Saturday, December 13, 2008

THEN AND NOW ! WOW !

GAMBLING AS IT IS TODAY
Las Vegas

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.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

STRONG AS A SNAIL !






Many land snails can lift ten times their own weight up a vertical surface. (If you were this strong, and you weighed 30 kg (about 70lb), you could carry 300kg (almost 700 pounds!!) straight up a wall!)