For smooth running of the computer you should make sure it is working correctly. Although you may have the right software for your PC but another aspect to deal with is Overheating. When the computer is in running state, it generates heat. All the components like hard disk, motherboard, video card and processor generates heat. Heat dissipation increases with increase in hardware.
Cooling systems
cpu overheatingFans and heat sinks are the cooling systems installed by computer manufacturers to reduce heat produced. Over clocked machines or high-end systems may have customized systems that include liquid or gas cooling. Heat is dissipated by drawing it with the help of heat sink. Cool air is passed by the fan attached to heat sink. Fans are of two types: one that blows air out and the other blows in. Fans that blow air inwards are attached to heat sinks and while the fans attached to CPU have two fans. One blows in and other blows out.
Causes of overheating
• Over clocking – To increase the performance and speed over clocking is done. It causes more heat due to modification of the frequency and voltage of the device. The system will overheat if over clocked systems does not have customized or high-performance cooling systems.
• Malfunctioning or blocked fans – Generally fans are attached to components like video cards, processor and CPU case. Even if one or all of them gets malfunctioned or blocked, much heat is produced as insufficient air blows in or out. Halt in working of fans may be caused by dust, dirt or other particles.
• CPU location – A cooling system may become useless if heat is not able to escape. This happens in cases when the computer is located at a congested area as airflow is also restricted.
• Improper airflow – Overheating can also be caused by improper arrangement of cables and other components inside the CPU case.
The dangers of CPU overheating
• Shortens life span of components – Overheating can shorten the life span of components. E.g. overheated video cards have less life as compared to normal ones.
• Consume lot of electricity – Overheated device consumes more electricity due to reduced efficiency.
• Melt your device – Plastic components may get melted due to overheating. E.g. a blocked fan may melt the socket or motherboard.
• Causes fire – Shells and cables may catch fire because of melting caused by overheating.
Common signs of overheating
• Frequent shutdowns
• Noisy fans
• Hot exhaust
• Frequent and sudden restarts
Getting rid of overheating
Increase in consumption of electricity is another drawback of overheating. Tips to prevent overheating:
• Invest in better cooling system – An efficient cooling system should be used in case of high end systems. You can either buy pricey gas or water cooling systems, or buy heavy duty fans.
• Clean the CPU regularly – Fans and openings are blocked by dust and dirt. So you should clean your PC with brush or a portable vacuum cleaner.
• Let the CPU breathe – The CPU must not be placed inside a closed cabinet or under a tight desk. It should be placed in an area where cool air can get inside and hot air can blow out.
• Rearrange the cables –Cables should be arranged in such a way that they do not restrict air from cooling system. Hard drives should be placed apart in the case. Use round type cables instead of flat IDE cables.
A temporary fix
You can open the case for some time if you do not have enough cash to buy cooling system. When the system is running you should place the electric fan in front of it to cool the system down. Remember to replace the case after you turn off the computer so that dirt particles cannot enter inside.
Monday, November 29, 2010
How To Get Rid Of Cookies?
When you visit some website then information about you and the pages you have visited gets stored in HTTP cookies or simply cookies.
What Are Web Cookies?
Cookies The information sent by a website or web server about you to your browser is stored in cookies. Whole of data is stored in your hard disk.
Authenticating sessions, tracking sessions with websites that need log-ins and maintaining preferences like page layout, page size and other features are stored in cookies but the main purpose of cookies is to differentiate users from each other and remembering them. For accessing website’s services, cookies also remember the information like usernames and passwords. Cookies are not executable codes but text files only. Cookies are NOT:
• Spyware or virus
• Only used for advertising purposes
• Causing abusive online ads or pop ups
• Causing spam
As cookies contain important information so these are prone to Cross-site scripting or exploits like XSS and hijacking of cookies through packet sniffing is also possible.
Other use of cookies
All the preferences from choosing language to number of search results per page are stored in cookies. Also information about previously visited websites is also stored in cookies. Due to increase in malicious software and spyware, privacy of cookies has become a concern.
Security and privacy concerns
The web server sends cookies back and forth when you browse any website using cookies. As these cookies contain sensitive information like passwords and usernames which can be intercepted easily and data can be used for illegal means also. Although in modern browsers you can actually accept or reject cookies. Also you may set your browser to automatically reject cookies if you are much concerned about your private data. However some websites may not work properly if you disable cookies all the time. So the best option is to get rid of cookies each time you are done surfing.
Getting rid of cookies
You don’t need to download any kind of software as it is easier to remove cookies. Different browsers and user accounts store cookies differently. So to get rid of cookies you need to open each browser in each account. You can remove cookies if you are using internet explorer by following means:
1. After opening Internet Explorer, go to tools menu and make sure only one instance of the program is running.
2. Click on “Internet Options”.
3. Click “Delete cookies” on general tab.
4. After that click OK.
You can also do this by right clicking Internet Explorer icon and selecting properties and then following step 3 and 4 to delete cookies.
In case of Firefox, you can do following:
1. After opening Firefox click on “Tools” menu.
2. Select “Options”.
3. Click on “Privacy tab” and then click on “Clear Private Data” button.
4. Make sure you select the check box for cookies after a small menu appears. After that click on OK.
To automatically delete cookies and private data, you can press CTRL+SHIFT+DEL in Firefox. This will remove all private data and cookies when you close the browser. By following ways, you can do this:
• Go to tools and then click Options.
• Click on privacy tab and click on the box that shows “Always clear my private data when I close Firefox”.
• Then click on settings and see if check box of cookies is checked.
To access secure connections you may also avoid shared or public computers. If not then clear the cookies after surfing. You may also request the owner to remove cookies if the access is restricted. You need to be careful as hackers can easily steal cookies and use them for illegal purposes.
What Are Web Cookies?
Cookies The information sent by a website or web server about you to your browser is stored in cookies. Whole of data is stored in your hard disk.
Authenticating sessions, tracking sessions with websites that need log-ins and maintaining preferences like page layout, page size and other features are stored in cookies but the main purpose of cookies is to differentiate users from each other and remembering them. For accessing website’s services, cookies also remember the information like usernames and passwords. Cookies are not executable codes but text files only. Cookies are NOT:
• Spyware or virus
• Only used for advertising purposes
• Causing abusive online ads or pop ups
• Causing spam
As cookies contain important information so these are prone to Cross-site scripting or exploits like XSS and hijacking of cookies through packet sniffing is also possible.
Other use of cookies
All the preferences from choosing language to number of search results per page are stored in cookies. Also information about previously visited websites is also stored in cookies. Due to increase in malicious software and spyware, privacy of cookies has become a concern.
Security and privacy concerns
The web server sends cookies back and forth when you browse any website using cookies. As these cookies contain sensitive information like passwords and usernames which can be intercepted easily and data can be used for illegal means also. Although in modern browsers you can actually accept or reject cookies. Also you may set your browser to automatically reject cookies if you are much concerned about your private data. However some websites may not work properly if you disable cookies all the time. So the best option is to get rid of cookies each time you are done surfing.
Getting rid of cookies
You don’t need to download any kind of software as it is easier to remove cookies. Different browsers and user accounts store cookies differently. So to get rid of cookies you need to open each browser in each account. You can remove cookies if you are using internet explorer by following means:
1. After opening Internet Explorer, go to tools menu and make sure only one instance of the program is running.
2. Click on “Internet Options”.
3. Click “Delete cookies” on general tab.
4. After that click OK.
You can also do this by right clicking Internet Explorer icon and selecting properties and then following step 3 and 4 to delete cookies.
