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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Did you know that Hogzilla was alleged to be 12 feet long and weighed over 1,000 pounds?


Did you know that Hogzilla is the name given to a male hybrid of wild hog and domestic pig that was shot and killed in Alapaha, Georgia, United States, on June 17, 2004?

Did you know that Hogzilla was alleged to be 12 feet (3.7 m) long and weighed over 1,000 pounds (450 kg)?

Did you know that Hogzilla was originally considered a hoax?[2]

Did you know that Hogzilla remains were exhumed in early 2005 and studied by Dr. Oz Katz and his father, Dr Eliahu Katz for a documentary and a book they wrote together?

Did you know that in March 2005, these scientists confirmed that Hogzilla actually weighed 800 pounds (360 kg) and was between 6.9 feet (2.1 m) and 8.6 feet (2.6 m) long, diminishing the previous claim?

 DNA testing was performed, revealing that Hogzilla was a hybrid of wild boar and domestic pig (Hampshire breed).[2

Did you know that Hogzilla's tusks measured nearly 28 inches (71 cm) and 19 inches (48 cm)?



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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Did you know that Amy Winehouse & Janis Joplin both died at 27?

Did you know that the 27 Club is entertainers who died at 27?


Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer-songwriter known for her powerful contralto vocals[1] and her eclectic mix of musical genres including R&B,soul and jazz.


At 3:54 pm BST (15:54 UTC+1) on 23 July 2011, two ambulances were called to Winehouse's home in Camden, London.[203] Winehouse had been found by a member of her security team[204]and was pronounced dead at the scene. Shortly afterwards, the Metropolitan Police confirmed that she had died.[205][206] A post mortem was carried out on 25 July. The results were inconclusive and no cause of death could be established.[207] An inquest was adjourned until 26 October, and results of further toxicology tests will take two to four weeks.[204][207] A private funeral was planned for 26 July 2011 for friends and family.[208] After her death was announced, media and camera crews appeared as crowds gathered near Winehouse’s residence to pay their respects.Forensic investigators entered the flat as police cordoned off the street outside.
Winehouse's record label, Universal Republic, released a statement that read in part: "We are deeply saddened at the sudden loss of such a gifted musician, artist and performer."[209][210]Many musical artists paid tribute to Winehouse including U2Lady GagaNicki MinajRihanna,George MichaelAdele and Kelly Clarkson.[211]
Family and friends attended Winehouse's funeral on 26 July 2011 at Edgwarebury Lane cemetery in north London.[13][212] Her mother and father, Janis and Mitch Winehouse, close friend Kelly Osbourne, producer Mark Ronson, and her boyfriend were among those in attendance at the private service led by Rabbi Frank Hellner.[13][212] Her father delivered the eulogy, saying "Goodnight, my angel, sleep tight. Mummy and Daddy love you ever so much."[13] Carole King's "So Far Away" closed the service with mourners singing along.[213] She was later cremated at Golders Green Crematorium. The family planned to sit a two-day Shiva.






Jonathan Brandis
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Jonathan Gregory Brandis (13 April 1976 – 12 November 2003). American actor, director and screenwriter.
Committed suicide by hanging in his Los Angeles apartment. Following appearances in The NeverEnding Story II and seaQuest DSV, Brandis’s career had stalled. He did not leave a suicide note, but friends were quoted as saying he was lonely and depressed about his career. One friend admitted that Brandis drank heavily, and had even mentioned that he might kill himself.







