Loaded Facts

  

    

 Random facts for your enjoyment,kindly take your time to read through the loaded facts in the post and also share with your love ones.

1. Coca-cola was originally green.
2. An Owl has three eye lids.
3. Blueberry juice boosts memory.
4. An Oyster can change its gender.
5. Blue whale weighs as much as 1900 men.
6. An average human scalp has 100,000 hairs.
7. Virus can be found in all forms of life.
8. An Olive tree can live up to 1500 years.
9. Bamboo can grow up to 3ft in 24 hours.
10. Yuri Gagarin was the first person in space.
11. You can not find any fish in the Dead Sea.
12. Tomato is the world most popular fruit.
13. An Albertross can sleep while it flies.
14. cat urine can glow under the black light.
15. Rat can last longer than camel without water.
16. Violin contains about 70 seperate pieces of wood.
17. It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes opened.
18. Only one out of a thousand turtles survive after hacting.
19. The animal responsible for most human death is the mosquito.
20. Polar bears are left-handed.
21.  Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
22.  Eskimos never gamble.
23.  The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
24.  The youngest pope was 11 years old.
25.  Mark Twain didn't graduate from elementary school.
26.  Proportional to their weight, men are stronger than horses.
27.  Pilgrims ate popcorn at the first Thanksgiving dinner.
28.  Your nose and ears never stop growing.
29.  Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets in our solar system combined.
30.  Hot water is heavier than cold.
31.  The parachute was invented by da Vinci in 1515.
32.  They have square watermelons in Japan. They stack better.
33.  Cream does not weigh as much as milk.
34.  Starfish have eight eyes-one at the end of each leg.
35.  Iceland consumes more Coca-cola per capita than any other nation.
36.  First novel ever written on a typewriter was "Tom Sawyer."
37.  There are more collect calls on Father's Day than any other day of the year.
38.  Heinz Catsup leaving the bottle travels at 25 miles per year.
39.  It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs.
40.  Men get hiccups more often than women.
41.  Armadillos can be housebroken. 
42. In a normal life,a person's heart beats 2,000,000,000 times.
43. The maximum efficiency the motor car as achieve so far is 33%.
44. Some fishes can swim backwards and can live up to fifty years.
45. The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the Cat.
46. The only place you can find success before work is in the dictionary.
47. The energy generated from lightening can power a bulb for three months.
48. The sense of smell is about 10,000 times more than the sense of taste.
49. The Greatest problem nanotechnologists are facing is the size of our fingers.
50. Dog's can't sweat! They don't have sweat gland,so they pant when they feel hot.
51. Only two words in the English language end with the letters "gry".Which are angry and hungry.
52. The human heart creates enough pressure while pumping and squirt blood as far as 30 feet away.
53. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 7000 times.
54. "One thousand" contains the letter "A" but none of the words from "1" to "999" have an "A"!
55. A Cheetah can run up to 76 kilometer per hour while the fastest human run at 37 kilometer per hour.
56. In 1981,snow fell in in kalahari desert,Africa for the first time,dropping the temperature to -50c.
57. SURE and SUGAR are the only two words in English Language which is spelt 'su' but pronounce 'sh'
59.  Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than for the US Treasury.
60.  Smartest dogs: 1) border collie; 2)poodle; 3)golden retriever.
61.  Dumbest dog: Afghan
62.  Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters.
63.  Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better.
64.  Chances that an American lives within 50 miles of where they grew up: 1 in 2
65.  Amount American Airlines saved in '87 by taking out 1 olive from each salad served in first class: $40,000
66.  City with the most Rolls Royce's per capita: Hong Kong
67.  State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
68.  Chances of a white Christmas in New York: 1 in 4
69.  Portion of US annual rainfall that falls in April: 1/12
70.  Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%
71.  Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
72.  Estimated % of American adults who go on diet each year: 44%
73.  Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33
74.  Average number of days a West German goes without washing his underwear: 7
75.  Percentage of Americans who say that God has spoken to them: 36%
76.  Percentage of Americans who regularly attend religious services: 43%
77.  City with highest per capita viewership of TV evangelists: Washington DC
78. "LITTLE BOY" was the name given to the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima during the 2nd world war.
79. The longest war was the so called 100 year war between Britain and france which lasted for 116 years.
80. An electronic circuit without a resistor is like the circulatory system without veins and arteries.
81. The "sixth sick sheikh's sixth sheep's is sick" is the toughest tongue twister in the English Language.
82. A Gibbon baby has a cap of fur on top of its head like human baby with the rest of the body completely bare.
83. Elephants can hold up to 1 gallon of (four liters) of water in their trunks,and can even pick a tiny pea with them.
84. When you consume chocolate,it releases a chemical into your body very similar to what you feel when you are in love.
85. The word queue is the only word in English language that is pronounced the same way when the last four letters is removed.
86. Palindrome is a word or sentence that reads the same forwards or backwards? e.g dad,mum,madam.nurses run,was it a cat i saw.
87. Percentage of American men who say they would marry the same woman if they had it to do all over again: 80%
88.  % of American women who say they would marry the same man: 50%
89.  % of men who say they are happier after their divorce or separation: 58%
90.  % of women who say they are happier after their divorce or separation: 85%
91.  Number of different family relationships for which Hallmark makes cards: 105
92.  Cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
93.  Average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000.
94.  Percentage of Americans who have visited Disneyland or Disney World: 70%
95.  Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.
96.  Portion of ice cream sold that is vanilla: 1/3
97.  Portion of potatoes sold that are French fried: 1/3
98.  Percentage of Americans that eat at McDonald's each day: 7
99.  Percentage of bird species that are monogamous: 90%
100.  Percentage of mammal species that are: 3%
101.  Number of US states that claim test scores in their elementary schools are above national average: 50%
102.  Portion of Harvard students who graduate with honors: 4/5
103.  Chances that a burglary in the US will be solved: 1 in 7.
104.  Portion of land in the US owned by the government: 1/3
105.  Only President to remain a bachelor: James Buchanon
106.  Only first lady to carry a loaded revolver: Eleanor Roosevelt
107.  Only President to win a Pulitzer: John F. Kennedy for "Profiles in Courage"
108.  Only President awarded a patent: Abe Lincoln, for a system of buoying vessels over shoals
109.  Only food that does not spoil: honey
110.  Only person to win $64,000 Challenge and $64,000 Question: Dr. Joyce Brothers (subject is boxing)
111.  Only bird that can fly backwards: Hummingbird
112.  Only continent without reptiles or snakes: Antarctica
113.  Only animal besides human that can get sunburn: pig
114.  Ostriches stick their heads in the sand to look for water.
115.  An eagle can kill a young deer and fly away with it.
116.  In the Caribbean there are oysters that can climb trees.
117. In 1 square inch of skin,there lie 4 yards of nerve fibres,1300 nerve cells,100 sweat glands,3 million cells and 3 yards of blood vessels.
118. Orb web spiders eat the old web before they spin new ones.A web may take an hour to spin but it is as strong as steel of the same thickness.
119. The left side of your body is controlled by the right side of your brain,while the right side is controlled by the left side of your brain.
120. The blue whale weighs more than 150,000 kilograms and is more than 30 metres(100ft) long which is as tall as five storey building.Also this whale 's weight is equals to the weight of 25 to 30 elephant.

