Some Random Facts Of Nature_1

1.       The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet. (Oh, my God!)

2.       A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes. (Bloody pig!)

3.       A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death. (Creepy, yes? But I'm still not over the pig.)

4.       Banging your head against a wall looses 150 calories an hour. (Don't try this at home, maybe at work.)

5.       The flea can jump 350 times its body length. It's like a human jumping the length of a football field. (30 minutes? Bloody pig! Can you imagine?)

6.       The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds. (What could be so tasty on the bottom of a pond?)

7.       Some lions mate over 50 times a day. (I still admire the pig. Quality over quantity)

8.       Butterflies taste with their feet. (Something I always wanted to know.)

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1.       Canada's national parks are free for kids.

2.       Nearly two-thirds of Americans can't pass a basic test of financial literacy.

3.       Iceland is so safe that parents routinely leave their babies alone to nap outside in their strollers while they run errands.

4.       Male layer chicks don't produce eggs nor do they have enough meat on their bodies for eating, so they are killed immediately by egg producers after hatching.

5.       Researchers have found that muscle soreness after a workout doesn't necessarily mean you're growing more muscle.

6.       Vicodin's name is based on it being approximately six (VI is 6 in roman numerals) times stronger than codeine.

7.       In 1494, Michelangelo at the age of 19 was commissioned by the ruler of Florence to sculpt a snowman in his mansion's courtyard.

8.       33% of the bread produced in the UK is wasted, compared with 6% of the alcohol.

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Daily Blessings

While you respect the people who find time for you in their busy schedules, you love and bless the people who never look at their schedules when you need them.

I wish you a very happy morning, and a positive life always.

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Political Illiteracy

The worst illiterate is the political illiterate. He hears nothing, sees nothing, and takes no part in political life. He doesn’t seem to know that the cost of living, the price of beans, of flour, of rent, of medicines all depend on political decisions. He even prides himself on his political ignorance, sticks out his chest and says he hates politics.

He doesn’t know, the imbecile, that from his political non-participation comes the prostitute, the abandoned child, the robber and worst of all, corrupt officials, and the lackeys of exploitative multinational corporations. May we be granted the grace and wisdom, to abhor all forms of political illiteracy and ignorance!

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Our True Power

We will continue to suffer if we have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to us. True power is sitting back and observing everything with logic. True power is restraint. If we allow words control us, it means everyone else can control us. May we be granted the grace and wisdom, to breathe and allow things to pass!

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Our Problem

Our problem is not, “Civil Disobedience.” Our problem is, “Civil Obedience.” Our problem is that people all over the world have obeyed the dictates of leaders, and millions have been killed because of this obedience. Our problem is that people are obedient all over the world in the face of poverty, starvation, stupidity, war, and cruelty.

Our problem is that people are obedient while the jails are full of petty thieves, and the grand thieves are running the country. That is our problem. May we be granted the grace and wisdom, to address our problem!

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Some Random Facts_48

1.       Nearly 40% of the world lived under Marxist governments in the late 20th Century.

2.       When Steve Jobs was at his deathbed, he asked for five different oxygen masks so that he could choose the one with the best design.

3.       The only road out of Equatorial Guinea on the mainland during the mandate of its first president was mined.

4.       If you want to learn about monsters and ghosts in real life, you can get a PhD in Parapsychology at the University of Edinburgh.

5.       The national anthem of Ukraine is called, “The glory and the freedom of Ukraine has not yet perished.”

6.       In 1916, there was a proposed Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would put all acts of war to a national vote. Anyone voting "yes" would have to register as a volunteer for service in the army.

7.       In South Africa, white people own 72% of the country's farmland, even though they're 8% of the population.

8.       John F. Kennedy's Eternal Flame in Arlington National Cemetery has only gone out twice since 1963.

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Don’t Copy, If You Can’t Paste

When during a seminar the Speaker said, “The best days of my life were the days I spent with another man’s wife.” The audience was in shock and silent. Then he added, “And she is my mother!” And there was a big round of applause, followed by bouts of laughter.

After the seminar, a man got home and during dinner decided to crack the joke, and said to his wife, “Honey, the best days of my life were the days I spent with another man’s wife.” And when he couldn’t recall the concluding line, he regained consciousness in the hospital suffering from multiple fractures.

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My Devotion

May we be granted the Grace to always act with Passion, Love without Limits, Live without Judgment and Give without Regrets; that our Humanity May Be Affirmed.

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And I Walked

When during a crusade someone placed a hand my shoulder, looked me in the eyes and said, “You will walk,” I didn't bother because I knew I was not lame. But after the crusade when I reached into my pocket and couldn't find my wallet which contained my transport fare, I smiled and I walked.

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Some Random Facts_47

1.       The Mandarin word for ‘film' literally translates as ‘electric shadow'.

2.       A 'bobsled' is so named because early racers bobbed their heads back and forth to gain speed (which didn't work).

3.       The first manager of the first McDonald's franchise was called Ed MacLuckie.

4.       Melania Trump secured a 'genius visa' for 'extraordinary ability' while dating Donald Trump.

5.       Oscar Peyrou is a film critic and President of the Spanish Association of Film Critics but he doesn't watch films. He analyses them through the poster alone.

6.       Chicago has over 60 coyotes fitted with radio collars roaming the city, eating small rodents, especially rats and voles.

7.       Don Gorske was recognized by the Guinness World Records book in 2016 when he ate his 28,788th Big Mac.

8.       Many Americans can buy a gun in less than an hour while in other countries, the process takes months.

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At The Interview

When a man was being interviewed for a post of a Commando in the Army, the interviewing Officer said, “We need a person with suspicious mind, who is always alert, merciless, ever ready to attack, acute sense of hearing, detective ability and most importantly, having a killer instinct! So, do you think you are eligible?” And the man replied, “Oh, no! But my wife is!! Can she apply?”

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The History Of Some Words_1

1.       There was an old Hotel/Pub in Marble Arch, London, which used to have gallows adjacent to it, where prisoners were taken to be hanged, after a fair trial of course. The horse-drawn dray carting the prisoner was accompanied by an armed guard, who would stop the dray outside the pub and ask the prisoner if he would like, “One last drink.” If he said yes it was referred to as, “One for the road.” If he declined, that prisoner was, “On the wagon.”

2.       When they used to use urine to tan animal skins, families used to all pee in a pot and then once a day it was taken and sold to the tannery. If you had to do this to survive you were, “Piss poor,” but worse than that were the really poor folks, who couldn't even afford to buy a pot. They didn't have a pot to piss in, they were the lowest of the low.

3.       The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be in England in about the 1500s; when most people got married in June, because they took their yearly bath in May and they still smelled pretty good by June. However, since they were starting to smell, brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odour; hence the custom today, of carrying a bouquet when getting married.

4.       Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women, and finally the children. Last of all, the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it; hence the saying, “Don't throw the baby out with the bath water!”

5.       Houses had thatched roofs, thick straw piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice and bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof; hence the saying, “It's raining cats and dogs.”

6.       There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom, where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed; hence a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.

7.       The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt; hence the saying, “Dirt poor.”

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Life Is Beautiful_3

1.       A dog is the only creature on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.

2.       Never let your kids walk away without a hug and a kiss.

3.       A mother’s heart is always with her children.

4.       My dad was a hardworking man and helped me as much as he could at the time. No matter how good or bad I was. And is just the best dad ever.

5.       A true friend understands what we don’t say and knows exactly what we fee.

6.       A beautiful face will age and a perfect body will change, but an awesome person will always be an awesome person.

7.       Kindness is more than deeds. It is an attitude on expression, a look, a touch. It is anything that lifts another person.

8.       Never stop doing little things for others. Sometimes those little things occupy the biggest part of their hearts.

9.       I love the kind of hugs where you can physically feel the sadness leaving your body.

10.   God loves you more in a moment than anyone could in a lifetime.

11.   You never know what’s around the corner except more corners. Life is never a straight road, have faith and believe in yourself enough to know that you are strong enough to endure the journey.

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Life Is Beautiful_2

1.       Truly honest people don’t have many friends, but they have real friends.

2.       Life is so short. Spend it with friends who make you laugh and feel loved.

3.       Don’t be a beggar of love, be a donor of love. Beautiful people are not always good, but good people are always beautiful.

4.       Your mission should be so busy loving your life you have no time for hate, regret, or fear.

5.       If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they’re yours; if they don’t they never were.

6.       When someone does something that hurts you, make a promise to yourself and God that you will never do the same thing to anyone else.

7.       Live your life from your heart. Share from your heart. And your story will touch and heal people’s souls.

8.       Sometimes all you need to do is to look at things from a different perspective.

9.       The art of conversation lies in listening.

10.   Happiness does not depend on what you have or who you are; it solely relies on what you think.
11.   A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything.

