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An Apple A Day Keeps the Doctor Away - Nutritional Facts

Apple is a pome fruit of a usually cultivated tree (genus Malus) of the rose family. Pomes are fleshy fruits with thin skin, not formed from the ovary but from another part. The seeds are contained in a chamber in the center of the fruit. Apples grow on small, deciduos trees that blossom in the spring and produce fruit in the fall.

Thousands of varieties of apples are grown worldwide. The skin colour of apples can range fromred to yellow to green. Apple is a crispy and juicy fruit. It sizes can vary from 2 to 4 inches. This wonderful fruit is packed with rich phytonutrients, that in the true sense are indispensable for optimal health. The antioxidants in apple have many health promoting and disease prevention properties; thus justifying the adage, "an apple a day, keeps the doctor away".

Worldwide, there are 7,500 different varieties of apple. The extra common ones being; Red delicious, Golden delicious, Gala, Fuji, McIntosh, Pink lady, Rome beauty, and really, so much more.

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Why Insects are Attracted to Light

It doesn't take a pest control professional to know that insects are attracted to light. Just think of all those times you've seen moths and other insects frantically flying into or around light fixtures when it's dark out. But – unlike a pest control professional – you probably haven't considered why, and how a greater understanding of this natural phenomenon can help to develop more effective fly killers (insect light traps).

Whilst it may not be of direct interest to consumers, extensive research into this topic has been undertaken to support food businesses such as food processing and food retail, to help ensure consumer food safety, and avoid outbreaks of fly-borne diseases such as Salmonellosis.

The team of scientists at Rentokil's Global Research and Development Centre has looked into understanding the physics of how light impacts the biological attraction of flies to a trap. This research has helped uncover LED technology as an insect attractant far superior to conventional light sources.

Why are flies attracted to light?

There is no single scientific explanation as to why flies are attracted to light. There are several theories which offer a possible explanation, they are:

– They see light as an emergency beacon and a safety signal
– They use light to help with their flight and navigation
– They have a natural attraction to light known as phototaxis.

Why do flies use light for safety?

For some insects, a bright light source may be seen as an emergency beacon. When in doubt, these insects instinctively head towards light sources, which are generally positioned on higher ground than the hazardous environment they are currently in.

Light, for some insects, act as a familiar safety signal; just as air bubbles lead the way to the surface of the water for some underwater creatures.

How do flies use light for navigation?

Another popular theory for attraction to light is that insects use it as a navigational aid. An insect flying north, for example, is able to judge its direction by keeping a natural source of light, such as the sun or moon, on its right. This method works well as long as the source of light remains both constant and at a distance.

If an insect encounters a round incandescent porch light, however, it becomes confused by its source. This explains the peculiar behaviour of a moth continuously encircling a light source – it instinctively wants to keep the light on a certain side of its body whilst navigating its route.

What is phototaxis?

The difference between insects that are attracted to light and those which are not, is a phenomenon known as phototaxis. Certain insects, such as cockroaches or earthworms, have negative phototaxis, meaning they are repelled by an exposure to light. Moths, flies and many other flying insects have positive phototaxis and are naturally attracted to it.

The scientific debate around a flies attraction to light
There is some debate in the scientific community over why a positively phototactic insect, like a fly, will continue to hover around an artificial light source even when natural light becomes available.

Some believe that the insect is not attracted to the light itself, but the darkness surrounding it.

Others suggest the insect's eyes, which often contain multiple lenses, struggle to adjust from light to dark, leaving the insect vulnerable to predators whilst night-blind. In this case, the insect may find it safer to remain in the light rather than fly away and become too blind to react to threats and obstacles.

Why are flies attracted to LED?

As homeowners, we have been convinced for a number of years now that LED lights are a smarter, more energy efficient way to light our homes. More than that, LED technology also emits light in a different way and produces UV-A as intense beams of light, which penetrate further into the surrounding space than light phosphor lamps, for example.

House flies, in particular, can see and are attracted to UV light, which humans cannot see. Because we can't see UV light, we don't use it in our buildings and our environment. This means that any UV light that is used in urban buildings light up like a beacon, making UV light traps incredibly effective: they stand out in the human environment as the brightest source of UV-A light.U

Using light for fly killing efficacy

Rentokil's researches are able to prove the efficacy of fly killers using LED technology through a standard Half-Life measure test. The Half-life measure represents the time taken to eliminate 50% of flies released in a test chamber. The lower the Half-life measure, the more effective the insect light trap.

An effective fly control programme, however, must also consider the correct placement of fly trap units (given what we know about phototaxis). The position of fly killer units with respect to local light sources is of critical importance to fly control effectiveness. All this insight – and more – has been distilled into Rentokil's leading fly control service solutions. Speak to an expert today to find out more.

