More Interesting Facts

1.       One litter of baby hedgehogs can have several fathers.

2.       A multipart study found that beautiful people are more likely to be involved in unstable relationships.

3.       The U.S. government initially reacted favourably to the Cuban revolution, seeing it as part of a movement to bring democracy to Latin America.

4.       During the American Civil War, a free black woman Mary Bowser took a job as a servant in the Confederate White House and served as a Union spy.

5.       A Belgian minister arrived by bike to a news conference to promote cycling in 2017, only to find it had been stolen when he left half an hour later.

6.       Even after "That '70s Show" made her famous, Mila Kunis worked at a Rite Aid ice cream counter.

7.       In 2013, it was reported that there were only around 30 women who are citizens of Vatican City.

8.       Vatican City is one of six countries worldwide that ban abortion completely, even if the mother's life is in danger.

9.       Saint Drogo is the Catholic Church's patron saint of those whom others find repulsive, unattractive people, cattle, coffee house owners and deaf people.

10.   St. Julian the Hospitaller is the Catholic Church's patron saint of circus workers and fiddle players.

11.   Overbooking is not illegal and every airline does it to maximise their revenue.

12.   The average inmate at Alcatraz read 75-100 books per year.

13.   Wealthy ancient Egyptians slept with neck supports rather than pillows to preserve their hairstyles.

14.   The most disproportionately common physical injury diagnosis in New York is "knee injury."

15.   The British Standards Institution has a 5,000 word report on the correct way to make a cup of tea.

16.   In Slovakia, using the names Britain or Great Britain instead of the United Kingdom can land you with a €6,600 fine.

Why Some Women Say, They Cheat On Their Spouses – Part Three

7.       After telling my husband I was lonely and unhappy for years, he continued to travel for months at a time until I finally found someone else. Having that fling forced me to admit I wanted a divorce and to tell him in no uncertain terms that I was done.

8.       After eight years, it was a relationship that had lost all romantic love. I wanted to travel he wanted to stay at home. I wanted children, he did not. I wanted someone who would sleep with me, he seemed disinterested. I wanted to take on opportunities and be challenged, he wanted to be comfortable. I went to work in the West Bank for three months, he stayed at home. While I knew I was not happy in my relationship, I thought that maybe that was just how it was going to be. One night, while in the West Bank, I went out to a bar with friends and across the room I saw the most beautiful man I have ever laid eyes on. We met, we danced, we talked we swapped phone numbers. It was the beginning of the most intense and wild romantic relationship I have ever been in. When I returned home, I told my ex-husband I wanted to separate but I never told him about the other man, who I continued to see for a year before we ended things. Today I’m engaged to a man who wants to travel, be challenged have children and sleep with me. While I will always feel terrible that I was unfaithful, it showed me what I wanted and needed and forced me to get out of a relationship that was not right for me.

9.       My marriage lasted over 10 years. I couldn’t make him happy and he couldn’t make me happy. Sex had become like showing up for an army physical. I just did it and told him it was great. Did I make a mistake in not telling him my desires? Of course, but you have to trust your partner to do that. That was one of the core issues with us. He seemed to have a distrust of women in general that seemed almost pathological. If I took too long running errands I got quizzed on my whereabouts. It felt like I was being accused of an affair. I would joke with my girlfriends, that I should be allowed a free pass to cheat since I had been accused so many times. Eventually I just wanted more, more positive communication, more kindness, more desire, just more. So I cheated. I actively looked for a man to fit the bill of what I wanted. I found one and the sex was spectacular. It had been years since I had that kind of desire for someone. It was a foreign feeling. I realized I wasn’t dead inside like I was afraid I had become. That’s when I knew I needed to get a divorce. I finally gathered the courage to get one. There are never good reasons for why people cheat but I learned a while back not to throw stones at people for their decisions because ultimately, you’re only responsible for your life, not theirs.