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Life Is Beautiful_1

1.       Flowers can’t solve all problems, but they’re a great start.

2.       Be happy. Not because everything is good, but because you can see the good side of everything.

3.       When you wish good for others, good things come back to you. This is the Law Of Nature.

4.       Sometimes, talking to your best friend is the only therapy you need.

5.       It’s not what we have in life, but WHO we have in our life that matters.

6.       Without communication, there is no relationship. Without respect, there is no love. And without trust, there is no reason to continue.

7.       Having a soul-mate is not always about love. You can find your soul-mate in a friendship too.

8.       Spend time with your parents, because one day, when you look up from your phone, they won’t be there anymore.

9.       Relationships are like birds. If you hold Tightly they Die. If you hold Loosely they Fly. But, if you hold with Care, they remain with you Forever.

10.   Sometimes all you really need is someone who will take the time to listen.

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Some Random Facts_46

1.       In Bolivia, llama droppings are used to purify water.

2.       The largest print photograph ever taken was 111 feet (34 m) wide and 32 feet (9.8 m) high.

3.       Slovenian-speaking babies learn the number 2 sooner than English-speaking ones.

4.       The term, "pipe dream," is a reference to the insane dreams people have when smoking opium.

5.       Eight men own the same wealth as the poorest half of the world.

6.       Before he was a famous musician, Johnny Cash was a military code breaker for the US Air Force.

7.       Even though Froot Loops are different colours, they are all the same flavour.

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Our Circle Of Repetition World

Brother Solomon once said, "There is nothing new under the sun, it is only old things happening to new people ," and in in 43 B.C, brother Cicero of the Roman Empire wrote, “Our Albatross -
1. The poor work and work.
2. The rich exploits the poor.
3. The soldier protects both.
4. The taxpayer pays for all three.
5. The wanderer rests for all four.
6. The drunk drinks for all five.
7. The banker robs all six.
8. The lawyer misleads all seven.
9. The doctor bills all eight.
10. The undertaker buries all nine.
11. The Politician lives happily on account of all ten.”

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Always Seek A Second Opinion

When Ben who had suffered from really bad headaches for the last 20 years, eventually decided to go and see a Doctor, the Doctor said, “Ben, the good news is I can cure your headaches, and the bad news is that it will require castration. You have a very rare condition, which causes your testicles to press on your spine and the pressure creates one hell of a headache. And the only way to relieve the pressure is to remove your testicles.” Ben was shocked, depressed and wondered if he had anything to live for. He had no choice but to go under the knife and the surgery cost him $15,000. When he left the hospital, he was without a headache for the first time in 20 years, but he felt like he was missing an important part of himself. 

As he walked down the street, he realized that he felt like a different person. He could make a new beginning and live a new life. Then he saw a Men's clothing store and thought, “That's what I need, a new Suit!” So he entered the shop and told the salesman, “I'd like a new Suit.” The elderly Tailor eyed him briefly and said, “Let's see, size 44 long.” And Ben laughed, “That's right. How did you know?” The Tailor replied, “Been in the business 60 years!” Ben tried on the suit it fitted perfectly. As Ben admired himself in the mirror, the salesman asked, “How about a new shirt?” Ben thought for a moment and then said, “Sure.” The salesman eyed Ben and said, “Let's see, 34 sleeves and 16-1/2 neck.” Ben was surprised, “That's right. How did you know?” The Tailor again replied, “Been in the business 60 years.” Ben tried the shirt and it fitted perfectly.

And as Ben walked comfortably around the shop, the salesman asked, “How about some new Underwear?” Ben thought for a moment and said, “Sure.” And the salesman said, “Let's see, size 36.” Ben then laughed, “Ah ha! I got you! I've worn a size 34 since I was 18 years old.” The salesman shook his head and said, “You can't wear a size 34. A size 34 would press your Testicles up against the base of your spine and give you one hell of a Headache.”

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On Argument

I am never in any argument to win. But when it is being argued that everything don't have to make sense, I will refuse to glorify senselessness.

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Some Random Facts_45

1.       ‘Kennedy' means ‘ugly head' in Gaelic.

2.       You can get a Stand-up comedy master's degree at the University of Kent.

3.       US$1 million will only get you 16 square metres of prime property in Monaco, 22 square metres in Hong Kong, and 25 square metres in New York.

4.       Alexander the Great's army conquered the world while wearing armour made of linen that could stop any arrow made at the time.

5.       Norway's Coat of Arms has a lion depicted, although there are no lions in Norway.

6.       The oldest D20 dice was uncovered in Egypt and dates back around 30 BC.

7.       The two parts to the word “helicopter” are “helico” meaning spiral, and “pter” meaning one with wings, like pterodactyl.

8.       The cuckoo in the world's largest cuckoo clock weighs 330 pounds.

A Blind Man Asked For More

A blind man walked into a store to buy a pair of bra for his wife, then realized that he had forgotten her size. And when he couldn't reach his wife, he shyly mentioned his predicament to the sales girl who looked around, and realizing that the store was empty, felt she could let him feel her breast and judge his wife's size from that.

So the sales girl pulled up her bra and asked the blind man to feel her breast and judge his wife's bra size. And obediently, the blind man complied, meticulously felt her breast and said, “Hmmmm, you are so lovely, and I almost forgot that she also needs panties.”

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What Would You Call It?

You gave your sugar daddy who is someone else’s husband, flowers, and he repackaged and gave to his wife, and his wife also repackaged and gave to her sugar-boy who is your boyfriend who finally gives it to you and you are now holding the flowers and saying to yourself, “Funny! This looks so familiar!!”

In Physics, it is called circular motion. In Chemistry, it is called chain reaction. In Philosophy, it is called karma. In Psychology it is called familiar spirit. In Church, it is called back to sender. In Life, it is called what goes around comes around. And in Computer Science, it is called looping. What would you call it?

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Why He Demanded For A DNA

After the safe delivery of their baby, the husband said to the doctor, “Doc, I want a DNA immediately which result must be ready before my wife is discharged.” As the wife and doctor were puzzling over his demand, he continued, “Look, sometime ago, a baby was born and minutes after, he began to speak and said, ‘I am going to live for only four days, my mother will die in five days and my father will die in ten days.’ Four days later when the boy really died and the mother died the next day, the father thinking he would be next, was beside himself. He sold all his belongings and spent the whole money. But on the tenth day, their gateman died.”

Understandably, the doctor calmly asked, “So what is the urgency in your demand for an immediate DNA?” And the husband replied, “So I know which home to take my wife!”

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Geographical Locations, Make A Difference

A man went to the famous Lucas Carton restaurant in Paris with his girlfriend and ordered the 1928 Mouton. The waiter returned with a bottle full of wine, and poured a small amount in the glass for tasting. The man picked up the glass, smelt the wine, and put it down on the table with a thud and said, “This is not the 1928 Mouton.” But the waiter assured him it was, and soon there were another twenty people surrounding the table including the chef and the manager trying to convince the man that the wine is the 1928 Mouton. Then someone asked him how he knew that it was not the 1928 Mouton. And he replied, “My name is Phillipe de Rothschild, and I make the wine.”

Finally, the original waiter stepped forward and admitted that he poured the Clerc Milon 1928, and said, “I could not bear to part with our last bottle of 1928 Mouton. You know Clerc Milon is in the same village as Mouton. You pick the grapes at the same time, the same cepage, you crush in the same way and put them into similar barrels. You bottle at the same time, you even use eggs from the same chickens to fine them. The wines are the same, except for a small matter of geographic location." And Rothschild beckoned the waiter forward, and whispers to him, “When you return home tonight, ask your girlfriend to remove her underwear. Put one finger in one opening, another finger in the other, pull out your fingers, then smell both fingers. You will then understand what difference a small distance in geographic location makes."

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Some Naughty Facts

1.       Some people love to spend lots of money buying new clothes but the best moments in life are enjoyed without clothes.

2.       Having a cold drink on a hot day with few friends is nice, but having a hot friend on a cold night after a few drinks, is priceless.

3.       Condoms don't guarantee safe sex anymore; a friend of mine was wearing one when he was shot dead by the woman's husband.

4.       Arguing over a girl’s breast size is like choosing between Star, Guilder, Fosters, Carlsberg and Budweiser. Men may state their preferences, but will grab whatever is available.

5.       Newton committed suicide when he saw a complete naked girl, and observed something going up in his pant, against his own laws of gravity.

6.       Vegetarian women are silent during sex because they are in state of shock that a piece of meat can give so much pleasure.

7.       Breasts are located in the upper half of a woman's body because milk should be kept away from the pussy.

8.       A blowjob is the only job in the world that can't be included in your resume despite years of experience and a number of references.

9.       If you have two balls between your legs it means you are a man. But if you have four, it does not mean that you are a superman. You must've guessed by now that someone's taking your ass.

10.   Bio teacher: Girls, the size of a penis should be 2.5 inches for successful penetration.
Girl: Ma'am, how about 9 inches?
Teacher: I was talking of necessity not luxury.