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Why the White House Was Rebiult In 1949

The White House Reconstruction, also known as the Truman Reconstruction, was a comprehensive dismantling and rebuilding of the interior of the White House between 1949-1952. A century-and-a-half of wartime destruction and rebuilding, hurried renovations, additions of new services, technologies, an added Third Floor, and inadequate foundations brought the Executive Residence portion of the White House Complex to near-imminent collapse. In 1948, architectural and engineering investigations deemed it unsafe for occupancy, and President Harry S. Truman, his family, and the entire residence staff were relocated across the street. For over three years, the White House was gutted, expanded, and rebuilt. The scope, costs, and historical authenticity of the work were controversial, with the reconstruction being called both structurally essential and a disaster.

When the Trumans moved into the executive mansion in 1945, they found it badly in need of repair after twelve years of neglect during the Depression and war. In 1946, Congress authorized $780,000 ($11 million 2018 dollars) for repairs. The mansion's heaving floors and mysterious sounds had been known by staff and First Families for many years.[2] For the first two years of his presidency, according to White House photographer Abbie Rowe, President Truman heard "ghosts" roaming the halls of the Second Floor residence. Government agencies had expressed concern about the condition of the building, including a 1941 report from the Army Corps of Engineers warning of failing wood structure, crumbling masonry, and major fire hazards. The report was dismissed by President Roosevelt.

In early 1946, during a formal reception in the Blue Room, the First Lady noticed the very large crystal chandelier overhead swaying and its crystals tinkling.



The floor of the Oval Study above moved noticeably when walked on, and a valet was then attending the president while he was taking a bath. (Truman described a potential scenario of him in his bathtub falling through the floor into the midst of a Daughters of the American Revolution tea "wearing nothing more than his reading glasses.").

In early 1947, a "stretching" chandelier in the East Room and another swaying in the Oval Study caused further alarm. "Floors no longer merely creaked; they swayed."

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The White House

Our first president, George Washington, selected the site for the White House in 1791. The cornerstone was laid in 1792 and a competition design submitted by Irish-born architect James Hoban was chosen. After eight years of construction, President John Adams and his wife, Abigail, moved into the unfinished house in 1800. During the War of 1812, the British set fire to the President's House in 1814. James Hoban was appointed to rebuild the house, and President James Monroe moved into the building in 1817. During Monroe's administration, the South Portico was constructed in 1824, and Andrew Jackson oversaw the addition of the North Portico in 1829. During the late 19th century, various proposals were made to significantly expand the President's House or to build an entirely new house for the president, but these plans were never realized.

In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt began a major renovation of the White House, including the relocation of the president's offices from the Second Floor of the Residence to the newly constructed temporary Executive Office Building (now known as the West Wing). The Roosevelt renovation was planned and carried out by the famous New York architectural firm McKim, Mead and White. Roosevelt's successor, President William Howard Taft, had the Oval Office constructed within an enlarged office wing.

Less than fifty years after the Roosevelt renovation, the White House was showing signs of serious structural weakness. President Harry S. Truman began a renovation of the building in which everything but the outer walls were dismantled. The reconstruction was overseen by architect Lorenzo Winslow, and the Truman family moved back into the White House in 1952.

Every president since John Adams has occupied the White House, and the history of this building extends far beyond the construction of its walls. From the Ground Floor Corridor rooms, transformed from their early use as service areas, to the State Floor rooms, where countless leaders and dignitaries have been entertained, the White House is both the home of the President of the United States and his family, and a museum of American history. The White House is a place where history continues to unfold.

• There are 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, and 6 levels in the Residence. There are also 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces, 8 staircases, and 3 elevators.

• The White House kitchen is able to serve dinner to as many as 140 guests and hors d'oeuvres to more than 1,000.

• The White House requires 570 gallons of paint to cover its outside surface.

At various times in history, the White House has been known as the "President's Palace," the "President's House," and the "Executive Mansion."
President Theodore Roosevelt officially gave the White House its current name in 1901.

Intel Source - Whitehouse.gov

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How to Download PC Games

Historically, PC games were sold on floppy disk or CD-ROM and packaged in boxes much larger than necessary. Buying a PC game required a trip to the video or electronics store. Now, you can save time and money by downloading Computer games directly to your computer, either through the game maker, through a 3rd party site like Steam, or through torrents. Note: This article is about downloading games for PC computers running Windows or Linux. For help downloading games for Mac, click here

Method1:

Downloading Directly From a Webpage

1. Go to https://www.google.com/ in a web browser. You can use Google to search for game downloads on the internet.

2. Enter the word "Download" and the game you want to download in the search bar. The first 2-3 hits that show up will be for sites that offer direct purchases. This is where you buy the game and download it. Commonly you will be directed to the manufacturer, Amazon.com, or a site like Steam, which is made for video game downloads.

• If you do not find the game in the first few links, it may not be available for download on the internet.
• Do not download a game if you're not sure where the program is coming from, as the file could contain a virus.

