OUR ANCESTORS WERE INTERESTING GUYS !

Have you read about the evolution of the species and how there were transformations in each one of them over the hundreds of thousands of years that life has been known to exist on planet Earth !

Our ancestors were chimps and gorillas or what ever you may prefer to imagine and just look at the improvement that has taken place in all these years , with lots more happening with each passing decade , human beings becoming a highly uncivilized civilization what with the burgeoning efforts on to do one's best to love thy material possessions and do our utmost to use people to meet our selfish ends !

It reminds me of the ancient times when there was a struggle for survival for everything , and that is just what is happening now with modern man having to struggle each day to survive in this complicated world of ours !

I sometimes wonder as to whether the chimps were better off than we are and whether what we are going through with is progression or regression ! Figure that one out for yourself !

Given a choice I would always fancy that simple world of thousands of years gone by , no TV , no computers , no cars , no nothing except nature's beauty and lots and lots of fresh air !!

OH ! For that feeling of fancy free and not a single worry except that life is a magic journey ! I wish i could live in an era wherein this could be possible ! Paradise ! Where art thou ?

MASK LIKE FACE LIKE THIS !

This poor 1-year-old Chinese boy was born without a large horizontal section in his skull.
Unfortunately, corrective surgery could kill him and he has to live with his face looking like this.

THEN AND NOW ! WOW !

GAMBLING AS IT IS TODAY

In the 1970's, the typical age range of people who Gamble was 30-55. Today, it is age 17-70.

Bingo is still alive and well and played by all ages. Bingo may not be the fastest way to generate a win, but the jackpots are large and the cost to play is still low. Daily Jackpots are usually around $2500 but there are some places in Las Vegas that have Jackpots of $20,000.

Combinatorial mathematics tells us that a 52-card deck generates 2,598,960 unique five-card hands, of which 1,098,240 hands can make up any one pair. The probability of a single pair materializing is 42.26 percent.

CARS OF DAYS GONE BY

In 1924 a Ford automobile cost $265.

Most American automobile horns beep in the key of F.

The Buick, first automobile manufactured by the General Motors Corporation, was actually built by a man named David Buick. Buick, a plumber by trade, also invented a process whereby porcelain could be annealed onto iron, hence making possible the production of the white porcelain bathtub.

No two-cycle engines are allowed in Singapore. The license fee for a new car is low, about $5.00, but as the vehicle gets older, this fee increases. When the automoblie reaches 8 years old, it is no longer allowed on the streets. This is opposite of the license-fee structure in the U.S. While strict, Singapore's auto law has virtually wiped out air pollution in the country.

SOME INTERESTING FACTS !

A penguin swims at a speed of approximately 15 miles per hour.

A person infected with the SARS virus, has a 95-98% chance of recovery.

A person that is struck by lightning has a greater chance of developing motor neurone disease.

A person uses approximately fifty-seven sheets of toilet paper each day.

A person who is a specialist in wine making is called an oenologist.

A person who smokes a pack of cigarettes a day will on average lose two teeth every ten years.

A person will burn 7 percent more calories if they walk on hard dirt compared to pavement.