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Friday, November 28, 2008

Did you know this sex trivia?


Did you know that a man’s penis not only shrinks during cold weather but also from nonsexual excitement as when his favorite football team scores a touchdown?

Did you know that a women with a Ph.D. are twice more likely to be interested in a one-night stand than those only with a bachelor's degree?

Did you know that besides one’s breasts and genitals, the inner nose is the only other body part that swells during sex?

Did you know that the male fetus is capable of attaining an erection during the last trimester?

Did you know that in ancient Greece, women would normally expose their vaginas to ward off storms at sea?

Did you know that everyday, 200 million couples around the world have sex, which is about over 2000 couples at any given moment?

Did you know that women are most likely to want to have sex when they are ovulating?

Did you know that sex is the safest tranquilizer in the world?

Did you know that 30% of women over the age of 80 still have sexual intercourse either with their spouse or boyfriends?

Did you know thatmosquitoes, which mate in the air perform a sex act that lasts only 2 seconds?

Did you know that fellatio ranks as the number one sexual act desired by heterosexual men?

Did you know that Australian women have sex on the first date more than women the same age in the USA and Canada?

Did you know that it’s illegal to have sex without a condom in Nevada?

Did you know that today, Japan leads the world in condom use. Like cosmetics, they're sold door to door, by women?

Did you know that more Americans lose their virginity in June than in any other month (must be all those weddings and prom nights)?

Did you know that Wyoming’s Grand Tetons mountain range literally means “Big Tits”?

Did you know that in the original Grimm fairly tale of 'Sleeping Beauty', the Prince rapes her while she sleeps and then leaves before she wakes up? (Good thing that was rewritten!)

Did you know that the word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means to exercise naked, which often was done in ancient Greece?

Did you know that white women and those women with a college degree, when asked said they were more receptive to anal sex than women without college educations?

Did you know that the word avocado comes from the Spanish word aguacate which is derived from the Aztec word ahuacati which means testicle?

Did you know that the original representation of Cupid by the Greeks was that of a beautiful young boy whose naked form was considered to be the embodiment of sexual love?

Did you know that the first condoms in the US were made from vulcanized rubber in the 1870s. They were expensive and annoyingly thick and meant to be reused?

Did you know that women who went to college are more likely to enjoy both the giving and receiving of oral sex than high school dropouts. (Amazing what one learns in college)?

Did you know that about 1% of the adult female population are able to achieve orgasm solely through breast stimulation?

Did you know that 14% of males said that they did not enjoy sex the first time?

Did you know that 60% of women say they did not enjoy sex their first time?

Did you know that the Romans would crush a first time rapist’s gonads between two stones?

Did you know that it’s illegal to have sex with a corpse anywhere in the United States? What??

Did you know that in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, it’s against the law to have sex with a truck driver in a toll booth? Okay...

Did you know that in Fairbanks, Alaska it’s illegal for moose to have sex on the city sidewalks. (I don't know how this is enforced?)

Did you know that in Florida having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal? Yea right...

Did you know that according to a survey of sex shop owners, cherry is the most popular flavor of edible underwear?

Did you know that when Viagra became available, operators of Nevada brothels reported that business "shot up" about 20 percent?

Did you know that male bats have the highest rate of homosexuality of any mammal?

Did you know that up until 1884, a Victorian-era woman could be sent to prison for denying a husband sex? What happened to the law?

Did you know that the sperm of a mouse is longer than the sperm of an elephant?

Did you know that a "Dork' is a whale's penis. The whales, as you might have the world's largest penises. The blue whale is the champ, due to his size, with a ten foot long member that is one foot in diameter?

Did you know that a seventy per cent of women would rather eat chocolate than have sex?

Did you know that the smallest erect penis on record was just 1cm long?

Did you know that about one per cent of women can orgasm solely through boob stimulation?

Did you know that the first public strip-tease dance was performed in 1894?

Did you know that a hybristophilia is the arousal derived by having sex with criminals?

Did you know that half of the men raised on farms have had a sexual encounter with an animal?

Did you know that research shows that 25% of men and 17% of women planned their first sexual encounter?

Did you know that the walrus has the largest penis of any land animal, measuring 24.5 inches when erect?


Did you know that Orgies were originally religious events, being offerings to the gods?


Did you know that "Not Able to Fornicate" was the name of a 19th-century northwestern American Indian chief?


Did you know that the words "naked" and "nude" are not the same thing. Naked implies unprotected. Nude means unclothed?


Did you know that over the same period of time, women who read romance novels tend to have twice as many lovers as those who don't?


Did you know that according to the Kinsey Institute, masturbation is more common among white-collar workers than blue-collar workers?


Did you know that Dishabiliophobia is the fear of undressing in front of someone?


Did you know that on average, 20% of women who live with their boyfriends have another sex partner?


Did you know that the two leading causes of temporary impotence are prolonged cigarette smoking and tight pants.


Did you know that Acrotomophilia occurs when you have a sexual attraction to amputees?


Did you know that according to Penthouse magazine, more women complain about infrequent sex than men do?


Did you know that according to the Kama Sutra, a mixture of camel's milk and honey will keep a man erect night and day?

Did you know that forty percent of women have said they had an orgasm while dreaming about sex. That number is 80% for men?


Did you know that according to a Kinsey survey, 75% of men ejaculate within three minutes pf penetration?


Did you know that the typical lovemaking session averages 15 minutes in length?


Did you know that according to Penthouse magazine, more women complain about infrequent sex than men do?


Did you know that males under the age of forty are typically able to achieve an erection in less than ten seconds?