3. Compare the required and recommended specifications. The recommended specifications are the minimum PC requirements your computer needs to be able to play the game smoothly. The minimum and recommended specifications will be listed on the information page for any game you want to download. Look up the games recommended specs and check your computer's specs to make sure your computer can run the game after it downloads.

• You can check your system's specifications, including your DirectX version and video card, by using the DxDiag program. In XP, click Start, then Run, then type "dxdiag" in the box.
• Windows makes it easy to check your specifications through... 

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The List of Ancient Egyptian Rulers

This topic is almost mainly targeted at full research. Therefore, you might not find it fun to read to the very end. Remember though, Every Knowledge Counts!


Our knowledge of the succession of Egyptian kings is based on kinglists kept by the ancient Egyptians themselves. The most famous are the Palermo Stone, which covers the period from the earliest dynasties to the middle of Dynasty 5; the Abydos Kinglist, which Seti I had carved on his temple at Abydos; and the Turin Canon, a papyrus that covers the period from the earliest dynasties to the reign of Ramesses II. All are incomplete or fragmentary. We also rely on the History of Egypt written by Manetho in the third century B.C. A priest in the temple at Heliopolis, Manetho had access to many original sources and it was he who divided the kings into the thirty dynasties we use today.

It is to this structure of dynasties and listed kings that we now attempt to link an absolute chronology of dates in terms of our own calendrical system. The process is made difficult by the fragmentary condition of the kinglists and by differences in the calendrical years used at various times. Some astronomical observations from the ancient Egyptians have survived, allowing us to calculate absolute dates within a margin of error. Synchronisms with the other civilizations of the ancient world are also of limited use.

Old Kingdom
ca. 2649–2150 B.C.


Dynasty 3  (ca. 2649–2575 B.C.)

Zanakht
ca. 2649–2630 B.C.

Djoser
ca. 2630–2611 B.C.

Sekhemkhet
ca. 2611–2605 B.C.

Khaba
ca. 2605–2599 B.C.

Huni
ca. 2599–2575 B.C.


Dynasty 4 (ca. 2575–2465 B.C.)

Snefru
ca. 2575–2551 B.C.

Khufu
ca. 2551–2528 B.C.

Djedefre
ca. 2528–2520 B.C.

Khafre (26.7.1392)
ca. 2520–2494 B.C.

Nebka II
ca. 2494–2490 B.C.

Menkaure (37.6.1)
ca. 2490–2472 B.C.

Shepseskaf
ca. 2472–2467 B.C.

Thamphthis
ca. 2467–2465 B.C.


Dynasty 5 (ca. 2465–2323 B.C.)

Userkaf
ca. 2465–2458 B.C.

Sahure (18.2.4)
ca. 2458–2446 B.C.

Neferirkare
ca. 2446–2438 B.C.

Shepseskare
ca. 2438–2431 B.C.

Neferefre
ca. 2431–2420 B.C.

Niuserre
ca. 2420–2389 B.C.

Menkauhor
ca. 2389–2381 B.C.

Isesi
ca. 2381–2353 B.C.

Unis
ca. 2353–2323 B.C.


Dynasty 6 (ca. 2323–2150 B.C.)

Teti
ca. 2323–2291 B.C.

Userkare
ca. 2291–2289 B.C.

Pepi I
ca. 2289–2255 B.C.

Merenre I
ca. 2255–2246 B.C.

Pepi II
ca. 2246–2152 B.C.

Merenre II
ca. 2152–2152 B.C.

Netjerkare Siptah
ca. 2152–2150 B.C.


First Intermediate Period
ca. 2150–2030 B.C.


Dynasty 8–Dynasty 10 (ca. 2150–2030 B.C.)


Dynasty 11 (first half) (ca. 2124–2030 B.C.)

Mentuhotep I
ca. 2124–2120 B.C.

Intef I
ca. 2120–2108 B.C.

Intef II (13.182.3)
ca. 2108–2059 B.C.

Intef III
ca. 2059–2051 B.C.

Mentuhotep II (07.230.2)
ca. 2051–2030 B.C.



Middle Kingdom
ca. 2030–1640 B.C.


Dynasty 11 (second half) (ca. 2030–1981 B.C.)

Mentuhotep II (cont.) (07.230.2)
ca. 2030–2000 B.C.

Mentuhotep III
ca. 2000–1988 B.C.

Qakare Intef
ca. 1985 B.C.

Sekhentibre
ca. 1985 B.C.

Menekhkare
ca. 1985 B.C.

Mentuhotep IV
ca. 1988–1981 B.C.


Dynasty 12 (ca. 1981–1802 B.C.)

Amenemhat I (08.200.5)
ca. 1981–1952 B.C.

Senwosret I
ca. 1961–1917 B.C.

Amenemhat II (14.3.17)
ca. 1919–1885 B.C.

Senwosret II
ca. 1887–1878 B.C.

Senwosret III (26.7.1394)
ca. 1878–1840 B.C.