Why Some Women Say, They Cheat On Their Spouses – Part Two

1.       I think it’s important for people to realize that an affair can be the last thing on your mind but that it’s easy for harmless friendships to progress into something more when you’re unhappy at home. I was with my husband nearly 11 years. I had been primarily supporting us financially and emotionally for seven years and as the sole breadwinner of four. I met a man in one of my continuing education classes and what followed was eight months of conflicted feelings, marriage counseling, ultimatums and anything else I could think of to save our marriage before I gave into an affair. Three months later, I was so exhausted and torn I left my husband even though he had forgiven me for cheating. About a month later, I started exclusively dating the other man I was involved with and asked my husband for a divorce. I still feel terrible about it. The affair wasn’t the reason I left but I wonder if I would have had the strength to realize how unhappy I was without it happening. I still love my husband but I knew he’d never change so I had to walk away.

2.       Cheating on my ex-husband isn’t something I’m proud of and I would never do it again. The question I get asked a lot is why? Why did I cheat? Back then I would have given you a whole list of reasons: there was a communication breakdown, he had vices, he didn’t take care of himself. But in retrospect, the one reason that stands out is how confused I was about how life and relationships work. I thought once my husband changed, everything would be OK. I couldn’t see that my feelings of frustration over our relationship weren’t about his behavior, it was about me: I created the the negative mood through my negative thoughts. Then I allowed myself to become infatuated with another man. Things would have been very different if I had adjusted my way of thinking.

3.       I didn’t have an affair like most people do. There was no sneaking around or lying to my husband. Actually, it was all in plain sight right until the very end. I was best friends with a guy for 17 years. He was the person I confided in when I was sad, when something amazing happened, honestly, anytime anything of note happened. The surprising thing is my husband encouraged it. If I came to my spouse with some big problem, he would tell me to go have lunch with my friend and tell him about it. So I did. At first I thought I was doing what was best for my husband because he worked so much and didn’t need my problems. But after a while, I pulled further away from him. On our five year anniversary I told him he had one year to get his act together and become the man our children and I needed him to be. Ten months later, I was in marriage counselling with my soon-to-be ex-husband, begging for a divorce, sleeping with my best friend and watching my whole world fall apart.

Why Some Women Say, They Cheat On Their Spouses – Part One

“It wasn’t a specific, conscious and considered act!” “I didn’t wake up one day and think, ‘Hey, I think I’d like to have an affair.’ It just happened, which is probably very hard to comprehend if you haven’t actually been in the situation!” “He stopped saying, I love you!” “I wanted my husband to feel the same pain he’d introduced to me!” “It just happened!” “It’s easy for harmless friendships to progress into something more when you’re unhappy at home!” “I allowed myself to become infatuated with another man!” “My husband encouraged it!” “I was lonely and unhappy for years!” “I wanted someone who would sleep with me. He seemed disinterested!” “Sex had become like showing up for an army physical!” Below, some women explain what led them to cheat on their spouses.

1.       I married the wrong man and made the ‘easier’ choice in life by being with him. It didn’t become clear to me how wrong he was for me until we had a child. I turned to the right man for comfort for many years and hid it because I wanted my family to remain under the same roof. The biggest reason I strayed was the complete lack of attention I was shown. No birthday or Christmas cards, no gifts. He stopped saying ‘I love you.’ We went from having sex once a week before the baby to every couple months after the baby, to eventually once a year. It’s really easy to fall out of love when you feel like your spouse is a roommate you co-parent with.

2.       I cheated on my husband because he cheated on me. That’s the sad and simple truth. After spending six years with a man who couldn’t stop cheating on me I was emotionally exhausted, depleted and lingering at rock bottom. I cheated out of an overwhelming desire to have someone give me back some of the love and attention I’d been giving my husband with nothing in return. I cheated because I was desperate for someone to love me with the same ferocious first-love intensity that I’d given my husband. I cheated with my high school boyfriend because I was angry, hurt and wanted my husband to feel the same pain he’d introduced to me six years ago and had never tried to work on, despite knowing that it was breaking me down. I cheated because I no longer loved myself and hoped that someone, anyone could hand me some self-worth, a little bit of love and help me begin again.

3.       I truly believe that most people who have affairs, or even zipless sex, are doing so because they are seeking something that is fundamentally lacking in their relationship. As for me, cheating on my spouse wasn’t a specific, conscious, considered act. I didn’t wake up one day and think, ‘Hey, I think I’d like to have an affair.’ It just happened — which is probably very hard to comprehend if you haven’t actually been in the situation. A professional relationship became a friendship, became a flirtation, became an infatuation, became an affair, became a demise. It’s much like drinking a great bottle of wine with dinner. You don’t set out to get drunk but the taste, combined with the other flavours on the plate, the sounds and smells of the room, the soothing, warm feeling of relaxing into the entire sensory environment, allows you to take a sip, then another, then another, then refill your glass, and then at some point you look around and realize that you have a buzz, but your senses are so ripe that you keep sipping, even though you know you should stop because you’re going to get drunk and be hung-over the next day.

