The almighty ant

if you were to weigh all the land animals on earth 10% of that mass would be ants.
There's something to think about

Multiplication FTW!

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 =

1.2345678987654321

Yellow People

Ever wonder why the Simpsons are yellow? It's because when Matt Groening created the Simpsons (when there were still TV's that had a color adjustment knob) he wanted people to think their TV was off color so then would get up and change it, little did they know that they were supposed to be yellow. 

Facts from Andy

Geothermic is the most expensive type of heating and it uses brake fluid (anti freeze)

The enemies of Pac-Man are known as ghosts or monsters. Their movements are actually programed into the game (even though they seem random) for example: the orange ghost "Clyde" actually moves toward the lower left of the game board if Pac-Man is facing a certain way. They are programed this way so that the game doesn't become boring. 

here are what the other ghosts do in the game:

the red ghost "Blinky" or "Shadow" is a chaser
the pink ghost "Pinky" or "Speedy" is an ambusher
the cyan ghost "Inky" or "Bashful" is very fickle
and the orange ghost "Clyde" or "Pokey" is said to be stupid and slow.

info and picture from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man

NORAD

Are you tracking Santa this year? well you can with the NORAD Santa Tracker. This website shows were Santa has been and where he's headed to next. it includes pictures and videos of Santa dropping presents off at houses and shows a wrapped present on each town that he's been to.

So on December 24, start tracking Santa here 

happy tracking!


image from: http://www.blippitt.com/norad-santa-tracker-2010-is-now-online/

Mmm Doughnuts...

Doughnuts have been around for centuries. Archaeologists turned up several fried cakes with holes in the centre in prehistoric ruins in the Southwestern United States. Because it is difficult to know how people made doughnuts just by a fossil historians began to discuss what they thouught the history of doughnuts was.
At this time doughnuts were known as olykoeks, or oily cakes, and it's primarily the Dutch who are credited with taking sweet dough balls and frying them in pork fat.

quoted from: http://www.mrbreakfast.com/article.asp?articleid=8

Santa Cola

Did you know that Coca-Cola actually created the look of Santa. Santa has been around for a long time but the way he looked (red suit, red hat, beard, and glasses) was created by Coca-Cola in 1931.


picture from here

Amazing internet games

shift

the i of it

multitask

cube runner

super stacker

Phobia? im sure you have one ;)

Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing.
Acarophobia- Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching.
Acerophobia- Fear of sourness.
Achluophobia- Fear of darkness.
Acousticophobia- Fear of noise.
Acrophobia- Fear of heights.
Aerophobia- Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances.
Aeroacrophobia- Fear of open high places.
Aeronausiphobia- Fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness.
Agateophobia- Fear of insanity.
Agliophobia- Fear of pain.
Agoraphobia- Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets. Fear of leaving a safe place.
Agraphobia- Fear of sexual abuse.
Agrizoophobia- Fear of wild animals.
Agyrophobia- Fear of streets or crossing the street.
Aichmophobia- Fear of needles or pointed objects.
Ailurophobia- Fear of cats.
Albuminurophobia- Fear of kidney disease.
Alektorophobia- Fear of chickens.


go find more here

Sending your kids in the mail

it used to be legal to send your kids in the mail

When domestic parcel post service was introduced in the United States in 1913, Americans were finally able to send packages across the country at an affordable rate. Early on, some people chose to abuse this new service. At least two people sent their stamp-covered children through the mail before the Postmaster General was able to issue new regulations banning the practice. The National Postal Museum still has this humorous picture on display to note those more turbulent times in USPS history.

omg facts

Shocking Facts You Didn't Know a Minute Ago

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Amazing National Months

January

• National Bath Safety Month
• National Blood Donor Month
• National Braille Literacy Month
• National Hobby Month
• Hot Tea Month
• National Oatmeal Month
• National Soup Month'

February

• American Heart Month
• An Affair to Remember Month
• Black History Month
• Canned Food Month
• Creative Romance Month
• Great American Pie Month
• National Cherry Month
• National Children’s Dental Health Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• National Weddings Month 

March

• Irish American Month
• Music in Our Schools Month
• National Craft Month
• National Frozen Food Month
• National Irish American Heritage Month- designated by Congress in 1995.
• National Nutrition Month
• National Peanut Month
• National Women's History Month
• Poetry Month
• Red Cross Month
• Social Workers Month 

April

• National Humour Month
• International Guitar Month
• Keep America Beautiful Month
• Lawn and Garden Month
• Poetry Month
• National Pecan Month
• National Welding Month
• Records and Information Management Month
• Stress Awareness Month
• Sexual Assault Awareness Month 

May

• Date Your Mate Month
• Foster Care Month
• National Barbecue Month
• National Bike Month
• National Blood Pressure Month
• National Hamburger Month
• National Photograph Month
• National Recommitment Month
• National Salad Month
• Older Americans Month 