Amenemhat III (24.7.1)
ca. 1859–1813 B.C.

Amenemhat IV
ca. 1814–1805 B.C.

Nefrusobek
ca. 1805–1802 B.C.

Dynasty 13 (ca. 1802–1640 B.C.


Second Intermediate Period
ca. 1640–1540 B.C.


Dynasty 14–Dynasty 16 (ca. 1640–1635 B.C.)


Dynasty 17 (ca. 1635–1550 B.C.)

Tao I
ca. 1560 B.C.

Tao II
ca. 1560 B.C.

Kamose
ca. 1552–1550 B.C.



New Kingdom
ca. 1550–1070 B.C.


Dynasty 18 (ca. 1550–1295 B.C.)

Ahmose (2006.270)
ca. 1550–1525 B.C.

Amenhotep I (26.3.30a)
ca. 1525–1504 B.C.

Thutmose I (30.4.137)
ca. 1504–1492 B.C.

Thutmose II
ca. 1492–1479 B.C.

Thutmose III (1995.21)
ca. 1479–1425 B.C.

Hatshepsut (as regent)
ca. 1479–1473 B.C.

Hatshepsut (29.3.2)
ca. 1473–1458 B.C.

Amenhotep II (66.99.20)
ca. 1427–1400 B.C.

Thutmose IV (30.8.45a–c)
ca. 1400–1390 B.C.

Amenhotep III (56.138)
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

Amenhotep IV
ca. 1353–1349 B.C.

Akhenaten (66.99.40)
ca. 1349–1336 B.C.

Neferneferuaton
ca. 1338–1336 B.C.

Smenkhkare
ca. 1336 B.C.

Tutankhamun (50.6)
ca. 1336–1327 B.C.

Aya
ca. 1327–1323 B.C.

Haremhab (23.10.1)
ca. 1323–1295 B.C.


Dynasty 19 (ca. 1295–1186 B.C.)

Ramesses I (11.155.3a)
ca. 1295–1294 B.C.

Seti I (22.2.21)
ca. 1294–1279 B.C.

Ramesses II
ca. 1279–1213 B.C.

Merneptah (26.7.1451)
ca. 1213–1203 B.C.

Amenmesse (34.2.2)
ca. 1203–1200 B.C.

Seti II
ca. 1200–1194 B.C.

Siptah (14.6.179)
ca. 1194–1188 B.C.

Tawosret
ca. 1188–1186 B.C.


Dynasty 20 (ca. 1186–1070 B.C.)

Sethnakht
ca. 1186–1184 B.C.

Ramesses III (33.8.7)
ca. 1184–1153 B.C.

Ramesses IV (30.8.234)
ca. 1153–1147 B.C.

Ramesses V
ca. 1147–1143 B.C.

Ramesses VI
ca. 1143–1136 B.C.

Ramesses VII
ca. 1136–1129 B.C.

Ramesses VIII
ca. 1129–1126 B.C.

Ramesses IX
ca. 1126–1108 B.C.

Ramesses X
ca. 1108–1099 B.C.

Ramesses XI
ca. 1099–1070 B.C.


Hight Priests (HP) of Amun (ca. 1080–1070 B.C.)

HP Herihor
ca. 1080–1074 B.C.

HP Paiankh
ca. 1074–1070 B.C


Third Intermediate Period
ca. 1070–713 B.C.


Dynasty 21 (ca. 1070–945 B.C.)

Smendes
ca. 1070–1044 B.C.

HP Painedjem I
ca. 1070–1032 B.C.

HP Masaharta
ca. 1054–1046 B.C.

HP Djedkhonsefankh
ca. 1046–1045 B.C.

HP Menkheperre
ca. 1045–992 B.C.

Amenemnisu
ca. 1044–1040 B.C.

Psusennes I
ca. 1040–992 B.C.

Amenemope
ca. 993–984 B.C.

HP Smendes
ca. 992–990 B.C.

HP Painedjem II
ca. 990–969 B.C.

Osochor
ca. 984–978 B.C.

Siamun
ca. 978–959 B.C.

HP Psusennes
ca. 969–959 B.C.

Psusennes II
ca. 959–945 B.C


Dynasty 22 (Libyan) (ca. 945–712 B.C.)

Sheshonq I
ca. 945–924 B.C.

Osorkon I
ca. 924–889 B.C.

Sheshonq II
ca. 890 B.C.

Takelot I
ca. 889–874 B.C.

Osorkon II
ca. 874–850 B.C.

Harsiese
ca. 865 B.C.

Takelot II
ca. 850–825 B.C.

Sheshonq III
ca. 825–773 B.C.

Pami
ca. 773–767 B.C.

Sheshonq V
ca. 767–730 B.C.

Osorkon IV
ca. 730–712 B.C.


Dynasty 23
ca. 818–713 B.C.

Pedubaste I
ca. 818–793 B.C.

Iuput I
ca. 800 B.C.