A True Art Of Charity

As I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in a neighbouring town of Venice, Italy; the city of lights and water, and enjoying our coffee, a man entered, sat at an empty table beside us, called the waiter and placed his order saying, “Two cups of coffee, one here one on the wall.” As we heard this strange order with interest, we observed that the man was served with one cup of coffee but he paid for two. And as soon as he left, the waiter pasted a piece of paper on the wall saying, “A Cup of Coffee.” While we were still there, two other men entered and ordered three cups of coffee, two on the table and one on the wall. They had their two cups of coffee, but paid for three and left. This time also, the waiter did the same. He pasted a piece of paper on the wall saying, “A Cup of Coffee.” It was something unique and perplexing for us. We finished our coffee, paid the bill and left.

After a few days, we had a chance to go to this coffee shop again. And while we were enjoying our coffee, a poorly dressed man entered, seated himself, looked at the wall and said, “One cup of coffee from the wall.” The waiter served coffee to this man with the customary respect and dignity. The man had his coffee and left without paying. We were amazed to watch all this, as the waiter took off a piece of paper from the wall and threw it in the dust bin. Now it was no surprise for us, the matter was very clear. The great respect for the needy shown by the inhabitants of this town made our eyes well up in tears. Ponder upon the need of what this man wanted. He enters the coffee shop without having to lower his self-esteem; he has no need to ask for a free cup of coffee and without asking or knowing about the one who is giving this cup of coffee to him. He only looked at the wall, place an order for himself, enjoyed his coffee and left.

Probably the most beautiful wall you may ever see will be our wall of good deeds on the Day of Judgement. This is Charity, when you give from one hand and the other hand does not know about it. May the Almighty God help us all to spend for the poor and the needy!

The Assertive Women Conference

At an International Conference For Women, the first speaker was from England and she said, "At last year's Conference, we spoke about being more ASSERTIVE with our husbands. Well, after the conference, I went home and told my husband that I will no longer cook for him, and that he will have to do it by himself. After the first day, I saw nothing. After the second day, I saw nothing. But by the third day, I saw he had cooked a WONDERFUL ROAST LAMB." The participants cheered.

The second speaker was from the United States of America and she said, "After last year's conference, I went home and told my husband that I would no longer do his laundry, and that he would have to do it by himself. After the first day, I saw nothing. After the second day, I saw nothing. But by the third day, I saw that he has done NOT ONLY HIS OWN WASHING, BUT ALSO MY WASHING AS WELL." Again, the participants cheered.

The third speaker was from Nigeria and she said, “After last year's conference, I go house and tell my husband say I no go cook for am again, that I no go wash or even go market for am again, and say him go de do am himself. After the first day, I no fit see anything. After the second day, I no fit see anything. But by the third day, as the SWELLING FOR MY EYES DE GO DOWN, I start to see small small from my LEFT EYE. I come see HIM NEW WIFE!"

You Reap What You Sow

Charles was a good mechanic, who always has a good heart. Though he hasn’t worked for some time now, he always feared applying for a new job. But one day, he gathered up all his strength and finally decided he will attend an interview. He got all dressed up in a neat white shirt and slack pants, and went on his way. His appointment was 10 am and it’s already 8:30. While waiting for a bus ride going to the office where he is supposed to be interviewed, he saw an elderly man frantically kicking the tire of his car. That meant there was something obviously wrong with the car. So Charles offered to help the old man with the problem.

While Charles was working on the car, he told the old man that he was supposed to go to an interview as a mechanic in one company but would probably miss it because he would not be able to make it on time. When Charles finished working on the old man’s car, the old man asked him how much for the service. Charles said there’s no need to pay him because it was not work for him, just helped someone in need. And the old man said, “Well, I could offer to take you to the office for your interview. It’s the least I could do, please I insist.” And Charles agreed.

