Cheer of the Day - 10

Unusual deaths - The following information is checked and confirmed by reliable sources.

Did you know?

1. In 207 BC, there was a philosopher called Chrysippus. He is believed to have died of laughter after watching his drunken donkey to try to eat figs.

2. William Huskisson, a politician, became the first person to be killed by a train. The accident happened when he was attending the opening of Liverpool-Manchester railway.
As he stepped onto the track to meet the Duke of Wellington, Stephenson’s Rocket hit him.

3. King Alexander I of Greece died from blood poisoning after being bitten by his gardener’s pet monkey.

4. Garry Hoy, a lawyer, died after throwing himself through the glass window on the 24^th floor of the Toronto-Dominion Centre to prove that the glass was unbreakable, it was in fact, breakable.

5. Isadora Duncan, a dancer, was strangled to death when her scarf was caught in the spokes of a car’s wheel.

Joke:  

Did you know that dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish?

Riddle:

My life can be measured in hours,
I serve by being devoured.
Thin, I am quick
Fat, I am slow
Wind is my foe.

Cheer of the Day - 9

Pure Trivia - The following information is checked and confirmed by reliable sources.

Did you know?

1. In a religion called Toda which is in southern India, people are forbidden to cross any kind of bridge, according to their rules, rivers must be crossed on foot or swimming.

2. Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.. Yeah, it’s true.

3. Walt Disney, the creator of Mickey Mouse was
afraid of mice.

4. It is said that Mel Blanc, the voice over actor of Bugs Bunny, was allergic to carrots. Apparently, this isn't true and according to his interview he said himself that he simply couldn't tolerate the taste of it and that it would become difficult for him to deliver a line after he had swallowed a crunch of a carrot.
The sound of Bugs chomping on a carrot while delivering a wisecrack was a key element from the beginning, but a technical problem soon became apparent: after taking a noisy bite of carrot, Blanc would have to chew for a while before he could swallow enough of it to deliver his next line. Other crunchy but more easily chewed foods (apples, celery) were tried, but the resulting sounds were less carrotlike. The simplest and best solution, it turned out, was for Blanc to briefly chew on an actual carrot, then spit it out and go on with the voiceover.

5. Hugo Boss Company designed Nazi uniforms. After World War II, Boss was fined for his support of Nazism and was not allowed to vote.  He died of a tooth abscess in 1948.

Joke:  

If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of payments.

Riddle:

Until I am measured
I am not known,
Yet how you miss me
When I have flown.

Cheer of the Day - 8

Random - The following information is checked and confirmed by reliable sources.

Did you know?

1. Ever wondered when did people thought it would be a good idea to record 2 men beating up each other with their knuckles (I mean boxing) and then show it as a film? It was in 1894, so boxing is considered to be the first sport ever filmed.

2. You know it needs us around 1 year to learn how to walk, and then around 1 more year to learn a couple of basic words right? Well bees are born fully grown.

3. In the year 1987, American Airlines saved 

$40,000 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class… And then you come to think this luxury, is it necessary at all?

4. If Minnie Driver married Alice Cooper, her name would be Minnie Cooper.
[I saw one today actually, when I was walking back home from my work, and since I like tight pants and tight stuff I thought I should have a tight car, as I’m 6,3 It’d be spot on.]

5. Frank Hayes was a jockey. In 1923, he died from a heart attack during a race. His horse went on to finish first, making him the only dead jockey to win a race.

Joke:  

To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.

Riddle:

All about, but cannot be seen,
Can be captured, cannot be held,
No throat, but can be heard.
What am I?

Cheer of the Day - 7

Animals - The following information is checked and confirmed by reliable sources.

Did you know?

1. Cats need to consume a substance called tryptophan, which is found in milk, eggs and poultry, in order to sleep well. Without it, they can become insomniacs.

2. During the Second World War an amazing cat named Oscar served on the German battleship Bismarck. When the Bismarck was torpedoed, Oscar was rescued by a British sailor from HMS Cossack. Five months later HMS Cossack was sunk but Oscar was rescued by HMS Ark Royal. Just three weeks later a German U-boat destroyed the Ark Royal and Oscar was rescued again. Back to Germans, Oscar was then left to live on land and died peacefully many years later. [Read the full, detailed story at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsinkable_Sam ]

3. Apparently, snakes don’t wee (pee). They secrete and excrete uric acid, which is a solid and chalky, usually
white substance.

4. The longest time a mammal will be pregnant is two years, and that is the African Elephant.

5. Giraffes are funny animals, they are the only ones who are born with horns and they have no vocal chords.

Joke:

Evening news is where they begin with 'Good evening', and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.

Riddle:

You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What did you eat?

Cheer of the Day - 6

Animals - The following information is checked and confirmed by reliable sources.

Did you know?

1. We all think that chameleons change their color and match the environment in order to camouflage right?
I have tropical news for you, it is actually not true at all!
Chameleons change their color depending on their mood and state of being. To add another fact to that, I’m going to say that blind chameleons still change their color, which means they don’t depend on their environment visually, it’s more likely they get a specific feeling about where they are. So, to conclude, environment works on us, living beings, in almost every possible way.

2. Gorillas sleep for up to 14 hours a day! [When in meantime chimpanzees make their toast by putting the bread under a “Grilla”]

3. A grasshopper needs a minimum air temperature of 16°C before it’s able to
hop. [So if you can’t catch it because it’s jumping away, try throwing an ice cube at it.]

4. Somalia has more goats than people. [I bet those people are happy that they don’t have democracy.]

5. Pigs can become addicted to alcohol... [I guess the hiccup comes from there – Oink!]

Joke:  

Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason.

Riddle:

What's black when you get it, red when you use it, and white when you're all through with it?