Sheshonq IV
ca. 793–787 B.C.

Osorkon III
ca. 787–759 B.C.

Takelot III
ca. 764–757 B.C.

Rudamun
ca. 757–754 B.C.

Iuput II
ca. 754–712 B.C.

Peftjaubast
ca. 740–725 B.C.

Namlot
ca. 740 B.C.

Thutemhat
ca. 720 B.C.


Dynasty 24 (ca. 724–712 B.C.)

Tefnakht
ca. 724–717 B.C.

Bakenrenef
ca. 717–712 B.C.



Late Period
ca. 712–332 B.C.

Dynasty 25 (Nubian)
ca. 712–664 B.C.

Piye (establishes Nubian Dynasty in Egypt)
ca. 743–712 B.C.

Shabaqo (55.144.6)
ca. 712–698 B.C.

Shebitqo (65.45)
ca. 698–690 B.C.

Taharqo (loses control of Lower Egypt) (41.160.104)
ca. 690–664 B.C.

Tanutamani (loses control of Upper Egypt)
ca. 664–653 B.C.


Dynasty 26 (Saite)
688–525 B.C.

Nikauba
688–672 B.C.

Necho I
672–664 B.C.

Psamtik I (X.358)
664–610 B.C.

Necho II
610–595 B.C.

Psamtik II
595–589 B.C.

Apries (09.183.1a)
589–570 B.C.

Amasis (35.9.3)
570–526 B.C.

Psamtik III
526–525 B.C.


Dynasty 27 (Persian)
525–404 B.C.

Cambyses
525–522 B.C.

Darius I
521–486 B.C.

Xerxes I
486–466 B.C.

Artaxerxes I
465–424 B.C.

Darius II
424–404 B.C.


Dynasty 28 (522–399 B.C.)

Pedubaste III
522–520 B.C.

Psamtik IV
ca. 470 B.C.

Inaros
ca. 460 B.C.

Amyrtaios I
ca. 460 B.C.

Thannyros
ca. 445 B.C.

Pausiris
ca. 445 B.C.

Psamtik V
ca. 445 B.C.

Psamtik VI
ca. 400 B.C.

Amyrtaios II
404–399 B.C.


Dynasty 29 (399–380 B.C.)

Nepherites I
399–393 B.C.

Psammuthis
393 B.C.

Achoris
393–380 B.C.

Nepherites II
380 B.C.


Dynasty 30 (380–343 B.C.)

Nectanebo I
380–362 B.C.

Teos
365–360 B.C.

Nectanebo II (34.2.1)
360–343 B.C.

Persians
343–332 B.C.

Khabebesh
343–332 B.C.

Artaxerxes III Ochus
343–338 B.C.

Arses
338–336 B.C.

Darius III Codoman
335–332 B.C.

Macedonian Period
332–304 B.C.

Alexander the Great (52.127.4)
332–323 B.C.

Philip Arrhidaeus
323–316 B.C.

Alexander IV
316–304 B.C.


Ptolemaic Period
304–30 B.C.

Ptolemy I Soter I
304–284 B.C.

Ptolemy II Philadelphos (12.187.31)
285–246 B.C.

Arsinoe II (20.2.21)
278–270 B.C.

Ptolemy III Euergetes I (66.99.134)
246–221 B.C.

Berenike II
246–221 B.C.

Ptolemy IV Philopator (66.99.166)
222–205 B.C.

Ptolemy V Epiphanes
205–180 B.C.

Harwennefer
205–199 B.C.

Ankhwennefer
199–186 B.C.

Cleopatra I
194–176 B.C.

Ptolemy VI Philometor
180–145 B.C.

Cleopatra II
175–115 B.C.

Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II
170–116 B.C.

Harsiese
ca. 130 B.C.

Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator
145–144 B.C.

Ptolemy IX Soter II
116–80 B.C.




Department of Egyptian Art. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Did You Know... Facts You Should Know

There was a rumour that Stephen Hawking would run over the toes of people he didn't like, he denied this rumour by stating, "It is a malicious rumour". Then he added "and I'll run over anyone who repeats it".

Some farmers in Bangdalesh have switched from raising fowls to raising ducks. Why? If a catastrophic flood comes, ducks float! 

The Hindus of India once believed that the Earth was a huge bowl (to keep the oceans from falling off) held up by giant elephants standing on long pillars. No one back then ever thought to ask what the pillars were standing on!

The Egyptians thought the world was in the shape of a rectangle and that the heavans were held up by four giant pillars? They also warned sailors not to go to far away or you just might row off the giant rectangle called Earth. When the Queen of England heard this she sent 4 ships south, north, east and west to search for these "pillars". When they didn't find any (because the world is in the shape of a sphere) they questioned the Eygptians and they told her the pillars must have been farther than they predicted! Clever weren't they?

Sir Edmund was the first to ever climb Mt. Everest and return. 

