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High quality reproduction of a historic map from the Civil War Map Collection from the Library of Congress. (most 1860s-1890s). Collection contains nearly 1,700 maps from the digital collections. Some are just from the era of the Civil War, while most are battlefield maps made during or soon after the end of the war. We currently list only those maps that are in the public domain. These maps vary significantly in image density, size, wear, visual appeal, and quality. We are in the process of digitally "cleaning up" these maps to try to restore them to the extent possible. This is a very time consuming process and some types of damage cannot be repaired. We are also producing these maps as orders or inquiries are made about them individually (also keep in mind that some people want to receive prints of the maps as is--i.e. without removal of wear, aging, library stamps, and damage). These are High Quality Prints offered by AntiqueReprints.

:  Maps of the Civil War from the Library of Congress, This map is NOT LAMINATED, Major battles, Aerial view of key cities and other important Civil War maps., Poster Prints suitable for Framing., LAMINATED version available upon request
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This is a museum-quality, reproduction print on premium, acid-free, semi gloss paper with archival/UV resistant inks.

Original, c. 1860.

Topics: US History 1861-1865. Davis Jefferson.

HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR PHOTOS

A majority of the Civil War photos come from the original glass plate negatives in the holdings at the Library of Congress. The plates depict the activities both during and immediately following the War (1861-1865). The process of taking photographs during the War was complex and time-consuming. Photographers mixed their own chemicals and prepared their own wet plate glass negatives. The negatives had to be prepared, exposed, and developed within minutes, before the emulsion dried. This was a difficult process to master in a studio setting and even more difficult to work outdoors. Photographers transported their supplies in a wagon, improvised a darkroom, and learned to use their chemicals in both the blistering heat and bitter cold. In the 1880s dry plate negatives were introduced. These glass negatives were commercially available and did not need to be developed immediately after the exposure. (Source: Library of Congress)

:  Print Size: Approximately 11 x 14"., Decorate with history or give a tasteful gift. Over 5,000 Civil War photos to choose., Only premiere quality framing materials used. Save 50% off of local frame shop prices., Choose from a vast selection of historic prints, views and photography., Image and passage source: Library of Congress
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High quality reproduction of a historic panoramic map of FORT ATKINSON, WI. The panoramic map was a popular cartographic form used to depict U.S. and Canadian cities and towns during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Known also as bird's-eye views, perspective maps, and aero views, panoramic maps are nonphotographic representations of cities portrayed as if viewed from above at an oblique angle. Although not generally drawn to scale, they show street patterns, individual buildings, and major landscape features in perspective. Library or archive stamps will be digitally removed. These are High Quality Prints offered by AntiqueReprints.

:  Panoramic Map Images from the Library of Congress, LAMINATION available upon request, Nonphotographic representations of cities portrayed as if viewed from above at an oblique angle., Originally from the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries, Collection Features Cities and Towns of the United States
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The Aerial Photography CD will change the way you view your county! This easy to use Aerial Photography CD gives a bird's eye view of topography, vegetation, urban development, agriculture and other geographic features in natural color. Hunters, Fishermen, & Sportsmen - scout out your hunting area from the air and print aerial photos. Land Owners, Farmers, & Ranchers - quickly assess the health of your crops, trees, and other vegetation with natural color photography. Realtors, Developers, Planners & Property Managers - save time investigating potential properties and create compelling marketing material/reports. Make your initial site investigation on your desktop. Get more out of an on-site visit with an aerial photo you create before the visit. Teachers, Professors, and Education Professionals (K-12 & College) - aerial photography is an interesting addition to any classroom; it will bring your lessons to life, fascinating everyone involved. Included with the CD is a folder with lesson plans for Aerial Photography and other g subjects. Insurance adjusters/policy writers - this Aerial Photography CD is a tool for underwriting policies, processing claims and assessing potential risks. Engineers, Planners, and Environmental Professionals - visualize and evaluate site locations. Get more out of a site visit with the an aerial photo you create. This will save you time and money! Geographic Information System (GIS)Compatible - full resolution MrSID image file in UTM NAD83 Meters coordinate system. Everything is there for use in your favorite GIS software - all ESRI products, (ArcView, ArcInfo, ArcMap, etc.), Erdas, MapInfo, any other GIS software that reads MrSID format.