11.   All medicines have Side effects, only VIAGRA has Front effect.

12.   Burning love is when at night you reached out for the Vaseline gel and pick up Vicks by mistake

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Some Random Facts_44

1.       Self-driving cars play Grand Theft Auto to learn how to drive better.

2.       Lin Ching Lan is a deaf Taiwanese professional dancer and choreographer who feels the vibrations of music through wooden floors.

3.       The town of Dildo in Newfoundland has an annual festival, Dildo Days, which is led by their mascot, Captain Dildo.

4.       King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia was shocked when Queen Elizabeth II drove him around her estate, since women couldn't drive in his country.

5.       Catholics in Nicaragua, who observe Lent by abstaining from meat, make meals of armadillo or iguana instead.

6.       The record for the most Wimbledon titles is held by Professor Bernard Neal: he was croquet champion 38 times.

7.       In 1978, president Macías Nguema changed Equatorial Guinea's national motto to "There is no other God than Macías Nguema."

8.       More than four tons of old U.S. paper money is mulched into compost every day.

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On Love And Care

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of loving and caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. We should live so that when our children think of love, fairness, caring and integrity, they think of us. Caring for the family in all respects, is the most heroic thing parents should do for their children.

It promotes love, respect, gratitude and well-being. Children also learn how to love and care for their own families in future. We must let our sincerity in providing for their needs be exemplary. Love and care don’t have to be in great gifts, but in sharing whatever we have with our family in a very passionate and wholehearted manner. Parental maturity begins with love and care!

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His Prayer Request

One day when a businessman needed a million naira to close an important business transaction, he went to church to pray for the money. As he knelt and started praying, he overheard a man a few pews in front of him who was praying for a hundred naira he needed to pay an urgent debt. In anger, the businessman stopped praying, took out his wallet, walked up to the man and pressed a hundred naira into hand.

Overjoyed, the man got up and left the church. The businessman then knelt down, closed his eyes and prayed, "And now Lord, that I have your undivided attention, I need a million naira to close an important business transaction.”

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Leadership Over Showmanship_The Chinese Way

As a believer in “Sharing Is Caring,” I have to share the following by, Zhang Weiwei, Director, China Institute, Fudan University.

China’s rise has attracted global attention, and many have focused on China’s economic mode behind its rise, which is of course important. But China’s evolving political change has been somehow ignored by many. In fact, without much fanfare, China has established a system of meritocracy or what can be described as “selection plus election,” competent leaders are selected on the basis of performance and broad support, through a vigorous process of screening, opinion surveys, internal evaluations and various types of elections. This is much in line with the Confucian tradition of meritocracy. After all, China is the first country that invented civil service examination system or the “Keju” system.

Today, China practices – not always successfully, but on the whole successfully, meritocracy across the whole political stratum. Criteria based on poverty eradication, job creation, local economic growth, social development, increasingly, environmental protection, are all key criteria for selecting and promoting officials. A good example of this was the profiles of China’s new leaders elected at the 19th Party Congress. Six of the seven top leading members of the standing committee of the Politburo have run provinces or province-level municipalities, many of which in terms of population or GDP are equivalent to many nations combined. Indeed, the Chinese system of meritocracy today makes it inconceivable, that anyone as weak as George W. Bush or Donald Trump could ever come close to the position of the top leadership.

It’s not far-fetched to claim that the China model is more about leadership rather than the showmanship as in the West. China’s meritocratic governance challenges the stereotypical dichotomy of democracy versus autocracy. From Chinese point of view, the nature of the state including its legitimacy has to be defined by its substance that is good governance, competent leadership, and success in meeting the people’s needs. So despite its many deficiencies, the Chinese polity has delivered the world’s fastest economy and has vastly improved living standards for most Chinese. Winston Churchill’s famous dictum, “Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried.” Maybe true in the Western political and cultural context. And many Chinese even paraphrase Churchill’s remark into what Sun Tzu, China’s military strategist of the 6th century BC called, “Xiaxiace,” or the least bad option, which means a system that would allow for the exit of bad leaders through regular elections.

But in China’s Confucian tradition of meritocracy, a state should always strive for what’s called, “ShangShangCe,” or the best of the best options by choosing leaders of the highest calibre. This is by no means easy, but efforts to this end should be ceaseless and continuous. China’s political and institutional arrangements and innovation so far have produced a system, which has in many ways combined the best option of selecting well-tested competent leaders, and the least bad option of ensuring the exit of the leaders, who should exit for all kinds of reasons, through for instance, a collective leadership or age limits. The China’s model of “selection plus election” is by no means perfect. It’s still being improved upon. But it is well-positioned to compete with the Western model of popular democracy.

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Some Random Thoughts_2

1.       Maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
2.       Your family won't always be there for you. It may seem funny, but people you aren't related to can take care of you and love you and teach you to trust people again. Families aren't biological.
3.       No matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
4.       It isn't always enough to be forgiven by others, Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
5.       Our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.
6.       Just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.
7.       We don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
8.       You shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret, it could change your life forever.
9.       Two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
10.   Your life can be changed in a matter of minutes, by people who don't even know you.
11.   Even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.
12.   Credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.
13.   The people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.

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When I Lived In The World

Last night when I decided to take a short cut that passes through a cemetery, two men ran towards me and said, “We are scared of walking along this path at this time of night. May we join you?” And I smiled reassuringly and said, “Sure! I was usually scared too when I was living in the world,….” They shot out like arrows from bows before I could add, “…but now that I live in Christ, I have no fears.”

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Some Random Facts_43

1.       66% of Millennials in the U.S. have no money saved for retirement.

2.       Spinraza, a drug for spinal muscular atrophy, has a list price of $750,000.

3.       A study using MRI scans showed that the brains of people who exercise moderately look 10 years younger than those who don't.

4.       Installed in 1410, the world's oldest astronomical clock still in operation is in Prague.

5.       The world's most expensive perfume is Clive Christian No 1 Passant Guardant. It costs $143,000 for 30ml and comes in a flask studded with 2,000 diamonds.

6.       Scientists at the University of Alberta spent seven years working out that human urine contains 3,079 different chemical compounds.

7.       Mantis shrimps' eyes are more evolved than those of humans: they have four times as many colour receptors and can see UV, visible and polarised light.

8.       1 in 3 children can use a tablet before they can speak, a survey found.

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Failing To Plan, Is Planning To Fail

Once upon a time when a farmer who owned land along the Atlantic seacoast constantly advertised for hired hands, most people were reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful storms that raged across the Atlantic, wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops. One day as the farmer interviewed applicants for the job, he received a steady stream of refusals. But finally, a short, thin man, well past middle age, approached the farmer. “Are you a good farm hand?” the farmer asked him. And the little man replied, “Well, I can sleep when the wind blows.”

Although puzzled by his answer, but desperate for help, he decided to hire him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt well satisfied with his work. Then one night, the wind howled in loudly from offshore. Jumping out of bed, the farmer grabbed a lantern and rushed next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters. He shook the little man and yelled, “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they blow away! And the little man rolled over in bed and said firmly, “No sir, I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows.”

Enraged by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot. Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his amazement, he discovered that all of the haystacks had been covered with tarpaulins. The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coop and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could blow away. The farmer then understood what his hired hand meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew. May we be granted the grace to prepare spiritually, mentally and physically, that we may have nothing to fear!

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Some Random Thoughts

1.       You can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.

2.       It may take you a long time to become the person you want to be.

3.       You should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.

4.       You are responsible for what you do, no matter how you feel.

5.       Learn to control your attitude or it will control you.

6.       Regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place.

7.       Heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

8.       Money is a lousy way of keeping score.

9.       Best friends can do anything or nothing and still have the best time.

10.   Sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down will be the ones to help you get back up.

11.   Sometimes when you are angry and you do have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give you the right to be cruel.

12.   True friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.

13.   That just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.

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1.       Dynamite was originally going to be called, “Nobel's Safety Powder.”

2.       A single human being's DNA contains as much information as fifty novels.

3.       All galaxies, regardless of size, rotate once every billion years.

4.       While filming, "The Wizard of Oz," 16-year-old Judy Garland was put on a diet of chicken soup, coffee, and 80 cigarettes a day.

5.       The Museum of Bread Culture in Ulm, Germany, has a collection of over 18,000 objects, none of which is bread.

6.       When Czechoslovakia split, it split not only the country, but also the national anthem, which had verses both in Czeck and Slovak language.

7.       Three of the four members of Metallica divorced their wives during the recording of The Black Album due to its troubled production.

8.       A cyberchondriac, is someone who scours the Internet looking for details of their illnesses.

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The Easter Eggs

When during a Sunday school class the teacher asked, “Why does the Easter Bunny hide Easter eggs?” Joseph raised his hand, stood up and with a mischievous smile on his face said, “Because he doesn't want anyone to know, he's been screwing the chickens!”