       The last and not the least is : It's not too late to be anything the choice is yours and don't forget to share this post.

10 Reasons why you need to Smile !

          Here are the 10 reasons why you need to smile,

1. smile because it's ambiguous.
2. smile because it's contagious.
3. smile because it's easier to do.
4. smile because it's friendly.
5. smile because it's loving.
6. smile because it's provocating.
7. smile because it's refreshing.
8. smile because it's voluntary.
9. smile because it's welcoming
10. smile because  it makes you healthy.

FUN TIME

                 HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED

• Why doesn't glue stick to  its bottle ?
• If Blue represents Love, why is valentine coated Red ?
• What is pine in an apple that they call it pineapple ?
• Why doesn't birds fall off trees when they sleep ?
• Why is it called building,when it is already built ?
• Why call it a Boxing Ring,when it is square ?
• If a book about Failure sells,is it a Success ?
• Why does round pizza come in a square box ?
• "I love you" isn't a question,then why does it need an answer ?
• If money doesn't grow on trees,then why do banks have branches ?
• If Horrific mean Horrible,does Terrific mean Terrible ?
• Do infants enjoy Infancy as much as Adults enjoy adultery ?
• Why the man who invests all your money is called a Broker ?
• Though it supports Combustion yet it is called Inflammable,Why ?
• If people from Poland are called Poles,why aren't people from Holland called Holes ?
• Why are they called Apartments,when they are all stuck together ?
• If CON is the opposite of  PRO,is CONGRESS the opposite of PROGRESS ?
• Why call it a Jerry can,when it isn't made of metal ?
• If Olive Oil is gotten from Olive,where is Baby Oil gotten from ?
• If you are not supposed to drink and drive,then why do bars have parking lots ?
• Why is it called invaluables when it has more value to be worth and priced ?
• Many say it's a man's world but how fair is the world ?
• Where the majority of labourers are men yet the labour room is strictly for women ?
• What is the use of a restroom where you cannot rest over the night or take a snap of 5 minutes ?
• Why does birth and death comes once in life,but examination keeps on coming again and again ?
• If Abraham Lincoln would love sleeping in a Lincoln Navigator and Gerald Ford would love to pass his night in a Ford Sedan.Where would George Bush love to pass his night ?