Misc.:  2007 Aerial Photography taken in the spring/summer, Easy to use - No experience needed. Free GIS viewer software -Windows 98/2000/NT/XP/Vista or MACs., 100% coverage for your county - 1 Meter Pixel Resolution - See above sample, Zoom, pan, measure, copy/paste into reports, and print your own maps., No restrictions of use. Commercial use is allowed. Use in publications, websites, & maps/posters. You get full utility of the data - not just a jpg snapshot!
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The Aerial Photography CD will change the way you view your county! This easy to use Aerial Photography CD gives a bird's eye view of topography, vegetation, urban development, agriculture and other geographic features in natural color. Hunters, Fishermen, & Sportsmen - scout out your hunting area from the air and print aerial photos. Land Owners, Farmers, & Ranchers - quickly assess the health of your crops, trees, and other vegetation with natural color photography. Realtors, Developers, Planners & Property Managers - save time investigating potential properties and create compelling marketing material/reports. Make your initial site investigation on your desktop. Get more out of an on-site visit with an aerial photo you create before the visit. Teachers, Professors, and Education Professionals (K-12 & College) - aerial photography is interesting addition to any classroom; it will bring your lessons to life, fascinating everyone involved. Included with the CD is a folder with lesson plans for Aerial Photography and other geography/map/imagery subjects. Insurance adjusters/policy writers - this Aerial Photography CD is a tool for underwriting policies, processing claims and assessing potential risks. Engineers, Planners, and Environmental Professionals - visualize and evaluate site locations. Get more out of a site visit with the an aerial photo you create. This will save you time and money! Geographic Information System (GIS)Compatible - full resolution MrSID image file in UTM NAD83 Meters coordinate system. Everything is there for use in your favorite GIS software - all ESRI products, (ArcView, ArcInfo, ArcMap, etc.), Erdas, MapInfo, any other GIS software that reads MrSID format.

Misc.:  2006 Aerial Photography taken in the spring/summer, Easy to use - No experience needed. Free GIS viewer software -Windows 98/2000/NT/XP/Vista or MACs., 100% coverage for your county - 1 Meter Pixel Resolution - See above sample, Zoom, pan, measure, copy/paste into reports, and print your own maps., No restrictions of use. Commercial use is allowed. Use in publications, websites, & maps/posters. You get full utility of the data - not just a jpg snapshot!
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The Aerial Photography CD will change the way you view your county! This easy to use Aerial Photography CD gives a bird's eye view of topography, vegetation, urban development, agriculture and other geographic features in natural color. Hunters, Fishermen, & Sportsmen - scout out your hunting from the air and print aerial photos. Land Owners, Farmers, & Ranchers - quickly assess the health of your crops, trees, and other vegetation with natural color photography. Realtors, Developers, Planners & Property Managers - save time investigating potential properties and create compelling marketing material/reports. Make your initial site investigation on your desktop. Get more out of an on-site visit with an aerial photo you create before the visit. Teachers, Professors, and Education Professionals (K-12 & College) - aerial photography is an interesting addition to any classroom; it will bring your lessons to life, fascinating everyone involved. Included with the CD is a folder with lesson plans for Aerial Photography and other geography/map/imagery subjects. Insurance adjusters/policy writers - this Aerial Photography CD is a tool for underwriting policies, processing claims and assessing potential risks. Engineers, Planners, and Environmental Professionals - visualize and evaluate site locations. Get more out of a site visit with the an aerial photo you create. This will save you time and money! Geographic Information System (GIS)Compatible - full resolution MrSID image file in UTM NAD83 Meters coordinate system. Everything is there for use in your favorite GIS software - all ESRI products, (ArcView, ArcInfo, ArcMap, etc.), Erdas, MapInfo, any other GIS software that reads MrSID format.

Misc.:  2004 Aerial Photography taken in the spring/summer, Easy to use - No experience needed. Free GIS viewer software -Windows 98/2000/NT/XP/Vista or MACs., 100% coverage for your county - 1 Meter Pixel Resolution - See above sample, Zoom, pan, measure, copy/paste into reports, and print your own maps., No restrictions of use. Commercial use is allowed. Use in publications, websites, & maps/posters. You get full utility of the data - not just a jpg snapshot!
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This is a great sweatshirt. Great gift. All TopExpressions products are made under strict quality controls. 100% cotton, weight aprox 25oz.

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This is a great shirt. Great gift. All TopExpressions products are made under strict quality controls. 100% heavyweight cotton, weight aprox 9oz.

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This is a great sweatshirt. Great gift. All TopExpressions products are made under strict quality controls. 100% cotton, weight aprox 25oz.

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Company: Rand McNally & Company  (2008-02-03)
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Grand Isle Gretna Harahan Jean Lafitte Kenner Westwego: Important unincorporated areas in the parish include Metairie and Harvey. (more...)

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City Guide for the . Jefferson, