Unique History of Carrots

When people mention the name of carrots, what comes to mind is the color orange. Yes, the color orange is now as synonymous with this one vegetable. Nevertheless, in addition to orange, the color of the carrot itself assortment: white, yellow, red, or purple.

Various historical accounts mention, carrots has been known since the 1st century AD. Because scent is very distinctive, once people grow carrots to take leaves and flowers only, not the root as it is now.

Broadly speaking, botanists classify carrots into two categories, namely carrots east and carrot west. Carrots east cultivated the first time in Afghanistan in the 10th century AD. Color of carrot is purple. Meanwhile, carrot west cultivated the first time in the Netherlands, around the 15th century. Colors carrots orange.

To get the carrots are good quality, plant carrots should be planted in soil that is a bit gritty, but not rocky. Weather and soil conditions as a whole will affect the taste of carrots produced.

Size carrots also varies. There are small, medium, large, and even superstores. Carrots were planted by John Evans of Alaska, United States, is currently listed as the carrot of the largest in the world, weighing about 8.61 kg.

In addition to a rich source of vitamin A, carrots are also rich sources of vitamin C, vitamin K, fiber, and potassium. With substances that they contain, carrots health experts believed could protect against the risk of heart disease and cancer, and improve eye health. In addition to be enjoyed in the form of vegetable or lalab, carrots often also be enjoyed in the form of juice.

Based on the records of FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), China is the largest producer of carrots in the world, followed by Russia and the United States. Third of the world carrot produced in China.

In the meantime, Hotville, a city in California, United States, declared himself as "Carrot Capital of the World" aka "World Carrot Capital." In this city of festivals held annually carrots.

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What Happens When A Medium Koma?

Many believe someone in a coma means being in a state of deep sleep, but this is not entirely true. What happens when a person is in a coma?

Coma is unconscious long-term condition that the sufferer can not be aroused, even by the most painful stimulus though.

However, the comma is not a disease. Because it is a symptom of a disease or a response such as severe head injury or a metabolic problem attack.

was in a coma when brain function is at the lowest point so that the person can not respond to surrounding stimuli.

Although sleep and coma both of them are still alive, but those who can not be awakened coma despite the hard way.

As a result, patients will not be aware of and will not respond to voice or any kind of events are happening nearby.

Comatose person can not respond from the eyes, ears, response to pain, and create a movement of awareness because of the brain in the lowest position. As well as the stimulation of language or communication skills do not work.

People who are in a coma can also make a movement, sound and had a spiritual experience. Coma patients sometimes also have reflex activities that mimic the unconscious. So sometimes, coma patients must be controlled so as not fiddled infusion that could be detached.

Coma can be caused by many things, but the most frequent cause is a severe head injury. Another cause is the consumption of alcohol in large quantities, diabetes, morphine consumption, shock or bleeding occurs, an infection in the brain or severe stroke.

Coma generally do not last more than four weeks, but some people who can shift into coma persistent vegetative state. This is a persistent vegetative condition the patient is unconscious but breathing and normal blood pressure, can digest and remove food. Vegetative state can last for years or decades.

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History Unique Birthday song 'Happy Birthday to you'

Melody of "Happy Birthday to You" (also known as the "birthday song") written in 1890 by an American woman by the name of Mildred Hill.

Originally sister Patti, who is a teacher, put the words "Good morning my teacher, I hope this is a good morning to you" in order to fit the melody. The song was eventually popular over the years and sung in schools across the U.S..

Forty years later, it is believed that Patti replace with the words "Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday Dear Happy Birthday to You", which became very famous.

The entire song and then published in 1935. The song was later popularized in 1930, when it was sung in the Broadway production "As Thousands Cheer" and has since become a mega-hit all-time classic.

The news of interest: The song "Happy Birthday to You" (lyrics and melody) is still under copyright protection, so that every time you hear it sung on TV or radio, royalties are still paid to the publisher (Warner Chapel, in the U.S.).

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10 Facts most unique of Science

1. You can hypnotize a chicken

A chicken can be hypnotized, or in the not-trance by holding its head downward, and constantly draw a line under the whole surface with a stick or a finger, starting at its beak and then proceed straight to the front of the chicken.
If the chicken is hypnotized by the way, the chicken TSB will remain silent for 15-30 minutes, constantly seeing the lines.

2. You can air-erection at death

Sebuat erection at the time of death (Angel Lust) is a term for an erection that occurs when a man dies vertically or face down. During life, the pumping of blood by the heart ensures distribution of blood around the blood vessels of the human body. At the time this mechanism has ended, only the force of gravity that affect blood circulation. Blood accumulates at the lowest point of the body and can lead to swelling. Did you know the lowest point of the human body when it dies vertically or face down?

3. Hand you can have her own life

Alien hand syndrome (or Dr.. Strangelove syndrome) is an unusual neurological disorder that causes one of the patient's hand looks to have its own kehidpuan.
This syndrome can be well documented where someone has 2 separate parts of their brains, sometimes to mention extreme epilepsy. This can occur due to brain surgery, stroke, or infection. Hati2, you are targeting your hands!