Vincent Van Gogh only sold 1 painting his whole life and that was to his brother!

In 2006, a man in Portland, Oregon, hired a Hitman to kill his 51year old wife. His wife ended up killing the assassin with her bare hands! When Susan Kuhnhausen had her hands on his neck she asked him, "Tell me who sent you here and I will call you the f*cking ambulance!"

The sentence: "The quick brown fox
jumps over the lazy dog", uses every letter in
the English language.
"I Am" is the shortest complete sentence
in the English language.

Coca-Cola was originally green.

 The most common name in the world is
Mohammed.

There are only two words in the English
language that have all five vowels in order:
"abstemious" and "facetious."T

The name of all the continents end with

the same letter that they start with.

There are two credit cards for every
person in the United States.

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can
be made using the letters only on one row
of the keyboard.

The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being  the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.

The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.

"Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents great king from history.
Spades- King David; Clubs - Alexander the Great;
Hearts - Charlemagne; and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.

Have you noticed that, of the statues of great people in history sitting on a horse, some horses have both front limbs in the air, some have one front limb in the air, and other horses have all their hoofs on the ground. You haven't? Think about it now.
If the horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle.
If the horse has a all four legs on the ground, the person died of a natural cause.
That's their meaning.

In 1987, American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class. Just one olive each!

"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand.

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George Washington. His Life, Battles and Modesty.

George Washington. An American political leader, military general, statesman, the founding father of the US presidency, the first president of the United States, 1789 to 1797. Born on 22 February, 1732. Died on 14 December 1799.

George Washington

George Washington was born into a mildly prosperous Virginia farming family in 1732. After his father died when George was eleven, George's mother, Mary, a tough and driven woman, struggled to hold their home together with the help of her two sons from a previous marriage. Although he never received more than an elementary school education, young George displayed a gift for mathematics. This knack for numbers combined with his quiet confidence and ambition caught the attention of Lord Fairfax, head of one of the most powerful families in Virginia. While working for Lord Fairfax as a surveyor at the age of sixteen, the young Washington traveled deep into the American wilderness for weeks at a time.

British Army Service
Tragedy struck the young man with the death of his half brother Lawrence, who had guided and mentored George after his father's death.

Lawrence

George inherited Mount Vernon from his brother, living there for the rest of his life. At the time, England and France were enemies in America, vying for control of the Ohio River Valley. Serving as a British military envoy, Washington led a poorly trained and equipped force of 150 men to build a fort on the banks of the Ohio River. On the way, he encountered and attacked a small French force, killing a French minister in the process. The incident touched off open fighting between the British and the French, and in one fateful engagement, the British were routed by the superior tactics of the French.

Although hailed as a hero in the colonies when word spread of his heroic valor and leadership against the French, the Royal government in England blamed the colonials for the defeat. Angry at the lack of respect and appreciation shown to him, Washington resigned from the army and returned to farming in Virginia. In 1759, he married Martha Custis, a wealthy widow, and thereafter devoted his time to running the family plantation.

Martha Washington

By 1770, Washington had emerged as an experienced leader—a justice of the peace in Fairfax County, a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, and a respected vestryman (a lay leader in his church). He also was among the first prominent Americans to openly support resistance to England's new policies of taxation and strict regulation of the colonial economy (the Navigation Acts) beginning in the early 1770s.

A Modest Military Leader

Washington was elected by the Virginia legislature to both the First and the Second Continental Congress, held in 1774 and 1775. In 1775, after local militia units from Massachusetts had engaged British troops near Lexington and Concord, the Second Continental Congress appointed Washington commander of all the colonial forces. Showing the modesty that was central to his character, and would later serve the young Republic so well, Washington proclaimed, "I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with."

Battles of Trenton and Princeton

After routing the British from Boston in the spring of 1776, Washington fought a series of humiliating battles in a losing effort to defend New York.
On Christmas Day that same year, he led his army through a ferocious blizzard, crossed the Delaware into New Jersey, and defeated the Hessian forces at Trenton.

Before the Battles

Since August 1776, British forces under General William Howe had been driving the Continental Army south out of New York. On November 16 the British overran Fort Washington in Manhattan, taking 2,000 Americans prisoner.

The British then pursued the Americans across New Jersey. In mid-December Washington led his army south across the DelawareRiver. They camped on the Pennsylvania side, short of food, ammunition and supplies.

Washington Crosses the Delaware

Washington realizes that without a decisive action, the Continental Army was likely doomed, so he planned a daring assault on the Hessian garrison at Trenton. He envisioned a three-pronged attack, with his army of 2,400 flanked by a 1,900-man diversionary force under Colonel John Cadwalader and a blocking move by General James Ewing's 700 men.

Washington's men and cannons crossed the icy river in boats and began the 19-mile march towards Trenton in a freezing storm. In the end, neither Cadwalader nor Ewing were able to carry out their parts of the plan.