                As for me am wondering why all this is happening and i hope you are also feeling the same.Thanks for reading this and don't forget to share.

FUNNY RIDDLES

                                                 

      
           Who can guess right,here we go;

• I live for laughter,I live for the crowd,Without it i am nothing.What am i ?                                                  a clown 
•  No sooner spoken than broken.What is it ?                                                                                                    a silence 
• What eight letter word contains only one letter ?                                                                                      an envelope
• What is the difference between a new 20 dollar bill and an old one ?                                                          19 dollars
• Long and slinky,like a trout,never sings till it's guts comes out.What is it ?                                                 a gun
• Tom tan got a tan he bought some tokens.How many t's are in that ?                                                 2 t's are in that
• If you put blue-coloured wood in green-coloured water,What will happen ?                                               it will get wet
• i am seen at night but not at daylight.I have a long tail.My life is short but brighter as a flashlight in the dark,What am i ?                                                                                                                  shooting star
• How do you throw a ball so that it goes a short distance,stops then goes the other way ? It can't hit anything and it is not a boomerang ball ?                                                                                          you throw it up
• I give you a group of three.One is sitting down and will never get up.The second eats as much as is given to  him yet is always hungry.The third goes away and never returns.What are the three ?                                                                                                                                                                 stove,fire and smoke

• When you are in your room and you are leaning against something that can be hard but mostly soft.You go to sleep and you are lying on this.When you get up you are still  lying on this.What am i ?                                                                                                                                                              bed
• It can get a clock but cannot tell time.It can get a bed bit cannot sleep.It can get shoes but doesn't have legs.It can get a book but cannot read.It has a face but cannot talk.It has a number but cannot count.What is it ?                                                                                                                                Money
• You're stuck on a forked road on your way to California.You see two brothers.One of the brothers is a liar and the other only tells the truth.You can only ask both of them one question each.To get to your destination,which question would that be ?                                                           you would ask each of them:if you were your brother,which road would you take ?
• A man was boasting one day at how long he could hold his breath under water.His record was 6 min,a kid that was listening said,I can stay under water for 10 minutes using no types of equipment.The man told the kid if he could do that he would give him 10,000.The kid did it and won the money.Can you figured out how ?                                                                                     the kid filled a  glass of water a held it over his head for 10 minutes.

             So therefore in live don't always act as if you know everything because sometime things don't work in the right perspective  as we would have thought.Hope you find this interesting and thanks for stopping by.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF BANANA

 

          Banana are high energy and nutritional rich fruits that comes in special arrangement in safety package.It is one of the most common fruit in the world as it is always available all round the year, due to it;'s large cultivation in the tropical and subtropical zones.Banana is also one of the cheapest fruits available yet highly rich in fructose,sucrose,glucose and fiber which makes makes an instant,sustained and substantial boost of energy.
       What are the most beneficial and crucial importance of banana to mankind?here we go and i hope after reading this you would now realize while it is important for you to eat banana.
      The fruit contains a good amount of soluble dietary fiber (7% of DRA per 100g) that helps normal bowel movements,thereby reducing constipation problems.
      High carbohydrate foods that are favourite with athlete are pasta,bread rolls,steamed rice,mashed potato and fruit.So what is the favourite fruit of athletes? It has to be the banana.They are so easy to eat,rich in carbohydrate . and help the athlete who always ate a banana before an event because the first time he did this he did a personal best time.Sometimes a banana's power goes beyond its nutritional benefits.
       Banana fruit is one of the high calorie tropical fruits.100g fruit provides 90 calories.Besides,it contains good amounts of health benefiting anti-oxidants,minerals and vitamins.
       The fruit pulp is composed of soft,easily digestible flesh with simple sugars like fructose and sucrose that when eaten replenishes energy and revitalizes the body instantly;thus,for these qualities,bananas are being used by athletes to get instant energy and as supplement food in the treatment plan for underweight children.
         It is also a very good source of vitamin-B6 (pyridoxine),provides about 28% of daily-recommended allowance.Pyridoxine is an important B-complex vitamin that has a beneficial role for the treatment of neurites and anemia.Further more, it helps decrease homocystine (one of the causative factors in coronary artery disease (CHD) and stroke episodes) levels with in the body.
        The fruit is an also moderate source of vitamin-C (about 8.7 mg per 100g).Consumption of foods rich in vitamin-C helps the body develop resistance against infectious agents and scavenge harmful oxygen-radicals.
        Fresh banana is a highly rich source of potassium,100g fruit provides 358mg potassium.Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that helps control heart rate and blood pressure,countering bad effects of sodium.
        Also fresh bananas provide adequate levels of minerals like copper,magnesium and manganese .Magnesium is essential for bone strengthening and has a cardiac-protective role as well.Manganese is used by the body as a co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme,superoxide dismutase.Copper is required in the production of red blood cells.
       So what are the interesting and beneficial fact about banana ? It has been proving scientifically that two banana provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minutes workout due to high content of fibers,no wonder is the number fruits recommended for athlete fruit.Apart from energy source are also useful in the following fields;
 