4. Do not laugh excessively, it can kill you

In the year 300 BC, Greek philosophy Chrysippus died of laughter setalh saw a donkey eating figs.
On 24 March 1975 Alex Mitchell, a cementing bricks of King's Lynn, England, died laughing while watching The Goodies. According to his wife, as a witness, Mitchell could not dismiss his laughter while watching Kungfu kapes episode where Tim Brooke-Taylor-clad Scots, using one set of bagpipes (Scottish musical instrument) to defend itself from a psycho in a demonstration of the Scottish martial art Hoots- Toot-ochaye. After 25 minutes of continuous laughter, Mitchell finally collapsed on the sofa and died from heart failure. His wife then sent a letter to The Goodies to thank for giving her husband a nice last moment.

5. There are weapons that can make a person gay

Gay Bomb is an informal name for a chemical potential of the weapon, which is speculated by the U.S. Air Force are being manufactured in Iraq.
In one of his statements in the document, bombs were mentioned an aphrodisiac (a kind of drug that stimulates sexual gariah) strong can drop into the enemy army, and ideally can lead to homosexual behavior at least one person in the army TSB. Gara2 bombs that they caught Saddam!!

6. True, man can give milk

Phenomenon of breast feeding of a man has become common in today's tahun2 due to medical drug that stimulates the mammary glands in men.
The ability to produce milk man (male Lactation) is usually caused by hormonal treatments given to men suffering from prostate cancer. It can also come up with ways to stimulate breast (male or female) to suck it in months.

7. Tommacco Bart Simpson (half tomato, half tobacco do exist)

Tomacco is a fictional hybrid fruit that contains half a tomato and half tobacco / tobacco, from episode Eiei-(Annoyed Grunt) The Simpsons movie pad 1999; methods used to make tomacco was fiction.

Tomacoo became a reality when the fruit was produced in 2003. Inspired by the movie The Simpsons, Rob Baur of Lake Oswego, Oregon successfully planted the seeds of tomatoes into the roots of tobacco plants, which can be integrated because both plants are from the same family.

8. It's okay to have a third nipple

A supernumerary nipple (commonly known as a third nipple) is an additional nipple that may arise in mammals including humans. Often mistaken for moles / tompel, supernumerary nipple rata2 diagnosed in women by 2%, and the percentage decrease in men. Putting TSB appeared between 2 dairy vertical line that starts from the armpit on each side.

9. You could die in toilet

There are a lot of accidents in the toilet and some deaths that occurred in the history of the toilet and rumors.
During adolescence, a frequent cause of accidents genital / male sex is when the toilet lid fell while urinating.

George II of Great Britain died on the toilet on 25 October 1760 due to the dissolution of the arteries. According to Horace Walpole, King George woke up at six o'clock and drinking chocolate. 7 hours by 15 minutes he went into a small closet. The security guards were waiting outside to hear the sound and ran in oak inside, then found her King was dead on the floor.

10. Taking snot and eating healthy may

Mucophagy (which means eating snot) is a cemetery snot, mucus, or other glands are derived from the nose. Some studies suggest that the incidence may mucophagy natural and even healthy activity, which allow the digestive system thd bacteria accumulate in the mucus, which then helps strengthen the body's defense.

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Why Women Nagging?

All men will know why so many women love to talk, and the most preferred women gossip why is that? Was she indeed identical to gossip? not! I think because she was a lot of talk. Especially when talking to each other.

The main points are the girls like to talk. This has been going and going for thousands of years.

Did you know that women do not need a reason to start a conversation and do not require the ultimate goal to finish her ​​conversation. This is the one that differentiates between women and men. Why does this happen. And what happened in the past so it could happen like this

To explain it we should be used to activate the time machine and go back to tens of thousands of years ago. When Human Species which have not become the ruler of the earth and at that time the women spent most of his time living in the cave. While the men hunt for food.

While in Goa, the women did what activities together. They will continue talks to build a bond. No one defiled which makes them unable to speak freely

In contrast to men. When hunting they will be silent. This is done so that the prey was not surprised. In other words all day long they chatted a little more than women.

But wait-wait first for sure you think the illustration above is a "ridiculous joke of pirates". This is not a Scientific discovery of the book by Barbara and Allan Pease.

Even according to the Institute of Psychiatry london. A woman's brain can produce 6000-8000 words that can be spoken every day. Compare with a man who only 2000-4000 words per day.

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Elephants, Never Forget Old Friends

Elephants apparently have human-like behavior. They are very gregarious and groups. In fact, smart Asian elephants create a network of friends. Amazingly, they never forget old friends.

This unique behavior was revealed by a study conducted by Dr.. Wien de Silva of the University of Pennsylvania. "Even though the average gregarious, there is an elephant who chose faithful with a few friends," said Silva was quoted as saying by the Daily Mail.

According to Silva, despite his elephants can be found separated by long distances. They can call her or find old friends through scent.

"Therefore, although had not been met, when they met their old friends get along anymore," he said.

Silva explained that he did research involving 100 female Asian elephants. The elephants live in Uda Walawe National Park in Sri Lanka.

Silva examine their behavior for 20 months. Asian elephants have smaller bodies than African elephants. Besides the body, they are also smaller ears than the African elephant.

This study reinforces previous research that says elephants live in small groups. Usually elephants are flocking female elephants, while the male chose independent and not join any group.

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Wow, White Water Worth 1 Million!

Mineral water or what we refer to as white water guns weve already familiar. Already a lot also bottled mineral water products. Well, usually it's bottled mineral water is cheap? But different again with mineral water on this one. "Fillico Beverly Hills" is drinking water from a spring that is produced by a company with the name Vieluce in Osaka, Japan. Source of water that is used is a spring at the foot of Mount Rokko, Kobe, Japan. This spring has been known as the best water to produce sake.

