Coconut Chanel

When the mini skirt appeared in fashion in the 60s, Miss Chanel was asked whether she approved of girls exposing their knees and thighs. Coco answered "Thighs, of course! But knees, never!".

I know it's not very funny, nor interesting, but that's all I had on my lunch plate today! See you soon guys! And HAPPY F***ING NEW YEAR. Enjoy the last days before the cataclysmic 2012! HAHAHAHA

Stanford University is really great

In 2010, the University ranked 4th in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Stanford is well known for its academics in social sciences, technology / computer science, life sciences, biomedicine, humanities, natural sciences. The S Uni is one of the world's top 5 universities along with Tokyo, Harvard, Keio Universities and University of Pennsylvania.

Note that, students are really into fitness (California baby). You can see sexy men running on the campus (sweaty no T Shirt and some 200 IQ brassy blondes too).

A few Stanford alumni created some small companies such as Hewlett-Packard (William Hewlett and David Packard), Cisco Systems (Sandra Lerner and Leonard Bosack), NVIDIA, SGI, VMware, MIPS Technologies, Yahoo! (Chih-Yuan Yang and David Filo), Google (Sergei Brin and Lawrence Page), Wipro Technologies (Azim Premji), Nike, Gap (Doris Fisher) and Sun Microsystems.

Here is a treat for you ladies: The Stanford Men Swim team.



Sweet dreams ;-)
NB: if you recognize yourself on this photo, please feel free to contact me!

Paris is definitely the capital of Fashion

Yes, Chanel could have made it: all black, shiny, sexy, a bit provocative and intriguing.

After the Burqinis (Burqa+Bikini), you can find the Niqab (NiqaBitch) in Paris.
Apparently a few girls went walking with Niqabs in front of the Socialist Party (a.k.a extreme communists for Americans) Headquarters in Paris! They finished their walk in front of the Immigration Department! Sacre culot(te)!

Ratatouille was found dead in a bread

Yuck... Poor thing.
Article here: BBC UK.

Polyorchidism is the "incidence" of more than two testicles!

1-2-3... Maybe this is what Miss Spears was singing about? Anyways, today you've learned something much more rich and interesting. You can have 3, 4 or more testes. It is apparently a VERY RARE congenital disorder. Its most common form is triorchidism, that is to say one man has 3 testes! A man who as polyorchidism is called "polyorchid" (I am wondering now if this is the reason I love so much orchids!). Ah well, ladies and gents, Lady Nature is not always fair, isn't it?

Salma Hayek had a boob job

So disappointed... I thought she was authentic!

Here is a list of stars that got boob jobs:

Salma Hayek
Gisele Bundchen
Tiffani Thiessen
Nicole Ritchie
Christina Aguilera
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Beyonce
Heather Locklear
Heidi Montag
Carmen Electra
Brooke Burke
Pamela Anderson
Britney Spears
Rihanna
Courtney Love
Jenna Jameson
etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.


And if you want photos: it's here.

The longest officialy medicaly documented human penis was 13.5 in long

It was one Doctor Robert Latou Dickinson's patient, in the early part of the 20th century. The penis was 34.3 cm (13.5 in) long and 15.9 cm (6.26 in) in circumference.
More details here.
Rocco can go back fishing!

Main Coons are the largest cats. MIAOU

The Maine Coon is a breed of domestic cat, popular for its large bone structure. That is to say simply: they're huge. Would you be surprised to know that this XXL cat is native from North America? Specifically native to the state of Maine (hence the name).

As mentioned above, the Maine Coon has a large bone structure, a rectangular body shape, and a long fluffy coat. Maine Coons can be of various colors and are known for their intelligence and friendly personality.
Health problems, such as hip dysplasia are often seen in the breed.

Palo Alto is one of the favorite traveling destinations for Geeks (if they travel...)

So... According to WIRED magazine, top 8 favorite traveling destinations for geeks are:
1- Tokyo
2- Chernobyl (Ukraine! Boom!)
3- Beautiful Palo Alto, in California (with its Apple Store and Facebook offices etc.)
4- The CERN in Switzerland
5- Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii
6- Sidi Driss Hotel in Tunisia (for Star Wars)
7- New Zealand (for Lord of the Rings)
8- South Pole (Because there is nobody there)

I'm still stuck on Chernobyl...