           DEPRESSION : According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND among people suffering from depression,many felt much well after eating a banana.This is because bananas contain tryptophan,a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin,known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.
          BLOOD PRESSURE : This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt,making it perfect to beat blood pressure so much so,the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.
          Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) : Don't bother about the pills you only need to eat a banana.The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels,which can affect your mood.
          ANEMIA : High rich in iron,bananas can stimulate the production of heamoglobin in the blood and also helps in cease of anemia.
          IQ BOOSTER : 200 students at a Twickenham school (England) were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast,break and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power.Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.
           HANGOVERS ; One of the fastest way to relieve a hangover is to make a banana milk shake,sweetened with honey.The banana calms the stomach and with the aid of the honey,builds up depleted blood sugar levels,while the milk soothers and rehydrates your system.
            CONSTIPATION : High rich in fiber,including bananas in the diet can helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.
            HEARTBURN : Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body,so if you suffer from heartburn,try taking banana for soothing relief.
            MORNING SICKNESS : Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.
            MOSQUITO BITES : This would sound strange but before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin.Most people found it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.
             I hope by now would have realize that there are more benefit in taking banana than we can imagine,therefore go for your banana to get the best of nutritional value.
    

TIPS ON HOW TO GET RID OF YOUR PIMPLES

 

       Acne is a popularly known skin disease caused by an excessive amount of oil in the body.Oil acts as a natural lubricant for your skin pores which causes acne.There are quite a few reasons that might causes excessive amount of oil such as small clothing,tension and hormonal changes. It is simply one form of acne.Most of the time they are pretty small,but they can get big and that is definitely not good and you need to use the whole pimples erasing secrets system to get rid of them and keep them away.A lot of people find tips here and there but if you don't have a system that gets rid of your pimples and changes the cellular structure and environment of your skin, your pimples is going to keep coming back and you don't want that to happen.
        Lots of people suffer from outbreaks of acne.If you are one of these people,you might be asking yourself,What can i do to get rid of pimples? The answer to getting rid of pimples sometimes lies in what causes them.Most people believe eating greasy foods will lead to acne.This is true in the sense that the grease can form on the surface of the skin and clog pores.When looking for tips to get rid of pimples,one of the most useful tips is to thoroughly cleanse the face everyday.Not only can grease from foods build up on the surface of the skin,but so can pollution and smoke.Below are some beneficial ways to get rid of acne,mostly pimples.
          Diets : If you are asking yourself how can i get rid of my acne when it is not caused by hormonal changes,the answer could be to change your diet.Eliminating greasy, fatty foods and eating more fresh foods and vegetables could help your complexion.Drinking plenty of water will also help flush toxins out of your body.
         Meditation : Those people who eat a healthy diet and still end up with outbreaks of acne,the cause could be due to stress and anxiety.If you are wondering how you can get rid of your acne when you already eat healthy food and wash your skin properly,the answer could be in learning some techniques to reduce stress and anxiety.Meditation works well for reducing these conditions . Techniques used to help relax the mind and body includes taking a hot bath with scented oils.
         Cinnamon : The ultra-best plant to get rid of acne is ginger.Cinnamon has become the most useful herb or spice that have run into.It includes huge amount of anti-inflamed components which make it so effective in treating acne.Their anti-inflamed components also reduce inflammation and swelling caused by acne.Apart from that,cinnamon can also be regarded as among the most useful natural medicines.It is capable of destroying acne producing bacteria within your body.You can also have an improved hormone and immune system.
          Honey : Apply mixture of honey and cinnamon paste on your face before you sleep in the night and wash it away in the next morning.Do this daily for at least two weeks and your pimples will be removed totally from the root.
          Aloe Vera : Aloe vera can also be an extremely efficient way to enhance your acne situation. Apply aloe vera on your face daily and keep if for at least fifteen minutes.It will provide your skin necessary vitamins.Use aloe vera once each morning and once before going to sleep,if possible.The great thing about aloe vera is that it increases the therapeutic procedure of the skin and fixes scars caused by acne.