Because the source of this water is very limited, so every month only 5,000 bottles produced and per 750 ml can you buy with Rp 1 million per bottle. Still less? It turns out in every production of drinking water, there are two special bottles dubbed the "King and Queen" with bottle caps similar to the crown of Emperor Fredrick II of the Roman Empire and decorated with Swarovski crystals, available for those willing to remove Rp 2.3 million only for a 750 ml bottle of water.

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Unique Facts About Coffee

Still remember about the death of the eccentric singer is rumored half pint from too much drinking of coffee? What the hell right, coffee can kill us? Here are 10 facts about the delicious drink that's more intense fans.

1. Caffeine can kill you
Especially if you are very manikak coffee, the coffee guzzling 80-100 cups a day. So do not even try ya.

2. Coffee could be good for you
Studies prove that we can get antioxidants from coffee, just one or two cups of coffee a day is beneficial. If you do not like coffee, black tea can try.

3. Caffeine can increase female sex drive
It recently shown in mice. According to scientists, the coffee man can improve sexual experiences but only to those who are not avid coffee.

4. Caffeine can reduce pain
Moderate doses of coffee, the equivalent of two cups of coffee, can relieve pain in muscles after exercise, according to a small study. But again this is only true for those who are not addicted to coffee.

5. Caffeine can make us stay up
Those who want to literacy night will be helped with coffee. Are not, you should drink coffee six hours before bedtime so that uninterrupted hours rest.

6. Coffee also contains caffeine which dekafein
Although the term dekafein, aka caffeine-free, coffee still contains caffeine. If we drink 10 cups of coffee dekafein, the same as drinking one or two cups of coffee caffeine.

7. Coffee dekafein using chemicals
To reduce the caffeine dekafein, used chemical called methylene chloride.

8. Caffeine was not part of that taste bitter
Many people think, the more bitter taste of the coffee, the more caffeine content. No, because caffeine is not the bitter components.

9. Good coffee depends on the combustion and peracikannya
If you want delicious flavored coffee, the most crucial is the combustion process and the mix. During combustion, the oil stored in the coffee beans will come out. The more the oil is out, the stronger coffee taste. The advent of caffeine content depends on the length of the water is on the bottom. The longer combustion also produces more and more caffeine.

10. Coffee was discovered by goats
A millennium ago, in the mountains of Africa, a herd of goats up all night after eating red beans. The shepherd examine why it happened and found that the cause is coffee. Since then people began to follow drinking coffee.

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Clockwise Why Move to the Right Direction

In the past hour are luxury items that can only be owned by the people "bear" form was still large. But now the hour has become a must-have equipment, its size also has a lot of evolved. Has it occurred to you, why move clockwise to the right? Overview little things like this does seem trivial, but there is history of why it moves clockwise to the right.

Before clock found some ancient tribes and nations already familiar with the system time in a manner different measurements. Egyptian nation is one nation which at that time was able to observe the time to take advantage of the sun's movement. They set up a monument called obeliks, when the sun moves the shadow of the monument will also move, from where they measure time. Because the sun rises from the east, and Egypt is in the northern hemisphere when the sun moves obeliks shadow of the monument was moved to the right.

That is the reason why finally made ​​moves clockwise to the right, if Egypt is in the south part of the world maybe we will see moves clockwise to the left.

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Is Fleas Also Have a Heart?

Liver function in our body to store nutrients and nutrients and produce enzymes that help the digestive process. But fleas are heartless. Not only ticks, insect-like animals are heartless. In the class of mammals such as humans, the liver absorbs nutrients and secretes enzymes that aid digestion. While the insects, the function is executed by the Malpighian tubes which includes the function of fat in the body, there is an enzyme in the blood and the digestive tract, or kidneys in mammals.

Malpighian tubes shaped like delicate vessels and intestine lies between the middle and rear. With so is able to jump high because lice have Malpighian tubes? Not if you want to jump 100 times higher than the steeper own body, his body should be light? Actually there is no connection between the heart and the ability to jump high. Secrets fleas jumping ability Malpighian tubes were not for her, but because he has a special protein. This protein is elastic and can stretch reflex has a resilience that is able to transmit 97% of the energy that comes when the range is released. Therefore infestation that is no more than 1-3mm can jump 100 times its own height, which is 10-30cm.

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People Never Know Cause of Shame

Often we hear the phrase, 'Basic shameless', or 'It's broken veins shame' which is aimed at people who rated no shame. Be careful if it begins to lose a sense of 'shame' because it means that there are parts of the brain that have been damaged.

Scientists from the University of California, San Francisco and University of California, Berkeley has revealed which parts of the brain that is responsible for the absence of shame appear.

According to researcher Virginia Sturm, his team has identified the parts of the brain on the right front of the so-called 'pregenual anterior cingulate cortex' as a key cause of human shame.

"This is a region of the brain could predict a person's behavior. The smaller part of the brain the less people have no shame, "Virginia said as quoted by ScienceDaily.

Embarrassed at the center 'pregenual anterior cingulate cortex' This position is located deep in the brain that is the right front. Another function of this brain region among others regulate heartbeat and respiration, emotion, addictive behavior and decision-making.

