Useless Information

Useless Information

1. A rat can last longer without water than a camel.
2. Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself.
3. The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.
4. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.
5. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
6. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.
7. The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per side in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.
8. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, purple, and silver.\
9. The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
10. If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
11. The original name for butterfly was flutterby.
12. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
13. Roses may be red, but violets are indeed violet.
14. By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand.
15. Sherlock Holmes NEVER said "Elementary, my dear Watson".
16. An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman to take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing.
17. The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.
18. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them. Not to mention the other drawback to passing gas in such a confined space....
19. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave
20. The Guinness World Record for holding the most Guinness World Records is set by Ashrita Furman , who has broken over 303 official Guinness World records.

Actually, I find some of them very useful and fun =D
Source: Richardpettinger

Just-World Fallacy

Just-World Fallacy

The Just-World Phenomenon is when witnesses of an injustice, in order to rationalize it, will search for things that the victim did to deserve it. This eases their anxiety and allows them to feel safe; if they avoid that behavior, injustice will not happen to them. This peace of mind comes at the expense of blaming the innocent victim. To illustrate this, a research study was done by L. Carli of Wellesley College. Participants were told two versions of a story about interactions between a man and a woman. In both versions, the couple’s interactions were exactly the same, at the very end, the stories differed; in one ending, the man raped the woman and in the other, he proposed marriage. In both groups, participants described the woman’s actions as inevitably leading up to the (different) results.

Interesting Fact: On the other end of the spectrum, The Mean World Theory is a phenomenon where, due to violent television and media, viewers perceive the world as more dangerous than it really is, prompting excessive fear and protective measures.

I'm reminding you of what usually happens here in Egypt =D

Ease

Ease

Stolen from Noor =D

Reflections on Twenty-ten

Reflections on Twenty-ten

I'm going to list the things that I've learned over the year, so that whenever I come back to this post, in case I forgot my lessons, I'd remember them with (hopefully) a smile (:
I will post something similar on my other blog, but since it's more personal, let's stick to the general points here and the personal ones there.

Reflections:
1- Patience (ongoing).
2- Not judge according to one side of the story.

3- Depression is not what we go through in our daily life (Check this post).
4- The things I have mentioned in the books reviews I have read this year, including the quotes. In other words, to read more!
5- Persistence is what will always keep us going.
6- At the end of the tunnel you'll find what you choose to see.
7- I have learned to live with my imperfections and try to fix what could be fixed.
8- To pray more. The feeling I get when I pray now is so much different than before..
9- It only takes a leap of courage to do it (:
10- Pain is an awfully good teacher to the "be stronger" lessons.
11- When you accept your end, you'll actually start to be even more positive than before!
12- Reading is an addiction that only the crazy will appreciate.
13- Friends, I keep learning that friends are the most dazzling gift Allah has given us.
14- At the hour of breakdown you will still remember the people who love you, and it will make you feel better.
15- You are never, ever, EVER...alone.
16- Nothing can stop you if you want to and can do it!
17- There are too many people who need your heart to sympathize with them, you do that and you'll be rewarded sooner or later.
18- Pretense sometimes is an awesome way to deal with whom you have no escape but to deal with.
19- Crying actually makes us stronger, on the long run though.
20- Love will never perish =)

A totally random post

A totally random post

The concept, I like it. Even though I would not find the exact word for each hour, it's fun.
Let's give it a shot: eight and eleven a.m are "nightmares or sudden awakening for no apparent reason" (just noticed this a moment ago btw). Nine and ten are "the deep sleep". Twelve is "the re-organizing-of thoughts". One and two are "imprisonment". Three and four are "preparation-for-salvation". Five is "ponder". Six is "Freedom". Seven is "indulging". Eight is the same as image, or shall I say, the climax. Nine is "blankness". Ten is "the wish upon tomorrow". Eleven is "stay with me". And twelve is "Tell me more".

I think that will make me reconsider how to use my hours more!