        Remember that it is not advisable to squeeze or pinch a pimples to get rid of it because you are only promoting more of the acne.By squeezing the infected pore,you could cause a larger infection.The emptied pore could also heal in a manner which leaves a pock mark..So make use of the tips and get away those pimples on your face,because it does not add any value to you.

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THE HUMAN BLOOD

         How much do you know about your blood? Here is where you will get all the information you need about the human blood,let's go and see.

•     Two million red blood cells die every second.
• There are approximately 100,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body.
•  Seven percent of a humans body weight is made up of blood.
•  In the early nineteenth century some advertisements claimed that riding the carousel was good for the circulation of blood.
• Each day 400 gallons of recycled blood are pumped through the kidneys.
• By donating just one pint of blood, four lives can be saved.
•  Blood is such a good stain that Native Americans used it for paint.
• The kidneys filter over 400 gallons of blood each day.
• The average life span of a single red blood cell is 120 days. 
• Blood accounts for about 8% of a human's body weight.
•  A woman has approximately 4.5 liters of blood in her body, while men have 5.6 liters.
•  Your blood takes a very long trip through your body. If you could stretch out all of a human's blood vessels,they would be about 60,000 miles long. That's enough to go around the world twice.
•  Half your body’s red blood cells are replaced every seven days.
•  If all the blood vessels in your body were laid end to end, they would reach about 60,000 miles.
  
       Now i think you would have learn something new about your blood,so value your blood because it is too precious to take for granted.

THE HUMAN LUNG

        The human two lungs are made up of a complex latticework of tubes, which are suspended, on either side of the heart, inside the chest cavity on a framework of elastic fibers. Air is drawn in via the mouth and the nose, the latter acting as an air filter by trapping dust particles on its hairs. The air is warmed up before passing down the windpipe, where it's divided at the bottom between two airways called bronchi that lead to either lung.

 
                                           

   Within the lungs, the mucus-lined bronchi split like the branches of a tree into tens of thousands of ever smaller tubes (bronchioles), which connect to tiny sacs called alveoli. The average adult's lungs contain about 600 million of these spongy, air-filled structures. There are enough alveoli in just one lung to cover an area roughly the size of a tennis court.
             The alveoli are where the crucial gas exchange takes place. The air sacs are surrounded by a dense network of minute blood vessels, or capillaries, which connect to the heart. Those that link to the pulmonary arteries carry deoxygenated blood that needs to be refreshed. Oxygen passes through the incredibly thin walls of the alveoli into the capillaries and is then carried back to the heart via the pulmonary veins. At the same time, carbon dioxide is removed from the blood through the same process of diffusion. This waste gas is expelled as we breathe out.
      The rate at which we breathe is controlled by the brain, which is quick to sense changes in gas concentrations. This is certainly in the brain's interests—it's the body's biggest user of oxygen and the first organ to suffer if there's a shortage.
 