At the waiting room of the company Charles has applied for, there was a long line of applicants waiting to be interviewed, and he was not told that the interviewer was late. A sigh of relief for Charles, but other applicants looked over at him because he still had some grease left on him after the car repair. He did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt. One by one, the applicants left the interviewer’s office with gloomy looks on their faces, a sign of disappointment. Then his name was called, and the secretary escorted him to the office. A cup of coffee was served for him. Rocking the executive chair back and forth, Charles asked himself, “Do you really need to be interviewed? With the way I look now, how could I possibly pass this interview?” His heart sank. And the room suddenly became a confined space for him.

Then the interviewer turned the chair and to Charles’ surprise, it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning. It turned out he was the General Manager of the company Charles was applying at. And the old man said, “Sorry I have to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure I made the right decision of having you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into this office. I just know you will be a trustworthy worker, congratulations.” Charles sat down as they shared a cup of well-deserved coffee as he landed himself a new job. Indeed, you reap what you sow. Start sowing good things today! Now is the time!!

The Mischievous Painter

When one of the pupils painted a N1,000.00 note on the classroom floor, the class teacher broke her nails trying to scratch it up; thinking it was real money. In anger, she phoned the boy’s father to complain and explain what his son’s action has caused her. And the boy’s father answered from his hospital bed and said, “You are even lucky! At home, that idiot painted a vagina on a naked power socket!! Now, I am here in pains!!!”

Why I Hate Abbreviations

The other evening when a sexy neighbour sent me an sms, “Hi cn I cm? I nd yr dic fo my ass.” Though I was very shocked, I calmly replied, “Young lady, mind your language! With or without condoms, I’m not that way inclined!!” And she asked, “What condoms? I said I need your dictionary for my assignment."

Some Random Facts, About Women

1.       Globally, women are paid less than men. Women in most countries earn on average only 60 to 75% of men's wages.

2.       Educated mothers are more than twice as likely to send their children to school.

3.       Worldwide, an estimated 5,000 women and girls are murdered every year for a perceived dishonour to their families.

4.       Of all women killed globally in 2012, it is estimated that almost half were killed by a partner or relative compared to less than 6% of men.

5.       Girls who complete secondary school are 6 times less likely to become child brides.

6.       62 million girls were out of school in 2014.

7.       An extra year of education can help a girl earn 20% more as an adult.

8.       Husbands can object to their wives working and prevent them from accepting jobs in 15 economies.

9.       142 million girls throughout the world will be married before the age of 18 by 2020 if present trends continue.

10.   Women bear disproportionate responsibility for unpaid care work: 1 to 3 hours more a day to housework than men; 2 to 10 times the amount of time a day to care (for children, elderly, and the sick), and 1 to 4 hours less a day to market activities.

11.   603 million women live in countries where domestic violence is not yet considered a crime.

12.   Domestic violence, just one form of gender-based violence, is costlier than warfare, with a worldwide annual cost of $8 trillion.

13.   91% of Egypt's women aged 15 to 49 have been subjected to genital mutilation, according to the World Health Organization.

14.   An educated female population increases a country's productivity and fuels economic growth. Some countries lose more than $1 billion a year by failing to educate girls to the same level as boys.

15.   Evidence from a range of countries shows that increasing the share of household income controlled by women, either through their own earnings or cash transfers, changes spending in ways that benefit children.

A Nigerian Prays

Dear God, on behalf of myself, my friends, my family, the Nigerian Nation and all Black people of the world, I pray that you deliver us from all these problems that we are facing. Please forgive us, for we never thought it was a sin against you for us to steal from, rape or kill our own people for our individual selfish ends; because after we have done all these things and swore by your holy books, you didn’t do or say anything. So we thought, “All is well! Praise God in every situation!!” Now they are saying that you have turned your back on us, because we killed your beloved and only son, Jesus Christ.

But I was quick to defend you because I know that you know that, Black people didn’t kill your son Jesus Christ. White people did! He was betrayed by a white man!! Then they handed him over to another white man who ordered him to be whipped!!! These same white people ordered him to be crucified! The traitor was called Judas Iscariot. You can check this out. We don’t have names like Iscariot here in Nigeria, we are called: Ikenna, Emem, Yakubu, Achebe, Odige, Ada, Sade, Sola, Halima, Idara, Chidi, Hassana, Nana, Taiwo, Nnamdi, Shehu, Osaro, Funke, Chidera, Danjuma, Doyinsola, Aloaye, Oghenejavo and a host others.