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The Old Goat For Dinner

When a young couple invited their parish priest for Sunday dinner, and while they were in the kitchen preparing the meal, the priest asked their son, “Son, what are we going to have for dinner?” The little boy replied, “Goat.” When the priest asked, “Goat, are you sure about that?” The little boy responded, “Yes, I heard Dad say to Mom, we might as well have the old goat for dinner today as any other day."

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My Wish For You

Today and always, I wish for you;
A heart free of sadness!
A mind free of worry!
A life full of gladness!
A body free of illness!
A spirit full of blessings!
A day filled with love!

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Some Random Facts_41

1. All Bran is only 87% bran.

2. An IKEA in the Netherlands had to cancel their 1 euro breakfast special because it attracted too many customers and caused traffic jams on the highway.

3. General Electric is the only company remaining from the original Dow Jones index of 1896.

4. As global temperatures rise, flowers are emitting less scent.

5. After just under a year in space, astronaut Scott Kelly's gene expression changed significantly and it's different to his identical twin brother's DNA.

6. One of the late Stephen Hawking's widely-accepted theories is that black holes aren't black.

7. Amazon's largest warehouse is the size of 17 American football fields.

8. 770,000 people living in England cannot speak English well.

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On Happiness

Happiness is a choice, not a result.
Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy.
And no person will make you happy unless you decide to be happy.
Your happiness will not come to you.
Your happiness can only come from you.
And until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy with what you have.

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On Anger

While anger is popularly described as an emotion characterized by antagonism toward someone or something you feel has deliberately done you wrong, it can also be a good thing; as it can give you a way to express negative feelings, and motivate you to find solutions to problems. However, excessive anger can cause problems like increased blood pressure and other physical changes that make it difficult to think straight, and will harm your physical and mental health. Anger can also be likened to an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored, than to anything on which it is poured. For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind. Therefore, it is wiser to direct your anger towards problems, not people; to focus your energies on answers, not excuses. Anger is one letter short of danger. Whatever is begun in anger usually ends in shame. And one of the best remedies for anger is delay.

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Jesus Is Watching You

When a burglar broke into a home and was looking around, he heard a soft voice say, "Jesus is watching you!" Thinking it was just his imagination, he continued his search. Again the voice said "Jesus is watching you!" And when he turned his flashlight around and saw a parrot in a cage, he asked the parrot if he was the one talking and the parrot said, "Yes." He asked the parrot, “What is your name?” was and the parrot said, "Moses."

The burglar then asked, "What kind of people would name a parrot, Moses?" And the parrot replied, “The same kind of people who would name their German Shepherd, Jesus."

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Some Random Facts_40

1. 37% of Brits believe their jobs are meaningless and do not contribute to the world.

2. A report found that the free weights at the gym have 362 times more bacteria than a toilet seat.

3. When you first meet people it is common to forget their names; a phenomenon called the ‘next-in-line' effect. This is because people are too worried about themselves, and what they'll say next, to focus on remembering the names of people they're introduced to.

4. Until 1948, 7-Up contained "lithium citrate," a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder.

5. Actor Frankie Muniz suffers from long term memory loss and doesn't remember being on Malcolm in the Middle.

6. Pirates probably didn't wear eye patches because of a missing eye; it's much more likely that they were keeping one eye ready to see in darkness, so that they could adjust quickly when going below deck.

7. In the late Middle Ages, books were so valuable that libraries would chain them to the bookcase. This was widely practiced until the 18th century.

8. The first woman to cycle round the world learnt to ride a bike a few days before she set off.

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On Your Happiness

Never allow any relationship to leave a scar in your life. If you are being hurt or sense that you are going to be hurt; and you are being honest, pull out fast and move on. Otherwise you'll never forget it; and you will be scared for life. And always remember that the Creator/s, never created unhappiness. Why would you allow anyone, to mess up their perfect creation?

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Effective Use Of Time

Philosophers have explained space, but they have not explained time. Because time, is the inexplicable raw material for everything. With it, all is possible; without it, nothing is. The supply of time is truly a daily miracle, an affair genuinely astonishing when one examines it. You wake up in the morning, and lo, your purse is magically filled with twenty-four hours of the unmanufactured tissue of the universe of your life! It is yours. It is the most precious of possessions. A highly singular commodity, showered upon you in a manner as singular as the commodity itself! No one can take it from you. It can’t be stolen. And no one receives either more or less than you receive.

Talk about an ideal democracy! In the realm of time there is no aristocracy of wealth, and no aristocracy of intellect. Genius is never rewarded by even an extra hour a day. And there is no punishment. Waste your infinitely precious commodity as much as you will, and the supply will never be withheld from you. No mysterious power will say, "This man is a fool, if not a knave. He does not deserve time; he shall be cut off at the meter." It is more certain than consoles, and payment of income is not affected by Sundays. Moreover, you cannot draw on the future. Impossible to get into debt! You can only waste the passing moment. You cannot waste tomorrow; it is kept for you. You cannot waste the next hour; it is kept for you.

You have to live on this, twenty-four hours of daily time. Out of it you have to spin health, pleasure, money, content, respect, and the evolution of your immortal soul. Its right use, its most effective use, is a matter of the highest urgency and of the most thrilling actuality. All depends on that. Your happiness, the elusive prize that you are all clutching for my friends, depends on that. May we be granted the grace to use our time effectively, to generate the happiness we need!

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My Morning Devotion In Bed

Dear Father and Mother God,

So far today, I've done all right.
I have neither gossiped nor lost my temper.
I haven't been greedy, grumpy, nasty or self-centred.
I'm really happy about that so far.

But in a few minutes I'm going to be getting out of bed and then, I'm going to need a lot of help.
Your help!
Thank you, Father and Mother God.
Amen.

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Some Random Facts_39

1. Sweden has a ski-through McDonald's

2. Studies have suggested that losses are, psychologically, twice as powerful as gains. So, winning $100 feels as good to us as losing $50 feels bad.

3. 80% of mass shooters showed no interest in violent video games, a researcher found.

4. Ben & Jerry learned how to make ice cream by taking a $5 correspondence course offered by Penn State, because one of them couldn't get into medical school and the other couldn't sell enough pottery.

5. Research has shown that dogs actually like the silly, high-pitched voice their owners use to talk to them.

6. Dostoevsky wrote The Gambler to pay off his gambling debts.

7. During the Cold War, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev agreed to set aside their differences if the world was ever invaded by aliens.

8. The film Jaws is based on a Peter Benchley novel. When he couldn't think of a title, his father suggested 'What's That Noshin' On Ma Leg'.

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A Lesson From The Ants

As tiny and annoying as they are, they are creatures who are wise and we will do well to learn a few lessons from their power of organization and discipline; and they take organization to a greater level. The workers, queen, and males all have their job specifications and they achieve a lot through division of labour. There is a structure in place and hence, organization becomes easy to achieve. However, it takes discipline to keep to the status quo. So set your plans and stick to them diligently without giving excuse a chance.

Helen Keller said, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” The ants have a unique kind of unselfishness that is just breath-taking. Drop a cube of sugar and watch it closely. When an ant sights the food, it passes the message across, not thinking of its selfish interests but the interest of the colony and one suddenly becomes three; with the number increasing. There is indeed strength in unity. Also learn the power of soldiering on, in the presence of difficulties. Ants are determined and will move around any obstacle in their path to get to where they want to go. The kind of rare determination that is difficult to find. We can learn a thing or two from the ants, while we doggedly pursue our goals without giving up at a sign of difficulty.

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Some Random Quotes_9

1. Life is just like a sea, we are moving without an end. Nothing stays with us, except the memories of those who touched us as Waves.

2. Whenever you want to know how rich you are, never count your currency; just try to drop a tear and count how many hands reach out to wipe it. That is true richness!

3. A man can stand a lot, as long as he can stand himself.

4. The greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we pretend to be.

5. It is yourself that must constantly be transforming.

6. You cannot bring your same stale self to the world, and expect the world to be new for you.

7. When Snake is alive, Snake eats Ants. When Snake is dead, Ants eat Snake. Time can turn at any time. Don't neglect anyone in your life.

8. A good way to change someone's attitude is to change your own. Because, the same sun that melts butter, also hardens clay! Life is as we think, so think beautifully.

9. Never change your originality for the sake of others, because no one can play your role better than you. So be yourself, because whatever you are, you are the best.

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A Weekend Thought

When a baby mosquito came back after his first time flying and his mother asked, "How do you feel?" He replied, "It was wonderful! Everyone was clapping for me!!" Now, that's a Positive Attitude!

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The Way To Go

A human being is just a part of the whole we call the universe, a part only limited by time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest; a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion becomes a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to enhance all living creatures and the whole of nature, in its beauty.