        FACTS OF THE LUNGS

    Below are the summary list of what an average human lung is capable of.
•     The Breathing Rate is faster in women and children than in Men.
•     Approximately 1 litre of air is always stay in the lungs, no matter how we hardly breathe out.
•     About 300 Million Alveoli was there in the Both lungs of an Adult
•    The Left Lung is smaller than the Right Lung because the heart is in the middle of Chest Cavity as the Larger part bulges out to the left, Leaving less space for that lung.
•     The Word Lung word came from the Old English word "lunge" which it means "Light".
•     The lungs is the only organs that can Float on the Water.
•    Approximately we are taking about 22,000 breaths every 24 hours.
•    We have approximately 1500 miles of airways.
•     The Surface area of the lungs is roughly same size as the Tennis Court.
•     If placed one to one end the Capillaries in the lungs would Extend about 1,600 They can propel a sneeze at over 100mph (160 km/h).
•     The surface area of the lungs is roughly the same size as a tennis court.
•    We lose about half a litre of water a day through breathing.
•    We breathe an average of 8 litres of air per minute, even when sitting – this is the equivalent of 4 average sized bottles of coca-cola.
•     The lungs breathe about 400 cubic feet of air each day.kilometers.
•     More than 1.4 million cases of lung cancer are diagnosed each year worldwide.
•     Every 30 seconds someone, somewhere in the world dies of lung cancer. This is equal to 3,000 people every day worldwide.
•    If diagnosed early enough, lung cancer may be curable.
•     There are currently almost 1,000 clinical trials taking place in the world studying treatments for lung cancer.
•     Today there are more than 20 phase III trials ongoing evaluating potential drugs for the treatment of lung cancer.
•    The past decade of biomedical research has provided an enormous amount of information about lung cancer and its molecular processes. About 50 different components of molecular function are being targeted by for the treatment of lung cancer, including currently available drugs and those being tested in clinical trials, offering great new hope for patients.
•     The women’s free diving world record was recently set by New Zealander Kathryn McPhee who broke the record on 9 August 2008, swimming to a depth of 151 metres in 2 minutes and 48 seconds – a greater depth than the height of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
•     The Guinness World Record for the most powerful lungs is held by Manjit Singh, from the UK, who managed to inflate a meteorological balloon to a diameter of 8 feet, in 42 minutes.
•     The 1968 Olympics were held in Mexico City at an altitude of 7300 feet – where the average air pressure is 25% lower than at sea level. This may explain why four of the five endurance track events held there were won by men who came from high altitudes.
•    With practice, the lungs can hold a breath for up to 10 minutes – this was demonstrated recently by the free diver Tom Sietas, who held his breath underwater for 10 minutes and 12 seconds.

Do you know that you can fracture your rib if you sneeze too hard enough and you can also kill yourself if you try to suppress a sneeze,because your the blood vessel in your head or neck can rupture which easily leads to death.

 Have you now seen what your lungs are capable of doing,so therefore, add value to your lungs.

                                                       

                                

AVERAGE HUMAN ACTIONS IN 24 HOURS

                                                   
                                      
          In 24 hours average human perform some crucial actions which makes part of our daily activities,some of the actions are listed below;

•      HEARTH beats 103,680 times .  
•      Breathe 438 cubic feet AIR.               
•       LUNGS respire 23,045 times .    
•       Take a 3.25 pounds FOOD.
•       BLOOD flows 1,680,000 miles .  
•       Lose 85.60, BODY TEMPERATURE.
•       NAILS grow 0,00007 inches  .      
•       During SLEEP move 25.4 times.
•       HAIR grows 0.01715 inches .      
•       Produce 1.43 pints SWEAT.
•       Take 2.9 pounds WATER.          
•       Farts seven times and lies twice.
•       Speak 4,800 WORDS .          
•      Approximately 172,800 child are born.

HUMAN CANCER

                                       

            Cancer is one of the most dangerous and common killer disease in the world,another name that best suit it is silent killer.It kill someone without giving prior notice and people in the world today even fear it more than HIV/AID. It is not an easily preventable disease because it does not have any particular major cause,that's why in modern world today you find people unepectedly a victim of the disease.So let's see some features and general information about the disease.

• 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).

• Researchers believe that more than half of all cancers and cancer deaths are potentially preventable.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.”
• 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.”
• 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.
• 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.
• As of January 2008, there were approximately 12 million people alive in the U.S. who had a medical history of cancer.
• 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.
• Approximately 77% of all cancers are diagnosed in people who are 55 years old or older.ⁱ
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• There are 28 million cancer survivors worldwide.
• Cancer is not just one disease; rather it is a set of diseases. Different agents cause each type of cancer.
• 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.
• 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.
• The lifetime risk of a man in the United State of developing an invasive cancer is 45%.
• 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.
• 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.
• Studies have found that Holocaust survivors are at a greater risk for developing cancer, mainly due to intense calorie deprivation and stress during WWII.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Scientists claim that the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl produced the largest group of cancers in history from a single incident.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• Cancer patients have twice the risk of suicide than the general population. Men are more likely to kill themselves immediately after a diagnosis.
• 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.
• 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.
• An estimated 5 to 10% of cancers are entirely hereditary. Most cancers develop through a combination of hereditary and environmental factors.
• 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.
• Those who sleep less than six hours a night are more likely to develop colon cancer than those who sleep more.
• Cancer has two main characteristics: abnormal cell growth and the ability to spread to other parts of the body (metastasis).
• 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.
• One in eight deaths in the world are due to cancer. Cancer causes more deaths than AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

THE HUMAN LIVER

                                       

         The liver is a vital organ present in vertebrates and some other animals. It has a wide range of functions, including detoxification, protein synthesis, and production of biochemicals necessary for digestion. The liver is necessary for survival; there is currently no way to compensate for the absence of liver function in the long term, although new liver dialysis techniques can be used in the short term