They also said your son was crucified Golgotha, but we are completely clueless as to the location of Golgotha. You know that Black people are not very welcome in the holy cities of the Bible, because they believe you didn’t create us to be their equals. But we still say, “All is well!” I repeat, “Black people didn’t kill your son! White people did!! If you don’t believe us, please watch the movie “The Passion of the Christ,” and you will see for yourself that no black person, let alone an African or a Nigerian took part in that sad event. This is why we beg you, O Lord Almighty, please stop Black people from stealing from, and raping and killing their own people; and let White people work for them for a change! Amen!!

A Day Of Specials, At Heaven’s Gates

When three guys got to the gates of Heaven, God told them, "We have a special today! If you died a terrible death, you're in for free." So God asked the first guy for his story. And the first guy said, "I was a hardworking man and a loving husband, but I began to suspect that my wife was cheating on me. So one day at work, I said I was sick and left for home to hide and closely watch my apartment. After a while, I saw a man go in but I decided to wait a few minutes to catch them in the act. Then, I started banging on my door. They wouldn't open it, so I broke down the door and walked in to see my wife sitting naked, but the man wasn't in sight. I went to the balcony, where I saw a naked man hanging on the edge. I began to stomp on his hands until he fell down, but there were bushes, so I got my fridge and tossed it on him. In the process of tossing the fridge, I also fell over and died." God exclaimed, "Wow, that's pretty bad, finding out your wife cheated and falling off your balcony. You pass."

The second guy said, "God, my only crime was that I enjoyed dancing naked in my apartment while eating pickles out of the jar. I was doing just that one day, when I slipped on a pickle and fell over my balcony. Luckily, I was able to grab on to the ledge below mine. After a few minutes, a man came and I thought he was going to rescue me, but he began to stomp on my hands. I fell, but luckily, I fell into the bushes. I thought I had survived, but that man threw a fridge at me and I died!"  Again God exclaimed, "Wow, that's very cruel, being crushed to death that way." And the third man said, "I died naked in a fridge."

The Age Advantage

When a farmer who rears 25 young hens and one old cock felt that the old cock could no longer handle his job efficiently, he went to the market and bought one young cock. Then the Old cock said to the Young cock, “Welcome to join me, we will work together towards productivity.” And the Young cock asked, “What do you mean? As far as I know, you are old and should be retired.” And the Old cock asked, “Young boy, there are 25 hens here, can't I help you with some?” But the Young cock replied, “No! Not even one!! All of them will be mine!!!”

So the Old cock said, “In that case, I shall challenge you to a competition and if I win you shall allow me to have one hen and if I lose you will have all. And the Young cock asked, “What kind of competition?” Then the Old cock explained, “50 meters run. From here, to that tree over there! But due to my age, I hope you will allow me to start off the first 10 meters.” And the Young cock said, “No problem! We will compete tomorrow morning.”

In the morning the Young cock allowed the Old cock to start off as promised. And when the Old cock had crossed the 10 meter mark, the Young cock started to chase him with all his might. And soon enough, he was behind the Old cock's back in a matter of seconds. But suddenly, there was, "A BANG!" Before he could overtake the old cock, he was shot dead by the farmer who cursed, “Hell, this is the 5th GAY cock I've bought this week."

Some Secrets Of Life

Here are some secrets of life in brief.

·         Before middle age, do not fear!

·         After middle age, do not regret!

·         Enjoy your life while you can!

·         Do not wait till you cannot even walk just to be sorry and to regret!

·         As long as it is physically possible, visit places you wish to visit!

·         When there is an opportunity, get together with old classmates, old colleagues and old friends. The gathering is not just about eating; it’s just that there is not much time left!

·         Money kept in the banks may not be really yours. When it is time to spend, just spend, treat yourself well as you’re getting old!

·         Whatever you feel like eating, just eat!

·         Eat often and more of those foods that are good for health, and less of those foods that are not good for health.

·         It is most important to be happy!

·         Treat sickness with optimism. Whether you are poor or rich, everyone has to go through birth, aging, sickness and death. There is no exception, that’s life!

·         Do not be afraid when you are sick. Settle all the outstanding issues before hand, and you will be able to leave without regret!