Kurt Cobain
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Kurt-Cobain-4Kurt Donald Cobain (20 February 1967 – c 5 April 1994). American singer, guitarist, and songwriter.
Committed suicide by gunshot in his home in Seattle. After “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, Cobain was referred to as the “spokesman of a generation”. He was uncomfortable with the attention. In the last years of his life, he struggled with drug addiction and media pressures. Following a meeting with friends and record company executives, arranged by his wife Courtney Love, Cobain had agreed to undergo a detox program, but left the facility the day after arriving. On 8 April, Cobain’s body was discovered at his Lake Washington home by an electrician who had arrived to install a security system. Apart from a minor amount of blood coming out of Cobain’s ear, the electrician reported seeing no visible signs of trauma, and initially believed that Cobain was asleep until he saw the shotgun pointing at his chin. A suicide note was found that said, “I haven’t felt the excitement of listening to as well as creating music, along with really writing … for too many years now”. A high concentration of heroin and traces of Valium were also found in his body. Cobain’s body had been lying there for days; the coroner’s report estimated Cobain to have died on 5 April.

Brian Jones
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Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969). English guitarist.
Drowned in the swimming pool of his home in Hartfield, Sussex, England. After a second arrest for marijuana possession, sporadic contributions to the Rolling Stones (which he co-formed), substance abuse and mood swings, Jones was informed by the other members of the band that a new guitarist would be added to the lineup, and that a tour of the US would go ahead without him. The last known photographs show him looking bloated, with deep-set eyes, but other witnesses state that he was “happier than he had ever been” and “excited about his own plans”. The circumstances of his death are unknown. The coroner’s report stated “Death by misadventure”, and noted his liver and heart were heavily enlarged by drug and alcohol abuse. There have been theories of suicide and murder. Jimi Hendrix (no 2) dedicated a song to him on US television, and Jim Morrison (no 4) wrote a poem entitled Ode To LA While Thinking Of Brian Jones, Deceased.



Jim Morrison
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James Douglas Morrison (8 December 1943 – 3 July 1971). American singer, poet, songwriter, writer and film director.
Died in the bathtub of his Paris apartment. Under French law, no autopsy was performed because the medical examiner claimed to have found no evidence of foul play. The cause of death was officially listed as “heart failure”, but heroin use was probably involved, possibly inhaled because he thought it was cocaine. His girlfriend, Pamela Courson, gave numerous contradictory versions of his death. Courson died of a heroin overdose three years later, at the age of – you guessed it – 27.



Jimi Hendrix
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Jimi Hendrix (Johnny Allen Hendrix then James Marshall Hendrix) (27 November 1942 – 18 September 1970). American guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer.
Died in a London hotel room under circumstances which have never been fully explained. According to the doctor who initially attended to him, Hendrix asphyxiated (literally drowned) in his own vomit, mainly red wine. His girlfriend, Monika Dannemann, claimed that he had taken her prescribed sleeping pills, but her comments about that morning were often contradictory, and there have been suggestions of blame cast on her. In 1996, in the face of legal action, Dannemann committed suicide.





Janis Joplin
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Janis Lyn Joplin (19 January 1943 – 4 October 1970). American singer, songwriter, and music arranger.
Died in a Los Angeles motel room of a heroin overdose, possibly combined with the effects of alcohol. She had recently become engaged, and was involved in recording her band’s album Pearl. The song “Mercedes Benz” on the album was the last thing she recorded. (The producer of the album was Paul A Rothchild, who had previously worked with The Doors (no 4) and who would later produce the soundtracks for The Rose (loosely based on Joplin’s life) and The Doors.).



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Monday, July 25, 2011

Did you know that a Dutch Oven is when you are laying in bed with a "significant other" and you fart then hold his or her head under the blanket?


Did you know that a Dutch Oven is when you are laying in bed with a "significant other" and you fart then hold his or her head under the blanket?













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Did you know that Chris Daughtry and Adam Lambert, American Idol finalist both made $6 million for 2010?


Did you know that Carrie Underwood tops Forbes magazine's list of the Top Selling 'American Idols' alumni with earnings of more than $20 million over the last 12 months?

 Adam Lambert and  Chris Daughtry
Did you know that Chris Daughtry and Adam Lambert, American Idol finalist both made  $6 million for 2010?




Fantasia Barrino
Did you know Fantasia Barrino was number 3? 









Did you know who the top earning American Idol winners  are? 