Then it's on people whose brains healthy, feel embarrassed when the brain is going to function optimally. Shyness will make the blood pressure rises, heart rate increases or changes in breathing.

But in people who have a low sense of shame as in Alzheimer's or dementia (dementia), in parts of the brain were smaller than usual.

They generally become more indifferent to the things which, according to the embarrassing because part of the brain 'pregenual anterior cingulate cortex' like 'blinded' to shame.

"When you lose brain ability in this area, you will lose the shame response," Virginia said as quoted by LiveScience.

The scientists believe that the greater the specific brain region, the stronger the brain works associated with the function.

For example, people with open personalities (extrovert) has a central processing larger brains, while those who had anxiously easy error detection center larger.

In conducting the study, researchers asked 79 participants to sing karaoke song 'My Girl', a 1964 hit song sung Temptations. Participants that there are healthy and there is a degenerative neurological disease.

Participants voice recorded and played back without no sound accompanying music. Participants were embarrassed by his voice directly visible from the expression on his face, then sweating and increased heart rate.

Conversely patients who suffered a nervous breakdown look indifferent and had less shame though when they heard the sound very embarrassing.

These findings have been presented Virginia at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology 64th in Hawaii.

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Unique Facts About Laughter

1. The children laugh more than adults. Children laugh 400 times a day while adults only about 15 times.

2. Jokes help children get to know a variety of things such as cause-effect relationships, new vocabulary, social ethics, and others.

3. Children who have a good sense of humor has a good adaptability with peers.

4. 126% women laugh more than men

5. Men more easily be laughable than women (more boys become the object of derision at school than girls).

6. Contagious Laughter: We are more than happy to laugh when other people laugh. Time alone watching sitcoms on TV, we also laughed when the television audience laugh. This caused laughter is a universal language, emotional expression that is difficult to counterfeit or covered up.

7. Laughter activates different parts of the brain. Parts of the brain that reacts to a joke is pefrontal ventral medial cortex, which is part contributed to the development of cognitive, personality and emotion.

8. The greater the number of members in a group situation, the easier it is to be made to laugh. Hence the joke is the most effective ice breaker.

9. Laughed the same as exercising. When you laugh, your facial muscles will stretch, increase your pulse rate as moderate exercise and also improve the distribution of oxygen throughout the body.

10. Laughter is good for mental health. Laughter can release endorphins that will make you feel good. Endorphins give you a sense of peace and reduce anxiety.

Having understood the facts and benefits, then laugh!

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Here's Proof That Parents Often son Lied

In our lives everyday, we believe that the lie will make a man slumped in agony, but the story is just the opposite. With the existence of this lie, the real meaning of this lie it can open our eyes and be free from suffering, like an energy that encourages the blossoming flower of the most beautiful in the world. That Lie parents on their children. What is the evidence that they love to lie on her?

The story began when he was little, call it the Andi, was born a boy in a poor family. Even to eat alone, often lack. When eaten, the Parents often give portion of rice for Andi. While moving the rice into bowls Andi, Parent said: "Eat, son, I'm not hungry". LIES Parents FIRST

When Andy was growing up, Parents persistent often spend his free time to go fishing in the pond near the house, Parents hoped that from the fish bait, he could give a nutritious food for petumbuhan. After fishing, Parents cook fish soup is fresh and appetizing. When Andy was eating the soup, Parents sit beside it and eat the rest meat of fish that are still attached to the bones, a former residual fish bone that Andi eat. Andi look Parents like it, her heart was touched as well, then use a spoon and give it to people Tua'nya. But the Parents quickly rejected it, he said: "Eat up, kid, I do not like to eat fish". LIES Parents SECOND

Now Andi has entered junior high school, in order to pay for school his brother and him, Parents go to cooperatives making matchboxes to bring a box of matches to taped merk'nya, and the results tempelannya it led to a bit of money to cover the necessities of life. As the winter comes, Andi got out of bed, look Parents still rests on little candlelight and with perseverance she continued pekerjaanny attached matchbox. Andi said: "Mother / father, sleep, already evening, tomorrow morning mother / father still have to work." Parents smiled and said: "Hurry up sleeping son, I'm not tired". LIES Parents THE THIRD

When the test comes, Parents requested time off from work in order to accompany Andi went exams. When it was noon, the sun began to shine, Parents brave and persistent waiting for Andi in the sun for a few hours. When the bell rang, signaling the exam is over. Parents immediately welcomed Andi and poured the tea that had been put up in bottles cold for him. Tea is so thick nothing can compare to the love that is much more viscous. Seeing Parents with perspiration, Andi soon gave her glass to her parents asked her to drink. Parents say: "Drink, son, I'm not thirsty!". LIES Parents THE FOURTH

After the departure of his beloved father because of illness, poor mother had to play as a father and mother. By holding on to her former job, she had to fund our needs alone. Family life became more difficult and hard. No day without suffering. Seeing our family's condition is getting worse, there was a nice uncle who lived near the house Andi also helps mothers either a big problem or a small problem. Neighbors in the next house saw family life Andi was so unfortunate, they often advised mothers Andi to get married again. But Parent was stubborn did not heed their advice, the mother said: "I do not need love". LIES Parents THE FIFTH

After Andi and her brother all have graduated from school and work, elderly mother was time to retire. But she did not want to, he was willing to go to the market every morning to sell some vegetables to make ends meet. Brother Andi who work outside the city, often sent some money to help meet the needs of the mother, but the mother insisted would not accept the money. Instead sent the money back. Mother said: "I have enough money". LIES Parents THE SIXTH

