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Let them start working 1st

1. The stripes on each spiders are unique, like human hand prints
2. It snowed in the Sahara desert in 1979
3. Some chickens are half male, half female
4. An ostrich eye is bigger than its brain
5. When the "elephant whisper" Lawrence Anthony died, a herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him
6. Bananas are slightly radioactive
7. Elephants are pregnant for two years
8. Britney Spears used pregnancy test was sold on ebay for $5001
9. An experiment in 1998 found that a bright light shone on the backs of human knees can reset the brain's sleep-wake clock.
10.Only one-half of a dolphin's brain goes to sleep at a time.
11. The Apollo 11 had about 20 seconds of fuel left when it landed.
12.In Peru, there's a billboard that creates drinkable water out of thin air.
13.Kissing can cause tooth decay.
14.It's impossible to
sneeze while sleeping.
15.There's high-speed Internet on the way up to Mount Everest.
16.Listerine was invented in 1879 as a surgical antiseptic
and later sold as a floor cleaner and a cure for gonorrhea.
17.The longest pregnancy in humans on record is 375 days (12.5 months).
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The Scientist and The Man :
Have you heard of the great scientist, Albert
Einstein? He is considered to be one of the
greatest geniuses that ever lived. He is known for his Theory of Relativity.
Read and discuss some incidents from
Einstein’s life with your friends.

One day, when Albert Einstein was a small
boy, his father brought him a compass. It was a small toy to entertain him. Albert trembled with excitement as he looked at the ‘magic’ needle turning towards north. He was too young to understand the principle of
magnetism, yet he felt that he was in an
enchanted world. For him, the compass was
not a plaything but a miracle.

It was the same way when he played the
violin. His eyes shone and his hands shook,
so overcome was he with feeling. It was the
music that moved him. Very often, he would
stand spellbound while his mother played the piano.

He was a curious child and would often
daydream. His father was pained at the reports from his teacher. They told him that the boy was not interested in his studies and making friends. He was lost and adrift forever in his foolish dreams. But Albert was unaware of the worry of his elders. He was full of joy and regarded the world as a wonderful place. He played in his garden or walked in the streets singing songs aloud, and was extremely happy.

On leaving school, his father wanted him to
study electrical engineering. But he disliked
the very thought of becoming an engineer. He entered the Zurich Polytechnic Academy to prepare himself for a teaching position in
mathematics and physics. Though he finished his studies and received his teacher’s certificate, he was unable to get a job.

Finally, he got a job as a clerk. In his spare
time, he filled his note-paper with difficult
mathematical formulas. Some of these later
led to great scientific discoveries. When they were published, the humble clerk became one of the most famous scientists in the world. He
could not take his daily walk without being
surrounded by photographers, reporters and
autograph-hunters. He would only smile at
them, and went on with his work in his quiet
humble way.

In 1921, Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics for his contribution to physics and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect. He developed the theory of general relativity, which was a revolution in physics. Einstein is hence regarded as the father of modern physics, and one of the most prolific intellects in human history.

Once, the Queen of Belgium invited him to pay her a visit. He got down from the train with a suitcase in one hand and a violin in the other, and started on foot for the palace. He did not know that a reception committee was waiting for him at the station.

The Queen’s officials looked for him all
around. At last they returned to the palace to inform the Queen that Einstein had most
probably changed his mind about coming.
And suddenly, they saw the dusty figure of a little gray-haired man coming up the road.

“Why didn’t you use the car I sent for you?”
asked the Queen. The guest looked at her with a smile and answered, “It was a very pleasant walk, Your Majesty.” Einstein hated wealth. He would have none of it. Peace, he said, was what the world needed, and that could not be
bought with money. Unfortunately, this lover of
peace had to witness two World Wars during
his lifetime.

When the First World War broke out, the
German government was anxious to get the
support of learned people like Einstein.
However, Einstein refused to lend them his
support. He was fearless in his love of peace.

The Germans never really forgave him for
disobeying them. Even as a young man, when he had the chance, Einstein chose Swiss in place of German nationality. He was therefore attacked on two sides.

After the Second World War, he went on a
journey to the East. He never rode a man-
pulling rickshaw while he was in India. How
could he, who loved mankind so deeply, ride
on the back of a half-naked man? He loved
children and listened with joy to their talk. “In these children lies the hope of the world,” he said.

Einstein lived his last years quietly and
peacefully, with his books and dreams in a
small house in the United States. He was
saddened by the use of the atom bomb. He
had neither the ability nor the experience to deal with human beings. Yet he continued to love them. He was patient even with the
strangers who sneaked up to the fro not of his porch and had their wives photograph them as they were coming out of the great man’s house.

Einstein died when he was seventy-six years old. He left behind the memory of a man who had looked at the universe with the eyes of a scientist, and looked at mankind with the kindness of a saint.