1. Carrie Underwood: $20 million
2. Chris Daughtry: $6 million (tie), Adam Lambert: $6 million (tie)
3. Fantasia Barrino: $4 million
4. Jordin Sparks: $3 million
5. Kelly Clarkson: $2.5 million
6. Jennifer Hudson: $2 million
7. Kellie Pickler: $1.8 million
8. Clay Aiken: $1.5 million
9. Katharine McPhee: $1 million (tie), David Archuleta: $1 million (tie), David Cook



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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Did you know what States have both had two American Idol Winners?

Did you know that seven of the ten Idol winners, including its first five, have come from the Southern States?


Did you know what States have both had two American Idol Winners?


Did you know that Alabama and North Carolina have both had the most American Idol Winners?


Taylor Reuben Hicks
Ruben Studdard
Did you know that Alabama American Idol Winners Were Ruben Studdard and Taylor Hicks?




Did you know that both Hicks and Studdard were both From Birmingham, Alabama?




Did you know that both Alabama American Idol winners were name Ruben?




Did you know North Carolina Winners were Fantasia Barrino and Scotty McCreery ?


  
Did you know that Clay Aiken, Kellie Pickler, and Chris Daughtry were  all from North Carolina?  



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Monday, July 18, 2011

Did you know that Spanish lore says the true origin of running with the bulls began in North-eastern Spain during the early 14th century?


Did you know that the Running of the Bulls is a practice that involves running in front of a small group (typically a dozen) of bulls that have been let loose, on a course of a sectioned-off subset of a town's streets?
Did you know that the most famous running of the bulls is that of the seven-day festival of Sanfermines in honour of San Fermín inPamplona, although they are held in towns and villages across SpainPortugal, and in some cities in Mexico,[3] Mesquite, Nevada,[4] and southern France, during the summer?
 Did you know that running with the bulls anyone can compete although bullfights are performed by professionals?
Did you know that the running with the bulls main is to transport the bulls from the off-site corrals where they had spent the night, to the bullring where they would be killed in the evening?
 Did you know that Spanish lore says the true origin of running with the bulls began in North-eastern Spain during the early 14th century?

Did you know that before Pamplona bull run a set of wooden or iron barricades is erected to direct the bulls along the route and to block off side streets?

Did you know that there may be a double row of barricades along the route to allow runners to quickly exit in case of danger?

Did you know that the gaps in the barricades are wide enough for a person to slip through, but narrow enough to block a bull?

Did you know that the Pamplona encierro is the most popular running of the bulls in Spain and is broadcast live by two national television channels? 

Did you know that running with the bulls is the highest profile event of the San Fermin festival, which is held every year from July 6–14?    

Did you know that the first bull running is on July 7, followed by one on each of the following mornings of the festival, beginning every day at 8 am?

Did you know that all participants must be at least 18 years old, run in the same direction as the bulls, not incite the bulls, and not be under the influence of alcohol?

Did you know that the length of the run is 826 meters (903 yards)?


Did you know that every year, during the running of the bulls between 200 and 300 people are injured during the run?
Did you know that since 1910, 15 people have been killed in Pamplona from the running with the bills?

Did you know that the English town of Stamford, Lincolnshire was host to a bull-running festival for almost 700 years until it was abandoned in 1837? 


In 2008 Red Bull Racing driver David Coulthard and Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Sébastien Bourdais performed a version of 'bull running' event in Pamplona, Spain, with the Formula One cars chasing 500 runners through the actual Pamplona route.[16] with Formula 1 race cars.[17]

Did you know that in Ballyjamesduff, Ireland, an annual "Pig Run" is held?
Did you know that the pig run looks just like the bull run except with wild boars
Did you know that the Big Easy Rollergirls roller derby team has performed a version of annual bull run in New Orleans since 2007 in New Orleans, Louisiana?[18][19]
Did you know that in Dewey Beach, Delaware, the Starboard bar[20] sponsors an annual Running of the Bull [sic], in which hundreds of white-clad beachgoers are chased down the shore by a single “bull” (two people in a costume)?