After graduating from S1, Andi continued studies to S2 and then obtained a master's degree at a prestigious university in the United States thanks to a scholarship at a company. Finally Andi was working at that company. With a quite high salary, Andi intends to bring his mother to enjoy life in America. But a good mother heart, intends not want to bother her son, she said to Andy "I'm not used". LIES Parents THE SEVENTH

Upon entering old age, maternal disease stomach cancer, had to be hospitalized, Andi who was far across the Atlantic ocean and immediately went home to visit his beloved mother. Andi saw mother lying on her bed after undergoing surgery. Mothers who look so old, staring at Andi with longing. Although the smile that spread across his face seemed a bit stiff due to illness withheld. Seen clearly how the disease menjamahi mother's body Andi so she looks frail and emaciated. Andi as she looked at her mother in tears. His heart was sore, aching to see her in this condition. But mothers with tegarnya said: "Do not cry my child, I'm not in pain". LIES Parents THE EIGHTH.

After saying her eighth lie, mom Andi beloved closes his eyes for the last time.

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Origins of Valentine's Day

Origins of Valentine's Day - In modern times, Valentine's day is dominated by pink hearts and arrows by Cupid. Though the origin of this celebration is very much different from the symbols of love. Valentine actually was a Catholic monk who was martyred. Valentine was sentenced to death by the emperor Claudius II for opposing legislation prohibiting the Roman youth in a relationship of love and get married because they are sent to war.

When it is, the glory of the Roman Empire was in the face of collapse due to deterioration of its officers and civil uprising. In the border region are still wild, the threats emerging from the nation's Gaul, Huns, Slavs, Mongolia and Turkey. They threatened region of Northern Europe and Asia. It turned out such a vast empire and is expanding through conquest has claimed many victims, both from the people of the colonies and the Romans themselves. Later, they are no longer able to control and manage this vast region.

To maintain his empire, Claudius II unrelenting recruiting Roman men were considered still able to fight as soldiers ready to be dispatched to the battlefield. The emperor saw soldiers who have ties of love and marriage is not a good soldier. Bond of love and inner with family and loved ones will only weaken their fighting power. Therefore, he forbade Roman men love relationship, engaged or married.
Valentine, the young monk saw their suffering trauma that afflicted not to love this. They secretly gathered and gain spiritual cleansing of Valentine. The monks even gave them the sacrament of marriage. This action finally wafted by the Emperor. Valentine was imprisoned. Because he opposed the emperor and refused to recognize the rules of the Roman gods, he was sentenced to death.

In prison, he was best friends with a prison officer named Asterius. The prison guards had a daughter who suffers from blindness since birth. His name is Julia. Valentine tried to cure his blindness. While treating, Valentine taught history and religion. He describes the world of the universe so that Julia can feel the meaning and kebijaksanannya through the lesson.

Julia asked,
"Did God really hear our prayers?"
"Yes my son. He hears every prayer. "
"Do you know what I pray for every morning? I pray that I can see. I want to see the world as you've taught me. "
"God do what is best for us, if we believe in Him," Valentine continued.
"Oh, of course. I really believe in him, "said Julia steady. Then they knelt together and prayed.

Several weeks later, she still has not healed. Until it was time for Valentine's death penalty. Valentine did not get to say goodbye to Julia, but he wrote a greeting with a message to be closer to God. Do not forget to add the words, "With love from your Valentine" (which eventually became a worldwide expression). He died February 14 269. Valentine Praksedes buried in the Church of Rome.
The next day, she received this letter. When opening the letter, he could see the colorful letters and the first time he saw. Julia healed of his blindness.

In 496, Pope Gelasius I declared February 14 as a day of commemoration St. Valentine. Valentine accidental death date coincides with the celebration of Lupercalia, a celebration in honor of the Roman god of fertility Februata Juno. In this celebration, the Romans did the sexual sweepstakes! The trick, they put names into a container, then take a random name opposite sex. Obtained the name became her partner of one year. Then on the next celebration they cast lots again.

Pope apparently did not like the way this celebration. Therefore, little churches modify this celebration. They include the names of the saint in the box. During the year, everyone will imitate the saint was written on the draw he took. To make the event a little funny, the church also enter the name of Simeon Stylites. The person who took the alias name is considered bad luck not lucky, because Simeon spent his life on the pillar, did not move even once.

Valentine's last name immortalized in this annual festival. In this festival, lovers or married Roman expressing feelings of love and love in the messages and handwritten letters. In mainland Europe, the tradition developed by writing the words of love and in the form of cards decorated with hearts and god Cupid to anyone who loves. Or give little attention to the flowers, chocolates and sweets.

In modern times, the habit of writing letters by hand is not considered practical. After all, not everyone can weave romantic words. Then came the valentine cards are considered more practical. The first modern Valentine cards sent by Charles nobleman Orleans to his wife, in 1415. When he was in prison in the Tower of London. This card is still dipameran in the British Museum. In America, Esther Howland was the first to send a valentine card. Valentine cards were first made commercially in the 1800s.

Unfortunately, from day to day, Valentine perayan have lost the true meaning. The spirit of love and sacrifice St. Valentine has been defeated by lust komesialisasi this celebration.