Japan's real name translates into the Land of the rising Sun

The official name of Japan is Nihon or Nippon
The red circle in the middle of the flag represents the sun meaning brightness, sincerity and warmth, and the white represents honesty, purity.

This amazing country constitutes of more than 3000 islands! And there are 3 main religions in Japan: Shinto, Buddhism and Christianity.
The head of the country is an emperor while the chief of the government is the prime minister.
The highest mountain in Japan is Mount Fuji which is an active volcano.
Japan experiences around 3 mild earthquakes per day and still they are the largest automobile producer in the world! :-)
Life expectancy in Japan is one of the longest in the world!

Chicago is full of Polish folks

After Warsaw, the capital of Poland, Chicago is the most crowded city of Polish population! Na zdrowie!

A few facts about Poland:
Poland is famous for: its beautiful women, stuffed cabbages (Golabki), central location between Soviets and Nazis, being one of the most largest and significant home of Jewish community, pope John Paul II, and recently for the Katyn disaster.

From Moronail.net

Antarctica doesn't belong to any country

Yes, no country owns Antarctica. Why?
There are no permanent residents in Antarctica. Only researchers go there for a few months a year to conduct various studies.
On average, Antarctica is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent and has an annual precipitation of 200 mm (~8 inches) which makes it considered a desert. Its humidity level is lower than Gobi desert's!

90% of ice on Earth is in Antarctica and it also represents 70% of the fresh water.

Only cold resistant species survive the conditions there, such as penguins, mites, seals and many kinds of algae.

Expression "to get fired" was literally real long time ago

Apparently in the past, when a clan no longer wanted a member in it, they would burn down his/her house. This is where the expression "to get fired" originates from.
I didn't do a lot investigation on this fact... Feel free to confirm or deny it!

There are no natural lakes in Ohio

All lakes in Ohio are man-made! The state has over 2,500 lakes that are bigger than 8Km2. Here are some townships where you can find lakes in Ohio: Israel, Miami, Marseilles, Oxford, Hanover etc. Copycats!

More details on the Wikipedia article here.

The fatality rate of jumping from the Golden Gate is approx. 98%

Apparently the Golden Gate Bridge (in San Francisco, California, USA, for dummies) is the most popular place to commit suicide. The deck is 75 meters (~250 feet) above the water which can provide a fall of approximately 4 seconds.
Those who jumped, hit the water at 122 km/h (~76 miles/h), which at this speed is similar to hitting concrete! So most jumpers don't die of drowning but of the impact they have on this concrete water (ha, ha!)
And those who survived the impact, usually drown or die of hypothermia.
There is no accurate number of suicides, but about 35 bodies in average are recovered each year.

However, there is hope: the crisis hotline (1-800-784-2433).

You can find more details on the Wikipedia article about the GG bridge: here.

Shakes no good... No good...

Baskin Robbin’s Large Oreo Chocolate Shake worths 2600 calories! Ouch! Hopefully, you people reading this blog are not eating this c***. Otherwise, let me tell you Amen.
You can see some other interesting findings on this blog: Manolith.
If you liked this article, you should also check this one here.

Coprastasophobia is the fear of constipation

NB: No, this is not Nutella

And a few other fears you might have:

Consecotaleophobia - Fear of chopsticks
Coulrophobia - Fear of clowns
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia - Fear of number 666
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia - Fear of long words
Katagelophobia - Fear of ridicule (I probably don't have this one since I'm doing this blog.)
Melissophobia - Fear of bees
Peladophobia - Fear of bald people
Samhainophobia - Fear of Halloween
Walloonphobia - Fear of the Walloons

Seducing a geek is an art

Here is a brief list of how to seduce a geek guy:

1- Wear a tee-shirt from XKCD
2- Know what 42 means
3- Tell him you like when you're just the 10 of you.
4- Never admit you use Windows (Mac is OK, Linux is better)
5- When you're about to tell your love, say "sudo love me" (it will never fail)
6- Don't say HTML is a programming language
7- Sing him Saint Seiya's song (even better when in Japanese)
8- Either be a super hot blond or mega ugly female. Inbetween won't captivate their attention.
9- Watch Battle Star Galactica
10- Play WOW or Pong


And seducing a Mac geek is a whole different story. Maybe in another post...