 The following are the role played by the HUMAN LIVER

• Originator of blood: It made the blood which got your system up and running, even before you were born. In other words you wouldn't have been here without your liver.
• Fresh proteins: Proteins are needed by your body to stay healthy and to grow. Without proteins you would not be able to grow properly.
• Filters off poisons: It removes poisons from the air, exhaust smoke and chemicals you breathe in. Without the liver you would be choked and poisoned by the various pollutants.
•  Helps in clotting: It is due to this clotting factor that in case you hurt or prick yourself accidentally, the bleeding is stopped. Without this factor, you would bleed to death even due to minor injuries.
•  Fights against germs: It protects your body all the time from any germs or virus going into your body. It defends against the cold-germ, flu-bugs, and other antibodies which you inhale and destroys them or in most cases weakens them. With your liver, you would be goner, to any infection known to mankind.
• 10.Produces cholesterol: The liver is also responsible for manufacturing cholesterol, producing about 80% of the same in your body. Cholesterol is important as it produces the steroid hormones required for your normal development and functioning. These include the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone in women and testosterone in men, which play a big role in reproduction.
•  A store house of iron: It keeps a storehouse of iron reserves as even lots of vitamins, and other minerals which gives you the strength to carry on during the day.
•  Makes bile: This is important as it helps to digest food. Without bile you would just waste away to nothing.
•  Detoxifies poisonous substances: Various substances and chemicals, including alcohol, wine, beer, drugs (prescribed and given-over-the counter) and even illegal substances all are detoxified. Without the liver, all these bad habits can barely keep you alive.
• A store house of energy: Just like a battery, it stocks up sugar (carbohydrates, glucose and fat). And whenever your body requires it, it uses it. With out this energy the blood sugar level in your blood can fall drastically and you would slip into a coma.

           PREVENTIVE MEASURES FOR THE LIVER

•   Be wary of aerosol sprays, bug sprays, mildew sprays, paint sprays and even the other chemical sprays or even mosquito coils you use. Be careful of this stuff you breathe in. Please remember, your liver has to detoxify what you breathe in, excess intake of this can damage your liver. Especially when cleaning with aerosol sprays ensure the room is well ventilated and you are wearing a mask too.
•  Be careful of what gets on your skin. The pesticides which are sprayed on plants and vegetables not only kill insects but even hit your liver, through your skin and destroy the cells making up the liver. The reason is these are chemicals too. Therefore make sure to cover your skin with gloves, long sleeved materials, a hat and a mask whenever there is insecticide in the air or if you are handling it.
•  Most importantly, your liver would not let you know it's in trouble and at the end of its tether. It's basically a non-complainer. You got to remember that overloading and abusing such a precious organ with alcohol, drugs and other junk can damage it irreparably. This is the only warning you will get. So do think over and re-read the above. Do all you can to protect your liver, remember it is the only one you have.
•  Don't overload your liver with any kind of alcohol, beer or wine. Keep within limits. In some case even a drink daily can cause great damage to your liver.
•  Drugs of any kind are chemicals and when these are mixed up without a qualified doctor's advice can be poisonous for your liver and damage it badly.
•  Scars to your liver are caused quite easily; these are what are known as ‘Cirrhosis' of the liver, which is permanent. These are chronic inflammation that progresses and ultimately leads to organ failure.
•  Sometimes due to illnesses, taking medicines becomes necessary. But taking pills when they are not necessary due to habit formation is bad. These chemicals can badly hurt your liver causing it to under-perform.

THE HUMAN HEART

                           
                                              

            Heart is one of the most important organ in the body of higher animals including human being which play the role of pumping machine in the body. So how much do you know about this organ?what are it's primary assignment? You  don't have to go anywhere the answers are here. 

