Did you know that Space shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts took a cross-country detour and landed safely in California on Friday after stormy weather prevented them from returning home to Florida for the second day in a row?
Did you know that NASA prefers Florida landings because the cross-country ferry trip, which involves transporting the shuttle atop a modified jumbo jet, costs $1.7 million and takes more than a week?
Did you know that the shuttle logged 5.7 million miles with it last trip in space?.
Did you know that Neil Armstrong, was the first person to walk on the moon in (1969)?
Did you know that the first human in space was Russian Yuri Gagarin, who was launched into space on April 12, 1961 aboard Vostok 1 and orbited around the Earth?
Did you know that the first woman in space was Russian Valentina Tereshkova, she launched in June 1963 aboard Vostok 6?
Did you know that Alan Shepard was the first American and second person in space on May 5, 1961?
Did you know that Nas was ordered to pay his ex wife $55k a month in child support?
Did you know that Kelis wanted Nas to pay a forensic accountant who will look into his money to see how much he’s really holding so she can get more on top of lawyer fees. Plus, the mortgage on their home in L.A.?
3. Tyrese Gibson and Norma
Tyrese Gibson and Norma
Did you know that during this divorce Tyrese paid a one time lump sum of $42, 500, $6,230 in child support, paid for all attorney fees including his own of course?
Did you know that Norma kept all gifts and jewels received during their marriage and Tyrese will buy Norma her Range Rover when the lease is up?
Russell Simmons and Kimora Lee
4. Russell Simmons and Kimora Lee
Did you know that mogul Russell Simmons is expected to pay$480,000 a year in child support, $18,000 a month for maintenance of their home in New Jersey (which was eventually put up for sale), and provide her with a new car every two years valued at no less than $60, 000?
5. Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe
Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe
Did you know that the ex wife of the late “King of Pop”, Debbie Rowe managed to get $8.5 million, an SUV and a Beverly Hills home. + an additional $2 million for entering into a confidentiality agreement?
6. Babyface and Tracey Edmonds Did you know that even though the couple has joint custody of their two children, Babyface parted ways with $70 million dollars in cash, property, stocks, alimony, child support, and a percentage of music publishing?
Lionel Richie and Diane
7. Lionel Richie and Diane
Did you know that although the marriage ended, Diane wanted to maintain the lifestyle she had as his wife?
Did you know that Lionel had to pay $20 million dollars over to Diane?
Did you know that the money was suppose to cover “expenses” she lists as clothes, shoes, accessories, dermatology, hair removal, massages, jewelry, and their son’s $125, 000 boarding school tuition?
8. Paul McCartney and Heather Mills
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills
Did you know that Beatles star Paul McCartney had to pay out $48.7 million dollars to his estranged ex wife Heather Mills?
Did you know that McCartney had to pay an additional $70,000 a year in alimony and child support?
Did you know that $400 million deal with Apple and iTunes for the digital release of the Beatles catalog helped in all of this?
9. Robert Johnson and Sheila Crump
Robert Johnson and Sheila Crump
Did you know that Bob Johnson, the co-founder of BET along with his ex wife Sheila. Bob also made history back in 2005 after becoming the firs African American billionaire?
Did you know that Sheila Crump was right behind him thanks to her settlement of $400 million ($5.5 million for each of the 25 years they were married) making her the first African American female billionaire (move over Oprah)?
Did you know that Crump then turned around and married the judge that presided her divorce?
10. Mel Gibson and Robyn Moore
Mel Gibson and Robyn Moore
Did you know that at the time of their divorced that Mel Gibson was reportedly worth almost $950 million and they never signed a prenup?
the most popular searches on any given search engine? Many search engines and sites keep track of the popular searches on the Web, either in real time or in archived lists that you can use to track trends.
Researching what people are searching for on the Web is a great way to keep up with popular buzz, figure out what people are looking for and give it to them on your blog or website, or heck - it's a fun way to pass the time. Here are just a few of the sites that track what people are searching for:
Google Zeitgeist: Google reveals what the top searches are by week, month, and year. Also includes a look at what the most popular searches are in other countries than the United States.
Ask Top Searches: Ask.com breaks the searches down by week ending and advancing, top news searches, and if there's a holiday anywhere near, the top searches for that particular week.
Yahoo! Buzz Index: Yahoo goes way further than the other two sites already mentioned in its in-depth coverage of the most popular searches, including a "Today's Top Movers" category with clickable links. In addition, top searches are broken down into actors, movies, sports, etc., with constantly updated short articles to the right of the top search chart. This is where I go to get in-depth information fast on the most popular searches in relatively real-time.
AOL Hot Searches: Find out what people are searching for in real-time at AOL Search. These are updated every 12 seconds! Also includes links to AOL Buzzline, Top Searches of the year, TV's Top Five, and more.
MSN Search Insider: MSN Search throws its' hat into the most popular searches ring; including a list of the Top 200, Duels (you can vote for your favorite to "win" the search race. Cheesy, but kind of fun), and various top media searches.
Lycos Top 50: Lycos has been around forever (at least in Internet years) and has a pretty good Most Popular Searches site. Includes Lycos Top 50, Top 50 blog, Top 50 Archives (at this writing all the way back to 1999), and a focus on whatever holiday day or week might be around the corner.
MetaCrawler: The most popular searches on this search engine are visible in real time, refreshed every 15 seconds. In addition, you can cruise along with MetaCrawler's trenchcoat wearing mascot and "get a no-holds-barred (unfiltered) look at the search queries of MetaCrawler users." It's interesting to see what real people are searching for, and might give you some interesting ideas to spice up your search engine optimization efforts.
Nielsen/Net-Rati ngs: Not so much a "top searches" as a popular searches statistics site. Click on "country", and then click on "web usage data." You'll see interesting little tidbits such as "sessions/visits per person", "duration of a Web page viewed", and "PC time per person." No, it's not as thrilling as seeing which reality TV show is winning the top search race, but it's educational and therefore good for you.
ZDNet UK Most Popular Searches: Find out what other techno-geeks are searching for. Clickable links go to both related articles on ZDNet (and they're very extensive, a nice feature) or to Web results.
Bloglines.com: Read the most popular blogs of the day at Bloglines; you'll be able to see what top searches and Web buzzwords are travelling through the blogosphere here.
The best selling rap /R&B album ever in the US is CrazySexyCool by TLC which has reached sales of 11 million, surpassing MC Hammer's Please Don't Hurt 'Em which has sold 10 million units. TLC first hit the music world in 1992 with two consecutive Top 3 platinum singles, "Ain't Too Proud To Beg", "Baby, Baby, Baby", and the gold single "What About Your Friends". All three tracks featured on their album debut Oooooooohhh! On The TLC Tip, which sold three million copies.
Labor Day is a United States federal Holiday observed on the first Monday in September.
The holiday originated Canada out of labor disputes in the 1870s, which resulted in legalization and protection of union activity in 1872. The parades held in support and the printers' strike led to an annual celebration in Canada. In 1882 American labor leader Peter J. McGuire witnessed one of these labor festivals in Toronto. Inspired, he returned to New York and organized the first American "labor day" in that same year: September 5, 1882, 127 years ago.
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!
Did you know that Space shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts took a cross-country detour and landed safely in California on Friday after stormy weather prevented them from returning home to Florida for the second day in a row?