The Chicago-style pizza was invented in 1943

More precisely at the Uno pizzeria in Chicago.
This pizza was very popular during World War II because it could feed a lot people and it was not costing much to make it.
Chicago-style pizza has a buttery and heavy crust that could be up to 3'' tall (at the edges), a bit more of cheese than regular pizzas and A LOT chunky tomato sauce. The dough basically acts as a bowl.
Ingredients: usually the oil used for the dough, is olive oil. In the traditional version, mozzarella cheese is used. Then, generally, ham or Italian sausage with mushrooms and onions are added. All is topped with heavy chunky tomato purée.

From Wikipedia's article about Chicago-style pizza.

Gunther is not German, but Swedish

And that Helmut Fritz is French:



But unfortunately for Germans, Tokyo Hotel is really German.

Monkeys know how to smoke...

The video is self explicit:

Genes can be interpreted

This Northern CA based company, 23 and Me is proposing to interpret your genes and help you to detect any potential (inheritable or not) diseases you may get in the future. The analysis is a bit pricey: $429, but if it can help to save lives... My BF wanted to offer me the kit for my B-Day and I did not like the idea of "Happy Birthday Honey, you have cancer!". Too creepy.
The company's headquarters are located in Mountain View, next to Google's ones. Google invested a couple of millions in 23 and Me, whose co-founder, Anne Wojcicki is just Sergey Brin's wife, Google's co-founder :)
I am sure they will have some promising genes combination for their descendants.

Silverfish bugs don't bite humans

The lepisma saccharina or the silverfish, fishmoth, carpet shark, or paramite, is a small wingless insect. These little creature's diet consist mainly in eating carbohydrates such as sugar or starches.

A silverfish is usually shiny grey and grows from 1/4'' to 1/2'' in size. While they don’t swim, their tail moves in a swishing fish-like manner.
They can live in large groups and a large infestation of silverfish in your house could cause a few material damages, especially on your books.
Silverfish bite through paper bags that hold sugar or flour... and Bon Appetit, bien sur!
The easiest way to get rid of silverfish is to remove their food source! A humid house with a lot of mold and mildew is the perfect habitat for these bugs.

42 is the answer

According to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 42 is "the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything."

42 is also the angle in degrees for which a rainbow appears.

In various religions, the number 42 is omnipresent. There are 42 gods and goddesses of Egypt personifying the principles of Ma'at (the Ancient Egyptian personification of physical and moral law, order, and truth.)
In the Kabalistic tradition, God created the Universe with number 42.
42 appears in many contexts in Christianity: there are 42 generations in the Gospel of Matthew's version of the Genealogy of Jesus. It is prophesied that for 42 months the Beast will hold dominion over the Earth (Revelation 13:5).
42 men of Beth-azmaveth were counted in the census of men of Israel upon return from exile (Ezra 2:24).
God sent bears to maul 42 of the youths who mocked Elisha for his baldness (2 Kings 2:23), etc, etc.
--> From Wikipedia, See the "42" article

World's tallest building is in Dubai

This tower in the United Arab Emirates obtained its title of the tallest building in the world on January 4, 2010. It is 828m (2,717ft) tall and is followed by the Taipei 101 in Taiwan: 509m (1,671ft).
FYI, the tallest hotel is also located in Dubai: the Rose Hotel, 333m (1,093ft).

Blood pressure is not so hard to understand, but harder to control

Blood pressure is usually represented as two number ratio like this: 116/74 mm Hg.
You should read it as "116 over 74 millimeters of mercury".
The top number (systolic), the highest of the two numbers, measures the pressure in the arteries when the heart beats (contraction).
The bottom number (diastolic) measures the pressure in the arteries between heartbeats (resting between beats and refilling with blood).


The chart below, proposed by the American Heart Association represents pressure categories:

Blood Pressure   | Systolic |      | Diastolic
   Category      |  mm Hg   |      |   mm Hg
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Normal           |  <120    |  and |   <80
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Prehypertension  | 120–139  |  or  |  80-89
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Hypertension     | 140-159  |  or  |  90-99
Stage 1          |          |      |
------------------------------------------------     
Hypertension     |  >160    |  or  |  >100
Stage 2          |          |      |
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Hypertensive     |  >180    |  or  |  >110
Crisis: emergency|          |      |
------------------------------------------------

What is a Hypertensive Crisis?