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Did you know that the procedure for Hydro-fracking is when the pump is removed from the well and approximately 1,200 gallons of water is pumped in the well?

Did you know that Hydro-fracking is a process of pumping water to open new or existing water veins to increse water flow?


Did you know that the Hydo-Fracking can help a well with little or no water,  increase the flow rate about 98% of the time?
 
Did you know that Hydo-Fracking is so successful that companies who do this offer a guarantee?

Did you know that the procedure for Hydro-fracking is when the pump is removed from the well and approximately 1,200 gallons of water is pumped in the well?



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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Did you know that Brutus the Buckeye is of the 10 Weirdest College Mascots?

Did you know that  Sammy the Banana Slug is the mascot for  (University of California-Santa Cruz)?

Did you know that a banana slug is a slimy yellow mollusk found near the northern California coastal community of Santa Cruz?

 Did you know that the University adopted the slug as a mascot as a attempt not to overemphasis being a athlete?

Did you know that many attempts have been made to change the mascot but all have failed?





 Did you know that Scrotie is unofficial mascot of the Rhode Island School of Design?

Did you know that the costume is unique and at the same time horrific, looking exactly like a giant penis?

Did you know that Scrotie wears a red cape with the scrotum hanging beneath?


Did you know that the school's basketball team is known as the Balls, and their slogan is, "When the heat is on, the Balls stick together?"

Did you know that the hockey team is called the Nads, and their cheer is "Go Nads!" Scrotie was created to cheer on the Nads in 2001?

Did you know despite his status as an unofficial mascot, he's present at all the games and widely accepted by the student body?


Did you know that Billiken is the mascot for (St. Louis University)?

Did you know that Saint Louis Billiken looks like a vampire or an alien or both?

Did you know that Billiken was a made up mascot that was picked because its likeness resembled that of one of the coaches?

Did you know that Billiken is a representation of good luck?






 

 

Did you know that Brutus the Buckeye is the athletics mascot of The Ohio State University?


Did you know that Brutus is a student dressed in Buckeye colors with a headpiece resembling an Ohio Buckeye nut?

Did you know that Brutus has been the mascot since 1965, with periodic updates to design and wardrobe?

Did you know that as a member of the cheerleading team Brutus Buckeye travels to many athletic and non-athletic events around The Ohio State University and makes appearances?



 Did you know that  the Boll Weevils is (University of Arkansas) mascot? 

Did you know that the men are represented by the Boll Weevils whereas the women are known as the “Cotton Blossoms?"




Did you know that the Fighting Pickle is the mascot for the  (North Carolina School of the Arts)?







 Did you know that the Super Frog the Horned Frog is the (Texas Christian University) mascot?


Did you know that TCU has been using the horned toad as a mascot since 1897?

Did you know that the horned toad might sound like a strange choice of a mascot, but it's the state reptile of Texas?






Did you know that the Fighting Okra is (Delta State University) mascot?







Did you know that the  Geoducks is (Evergreen State) mascot?

Did you know that Geoducks is pronounced “gooey duck”?
Did you know that the Geoduck isn't a waterfowl, as you might suspect, but a mollusk?
Did you know that the Geoduck is a native to the Pacific Northwest, which explains why the college chose it as a mascot?
Did you know that the Geoduck looks like a penis-shaped saltwater clam?
and the best part is the Evergreen State Geoduck Fight Song: 






 Did you know that Gaylord the Camel is (Campbell University) mascot?




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Did you Know

Did you know that the average human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons? These remarkable cells form intricate networks, allowing us to think, feel, and experience the world around us. Each neuron communicates with others through electrical impulses, creating a symphony of thoughts, memories, and emotions. So next time you ponder life’s mysteries, remember that your brain is orchestrating a cosmic dance of neurons!