The Battle of Trenton

The Hessian force at Trenton numbered 1,400 under the leadership of Colonel Johann Rall. Although Rall had received warnings of colonial movements, his men were exhausted and unprepared for Washington's attack—though rumors that they were drunk from Christmascelebrations are unfounded.

As he approached the town, Washington divided his men, sending flanking columns under General Nathaniel Greene and General John Sullivan. Meanwhile, Colonel Henry Knox's cannons fired on the garrison. Rall attempted to rally his troops but was never able to establish a defensive perimeter, and was shot from his horse and fatally wounded. The Hessians quickly surrendered. All told, 22 were killed, 92 wounded, 918 captured and 400 escaped in the Battle of Trenton. The Americans on the other hand suffered two frozen to death and five wounded.

The Battle of Princeton

Realizing his men could not hold Trenton against British reinforcements, Washington withdrew across the Delaware.

However, on December 30 he crossed back into New Jersey with an army of 2,000. Informed that 8,000 British troops under Generals Charles Cornwallis and James Grant were marching south from Princeton, Washington quickly worked to supplement his numbers, urging militiamen whose terms had expired to stay on for six weeks.

On New Year's Day, Washington's force of 5,000 poorly trained men massed in Trenton. The next day, Cornwallis arrived with an army of 5,500. After a brief poking at the American lines, Cornwallis relented for the day, assuming he had Washington trapped.

That night, Washington deployed 500 men to keep the campfires going while the rest of his troops made a nighttime march north to Princeton. To keep their movement secret, torches were extinguished and wagon wheels muffled in heavy cloth.

At dawn on January 3, 1777, Cornwallis woke to find that his opponent had disappeared, while Washington's men were nearing the end of their 12-mile march to Princeton.

The Battle of Princeton was a classic meeting engagement, both sides stumbled into one another, and neither expected to fight on the ground where the battle raged. Initially, the British commander Charles Mawhood, marched his force south towards Trenton to meet the main British army, when he spotted the American column. Washington had stolen a march on Charles Lord Cornwallis, slipping away from the British forces along Assunpink Creek the night before.

When the American's spotted British troopers around William Clarke's farm, Washington detached Hugh Mercer's brigade to investigate. Mercer ran headlong into the 17th Foot, firmly stationed behind a fence at the end of Clarke's orchard. In the ensuing volleys, Mercer was wounded and his men routed by a bayonet charge. With the outnumbered British on the verge of splitting his army, Washington quickly detached John Cadwalader's Philadelphia Associatiors to plug the gap. These green troops fought valiantly, but were also broken by British bayonets.

With the battle, and the war, hanging in the balance, Washington personally led fresh troops onto the field while grapeshot and canister from Joseph Moulder's artillery battery forced the British back towards William Clarke's farmhouse.

Washington's counterattack broke the British line, which quickly turned into a rout. Further towards town, two smaller engagements at Frog Hollow and on the grounds of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) also resulted in British retreat.

Washington had won a great victory. Colonel Mawhood on the other hand was also praised for delaying the Americans long enough to rescue most of his supplies.

Don't Call me King
Following the war, Washington quelled a potentially disastrous bid by some of his officers to declare him king. He later returned to Mount Vernon and the genteel life of a tobacco planter, only to be called out of retirement to preside at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. His great stature gave credibility to the call for a new government and insured his election as the first President of the United States. Keenly aware that his conduct as President would set precedents for the future of the office, he carefully weighed every step he took. He appointed Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton to his cabinet. Almost immediately, these two men began to quarrel over a wide array of issues, but Washington valued them for the balance they lent his cabinet.

Literally the "Father of the Nation," Washington almost single-handedly created a new government—shaping its institutions, offices, and political practices. Although he badly wanted to retire after the first term, Washington was unanimously supported by the electoral college for a second term in 1792. Throughout both his terms, Washington struggled to prevent the emergence of political parties, viewing them as factions harmful to the public good. Nevertheless, in his first term, the ideological division between Jefferson and Hamilton deepened, forming the outlines of the nation's first party system. This system was composed of Federalists, who supported expansive federal power and Alexander Hamilton, and the Democratic-Republicans, followers of Thomas Jefferson's philosophy of states' rights and limited federal power. Washington generally backed Hamilton on key issues, such as the funding of the national debt, the assumption of state debts, and the establishment of a national bank.

Throughout his two terms, Washington insisted on his power to act independent of Congress in foreign conflicts, especially when war broke out between France and England in 1793 and he issued a Declaration of Neutrality on his own authority. He also acted decisively in putting down a rebellion by farmers in western Pennsylvania who protested a federal whiskey tax (the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794). After he left office, exhausted and discouraged over the rise of political factions, Washington returned to Mount Vernon, where he died almost three years later.

