Did you know that Ivy Bean was the oldest internet personality at 95?

Did you know that Ivy Bean was a British internet personality?

Did you know that Ivy was known for being the oldest person in the world on both Facebook and Twitter?

Did you know that Ivy Beans died she was 95?

(8 November 1905 – 28 July 2010)

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Did you know thatTsunami waves can attain speeds of up to 1000km/h in the open seas?

Did you know that Japan  8.9  earthquake triggers a massive Tsunami? 

Did you know that Japan take the tsunami threat so seriously  that one university even has a specialist engineering faculty to study the natural effect?

Did you know that there is also a Tsunami Warning Service, established in 1952, and run by the Japan Meteorological Society (JMA)?

Did you know that six regional centres connected up to 300 sensors located across Japan's islands, including around 80 water-borne sensors, monitor seismic activity round the clock?
Did you know that if an earthquake looks as if it has the potential to trigger a tsunami, the JMA issues an alert within three minutes of it being identified?

Did you know that the alerts are broadcast on all radio and TV channels, and if necessary an evacuation warning is also given?

Did you know that the JMA aims to give people in the path of the wave at least 10 minutes' warning to evacuate the area?

Did you know that local authorities, central government and disaster relief organisations also get warnings via special channels so they can respond to a disaster swiftly?

Did you know that the JMA's network is so sophisticated  that it can predict the height, speed, destination and arrival time of any tsunami destined for Japanese shores?




Did you know thatTsunami waves can attain speeds of up to 1000km/h in the open seas?

Tsunami Walls

Did you know that one of the more prominent countries which have implemented tsunami walls is Japan? Japan has extensively built tsunami walls of height 4.5 metres in some high density coastal areas. Other features accompanying the tsunami walls are floodgates and channel to redirect water in the event of a tsunami.

Mangrove Trees

Did you know that Mangrove trees planted along the coasts can significantly help to reduce the destruction caused by tsunami waves as the mangrove trees can act as a barrier and reduce the force of the oncoming waves.

In addition, environmentalists believe that the removal of coastal mangrove trees could have intensified the effect of the tsunami in some locations.

Sirens

Did you know that it is important to install sirens on the beaches in tsunami prone areas in order to warn the local population of an incoming tsunami? Having sirens is effective because it is loud in delivering the warning. 

Warning Signs

Did you know that warning signs are relatively important as they inform people, especially foreigners of the local dangers and appropriate action to take in case of a tsunami?

Did you know that even with all these precautions and warning systems, Japan still remains at risk?

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Did you know that bo Jackson ran a 40-yard dash in a blistering 4.12 seconds?

Did you know that "Bo" Jackson  is a retired American baseball and football player?

Did you know that Jackson was the first athlete to be named an All-Star in two major American sports?

Did you know that Bo Jackson won the 1985 Heisman Trophy, the prize annually awarded to the most outstanding collegiate football player in the United States.

Did you know that Bo was a  running back for the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League?

Did you know that Bo was also a designated hitter for the Kansas City Royals, the Chicago White Sox, and the California Angels of the American League in Major League Baseball?

Did you know that Bo ran a 40-yard dash in a blistering 4.12 seconds (hand-timed), which is still the fastest verifiable 40-yard dash time ever recorded at any NFL Combine?

Did you know that a hip injury severely impaired his professional baseball career, and ended his NFL career?

Did you know that In 1989 and 1990, Jackson's name became known beyond just sports fans through the "Bo Knows" advertising campaign, a series of advertisements by Nike, that starred Jackson alongside Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician Bo Diddley, promoting a cross-training athletic shoe named for Jackson?

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Did you know that Christo Dimitri Koudounis was the inventor of 3D lens?

Did you know that Chris J. Condon was  (born Christo Dimitri Koudounis)?

Did you know that Condon was the inventor of 3D lens used by his company StereoVision, a cinematographer, and founder of Sierra Pacific Airlines?

Did you know Chris Condon  died he was , 88.?

(1923 - December 19, 2010)

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Did you know the Leading Causes of Death in the U.S?

Did you know the the leading causes of death in the U.S.?

• Heart disease: 616,067
• Cancer: 562,875
• Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 135,952
• Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 127,924
• Accidents (unintentional injuries): 123,706
• Alzheimer's disease: 74,632
• Diabetes: 71,382
• Influenza and Pneumonia: 52,717
• Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 46,448
• Septicemia: 34,828

When you are prepared, you can battle through anything... 

Eat healthy and exercise, so you don't make that list! 

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Did you know that Jenny Wood-Allen was a Guinness World Record holder?

Did you know that Jenny Wood-Allen MBE  was a Scottish marathon runner and Guinness World Record holder, running in over 30 marathons since 1983 and earning more than £70,000 for charity?


Did you know that Jenny has died she was , 99?


(20 November 1911 – 30 December 2010^[1])

 Did you know that Wood-Allen made national headlines across the UK when she was 87 years old after completing the 1999 London Marathon?


 Did you know that her London Marathon time of 7hours 14mins 46secs, earned her the current Guinness World Record for Oldest Female Marathon Finisher?

Did you know that in 2001, Wood-Allen ran for the last time in the London Marathon before walking it once more in 2002 at the age of 90?

Did you know that she received an MBE in the 2006 New Year Honours List, and took part in the 2006 Great Scottish Walk?



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Did you know that Charlie Sheen has reached 1 million followers?

Did you know that Sheen also set a Guinness record for “Highest Paid TV Actor Per Episode — Current” at $1.25 million?

Did you know that Charlie Sheen holds the Guinness World Record.for the “Fastest Time to Reach 1 Million Followers”  Sheen reached that milestone in 25 hours and 17 minutes?

Did you know that Sheen joined Twitter March 1 2011. In a matter of minutes, Sheen acquired more than 60,000 followers and a Klout score of 57 — without even tweeting?




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