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Huwebes, Pebrero 23, 2012

Funny Facts

The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."

"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".

Almonds are members of the peach family.

The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe.

The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.

The word "set" has more definitions than any other word in the English language.

"Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und."

There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is *pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. The only other word with the same amount of letters is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses, its plural.

The longest place-name still in use is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiw en uaitnatahu, a New Zealand hill.

Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, "L.A."

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.

The muzzle of a lion is like a fingerprint - no two lions have the same pattern of whiskers.

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

The Ramses brand condom is named after the great phaoroh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.

There is a seven letter word in the English language that contains ten words without rearranging any of its letters, "therein": the, there, he, in, rein, her, here, ere, therein, herein.

Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully ripened cranberry can be dribbled like a basketball.

The male gypsy moth can "smell" the virgin female gypsy moth from 1.8 miles away.

The letters KGB stand for Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti.

"Stewardesses" is the longest word that can be typed with only the left hand.

To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles.

The combination "ough" can be pronounced in nine different ways. The following sentence contains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."

The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.

Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, and are on the Australian coat of arms for that reason.

Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.

The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat," which means "the king is dead."

7 Things you must do when your lover permanently leaves you

Martes, Enero 10, 2012

Quotes


  1. I've never fooled anyone. I've let people fool themselves. They didn't bother to find out who and what I was. Instead they would invent a character for me. I wouldn't argue with them. They were obviously loving somebody I wasn't. :)
  2. You must love, for love is the key to your TRANSFORMATION.
  3. If the house of the world is dark, Love will find a way to create windows. - Rumi ♥
  4. Listen to your elders advices, not because they are always right, but because they have more experiences of being wrong!
  5. Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the humblest imaginable.
  6. DREAM IT. WISH IT. DO IT.
  7. You must love in such a way that the persson you love feels free.
  8. Gravitation can not be held responsible for people falling in love. - Albert Einstein
  9. Find people who love you unconditionally, surround yourself with them, and bring them the same level of intensity.
  10. I am a child whose teacher is LOVE.

8 Facts about EX


1) An ex may have been a past miracle or a past mistake
2) An ex's excess baggages are not for your present care
3) When your ex has settled for less know God has provided for you to have the best.
4) An ex that dumped you may be God's invisible hand protecting you from a hell of a future with him or her.
5) When your ex has not left your life appropriately have no fear, God has the best relationships ready for you.
6) Ex's that have embraced the negative opinions about you will one day regret it.
7) No matter how much pain your ex has caused your past he or she doesn't decide the brightness of your future.
Your Ex is a yesterday person while you are a person with God's future.