Did you know that three out of a thousand men (0.3%) are well endowed enough to fellate (blow) themselves to orgasm?


Did you know that the French tickler was invented by a Tibetan monk?


Did you know that a typical orgasm lasts from three to ten seconds, with contractions occurring every 0.8 seconds for both men and women?


Did you know that Medomalacuphobia is the fear of losing an erection?


Did you know that There are five calories in a teaspoon of semen?


Did you know that According to Playboy, more women talk dirty during sex than men?


Did you know that Somebody actually timed a rattlesnake mating session that lasted 22.75 hours?


Did you know that According to recent surveys, the man is the most likely partner to be tied up during sex?


Did you know that Among primates, man has the largest and thickest penis?


Did you know that A study of pet owners found that 66% claimed they allowed their pets to remain in the bedroom during intercourse?


Did you know that women who are housewives are, as a whole, more faithful than working women?


Did you know that women say that the part of a man's body that they admire the most is his buttocks?


Did you know that studies have shown that men become sexually aroused nearly every time they dream?


Did you know that studies show that, for some unknown reason, the higher the level of education, the more men tend to have wet dreams?



Did you know that Sperm banks keep their donor semen at approximately -321 degrees Fahrenheit. At that temperature, it could be kept indefinitely?


Did you know that Among transsexuals who choose sex-change operations, females who elect to become males are reportedly happier and better adjusted after the procedures than males who elect to become female?


Did you know that The most successful X-rated movie of all time is Deep Throat. It cost less than $50,000 to make it and has earned more than $100 million?


Did you know that While nudity was considered commonplace to the ancient Greeks, a man was considered indecent if he had an exposed erection?


Did you know that there's actually a word for the fear of seeing, thinking about, or having an erect penis. It's called ithyphallophobia?



Did you know that Oculolinctus is a fetish whereby people are sexually aroused by licking a partner's eyeball. A word of caution if you want to try this: oral herpes can be transferred to the eye?


Did you know that At age seventy, 73% of men are still potent?


Did you know that The first "official" vasectomy was performed in 1893?



Did you know that Oneirogmophobia is the fear of wet dreams?


Did you know that The Roman emperor Nero used to dress up young boys in his dead wife's clothes and make love to them?


Did you know that An agalmatophiliac is someone who has a fetish for statues or mannequins?


These people tend to have an uncontrollable desire to masturbate whenever they see a nude mannequin?

Did you know that It takes a sperm one hour to swim seven inches?

Did you know that A man's testicles increase in size by 50% when he is aroused?

Did you know that Women who respond to sex surveys in magazines have had five times as many lovers as non-respondents?



Did you know that Black women are 50% more likely than white women to have an orgasm when they have sex?


Did you know that Micropenis is a rare disorder where the afflicted suffers from an unusually small penis, roughly .75 to one inch long...and that's erect?


Did you know that an unobstructed penis is capable of shooting semen anywhere from 12 to 24 inches?


Did you know that it's been said that Adolph Hitler was a coprophiliac, which means he had a fetish for women's feces. He also had a thing for being urinated on by women?



Did you know that it's been estimated that one out of every two hundred women is born with an extra nipple?


Did you know that the initial spurt of ejaculate travels at 28 miles per hour. By way of comparison, the world record for the 100 yard dash is 27.1 miles per hour?


Did you know that The left testicle usually hangs lower than the right for right-handed men. The opposite is true for lefties?

Did you know these Simon Cowell Facts?