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Why Some Prefer A Beer To A Woman

1. A beer doesn’t get jealous when you grab another beer.

2. When you go to a bar you can always pick-up a beer.

3. A beer won’t get upset if you come home and have beer on your breath.

4. You don’t have to wine and dine a beer.

5. If you pour a beer right you will always get a good head.

6. Hangovers go away.

7. When you’re finished with a beer, the bottle is still worth 5 cents.

8. You don’t have to wash a beer before it taste good.

9. A beer always goes down easy.

10. You can share a beer with your friends.

11. Beer is always wet.

12. You always know you’re the first one to pop a beer.

13. A frigid beer is a beer.

14. You can have more than one beer and not feel guilty.

15. You can enjoy a beer all month long.

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A Full And Busy Life

An American businessman was at a pier in a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow-fin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them. The Mexican replied only a little while. And when the American then asked, “Why didn’t you stay out longer and catch more fish?” The Mexican replied, “I have caught enough to support my family's immediate needs.” The American then asked the Mexican how he spent the rest of his time.
The Mexican fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siesta with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos. I have a full and busy life, senor."

The American scoffed, "I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and, with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat, you could buy several boats, and eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor, and eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then LA and eventually NYC where you will run your expanding enterprise." The Mexican fisherman then asked, "But senor, how long will this all take?"
To which the American replied, "15-20 years." And the Mexican asked, "But what then, senor?"

The American laughed, and replied, "That's the best part! When the time is right, you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public. You'll become very rich, you would make millions!" And the Mexican again asked, "Millions, senor? And then, what?" The American said, "Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos."

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Some Random Facts_38

1. A study found that orcas can learn to speak dolphin.

2. A study found that a man named Robin Gunningham is probably the street artist Banksy, based on geographic profiling of Banksy's artwork.

3. Francisci Macías Nguema, first President of Equatorial Guinea, once had about 150 of his opponents executed on Christmas Eve by Soldiers dressed in Santa Claus outfits at the football stadium in Malabo.

4. Jimmy Carter said that, if he became president, he would release all government UFO information to the public. Once elected, however, he decided not to due to "national security concerns."

5. Hundreds of people gathered in Australia in 2018 to say “wow”, in the actor Owen Wilson's style.

6. While filming the movie "Entebbe," about a plane being hijacked, a plane was actually hijacked and landed at the airport. They filmed the real hostages being released and edited it into the movie.

7. Richard Nixon was an accomplished musician who could play the piano, accordion, violin, saxophone, and clarinet.

8. The Moon gets hit by over 6,000 pounds (2800 kg) of meteor material per day.

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The Penguin Treat

When a man was driving on the highway and saw a truck stalled on the side that had ten penguins standing next to it, he pulled over and asked the truck driver, “Do you needed any help?” And the truck driver replied, "If you can take these penguins to the zoo while I wait for AAA that will be great!" The man agreed and the penguins hopped into the back of his car. Two hours later, the trucker was back on the road again and decided to check on the penguins.

He showed up at the zoo and they weren't there! He headed back into his truck and started driving around the town, looking for any sign of the penguins, the man, or his car. While driving past a movie theater, the truck driver spotted the guy walking out with the ten penguins. The truck driver yelled, "What are you doing? You were supposed to take them to the zoo!" The man replied, "I did and then I had some extra money so I took them to go see a movie."

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Some Random Jokes_1

1. You have two choices in life; you can stay single and be miserable, or get married and wish you were dead.

2. At a cocktail party, one woman said to another, "Aren't you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger?" And the other woman responded, "Yes, I am. I married the wrong man."

3. A lady inserted an advert in the classifieds, "Husband Wanted." Next day she received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing, "You can have mine!"

4. When a woman steals your husband, there is no better revenge than to let her keep him.

5. A woman is incomplete until she is married. Then she is finished.

6. When a little boy asked his father, "Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?" His father replied, "I don't know son, I'm still paying."

7. A young son asked his father, "Daddy, is it true that in some parts of Africa a man doesn't know his wife until he marries her?" The father replied, "That happens in every country, son."

8. And there was a woman who said, "I never knew what real happiness was until I got married, and by then, it was too late."

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An Uncanny Stress Reliever

One day when a psychiatric doctor asked a patient, "What do you do when you are stressed? The patient replied, "I go to the mosque." The was pleased and said, "Good!" But when the doctor asked, "And do meditation? The patient responded, "No, I mix up all the shoes at the entrance and watch the chaos from a distance as they come out!"

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The Monkey’s Experience

A guy walked into a bar with his pet monkey, and ordered a drink. And while he was drinking, his monkey was running wild. He jumped up on the pool table, grabbed the cue ball, put it in his mouth and swallows it whole. The bartender was livid and said to the guy, "Did you see what your monkey just did?" And the guy said, "No. What did that stupid monkey do this time?" So the bartender told him, "Well, he just swallowed the cue ball off the pool table, whole." And the guy said, "Yeah, well I hope it kills him because he's been driving me nuts." The guy finished his drink and left.

Two weeks later, the guy came back with the monkey, ordered a drink and the monkey started running wild around the bar again. While the guy was drinking his drink, the monkey found some peanuts on the bar, grabbed one, stuck it up his butt, then pulled it out and ate it. Then the bartender disgustingly asked. "Did you see what your monkey did now?" And the guy asked, "What now?" The bartender responded, "Well, he stuck a peanut up his butt, then pulled it out and ate it" And the guy knowingly said, "Well, what do you expect? Ever since he ate that darn cue ball, he measures everything first!"

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Acting On His Doctor’s Advice

A doctor was walking down the street one day, when he came upon one of his 85 year old patients with a very beautiful and well-endowed young lady on his arm. And his patient was really looking the happiest, he had ever seen him. The old guy looked up to him and said, "Well Doc. I took your advice and look at me mow." Puzzled, the doctor asked what the advice was. And the old guy responded, "You told me to get a hot Mama and be very cheerful," But the doctor exclaimed, "Oh, no! I told you that you have got a heart murmur and to be very careful."

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A Logical Answer

When a teacher asked his class, "Who can name a bird with wings, but can't fly." One of the students answered, "A dead bird, sir."

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1. Monaco has the most millionaires and billionaires per capita.

2. Las Vegas airport has set up a bin outside one of the entrances for people who forgot they were carrying drugs on them.

3. Brain scans reveal that, compared to introverts, extroverts show increased activity in the areas associated with interpreting sensory data.

4. If you're in Iceland beware of the phrase 'I will find you on a beach': this idiom (or threat) means, ' I'll get my revenge,' or 'don't make me hurt you.'

5. 85 million years before butterflies existed, there was another insect that looked and acted exactly like a butterfly.

6. Potato aphids will not have sex if they detect a drop in air pressure.

7. A party boat carrying sixty men and women capsized in Texas in 2012 after all the passengers rushed to one side as the boat passed a nude beach.

8. 94% of the women surveyed who work in the U.S. entertainment industry say they've experienced some form of sexual harassment or assault.

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The Religious Horse

During a church bazaar, a man bought a horse formally owned by the parish priest. After the sale and before the man left, the priest told him that it was a special horse. In order to make the horse go, you say, "Thank God," and for it to stop you say, "Amen." So the man left on his new ride, and a few minutes later he dozed off. But hours later when he woke up, his horse was racing him towards the edge of a cliff. Just in time, he shouted "Amen!" and the horse stopped a few inches from the edge. "Whew," said the man, "thank God!" And they plunged!

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Bullfrog Ventriloquist Trick

A man walked into a bar and asked the bartender, "If I show you a really good trick, will you give me a free drink?" The bartender considered it, and agreed. The man reached into his pocket and pulled out a tiny rat. He reached into his other pocket and pulled out a tiny piano. The rat stretched, cracked his knuckles, and proceeded to play the blues. The bartender poured the man a drink on the house and he the man put the rat and piano away. After the man finished his drink, he asked the bartender, "If I show you an even better trick, will you give me free drinks for the rest of the evening?" The bartender thinking that no trick could possibly be better than the first, agreed.

The man reached into his pockets again, and pulled out the tiny rat and tiny piano. The rat stretched, cracked his knuckles, and proceeded once more to play the blues. The man then reached into a third pocket and pulls out a small bullfrog, which began to sing along with the rat's music. While the man was enjoying his beverages, a stranger approached him and offered him $100,000.00 for the bullfrog. But the man replied "Sorry, he's not for sale." The stranger increased the offer to $250,000.00 cash up front. The man repeated, "No, he's not for sale." The stranger again increased the offer, this time to $500,000.00 cash. The man finally agreed and handed the frog over to the stranger in exchange for the money. But when the bartender queried, "Are you insane, that frog could have been worth millions to you, and you let him go for a mere $500,000!" The man responded, "Don't worry about it! The frog was nothing special. You see, the rat's a ventriloquist."