Historians agree that no one other than George Washington could have held the disparate colonies and, later, the struggling young Republic together. To the Revolution's last day, Washington's troops were ragged, starving, and their pay was months in arrears. In guiding this force during year after year of humiliating defeat to final victory, more than once paying his men out of his own pocket to keep them from going home, Washington earned the unlimited confidence of those early citizens of the United States.

Perhaps most importantly, Washington's balanced and devoted service as President persuaded the American people that their prosperity and best hope for the future lay in a union under a strong but cautious central authority. His refusal to accept a proffered crown and his willingness to relinquish the office after two terms established the precedents for limits on the power of the presidency. Washington's profound achievements built the foundations of a powerful national government that has survived for more than two centuries.

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How to See a Deleted WhatsApp Message Again

At this stage, it would be quite useless to try to define what WhatsApp is. So to cut the chase and go straight to it:

First; you need to know that to do this, you will need to download an external app (that is a non WhatsApp inc based app). Any app you choose to download is of your choice.

Open Google playstore, search 'WhatsRemoved'.
The search will bring a number of results, pick whichever app appeals to you best.

Download your app; install it; open it; allow the needed requests; navigate through; there is no stress in doing this.

Note that most of these apps contain lots of advertisements but you should look sideways on that. Also, note that these are third party apps. Users should be careful using them.

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31 Disguised Malicious Apps You Need to Remove from Your Phone

It's been revealed Google recently removed over 30 popular apps from its Play Store after it was discovered the software had the ability to bombard users with unwanted adverts and intrusive browser redirects, which would take Android fans to websites without them ever clicking on a link.

The discovery of these malicious and adware-packed apps was made by the team at WhiteOps, which believes a criminal group were behind the threat. These cyber crooks first started uploading the software, designed to mainly target the beauty and selfie market, to Google's Play Store back in January 2019.

During the earlier period of these attacks, Google's protection service had been deleting most of the apps a few weeks after they were uploaded due to their malicious nature. In fact, according to WhiteOps most of these applications lasted just 17 days before being blocked.

But despite their short life on the Play Store they still managed to amass over 500,000 downloads which makes the attack extremely serious. If that wasn't bad enough, things got worse in September 2019 with the criminals changing tactics.

In a post on its website, WhiteOps explained: "The White Ops Satori Threat Intelligence and Research Team recently identified and tracked a fraud operation that rendered fraudulent advertising in users' devices. These apps amassed more than 20 million downloads."

What these apps all have in common - besides their fraudulent tactics - is their focus on beauty. Most purport to be selfie apps that add beauty filters to users' pictures, while at the same time showing ads out of context and making it nearly impossible to remove the apps themselves. In the time since that first app was published, the fraudsters published a new app every 11 days on average. And on average, those apps were pulled down from the Play Store 17 days later.

Here is the list of those apps;

• Yoroko Camera - INSTALLS 100,000

• Solu Camera - INSTALLS 500,000

• Lite Beauty Camera - INSTALLS 1 million

• Beauty Collage Lite - INSTALLS 500,000 -

• Beauty & Filters Camera - INSTALLS 1 million

• Photo Collage & Beauty Camera - INSTALLS 100,0000

• Beauty Camera Selfie Filter - INSTALLS 10,000

• Gaty Beauty Camera - INSTALLS 500,000

• Pand Selife Beauty Camera - INSTALLS 50,000

• Catoon Photo Editor & Selfie Beauty Camera - INSTALLS 1 million

• Benbu Selife Beauty Camera - INSTALLS 1 million

• Pinut Selife Beauty Camera & Photo Editor - INSTALLS 1 million

• Mood Photo Editor & Selife Beauty Camera - INSTALLS 500,000

• Rose Photo Editor & Selfie Beauty Camera - INSTALLS 1 million

• Selife Beauty Camera & Photo Editor - INSTALLS 100,000

• Fog Selife Beauty Camera - INSTALLS 100,000

• First Selife Beauty Camera & Photo Editor - INSTALLS 5000,000

• Vanu Selife Beauty Camera - INSTALLS 100,000

• Sun Pro Beauty Cameraa - INSTALLS 1 million

• Funny Sweet Beauty Camera - INSTALLS 500,000

• Little Bee Beauty Camera - INSTALLS 1 million

• Beauty Camera & Photo Editor Pro - INSTALLS 1 million

• Grass Beauty Camera - INSTALLS 1 million

• Ele Beauty Camera - INSTALLS 1 million

• Flower Beauty Camera - INSTALLS 100,000

• Best Selfie Beauty Camera - INSTALLS 1 million

• Orange Camera - INSTALLS 500,000

• Sunny Beauty Camera - INSTALLS 1 million

• Pro Selfie Beauty Camera - INSTALLS 500,000

• Selfie Beauty Camera Pro - INSTALLS 1 million

• Elegant Beauty Cam-2019 - INSTALLS 50,000

It can be seen that these apps have amounted not quite a large number of downloads, but a large number of downloads. So the best thing you can do now is to inform as much people as you can so to help them stay secured.

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