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Jobs/VacanciesRe: Zenith Bank Interview 2016 by switcakes(f): 12:55pm On Feb 06, 2017
dorothy0324:
"Thank you for participating in our aptitude test. Please be informed that you will be contacted in due course for the next stage of the interview" . "[ I don't even know if it means I passed the test cus the message seems vague. Please did anyone get a message like this and was interviewed?
I also got the same message. Please where did you write your test?
PhonesRe: Get MTN Free 4GB Of Data Now!!! by switcakes(f): 8:47pm On Jan 02, 2017
wow

Forum GamesRe: How Smart Are You ? How Much Did I Lose ? by switcakes(f): 1:37pm On Dec 07, 2016
$100
BusinessRe: Photo: Who Can Tell The Source Of This Money? by switcakes(f): 10:26pm On May 01, 2016
Offering. I once attended a church of which we were told to drop only one thousand naira in the offering box
EducationRe: Witty Wednesday by switcakes(f): 9:19am On Apr 28, 2016
All
CelebritiesRe: HABA! Ex- MBGA, Stella Charles Puts Her Boobs And Assets To Mark Mothers Day by switcakes(f): 11:26am On Mar 09, 2016
Too much tucking in stomach
Jokes EtcRe: Checkout These Funny Nigeria Pictures. by switcakes(f):
cheesy
Jokes EtcRe: Another Super-Model (Breadseller) Discovered In Ibadan by switcakes(f): 5:14pm On Feb 21, 2016
undecided

Forum GamesRe: Move just a match to solve the equation by switcakes(f): 10:58pm On Feb 20, 2016
Removing the matchstick from 6 and inputting it in 4 to make 9

5 + 4 = 9
Forum GamesRe: Who Is Standing.(photo) by switcakes(f): 10:50pm On Feb 20, 2016
No2
HealthRe: Russia Accuses Bill Gates Of Engineering The Zika Virus As A ‘Bioweapon’ by switcakes(f): 11:52am On Feb 14, 2016
life story of Dan Brown's 'the inferno'
Forum GamesRe: EYE TEST: What Number Do You See by switcakes(f): 11:42pm On Feb 06, 2016
571
Forum GamesRe: Puzzle: Can Anyone Find The Cat In This Field Of Owls? by switcakes(f): 11:41pm On Feb 06, 2016
The one in white

Forum GamesRe: Can You Solve This Puzzle? by switcakes(f): 10:58pm On Feb 06, 2016
Let the mothers age be y
Then daughter=y/2
Then father= y+5
Mother +daughter+ father= 100
Y+y/2 + y + 5 = 100
2y + y/2 = 100 - 5
5y/2 = 95
Y = 38
Mother =38
Daughter = 38/2 = 19
Father= 38+5= 43
Music/RadioRe: 10 Songs That Are Overplayed In A Typical Nigerian Wedding by switcakes(f): 1:29pm On Jan 31, 2016
You forgot gall in love by Dbanj. That song too was at at weddings
EducationRe: What You Don't Know About Can Drinks by switcakes(f): 12:45am On Jan 26, 2016
Brief Analysis
Leptospirosis is a real illness, but this message contains highly improbable and misleading information. The Leptospirosis Information Center dismisses the warning as fake.


Detailed Analysis
The Leptospirosis Information Center dismisses this circulated warning as fake.

Exposure to urine from infected rats and other animals can indeed cause humans to contract leptospirosis. However, the chances of someone becoming infected in the manner described in this email are extremely slim.

