igbo man, woman, or child among them. The only Igbo that managed to rise to the leadership of a government parastatal under the present dispensation, NIMASA to be precise, was quickly booted out in controversial circumstances just days after he took over on the so-called principle of seniority. A few weeks ago, the service chiefs that were appointed by ex-president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan were sacked and replaced by four new service chiefs along with two security advisers. Surprisingly, out of the six, none was Igbo. In the legislature, the situation is not different. On Tuesday the 28th of July 2015, the House of Representatives' All Progressives Congress' caucus appointed its 4 principal officers. The Majority Leader came from the Southwest (which had already produced the Deputy Speaker), the Deputy Majority Leader came from the North-central, the Chief Whip came from the Northwest, while the Deputy Chief Whip came from the South-south. None of the 4 principal officers of the lower chamber, in addition to the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, is from the Southeast. The Senate has since appointed its APC principal officers. As expected, no one from the Southeast was deemed worthy of holding any position over there. The Senate Leader is from the Northeast, the Deputy Senate Leader is from the Northwest, the Deputy Chief Whip is from the South-south, while the vacant post of the Chief Whip is reserved for the Southwest. The events in the Senate did not come as a surprise, because no APC member from the Southeast made it to the 8th Senate. However, what happened in the lower chamber on the 28th of July paints the true picture of the situation the Igbos have now found themselves in Nigeria. The implication of these arrangements in the country's lawmaking organs is that there's no APC principal officer from the Southeast. This goes to show that the Igbos have, by and large, been reduced to nonentities and mere passengers in the present Nigerian political setup. Is this the agenda the All Progressives Congress has for the Igbos? Is it a sign of what is to be expected in the next 4 years? Yes, it's true that the Igbos did not support the APC in the past election, but what are they doing to support and justify the actions of the few who, against all odds, risked their lives, reputations, and those of their families by throwing their weight behind the Party? The beauty of democracy is that everybody is FREE and AT LIBERTY to choose whomever he wants to be governed by. He is not to be victimized, punished, or marginalized for doing so. If the reverse were the case, then the American region popularly referred to as the "Bible Belt" would have been marginalized and severely dealt with by President Barack Obama for rejecting him, not once, but twice, in a presidential election. His predecessor, the Republican Party's George W. Bush, would have also done the same to the US Northeast, which repeatedly votes in favor of the Democratic Party. These are true democrats who have had democratic principles ingrained in them from infancy. Nigerian politicians must also learn to be democrats, not vindictive and self-serving tyrants. The sine qua non reason why the Igbos voted so overwhelmingly against the APC in the past general election was that the Party had, prior to the election, made no effort whatsoever to identify with them. The Igbos were treated as irrelevant while the People's Democratic Party warmed up to them. With the way things are going, the APC is all but making those suspicions well founded. Democracy is all about making people feel included. Thomas Jefferson, one of the men who penned what became known as the American Constitution, once said that "government exists for the interests of the governed, not for the governors." So does leadership. Be that as it may, the Igbos have clearly lost out in this current set-up. Now is the time to start re-strategizing for 2019. 2019 is not as far away as some of us may think. I still remember 2011 like it was yesterday; that was four years ago. 2019 is four years from now and it will come faster than expected. It is only wise that the Igbos meet it prepared. All Igbos must come together to build a formidable political bloc devoid of the usual infighting and divided loyalties; a new sociopolitical platform that will not be driven by lust for power or wealth, but by a burning desire to represent the interest and meet the needs and aspirations of the Igbo nation. It should be led by a coalition of seasoned politicians and statesmen, leaders of thought, and intellectuals, as well as brilliant, vibrant, and focused youths. If anything, the events of the past few months have proven that the time has finally come for Ndi Igbo to put their heads together, evaluate their current state in the Nigerian entity, and work towards a future with or without it. I also wish to seize this opportunity to appeal to dear President Buhari to carry everyone along in his administration. Need I remind him that he's the president of the entirety of Nigeria, and not just a section of it? I usually don't conclude my write-ups with quotes because I believe it's a bad way of writing. But I'll have to break protocol for this one by leaving you with a quote from Chinua Achebe in his magnum opus, Things Fall Apart: "The bird says that since hunters have learned to shoot without missing, he has learned to fly without perching." Chinedu George Nnawetanma writes via cnnawetanma@gmail.com. He can also be reached on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Nnawetanma.

Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has joined Roma on a season-long loan deal. The Polish goalkeeper has slipped down the pecking order following the arrival of Petr Cech from Chelsea last month and Szczesny will now attempt to make his mark in Serie A. Szczesny told the Roma website: “I’ve come here to win games and trophies with Roma and I believe that the team is strong enough to do so.”
www.punchng.com/news/arsenal-keeper-szczesny-joins-roma-on-loan/