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Salmon Life Cycle

Salmon, one of the many species of fish that contain lots of nutritional value is very beneficial to humans. This type of fish can live in both fresh and marine waters, and is one commodity fishery products consumed by many people. Apart from all that, the title above will be the main topic of this paper just to add to our collective knowledge.

Salmon life cycle begins in freshwater (rivers), here the eggs hatch salmon eggs (usually in November) and here begins the fight of his life. Salmon mortality rate at this stage is very large. Of the total number of fertilized eggs, approximately half of which hatched. The newly hatched salmon are called "alevin" living in a pile of gravel in the riverbed by eating plankton. Once the food supply runs out, alevin will come out of the gravel riverbed (May / June), at this stage of salmon called "Fry". Fry then grow and develop into a "smolt" which then moved to the mouth of the river to the open sea.

The first year of life in the oceans is a critical stage of salmon predators face. Predators that prey on salmon in large quantities is seals. In addition, sea lions, bears, birds and humans also pose a threat salmon survival.

Long adventure at sea (4-7 years), salmon grow up and mature enough to reproduce. Here lies the uniqueness of salmon, where life begins (hatch of eggs) that's where the salmon reproduction process. Salmon that live in colonies (gathered in abundance) will gather with other colonies salmon migrate back to freshwater to the river.

Salmon return trip is not for a while, take some time to a matter of months. Many obstacles that block his way, through the rocks, swim against the current, leap up waterfalls (salmon jumping power could reach 3 meters), and others.

One more thing, during the return journey, the salmon do not eat anything aka fasting. Reserves of fat in the body is a source of food to get to the fresh waters. Use of this body fat reserves will cause physical changes in salmon. At this stage, many salmon die from injuries, exhaustion or predators, until finally only a few who made it to the river.

From an existing source, no one can be sure how salmon find their way home back to the river where they hatched after swimming in the ocean for many years and thousands and thousands of pounds away. The theory is the most widely embraced salmon aroma which automatically store where she was hatched, and this is what will lead the return trip back to the place of origin.

Arriving at the river upstream (or where hatched), in a state of exhausted salmon will break ground on the bottom of the river to make a hole (25-30cm) to the nest by using its tail. In the hole that the female salmon eggs expend 3000-8000 points and then fertilized by the male sperm of salmon. Completion of fertilization, male and female salmon cover the nest back to gravel.

Both salmon will stay a few days around the nest until death finally runs out of energy. Most salmon carcasses would be eaten by the animals that live in the river, and some will decompose with the aid of bacteria to become a natural fertilizer. The natural fertilizer will be eaten by plankton and small insects in the river bed. In the end, plankton and small insects will be a staple food for the newly hatched salmon a month later.

That struggle and the salmon life cycle. An orphan since hatching, to travel with a very big risk and sacrifice for the survival of the population in the future. Certainly a lot of positives we can take from this story apart from the nutrients contained salmon. May be useful.

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5 Mysteries of Our Bodies

01. HAND YOU CAN HAVE YOUR OWN MIND

Do you remember Devon Sawa figure in the movie "IDLE HANDS" year, 1999, a horror comedy about a young man who possessed arms and commit murder?

This movie seems to have some facts right. "Idle hand" (idle hands) that disebut'Alien Hand Syndrome'adalah unusual neurological disorder in which the affected hand has a mind of its own like. It is caused by damage to the medial part of the frontal brain and the motor often occur after surgery / neurosurgery, stroke or infection of the brain.

The sufferer does not have control on the movement of "alien hand" that dideritanya.dan they do not know what will be done by hand sendiri.Orang who suffer from this condition often feel disconnected with their hands and arms feel like they are not part of them.

When people with careless hands alien (alien hand) can perform complex movements like unbuttoning clothing, using tools or even tearing clothes. No drug has been known to cure Alien Hand Syndrome, but the best solution for this is to give Hand Aliend objects so he can menyibukannya melaukan distracted and not detrimental to the sufferer.

02. YOU CAN BRING IN ORGAN Most YOUR BODY AND STILL LIFE

When the human body looks fragile, in fact your body is stronger than you can imagine. Possible for you to survive even if you have issued the spleen, the stomach, one kidney, one paru2x, 75% of the liver, colon 80%, and almost every organ in your pelvic area and thighs.

03. CONTRACTION OF STRONG HEART YOU PRODUCE ENOUGH PRESSURE TO 30 FEET TO THE EXTENT splattered blood. (APPROXIMATELY 12 METERS)

04. ERECTION YOU STILL CAN EVEN HAVE DIED.

It's called "DEATH ERECTION", which is often referred to as "ANGEL LUST". This is a post-mortem erection which occurs when a man dies with vertical position or positions under the face and for the body to be in this position, the effect will not be lost.

How can this happen??
when a person is still alive, the heart pumps blood continuously throughout the body, when that person dies, this mechanism stops and the blood moves according to gravity. such as the mass / other substances, the blood will dwell in the lowest place of the body and cause swelling. So when a man die from blood in a vertical position it will remain and accumulate in the legs.

Pressure will cause the veins and tissues in the feet to swell to accommodate as many as possible of blood. After collecting the blood would meet the torso and the blood due to gravity will try to move to the lower part of the penis (the foot has been full of blood right now). The blood causes the penis consists of erectile tissue to fully charge and "fluffy".

