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Circle Illusion

If you continue to focus on the cross in the center of the image you will notice that …
the circle of violet circles will soon DISAPPEAR completely .. and you will see only the green spot (which is actually violet).

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February 30 was a real date at one point in time in Sweden and the Soviet Union. However, the introduction of this date was temporary. In Sweden, February 30 resulted from an error with calendar conversion in the 18th century. About two centuries later, the Soviet revolutionary calendar featured February 30 as a result of [...]

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Did You Know? Leap Year

2008 is a leap year, with 366 days instead of the usual 365 days. Why?It was the ancient Egyptians who first figured out that the solar year and the man-made calendar year didn’t always match up.
That’s because it actually takes the Earth a little longer than a year to travel around the Sun — [...]

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The Flying McCoys

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The Tennessee state legislature will hold a historic, first-ever Sunday session this week to break a three-week Ford-Chevy deadlock, The Tennesseean reported Friday.
“This is a vital issue, not only for legislators but for the good people of Tennessee,” said Governor Don Sundquist in an address to the legislature Thursday. “Our constituents care deeply about what [...]

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Viagra Joke

The old man in his mid-eighties struggles to get up from the couch then starts putting on his coat. His wife, seeing the unexpected behaviour, asks, “Where are you going?”
He replies, “I’m going to the doctor.”
She says, “Why, are you sick?”
He says, “Nope, I’m going to get me some of that Viagra stuff.”
Immediately the wife [...]

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Did You Know?

The phrase “rule of thumb” is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn’t beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn’t [...]

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Fire up the fret board, crank the amp to 11 and get ready to rock this way with Activision, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero®: Aerosmith®, the first game built around the legendary music of America’s Greatest Rock ‘N Roll Band: Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer. Slated for release this [...]

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There was never any doubt in Dale Earnhardt’s mind about what he wanted to be in life. As a young boy watching his father Ralph race — and win — in Stock car events throughout the Southeast, Dale developed a love for the sport that would ultimately fuel one of the most successful careers in [...]

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With the NBA Slam Dunk Contest coming up this weekend, we thought we would bring you a video of the best dunks from that event of all time. Sit back and enjoy!

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-The 2.5-mile trioval runs 40 feet wide with 12- to 30-foot apron turns.
-In the turns, the banking is 31 degrees.
-Pit Road is 1,600 feet long, 50 feet wide.
-Garage area includes seven garages with 82 stalls (spaces for 164 cars).
-The track’s Road Course is 3.56 miles (incorporates trioval superspeedway and non-banked infield section). The infield course [...]

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The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is one of four restrictor plate races on the Cup schedule. In 2008, the race will celebrate its 50th running.The Daytona 500 is regarded by many as the [...]

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-15% of U.S. women send themselves flowers on Valentine’s Day.
-73% of people who buy flowers for Valentine’s Day are men, while only 27 percent are women.
-About 1 billion Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged each year. That’s the largest seasonal card- sending occasion of the year, next to Christmas.
-About 3% of pet owners will give Valentine’s [...]

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Happy Valentine’s Day

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