·         Let the doctors handle your body!

·         Let God/Nature handle your life!

·         But be in charge of your own moods!

·         If worries can cure your sickness, then go ahead and worry!

·         If worries can prolong your life, then go ahead and worry!

·         If worries can exchange for happiness, then go ahead and worry!

·         Our kids will make their own fortunes!

·         Look after your old body. Pay more attention to your health, you can only rely on yourself in this.

·         Look after your retirement funds, money that you have earned, it is best to keep them yourself.

·         Look after your old companion, treasure every moment with your other half, one of you will leave first!

·         Look after your old friends, seize every opportunity to meet up with your friends, such opportunities will become rare as time goes by.

·         You must smile every day!

·         You must laugh every day!

·         Running water does not flow back. So it is with life, make it happy.

Dump SHIP

Your SHIP was designed and built to take you places, in comfort and safety.

But if your:-

FriendSHIP

CompanionSHIP

RelationSHIP

PartnerSHIP

LeaderSHIP

Isn’t taking you anywhere, Dump SHIP.

Good Manners And Mannerisms

While a teacher was discussing the subject of good manners and mannerisms with her students, she asked, “If you were having dinner with your nice young lady date, and you feel like using the bathroom, how would you tell it to her?” As she looked forward for some answers, Phillip said, “I would say just a minute, I have to go and pee.” And the teacher said, “That would be rude and impolite.”

Then James stood up and said, “I am sorry, but I really need to go to the bathroom. I promise to be back shortly.” And the teacher said, “That's better! But it's still not very nice and polite to say the word bathroom at the dinner table.” And turning to Charles she asked, “Can you use your brains for once and show us your good manners?” And Charles smiled and said, “I would say darling, may I please be excused for a moment? I have to go shake hands with a very dear friend of mine, who I hope to introduce to you after dinner.”

Knowing When To Jump Out

Once upon a time, when a frog was put in a pot of water, it felt comfortable and relaxed. And just when the frog was beginning to perform a rare form of synchronized swimming, they started putting fire under the pot, causing the water temperature to rise. Initially, that was no problem for the frog as it could adjust its body temperature accordingly. So as the water temperature kept rising, the frog kept on adjusting with the increase in temperature.

But just when the water was about to reach boiling point, and the frog couldn’t adjust its body temperature anymore, it decided to jump out but couldn’t. It tried and tried, but it was unable to jump out; because it had used up all its energy in adjusting to the water temperature. So the frog soon died inside the boiling water. So, what killed the frog? Did the boiling water kill the frog?  Did the frog commit suicide?

Some Random Facts_9

1.       Each king in a deck of playing cards represents great king from history. Spades - King David, Clubs - Alexander the Great, Hearts – Charlemagne and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.

2.       It is impossible to lick your elbow.

3.       111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

4.       If a statue of a person in the park 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.

5.       Question -What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common?

Ans. - All invented by women.

6.       Question - This is the only food that doesn't spoil. What is this?

Ans. – Honey

7.       A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

8.       A snail can sleep for three years.

9.       All polar bears are left handed.

10.   American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.

11.   Butterflies taste with their feet.

12.   Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

13.   In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.

14.   On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.

15.   Stewardesses, is the longest word typed with only the left hand.

16.   The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.

17.   The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

18.   The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.

19.   Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants.

20.   Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times

21.   The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

22.   Most lipstick contains fish scales.

23.   Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different

Ball Sizes

Men at 25 play Football.

Men at 40 play Tennis.

And men at 60 play Golf.

Have you noticed that as you grow older, your balls get smaller?

Never Quit Cycling And Wine

When Silvio, an 80 year old Italian went to the doctor for a check-up, the doctor was amazed at the shape the guy was in. So the doctor asked, “How do you stay in such great physical condition?” And proudly, Silvio responded, “I'm Italian and I am a Cyclist. And that's why I'm in such good shape. I'm up well before daylight and out Cycling up and down the highways. I have a glass of vino and all is well.” And the doctor said, “Well, I'm sure that helps, but there's got to be more to it. How old was your Father when he died?”

