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“Words are like nets - we hope they'll cover what we mean, but we know they can't possibly hold that much joy, or grief, or wonder.”~~~Jodi Picoult,
British children in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries would celebrate Valentines Day by going door-to-door singing songs and sometimes begging for cake or money.
The longest official kiss lasted 32 hours, 7 minutes, and 14 seconds.
This Guinness World Record was achieved in 2009 by German couple Nikola Matovic and Kristina Reinhart. However, a pair of New Jersey college students recently managed to smooch for 33 hours! Guinness has not yet officially legitimized the kiss between Matty Daley and Bobby Canciello, however.
This Guinness World Record was achieved in 2009 by German couple Nikola Matovic and Kristina Reinhart. However, a pair of New Jersey college students recently managed to smooch for 33 hours! Guinness has not yet officially legitimized the kiss between Matty Daley and Bobby Canciello, however.
Both garters and gloves are traditionally popular Valentine tokens. The word garter comes from the Old French word garet, meaning bend in the knee. And glove is derived from the Old English word glof, meaning palm of the hand.
Capitalism should not be condemned, since we haven't had capitalism.
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
We are closer to outer space than we are to the center of the Earth.
In fact, the distance between the Earth's surface and its core is about sixty times longer than from the surface to outer space! Outer space begins a mere 62 miles above the surface. On the other hand, the Earth's core is 3,963 miles below ground.
More comparisons: NASA officially declares you an astronaut if you go 50 miles from above the surface. The International Space Station is between 200 and 250.
In fact, the distance between the Earth's surface and its core is about sixty times longer than from the surface to outer space! Outer space begins a mere 62 miles above the surface. On the other hand, the Earth's core is 3,963 miles below ground.
More comparisons: NASA officially declares you an astronaut if you go 50 miles from above the surface. The International Space Station is between 200 and 250.
On Valentine’s Day, many people buy flowers. Different colored roses have different meanings. Red means love, yellow means friendship, and pink means friendship or sweetheart. Red carnations mean admiration, white carnations mean pure love, red chrysanthemums mean love, forget-me-nots mean true love, primrose means young love, and larkspur means an open heart.
Traditionally, young girls in the U.S. and the U.K. believed they could tell what type of man they would marry depending on the type of bird they saw first on Valentines Day. If they saw a blackbird, they would marry a clergyman, a robin redbreast indicated a sailor, and a goldfinch indicated a rich man. A sparrow meant they would marry a farmer, a blue bird indicated a happy man, and a crossbill meant an argumentative man. If they saw a dove, they would marry a good man, but seeing a woodpecker meant they would not marry at all.
The deadliest animal in the world is the mosquito.
Mosquitoes cause over 2 million deaths worldwide annually! Between 800 thousand and 1 million of those deaths are from malaria alone. Mosquitoes also spread West Nile, elephantiasis, yellow fever, and dengue fever.
Compare that to venomous snakes with only 125,000 deaths annually. Or crocodiles, with only 600 to 800 fatal victims per year
Mosquitoes cause over 2 million deaths worldwide annually! Between 800 thousand and 1 million of those deaths are from malaria alone. Mosquitoes also spread West Nile, elephantiasis, yellow fever, and dengue fever.
Compare that to venomous snakes with only 125,000 deaths annually. Or crocodiles, with only 600 to 800 fatal victims per year
Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
“I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it, until it begins to shine.”~~~Emily Dickinson
A man has set 311 Guinness World Records in his lifetime.
56-year-old Ashrita Furman of New York City has set 311 records since 1979 and still currently holds 123 of them (including the record for the most records held at one time)! His first record was for the most jumping jacks performed - a whopping 27,000! Since that time he has often chosen to set his records at historic landmarks, such as the fastest mile on a kangaroo ball at the Great Wall of China or when he jumped rope on a pogo stick the most times in one minute at Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
56-year-old Ashrita Furman of New York City has set 311 records since 1979 and still currently holds 123 of them (including the record for the most records held at one time)! His first record was for the most jumping jacks performed - a whopping 27,000! Since that time he has often chosen to set his records at historic landmarks, such as the fastest mile on a kangaroo ball at the Great Wall of China or when he jumped rope on a pogo stick the most times in one minute at Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
The first recorded Valentine was sent February 1415 by the English duke of Orleans. He sent of love letter to his wife from his jail cell in the Tower of London after the Battle of Agincourt. It is currently on display in the British Museum.
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Elvis was pictured on a 29¢ US commemorative postage stamp issued 8 January 1993, the 58th anniversary of his birth. This was the inaugural issue in the Legends of American Music series.
Leonardo da Vinci painted tiny letters in the eyes of the Mona Lisa!
It turns out there really is a "Da Vinci Code" after all! The 500-year old masterpiece has always been shrouded in mystery, but Italy's National Committee for Cultural Heritage recently revealed that magnification of the painting's eyes shows tiny letters and numbers! In the right eye, the letters "LV" appear, while in the other can be seen either "BE" or "C." On the bridge in the background, symbols that appear to be the number "72" are also visible.
This secret was discovered after committee member found a record of the symbols in a musty old book he purchased at an antique shop! Experts are still baffled at what the symbols could mean, though "LV" is likely a signature by the artist himself.
It turns out there really is a "Da Vinci Code" after all! The 500-year old masterpiece has always been shrouded in mystery, but Italy's National Committee for Cultural Heritage recently revealed that magnification of the painting's eyes shows tiny letters and numbers! In the right eye, the letters "LV" appear, while in the other can be seen either "BE" or "C." On the bridge in the background, symbols that appear to be the number "72" are also visible.
This secret was discovered after committee member found a record of the symbols in a musty old book he purchased at an antique shop! Experts are still baffled at what the symbols could mean, though "LV" is likely a signature by the artist himself.
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