A hypertensive crisis exists when blood pressure reaches levels of 180 or higher for the systolic number OR 110 or higher for the diastolic number. High blood pressure is a chronic condition. The damages it causes to blood vessels and organs usually occurs over the years. However it happens that blood pressure rises quickly and consequently and it should be considered a medical emergency.

If you suspect of having a very high blood pressure, wait a couple of minutes and test it again to make sure the first reading was accurate. There is no safe duration for blood pressure to remain in high range. Do not wait to see if your pressure comes down on its own. Call 9-1-1 immediately for emergency medical assistance or go to the nearest hospital ASAP. If you are experiencing any of the symptoms listed below, don't drive yourself unless you have absolutely no other option.
- Severe headache
- Severe anxiety
- Shortness of breath
- Nosebleeds

Uncontrolled blood pressure can lead to various bad consequences, such as:
- Stroke
- Loss of consciousness
- Memory loss
- Heart attack
- Damage to the eyes and kidneys
- Blood vessel damage (A hypertensive crisis can cause blood vessels to become inflamed and potentially leak blood, making it difficult to maintain adequate blood circulation.)
- Organ damage caused by inadequate circulation
- Aortic dissection
- Angina (unstable chest pain)
- Fluid backup in the lungs
- Loss of kidney function

Conclusion: do sport (swim, bike and run), eat healthy (broccolis), sleep, and be nice to others.

A MacDonald's BigMac buger has about 540 calories

About 160 calories per dollar. Pretty good deal, when you know that it's 75 calories per dollar for a half pound of broccoli.
In US, an average normal person, with regular exercise needs about 2000 calories/day, that is to say about 12 dollars of BigMacs: 4 burgers in total or 26 dollars of broccoli: about 15 medium sized broccoli (~14oz each).

Source from MacDonald's website.

"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"

The longest one-syllable word in English is screeched.

The longest word, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, has 45 letters and is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

The longest place name still in use is a hill in New Zealand called: Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipu-kakapikimaungahoronukupokaiw en uaitnatahu.

Los Angeles's full name is El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula.

The word set has more definitions than any other word in the English language.

Man who falls asleep with itchy butt, wakes up with stinky finger

All members of Hominid have 24 pairs of chromosomes except humans who have 23. Did you know that of the macaque's with nearly 3 billion DNA base pairs, 93.5% are identical to those in the human genome. The human and chimp genomes which diverged 6 million years ago are about 98 per cent identical.

Mosquito is the most deadly animal

Mosquitoes are responsible for the most human deaths worldwide.
Apparently, each year, mosquitoes are estimated to transmit disease to more than 700 million people and at least 2 million die of these diseases.

While male mosquitoes feed on nectar and plant juices, the females need to obtain nutrients from fresh blood in order to produce eggs.
It's all woman's fault again!
Mosquito has a mouth that can pierce plant's, human's and animal's skin.

According to Wikipedia's article on mosquito, there are about 3,500 species in the world.
Female mosquitoes have sometimes a preference for some person over others due to the sweat smell. Because their favorite victims have good proportions of the carbon dioxide, octenol and other compounds that it makes their body odor so particular and... attractive! (This is the AXE effect).

Daffy Duck is a spoonerism

A spoonerism is a transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words. For instance Daffy Duck becomes Daddy Fuck.


Popcorn -> Cop porn

Four of Hearts -> Whore of farts

Six of Diamonds -> Dicks of Simon's

You've wasted two terms -> You've tasted two worms

Next iPad won't have wings

We all know that the iPad is nice product. However, here is a quick list showing all the missing or negative points.
- No multi-tasking (no music while browsing. However should come up in the next OS)
- No drag and drop file management, must use iTunes
- Long synchronization
- Single device (mac, PC...) association with your iPad
- No USB port. iPad will sync itself via USB but only when plugged in via its proprietary dock connector, that you need to purchase.
- Limited storage (16, 32, or 64GB)
- No SD slot
- No support of Adobe Flash
- No HDMI output (to get video out, you’ll need a proprietary dock to VGA adapter, limiting to VGA resolutions
- No full HD (no 1080p)
- No native widescreen (no 16:9)
- No camera
- No GPS for wifi only versions

On the other hand, iPad is a high quality finished product. It's a nice and light object proposing many great applications. The next version of the iPad will hopefully be more complete.