I saw a sound system for 22k on black friday, last week this same sound system was available for 18k

So sad

DonBobes:
kai kai kai, walai u jst sed my mind.
Its a huge LIE. God, so USA can lie lik dis.
They r sayn dis to mak russia think usa is low on Ammo. So dat russia can mak a mistake and attk USA.

nah Russia is too smart for that, they are looking for pity

Oh thank God, cos my toothbrush is due for change

joshadedapo:
So the best way to generate income for the universities is to tax innocent church goers who have put all their sweat into their church institutions so that their wards can have education. Remember, education is not supposed to be privilege, it is the right of every Nigerian youth.

what are u saying? Do you hear. The church members complaining, the government doesn't provide universities with higher standards andyou complain when someone does it, don't get urself worked up

1 Uluru/Ayers Rock
Uluru (or Ayers Rock) is one of Australia’s most recognizable natural icons, located 335 km (208 miles) south west of the nearest large town, Alice Springs. It is the largest monolith in the world. The world-renowned sandstone formation stands 348 meter (1,142 foot) high and measures 9.4 km (5.8 miles) in circumference. The rock undergoes dramatic color changes with its normally terracotta hue gradually changing to blue or violet at sunset to flaming red in the mornings as the sunrises behind it.

2 Zuma Rock
Nigeria’s answer to Australia’s Uluru, Zuma Rock lies north of Nigeria’s capital Abuja and is easily observed by driving the main road from Abuja to Kaduna. Although only one-third as wide as Uluru, Zuma Rock is more than twice as high, rising an impressive 725 meters (2378 feet) above its surroundings. According to some observers a person’s face can be recognized in the white part at the center of the rock.

3 Sugarloaf Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain (Portuguese: Pao de Acucar) is one of the most commonly recognized and sought after tourist attraction in Rio de Janeiro. Situated on a peninsula that sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean, the mountain rises 396 meters (1,299 feet) above sea-level. A cable car brings visitors to the peak of Sugarloaf Mountain where spectacular views of Copacabana and other beaches can be admired.

4 Sigiriya
Sigiriya is a spectacular 370 meter (1214 foot) high ‘Lion rock’ fortress overlooking the green jungle surroundings. It is one of Sri Lanka’s major tourist attractions. The Sigiriya rock is a hardened magma plug from an extinct and long-eroded volcano, similar to Devils Tower. From about the 5h century BC it was used as a rock-shelter mountain monastery and later turned into a rock fortress by King Kasyapa.

5 Devils Tower
Rising 386 meters (1,267 feet) above the surrounding terrain, Devils Tower is the core of an ancient volcano exposed from erosion. It is located in the Black Hills in Crook County, northeastern Wyoming and was declared a United States National Monument in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt. The mountain became world famous in 1977 when it was chosen as the location of the alien-human rendezvous point in Steven Spielberg’s Oscar winning science fiction film, Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

6 Ben Amera
Mauritania’s best kept secret, the Ben Amera lies hidden in the desert waiting to be discovered by mass tourism. According to some sources it is the second largest monolith in the world after Uluru. Ben Amera is located 5km from Tmeimichat, a small village on the route of the desert train between Nouadhibou and Zouerate.

7 Torres del Paine

Torres del Paine is a national park in the Extreme South region of Patagonian Chile and features mountains, lakes and glaciers. The centerpiece of the park are the three Towers of Paine; spectacular granite monoliths shaped by the forces of glacial ice. The highest peak is about 2,500 meters (8200 feet).

8 El Capitan, Yosemite
One of the most famous sights in Yosemite National Park, the granite monolith El Capitan rises almost 910 meter (3,000 foot) vertically from Yosemite Valey. It is is a favorite challenge among expert rock climbers. In 1958, Warren J. Harding, Wayne Merry and George Whitmore were the first to climb the Nose of El Capitan using ropes, pitons and expansion bolts.

What's a monolith?
Actually, the word monolith comes from the Greek word “monolithos”, derived from mono (“one” or “single”) and lithos (“stone”). In the context of this top 10 list it refers to a geological feature such as a mountain, consisting of a single massive stone or rock.
Our own zuma rock is a monolith, let's see where it ranks amongst others.
10 Pena de Bernal
Peña de Bernal (“Bernal Peak”) is Mexico’s largest monolith located in San Sebastian Bernal, a small town in the state of Queretaro. The rock rises 350 meters (1148 feet) above the town and was formed some 100 million years ago during the Jurassic period when it was at least three times higher than today.
9. Rock of Gilbratar
The Rock of Gibraltar is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom on the southern coast of Spain at the entrance to the Mediterranean sea. The 426 meters (1,396 feet) high limestone monolith is the home of 27,800 Gibraltarians and 250 Barbary macaques, the only wild primates in Europe. In Greek mythology Gibraltar was one of the Pillars of Hercules which marked the edge of the Mediterranean and the known world.

Do I need to sacrifice a goat before making front page on nairaland?

Plss leave dis universities, they have good facilities, and church offering won't maintain it nd pay salaries

Don't mess your reputation up, he's still president till January

It's strange how she died in the midst of controversies

Cause you are not a foreigner

Pls let's have a moment of silence for this man...

Ahh US can lie o

Warlord3000:
LOL

they have been responsible for spoiling batteries since 2011

Well, btw he looks like a mannequin in the last pic

LMAO 28 years old or 37 , well he's actually 31 years old, this news is kinda outdated

U hav lost that tin dat occupies ur head