Cheer of the Day - 5

Human Health - The following information is checked and confirmed by reliable sources.

Did you know?

1. As you know, someone who eats little is said to eat like a bird.
However,  majority of birds eat twice their weight in a day!

2. Over the last 150 years, the average height of people in wealthy countries has increased  10cm.

3. In an average lifetime a person will walk the equivalent of three times around the world.

4. The stall closest to the door in a public toilet is usually the cleanest, because it is usually the least used.

5. Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do.

Joke:  

I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather.. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his bus.

Riddle:

What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?

Cheer of the Day - 4

Human Health - The following information is checked and confirmed by reliable sources.

Did you know?

1. Like a finger print, every person has a unique tongue print.

2. On average, we blink our eyes about 20,000 times a day.

3. From the age of thirty, humans gradually begin to
shrink in size.

4. The brain uses less power than a 100-watt bulb.

5. Albert Einstein’s brain was preserved after his death.

Joke:  

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

Riddle:

The more you have of it, the less you see

A short story that I wrote.

                                                Jim.

When his mother told him that he no longer was a child and he had to grow up,
Jim got so angry and anxious about being introduced to adult life that he went into his room, locked the door and prepared himself for a journey.

He traveled, and he was indeed, fond of adventures and exciting escapades, so as soon as he arrived at his spontaneously planned destination, and he heard the announcement of the local time, his first intentions were to ride a taxi to the center of the town and have a drink at a busy bar.

He collected his bags after standing at the luggage claim area for several minutes and tapping his feet. As he was heading for the exit, rushing with his brown violin case on his back, hoping to get to the bar as soon as he could, suddenly a girl in front of him accidentally dropped her handbag.
Jim, being a gentleman and having huge like for women, couldn’t help himself but to pick the bag up for the lady. When he kneeled down to grab the bag, the girl did the same thing and their 

faces met each other.

Cheer of the Day - 3

Human Health - The following information is checked and confirmed by reliable sources.

Did you know?

1. It takes about 200,000 frowns to make a permanent wrinkle.

2. Funny thing is, you burn 3.5 calories each time you laugh, and even funnier is the fact that six-year-olds laugh about 300 times a day, whereas adults do it about 15 times.

3. The average speed of a sneeze is somewhere between 70 and 100 miles per hour. This has been tested by MythBusters, and by Guinness world records,
the fastest ever sneeze recorded being 103.6 mph.

4. This is one of my favorites, and I've noticed it a lot since I found about it:

The cartilage in the nose never stops growing, which is why you see old men with big noses.

5. Blue color has a calming effect on people, orange makes you positive.

Joke:  

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

Riddle:

It walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon and three legs in the evening. What is it?

Cheer of the Day - 2

Human Health - The following information is checked and confirmed by reliable sources.

Did you know?

1. After reviewing some facts about holding breath, one book said that the world record was 7 and a half minutes long. I didn't believe it because few years ago I had seen a Mongolian looking guy using some kind of ancient practices to hold his breath for a very long time, and it must have been much longer than the record they showed in the book.
After searching for a few minutes, I came across a "TIMES" newsfeed, and the world record showed staggering 22 minutes and 22 seconds by a German diver Tom Sietas! see it yourself here ---> World record in Breath Holding

2. Recently I've found out that the acid in our stomach is strong enough to dissolve metal razor blades.
I thought so because I have seen a footage of a French individual, having a restaurant meal which consisted of light bulb, iron nails, and a glass of wine. Watch the footage below.

3. Have you ever asked yourself a stupid question like how many strands of hair do I have?
I have asked myself and concluded that,
I would need a complex mechanism made out of mirrors to look down on my head while I'm counting my hair one by one. Since I don't have that kind of structure, I consulted professionals about this matter, and here is what I found out:
On average: 100,000 strands of hair

Blondes: 140,000 strands of hair

Brunettes: 108,000 strands of hair

Redheads: 90,000 strands of hair.
Satisfied?

4. Apparently, women blink about 2 times more often than men.
Perhaps because of the uncomfortable feeling of the fake eyelashes.

5. I always wondered what caused headaches and why did brain hurt. As it appears to be, I found out that brain actually has no pain receptors at all!
So why does it hurt then?
It's actually the surrounding areas of the brain, and also the neck.

Joke:

   Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.

Riddle:

The person who makes it, sells it. The person who buys it never uses it and the person who uses it doesn't know they are. What is it?

___________________________________________________________
Answer to previous riddle: He bought a 6" foot long box and put the fishing rod diagonally inside it.

Cheer of the Day - 1

Human Health - The following information is checked and confirmed by reliable sources.

Information in brackets are the writer’s comments.

Did you know?

1. The only body organ that stays the same size since you were born is an eye ball. [Eyes]

2. Only 2% of the world's population is naturally blonde. [Despite that fact, 98% of women still act blonde for some reason]

3. An adult makes about 23,000 breaths a day.

4. On average, men produce about 10 million new sperm every day. That's enough to repopulate the whole planet in

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I am happy to announce that I finally got hold of enough supply of factual knowledge that will fulfill your daily capacity of entertainment and educational room.

On this blog you will come across such sentences that will make you go "What?! that is crazy" or "Holy cr*p, I must tell this to John".

Like any other person, I don't like to read a lot of introduction, preface, precautions, manuals or instructions;
I want to get on with it right away and do the doable just as I planned to play.

So here it is:
I will have 5 daily absorbing and tantalizing facts;
A daily riddle; (on which the answer will be provided the next day, or on request via e-mail)
A daily witty joke;
And from time to time I will write stories or reviews from my personal experience about...
well, let's just call it interesting things.

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And may your minds march an explorationary journey through the baffling perplexity of the riddles you will come across.