In case of Firefox, you can do following:
1. After opening Firefox click on “Tools” menu.
2. Select “Options”.
3. Click on “Privacy tab” and then click on “Clear Private Data” button.
4. Make sure you select the check box for cookies after a small menu appears. After that click on OK.
To automatically delete cookies and private data, you can press CTRL+SHIFT+DEL in Firefox. This will remove all private data and cookies when you close the browser. By following ways, you can do this:
• Go to tools and then click Options.
• Click on privacy tab and click on the box that shows “Always clear my private data when I close Firefox”.
• Then click on settings and see if check box of cookies is checked.
To access secure connections you may also avoid shared or public computers. If not then clear the cookies after surfing. You may also request the owner to remove cookies if the access is restricted. You need to be careful as hackers can easily steal cookies and use them for illegal purposes.
What is Spirituality?
Spirituality can be described as an ultimate reality or it can also be explained as a transcendent dimension of this world. In other words, spirituality is an inner path that enables a person to discover the inner essence of her or his being.
In complex technical language it can be defined as the “deepest meanings and values through which people live.” Spiritual activities including prayer, contemplation and meditation are very helpful in order to develop the inner life of an individual. Such practices usually lead to an ultimate experience of connectedness with a larger reality; with a more comprehensive inner self; with the human community or other individuals; with the cosmos or the nature; and with the divine realm.
People look towards spirituality as a source of inspiration and orientation in life. It strengthens the belief of human beings in immaterial realities and it also provides the experiences of the transcendental nature of the world.
Spirituality with different point of views
Religions have regarded the process of spirituality as an integral segment of religious experience. Many people still equate spirituality with religion. But the reducing membership of organised religions and the intensive growth of secularism (especially in the western world) have given a broader meaning to the spirituality.
spiritualityFrom the secular point of view, spirituality is a process which is less structured, more personalized and more open to new ideas. Spirituality is such an effective term that even some atheists are also spiritual. While atheism has a basic tendency to lean towards the scepticism regarding various supernatural claims, some atheists have defined “spirituality” as nurturing emotions, thoughts, actions and words that are in harmony with the basic belief that the whole universe is connected in some way.
Spirituality is very much associated with the Hindu religion; in fact the whole Hindu religion is based upon the spiritual aspects of the universe. The Hindu religion is one of the oldest religions of the world and various other religions like Sikhism, Jainism, and Buddhism etc have been derived from the Hindu religion only. All these religions share the aspects of spirituality with the Hindu religion. Moreover, in Hindu religion most sacred books—even the Vedas—are also dedicated to spirituality. In Hindu religion, spirituality is a way to get connected with the Divine and the invisible energy. In fact, other major religions of the world like Christian and Islam also put stress on the spiritual aspects of the human mind.
As a science
Various authors have suggested that spirituality, as a concept, finds deep relationships with the quantum physics. For example, philosopher-physicist Ken Wilber and Fritjof Capra, proposed an “Integral Theory of Consciousness”. Moreover, Amit Goswami, a theoretical nuclear physicist also favours the scientific theory of spirituality. According to Mr. Goswami, spirituality is a way of achieving universal consciousness.
According to Ervin László, “quantum vacuum” is the most fundamental information and energy- carrying field ( also known as the Akashic field) and spirituality is the best gateway to penetrate into the Akashic field. Spirituality is a way of discovering the inner selves.
In complex technical language it can be defined as the “deepest meanings and values through which people live.” Spiritual activities including prayer, contemplation and meditation are very helpful in order to develop the inner life of an individual. Such practices usually lead to an ultimate experience of connectedness with a larger reality; with a more comprehensive inner self; with the human community or other individuals; with the cosmos or the nature; and with the divine realm.
People look towards spirituality as a source of inspiration and orientation in life. It strengthens the belief of human beings in immaterial realities and it also provides the experiences of the transcendental nature of the world.
Spirituality with different point of views
Religions have regarded the process of spirituality as an integral segment of religious experience. Many people still equate spirituality with religion. But the reducing membership of organised religions and the intensive growth of secularism (especially in the western world) have given a broader meaning to the spirituality.
spiritualityFrom the secular point of view, spirituality is a process which is less structured, more personalized and more open to new ideas. Spirituality is such an effective term that even some atheists are also spiritual. While atheism has a basic tendency to lean towards the scepticism regarding various supernatural claims, some atheists have defined “spirituality” as nurturing emotions, thoughts, actions and words that are in harmony with the basic belief that the whole universe is connected in some way.
Spirituality is very much associated with the Hindu religion; in fact the whole Hindu religion is based upon the spiritual aspects of the universe. The Hindu religion is one of the oldest religions of the world and various other religions like Sikhism, Jainism, and Buddhism etc have been derived from the Hindu religion only. All these religions share the aspects of spirituality with the Hindu religion. Moreover, in Hindu religion most sacred books—even the Vedas—are also dedicated to spirituality. In Hindu religion, spirituality is a way to get connected with the Divine and the invisible energy. In fact, other major religions of the world like Christian and Islam also put stress on the spiritual aspects of the human mind.
As a science
Various authors have suggested that spirituality, as a concept, finds deep relationships with the quantum physics. For example, philosopher-physicist Ken Wilber and Fritjof Capra, proposed an “Integral Theory of Consciousness”. Moreover, Amit Goswami, a theoretical nuclear physicist also favours the scientific theory of spirituality. According to Mr. Goswami, spirituality is a way of achieving universal consciousness.
According to Ervin László, “quantum vacuum” is the most fundamental information and energy- carrying field ( also known as the Akashic field) and spirituality is the best gateway to penetrate into the Akashic field. Spirituality is a way of discovering the inner selves.
Google Optimization
10 tips / tips to consider optimizing your site before sending it to Google. Following these tips can get Google to record better your website.
1. If your website has the Welcome screen,
make sure you have a text link that allows visitors access the site. It is common to see many sites with a welcome screen very striking and full of effects thrown into Flash but no other way to access the site. It is advisable to have a text link that gives access to the site “traditionally” because Google can not read Flash pages and therefore can not access the rest of the site.
2. Sure not to have broken links.
Sounds pretty obvious. But it’s impressive the number of errors experienced by the Google engine daily due to broken links. So we would have to check all internal links on our site.
3. Check the labels TITLE
The title of the pages is very important to Google, so you should check that the TITLE tag is relevant to the content of the page in question. This does not mean you have to put a title of more than 20 words, but rather in keeping with the content and easy to read by search engines and surfers.
4. Check the META tags
Rumors that Google is not interested in the META tags are not entirely certain. Google uses these tags to describe a website when there is too much code to read. So enter some valid as META tags KEYWORDS and DESCRIPTION for keywords and site description respectively.
5. Check ALT tags
ALT tags should be the least likely used by webmasters. We add these tags to describe images for them. They are not a factor, but a plus for Google.
6. Check your frames (frames)
A frame is a frame or separate box in which we can load a web page. If you use frames that Google can not index us 100%. I personally recommend not using frames, but if you decide to use them read this article.
7. Have you got dynamic pages?
It is known that the web evolved greatly in recent years, and that more and more pages based on dynamic scripting languages (PHP, ASP, etc.).. But it seems that Google is limiting the amount of dynamic pages it indexes, so we could include some static pages … when the momentum is not necessary.
8. Regularly update
This is a very important aspect that you should consider, as quickly Google indexes more pages that are updated with some regularity. Podes note that the number of pages indexed by the search engine is increased if you update daily, but may stagnate or decrease if not provide new content. I recommend you put a META option in the header to tell Google how often you should return to reindex.
