Interesting facts

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for
 Blood plasma.
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No piece of paper can be folded in half 
more than seven (7) times. Oh go ahead...I'll wait...
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Donkeys kill more people annually
than plane crashes or shark attacks.
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You burn more calories sleeping
than you do watching television.
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Oak trees do not produce acorns
until they are fifty (50) years of age or older.
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The first product to have a bar code
was Wrigley's gum.
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The King of Hearts is the only king
without a Moustache
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American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive
from each salad served in first-class.
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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. 
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Apples, not caffeine,
are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from
DEAD SKIN!
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The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
So did the first 'Marlboro Man'.
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Walt Disney was afraid
of Mice!
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Pearls melt 
in Vinegar!
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The three most valuable brand names on earth:
Marlboro, Coca Cola, and  Budweiser, in that order.

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It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...
but, not downstairs.
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A duck's quack doesn't echo,
and no one knows why.
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Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from
a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
(I keep my toothbrush in the living room now!)
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 And the best for last.... 

Turtles can breathe through their butts.
(I know some people like that, don't YOU?)

The Mayonnaise Jar - A must read

This is such a beautiful forwarded mail I received. A must read.

When things in your life seem, almost too much to handle,

When 24 Hours in a day is not enough,

Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class  and had some items in front of him.When the class began, wordlessly,He picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.

He then asked the students, if the jar was full. 

They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured 

them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. 

The pebbles rolled into the open Areas between the golf balls.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. 

Of course, the sand filled up everything else. 

He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous 'yes.'

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively 

filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

'Now,' said the professor,   as the laughter subsided, 

'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. 

The golf balls are the important things - family, 

children, health, Friends, and Favorite passions – 

Things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, Your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car.

The sand is everything else --The small stuff.

'If you put the sand into the jar first,'  He continued, 

there is no room for  the pebbles or the golf balls. 

The same goes for life.

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, 

You will never have room for the things that are important to you.

So...

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.

Play With your children.

Take time to get medical checkups.

Take your partner out to dinner.

There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.

'Take care of the golf balls first --

The things that really matter.

Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.'

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.

The professor smiled.

'I'm glad you asked'.

It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem,

there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.'

Paa - Gumm summ - tamil song - Illayaraja

At last, found the original tamil song for 'Paa' movie 'Gumm Summ'. Here it is. Composition and Song by Illayaraja for the song Sangathil Paadatha kavithai - Auto raja(1982). Here's the clipping.

See also, a blog post in 'The observer'.

Awesome music by our great legendary musician Isai Nyaani Illayaraja.