Antidepressants may compromise romantic love because they enhance serotonin levels. Higher serotonin levels blunt emotions and inhibit obsessive thoughts about the lover, both crucial components of love.
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A four-leaf clover is often considered good luck, but it is also part of an Irish love ritual. In some parts of Ireland, if a woman eats a four-leaf clover while thinking about a man, supposedly he will fall in love with her.
Ice cream existed back in the second century B.C.
We do not know for certain when or where it was first invented; however, we do know that Alexander the Great ate snow and ice that was flavored with honey and nectar. King Solomon of Israel and the Roman Emperor Nero were also said to enjoy icy drinks from time to time.
The popularity of ice cream surged a thousand years later when Marco Polo brought a recipe that resembled modern sherbet back to Italy from the Far East. "Cream ice" also appeared in England around the same time. In 1660, ice cream finally became available for common people and not just royalty or rulers. This was made possible when a Silician named Procopio developed a recipe that blended milk, cream, butter, and eggs at the first café in Paris!
We do not know for certain when or where it was first invented; however, we do know that Alexander the Great ate snow and ice that was flavored with honey and nectar. King Solomon of Israel and the Roman Emperor Nero were also said to enjoy icy drinks from time to time.
The popularity of ice cream surged a thousand years later when Marco Polo brought a recipe that resembled modern sherbet back to Italy from the Far East. "Cream ice" also appeared in England around the same time. In 1660, ice cream finally became available for common people and not just royalty or rulers. This was made possible when a Silician named Procopio developed a recipe that blended milk, cream, butter, and eggs at the first café in Paris!
Sunspot activity may be the primary reason for the beautiful sound of Stradivarius violinsAntonio Stradivari is considered to be the greatest violin maker ever. He lived in Italy in the 17th and 18th centuries. Scientists have been unable to work out what it is about his violins that makes them so incredible, but they do know that the timber used to make them is a very important contributing factor. From the 1500s to 1800s, the earth underwent a little ice age mostly due to increased volcanic activity and decreased solar activity (this is called the Maunder Minimum). As a result of this cooling, the types of trees that Stradivari used for his violins were particularly hard (due to slow growth). Hard timber is especially good when making violins. It is very probable that had Stradivari lived in a different age, his violins would not be prized as they are today. This picture above is made of three overlapping photos. It shows the rings in the spruce tree used to make the most famous Stradivarius violin, the “Messiah.” The first row of numbers gives the width of each ring in millimeters (one mm is about the thickness of a fingernail). The bottom row gives the years in which each ring grew.
The fastest wind speed ever recorded was 318 miles per hour.
This record-setting gust occurred in a tornado that hit the suburbs of Oklahoma City on May 3, 1999. The funnel cloud struck near the town of Moore, OK at about 7:00 pm, killing about four residents and destroying a total of 250 homes!
The speed of 318 mph was only 1 mph short of classifying the tornado as an F-6 on the Fujita scale! No tornado has ever received this distinction.
This record-setting gust occurred in a tornado that hit the suburbs of Oklahoma City on May 3, 1999. The funnel cloud struck near the town of Moore, OK at about 7:00 pm, killing about four residents and destroying a total of 250 homes!
The speed of 318 mph was only 1 mph short of classifying the tornado as an F-6 on the Fujita scale! No tornado has ever received this distinction.
We were once friends with the whites but you nudged us out of the way by your intrigues, and now when we are in council you keep nudging each other.
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They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they never kept but one; they promised to take our land, and they took it.
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according to the CIA world fact book the percentage of Christians in the world is 33.3%, approximating one-third, a figure with multiple occurrences in the bible
Zec 13:8
And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
Zec 13:9
And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
Zec 13:8
And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
Zec 13:9
And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
The US uses more steel to create bottle caps than it does to make bodies for cars.
The first woman ran for president nearly 50 years before women had the right to vote.
Although the name has faded into obscurity today, Victoria Woodhull was one of the most famous women of her day. She was nominated for the presidency in 1872, running for the Equal Rights Party. This party had also nominated Frederick Douglass, the first black man to vie for the presidency. Men and women like Woodhull and Douglass have paved the way for the success of modern political candidates such as Barack Obama and Sarah Palin.