9. Robots.txt
This file can be very helpful if we use it correctly. With robots.txt you can filter search engines recorded our website and to restrict access to certain URL’s that do not want to be indexed (login page, file folders, etc.).
10. “Cahe Cache or not?
Google maintains a cache of some pages to have a faster access to them. Some webmasters prefer not to be cached, or Google cachee our pages all we have to do is place the following META tag between the heads:
* META NAME = “ROBOTS” CONTENT = “NOARCHIVE”
* With that prevent robots from caching and archiving our pages.
1. If your website has the Welcome screen,
make sure you have a text link that allows visitors access the site. It is common to see many sites with a welcome screen very striking and full of effects thrown into Flash but no other way to access the site. It is advisable to have a text link that gives access to the site “traditionally” because Google can not read Flash pages and therefore can not access the rest of the site.
2. Sure not to have broken links.
Sounds pretty obvious. But it’s impressive the number of errors experienced by the Google engine daily due to broken links. So we would have to check all internal links on our site.
3. Check the labels TITLE
The title of the pages is very important to Google, so you should check that the TITLE tag is relevant to the content of the page in question. This does not mean you have to put a title of more than 20 words, but rather in keeping with the content and easy to read by search engines and surfers.
4. Check the META tags
Rumors that Google is not interested in the META tags are not entirely certain. Google uses these tags to describe a website when there is too much code to read. So enter some valid as META tags KEYWORDS and DESCRIPTION for keywords and site description respectively.
5. Check ALT tags
ALT tags should be the least likely used by webmasters. We add these tags to describe images for them. They are not a factor, but a plus for Google.
6. Check your frames (frames)
A frame is a frame or separate box in which we can load a web page. If you use frames that Google can not index us 100%. I personally recommend not using frames, but if you decide to use them read this article.
7. Have you got dynamic pages?
It is known that the web evolved greatly in recent years, and that more and more pages based on dynamic scripting languages (PHP, ASP, etc.).. But it seems that Google is limiting the amount of dynamic pages it indexes, so we could include some static pages … when the momentum is not necessary.
8. Regularly update
This is a very important aspect that you should consider, as quickly Google indexes more pages that are updated with some regularity. Podes note that the number of pages indexed by the search engine is increased if you update daily, but may stagnate or decrease if not provide new content. I recommend you put a META option in the header to tell Google how often you should return to reindex.
9. Robots.txt
This file can be very helpful if we use it correctly. With robots.txt you can filter search engines recorded our website and to restrict access to certain URL’s that do not want to be indexed (login page, file folders, etc.).
10. “Cahe Cache or not?
Google maintains a cache of some pages to have a faster access to them. Some webmasters prefer not to be cached, or Google cachee our pages all we have to do is place the following META tag between the heads:
* META NAME = “ROBOTS” CONTENT = “NOARCHIVE”
* With that prevent robots from caching and archiving our pages.
Quick Ways to Increase Your Alexa Rank
1. Install the Alexa toolbar or Firefox’s SearchStatus extension and set your blog as your homepage. This is the most basic step.
2. Put up an Alexa rank widget on your website. I did this a few days ago and receive a fair amount of clicks every day. According to some, each click counts as a visit even if the toolbar is not used by the visitor.
3. Encourage others to use the Alexa toolbar. This includes friends, fellow webmasters as well as site visitors/blog readers. Be sure to link to Alexa’s full explanation of their toolbar and tracking system so your readers know what installing the toolbar or extension entails.
4. Work in an Office or own a company? Get the Alexa toolbar or SS Firefox extension installed on all computers and set your website as the homepage for all browsers. Perhaps it will be useful to note that this may work only when dynamic or different IPs are used.
5. Get friends to review and rate your Alexa website profile. Not entirely sure of its impact on rankings but it might help in some way.
6. Write or Blog about Alexa. Webmaster and bloggers love to hear about ways to increase their Alexa rank. They’ll link to you and send you targeted traffic (i.e. visitors with the toolbar already installed). This gradually has effects on your Alexa ranking.
7. Flaunt your URL in webmaster forums. Webmasters usually have the toolbar installed. You’ll get webmasters to visit your website and offer useful feedback. It’s also a good way to give back to the community if you have useful articles to share with others.
8. Write content that is related to webmasters. This can fall in the category of domaining and SEO, two fields in which most webmasters will have the Alexa toolbar installed. Promote your content on social networking websites and webmaster forums.
9. Use Alexa redirects on your website URL. Try this: http://redirect.alexa.com/redirect?www.doshdosh.com . Replace doshdosh.com with the URL for your website. Leave this redirected URL in blog comments as well as forum signatures. This redirect will count a unique IP address once a day so clicking it multiple times won’t help. There is no official proof that redirects positively benefit your Alexa Rank, so use with caution.
10. Post in Asian social networking websites or forums. Some webmasters have suggested that East Asian web users are big Alexa toolbar fans, judging by the presence of several Asia-based websites in the Alexa Top 500. I suggest trying this only if you have the time or capacity to do so.
11. Create a webmaster tools section on your website. This is a magnet for webmasters who will often revisit your website to gain access to the tools. Aaron Wall’s webpage on SEOTools is a very good example.
12. Get Dugg or Stumbled. This usually brings massive numbers of visitors to your website and the sheer amount will have a positive impact on your Alexa Rank. Naturally, you’ll need to develop link worthy material.
13. Use PayperClick Campaigns. Buying advertisements on search engines such as Google or Exact Seek will help bring in Traffic. Doubly useful when your ad is highly relevant to webmasters.
14. Create an Alexa category on your blog and use it to include any articles or news about Alexa. This acts as an easily accessible resource for webmasters or casual search visitors while helping you rank in the search engines.
15. Optimize your popular posts. Got a popular post that consistently receives traffic from the search engines? Include a widget/graph at the bottom of the post, link to your Alexa post or use Alexa redirection on your internal URLs.
16. Buy banners and links for traffic from webmaster forums and websites. A prominent and well displayed ad will drive lots of webmaster traffic to your website, which can significantly boost your rank.
17. Hire forum posters to pimp your website. Either buy signatures in webmaster forums or promote specific articles or material in your website on a regular basis. You can easily find posters for hire in Digital Point and other webmaster forums.
18. Pay Cybercafe owners to install the Alexa toolbar and set your website as the homepage for all their computers. This might be difficult to arrange and isn’t really a viable solution for most. I’m keeping this one in because some have suggested that it does work.
19. Use MySpace . This is a little shady so I don’t recommended it unless you’re really interested in artificially inflating your Alexa Rank. Use visually attractive pictures or banners and link them to your redirected Alexa URL. This will be most effective if your website has content that is actually relevant to the MySpace Crowd.
20. Try Alexa auto-surfs. Do they work? Maybe for brand new sites. I think they are mostly suitable for new websites with a very poor Alexa rank. Note that there be problems when you try to use auto surfs alongside contextual ads like Adsense. They aren’t also long term solutions to improving your Alexa Rank so I suggest using with caution.
2. Put up an Alexa rank widget on your website. I did this a few days ago and receive a fair amount of clicks every day. According to some, each click counts as a visit even if the toolbar is not used by the visitor.
3. Encourage others to use the Alexa toolbar. This includes friends, fellow webmasters as well as site visitors/blog readers. Be sure to link to Alexa’s full explanation of their toolbar and tracking system so your readers know what installing the toolbar or extension entails.
4. Work in an Office or own a company? Get the Alexa toolbar or SS Firefox extension installed on all computers and set your website as the homepage for all browsers. Perhaps it will be useful to note that this may work only when dynamic or different IPs are used.
5. Get friends to review and rate your Alexa website profile. Not entirely sure of its impact on rankings but it might help in some way.
6. Write or Blog about Alexa. Webmaster and bloggers love to hear about ways to increase their Alexa rank. They’ll link to you and send you targeted traffic (i.e. visitors with the toolbar already installed). This gradually has effects on your Alexa ranking.
7. Flaunt your URL in webmaster forums. Webmasters usually have the toolbar installed. You’ll get webmasters to visit your website and offer useful feedback. It’s also a good way to give back to the community if you have useful articles to share with others.
8. Write content that is related to webmasters. This can fall in the category of domaining and SEO, two fields in which most webmasters will have the Alexa toolbar installed. Promote your content on social networking websites and webmaster forums.
9. Use Alexa redirects on your website URL. Try this: http://redirect.alexa.com/redirect?www.doshdosh.com . Replace doshdosh.com with the URL for your website. Leave this redirected URL in blog comments as well as forum signatures. This redirect will count a unique IP address once a day so clicking it multiple times won’t help. There is no official proof that redirects positively benefit your Alexa Rank, so use with caution.
10. Post in Asian social networking websites or forums. Some webmasters have suggested that East Asian web users are big Alexa toolbar fans, judging by the presence of several Asia-based websites in the Alexa Top 500. I suggest trying this only if you have the time or capacity to do so.
11. Create a webmaster tools section on your website. This is a magnet for webmasters who will often revisit your website to gain access to the tools. Aaron Wall’s webpage on SEOTools is a very good example.
12. Get Dugg or Stumbled. This usually brings massive numbers of visitors to your website and the sheer amount will have a positive impact on your Alexa Rank. Naturally, you’ll need to develop link worthy material.
13. Use PayperClick Campaigns. Buying advertisements on search engines such as Google or Exact Seek will help bring in Traffic. Doubly useful when your ad is highly relevant to webmasters.
14. Create an Alexa category on your blog and use it to include any articles or news about Alexa. This acts as an easily accessible resource for webmasters or casual search visitors while helping you rank in the search engines.
15. Optimize your popular posts. Got a popular post that consistently receives traffic from the search engines? Include a widget/graph at the bottom of the post, link to your Alexa post or use Alexa redirection on your internal URLs.
16. Buy banners and links for traffic from webmaster forums and websites. A prominent and well displayed ad will drive lots of webmaster traffic to your website, which can significantly boost your rank.
17. Hire forum posters to pimp your website. Either buy signatures in webmaster forums or promote specific articles or material in your website on a regular basis. You can easily find posters for hire in Digital Point and other webmaster forums.
18. Pay Cybercafe owners to install the Alexa toolbar and set your website as the homepage for all their computers. This might be difficult to arrange and isn’t really a viable solution for most. I’m keeping this one in because some have suggested that it does work.
19. Use MySpace . This is a little shady so I don’t recommended it unless you’re really interested in artificially inflating your Alexa Rank. Use visually attractive pictures or banners and link them to your redirected Alexa URL. This will be most effective if your website has content that is actually relevant to the MySpace Crowd.
20. Try Alexa auto-surfs. Do they work? Maybe for brand new sites. I think they are mostly suitable for new websites with a very poor Alexa rank. Note that there be problems when you try to use auto surfs alongside contextual ads like Adsense. They aren’t also long term solutions to improving your Alexa Rank so I suggest using with caution.
Some More Amazing Facts
A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
A snail can sleep for three years.
Al Capo ne’s business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the
back of the $5 bill.
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
Babies are born without kneecaps; they don’t appear until the child
reaches 2 to 6 years of age.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10.
“Dreamt” is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt”.
February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full
moon.
In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line
would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an
average of 6 months waiting at red lights.
It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears
never stop growing.
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
“Stewardesses” is the longest word typed with only the left hand and
“lollipop” with your right.
The average person’s left hand does 56% of the typing.
The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of die! sel
that it burns.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
The sentence: “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” uses every letter of the alphabet.
The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely
solid.
The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether they are
read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
There are more chickens than people in the world.
There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous
There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in
order: “abstemious” and “facetious.”
There’s no Betty Rubble in the Flintstones Chewable Vitamins.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies’ room during a dance.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks;
otherwise it will digest itself.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
A snail can sleep for three years.
Al Capo ne’s business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the
back of the $5 bill.
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
Babies are born without kneecaps; they don’t appear until the child
reaches 2 to 6 years of age.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10.
“Dreamt” is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt”.
February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full
moon.
In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line
would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an
average of 6 months waiting at red lights.
It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears
never stop growing.
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
“Stewardesses” is the longest word typed with only the left hand and
“lollipop” with your right.
The average person’s left hand does 56% of the typing.
The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of die! sel
that it burns.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
The sentence: “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” uses every letter of the alphabet.
The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely
solid.
The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether they are
read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
There are more chickens than people in the world.
There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous
There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in
order: “abstemious” and “facetious.”
There’s no Betty Rubble in the Flintstones Chewable Vitamins.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies’ room during a dance.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks;
otherwise it will digest itself.
You May Not Know……
1. Coca-Cola was originally green.
2. The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
3. The name of all the continents ends with the same
letter that they start with.
4. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
5. There are two credit cards for every person in the
United States .
6. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made
using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
7. Women blink nearly twice as much as men!
8. You can’t kill yourself by holding your breath..
9. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
10. People say “Bless you” when you sneeze because
when you Sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.
11. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up
into the sky.
12. The “sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick” is
said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
13. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib.
If you try to Suppress a sneeze; you can rupture a blood vessel in
your head or neck and die.
14. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents
great king from History. “Spades” – King David; “Clubs” – Alexander
the Great; ” Hearts” – Charlemagne; “Diamonds” – Julius Caesar.
15. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
16. If a statue of a warrior on a horse has both
front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the
horse has one front leg in the air, the person died
as a result of wounds received in battle.
If the horse has a all four legs on the ground, the
person died of natural causes.
17 What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes,
windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common?
Ans. – All invented by women.
18. Honey – This is the only food that doesn’t spoil.
19. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
20. A snail can sleep for three years.
21. All polar bears are left handed.
22. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by
eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.
23. Butterflies taste with their feet.
24. Elephants are the only animals that can’t jump.
25. In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been
domesticated.
26. On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.
27. Shakespeare invented the word ‘assassination’ and ‘bump’.
28. Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only
the left hand.
29. The ant always falls over on its right side when
intoxicated.
30. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
31. The human heart creates enough pressure when it
pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
32. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two
rats could have over million descendants.
33. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase
the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
34. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
35. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
36. Like fingerprints, everyone’s tongue print is different
37. And finally 99% of people who read this will try
to lick their elbow.
2. The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
3. The name of all the continents ends with the same
letter that they start with.
4. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
5. There are two credit cards for every person in the
United States .
6. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made
using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
7. Women blink nearly twice as much as men!
8. You can’t kill yourself by holding your breath..
9. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
10. People say “Bless you” when you sneeze because
when you Sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.
11. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up
into the sky.
12. The “sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick” is
said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
13. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib.
If you try to Suppress a sneeze; you can rupture a blood vessel in
your head or neck and die.
14. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents
great king from History. “Spades” – King David; “Clubs” – Alexander
the Great; ” Hearts” – Charlemagne; “Diamonds” – Julius Caesar.
15. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
16. If a statue of a warrior on a horse has both
front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the
horse has one front leg in the air, the person died
as a result of wounds received in battle.
If the horse has a all four legs on the ground, the
person died of natural causes.
17 What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes,
windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common?
Ans. – All invented by women.
18. Honey – This is the only food that doesn’t spoil.
19. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
20. A snail can sleep for three years.
21. All polar bears are left handed.
22. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by
eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.
23. Butterflies taste with their feet.
24. Elephants are the only animals that can’t jump.
25. In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been
domesticated.
26. On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.
27. Shakespeare invented the word ‘assassination’ and ‘bump’.
28. Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only
the left hand.
29. The ant always falls over on its right side when
intoxicated.
30. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
31. The human heart creates enough pressure when it
pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
32. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two
rats could have over million descendants.
33. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase
the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
34. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
35. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
36. Like fingerprints, everyone’s tongue print is different
37. And finally 99% of people who read this will try
to lick their elbow.
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* The number of companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange, at more than 6,000, is second only to NYSE.
* Four out of 10 Silicon Valley startups are run by Indians.
* With 800 movies per year , India’s film industry overshadows Hollywood.
* The organized lottery market in India is US$7bn (2% of GDP)
* India consumes a fifth of the world’s gold output.
* Indians account for 45% of H1-B visas issued by the US every year
* Growing at 6%, in 25 years Indian GDP(on a PPP basis) will be at the same level the US is at today
* Six Indian ladies have won Miss Universe/Miss World titles over the past 10 years.
* Bank deposits in India roughly equal 50% of its GDP C again, among the highest in the world.
* Indian Railways is the largest railway network in the world under single management
* India has the third largest army in the world, nearly 1.5 million strong.
* India is the largest producer and consumer of tea in the world, accounting for more than 30% of global production and 25% of consumption.
* India is the world’s premier center for diamond cutting and polishing. Nine out of every 10 stones sold in the world pass through India.
* India has the highest number of annual bulk drugs filings (77) with USFDA.
* India is home to the largest number of pharmaceutical plants (61) approved by USFDA outside the US.
* India’s Hero Honda is the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer, with 2002 production of 1.7m units.
* Other than US and Japan, India is the only country to have built a super computer indigenously.
* Indian Railways is the largest employer in the world, with a staff of 1.6 million people.
* India is the second largest cement producing country in the world, producing more than 110 m tones.
* Of the fortune 500 companies, 220 outsource their software-related work to India.
* There are 8,500 Indian restaurants in the U.K.15% of the country’s total dining-out establishments.
* India is the largest democracy in the world, with nearly 400m voting in the last national elections.
* India has the second-largest pool of scientists and engineers in the world.
* India has the third largest investor base in the world
* According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds.
* The Kumbh Mela festival, held every 21 years in the city of Allahabad, attracts 25 million people CE more than the population of 185 of the 227 countries in the world.
* The Indian city of Varanasi, also known as Benares, is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world today.
* There are 3.22 million Indians in the US.
* Indians are the richest immigrant class in the US, with nearly 200,000 millionaries.
* India is ranked the sixth country in the world in terms of satellite launches.
* There are over 70,000 bank branches in India among the highest in the world.
* Four out of 10 Silicon Valley startups are run by Indians.
* With 800 movies per year , India’s film industry overshadows Hollywood.
* The organized lottery market in India is US$7bn (2% of GDP)
* India consumes a fifth of the world’s gold output.
* Indians account for 45% of H1-B visas issued by the US every year
* Growing at 6%, in 25 years Indian GDP(on a PPP basis) will be at the same level the US is at today
* Six Indian ladies have won Miss Universe/Miss World titles over the past 10 years.
* Bank deposits in India roughly equal 50% of its GDP C again, among the highest in the world.
* Indian Railways is the largest railway network in the world under single management
* India has the third largest army in the world, nearly 1.5 million strong.
* India is the largest producer and consumer of tea in the world, accounting for more than 30% of global production and 25% of consumption.
* India is the world’s premier center for diamond cutting and polishing. Nine out of every 10 stones sold in the world pass through India.
* India has the highest number of annual bulk drugs filings (77) with USFDA.
* India is home to the largest number of pharmaceutical plants (61) approved by USFDA outside the US.
* India’s Hero Honda is the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer, with 2002 production of 1.7m units.
* Other than US and Japan, India is the only country to have built a super computer indigenously.
* Indian Railways is the largest employer in the world, with a staff of 1.6 million people.
* India is the second largest cement producing country in the world, producing more than 110 m tones.
* Of the fortune 500 companies, 220 outsource their software-related work to India.
* There are 8,500 Indian restaurants in the U.K.15% of the country’s total dining-out establishments.
* India is the largest democracy in the world, with nearly 400m voting in the last national elections.
* India has the second-largest pool of scientists and engineers in the world.
* India has the third largest investor base in the world
* According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds.
* The Kumbh Mela festival, held every 21 years in the city of Allahabad, attracts 25 million people CE more than the population of 185 of the 227 countries in the world.
* The Indian city of Varanasi, also known as Benares, is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world today.
* There are 3.22 million Indians in the US.
* Indians are the richest immigrant class in the US, with nearly 200,000 millionaries.
* India is ranked the sixth country in the world in terms of satellite launches.
* There are over 70,000 bank branches in India among the highest in the world.
Do You Know….?
Women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression than men in the United States
The smallest man ever was Gul Mohammed (1957-1997) of India, who measured 1 feet, 10? inches
500,000 tons of dog excrement are dumped annually on the streets of Paris
Hydrogen gas is the least dense substance in the world, at 0.08988g/cc
In Belgium, there is a museum just for strawberries
The Simpsons is the longest running prime-time animated series on television history
The more a person struggles to get out of quicksand the faster they will sink. Staying still, and being calm will actually make the body float in the quicksand because the body is less dense than the quicksand is
On average, a Canadian girl owns seven Barbie dolls, whereas an American girl owns eight
A piece of French toast that was partially eaten by Justin Timberlake sold on eBay
The Olympic was the sister ship of the Titanic, and she provided twenty-five years of service
Atari had to bury millions of unsold “E.T.” game cartridges in a New Mexico desert landfill in 1982
The biggest disco ball in the world has a diameter of 2.41 meters and 137.89 kilograms. It also has 6,900 mirror squares on it
The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses
An average city dog lives approximately three years longer than an average country dog
On average, falling asleep while driving results in 550 accidents per day in the United States
Scatologists are experts who study feces. (aka. crap, dung, dookie, dumps, feces, excrement, etc.)
Pumpkins contain potassium and vitamin A
The greatest mountain range is the Mid-Ocean Ridge, extending 64,374 km from the Arctic Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean
Pepsi got its name from the ingredient pepsin, which is said to aid in digestion, however, it is not known
The spray WD-40 got its name because there were forty attempts needed before the creation of the “water displacing” substance
Contrary to popular beliefs, chocolate does not cause acne
Detroit, Michigan has more registered bowlers than any other city in the USA
The fastest moving land snake is the Black Mamba, which can move up to 7 miles per hour
Annually Americans eat 45 million turkeys at Thanksgiving
Rabbits can live up to ten years
The average life span of a single red blood cell is 120 days
Over 250 million Slinky toys have been sold since its debut in 1946
In 1961, Italian artist Piero Manzoni packed his feces in cans, signed and mounted them, and then sold them as art
The last thing Elvis Presley ate before he died was four scoops of ice cream and 6 chocolate chip cookies
Some Chinese chopsticks contain gold as on of their materials
The smallest man ever was Gul Mohammed (1957-1997) of India, who measured 1 feet, 10? inches
500,000 tons of dog excrement are dumped annually on the streets of Paris
Hydrogen gas is the least dense substance in the world, at 0.08988g/cc
In Belgium, there is a museum just for strawberries
The Simpsons is the longest running prime-time animated series on television history
The more a person struggles to get out of quicksand the faster they will sink. Staying still, and being calm will actually make the body float in the quicksand because the body is less dense than the quicksand is
On average, a Canadian girl owns seven Barbie dolls, whereas an American girl owns eight
A piece of French toast that was partially eaten by Justin Timberlake sold on eBay
The Olympic was the sister ship of the Titanic, and she provided twenty-five years of service
Atari had to bury millions of unsold “E.T.” game cartridges in a New Mexico desert landfill in 1982
The biggest disco ball in the world has a diameter of 2.41 meters and 137.89 kilograms. It also has 6,900 mirror squares on it
The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses
An average city dog lives approximately three years longer than an average country dog
On average, falling asleep while driving results in 550 accidents per day in the United States
Scatologists are experts who study feces. (aka. crap, dung, dookie, dumps, feces, excrement, etc.)
Pumpkins contain potassium and vitamin A
The greatest mountain range is the Mid-Ocean Ridge, extending 64,374 km from the Arctic Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean
Pepsi got its name from the ingredient pepsin, which is said to aid in digestion, however, it is not known
The spray WD-40 got its name because there were forty attempts needed before the creation of the “water displacing” substance
Contrary to popular beliefs, chocolate does not cause acne
Detroit, Michigan has more registered bowlers than any other city in the USA
The fastest moving land snake is the Black Mamba, which can move up to 7 miles per hour
Annually Americans eat 45 million turkeys at Thanksgiving
Rabbits can live up to ten years
The average life span of a single red blood cell is 120 days
Over 250 million Slinky toys have been sold since its debut in 1946
In 1961, Italian artist Piero Manzoni packed his feces in cans, signed and mounted them, and then sold them as art
The last thing Elvis Presley ate before he died was four scoops of ice cream and 6 chocolate chip cookies
Some Chinese chopsticks contain gold as on of their materials
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The chances of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million
The watch was invented by Peter Henlein of Nuremberg in 1510.
In North America there are approximately 618 roller coasters
The concept of Boxing Day, which is on December 26th, was to give boxes of food and clothing
to the poor. It is now viewed in some countries as a time to get merchandise from stores at
reduced prices
Crayola is a French word that means “Oily chalk.”
Every year, Burger King restaurants prepare over 950,000 pounds of bacon for their breakfast
customers
Isaac Newton used to be a member of parliament
Dumbest Dog: Afghan hound
At just four years old Mozart was able to learn a piece of music in half an hour
It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a
mid-size 1960′s car did.
The honey badger can withstand hundreds of bee stings that would otherwise kill another
animal
There are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year
Black pepper is the most popular spice in the world
In Greece, the climate is so warm that many of the cinemas do not even have roofs
The word “moose” comes from the native Algonquian Indian word meaning “twig eater.”
All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill
An armadillo can walk under water
There are over one hundred billion galaxies with each galaxy having billions of stars
The Uape Indians, who live in the Amazon, mix the ashes of their recently cremated relatives
with alcohol, then all members of the family drink the mix with fond memories of the
deceased
The word “diamond” comes from the Greek word “adamas,” which means “unconquerable.”
On average, a typical dairy cow lies down and stands up about 14 times a day
For the movie “Tootsie” actor Dustin Hoffman thought of the title. His mother used to call
him that as a child
The world record for rocking non-stop in a rocking chair is 480 hours held by Dennis
Easterling, of Atlanta, Georgia
The Sears Tower consists of nine framed tubes, which connects nine skyscrapers as one
building
The first subway system in America was built in Boston, Massachusetts in 1897
There are approximately 45 billion fat cells in an average adult
To make one pound of butter, 29 cups of milk are needed
The dot that appears over the letter “i” is called a tittle
The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments
Close to 73% of girls in Bangladesh are married by age 18
Nerve impulses for muscle position travel at a speed of up to 390 feet per second
In the summer of 1858, the smell of the sewage in the Thames River in London was so bad that
the Members of Parliament had to leave from the chamber of the House of Commons. This was a
result of two million people dumping all their sewage into the river
The watch was invented by Peter Henlein of Nuremberg in 1510.
In North America there are approximately 618 roller coasters
The concept of Boxing Day, which is on December 26th, was to give boxes of food and clothing
to the poor. It is now viewed in some countries as a time to get merchandise from stores at
reduced prices
Crayola is a French word that means “Oily chalk.”
Every year, Burger King restaurants prepare over 950,000 pounds of bacon for their breakfast
customers
Isaac Newton used to be a member of parliament
Dumbest Dog: Afghan hound
At just four years old Mozart was able to learn a piece of music in half an hour
It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a
mid-size 1960′s car did.
The honey badger can withstand hundreds of bee stings that would otherwise kill another
animal
There are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year
Black pepper is the most popular spice in the world
In Greece, the climate is so warm that many of the cinemas do not even have roofs
The word “moose” comes from the native Algonquian Indian word meaning “twig eater.”
All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill
An armadillo can walk under water
There are over one hundred billion galaxies with each galaxy having billions of stars
The Uape Indians, who live in the Amazon, mix the ashes of their recently cremated relatives
with alcohol, then all members of the family drink the mix with fond memories of the
deceased
The word “diamond” comes from the Greek word “adamas,” which means “unconquerable.”
On average, a typical dairy cow lies down and stands up about 14 times a day
For the movie “Tootsie” actor Dustin Hoffman thought of the title. His mother used to call
him that as a child
The world record for rocking non-stop in a rocking chair is 480 hours held by Dennis
Easterling, of Atlanta, Georgia
The Sears Tower consists of nine framed tubes, which connects nine skyscrapers as one
building
The first subway system in America was built in Boston, Massachusetts in 1897
There are approximately 45 billion fat cells in an average adult
To make one pound of butter, 29 cups of milk are needed
The dot that appears over the letter “i” is called a tittle
The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments
Close to 73% of girls in Bangladesh are married by age 18
Nerve impulses for muscle position travel at a speed of up to 390 feet per second
In the summer of 1858, the smell of the sewage in the Thames River in London was so bad that
the Members of Parliament had to leave from the chamber of the House of Commons. This was a
result of two million people dumping all their sewage into the river
Do You Know These Facts….
Every day, over 1,300 babies are born prematurely in the USA
The sun is approximately 149 million kilometres from the earth
The Great White Shark can grow to be more than twenty feet long and can weigh approximately 4,000 pounds
In 1832, in Paisley, Scotland the first municipal water filtration works was opened
The only popcorn museum in the world is lcoated in Marion, Ohio, USA
Any animal that has skin hair or fur can get dandruff, but in animals it is called “dander.”
The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons
In 1819, the USA purchased Florida from Spain for the cancellation of a $5 million debt
In a lifetime, the average driver will honk 15,250 times
Jewelers Tiffany & Co., based in New York, are responsible for making the Super Bowl trophy
Skippy Peanut Butter is sold more in the world than any other peanut butter
The highest bridge in the world is located in the Himalyan mountains. It was built by the
Indian Army, in 1982, and is about 5,600 metres above sea level
In 1893, the first mosque in the United States was built
Apples are part of the rose family
Every eleven minutes in the U.S., a woman dies of breast cancer
Mr. Butts invented the game SCRABBLE. The game was originally called “Criss Cross Words.”
Actress Meryl Streep holds the record for the most Oscar nominated actress, with a record of 13 nominations
In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper
Enamel is hardest substance in the human body
A leech has 32 brains
Thomas Edison designed a helicopter that would work with gunpowder. It ended up blowing up and also blew up his factory.
In the late 1800′s, washing machines and butter churners were sometimes powered by dogs walking on treadmills.
In China, people eat a bar of chocolate for every 1,000 chocolate bars eaten by the British
Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors
Clarence Crane the inventor of “Crane’s Peppermint Life Savers” sold his rights to the popular candy for less than three thousand dollars.
Namco, who are the manufacturers of Pac Man the video game, has estimated that the original arcade game has been played over 10 billion times by individuals
In Ivrea, Italy, thousands of citizens celebrate the beginning of Lent by throwing oranges at one another
The sloth moves so slowly that green algae grows in the grooves of their hair
In the world, the United States and France have the most pet dogs. Approximately one out of every three families has a pet dog. Switzerland and Germany are the lowest only having one dog per every ten families
There are 50% more males that are left handed compared to females
Armadillos breed in July, but get pregnant in November after delaying implantation. This allows the young to be born during the spring when there is an abundance of food
Carbon monoxide can kill a person in less than 15 minutes
The sun is approximately 149 million kilometres from the earth
The Great White Shark can grow to be more than twenty feet long and can weigh approximately 4,000 pounds
In 1832, in Paisley, Scotland the first municipal water filtration works was opened
The only popcorn museum in the world is lcoated in Marion, Ohio, USA
Any animal that has skin hair or fur can get dandruff, but in animals it is called “dander.”
The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons
In 1819, the USA purchased Florida from Spain for the cancellation of a $5 million debt
In a lifetime, the average driver will honk 15,250 times
Jewelers Tiffany & Co., based in New York, are responsible for making the Super Bowl trophy
Skippy Peanut Butter is sold more in the world than any other peanut butter
The highest bridge in the world is located in the Himalyan mountains. It was built by the
Indian Army, in 1982, and is about 5,600 metres above sea level
In 1893, the first mosque in the United States was built
Apples are part of the rose family
Every eleven minutes in the U.S., a woman dies of breast cancer
Mr. Butts invented the game SCRABBLE. The game was originally called “Criss Cross Words.”
Actress Meryl Streep holds the record for the most Oscar nominated actress, with a record of 13 nominations
In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper
Enamel is hardest substance in the human body
A leech has 32 brains
Thomas Edison designed a helicopter that would work with gunpowder. It ended up blowing up and also blew up his factory.
In the late 1800′s, washing machines and butter churners were sometimes powered by dogs walking on treadmills.
In China, people eat a bar of chocolate for every 1,000 chocolate bars eaten by the British
Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors
Clarence Crane the inventor of “Crane’s Peppermint Life Savers” sold his rights to the popular candy for less than three thousand dollars.
Namco, who are the manufacturers of Pac Man the video game, has estimated that the original arcade game has been played over 10 billion times by individuals
In Ivrea, Italy, thousands of citizens celebrate the beginning of Lent by throwing oranges at one another
The sloth moves so slowly that green algae grows in the grooves of their hair
In the world, the United States and France have the most pet dogs. Approximately one out of every three families has a pet dog. Switzerland and Germany are the lowest only having one dog per every ten families
There are 50% more males that are left handed compared to females
Armadillos breed in July, but get pregnant in November after delaying implantation. This allows the young to be born during the spring when there is an abundance of food
Carbon monoxide can kill a person in less than 15 minutes
Really Great
The Nobel Peace prize was first awarded in 1901 to Jean Henry Dunant, who was the founder of the Swiss Red Cross
In August 1999, Lori Lynn Lomeli set a record by spinning 82 Hula Hoops at the same time for three full revolutions
The wheelbarrow was invented by the Chinese.
The colour blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones
Over 20 million BluBlocker sunglasses have been sold since its debut in 1986. They now come in over 100 different styles
Crabs have very small hairs on their claws and other parts of their body to help detect water currents and vibrations
In 1962, the first Wal-Mart opened up in Rogers, Arkansas
Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste
Vampire bat saliva has been responsible for many advances in research into stroke recovery
During the making of the the movie “Fight Club,” actor Brad Pitt chipped his tooth. However, he did not get his tooth capped until after the movie was done filming as he thought it would look better chipped for his character
Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted peoplewithout killing them used to burn their houses down – hence theexpression “toget fired.”
In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose
The word “checkmate” in chess comes from the Persian phrase “Shah-Mat,” which means the king is dead
If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee
A common drink for Tibetans is Butter Tea which is made out of butter, salt, and brick tea
Bourbon was first made by a Baptist minsister from Bourbon County in Kentucky in 1789. That is where it got its name
The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as is necessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the state of Virginia still had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites
McDonald restaurants serve food and drink to an amazing 43 million customers on a daily basis
The game Monopoly was once very popular in Cuba; however, Fidel Castro ordered that all games be destroyed
Nearly half of all Americans suffer from symptoms of burnout
During the era of Louis XIV, women used lemons to redden their lips
70% of the poor people in the world are female
The thickness of the Arctic ice sheet is on average 10 feet. There are some areas that are thick as 65 feet
The adult human body requires about 88 pounds of oxygen daily
The biggest pumpkin the world weighs 1,337.6 pounds
The highest consumption of Pizza occurs during Super Bowl week
During World War II, condoms were used to cover rifle barrels from being damaged by salt water as the soldiers swam to shore
In August 1999, Lori Lynn Lomeli set a record by spinning 82 Hula Hoops at the same time for three full revolutions
The wheelbarrow was invented by the Chinese.
The colour blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones
Over 20 million BluBlocker sunglasses have been sold since its debut in 1986. They now come in over 100 different styles
Crabs have very small hairs on their claws and other parts of their body to help detect water currents and vibrations
In 1962, the first Wal-Mart opened up in Rogers, Arkansas
Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste
Vampire bat saliva has been responsible for many advances in research into stroke recovery
During the making of the the movie “Fight Club,” actor Brad Pitt chipped his tooth. However, he did not get his tooth capped until after the movie was done filming as he thought it would look better chipped for his character
Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted peoplewithout killing them used to burn their houses down – hence theexpression “toget fired.”
In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose
The word “checkmate” in chess comes from the Persian phrase “Shah-Mat,” which means the king is dead
If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee
A common drink for Tibetans is Butter Tea which is made out of butter, salt, and brick tea
Bourbon was first made by a Baptist minsister from Bourbon County in Kentucky in 1789. That is where it got its name
The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as is necessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the state of Virginia still had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites
McDonald restaurants serve food and drink to an amazing 43 million customers on a daily basis
The game Monopoly was once very popular in Cuba; however, Fidel Castro ordered that all games be destroyed
Nearly half of all Americans suffer from symptoms of burnout
During the era of Louis XIV, women used lemons to redden their lips
70% of the poor people in the world are female
The thickness of the Arctic ice sheet is on average 10 feet. There are some areas that are thick as 65 feet
The adult human body requires about 88 pounds of oxygen daily
The biggest pumpkin the world weighs 1,337.6 pounds
The highest consumption of Pizza occurs during Super Bowl week
During World War II, condoms were used to cover rifle barrels from being damaged by salt water as the soldiers swam to shore
Facts For You
The Roman emperor Domitian took great pleasure in being secluded in his room for hours and catching flies and stabbing them with pens
Tarantulas can live up to 30 years
On average redheads have 90,000 hairs. People with black hair have about 110,000 hairs
More than half the time spent in United States courts is cases that involve automobiles
One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons
The smoke that is produced by a fire kills more people than a burn does because of carbon monoxide and other dangerous gases
The Saguaro Cactus, found in South-western United States does not grow branches until it is 75 years old.