•     Early Egyptians believed that the heart and other major organs had wills of their own and would move around inside the body.
•     An anonymous contributor to the Hippocratic Collection (or Canon) believed vessel valves kept impurities out of the heart, since the intelligence of man was believed to lie in the left cavity.
•     Plato theorized that reasoning originated with the brain, but that passions originated in the “fiery” heart.
•     The term “heartfelt” originated from Aristotle’s philosophy that the heart collected sensory input from the peripheral organs through the blood vessels. It was from those perceptions that thought and emotions arose.
•     Prolonged lack of sleep can cause irregular jumping heartbeats called premature ventricular contractions (PVCs).
•     Some heavy snorers may have a condition called obtrusive sleep apnea (OSA), which can negatively affect the heart.
•     Cocaine affects the heart’s electrical activity and causes spasm of the arteries, which can lead to a heart attack or stroke, even in healthy people.
•     Galen of Pergamum, a prominent surgeon to Roman gladiators, demonstrated that blood, not air, filled arteries, as Hippocrates had concluded. However, he also believed that the heart acted as a low-temperature oven to keep the blood warm and that blood trickled from one side of the heart to the other through tiny holes in the heart.
•     Galen agreed with Aristotle that the heart was the body’s source of heat, a type of “lamp” fueled by blood from the liver and fanned into spirituous flame by air from the lungs. The brain merely served to cool the blood.
•     In 1929, German surgeon Werner Forssmann (1904-1979) examined the inside of his own heart by threading a catheter into his arm vein and pushing it 20 inches and into his heart, inventing cardiac catheterization, a now common procedure.
•     On December 3, 1967, Dr. Christiaan Barnard (1922-2001) of South Africa transplanted a human heart into the body of Louis Washansky. Although the recipient lived only 18 days, it is considered the first successful heart transplant.
•     “Atrium” is Latin for “entrance hall,” and “ventricle” is Latin for “little belly.”
•     A woman’s heart typically beats faster than a man’s. The heart of an average man beats approximately 70 times a minute, whereas the average woman has a heart rate of 78 beats per minute.
•     Blood is actually a tissue. When the body is at rest, it takes only six seconds for the blood to go from the heart to the lungs and back, only eight seconds for it to go the brain and back, and only 16 seconds for it to reach the toes and travel all the way back to the heart.
•     French physician Rene Laennec (1781-1826) invented the stethoscope when he felt it was inappropriate to place his ear on his large-buxomed female patients' chests.f
•     Physician Erasistratus of Chios (304-250 B.C.) was the first to discover that the heart functioned as a natural pump.
•     In his text De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem, the father of modern anatomy, Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564), argued that the blood seeped from one ventricle to another through mysterious pores.
•     Galen argued that the heart constantly produced blood. However, William Harvey’s (1578-1657) discovery of the circulation system in 1616 revealed that there was a finite amount of blood in the body and that it circulated in one direction.
•     The right atrium holds about 3.5 tablespoons of blood. The right ventricle holds slightly more than a quarter cup of blood. The left atrium holds the same amount of blood as the right, but its walls are three times thicker.
•     Grab a tennis ball and squeeze it tightly: that’s how hard the beating heart works to pump blood.
•     In 1903, physiologist Willem Einthoven (1860-1927) invented the electrocardiograph, which measures electric current in the heart.
•     The average adult heart beats 72 times a minute; 100,000 times a day; 3,600,000 times a year; and 2.5 billion times during a lifetime.
•     Though weighing only 11 ounces on average, a healthy heart pumps 2,000 gallons of blood through 60,000 miles of blood vessels each day.
•     A kitchen faucet would need to be turned on all the way for at least 45 years to equal the amount of blood pumped by the heart in an average lifetime.
•     The volume of blood pumped by the heart can vary over a wide range, from five to 30 liters per minute.
•     Every day, the heart creates enough energy to drive a truck 20 miles. In a lifetime, that is equivalent to driving to the moon and back.
•     Because the heart has its own electrical impulse, it can continue to beat even when separated from the body, as long as it has an adequate supply of oxygen.
•     The fetal heart rate is approximately twice as fast as an adult’s, at about 150 beats per minute. By the time a fetus is 12 weeks old, its heart pumps an amazing 60 pints of blood a day.
•     The heart pumps blood to almost all of the body’s 75 trillion cells. Only the corneas receive no blood supply.
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•     During an average lifetime, the heart will pump nearly 1.5 million barrels of blood—enough to fill 200 train tank cars.
•     Five percent of blood supplies the heart, 15-20% goes to the brain and central nervous system, and 22% goes to the kidneys.
•     The “thump-thump” of a heartbeat is the sound made by the four valves of the heart closing.
•     The heart does the most physical work of any muscle during a lifetime. The power output of the heart ranges from 1-5 watts. While the quadriceps can produce 100 watts for a few minutes, an output of one watt for 80 years is equal to 2.5 gigajoules.
•     The heart begins beating at four weeks after conception and does not stop until death.
•     A newborn baby has about one cup of blood in circulation. An adult human has about four to five quarts which the heart pumps to all the tissues and to and from the lungs in about one minute while beating 75 times.
•     The heart pumps oxygenated blood through the aorta (the largest artery) at about 1 mile (1.6 km) per hour. By the time blood reaches the capillaries, it is moving at around 43 inches (109 cm) per hour.