An article about the warning on the LIC website notes:
First seen in 2002, these emails are entirely without substance, and have been used to send spam, transport viruses and simply to cause panic. The text of the email varies, but the most common version we've seen in 2005 is as follows:

[Copy of message similar to above example omitted]

The email evolves over time, and currently we are seeing a rise in circulation in the USA, referring to deaths in several states. If you receive one of these messages, please delete it and ignore what it says. You are more at risk of being hit by lightning while riding a camel than contracting leptospirosis from a commercial drinks container.
The LIC article also states that:
Leptospira require constant immersion in water to survive, and so drying of the surface for any length of time would permanently kill the bacteria. Given that drinking containers are non-porous, surface moisture dries very quickly and cannot possibly contaminate the contents.
The organisms that cause Leptospirosis can survive outside the body of the original host, but only if favourable environmental conditions are present. An article on the Michigan Department of Natural Resources website notes that:
The bacteria prefer moist, slightly alkaline soil, stagnant ponds, and low-flow, slow-moving, slightly alkaline streams. In these conditions the organism can survive for several weeks.
Given these facts, it is highly improbable that Leptospirosis bacteria could have survived on the surface of the can lids long enough to infect the alleged victim.

Furthermore, the email implies that rat urine is always toxic. According to the message, "rat urine contains toxic and deathly substances". This implication is misleading and inaccurate. Contact with urine from diseased rats can certainly lead to illness in humans. However, this is because the urine carries bacteria associated with a particular illness, not because the urine itself is in some way inherently toxic.

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/leptospirosis-soda-can.html
CelebritiesRe: “korede Bello Stole ‘GODWIN’ From Me” – DAVIDO by switcakes(f): 2:40pm On Jan 20, 2016
cheesy cheesy cheesy. This soo funny like a scene outta 9ja version of boondocks.
CelebritiesRe: How This Fake Kiss Daniel Scams Young Nigerian Girls On Twitter by switcakes(f): 2:11pm On Jan 09, 2016
orobs93:
Hello
Everybirthday has been a hit 4rm 1year old to 5 years old to 18 years old..f**k death
Longlife and prosperity takeova
It's my birthday
Wish we me well friends
Egbon Orobs93, if you want the likes, come and collect it
CelebritiesRe: 95.5% Of Nairalanders Wont Believe That This Dude Is A Nigerian by switcakes(f): 1:34am On Dec 20, 2015
Hope he can speak igbo?
CelebritiesRe: Busted! Amber Rose Wears Butt Pad? – ( PHOTOS) by switcakes(f): 1:31am On Dec 20, 2015
Looks more like buttlifter to me

PoliticsRe: Social Media Bill Must Be Passed – Davido by switcakes(f): 9:49pm On Dec 14, 2015
Lol
Foreign AffairsRe: First P.enis Transplant Will Be Performed Within Months In America by switcakes(f): 12:07am On Dec 09, 2015
Pls edit your post properly
PoliticsRe: Face To Face With Nnamdi Kanu, The Man Behind Radio Biafra - Sun News by switcakes(f): 12:05am On Dec 09, 2015
Cool
Jokes EtcRe: When You Spend The Money For TV Stand On Beer, And Ur Wife Is A Mopol (photo) by switcakes(f): 10:07pm On Dec 08, 2015
cheesy
CultureRe: Some Misconception About Warri And Her People by switcakes(f): 8:25pm On Dec 08, 2015
grin
PropertiesRe: Breaking: Fire At NITEL Building In Marina by switcakes(f): 7:39pm On Dec 08, 2015
huh
PoliticsRe: President Buhari To Deliver Speech At Anyiam-Osigwe 2015 Lecture by switcakes(f): 6:37pm On Dec 08, 2015
grin
HealthRe: I Have A Bottle Of Goldberg Full Of Many Dirty / Advise by switcakes(f): 6:21pm On Dec 08, 2015
Drink it grin
CelebritiesRe: Former GLO Naija Sings Winner Steps Out With Wife And Son In Matching Outfits by switcakes(f): 6:04pm On Dec 08, 2015
Beautiful family
CelebritiesRe: Tourism Beauty Queen Adds Chieftaincy Title To The Crown (photos) by switcakes(f): 6:00pm On Dec 08, 2015
Nice one dear. Our miss IUO is going places. We are proud of you
CrimeRe: Man Jumps Off Storey Building To Evade Court Trial (pictured) by switcakes(f): 5:38pm On Dec 08, 2015
Wow
CrimeRe: Man Jumps Off Storey Building To Evade Court Trial (pictured) by switcakes(f): 5:38pm On Dec 08, 2015
wink

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