In 2009, 156,900 people in the UK died from
cancer. However, since the 1990s, survival
rates in men and women have improved for
most cancers.
There are no proven ways to prevent cancer,
but you can reduce your risk of getting it.
Risk factors you can do something about
include smoking and being overweight, and
there are other things you can do to reduce
your risk.
Healthy lifestyle
Leading a healthy...
Thursday, 4 September 2014
Tuesday, 8 April 2014
Google makes about $700 a second.
Google makes around $700 per
second.”… I don't know what Id do if I
made $700 a second, honestly
...
Saturday, 5 April 2014
Humans are the only mammals that can’t swallow and breathe at the same time.
Humans are the only mammal that
can’t swallow and breathe at the same time. Every other mammal, and many other non-mammalian animals, can breathe while they
eat. In fact, human infants are also able to do so, which lets them breathe while they nurse. We lose this ability around the age of 9 months,...
Smoking one cigarette takes 10 minutes off of your life span.
Scientists have calculated that each cigarette cuts on average 11 minutes off the life of a male smoker.
The calculation, published in the British Medical Journal, is based on the difference in life expectancy between male smokers and non-smokers and an estimate of the total number of cigarettes a...
Wednesday, 2 April 2014
Peanuts, do you know?
There are many interesting facts about peanuts. You may be surprised at some of the following tid bits of information. Share them with friends and family and see there reactions, too!
*• Approximately half of the peanuts grown in the United States are grown within a 100-mile radius of Dothan, Alabama.
*•...
Do you know where're a dolphin's nipples located?
A dolphin's nipples are located in its anus , The calf sticks its bill in and the mother squirts milk into its mouth.
...
Monday, 31 March 2014
Actress America Ferrera's smile is insured for $10 million.
Lloyd's insures Ugly Betty star's smile for $10 million. The $10 million smile: Ugly Betty star America Ferrera's smile has been insured at Lloyd's. Lloyd’s has insured the smile of America Ferrera, star of the hit television show Ugly Betty, for $10 million.
The policy was bought by at home teeth-...
Gold is the color of success, achievement and triumph. Associated with abundance and prosperity, luxury and quality.
The color of wealth, success and status The color gold is the color of success, achievement and triumph. Associated with abundance and prosperity, luxury and quality prestige and sophistication, value and elegance, the psychology of this color implies affluence material wealth and extravagance.
Gold...
Sunday, 30 March 2014
In 1997, Yahoo turned down the offer to buy Google for $1 million - Today, Google is worth about $200 billion.
As one might expect, Google continues to lead the pack in most countries by a large margin.
In 1997, Yahoo turned down the chance to buy Google for $1 million. Dramatically, today google is worth $200 billion, Yahoo just $20 billion. However, as a world-wide search
engine, Google had already been...
Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne sold his 10% share in 1976 for $2,300 - Today, it’s worth over $58 billion.
On April 12th, 1976, one of three co-founders of Apple Computer sold his 10% stake in the company for $2,300. Ronald Wayne says he
made the “best decision with the information available to me at the time” when he chose to sell his shares in the emerging technology
firm. Unlike counterparts Steve Jobs...
In 2005 in Turkey, a suicide sheepjumped off a cliff and 1500 sheepfollowed the first one
Are sheep too smart for their own good, or are they just plain dumb? We’ll let you be the judge of that after you have read this bizarre
yet slightly fascinating story. As Turkish shepherds watched on whilst their herd of sheep grazed, one sheep decided that it had enough of the world and jumped to...
Ahmed Shehzad became the first Pakistan batsman to score a century in Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is)
ahmad shehzad
Ahmed Shehzad became the first Pakistan batsman to score a century in Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) and also became the youngest player of the world who made history in just age of 23 years, during Pakistan’s Group 1 encounter of the ICC World T20
2014 against Bangladesh . Shehzad...
Saturday, 29 March 2014
Shaid afridi become second cricketer to have scored 10,000+ and took 500+ wickets
boom boom hitting sixer
Afridi reaches another milestone!