June

• Aquarium Month
• Candy Month
• Dairy Month
• Fight the Filthy Fly Month
• Gay Pride Month
• National Accordion Awareness Month
• National Adopt a Cat Month
• National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month
• Rose Month
• Turkey Lovers Month 

July

• National Blueberry Month
• National Anti-Boredom Month
• Unlucky Month for weddings
• National Cell Phone Courtesy Month
• National Hot Dog Month
• National Ice Cream Month 

August 

• Admit You're Happy Month
• Family Fun Month
• National Catfish Month
• National Eye Exam Month
• National Golf Month
• Peach Month
• Romance Awareness Month
• Water Quality Month
• National Picnic Month 

September 

• Classical Music Month
• Hispanic Heritage Month
• Fall Hat Month
• International Square Dancing Month
• National Blueberry Popsicle Month
• National Courtesy Month
• National Piano Month
• Chicken Month
• Baby Safety Month
• Little League Month
• Honey Month
• Self Improvement Month
• Better Breakfast Month 

October 

• Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
• American Pharmacist Month
• Apple Jack Month
• Awareness Month
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Clergy Appreciation Month
• Computer Learning Month
• Cookie Month
• Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• Eat Country Ham Month
• International Drum Month
• Lupus Awareness Month
• National Diabetes Month
• National Pizza Month
• National Vegetarian Month
• National Popcorn Popping Month
• Sarcastic Month
• Seafood Month 

November

• Aviation History Month
• Child Safety Protection Month
• International Drum Month
• National Adoption Awareness Month
• National Epilepsy Month
• National Model Railroad Month
• National Novel Writing Month
• Native American Heritage Month
• Peanut Butter Lovers Month
• Real Jewelry Month
• National Sleep Comfort Month 

December

• Bingo Month
• Write a Friend Month 

 http://holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/index.htm


go see what's happening on your birthday ^

Once upon a time: November 18

1307 – William Tell shoots an apple off his son's head.
1493 – Christopher Columbus first sights the island now known as Puerto Rico.
1494 – French King Charles VIII occupies Florence, Italy.
1686 – Charles Francois Felix operates on King Louis XIV of France's anal fistula after practicing the surgery on several peasants.
1730 – Frederick II (known as Frederick the Great), King of Prussia, is granted a royal pardon and released from confinement.
1803 – The Battle of Vertières, the last major battle of the Haitian Revolution, is fought, leading to the establishment of the Republic of Haiti, the first black republic in the Western Hemisphere.
1809 – In a naval action during the Napoleonic Wars, French frigates defeat British East Indiamen in the Bay of Bengal.
1863 – King Christian IX of Denmark decides to sign the November constitution that declares Schleswig to be part of Denmark. This is seen by the German Confederation as a violation of the London Protocol and leads to the German–Danish war of 1864.
1865 – Mark Twain's short story The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County is published in the New York Saturday Press.
1883 – American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.
1903 – The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.
1904 – General Esteban Huertas steps down after the government of Panama fears he wants to stage a coup.
1909 – Two United States warships are sent to Nicaragua after 500 revolutionaries (including two Americans) are executed by order of José Santos Zelaya.
1916 – World War I: First Battle of the Somme – in France, British Expeditionary Force commander Douglas Haig calls off the battle which started on July 1, 1916.
1918 – Latvia declares its independence from Russia.
1926 – George Bernard Shaw refuses to accept the money for his Nobel Prize, saying, "I can forgive Alfred Nobel for inventing dynamite, but only a fiend in human form could have invented the Nobel Prize".
1928 – Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring the third appearances of cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. This is also considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday. (congratulations Mickey mouse!)

form: wikipedia

A deck of cards can NEVER be shuffled the same way twice!

It's true, there are so many different ways to shuffle a deck of 52 that it has been proven that you can never shuffle it the same way twice!

IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY!

and guess what it is also approximately 9 million other people's too.

the most common month for birthdays is August

Shakespeare died on his 52nd birthday

Got a B-day cake? Here's why

there are many suggestive reasons to why we have a birthday cake this is just one. The Greeks made special breads in the shape of circles to represent the moon. The candles were to make the bread look as if it was glowing like the moon. 

do your friends give you the birthday bumps? well you can blame the Irish for that. The Irish had a funny way of showing how much they cared about you on your birthday, young children would be turned upside-down and hit on the head several times (one for each year) all in good fun of course ;) http://www.tokenz.com/funny-birthday-facts.html    here are some cool B-day facts!

Banana Fact

Did you know each bananas actually contains a small amount of radiation? 600 bananas = 1 chest X-ray.

are you the 7 billionth person born?

Congratulations world on hitting 7 billion people last Monday!

picture form here