As one would expect, Woodhull's campaign was even more of an uphill battle than those of modern-day women such as Palin. She was subject to vicious personal attacks by her opponents, who accused her of everything from having affairs with married men to being a prostitute!
Woodhull chose to respond by publishing a story about an affair Rev. Henry Ward Beecher had been involved in. Unfortunately, this literature was considered to be "obscene" under the Comstock Act, and she found herself in prison on Election Day. Though eventually acquitted of all charges, the ensuing lawsuits bankrupted Woodhull and cost her any potential chance of running again.
Although the name has faded into obscurity today, Victoria Woodhull was one of the most famous women of her day. She was nominated for the presidency in 1872, running for the Equal Rights Party. This party had also nominated Frederick Douglass, the first black man to vie for the presidency. Men and women like Woodhull and Douglass have paved the way for the success of modern political candidates such as Barack Obama and Sarah Palin.
As one would expect, Woodhull's campaign was even more of an uphill battle than those of modern-day women such as Palin. She was subject to vicious personal attacks by her opponents, who accused her of everything from having affairs with married men to being a prostitute!
Woodhull chose to respond by publishing a story about an affair Rev. Henry Ward Beecher had been involved in. Unfortunately, this literature was considered to be "obscene" under the Comstock Act, and she found herself in prison on Election Day. Though eventually acquitted of all charges, the ensuing lawsuits bankrupted Woodhull and cost her any potential chance of running again.
If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck togetherThis may sound unbelievable, but it is true. Two pieces of metal without any coating on them will form in to one piece in the vacuum of space. This doesn’t happen on earth because the atmosphere puts a layer of oxidized material between the surfaces. This might seem like it would be a big problem on the space station but as most tools used there have come from earth, they are already coated with material. In fact, the only evidence of this seen so far has been in experiments designed to provoke the reaction. This process is called cold welding.
The best-known fighter pilot of all time, Manfred von Richthofen, was a member of the Imperial German Army Air Service during World War I. He is credited with 80 official dogfight victories, but was probably responsible for somewhat more. On April 21, 1918, in northern France while in pursuit of a Canadian plane, he was shot through the heart and lung. Von Richthofen still managed to successfully land his own plane, dying moments later.So impressive were the Red Baron’s skills that—despite being an enemy with a great deal of blood on his hands—he was buried by the Allies with full military honors, including memorial wreaths, one of which read “To Our Gallant and Worthy Foe.” He was buried in Invalidenfriedhof Cemetery in Berlin, which ended up on the Soviet side of Germany during the Cold War. His tombstone was riddled with bullets by those attempting to flee to the West. Eventually, the body was moved to a family plot, where it rests today.
The first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel was 63 years old.
Annie Edson Taylor was a schoolteacher living in Michigan in the early 1900s. Taylor had recently struggled to find work, so she decided the best way to achieve permanent fame and fortune would be to become the first person to survive a ride over Niagara Falls.
The barrel she planned to use was custom made and only padded with a mattress! She completed the stunt on her 63rd birthday, only receiving a small cut on her head in the process. Speaking about this amazing feat earned her money for a brief period of time, but she never was able to achieve full financial security. Taylor died in 1921 and is now buried in the "Stunters Section" of Oakwood Cemetery in Niagara Falls, New York.
Annie Edson Taylor was a schoolteacher living in Michigan in the early 1900s. Taylor had recently struggled to find work, so she decided the best way to achieve permanent fame and fortune would be to become the first person to survive a ride over Niagara Falls.
The barrel she planned to use was custom made and only padded with a mattress! She completed the stunt on her 63rd birthday, only receiving a small cut on her head in the process. Speaking about this amazing feat earned her money for a brief period of time, but she never was able to achieve full financial security. Taylor died in 1921 and is now buried in the "Stunters Section" of Oakwood Cemetery in Niagara Falls, New York.
I am poor and naked, but I am the chief of the nation. We do not want riches but we do want to train our children right. Riches would do us no good. We could not take them with us to the other world. We do not want riches. We want peace and love.
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