05. HEART ATTACK HAPPENS USUALLY IN DAY MONDAY.

10-YEAR STUDY in Scotland found that 20% of people who die from heart disease occurred on Monday and not the other day. This study shows that "MONDAY PEAK" (busy on Monday) can cause a lot of stress because of work and a lot of people who drink alcohol in the previous weekend.

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Ants, Insects Most Dominant on Earth

Throw chunks of food on the ground, the first animal to reach it is ants. This is true in most of the mainland where there are ants. In terms of the number of individuals and biomass (weight), fleet ants dominate nearly all terrestrial habitats in the world. Day or night, the army ants vigorously exploring the land, so that they can find food before the other animals find it.

With the ecological dominance, it was natural that the ants can be found everywhere. Of tall buildings to lush forests, from coastal areas to subalpin. Ants are also present in the soil until the tall trees, in the desert to the tundra. In fact, at this time you are most likely not far from the worker ants roaming around you.

Ant dominance is also reflected in the number of insect biomass. In the composition of the biomass of insects in the world, at least one-third consists of ants. The amount is quite large considering the total number of ant species is less than 2% of the total number of insect species. Number of ant species in the world estimated at 20,000, and 12,000 of them have been known to science. In Indonesia alone there are about 1,500 species have been described, but it is estimated there are about 500 more species yet to be discovered.

Identification of ant species in Indonesia is difficult because of the small number of ants taxonomic research here. Even so, do not need a complex research to find out how many species of ants are hanging around our homes. When a simple observation, it can be seen at least 3 species of ants around the house. Several different species more can be found on the home page.

When you observe the ant community around you, do not be surprised if you find a variety of species living in a relatively small area. Most of the small ants, with a length of less than 5 mm. With this small body, the resources needed to survive relatively small anyway. Thus more of the population of ants can survive in a small area compared with animals that are larger in size.

Moreover, an ant colony has a system of division of labor in the fleet workers. In this system, each member of a colony of ants running certain tasks according to the needs of the colony at that time. Jobs colonies are foraging, nest building, keeping the enemy, care for chicks, producing eggs, or reproduction. With this division of labor, the work performed colony effectively and efficiently thereby increasing resilience and survival of the colony.

Ant species coexistence has ecological niches different. This reduces competition niche differences between ant colonies that can suppress populations. For example, one species of ants choose to search for small-sized food particles, other species choose a large food particles. There are ants that chose nest in the ground, there are cracks in the wood, some are in between the leaves of the tree. There ants are nocturnal, some are active during the day. With the differences in life strategy, ant species can share resources environment.

Ant stamped his feet on the earth since 90 million years ago, predating the new man appeared about 250,000 years ago. However, only since 10 million years ago the number of ant species and populations to develop and achieve abundance as it is today. In the history of his long life, ant species evolved adaptations of complex and interesting in terms of morphology, physiology, and social behavior. An example is the emergence of ant farm, ant farmers, socially parasitic ants, silk weaver ants, flying ants, giant ants, ants can even blow himself. With the complexity of such a life, do not be surprised if the ants are considered as the culmination of the evolution of insects, just as humans are the pinnacle of evolution of vertebrates.

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5 Unique Mystery of the Human Brain

After thousands of years of study of a wide range of research, started to unravel some of the mystery of human brain. There are some important facts discovered that previously may not have thought of by humans.

The brain is one of the most amazing organ in the human body, because it can control the central nervous system to work normally.

The human brain is very complex and consists of about 100 billion nerve (neuron) and there are so many things going on in the brain with a variety of different areas. Therefore the brain is one of the vital organs in the human life.

As quoted from HowStuffWorks, some other facts about the human brain is not yet widely known, namely:

1. The brain remains active even though the head has been severed
Based on the observations of several stories in mind, that the human brain is still able to remain active for a few seconds after the head cut. However, doctors believe that it is a reflection of muscle twitching.

Dr Harold Hillman, a former director of the Unity Laboratory of Applied Neural Biology at the University of Surrey said that the death occurred, due to the separation of the brain with the spinal cord, but it is painful that many countries that do not impose this method.

2. The brain can learn subliminal messages

The brain can learn the message that comes from a person's subconscious so that will affect the behavior of the person. Many companies use this as a promotional event to influence someone to buy the product.

3. The drugs can cause holes in the brain
One study states, the use of drugs such as marijuana can relieve a bit of memory, whereas for drugs such as cocaine or ecstasy can cause holes in the brain. Actually, the only thing that can cause holes in the brain, is the result of trauma or physical impact.

In addition, a study from New Scientist that the use of drugs can lead to long-term abnormal growth of the brain is permanent, therefore it is difficult to change the behavior of an addict.

4. The human brain is gray
Some parts of the body has its own color to blood, tissue, bone or other liquids. But if the human brain preserved in jars, though still throbbing mostly gray, as it is sometimes called sebaagi whole brain gray matter. However, the brain also contains white matter remains that consists of nerve fibers to connect the gray matter.

While the black component is called the substantia nigra, which is a black neuromelanin, the special pigment with skin and hair color and is the boundary of the part of the basal ganglia.

5. The human brain is the biggest brain
Some animals can use his brain to do things like that done by humans. But, the human brain is actually big size compared with the brain of any animal. The average weight of the adult human brain at 1,361 pounds, the weight of the animal's brain is similar to a dolphin is regarded as an intelligent animal.