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When To Mind Your Words

I was just seated on an airplane when I overheard a flight attendant talking to an elderly couple seated a few seats away, in front of me. Learning that it was the couple's 50th wedding anniversary, the flight attendant congratulated them and asked how they had done it. The gentleman said slowly, "It all felt like five minutes..." The flight attendant had just begun to remark on what a sweet statement that was, when he finished his sentence with a word that earned him a sharp smack on the head, "...underwater."

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1. "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" was originally called "Who's S-S-Scared?"

2. The Nazis are believed to have sterilised 400,000 Germans deemed to have lives not worth living.

3. The cities of Jericho, Luxor, Damascus, Byblos and Beirut have been continuously inhabited for more than 5,000 years.

4. One of the oldest species of animal still with us are the horseshoe crabs who appeared 445 million years ago. They've survived for 75% of the entire span of animal life on the planet.

5. The Nigerian film industry, or Nollywood, is the second largest in the world in terms of numbers of films produced.

6. A study found that 99% of all participants in multi-level marketing schemes lose money.

7. In 1996, Australia enacted strict gun laws. It had no mass shooting since.

8. In Sweden, up to 63,000 people, mostly women, were sterilised under a racial purity programme approved by the state until 1976.

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Her Uncanny Offer

During their regular Sunday morning service when the pastor announced that he was planning to leave for a larger church that would pay him more money, there was a hush within the congregation. No one wanted him to leave, because he was so popular. Johnson, who owns several car dealerships stood up and proclaimed, "If our pastors stays, I will provide him with a new Mercedes every year and his wife with a Honda CRV, to transport their children!" The congregation sighed in appreciation and applauded.

Then David, a successful businessman and lawyer, stood and said, "If our pastor stays on here, I'll personally double his salary and establish a foundation to guarantee a free university education for his children!" And there was more sighs and loud applause. And when Doris, age 69 stood and announced with a smile, "If our pastor stays, I will provide sex!" There was total silence, until the pastor blushingly asked her, "Doris, you're a wonderful and holy lady. Whatever possessed you to say that?" Doris' 75 year old husband Mike, was now trying to hide, holding his forehead with the palm of his hand and shaking his head from side to side, while his wife replied, "Well, I just asked my husband how we could help, and he said, Fuck him!"

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Why She Has No Enemies

A pastor in his Sunday sermon used, "Forgive Your Enemies," as his subject. After a long sermon, he asked how many were willing to forgive their enemies. About half held up their hands. Not satisfied, he harangued for another twenty minutes and repeated his question. This time, he received a response of about 80 per cent. Still unsatisfied, he lectured for another 15 minutes and repeated his question. With all thoughts now on their Sunday dinner, all responded except one elderly lady in the rear.

Quizzically, the pastor looked at her and asked, "Mrs. Thomas, are you not willing to forgive your enemies?" And she responded sweetly, "I don't have any." Amazed, the pastor said, "Mrs. Thomas, that is very unusual. How old are you?" And she replied, "Ninety three." The pastor then said, "Mrs. Jones, please come down in front and tell the congregation how a person can live to be ninety-three, and not have an enemy in the world." The little sweetheart of a lady tottered down the aisle, very slowly turned around and said, "It's easy, I just outlived the bitches."

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Daily Thought

Sweet words are easy to say! Sweet things are easy to buy! But Sweet people are difficult to find! Cherish and bless the sweet people in your life!

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Stop Worrying About What People Think Of You

Although it’s natural for our brains to care about how others perceive of us, it’s not always healthy for our wellbeing. So if you find yourself often creating mind stories about what someone thinks about what you have just said or done, you are most likely creating dissatisfaction in your life that can be turned around. Instead of caring too much about what someone thinks of you, appreciate that everyone has flaws; and we all make mistakes. We all have issues that we could work on to become better and happier people. While that includes you, it also includes those people you worry don’t like you or don’t think you are good enough. And while it’s not healthy to drag up every negative thing you can think of about someone else, it’s a good practice to remember in general that no one is perfect.

Usually, it always feels good to be liked and admired. But there are bound to be people in this world that you just don’t and may never be able to click with. And being okay with that can be challenging, but if you find yourself trying to do everything you can to make someone like you, you are wasting your energy. Life is way too short to worry about what erroneous things people might think of you. You can’t control what someone thinks. To ensure you are living the life you have to the fullest, it’s healthier to just shrug your shoulders if someone seems to dislike you, and move on. And besides, most people are caught up in their own thoughts and worries. So when you come into contact with people who seem to look down on you, it may simply be that they feel bad about themselves or choices they have just made. And they, just like you, are caught up in their own mental world; and aren’t thinking about you at all, but are focused on what’s going on in their own lives. They often react out of that place too, not based on what you’ve done or said.

When you have a goal, something that you really desire to see happen, you can often be kept in a state of inaction because of fear of what others will think. You may have even experienced having a close friend tell you how irrational, unlikely or just plain crazy your dream is once you finally opened up and shared. Remember, life is short, take a deep breath and dive in, if you ever want your life to be the way you want it to be. Don’t let others determine what you can and can’t do; for there will always be critics, and no matter what you do or how hard you try, you can't please all the people. The risk is always worth taking. So just let go of the need to please everyone. Let people say what they will say and do what they will do. As long as you are living your higher inner vision, and being true to yourself and your heart, you are on the right path and that's all that matters.

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Friday Food For Thought

Hyenas are forever laughing, because they have sex up to six times a day. Stop arguing! Stop fighting! Have sex! Make love! Time waits for no one! And there is no carry over!

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Some Ways To Heal Your Body, Mind And Spirit

Disturbing emotions are bad for your health. And emotions such as anger, frustration, anxiety and even jealousy can manifest in the physical body and end up as ulcers, allergies, migraines and even back pain, if not more. That is why simple practices such as the ancient practice of yoga which has been around for more than 5,000 years and also called asanas, not only beneficial for strengthening the physical body, but it also helps one heal the mind and spirit through its meditative focus. Yoga has many benefits, including helping to decrease depression and lower anxiety, and it can even help with sleep disorders and help you better manage pain. Yoga is described as a general term that represents the physical, mental and spiritual disciplines that originated in ancient India. Yoga is actually one of six schools of the Hindu philosophy. And most forms include some form of breathing technique and even some kind of meditative techniques while some forms focus purely on relaxation, and others focus on core strength, muscle toning, balance and flexibility.

The practice of Tai chi, which is an ancient Chinese tradition, is practiced as a very graceful form of exercise. It involves a slow, focused series of movements that are also accompanied by deep breathing. Tai chi has also been called tai chi chuan, and it is a non-competitive very traditional form of exercise and movement. Poses are performed at one's own pace, with each pose flowing gracefully into the next. There are many different styles of tai chi, each with its own subtle variety. Research has shown that tai chi may have some health benefits in addition to its mental benefits, as some studies indicate favourable effects on balance control, flexibility and even cardiovascular fitness. Studies also show that tai chi can help reduce the risk of falls in elderly patients and those who are recovering from heart failure, stroke, high blood pressure, multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's. Tai chi may also be quite beneficial for stress relief, in addition to mental health, with one study suggesting that one hour to one year of regular practice can increase psychological well-being while reducing stress, depression and anxiety. And its ability to enhance the mood, is beneficial to both the body and the spirit.

And the ancient practice of chi-gong or qi-gong, however you want to say it, is based on the idea that chi or qi is energy that flows through the body. The energy pathways can get blocked at any point in the body, creating illness and disease. When you engage in a practice such as qi-gong, the theory is that you free up these energetic pathways, increasing the flow of chi, which can help you improve your health and your spirit. Qi-gong involves different movements that can be done in different orders. You may choose to use chi-gong to improve posture, coordination, endurance or even flexibility. The practice also helps one maintain good health and improve the quality of life. According to the theory of yin and yang, a Chinese based principle, these types of gentle movements can help balance the body's yin and yang forces. Any way you put it, these kinds of gentle exercises can help you in many ways because they are not only beneficial for restoring physical health, they are also beneficial in restoring and maintaining good mental health. When it comes to simple ways to heal the body, mind and spirit, these ancient practices can give you a lot of bang for your buck.

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Some Random Facts_35

1. The original Pac-Man has a safe spot where the ghosts will never get you.

2. Ancient Romans running for office wore a distinctive toga called the "toga candida." Hence the word, "candidate."

3. Leonardo DiCaprio's haircut from Titanic was once outlawed by the Taliban.

4. Spongebob Squarepants' birthday is July 14, 1986. He's well over 30 years old.

5. In 1719, prisoners in Paris were offered freedom if they married prostitutes and moved to Louisiana.

6. "Giraffe" is a relatively new term. Before the 1600s they were known as "Camelopards."