Did you know that Simon Phillip Cowell was born 7 October 1959, Brighton, East Sussex, England?
Did you know that Cowell Nickname is Mr. Nasty, Judge Dread?
Did you know that his Height is 5' 9"?
Did you know that his parents' names are Julie Cowell and Eric Cowell?
Did you know that Cowell made his screen debut in 1990, on the UK TV series 'Sale of the Century', his prize for winning - Kitchen Utensils?
Did you know that following the success of the 'Popstars' TV series, Simon joined forces with Simon Fuller to produce a 'talent' show where the public decides who wins. This show became the TV phenomenon, 'Pop Idol'?
Did you know that he first made a TV appearance on UK's Pop Idol?
Did you know that America's American Idol was a spin off from UK's Pop Odol?
Did you know that Cowell dropped out of school at 16?
Did you know that he has 3 half-brothers, John, Michael and Tony, a half sister, June, a biological sister, Lindsay Elizabeth and a younger brother Nicholas Cowell who is now a millionaire property magnate?
Did you know that his first encounter with the entertainment business was in 1976 when he had gotten a job as a runner on the set of "Return of the Saint" when he was 17 years old?
Did you know that Simon started out in 1979 as a mail room clerk for EMI Music Publishing, where his father was an executive?
Did you know that Simon Cowell once wrote a check on the spot for $19,000 for a Barbados animal refuge, while vacationing on the island.?
Did you know that If he had the chance to invite six people, living or dead, to dinner, Simon Cowell would choose Bill Clinton (whose autobiography sits on his bookshelf), Natalie Wood and Frank Sinatra; then he'd tell Frank to pick the other three?
Did you know that Simon Cowell told Esquire that Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful" is one of the greatest pop records of all time?
Did you know that In London at Madame Tussauds wax museum, Simon Cowell's likeness takes a step closer to reality by hurling insults at museum visitors: "That was extraordinary," the figure says. "Unfortunately, extraordinarily bad?
Did you know that his sister's husband is the cousin of pop star Robbie Williams?
Did you know that he has 2 nieces and a nephew, namely: Tanyette Chantel (born October 18, 1981), Melissa Lee (born July 10, 1984), and Joshua Aaron, (born April 15, 1986) all 3 of whom have appeared in the audience during various episodes of Pop Idol Season 1?
Did you know that his best friend is his London neighbor Jackie St Claire?
Did you know that during an auditioning, a female participant told Simon and the other judges that she quit her job at a hair salon so she can pursue her dreams on American Idol; when getting rejected, Simon had asked for the phone and called the owner of the participant workplace where the rejected contestant got her job back?
Did you know that Cowell being brutally honest has made him the person you love to hate? Did you know that in 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his U.S. earnings at $45 million for the year?
Did you know thatHis father Eric Cowell was a record company executive with EMI?
Did you know that His father died at home in 1999 of a massive heart attack on the very day that Simon got his first Number One with a then-unknown band called Westlife who his dad had predicted would become big?
Did you know that His band 'Westlife' has achieved an impressive 10 Number 1 hits alone? I guess his father was right!
Did you know that Simon made records, he also breaks them: over a ten year period, via his company 'S Records', he has achieved sales of over 25 million albums, over 70 top 30 records, and 17 Number 1 singles?
Did you know that Cowell is allergic to lambs' wool so he prefers to buys expensive cashmere jumpers?
Did you know that he is Ranked #6 in the 2008 Telegraph's list "the 100 most powerful people in British culture"?
Did you know that in 2007, he earned an estimated $72 million in income from his various projects. $45 million from American Idol, $15 million from Britain's Got Talent and X Factor, and $12 million from his record label?
Did you know that During auditions for 'The X Factor', he made a bet with auditionee Paul Holt that he would pay him £50,000 if he got a #1 single. Holt was quickly signed by a record label - and backed by X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne - to release "50 Grand for Christmas" in December 2004, which only charted at #35 in the UK?
Did you know that he signs his then-girlfriend Sinitta and scores the smash hits "So Macho" and "Toyboy."?
Did you know that he also releases the Power Rangers theme single?
Did you know that despite his successes, Simon has also turned down many bands that went on to find success elsewhere – most notably 'The Spice Girls' and 'Take That', simply because he thought Gary Barlow was too fat to be a star!?
Did you know that Simon has now become a celebrity in his own right, serving as a judge on both the UK and US version of the 'Pop Idol' show. He spends his time between the UK and America, and has set up his own production company, Syco TV, which co-produced the latest breed of talent show – 'The X Factor'?
Did you know that in 2007, Simon was offered £1 million to become the face of Viagra. Feeling insulted by the offer, he turned it down?
Did you know that Simon is a vegetarian?
Did you know that Paula, Randy, and Ryan all have their own stars on the "Walk of Fame", Did you know that Simon is the only American Idol judge/host to not have a star?
Did you know that his western astrological sign is Libra and his chinese astrological sign is Pig?
Did you know that Simon was on Scary Movie 3 where he played a judge of a rap contest?
Did you know that in the DVD release of Shrek 2, Simon was featured as an animated character judging the movie characters in a show similar to American Idol?
Did you know that Simon maintains a lavish lifestyle with several houses in San Francisco, California and one in London, England?
Did you know that in 2006, Simon, as well as American Idol, were satirised in the film American Dreamz in which Hugh Grant played an essentially useless host and obnoxious judge of an American Idol-type show. In the same year, they were parodied in the Nickelodeon television episode "Fairy Idol" from The Fairly Odd Parents produced by Butch Hartman?
Did you know that after Simon was "Punk'd" by Ryan Seacrest and Randy Jackson on the season Five premiere, he became the seventh resident of a country outside of North America to get "Punk'd"?
Did you know that he can also be credited with the emergence of TV hits from the likes of cartoon puppets 'Zig & Zag', 'The Teletubbies' and 'Robson & Jerome'?
Did you know that Simon cllaims he deserves to be paid more than Bruce Springsteen? I sell more records than Bruce Springsteen... If he got 100, I should have got 500.
Did you know that in the last five years, I've probably sold over 100 million records.By doing Idol I signed the biggest artist on the planet and it's called Idol because every single Idol winner is now signed through Sony BMG?
Did you know that Simon Cowell's paid a$1 million dollars for that car?

Did you know that his girlfriend is Terri Seymour end her relationship with Cowell in 2008?





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Thursday, November 27, 2008

Did you know this Simpson Triva?



Did you know that the Simpson was created by Matt Groening?




Did you know that Matt co-wrote The Simpsons 1990 music videos, "Do The Bartman" and "Deep, Deep Trouble?"



Did you know that Groening and Deborah Caplan married in 1986 and had two sons together, Homer and Abe, both of whom Groening occasionally portrays as rabbits in Life in Hell. The couple divorced in 1999 after thirteen years of marriage?



Did you know that Matt's traditional use of "J" as his characters' middle initial is a tribute to Bullwinkle. J. Moose and Rocket. J. Squirrel?



Did you know that In 1990, Barbara Bush, First Lady of the US at the time, called The Simpsons "the dumbest thing she had ever seen". Groening took revenge in 1996 with the episode "Two Bad Neighbors" (season 7, episode 13). George and Barbara Bush move next door to the Simpsons and George ended up getting beaten up by Homer due to Bart getting a light spanking for screwing up the Bush house?



Did you know that Matt explains that the Tracey Ullman versions of The Simpsons were drawn so crudely because he could not draw well and the animators only sketched over them?



Did you know that Groening used to write comics for Apple, the computer company?



Did you know that Matt was editor of the Evergreen High School newspaper?



Did you know that Bart Simpson's name came from the word "brat", which Matt described as himself in his earlier years. Both are left-handed as well?