Everyone knows Shahid Afridi is an
explosive batsman, a wicket-taking bowler and an excellent fielder. But did you know that Afridi has now added a feather to his already full hat? With this, he becomes the
second-best all-rounder in the history...
Wednesday, 26 March 2014
Getting married in Germany
Getting Married in Germany If a couple plans to get married in Germany, it is recommended to start with the legal formalities as soon as possible (for example, in some regions - 6 months early) because a number of legal issues, such as previous marriages, can create a hassle. There will be local requirements...
Tuesday, 25 March 2014
Sri Lanka bowled out the Netherlands for the lowest total in twenty20 international history
Sri Lanka bowled out the Netherlands for the lowest total in Twenty20 International history before thrashing them by 9
wickets in the Super 10 tie of the World Twenty20 on Monday.
The 2007 and 2012 finalists made the quickest ever chase with 90 balls remaining to considerably boost their net run rate...
Monday, 24 March 2014
Shahid afridi completed 500 wickets in international cricket
Pakistani all rounder shahid afridi know as boom boom afridi completed 500 wickets in international cricket on 23rd March. He achieved the goal in a match of t20 worldcup played on 23rd March between Pakistan and Australia. Pakistan won the match by 16 runs, Australian got all out and afridi picked...
Why you turn your cell phone off when you fly?
Do you know why you turn your phone of or to flight mode when you fly?
Actually cell phones have no affect on airplane equipment at all. There’s no logical reason to turn your phone off when flying.
...
Tuesday, 4 March 2014
New Zealand skipper Brendon mccullum became the highest individual scorers and scored first triple century for New Zealand
New Zealand skipper and wicketkeeper opening batsman Brendon McCullum has become the first New
Zealand batsman to score a triple century in
Test cricket. McCullum achieved the
monumental feat against India in the second
Test in Wellington on February 18, 2014.
McCullum was on 298 when he played a...
Tuesday, 18 February 2014
Spotlight Effect
"Spotlight Effect" a psychological phenomena is when you think everyone around is looking at you specially when you're hiding something.
...
Andy Garcia
Actor Andy Garcia was born with a conjoined twin, about the size of a softball, attached to his shoulder.
...
Monday, 17 February 2014
30 years old bear in California
"Pike, a 30 year old polar bear was gifted 10 pounds of snow for his birthday in a California zoo."
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The white dog,Lily,
The white dog, Lily, had her eyes taken out when she was 2.The other dog has guided her around for the past 5 years.
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Floating forest in Sydney,Australia
"A forest sprouted on a 102 year old abandoned ship in Sydney, Australia. The ship is now a floating forest."
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Seashore in Maldives
"This seashore in Maldives is glowing due to Bioluminescence, emission of light by a living organism."
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87 year old woman complete'Fun Run for Cancer'
87 year old woman from Texas completes'Fun Run For Cancer'in honor of her son. She had a police escort and her docto.
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Did you know?
Did you know that up until early 1900′s Pit Bulls were known as “The Nanny Dog” and were often in charge of babysitt…
...
Hitler banned cricket in Germany.
Hitler banned cricket in Germany,once he was
watching the match,asked when it would be
over?
Tomorrow, someone replied.
"By this time this stupid game is over here, I
could have conquered three countries."said
Hitler
It is said that Hitler killed German cricket team
is unlikely to be tru,there is...
Sunday, 16 February 2014
Mountain Dew was invented to be mixed with whiskey
Mountain Dew was invented in the 1940s in Tennessee to be mixed with whiskey. The first labels featured outhouses and hay-chewing yokel.
...
If you were to drink one of coca cola's product each day.
Coca Cola produces so many different products that if you were to drink one each day, it would take you 9 years to try them all.
...
Smallest specie of monkey.
Pygmy Marmosetare are the world's smallest species of monkeys and can easily sit on a human hand.
...
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