7. Venice awards only 425 gondolier licences and there are years of apprenticeship and a major exam to pass.

8. Survivors of the Las Vegas 2017 shootings received death threats from conspiracy theorists.

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A Husband’s Uncanny Offer

A guy was chatting with his friend at work when he suddenly remembered his wife’s Birthday, and said, "I don't know what to get my wife for her Birthday. She has everything, and besides, she can afford to buy anything she wants. So, I'm stumped." And his friend said, "I have an idea. Why don't you make up a certificate that says she can have two hours of great sex, any way she wants it. She'll probably be thrilled."

The guy got home, and did just that. The next day when his friend asked, "Well, did you take my suggestion? And how did it turn out?" The guy replied, “Oh, yes! She loved it. She jumped up, thanked me, kissed me on the mouth, and ran out the door yelling, I'll see you in two hours."

Have a blessed, healthful and love-filled week; unless of course you've made other plans.

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I Want To Become A Pastor

After church service one Sunday morning and during lunch, a teenage son suddenly interrupted his parents and announced, “Mum, Dad, I've decided to become a pastor when I grow up." Amazed but impressed, his parents looked at each other and his father said, “That’s admirably refreshing, son! But what made you decide that?" And the son said, “Well, I have to go to church on Sundays anyway! So I figure it will be more fun to stand up, yell and collect their money, than to sit, listen and give up my money!!"

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Her Uncanny Request

When an elderly woman who had never married died last year, she specifically requested that no male pallbearers be used. In her handwritten instructions for her memorial service, she wrote, "They wouldn't take me out while I was alive, so I don't want them to take me out when I'm dead."

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Who Brews The Coffee

When a married couple were arguing about who should make the coffee, the wife insisted that it was a man’s duty to brew the coffee. And she added, “Even in the Bible, it says that men should make the coffee.” And when the husband asked her where it said that in the Bible, she gladly produced a Bible, opened a page and said, "Right here in, HEBREWS."

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1. A human being uses about 550 liters of pure oxygen (19 cubic feet) per day.

2. During WWI, a group of Russian and German soldiers agreed to a cease-fire to fend off an attack by wolves.

3. The earliest known @ sign features in a 14th century Bulgarian translation of a Greek chronicle. It is used instead of an a, but historians aren't sure why.

4. Canals are a Chinese invention. The Grand Canal of China is 1,103 miles long and was started in 486 BC.

5. The term "Dumpster" actually comes from the name of the company who designed and patented the first large, movable trash bin.

6. In the U.S., the penalty for placing a sales call to a number on the Do Not Call list is $40,654 per call.

7. Star Wars composer John William's son is the lead singer for the rock band Toto.

8. Usain Bolt was offered a position as wide receiver in the NFL and rejected it due to the hits NFL players take.

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Appearance Fact Quiz

Why do men wake up almost as good-looking as they went to bed, and women somehow deteriorate through the night?

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The Art Of Let Go And Let Love

As our grandmothers wisely say, "Forgive and forget." The hottest, steamiest, and most intimate of relationships can only happen, when you've decided to let go all of the bad juju of pain, anger, jealousy, blame, and bitterness of the past; and pursue all the good juju of newer and better experiences. If you don’t detox your life, all the bad vibes you're carrying deep inside you will manifest itself into all sorts of nasty experiences. So, it's best to detox your life to get rid of them once and for all, and everything will change for the better. This means letting go of any ill-feelings toward your ex, or anyone else for that matter. And start to love yourself for who you are, and accept all your flaws, mistakes and shortcomings.

Whether you believe it or not, people can tell when you're dark inside; and when they do, will try as much as possible to avoid you. Just as negativity repels, focusing on past will not only continually hurt you, but will repel good things from coming your way. Hey, we've all been screwed, and sometimes not in a good way; so turn your experiences into some sort of silver linings. Always cleanse yourself from the muck that's keeping you from living a wonderful life and achieving your dreams; and make letting go, a regular practice. Each time you have a dark thought, replace it with a positive one. Remember, “Forgive And forget! You Are Stronger Than You Think!!”

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Winning With Affection

The dog said, “I fall for you and you fall for me, makes us a good play.” And such is the reciprocity of life. We were all affectionately created, so we need affection to blossom to our optimum. Spouses both do so much in initiating, creating and supporting a relationship. So, every time your spouse does a good thing, no matter how small; make a fuss over him/her and give him/her hugs and kisses for every job well done and every gesture executed.

We all need lots of attention and affection in our relationships, which can be fuelled by our support, encouragement and unconditional appreciation. We all love to win, crave respect and appreciate affection; and affection has a natural magnetic force that will draw your spouse closer to you. Just as life will cease to exist without oxygen, a relationship will cease to exist without attention and appreciation. For a good relationship, make it a never ending dating game!

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Why The Lamb Ran Faster

While a lamb was grazing, and seeing a dog running like mad, it asked, "Why are you running like that? And the dog replied, "The police are arresting all goats." The lamb looked at the dog quizzically then said, "But you are not a goat!"

And the dog responded, "You know that, and I know that! But it will take at least 20 years to prove that in a Nigerian court!! The lamb started running, and ran faster than the dog.

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A Useful Secret For Fitness

Once upon a time when Confucius was passing through a village and came upon an old man with his young son pulling water from the well, he was confused to see this because at that time, people harness horses or oxen to pull water from the well. So he went to the old man and asked, “Why are you unnecessarily tiring yourself old man, now that we have harness horses and oxen?” The old man hushed him and said, “Please speak softly! I don’t want my son to hear this!! I can answer you but please come back when my son goes for lunch.”

Though Confucius was perplexed, he kept quiet and waited until the old man came to him alone at lunch time then asked, “Why would you not let your son hear what I said?” And the old man replied, “I am 85 years old and yet I have the strength to work side by side with a 30 year young man. If today I engage horses to pull the water, then my son will not be able to have the same strength at 85 that I have now. Besides, hard work doesn’t kill. That’s why I asked you not to speak about it in front of my son.  It’s a question of his health. We heard that in the towns, people now use horses to pull water from the well. There are machines also to do that. But if I use horses or machine now to pull the water, what will he do? What effect will it have on my son’s health? If he is saved from doing all the hard work now, how will he be able to maintain his health?”

So, what we do today will affect us tomorrow. What we do on one hand has an immediate effect on the other. For he who rests during the day, destroys his repose of the night. Rest has to be earned through labour or else, you shall have to pass a Restless Night.

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Their Last Meal Requests

When three men, a Frenchman, an Italian, and a Jew were captured and condemned to be executed, their captors told them that they had the right to have a final meal before the execution. They asked the Frenchman what he wanted. “Give me some good French wine and French bread,” he requested. So they gave it to him, he ate and drank, and then they executed him.

Next was the Italian’s turn. “Give me a big plate of pasta and meat balls with Italian wine,” said the Italian. And they brought his request which he ate and drank, and was then executed. It was now the turn of the Jew. “All I want is just a big bowl of strawberries,” said the Jew. The captors look at each other and chorused, “Strawberries! They aren’t even in season!!” And the Jew said, “So, I’ll wait!”

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Some Facts About Monkeys

1. Monkeys can count.

2. Capuchin Male Monkeys urinate on themselves to attract a mate.

3. The bonobo monkey, the closest relative to humans, is naturally bisexual.

4. Monkeys are trained and employed as harvesters of large coconut plantations in Malaysia and Thailand.

5. Scientists have discovered that monkeys are susceptible to optical illusions, just like humans.

6. In 2011, a monkey was arrested in Pakistan for crossing the border with India.

7. There's a restaurant in Japan using monkeys as waiters.

8. Capuchin monkeys show biases against humans who deny help to others.

9. Yoda, from Star Wars, was almost played by a monkey.

10. A Colombian woman was raised by monkeys after being kidnaped and abandoned in the jungle as a child.

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1. Cities account for 80% of the world's GDP.

2. The word ‘swansong', a final act or gesture before death or retirement, arose from an ancient belief that swans are mute all their lives but sing a beautiful, mournful song just before they die.

3. Alternative names proposed for Canada in 1867 were Borealia, Cabotia, Transatlantica, Victorialand and Superior.

4. In Sweden, there's a shopping centre dedicated entirely to, repaired and up-cycled goods.

5. Even a short, one-time burst of exercise can boost parts of the brain responsible for executive function such as decision-making and focus, a research paper found.

6. In the 1800s, ducks were called ‘arsefeet' because their feet are so close to their bottoms.

7. The world's billionaires made enough money in 2017 to end extreme poverty seven times over.

8. A male cheetah can make a female ovulate by barking at her.

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His Temperance Sermon

While completing his temperance sermon, the preacher had a great expression on his face when he said, "If I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river." With even a greater emphasis, he said, "And if I had all the wine in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river." Finally he said, "And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river." He then sat down.

The song leader then stood up, and very cautiously announced with a pleasant smile, "For our closing song, let us sing Hymn number 419, “Shall We Gather At The River!”

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Thought Of The Day

There are things you would love to hear, that you will never hear from the person whom you would love to hear them from; but don’t be so deaf as not to hear it from the one who is saying it from the heart.