But Silvio asked, “Who said my Father's dead?” The doctor was amazed. So he asked “You mean you're 80 years old and your Father's still alive? How old is he?' And Silvio replied, “Yes, and he's 102 years old. He cycled with me this morning, went to the beach for a walk, had a little vino and that's why he's still alive. So the doctor said, “Well, that's great but I'm sure there's more to it than that. How about your Father's Father? How old was he when he died?” And again Silvio shot out, “Who said my Nonno is dead?”

The doctor was stunned, but he asked, “You mean you're 80 years old and your grandfather's still living? Incredible!! How old is he?” Silvio replied, “Yes, my Nonno is still living! And he is 123 years old.” And when the doctor, though getting frustrated at this point asked, “So, I guess he went Cycling with you this morning too?” Silvio replied, “No, Nonno couldn't go this morning because he's getting married today.” And at this point, the doctor was close to losing it. But he managed to ask, “Getting married? Why would a 123 year old guy want to get married?” Then Silvio explained, “No one said he wanted to get married! He had to!! The girl got pregnant!!!”

Greed, The Root Of Many Evils

Whether you drive a BMW or a Rolls Royce, the road remains the same.

Whether you fly economy, business or first class, your destination doesn’t change.

Whether you wear an Omega, Titan or Rolex, the time remains the same.

Whether you use a Samsung or a Techno, the people who call you are the same.

There is nothing wrong with dreaming about a luxurious life.

What needs to be appreciated is that need doesn’t become greed, because needs can always be met, but greed can never be fulfilled.

Personal Motivation

I bet I will beat him now.

I will think cleaner and healthier.

I will practice and train harder.

I know his weaknesses.

I know his strengths.

I’ve lost to him before, but not this time.

He is going down, and he must go down.

I have the advantage now, because I know him well.

He is the old me.

Some Random Facts_6

1.       Hot water will turn into ice faster than cold water.

2.       The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows.

3.       The sentence, “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” uses every letter in the English language.

4.       The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.

5.       Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

6.       You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.

7.       It is impossible to lick your elbow.

8.       The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.

9.       People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.

10.   It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.

11.   The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.

12.   “Rhythm” is the longest English word without a vowel.

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.   Ants never sleep.

15.   “I Am” is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

16.   Coca-Cola was originally green.

17.   The most common name in the world is Mohammed.

18.   When the moon is directly overhead, you will weigh slightly less.

19.   Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from the blowing desert sand.

20.   There are only two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: “abstemious” and “facetious.”

21.   The name of all the continents, end with the same letter that they start with.

22.   There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.

23.   TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.

24.   Minus 40 degrees Celsius is exactly the same as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

25.   Chocolate can kill dogs, as it contains theobromine, which affects their heart and nervous system.

The Rockefeller Foundation Cassava Innovation Challenge

Last year the Rockefeller foundation launched a global challenge offering $1m to the winner of an innovation that can prolong Nigeria's cassava shelf life.

In my mind, I thought that would be easy, no country in the world grows and eats more cassava than Nigeria; so I am pretty sure a Nigerian would win this competition- No be to create a way make cassava no spoil for a few days before processing - in short, the title of the challenge mentioned Nigeria.

To my surprise, yesterday Rockefeller Foundation announced a United Kingdom institution as a winner. Yes, the University of Greenwich's Natural Resources Institute won $500,000 for coming up with the best method of preserving Nigeria's Cassava.

This made me wonder. What are our institutions doing? OAU, ABU, FutMinna, YabaTech, UniLag etc? What is our ministry of science and technology doing? Still figuring out how to make pencils while other countries are innovating solutions for your domestic products??? Shame! The sad occurrence in this cassava challenge relates to nearly every sector in Nigeria's economy.

·         We sleep while other nations innovate.

·         We gossip politics; other nations participate.

·         We alienate ourselves from governance and socio -economic development while other nations practice inclusive governance.

·         Our competition lies in the grandest of weddings while other nations dwell in the greatest of inventions.

·         We pride in the cost of our imported auto luxuries while Ajaokuta lays moribund... worse still is our being ignorant of the fact that the past 10 years, Rolls Royce has gotten  some alloys from Kogi State's illegal mines.

Do we blame our colonial masters again? Freedom was fought for by our national heroes, we simply enjoy the chains around our necks hence we gladly place them back, and in different forms.

Wake up Nigeria! Your candle is fast burning out!!

Read about the Rockefeller cassava challenge here https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/cassavachallenge/