You can buy Burqinis online

A burqini or burkini is a swimsuit for women designed by Aheda Zanetti (company Ahiida). You can buy them online on Ahiida.com. Many kinds* of burqinis exist: for children, teenagers, adults, plus sizes...

In 2009, a woman in France was prevented from swimming in a public pool because she was wearing a burqini. This interdiction was due to a law that prohibits the use of various forms of swimwear in public pools.

And if you're too hot, you can always opt for micro bikinis on Smallest-bikini.com


*Many kinds: meaning same shape but different colors.

Beer is the oldest and most consummed alcoholic beverage in the world

Beer is the third most popular drink after water and tea.

Apparently, during the 16 day festival of Oktoberfest held each year in Munich (Germany), in 2008: about 6.2 million visitors drank about 6.94 million liters of beer, and ate 142,253 pairs of pork sausages, 58,446 units of pork knuckles and 521,872 chicken units.

According to a News Release from Kirin (Japanese Brewery Company) in 2004, Czech Republic detains the record of beer consumption, with an average of 156.9 liters (5305 fl oz) per year, per person!

 
Rank |                  |                       
in   |     Country      |    Consumption
2003 |                  |  (L/person/year)
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1    |   Czech Republic |   156.9
2    |   Ireland        |   131.1
3    |   Germany        |   115.8
4    |   Australia      |   109.9
5    |   Austria        |   108.3
6    |   UK             |   99.0
7    |   Belgium        |   93.0
8    |   Denmark        |   89.9
9    |   Finland        |   85.0
10   |   Luxembourg     |   84.4
11   |   Slovakia       |   84.1
12   |   Spain          |   83.8
13   |   USA            |   81.6
14   |   Croatia        |   81.2
15   |   Netherlands    |   79.0
16   |   New Zealand    |   77.0
17   |   Hungary        |   75.3
18   |   Poland         |   69.1
19   |   Canada         |   68.3
20   |   Portugal       |   59.6

Source: Kirin

In California, cats and dogs are not allowed to have sex without a permit!

A few other weird laws include:

Children may not wear a Halloween mask unless they get a special permit from the sheriff.

Bowling on the sidewalk is illegal.

Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.

Ducks have the right of way to cross Rancho California St. at all times.

Elementary schools may not host poker tournaments.

Getting drunk on a playground is against the law.

Giving or receiving oral sex is prohibited.


Find more on StupidLaws.com.

300 to 400 eggs will be ovulated during a woman's reproductive lifetime

During fetal life, about 6 million to 7 million eggs are produced. After that, no new egg will be produced.
Most of the eggs within the ovaries gradually die, until they are depleted at menopause. At birth, about 1 million eggs are left and at puberty, only about 300,000 remain. Of these, 300 to 400 will be ovulated during a woman's reproductive lifetime. Women, did you know that the eggs continue to degenerate during pregnancy, with the use of birth control pills, and in the presence or absence of regular menstrual cycles?
Clock is ticking...

Bruce Dickinson is a very skilled man

Paul Bruce Dickinson, is not only an English talented vocalist for Iron Maiden. He is also an airline pilot, a radio show host, a fencer, an author, and a songwriter! He was hired by Iron Maiden in 1982 and decided to quit the group in 1993 to pursue a solo career. Dickinson rejoined the group in 1999. He completed fencing at an international level and founded a fencing equipment company named Duellist.

This metal singer is a captain and flying 757 Boeing jets for the UK Astraeus airline.

He currently presents a rock show on BBC radio. Among all these activities, he also wrote a script for a movie, composed a soundtrack, did some acting and wrote some books!

World's tallest man is 8ft 1.2 inch (2.47m)

His name is Sultan Kösen and he currently holds 3 Guinness World Records. His height is 8 ft 1.2 in, that is to say 2.47 meters. He was born in 1982 and he lives in Turkey.