In 1950, at the Las Vegas Desert Inn, a sailor had made twenty-seven straight passes (wins) with the dice at craps. The odds against such a feat are 12,467,890 to 1. If he would have bet the house limit on each roll he would have earned $268 million! But, he was way to timid with his wagers and he walked away from the table with only $750. The dice today are enshrined in the hotel on a velvet pillow under glass.
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
- Women blink twice as many times as men do.
- Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
- We are about 1 cm taller in the morning than in the evening. Layers of cartilage in the joints gets compressed during the day.
- There are approx. 550 hairs in the eyebrow.
- If left alone, 70% of birthmarks gradually fade away.
- The Poison Arrow frog has enough poison to kill 2,200 people.
- Emus can't walk backwards.
- A group of ravens is called a murder.
- A group of bears is called a sleuth.
- Twelve or more cows is called a flink.
- A baby oyster is called a spat.
- Penguins are the only bird that can leap into the air like porpoises.
The word \"testis\" cames from the Latin meaning to bear witness. In ancient Rome, only men could bear witness or testify in a public forum. In order to show importance to their testimony, they would hold their testicles as they spoke, and an oath was declared while holding another\'s testicles.
The sun’s position on the compass varies with time of day, as do the positions of your watch’s hands: By combining the two equations, you can solve for direction. Just move your arm so your watch’s hour hand points to the sun. Halfway between the hour hand and the number 12 is south. (The trick doesn’t work at high noon, for obvious reasons—go have a gunfight and try again later.)
Monday, 17 November 2008
- Always split 8s or aces. Reasoning: You rid yourself of those bust-friendly 16s or 12s.
- Never split 10s (or face cards). Reasoning: Only an idiot would give up a pretty-sure-thing 20.
- Never split 4s or 5s. Reasoning: You shouldn’t trade in your good chances at 18s or 20s for pairs of crappy 14s or 15s.
- Split any other pair when the dealer has a visible 4, 5, 6, or 7. Reasoning: Never miss a chance to double your bet when the dealer’s likely to bust.
If you hurt yourself in the wild, clean your wounds with your urine. When it leaves the body, it’s sterile, which is more than you can say of any water you’re likely to find
To ward off diseases, wear gloves, not a face mask. Handshakes transmit viruses seven times more effectively than sneezes do.
A pebble held in the mouth will stimulate saliva production and kill that dry-mouth feeling. Stay on the lookout for neon bar signs.
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