Did you know that Groening's top ten favorite episodes of The Simpsons are?












6. "Homer's Enemy" (S8)











Did you know that Matt received the National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award in 2003, and was nominated for the same award in 2000?



Did you know thatMatt's favorite music album is Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart?



Did you know that originally, Homer Simpson from The Simpsons had Matt's initials in his head?



Did you know that Groening is left-handed?



Did you know thatMatt's father, a descendant of Russian Mennonites, speaks Plautdietsch?



Did you know that Matt is a huge Godzilla fan?



Did you know that Matt has 2 sons; Homer Groening (born in 1991) and Abe Groening (born in 1993)?



Did you know that Matt has 2 sisters: Lisa Groening and Maggie Groening?



Did you know that his mother is named Margaret Groening?



Did you know that he's son of Homer Groening, animator and producer of surf movies?




Did you know that Groening provided the voice for "Arturo" in the holiday movie Olive the Other Reindeer?




Did you know that Groening has won 11 Primetime Emmy Awards, ten for The Simpsons and one for Futurama as well as a British Comedy Award for "outstanding contribution to comedy" in 2004. In 2002, he won the National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award for his work on Life in Hell.




Did you know that the Simpsons Movie grossed a combined total of $74 million in its opening weekend in the United States, taking it to the top of the box office,[145] and set the record for highest grossing opening weekend for a film based on a television series, surpassing Mission Impossible II?




Did you know that the Simpsons Movie to date, the film has a worldwide gross of $526,622,545.[149]




Did you know that when the Simpsons first season DVD was released in 2001, it quickly became the best-selling television DVD in history, although it was later overtaken by the first season of Chappelle's Show?[128]




Did you know that the popularity of The Simpsons has made it a billion-dollar merchandizing industry?




Did you know that the year 2007 marked the twentieth anniversary of The Simpsons franchise?





Did you know that with its twentieth season (2008–2009) currently airing, the series is equal with Gunsmoke as the longest-running American primetime, scripted television series. However, Gunsmoke's episode count of 635 episodes far surpasses The Simpsons, which would not reach that mark until its approximate 29th season, under normal programming schedules?





Did you know that the Simpsons have been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

Did you know who Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell is?

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Did you know Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell is Lincoln Burrows in Prison Break?

Did you know Purcell was born February 17 1970 in Wallasey, England?

Did you know that Purcell got his big break into mainstream stardom when he played the character of Dracula (who was named as "Drake") in Blade: Trinity ?

Did you know that Dominic also holds an Irish passport by means of his ancestry?

Did you know that his middle name Haakon and his other surname Myrtvedt are both Norwegian.

Did you know that Purcell quit high school at Blaxland High, and was employed as a landscaper?

Did you know that in season 4, episode 12 of the series Prison Break, Purcell's character is driving a truck about 29 minutes into the episode. During one shot, the camera angle reveals a tattoo on the inside of Purcell's left forearm containing a matrix of numbers. The numbers appear to be the dates of his children's birthdays.

The matrix reads:
08.12.99
01.30.01
07.07.03
07.07.03

Did you know that On 21 October 2007, Purcell and his wife Rebecca Williamson separated?

Did you know that he was a classmate of Hugh Jackman at the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts?

Did you know his four children names? Joseph (b.1999), Audrey (b.2001) and twins Lily-Rose and Augustus (b. July 7th 2003).

Did you know he did all of his stunts in the sword fight scene against Blade in Blade: Trinity (2004)?

Did you know his mother is Maureen (she's Irish)?

Did you know he's the oldest of five children? His sibling's names are Damian Purcell, Jaime Pucell, Patrick Purcell and Marie-Therese Purcell?

Did you know he was the son-in-law of David Williamson?

Did you know while he was in Ireland at Christmas 2007 he and his brother saved the life of a 16 month old boy, who was choking, by slapping his back to dislodge an onion ring and then giving CPR until he started breathing again?

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Did you know that Amaury Nolasco Garrido was studing to be...


Did you know that Amaury Nolasco Garrido is Fernando Sucre on the television series Prison Break?


Did you know that Amaury Nolasco Garrido was studying biology at the University of Puerto Rico on the road to becoming a doctor?


Did you know that Amaury Nolasco Garridoo was born in Puerto Rico on December 24, 1970?


Did you know that Amaury Nolasco Garrido had no intention of becoming an actor when he , but a casting director who recruited him into an appearance in a commercial changed his plans, and within a few gigs he was hooked?


Did you know that Amaury Height is 5' 10½"?


Did you know that Amaury in 2004 was included in the prestigious list of the 26 guys to watch published by USA Today, alongside such talents as Justin Timberlake, Ashton Kutcher, Josh Harnett and Jake Gyllenhaal?


Did you know that Amaury has appeared in 79 episodes of Prison Break?

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Did you know that Human Trafficking is another form of...



Did you know that human trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, harboring, or receipt of people for the purposes of slavery, forced labor (including bonded labor or debt bondage) and servitude?

Did you know that the Council of Europe states that "people trafficking have reached epidemic proportions over the past decade, with a global annual market of about $42.5 billion?"

Did you know that the total annual revenue for trafficking in persons is estimated to be between $5 billion and $9 billion?

Did you know that more than half of victims trafficked into United States are children?

Did you know that approximately 27 million people held in slavery worldwide?


Did you know that human trafficking is a modern day form of slavery?

Did you know that human trafficking is a serious problem in the United States and throughout the world?

Did you know that each year, an estimated 600,000-800,000 men, women, and children are trafficked against their will across international borders, and 14,500-17,500 of whom are trafficked into the United States?