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Learning Through Experience

When a six year old came crying to his mother because his little sister pulled his hair, the mother pleaded, "Don't be angry! Your little sister doesn't realize that pulling hair hurts." And when a short while later there was more crying and the mother went to investigate and found the little sister bawling, her son said, "Now she knows!"

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Some Random Quotes_7

1. Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

2. We may be limited, but we can push back the borders of our limitations.

3. Go confidently in the direction of your dreams, and you will live the life you have imagined.

4. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

5. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must act.

6. The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.

7. Passion is the genesis of genius.

8. Love is the emblem of eternity: it confounds all notion of time.

9. While kindness in words creates confidence, kindness in thinking creates profoundness.

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Some Random Facts_32

1 Cuba bans statues of living Cubans.

2. Until three million years ago, whales were less than 30 feet long.

3. 420,000 people die annually from tainted food.

4. 85% of Vakkaru Island in the Maldives is made up of fish faeces.

5. 50% of US territory is under the sea.

6. England is smaller than New York State.

7. 1 in 8 young Britons have never seen a cow in real life.

8. After Korean soccer player Ahn Jung-hwan scored the goal to eliminate Italy from the 2002 World Cup, his contract was cancelled by the Italian club he played at for ‘ruining Italian soccer.'

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Follow Your Heart

Though they always say, "Follow your heart," a lot of people don't quite understand how deep this really goes. To truly have an amazing life, a life you'd want to tell your kids and grandkids about, a life that is filled with breath taking moments and experiences, you should listen to your heart. Whether it's in your career, social relationships, romances, hobbies, and of course your bedroom escapades, you should lead with your heart.

You can never truly have a fruitful, successful career if you don't have unwavering drive and passion for it. You can never truly experience the best friendships, the most unbreakable family bonds, and the most exhilarating adventures if you don't let your heart take the reins. You can never truly say you have found your Sexual Soul mate if your heart isn't in tune with your partner. And you can never truly experience the most sensual pleasures if you're not heart-connected. If you're not having a deeply intimate, soul-shaking and body-trembling pleasure, then what is sex really for?

For even hook ups and one-night-stands, require both lovers to invest their hearts, minds, and body even for just a fleeting moment. So in all things in your life, lead with your heart, not with your mind! If it doesn't feel right and wonderful, let it go and move on. But, if your heart is bursting with a ravishing emotion because you know deep down inside that this is what you TRULY crave and desire, run towards it with open arms and carefree abandon. And you will grow in love, abundance, happiness, and pure ecstatic joy for life.

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On Real Friends

Real friends are like family. They may not be birth relatives, but their love and loyalty knows no bounds. Cherish your real friends!

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Nelson Mandela Said_1

“The world will never respect Africa until Nigeria earns that respect. The black people of the world are looking up to Nigeria to be a source of pride and confidence. Every Nigerian citizen should be made to understand this truth.”

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Their Different Expectations

A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't. While a man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.

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She Has The Last Word

Your wife has the last word in every argument. Anything you say after that; may just be the beginning of a new argument.

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On Memory

Every married man should forget his mistakes. For there's no use in two people remembering the same things.

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1. About half of all U.S. homes, had electric power by 1925.

2. Aerosmith's “I Don't Want To Miss A Thing” was originally written for Celine Dion.

3. In 1993, Domino's Pizza stopped their "30 minutes or it's free" pledge after a major lawsuit that made it appear as if their drivers were reckless.

4. In 1913, a bank was sent through USPS brick by brick, taking advantage of the cheap parcel post rates.

5. A 2017 study found that the fax accounts for 75% of the country's medical communications.

6. Pope Francis, Nelson Mandela and Henry Kissinger are honorary members of the Harlem Globetrotters.

7. We use the word "Cancer" as a medical diagnosis because Hippocrates thought the tumors looked like crabs.

8. Pole dancing started in 1135 AD and was mostly done by men.

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My Experience With Sex_Part Three

And when my wife and I separated and we went to court to fight for custody of the dog, I pleaded, “Your lordship, I had sex before we were married. “The judge said, “Me too!” I told the judge that after I was married, sex left me. The judge said, “Me too!” I explained that I had sex on TV, and he called me a show off. And when I told the judge it was a contest, he asked if I sold tickets.

Then I tried to explain about the time when my wife and I were on our honeymoon, and we took the dog along, and while checking into the hotel, I told the clerk that I wanted a room for my wife and I, and a special room for Sex. The clerk told me every room in that hotel was for sex. And I said, “You don’t understand! Sex keeps me awake at night.” The clerk said, “Me too!” Now I give up! The next dog I own will be called Rover, Tiger or Lion!!

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My Experience With Sex_Part Two

When I went to the City Hall to get him a license and told the clerk I wanted a license for Sex, the clerk took a second look at me and said, “I would like to have one too.” Then I said, “But this is a dog!” And he said he didn’t care what she looks like. And when I said, “You don’t seem to understand! I have had Sex since I was two years old!!” He said, “You must have been a very strong baby!”

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My Experience With Sex_Part One

You know that everybody who has a dog calls him, either Rover, Tiger, or something like that. To be different, I decided to call mine Sex. I found out to my surprise that this was an embarrassing name, when one day I took Sex for a walk and he ran off. And while looking for the damn dog for hours, a cop came up to me and asked, “What are you doing in this alley at four in the morning?” I replied, “I am looking for Sex!” My case comes up next Friday.

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The Best Patients

When five surgeons were discussing who makes the best patients to operate on, the first surgeon said, "I like to see accountants on my operating table because when you open them up, everything inside is numbered." The second surgeon said, "Yeah, but you should try electricians! Everything inside them is colour coded." The third surgeon disagreed, “No, I really think librarians are the best. Everything inside them is in alphabetical order."

And the fourth surgeon chimed in, "You know what? I like construction workers. Those guys always understand when you have a few parts left over at the end, and when the job takes longer than you said it would." But the fifth surgeon shut them all up when he said, "You're all wrong! Politicians are the best, because they are easiest to operate on. With them, there are no guts, no hearts, no brains, no spines, and the heads and rear ends are interchangeable."

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Don’t Be Stupid

A man was searching the dictionary for the word, “Dictionary,” and he found this meaning, “Dictionary is the thing which you are holding, Stupid!” So he searched for the word, “Stupid,” and he found, “Is that you again?”

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A Classic Dream

I had a dream, in which I played God and hosted a large group of single men and women; who came on pilgrimage to pray for spouses. And they all wanted Angels, as spouses. So I said, “Very well, and fair enough. But appreciate that before I created the fishes, I created the waters; before I created the birds, animals and you, I created the land, plants and gardens; before I created the devil, I created hell; and before I created the Angels, I created the Heavens. So, what have you created in your hearts and environments, for the Angels to live in?”

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A Classic Definition

When President Mugabe was visiting a primary school and visited one of the classes in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings, the teacher asked the president if he would like to lead the discussion on the word "tragedy." So the illustrious leader asked the class for an example of a "Tragedy." One little boy stood up and said, "If my best friend, who lives on a farm is playing in the field and a war vet comes along and knocks him dead with a log, that would be a tragedy." And Mugabe said, "No, that would be an accident." A little girl raised her hand, stood up and said, "If a school bus carrying 50 children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a tragedy." The president disagreed but explained, "I'm afraid not! That's what we would call a great loss."

The room went silent. And when no other children volunteered, Mugabe searched the room with his eyes then asked, "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?" Finally at the back of the room another small boy raised his hand, stood up and in a quiet voice said, "If a Zimbabwe Air Force jet carrying Mr. & Mrs. Mugabe were struck by a missile and blown to smithereens, that would be a tragedy." Mugabe exclaimed, "Fantastic! That's right. And can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?" And the boy replied, "Well, because it certainly wouldn't be a great loss and it probably wouldn't be an accident either."

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Some Random Facts About A Woman

1. Researchers from Oxford University, discovered that a woman can say 8,000 words a day while a man says 2,000 words a day.

2. A woman is like a tea bag, you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.

3. Not every female is a woman, but every woman is a female.

4. No man, except Adam, came to this world but through a woman.

5. A woman can go through forty heartbreaks in a lifetime and not only survive, but stay hopeful of a perfect forty one.

6. A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars.

7. If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.

8. A women has to constantly deal with a lot of issues emotionally, physically and spiritually; and handle them with class and ease.

9. Only a woman hears a child’s cry and knows exactly what the child wants.

10. A woman is the ultimate multi-tasker; she can do five different things at the same time and she’ll still be sane enough to handle her responsibilies as a wife, mother, sister, daughter and career woman.

11. Most times, a woman is the first to wake up and the last to go to bed.

12. A woman's heart is a deep ocean of secrets.

13. A woman may stay in a marriage simply to please her family, custom or tradition for sixty years without ever showing remorse.

14. Only a woman cries herself to sleep at night then embraces her kids in the morning with a hug and a smile.

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