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

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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, when our voice box drops as part of our development. As children and adults, the human voice box lays unusually low in the neck compared to other.animals. This allows sound to resonate much more, which is why we are able to produce the wide range of sounds that makes up our speech.

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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 regular male smoker might consume in a lifetime. The researchers, from the Univeristy of Bristol, took their figures on life expectancy from a major study of the impact of smoking carried out by leading cancer expert Professor Sir Richard Doll. They calculated that smokers were likely to die 6.5 years earlier than non-smokers. They also worked out thast if a man smokes the average number of cigarettes a year (5,772) from the average starting age of 17 until his death at 71 he will consume a total of 311,688 cigarettes. Based on these figures, each cigarette cost 11 minutes of.life. Crude calculation The researchers admit that their calculation is crude as it relies on averages, assumes the health effects of smoking are evenly spread throughout a smoker's lifetime and presupposes that the number of ciagrettes smoked throughout a lifetime is constant. "However, it shows the high cost of smoking in a way that everyone can understand," they write. "The first day of the year is traditionally a time when many smokers try to stop. The fact that each cigarette they smoke reduces their life by 11 minutes may spur them on." Clive Bates, director of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) said on average a 20-a-day smoker is losing one day of life for every week of smoking. He said: "As if that's not bad enough, smokers are likely to die a more painful death and spend longer being ill while they are alive."

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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.
*• Alabama has 1,400 peanut farmers who employ an additional 2,500 full-time employees.
*• The National Peanut Festival, the nation's.largest peanut festival, is held each fall in Dothan Alabama to honor peanut growers.
*• Americans consume 700 million pounds or 3.3 pounds per person, of peanut butter per year….that's enough to coat the floor of the Grand Canyon.
*• There are approximately 810 peanuts in an 18 oz. jar of peanut butter.
*• The United States produces four basic.varieties of peanuts: Runner, Virginia, Spanish and Valencia. Each type is distinctive in size and flavor. Runners are grown mainly in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Texas and Oklahoma. Brundidge, Alabama hosts the annual.Brundidge Peanut Butter Festival in October. For more information, call (334) 735-2385.
*• The peanut is unusual because it flowers above the ground, but fruits below the ground.
*• By law, any product labeled "peanut butter" in the United States must be at least 90% peanuts.
*• Nearly half of the United States peanut crop is used to make peanut butter.
*• In the U.S., annual peanut production (about 1.5 million tons per year) often exceeds the production of beans and peas combined.
*• Worldwide, about 2/3 of the crop is processed for peanut oil.
*• 20% of the world's peanut production is used in candy.
*• Peanut oil accounts for 8% of the world sedible oil production.
*• Peanuts are also called goobers, goober peas, pindars, ground nuts, earth nuts, monkey nuts, and grass nuts.
*• Peanuts are members of the pea family.
*• Georgia is the largest producer of peanuts in the U.S.
*• The first peanuts grown in the United States were grown in Virginia.
*• Americans eat 3 pounds of peanut butter per person every year. That's about 700 million pounds, or enough to coat the floor of the Grand Canyon!
*• Peanuts may be a favorite food, but we've found many uses for their shells too! You might find peanut shells in kitty litter wallboard, fireplace logs, paper, animal feed and sometimes as fuel for power plants!
*• Two peanut farmers have been elected President of the United States: Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy Carter.
*• One acre of peanuts will make 30,000 peanut butter sandwiches.

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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.

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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- whitening product Aquafresh White Trays as part of a promotion involving the celebrity which aims to raise money for US charity Smiles for Success. Wendy Baker, President, Lloyd’s America, helped to ‘unveil’ the Ugly Betty actress as the star behind the smile promotion at a ceremony in New York City yesterday. She said: “Lloyd’s, as the world’s leading, specialist insurance market, has more than 300 years' experience devising innovative insurance policies for unique risks – and insuring celebrity body parts is one of them. That's why, when our underwriters were approached to insure America's smile for $10 million, they were happy to devise a policy that fitted the bill." Miss Ferrera, who plays Betty Suarez in the hit US show, is the latest in a long line of celebrities to be insured at the world’s leading, specialist insurance market. Lloyd’s has insured Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards’ fingers; Marlene Dietrich’s legs; and, according to one history book, actress Bette Davis once insured her waistline against expansion. An underwriter was once even approached to.insure an un-named celebrity’s chest hair..The insurance coverage was placed through Lloyd's broker Glencairn Limited on behalf of Hanleigh Management Inc, based in Montvale, New Jersey. Miss Ferrera said: “Thank you to Aquafresh White Trays and Lloyd’s of London for insuring my smile, I’ll try my hardest to take care of it. It’s very flattering to have my smile insured for $10 million, it’s not something that I ever imagined happening.”

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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 in its physical state, by its very nature, denotes wealth and prestige in every country, culture and market in the world today - it is probably the most valuable and easily traded commodity available in the global market place. This color is linked to masculine energy and the power of the sun, compared to silver which is associated with feminine energy and the sensitivity of the moon. Optimistic and positive, gold adds richness and warmth to everything with which it is associated - it illuminates and enhances other things around it. At the uppermost level, this is a color which is associated with higher ideals, wisdom, understanding and enlightenment. It inspires knowledge, spirituality and a deep understanding of the self and the soul. In the meaning of colors, gold is generous and giving.compassionate and loving, the benefactor or patron, sharing its wisdom, knowledge and wealth with others. Gold is the color of the winner - first place medals are always in gold, silver is second place. Confident, passionate and eye-catching, gold draws attention to itself. Gold is a warm color that can be shiny, glistening and happy as well as dull, muted and traditional. The brighter shades of gold catch the eye with their brilliance while the darker muted shades are deep, warm and intense. Gold has long been associated with royalty throughout the world, along with purple. Being surrounded by too much gold can lead you to become egotistical, self-righteous and opportunistic in your quest for greater power and influence. If living under the negative of the color gold, you may not trust easily, have a fear of success and wealth, or even exhibit a fear of failure. You may be selfish and demanding, lacking kindness and generosity, even to the extreme of being miserly. If your favorite color is gold, it will reflect in your personality! Personality color gold will give you more information on this. If you are thinking of using gold in a business application, read about the meanings of colors in business.

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