Did you know that approximately 80 percent of trafficking victims are female, and 70 percent of those female victims are trafficked for the commercial sex industry?

Did you know that Trafficking victims typically are recruited using coercion, deception, fraud, the abuse of power, or outright abduction? Threats, violence, and economic leverage such as debt bondage can often make victim consent to exploitation?

Did you know that the highest areas of human trafficking are areas, like Russia, Eastern Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, and Colombia?

Did you know that a majority of trafficking is done by networks of smaller groups that each specialize in a certain area, like recruitment, transportation, advertising, or retail?

Did you know that Human trafficing is very profitable because little startup capital is needed, and prosecution is relatively rare?

Did you know that the anti-trafficking organization found that less than half of people in slavery in the United States, 46% are forced into prostitution? Domestic servitude claims 27%, agriculture 10%, and other occupations? 17%

Did you know that 2.5 million people across the world are estimated to be victims of human trafficking?


Did you know that after drug dealing, human trafficking is tied with the illegal arms trade as the second largest criminal industry in the world, and it is the fastest growing?

Did you know that Human trafficking can be more profitable than drug trafficking. Narcotics, you sell once, a girl, you can sell 500 times?"

Did you know that Russia has trafficked many women have overseas for the purpose of sexual exploitation; Russian women are in prostitution in over 50 countries?

Did you know since 2001, the Bush Administration has provided more than $295 million to support anti-trafficking programs in more than 120 countries?

Did you know that the present rate of trafficking in children is already 10 times higher than the trans-Atlantic slave trade at its peak?

Did you know there is a victim of trafficking in the world every sixty seconds?

Did you know that human trafficking will surpass drug dealing and arms trading?

Did you know that every 10 minutes, a woman or child is trafficked into the United States?

Did you know that Nearly every country is involved in the web of trafficking activities?

Did you know that Sexual exploitation is the predominate form of trafficking?

Did you know that 80% of the victims are female?

Did you know that their is a website http://www.humantrafficking.org/ that helps fight against Human trafficking?

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Did you know Boy Dies From Excessive Deodorant Use



UK - A coroner in Britain has blamed the death of a 12-year-old boy on his excessive use of spray-on deodorant.
It seems a volatile agent in the spray upset the boy's heart rhythm, but air quality experts say the boy's death is no reason to avoid the products.
Daniel Hurley was using Lynx spray-on deodorant in the bathroom of his Derbyshire home when he collapsed in January.more

Did you know that these Facts about Wentworth Miller III?




Did you know that Prison Break Michael Scofield is Wentworth Miller III?


Did you know that Miller is part African-American, Jamaican, English, German, French, Dutch, Syrian, and Lebanese?

That he is not From America and was born in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England


Did you know that he was formerly known as "the hot guy from that Mariah Carey video?


Did you know Wentworth appeared in Gap paper Ads in 2007?


Did you know that Wentworth is allergic to cats and dogs?




Did you know Miller was a member of Princeton's a cappella group, the Princeton Tigertones where he sang baritone. They recorded at least two albums during their time?


Did you know that Miller provided the voice of EDI, the evil robot jet, in the 2005 film Stealth?


Did you know that he was named one of TV's Sexiest Men by TV GUIDE in 2006?


Did you know that in 2006 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee?


Did you know that Wentworth is right handed?


Did you know that Wentworth Miller has two different colored eyes. His right one is hazel and his left one is green?


Did you know that Wentworth's mother is white; his father is black? They are now divorced.


Did you know that it takes two makeup artists up to four and a half hours to apply Wentworth's 25 part decal tattoo in Prison Break. They only apply the bits that are required for the episode and it can stay on for up to a week? It also takes up to two hours to scrub it off!



Did you know that Miller went to College at Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (BA, English, 1995)?

Monday, November 24, 2008

Did you know some of these stores are closing?

Clark Howard the consumer reporter suggest not giving gift cards at all this year If the business goes under, the card will be no good and that will just be money down the drain.

Ann Taylor closing 117 stores nationwide A company spokeswoman said the company hasn't revealed which stores will be shuttered. It will let the stores that will close this fiscal year know over the next month.

Eddie Bauer to close more stores Eddie Bauer has already closed 27 shops in the first quarter and plans to close up to two more outlet stores by the end of the year.

Cache closing stores. Women's retailer Cache announced that it is closing 20 to 23 stores this year.

Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug, Catherines closing 150 stores nationwide. The owner of retailers Lane Bryant , Fashion Bug , Catherines Plus Sizes will close about 150 underperforming stores this year. The company hasn't provided a list of specific store closures and can't say when it will offer that info, spokeswoman Brooke Perry said today.

Talbots, J. Jill closing stores. About a month ago, Talbots announced that it will be shuttering all 78 of its kids and men's stores. Now the company says it will close another 22 underperforming stores.. The 22 stores will be a mix of Talbots women's and J. Jill , another chain it owns. The closures will occur this fiscal year, according to a company press release.

Gap Inc. closing 85 stores. In addition to its namesake chain, Gap also owns Old Navy and Banana Republic . The company said the closures - all planned for fiscal 2008 - will be weighted toward the Gap brand.

Foot Locker to close 140 stores. In the company press release and during its conference call with analysts today, it did not specify where the futu re store closures - all planned in fiscal 2008 - will be. The company could not be immediately reached for comment.

Wickes is going out of business. Wickes Furniture is going out of business and closing all of its stores, Wickes, a 37-year-old retailer that targets middle-income customers, filed for bankruptcy protection last month.