By Abel Orukpe – Lagos
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria ( FAAN) has said
that the convoy of former First Lady , Dame Patience
Jonathan, was denied access to the foot of the aircraft
during boarding in line with the International Civil Aviation
Organisation ( ICAO ) safety regulations .
The denial came in a statement signed by the General
Manager , Corporate Communications , Mr. Yakubu Dati , and
made available to journalists on Tuesday in Lagos.
Daily Independent learnt that the denial is coming on the
heels of allegations that the aviation agency denied the
former \ First Lady access to the VIP Lounge at the Port
Harcourt International Airport ( PHIA ).
FAAN stated that as far as it was concerned nothing of such
happened .
Dati said : “ The former First Lady ’ s convoy was only denied
access to the foot of the aircraft during boarding formalities
at the airport , in line with international aviation best
practices , strictly for safety and reasons as prescribed by
the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO ).
“ Our security officials explained this fact to details of the
former First Lady . ”
FAAN , he stated , holds the former First Lady in high esteem ,
being the wife of the former President , adding that the
agency could not have done anything that would suggest
disrespect for her person .
He pointed out that the former President Goodluck Jonathan
in his recent trips from the same airport had to walk to the
aircraft from the protocol lounge , in recognition of ICAO
regulation .
http://dailyindependentnig.com/2015/07/denied-jonathans-wife-access-aircraft-faan/

say wetin happen....i dey craze? , oyinbo self too mumu

what do we call this........dis is devil himself in human flesh.....haba, how can

naija no get time for tiki-taka type of talk...mass attack with mass defence....no time to greet 3times in a day

it doesn't matter so far they both understand d content of the letter......

jamb should have provided a section for financial details of each aspirant during registration for proper posting if they really want to help......if u post "son a carpenter " who jejely chose fed university to a private university which his forefathers can't afford, Na help be that or otherwise

Atlantian:
Baba Zik, came to us in the dream, and tell us to make this a reality. Do not worry about us, worry how your Nigeria will be funded long after we have gone with our oil.

laughing in Chinese......imagine u guys eventually secede, and they later realised that the oyel they're crying of have finished or its so few for u guys to depend on, what will be una fate?

am not after money too, I will buy her the whole of buhari herds of cow and obasanjo fowls as well

we just talked on phone,

even baba Zik go dey pity una over dis journey of no destination

na God say make dis woman no be Nigerian, her witch for dey use 4G

davetwitzy:
I have an iPhone 5 I can swap with...16Gb black

drop your means of contact

NO TO CHOP MAKE I CHOP GOVERNMENT......God punish devil

Answer: Indeed, Cain and Abel 1 had to marry their sisters, considering that there were no other women around. King David writes, 2 "The world was built with kindness." Our sages explain that this verse is referring to G‑d's kindness in allowing Adam and Eve's children to marry their own sisters in order to populate the species. 3 The Midrash tells us that Cain was born with a twin sister and Abel was born with two sisters. 4 They each married the sister who was born with them. According to one opinion, it was actually a quarrel over who would get to marry the third sister that led to Cain slaying Abel. 5 The third generations of humans had no need for this loophole, because marriage between first cousins is not considered incest according to Torah law. So why are these daughters not mentioned in the Torah? They are. Later in Genesis 6 we are told, "And the days of Adam after he fathered Seth were eight hundred years, and he fathered sons and daughters"—though we are not informed of their identities. The Torah only records the names of those who were leaders of note, those who played a role in the biblical narrative, or the men who formed the chain of lineage connecting Adam to Noah (and later Noah to Abraham). FOOTNOTES 1. Adam's third son, Seth, possibly married one of his nieces (uncle-niece marriage is not forbidden according to Torah law. 2. Psalms 89:3. 3. Cited in Rashi's commentary on Leviticus 20:17. There Rashi explains that this is the reason why the Torah employs the unusual term "chesed, " which is usually translated as kindness, to describe the prohibition against brother-sister incest. 4. Genesis Rabbah 22:2. 5. Ibid. 7. Cain claimed the right to this sister because he was the firstborn. Abel maintained that he should marry her because she was his triplet.

some pple badmouthing Omo no be here oo.....

under12:
16gb... Im in lagos Call for negotiation

where's your number?

am not surprised, so far politicians fight, market women fight, even ashawo too fight on customer....all na stomach infrastructure

what's the capacity, your location and can u swap with Q10?

when poverty sewed agbada for u and laziness join sokoto with it....imagine what they stole

maybe the guy isn't a broke ass like u guys wailing over there and besides that, an adage says "the thief that stole king's trumpet where will he blow it "

( 1) pls what did you understand by the word "illiteracy" ?
(2 ) can a professor be an illiterate?
( 1 ) if yes, what makes a professor an. illiterate?

"A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and
sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of
prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens
around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind
precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and
cause peace to return to our hearts.
"When I was a child my mother said to me, 'If you become a
soldier, you'll be a general. If you become a monk, you'll be the
pope
My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I
owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral,
intellectual and physical education I received from her.
. So this goes out to all the mothers who have kept
awake all night with their sick toddlers in their arms,
constantly uttering those compassionate words, “It’s OK
honey, Mommy’s here.”
For all the mothers who run carpools and make cookies and
sew Halloween costumes. And all the mothers who don’t.
For those who show up at work with milk stains on their
dress and diapers in their handbags.
For those mothers who cannot restrain tears from trickling
down their cheeks when they hold their babies for the first
time in their arms; and for the mothers who give birth to
babies they’ll never see.
For the mothers who gave homes to babies and gifted them
a family.
For the mothers who yell at their kids who clamour for ice
cream before dinner.
For the mothers who defy all odds just to watch her kid
perform and repeat to themselves
“That’s my child!!”
For all the mothers who read “Goodnight, Moon” twice a
night for a year, and then read it again. “Just one more time.”
For the mothers who taught their children to tie the
shoelaces even before they started going to school.
For the mothers who incontinently turn their heads when
they hear the word “mom"
even though they know that their kids are nowhere around.
For the mothers who silently shed tears for their children
who have gone astray.
For all those mothers whose heart aches to watch her son or
daughter disappear down the street, walking to school alone. for the very first time
R.I.P mum, may God forgive you your sins.........if ur mother is alive pls take very good care of her and never make her angry for any reason....thank u all