However, the weight of the dolphin brain is smaller than the size of his body, so that the human brain remains to be the most substantial. Moreover, intelligence is also associated with various components of the brain, and mammals have the largest cerebral cortex responsible for memory function, communication, and thinking

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5 Strange Phenomena Occurring in the Human Mind

1. Prosopagnosia

Prosopagnosia is a phenomenon in which a person is unable to recognize the faces of people or objects that should have been known. People who have this disorder are usually able to use the other to recognize the feelings of the people, like the smell of perfume someone, shape or hairstyle, voice, or even their gait. A classic case of this disorder published in a book published in 1998 and never appear in the form of Michael Nyman opera titled "The man who mistook his wife for a hat or a person who mistakenly will be his wife because of his hat."


We have some experience of a feeling, that comes to us for a while, from what we have said, done after said or done before, in a very long time ago - from the things around us, in the form of the past, with the same faces , objects, and circumstances - of our knowledge that will perfectly what will be said next, as if we suddenly remember it! - Charles Dickens

2. Fregoli Delusion

Fregoli Delusion is a rare brain phenomenon in which a person believes that people are different, actually the same person in disguise. It is often associated with paranoia and the belief that the person posing it was trying to molest her. The condition is named after the Italian actor, Leopoldo Fregoli known for his ability to change quickly for his acting performance.

Laporan pertama di 1927 dalam sebuah studi kasus pada seorang wanita berusia 27 tahun yang percaya dia sedang dianiaya oleh dua yang aktor yang sering dilihatnya di sebuah teater. Dia percaya kalau orang-orang ini “mengejarnya terus-menerus dengan berubah wujud seperti orang-orang yang dikenalnya .

3. Capgras Delusion

Capgras delusion is the phenomenon in which a person believes that a close friend or family has changed its identity as an impostor. It is related to the ancient belief that the babies had been stolen and replaced by a fairy child snatcher in fairy tales in medieval times, as well as fantasy modern about aliens or aliens who take over the bodies of the people on earth to be their allies.


This delusion is found most commonly in patients with diseased souls, but did not rule it also has confused your mind.

4. L esprit de l Escalier

L'esprit de l'escalier is a sense to think of a clever children when it was too late to be delivered. Expression that can be used to describe the children were fast to insults, or any comments smart and witty, although his arrival was too late and useless. 

A word from German treppenwitz used for the same purpose. Closest phrase in the English language to describe the situation is "being wise after the event or to be wise after the event. 


The event is usually accompanied by a feeling of regret for not thought of before to give an immediate reply comments as needed. But it might be wise if we think that it may be merunyamkan reply relationship. God menyintai patient man and restraint.

5. Presque Vu

Presque vu is often expressed with the words, "seemed to have at the tip of the tongue" - a strong feeling that you will get a clue or inspiration of what is forgotten, but it never came. The term "presque vu" means "almost seen". Sensation of presque vu can really mess up your feelings and thoughts, and often people made ​​sleeping difficult.

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10 Unique Facts About Physics

People who think science boring, they are wrong. Here are 10 facts that is why science is not boring even quite unique. According to the author of We Need to Talk About Kevin, Marcus Crown, the following 10 unique facts about physics:

1. If the sun is made of bananas.

Hot sun because extraordinary weight, about billions and billions of tons and make it into the core of the colossal pressure. Pressure raises the temperature of the large. If the sun is made of bananas, it would weigh billions of tons and have the same effect with the sun.

2. All material making the human race could fit in the box of sugar.

99.9999999999999999% atom is empty space. If all the atoms are forced together and eliminate the spaces in between like a box of sugar, then its mass is about 10 times the mass of human life. This is similar happened in neutron stars, supernova relic super-dense mass.

3. Events in the future can influence events in the past.

Strangeness of the quantum world is documented. But it's increasingly bizarre oddities. According to the experimental physicist John Wheeler and other researchers in 2007, the present particle changes the particle can change the past.

4. Most of the universe disappears

There may be more than 100 billion galaxies in the cosmos. Each galaxy has 10 million stars. Our sun has billions and billions of tons of weight. This material is visible matter in the universe.

Another material called 'dark matter'. This material still needs explanation and it seems this is an expansion of the material universe.

5. Object can move faster than light.

The speed of light is constant in a vacuum is 300 thousand km / sec, and the light does not always pass through a vacuum. In water, the photon moves a third of the initial velocity. In nuclear reactors, some particles are forced to move in high speed even faster than light.

6. There is an infinite amount of time writing and reading

According to the current standard model of cosmology, the universe can be calculated amount was boundless as the scum. However, a limited number of possible history for the number of events occurred is also limited.

7. Black holes are not black

The black hole is very dark, but not black. They shine and give a little light spectrum, including the visible light.

8. Fundamental explanation of the universe does not include the past, present or future

According to the theory of relativity, there is no such thing as the present or the future or the past. Time frame is very relative. Our time together because we are moving at the same speed. If we move at different speeds, we will find that we are aging faster.

9. Particles can affect the other side of the universe in an instant

When an electron meets antimatter twin, both will be destroyed in a flash of energy and two photons will fly from the blast.

The twin will start spinning in the opposite direction, and instantly a twin on the other side of the universe also rotates.

10. The faster moving, more severe

If you run fast, your weight will increase. Not permanent, but the moment will add a little weight. According to the theory of relativity, mass and energy are the same. The more energy expended, the heavier mass.

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