Goodbye Levitz / BOMBAY - closed already. The furniture retailer is going out of business. Levitz first announced it was going out of business and closing all 76 of its stores in December. The retailer dates back to 1910 when Richard Levitz opened his first furniture store in Lebanon , PA. In the 1960s, the warehouse/showroom concept brought Levitz to the forefront of the furniture industry. The local Levitz closures will follow the shutdown of Bombay .

Zales, Piercing Pagoda closing stores. The owner of Zales and Piercing Pagoda previously said it plans to close 82 stores by July 31. Tod ay, it announced that it is closing another 23 underperforming stores. The company said it's not providing a list of specific store closures. Of the 105 locations planned for closure, 50 are kiosks and 55 are stores.

Disney Store owner has the right to close 98 stores. The Walt Disney Company announced it acquired about 220 Disney Stores from subsidiaries of The Children's Place Retail Stores. The exact number of stores acquired will depend on negotiations with landlords. Those subsidiaries of Children's Place filed for bankruptcy protection in late March. Walt Disney in the news release said it has also obtained the right to close about 98 Disney Stores in the U.S. The press release didn't list those stores.

Home Depot store closings (E. Brunswick, Rt 18 just put up their closing sign). ATLANTA - Nearly 7+ months after its chief executive said there were no plans to cut the number of its core retail stores, The Home Depot Inc. announced Thursday that it is shuttering 15 of them amid a slumping U.S.economy and housing market. The move will affect 1,300 employees. It is the first time the world's largest home improvement store chain has ever closed a flagship store for performance reasons. Its shares rose almost 5 percent.The Atlanta-based company said the underperforming U.S. stores being closed represent less than 1 percent of its existing stores. They will be shuttered within the next two months.

CompUSA (CLOSED) clarifies details on store closings. Any extended warranties purchased for products through CompUSA will be honored by a third-party provider, Assurant Solutions. Gift cards, rain checks, and rebates purchased prior to December 12 can be redeemed at any time during the final sale. For those who have a gadget currently in for service with CompUSA, the repair will be completed and the gadget will be returned to owners. http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9834177-7html

Macy's - 9 stores. Movie Gallery - 160 stores as part of reorganization plan to exit bankruptcy.

The video rental company plans to close 400 of 3,500 Movie Gallery and Hollywood Video stores in addition to the 520 locations the video rental chain closed last fall.

Pacific Sunwear - 153 Demo stores. Pep Boys - 33 stores.

Sprint Nextel - 125 retail locations. New Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse appears to have inherited a company bleeding subscribers by the thousands, and will now officially be dropping the ax on 4,000 employees and 125 retail locations. Amid the loss of 639,000 postpaid customers in the fourth quarter, Sprint will be cutting a total of 6.7% of its work force (following the 5,000 layoffs last year) and 8% of company-owned brick-and-mort ar stores, while remaining mute on other rumors that it will consolidate its headquarters in Kansas . Sprint Nextel shares are down $2.89, or nearly 25%, at the time of this writing.

J. C. Penney, Lowe's are scaling back. Ethan Allen Interiors: The company announced plans to close 12 of 300+ stores in an effort to cut costs.

Wilsons The Leather Experts - 158 stores.

Pacific Sunwear Will close its 154 Demo stores after a review of strategic alternatives for the urban-apparel brand. Seventy-four underperforming Demo stores closed last May.

Sharper Image: The company recently filed for bankruptcy protection and announced that 90 of its 184 stores are closing. The retailer will still operate 94 stores to pay off debts, but 90 of these stores have performed poorly and also may close.

Bombay Company: (Freehold Mall store closed) The company unveiled plans to close all 384 U.S.-based Bombay Company stores. The company's online storefront has discontinued operations.

KB Toys posted a list of 356 stores that it is closing around the United States as part of its bankruptcy reorganization. To see the list of store closings, go to the KB Toys Information web site, and click on Press Information.

Dillard's to Close More Stores. Dillard's Inc. said it will continue to focus on closing underperforming stores, reducing expenses and improving its merchandise in 2008. At the company's annual shareholder meeting, CEO William Dillard II said the company will close another six underperforming stores this year.

Did you know this Prison Break Trival



Did you know that a majority of the first season of 'Prison Break' was filmed on location in and around Chicago?




Did you know that Joliet Prison was closed down in 2002? It also became the set of Prison Break in 2005, standing in as Fox River State Penitentiary on screen.




Did you know that the scenes set in Lincoln's cell, the infirmary and the prison yard were all shot on location at the prison?




Did you know that Lincoln's cell is the same one in which John Wayne Gacy was incarcerated?




Did you know that most of the production crew refused to enter the cell, thinking that it was haunted?




Did you know that the exterior scenes were filmed in areas around Chicago, Woodstock, and Joliet in Illinois. Other locations included O'Hare International Airport in Chicago and Toronto, Ontario in Canada?




Did you know that Prison Break spent $2 million per episode in the state of Illinois, which cost them a total of $24 million in 2005?[6]



Did you know that each episode takes eight days to film and approximately $1.4 million goes to the local economy per episode?[14]



Did you know that the third season was shot in Texas and had a budget of $3 million per episode?




Did you know the fourth season is being filmed in Los Angeles, California?

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Did you Know who Robert Dyrdek is?


