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Fact of the Day:
The average person has 2.6 million sweat glands in his skin.
Quote of the Day:
"A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams."
- John Barrymore
The average person has 2.6 million sweat glands in his skin.
Quote of the Day:
"A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams."
- John Barrymore
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Fact of the Day:
A study of nine soap operas broadcast over a 10-year period found that 89 percent of characters in comas made full recoveries. In reality, coma survival rates are 50 percent or less, and less than 10 percent of people who come out of a coma completely recover.
Quote of the Day:
"Some stories are true that never happened."
- Elie Wiesel
A study of nine soap operas broadcast over a 10-year period found that 89 percent of characters in comas made full recoveries. In reality, coma survival rates are 50 percent or less, and less than 10 percent of people who come out of a coma completely recover.
Quote of the Day:
"Some stories are true that never happened."
- Elie Wiesel
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Fact of the Day:
The adult human body contains approximately 5 liters (5.3 quarts) of blood; it makes up 7 to 8 percent of a person's body weight.
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"It seems a long time since the morning mail could be called correspondence."
- Jacques Barzun
The adult human body contains approximately 5 liters (5.3 quarts) of blood; it makes up 7 to 8 percent of a person's body weight.
Quote of the Day:
"It seems a long time since the morning mail could be called correspondence."
- Jacques Barzun
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Fact of the Day:
The name "diabetes mellitus" means "sweet urine." It stems from ancient times, when physicians would taste a patient's urine as a part of diagnosis.
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"I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do."
- Willa Cather
The name "diabetes mellitus" means "sweet urine." It stems from ancient times, when physicians would taste a patient's urine as a part of diagnosis.
Quote of the Day:
"I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do."
- Willa Cather
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Fact of the Day:
The story of breast implants started in the 1940s, when Japanese prostitutes would inject substances like paraffin or sponge into their breasts to increase the size of their bust line. They believed this made them more desirable to GIs serving overseas during World War II.
Quote of the Day:
"If a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics."
- Francis Bacon
The story of breast implants started in the 1940s, when Japanese prostitutes would inject substances like paraffin or sponge into their breasts to increase the size of their bust line. They believed this made them more desirable to GIs serving overseas during World War II.
Quote of the Day:
"If a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics."
- Francis Bacon
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Fact of the Day:
Contrary to popular belief, rhinos are not endangered because of the use of their horns as aphrodisiacs. According to the World Wildlife Organization, rhino horn is a valuable ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine.
Quote of the Day:
"A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away."
- Barry Goldwater
Contrary to popular belief, rhinos are not endangered because of the use of their horns as aphrodisiacs. According to the World Wildlife Organization, rhino horn is a valuable ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine.
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"A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away."
- Barry Goldwater
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Fact of the Day:
The smallest dinosaurs were not much bigger than a chicken; Compsognathus ("pretty jaw"), for example, was three feet long and probably weighed about 6.5 lbs.
Quote of the Day:
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts."
- Bertrand Russell
The smallest dinosaurs were not much bigger than a chicken; Compsognathus ("pretty jaw"), for example, was three feet long and probably weighed about 6.5 lbs.
Quote of the Day:
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts."
- Bertrand Russell
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Fact of the Day:
James Bond's silver birch 1964 Aston Martin DB5 in "Casino Royale" is the same model car that featured in "Goldfinger" (1964) and "Thunderball" (1965).
Quote of the Day:
"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage."
- Anais Nin
James Bond's silver birch 1964 Aston Martin DB5 in "Casino Royale" is the same model car that featured in "Goldfinger" (1964) and "Thunderball" (1965).
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"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage."
- Anais Nin
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Originally Posted by dbzerk,Dec 16 2006, 10:01 PM
James Bond's silver birch 1964 Aston Martin DB5 in "Casino Royale" is the same model car that featured in "Goldfinger" (1964) and "Thunderball" (1965).
I'm booked in to see Casino Royale later this week so please don't tell me anymore about it.