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Monday, October 31, 2011

Did you know that the process of body scarification, scars are formed by cutting or branding the skin?

Did you know that Scarifying involves scratching, etching, burning, or superficially cutting designs, pictures, or words into the skin as a permanent body modification?[1]

Did you know that the process of body scarification, scars are formed by cutting or branding the skin?

Did you know that Scarification is sometimes called cicatrization (from the French equivalent)?

Did you know that Scarification is usually more visible on darker skinned people than tattoos?

Did you know that Endorphins can be released in the scarification process that can induce a euphoric state?

Did you know that there are also aesthetic, religious, and social reasons for scarification?

Did you know that Scarification is not a precise practice; variables, such as skin type, cut depth, and how the wound is treated while healing, make the outcome unpredictable?

Did you know that generally, the longer for a wound to heal, the more pronounced the scar will be?








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Did you know that Jackee was the first African American to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series?

Did you know that in 1983,"Jackée" Harry  made her television debut on Another World as Lily Mason, a role she continued until 1986?

Did you know that Jackee was the first African American to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series?

Did you know that Jackee performance of, "Sandra Clark", on the NBC sitcom 227,  inspired NBC producers to create a television pilot for her entitled Jackée?

Did you know that Jackee pilot episode failed with audiences and is now shown as an episode of 227?



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Sunday, October 30, 2011

Did you know that Samuel L. Jackson was named the highest-grossing actor of all time according to THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS?

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Did you know that Samuel Jackson debuted in Spike Lee's "Jungle Fever" in 1991?

Did you know that Samuel Jackson has under his belt 100 movies that has made more than $7.4 billion?

Did you know that Samuel L. Jackson  was named the highest-grossing actor of all time according to THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS?


Did you know that The Hollywood Reporter says "Jurassic Park" ($914 million), "Pulp Fiction" ($212 million) and the "Star Wars" prequels ($2.4 billion) were Jackson's big contributors to the record?






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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Did you know that Super Bowl 25 was the only Super Bowl decided by one point?


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 Super Bowl XXV 



Did you know that Super Bowl XXV was played on January 27, 1991?

Did you know that the The National Football Conference (NFC) Champion New York Giants (16-3) defeated the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Buffalo Bills (15-4), 20–19?

Did you know that Super Bowl 25 was the only Super Bowl decided by one point?

Did you know that the Super Bowl 25 is best remembered for Bills placekicker Scott Norwood's last-second field goal attempt which went right of the uprights?

Did you know that Norwood's miss would lead to a Giants victory and starting a four-game losing streak in the Super Bowl for the Bills?


Did you know that the game would become known as the "Wide Right Game"?

Did you know that the Bills led the league in total points scored (428), while the Giants led the league in fewest points allowed (211)?




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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Did you know that Henry Hays was the first white person executed for following orders from the KKK to murder a black citizen in Alabama since 1913?

Did you know that Henry Francis Hays (November 10, 1954 – June 6, 1997[1]) was a member of the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama, who was convicted and sentenced to death for a 1981 lynching-style murder of 19-year old African-American Michael Donald?

Did you know that Henry Hays was the first white person executed for following orders from the KKK to murder a black citizen in Alabama since 1913?

Did you know that Hays was executed in Alabama electric chair Yellow Mama after Governor Fob James refused to commute his sentence,  Hays was 42 years old at the time of his execution?

Did you know that Donald's mother, Beulah Mae Donald, in assistance of the Southern Poverty Law Center, sued United Klans of America in a civil suit?

Did you know that an all-white jury found the Klan responsible for the lynching of Michael Donald and ordered a seven million dollar judgment?

Did you know that Beulah Mae Donald law suit resulted in the Klan handing over all its assets including its national headquarters in Tuscaloosa?

Did you know that she sold the Klan building for $52,000 and bought a home?

Did you know that Beulah Died a year and a half later, she was 67?
 



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Thursday, October 6, 2011

Did you know that Teresa Edwards is the first female basketball player to have played in five Olympics?

Did you know that Teresa Edwards is the youngest and oldest player to compete in the Olympics?

Did you know that Teresa Edwards also holds the unique distinction of being in the youngest gold medalist in women's basketball (age 20 in 1984) and the oldest gold medalist in women's basketball (age 36 in 2000).

Did you know that Edwards is the first female basketball player to have played in five Olympics?

Did you know that ( Australian Andrew Gaze) with Puerto Rican Teófilo Cruz and Brazilian Oscar Schmidt also competed in five Olympics?


Did you know that Edwards made a record fifth Olympic basketball team, earning a fourth gold medal to go with her bronze medal?


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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!