Robert "Rob" Dyrdek is know to many as "Rob" from the hit show Rob & Big. Rob was born June 28, 1974 in Kettering, Ohio). Robert Dyrdek and started when he was 15 winning his first competition 24 days later.[2] The same year, Dyrdek became the youngest member of the G&S skateboard team. He turned professional at the age of 16, joining the Ohio-based Alien Workshop team, forgoing his senior year of high school. He reached fourth place at the 1991 World Championships, the and first contest he competed in as a professional.
As a professional, Rob Dyrdek attracted a growing number of sponsors, appeared in skate movies, on magazine covers, signature skateboards, and other merchandise. One of his best known sponsorship deals developed after he befriended the founders of the Droors Clothing line. He not only began promoting their clothing, but was given the opportunity to design a signature line of the first athletic skate shoe. The nearly 30 shoes designed by Dyrdek helped establish what became DC Shoes. This exposure to the business side of skateboarding inspired him to venture into other projects such as the world-famous skateboarding training facility in San Diego and the now defunct hip hop label, P-Jays Records.



At the age of 25, Dyrdek rededicated himself to street skateboarding. He began competing for the first time since his early professional years and received a multitude of awards and international recognition. The success and accolades renewed his desire to give back to the sport. He quickly identified the niche that needed to be filled in order to advance the sport – tackling the struggle that skaters faced in finding legal street skating sites in the United States. As Dyrdek experienced firsthand, street skateboarders are often ticketed, arrested and harassed by overly aggressive security guards and police. Dyrdek realized that many cities were open to compromise but were not qualified to follow through on their end of the agreement and they built poorly constructed parks that do not meet street skating requirements. He decided to task himself with providing street skaters with legitimate, safe and challenging street skating venues.
The formation of the Rob Dyrdek/DC Shoes Skate Plaza Foundation resulted in the Kettering Skate Plaza in his hometown of Kettering, Ohio. Working with the Site Design Group, Dyrdek designed the skate park by educating himself in design and drafting techniques. He used photos of his favorite skate spots to assemble an illustrated book of tricks and obstacles for the plaza. The 40,000 square foot Kettering Skate Plaza opened in June 2005, as a legal place for street skaters to hone their skills.[3]The Kettering Skate Plaza received rave reviews from the skateboarding community and won the Modernism Award from Dwell magazine.[4] Filmmaker Kirk Dianda documented the design process in the film Groundbreaking, which also serves as a reference for youngsters to lobby for skate plazas in their cities.
While building the Skate Plaza, Dyrdek's long time dream of making a movie about skateboarding came to fruition. Dyrdek’s foray into the film business manifested itself in the writing, financing, casting, producing and starring in his feature film, Street Dreams. The story is about a young skater from the Midwest who is suddenly faced with national exposure and personal adversity, reminiscent of Dyrdek's own rise to fame.


In 2006, Dyrdek became a reality TV star due to the success of MTV's Rob & Big. The three-season series was picked up by MTV after a skit written by Dyrdek in The DC Video became an underground sensation. The series ended in April of 2008 with Boykin moving out and, thus, ending the production of the show due to the birth of his first child. Dyrdek is coming out with a new show on MTV called Fantasy Factory. MTV wants it to come out in the 4th quarter so its expected to be released in late November or early December.
Dyrdek says, "I’ll actually start filming a new show that I call “Fantasy Factory” next month, which will be more about my skating, friends, business ventures, and adventures that I’m going to be getting into over the next year or so."

Adding to his acting repertoire, Dyrdek has been cast in the Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro film Righteous Kill.[5]
Current Dyrdek involvement includes: endorsements including Spy Optics, Alien Workshop and Monster Energy drinks; co-owner of Rogue Status, a clothing company with his business partner, former Blink 182 and current Plus 44 drummer Travis Barker; involvement with his own companies, Reflex Bearings and Silver Trucks; feature character in Skate, a video game from EA Sports; promoter of SafeSpot, an urban renewal program that seeks to take unused donated land and build safe skating grounds for street skateboarders; also a playable character in the game MTV Sports: Skateboarding released in 2000


is an American professional skateboarder, actor, entrepreneur, and star of his own reality TV series entitled Rob & Big with then personal bodyguard and best friend Christopher "Big Black" Boykin.[1] He currently resides in North Hollywood, California.
Rob was the first skater signed with DC shoes, he met big black through DC shoes and hired him to prevent security guards and others from stopping him from skating where he wanted. THey instantly became friends and the rest is history.




There are many questions about the show since Big moved out, Will their be a season 4? That hasn't been confirmed. But, sources say, "Yes," since Christopher "Big Black" Boykin has a baby daughter, now. But hopefully in the future, there will be a "reunion" episode where they meet again. MTV would probably get the most views in history that day, because who doesn't like "Rob and Big.".

Did you know who Christopher " Big Black " Boykins died May 9, 2017?


Did you know that Christopher "Big Black" Boykin was born January 26, 1972 in Wiggins, Mississippi?

Did you know that Big Black was an ex professional bodyguard, but is best known for his role on MTV's television show Rob & Big which followed him and his co-host/best friend Rob Dyrdek?

Did you know that Big Black (Christopher Boykin) . was 375-pound, and he was 6-foot-6-inch?


Did you  know that Chris "Big Black" Boykin first linked up with skateboard pro Rob Dyrdek and DC Shoes for a supporting role in a segment in the 2003 skateboarding video, "The DC Video?."

Did you know that "Big Black" was not only a body guard, he also had his own signature hat collection with New Era, sporting the slogan, "Got Big Black?"

Did you Big Black was a U.S. Navy veteran, where he was a chef?


Did you know that Big Black worked as an executive protection specialist until he met Dyrdek in 2003?

Did you know Big Black and Dyrdek From November 2006 to April 2008, starred in the reality television series Rob & Big on MTV?

Did you know that Big Black also set a Guinness world records for peeling and eating three bananas in 1 minute?