In Belgium, 172,000 tons of chocolate are produced in a year
The word Nike comes from Greek Mythology. Nike is the goddess of victory and was often depicted as a small winged figure whom the goddess Athene carried
The biggest bug in the world is the Goliath Beetle which can weigh up to 3.5 ounces and be 4.5 inches long
Leaving the water running while brushing your teeth can waste four gallons of water in a minute
Steve Fletcher holds the record for the largest gum wrapper collection. His collection has 5300 gum wrappers from all across the world
There was once a country called Prussia. After World War II, it was divided among Poland, Germany, and the USSR
The word Spain means “the land of rabbits.”
In 1936, the first practical helicopter was invented. It was the German Focke-Wulf Fw 61.
The word tulip comes from the Turkish word for turban
Psychokinesis refers to the ability of moving objects through psychic power
The fat that comes from sheep, which is called tallow, can also be used to produce soap and candles
In Britain, one out of every four potatoes is eaten in the form of french fries
In the movie Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock, chocolate syrup was used for blood in the shower scene
The movie “Chicken Run” made in 2,000 had the most plasticine used in an animated movie. They used 2,380 kg of plasticine for the movie
During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles
The titan arum flower is the largest flower in the world and gives off a horrible odor that smells like rotting flesh when it blooms
Every day, the average person swallows about a quart of snot
When the only queen ant dies, so does the entire colony, because no new workers are born
The Dutch people are known to be the tallest people in Europe
Tarantulas can live up to 30 years
On average redheads have 90,000 hairs. People with black hair have about 110,000 hairs
More than half the time spent in United States courts is cases that involve automobiles
One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons
The smoke that is produced by a fire kills more people than a burn does because of carbon monoxide and other dangerous gases
The Saguaro Cactus, found in South-western United States does not grow branches until it is 75 years old.
In Belgium, 172,000 tons of chocolate are produced in a year
The word Nike comes from Greek Mythology. Nike is the goddess of victory and was often depicted as a small winged figure whom the goddess Athene carried
The biggest bug in the world is the Goliath Beetle which can weigh up to 3.5 ounces and be 4.5 inches long
Leaving the water running while brushing your teeth can waste four gallons of water in a minute
Steve Fletcher holds the record for the largest gum wrapper collection. His collection has 5300 gum wrappers from all across the world
There was once a country called Prussia. After World War II, it was divided among Poland, Germany, and the USSR
The word Spain means “the land of rabbits.”
In 1936, the first practical helicopter was invented. It was the German Focke-Wulf Fw 61.
The word tulip comes from the Turkish word for turban
Psychokinesis refers to the ability of moving objects through psychic power
The fat that comes from sheep, which is called tallow, can also be used to produce soap and candles
In Britain, one out of every four potatoes is eaten in the form of french fries
In the movie Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock, chocolate syrup was used for blood in the shower scene
The movie “Chicken Run” made in 2,000 had the most plasticine used in an animated movie. They used 2,380 kg of plasticine for the movie
During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles
The titan arum flower is the largest flower in the world and gives off a horrible odor that smells like rotting flesh when it blooms
Every day, the average person swallows about a quart of snot
When the only queen ant dies, so does the entire colony, because no new workers are born
The Dutch people are known to be the tallest people in Europe
Facts For Your Knowledge
The average American kid will eat approximately 1.500 peanut butter sandwiches by high school graduation
Goats do not have upper front teeth
It has been suggested that shepherds are responsible for inventing the game golf. It is said that they used to use their staffs to hit the stones
There are about 6,800 languages in the world
Studies have shown that by putting on slow background music it can make a person eat food at a slower rate
By walking an extra 20 minutes every day, an average person will burn off seven pounds of body fat in an year
Ironically, when doctors in Los Angeles, California went on strike in 1976, the daily number of deaths in the city dropped 18%
Octopus and squid are thought to be the most intelligent of all invertebrates
On average, a beaver can cut down two hundred trees a year.
The name of the first menthol cigarette in the United States was “Spud.”
A world record 328 pound ovarian cyst was removed from a woman in Galveston, Texas, in 1905. updated
The fastest shark is the “Shortfin Mako,” which can swim as fast as sixty miles per hour
The flatulation from domesticated cows produce about 30% of the methane on this planet
Ironically, watermelons, which are 92% water, originated from the Kalahari Desert in Africa
The first tattoo machine was invented by Samuel O’Reilly. He did this by using equipment
that Thomas Edison used to engrave hard surfaces.
In a lifetime, an average human produces 10,000 gallons of saliva
A slug has four noses
Chili Powder was invented in the 19th century in the American Southwest
The sea cucumber spills its internal organs out as a defense mechanism
Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever
Braces were first invented by Pierre Fauchard in 1728. The braces were made by a flat strip of metal, which was connected to the teeth by thread.
Marilyn Monroe had six toes
There is a town in Texas called Ding Dong. In 1990, the population was only twenty-two people
The total volume of mail that went through the Canadian postal system in 1950 was 1,362,310,155 items
The highest toll paid by a ship to cross the Panama Canal was by the Crown Princess on May 2, 1993 in the amount of $141,349.97 U.S. funds
The name of the famous snack “Twinkies” was invented by seeing a billboard in St. Louis, that said “Twinkle Toe Shoes.”
Goats do not have upper front teeth
It has been suggested that shepherds are responsible for inventing the game golf. It is said that they used to use their staffs to hit the stones
There are about 6,800 languages in the world
Studies have shown that by putting on slow background music it can make a person eat food at a slower rate
By walking an extra 20 minutes every day, an average person will burn off seven pounds of body fat in an year
Ironically, when doctors in Los Angeles, California went on strike in 1976, the daily number of deaths in the city dropped 18%
Octopus and squid are thought to be the most intelligent of all invertebrates
On average, a beaver can cut down two hundred trees a year.
The name of the first menthol cigarette in the United States was “Spud.”
A world record 328 pound ovarian cyst was removed from a woman in Galveston, Texas, in 1905. updated
The fastest shark is the “Shortfin Mako,” which can swim as fast as sixty miles per hour
The flatulation from domesticated cows produce about 30% of the methane on this planet
Ironically, watermelons, which are 92% water, originated from the Kalahari Desert in Africa
The first tattoo machine was invented by Samuel O’Reilly. He did this by using equipment
that Thomas Edison used to engrave hard surfaces.
In a lifetime, an average human produces 10,000 gallons of saliva
A slug has four noses
Chili Powder was invented in the 19th century in the American Southwest
The sea cucumber spills its internal organs out as a defense mechanism
Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever
Braces were first invented by Pierre Fauchard in 1728. The braces were made by a flat strip of metal, which was connected to the teeth by thread.
Marilyn Monroe had six toes
There is a town in Texas called Ding Dong. In 1990, the population was only twenty-two people
The total volume of mail that went through the Canadian postal system in 1950 was 1,362,310,155 items
The highest toll paid by a ship to cross the Panama Canal was by the Crown Princess on May 2, 1993 in the amount of $141,349.97 U.S. funds
The name of the famous snack “Twinkies” was invented by seeing a billboard in St. Louis, that said “Twinkle Toe Shoes.”
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