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Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
The world's largest cut diamond is an unnamed Fancy Black, containing small red diamond crystals. It weighs 555.55 carats and was polished into 55 facets over several years and completed in June 2004. The repetitive use of the number five is culturally significant in the Islamic world, and was inspired by Ran Gorenstein (Belgium), who also commissioned this creation. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
LiliKrist Send message Joined: 12 Aug 09 Posts: 333 Credit: 143,167 RAC: 0 |
Today (19/09/09) after running DNA test, the very most wanted terrorist in my country ( perhaps also for southeast asia region ) Noordin M. Top, confirmed dead after gun shootout with police on last thursday. N = R x fp x ne x fl x fi x fc x L |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game took place during the World Fair in Chicago on July 6, 1933. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Fred J. Verster Send message Joined: 21 Apr 04 Posts: 3252 Credit: 31,903,643 RAC: 0 |
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Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
Hi, today, in the Netherlands, it was warm as the whole month. Heat wave Eh! here in the states we are heading into the winter months. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Balveda* Send message Joined: 20 Oct 08 Posts: 310 Credit: 376,456 RAC: 0 |
On 20th September 1967, the last of the great passenger liners, the QE2, was launched by the Queen at John Brown's Shipyard in Clydebank. The ship was not named after the Queen, but rather was the second ship to bear that name. This is why the Arabic '2' is used in the name rather than the Roman numerals used by the Queen. The ship made its maiden voyage in 1969. No longer in service today, the ship logged 5 million miles at sea in August 2002. Now it's off to be a hotel beside a dock in Dubai. |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
A human brain comprises only 2% of the body, yet it uses 20% of the oxygen and blood. The heaviest human brain ever recorded weighed 5 lb. 1.1 oz. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
With six commercial storage sites -- more than any other state in the union -- Illinois is currently home to over 7,000 metric tons of spent uranium from nuclear reactors. There are 121 storage sites in the U.S. -- 66 of them are commercial sites, 55 are military sites -- and they're spread out across Illinois and 38 other states. All of the "waste" is awaiting a more permanent home, which for two decades had been assigned to Yucca Mountain Repository in New Mexico, a plan that has been all but scrapped. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
Angel Falls in Venezuela is the highest waterfall in the world. The falls are 3230 feet in height with an uninterrupted drop of 2647 feet. Angel Falls are located on a tributary of the Rio Caroni. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
First developed in 1967 in Canada, the IMAX technology premiered with the first IMAX film, a short titled Tiger Child at the Fuji Pavilion at EXPO '70 in Osaka, Japan. Today the company has 371 IMAX theatres in 43 countries, although two-thirds of them are located in North America. The bulb used in an IMAX projector is bright enough to be seen by residents of the International Space Station if pointed in their direction. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
Kissing at the conclusion of a wedding ceremony can be traced to ancient Roman tradition where a kiss was used to sign contract. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
Vitamin D is unusual because it is the only vitamin that can be synthesized in the body. Sunlight is the main source of Vitamin D, though sunscreen lotions with high SPF can prevent vitamin D formation. Vitamin D is also the only vitamin that is a hormone. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
The best way to lose weight is to eat fewer calories and increase exercise. Experts suggest aiming for a weight loss goal of one pound per week. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Labbie Send message Joined: 19 Jun 06 Posts: 4083 Credit: 5,930,102 RAC: 0 |
With six commercial storage sites -- more than any other state in the union -- Illinois is currently home to over 7,000 metric tons of spent uranium from nuclear reactors. There are 121 storage sites in the U.S. -- 66 of them are commercial sites, 55 are military sites -- and they're spread out across Illinois and 38 other states. All of the "waste" is awaiting a more permanent home, which for two decades had been assigned to Yucca Mountain Repository in New Mexico, a plan that has been all but scrapped. The Yucca Mountain Repository is in Nevada, and has basically been scrapped. New Mexico has WIPP, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, which is supposed to be for low level nuclear waste. WIPP is open, but has had some problems but some waste has been transferred there. Calm Chaos Forum...Join Calm Chaos Now |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
Canada has the world's longest coastline of 202,080 kilometres (125,567 miles) and Monaco has the shortest coastline of 5.632 kilometers (3.5 miles). LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
According to 2007 population projections, in 25 years, the number of older Americans eligible for social security will have nearly doubled, from 38 to 72 million LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
Steve Eves broke two world records April 25, 2007, when his 1/10th scale model of the historic rocket - built in his garage near Akron, Ohio - lifted off from a field on Maryland's Eastern Shore. The 36-ft.-tall rocket was the largest amateur rocket ever launched and recovered successfully - and at 1,648 pounds, also the heaviest. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Labbie Send message Joined: 19 Jun 06 Posts: 4083 Credit: 5,930,102 RAC: 0 |
Steve Eves broke two world records April 25, 2007, when his 1/10th scale model of the historic rocket - built in his garage near Akron, Ohio - lifted off from a field on Maryland's Eastern Shore. The 36-ft.-tall rocket was the largest amateur rocket ever launched and recovered successfully - and at 1,648 pounds, also the heaviest. Video Calm Chaos Forum...Join Calm Chaos Now |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
The president’s aircraft, Air Force One, has a doctor on board at all times and has a medical suite that can function as an operating room. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Luke Send message Joined: 31 Dec 06 Posts: 2546 Credit: 817,560 RAC: 0 |
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