Did you know that Big Black also set another   Guinness world records for the most powdered doughnuts eaten in less than 3 minutes (5 donuts in 2 minutes, 45 seconds)?[4]

Did you know that Rob & Big features Dyrdek and Boykin the series ended when Boykin left to attend to family matters. In 2011?

Did you know that Big Black rekindled his relationship with Dyrdek and took a main role in Dyrdek's show Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory?

Did you know that Big Black also appeared on three episodes of Dyrdek's other show Ridiculousness as well as MTV Guy Code and MTV Snack Off?[5]
 
Did you know that Big Black also was a member of the hip-hop group "The Chunky Boys", The group consists of four members: Big Black, Bam Bam, Zeus, and Steve OG?



Did you know that Big Black was married to Shannon Turley in 2008[6] until they divorced in 2009.[7]
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Did you know that Big Black died from a suffered from a heart attack On May 9, 2017,  he was 45?

Did you know that Together they had one daughter named Isis?

Did you know before his death, Boykin was hospitalized a week prior in Plano, Texas to monitor his heart, already having a defibrillator and previous heart issues?

Did you know that the cast of Ridiculousness did a tribute to Big Black and he and the cast were devastated from his passing?https://youtu.be/kzOeXmij8MY

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Did you know a black man was lynched in Texas?



A racially divided town’s worse fears are brewing, as evidence shows two White men might have picked up and then mutilated and dismembered a 24-year-old Black man in Paris, Texas. The victim’s body was discovered in the middle of a busy road last month. Law enforcement officials had first declared Brandon Clelland’s death a hit and run by an unidentified driver. However, forensics performed by the Texas Rangers found blood from Mr. McClelland and other DNA evidence on the undercarriage of the truck, which has the victim’s family calling the death a “Jasper-style” lynching. The term refers to the murder of a Black man in Jasper, Texas, in 1998. “They tied my son to that truck and dragged him until his body parts were detached,” said Jacqueline McClelland, the victim’s mother in an interview with The Final Call. “His body was so destroyed that it could not even be embalmed by the funeral home. This is a hate crime.” The Lamar County District Attorney disputes that race was a factor in McClelland’s death because he was friends with alleged assailants Shannon Finley and Charles Ryan Crostley. Both men are 27-years-old. However, angry family members and community activists are demanding a thorough investigation into a possible hate crime they say parallels the lynching of James Byrd Jr., in Jasper, Texas, which is several hours south of Paris.

The fact that this happen 2 weeks ago should let the world know that when ever those good ole boys want to get out and kick up some dirt, they will. Where is Hannity, Limbaugh, Salvage or any of the conservative talk show host who are always concerned about Obama playing the quote un quote "race card"... Although this happened this kind of thing happened, why is it burried on page 4 of most news papers? How many of you never even heard of the story? The greatest joy happened for the world when that we elected a black president... Although 2 weeks before we Eleceted our first Black President, a black man was lynched... Is this really the change that we all have been waitng for?

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Did you know what goes around comes around?

One day a man saw an old lady stranded on the side of the road. Even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her.

Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe; he looked poor and
hungry.

He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was that chill which only fear can put in you.

He said, 'I'm here to help you, ma'am. Why don't you wait in the car where it's warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.'

Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he got dirty and his hands hurt.

As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn't thank him enough for coming to her aid.

Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped. Bryan never thought twice about being paid. This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in
need and God knows there were plenty, who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way.

He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, 'And think of me..'

He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight.

A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy
looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day couldn't erase.

The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never
let the strain and aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan .

After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be, then she noticed something written on the napkin.

There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: 'You don't owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody once helped me out, the way
I'm helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love end with you.'

Under the napkin were four more $100 bills.

Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve, but the
waitress made it through another day. That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much she and her husband needed it? With
the baby due next month, it was going to be hard....

She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, 'Everything's going to be all right. I
love you, Bryan Anderson.'

There is an old saying 'What goes around comes around.' Today I sent you this story, and I'm asking you to pass it on. Let this light shine.

Don't delete it, don't return it. Simply, pass this on to a friend

Good friends are like stars....You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.




WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND





~GOD BLESS!~

Monday, November 17, 2008

Did you know these Garth Brooks facts?

Did you know that Memphis infant mortality is the...


Did you know that the infant mortality is the highest in the United States? For every 1,000 births in ZIP code 38108 31 deaths occur in the city. Memphis infant death rate rivals Third World countries like Vietnam, El Salvador and Iran.
One in four teen girls here gives birth each year.

Did you know these are the richest dead celebrities?

Here's this year's list of the richest dead celebrities, according to Forbes:

Elvis Presley $49 million

John Lennon $44 million

Charles M. Schulz $35 million

George Harrison $22 million

Albert Einstein $18 million

Andy Warhol $15 million

Theodor Geisel $13 million

Tupac Shakur $9 million

Marilyn Monroe $7 million

Steve McQueen $6 million

James Brown $5 million

Bob Marley $4 million

James Dean $3.5 million

Did you know what The Diamond Award is?

Did you know that this List of the Prestigious Albums all have reached double diamond status.

Did you know how many albums do you have to sell to go diamond?

To achieve According to RIAA standards, in the United States an album or a single must sell 10,000,000 copies before it is certified as diamond.
10,000,000

What makes these artist so unique is that their albums were double diamond!
























Did you know what artist went platinum 82 times?
Did you know the Best Selling albums of all time?
Did you know what rap artist has not received a diamond award?

Did you know these artist have gone double diamond?

Now if you didn't know, now you know...






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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!