February 2012
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The term “happily ever after” used to be “happily...
The following is a quote from “Little Brier-Rose” by the Brothers Grimm. “Then the prince and Brier-Rose got married, and they lived long and happily until they died.” This story later molded to become what we know today as Sleeping Beauty.
Other interesting facts about the Brothers Grimm?
• The two famous brothers had seven other siblings, only one of them a girl. • The brothers wrote a...
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It’s possible to die of a broken heart!
According to recent studies, it’s possible to die from heart failure after an intense emotional event! It’s called Stress Cardiomyopathy. It happens when emotional events such as death or divorce cause adrenaline levels in the body to rise to such high levels for days on end that the heart begins to die.
Stress hormones are so high that they begin to “stun” the heart into failure. The...
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Katy Perry and Zooey Deschanel share even MORE...
Beyond the fact that the two performers resemble identical twins separated at birth, Katy is a singer whose musical prowess has allowed her to enter the realm of film and television, while Zooey is an actress whose film success has boosted her musical career! Each of the two stars were born to mothers named Mary and grew up in southern California. In addition, both women attended private school...
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January 2012
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When you dream, your body is paralyzed.
In the first 90 minutes of sleep, you go through deepening stages ranging from light sleep to deep sleep.
Then you enter a phase called REM sleep (REM is short for Rapid Eye Movement) During REM sleep, the rest of your body essentially becomes paralyzed. The release of certain neurotransmitters are shut down and your large muscles do not move.
Some people have abnormal REM sleep in which those...
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We are all living in the past!
Scientists have discovered that there is a tiny 80 millisecond lag between the external reality and your brain processing the information. This time is slightly longer than a blink of an eye. Scientists compare this to the way live television is not really live but rather on a shot delay so there can be time to edit anything inappropriate (like wardrobe malfunctions).
Source: OMG-Facts
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There is a girl in Scotland who may die if she...
Why? The 13 year-old has a syndrome, appropriately called “hair brushing syndrome.” The risk to her is that her brain might shut down because of static electricity, which is often generated when hair is brushed.
She also can’t touch balloons, or wear shiny clothing. To get around this, she has to brush her hair upside down, and her hair hanging on the side of her bed, and her...
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Samsung's chairman was so unhappy with its...
This was back in 1996., in Gumi, South Korea, home to one of Samsung’s biggest production plants. Back in the 90s Samsung was known for their AC units and TVs. However, their chairman, Kun-Hee Lee had bigger aspirations for the company.
The first step towards Samsung’s transformation was a cell phone that the chariman had sent out as his New Years gift in 1995. Word came back that the...
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“Peace is not the absence of war, but the feeling you get from remembering the...”
– #PrayerChangesThings
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“Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your gold...”
– — Og Mandino
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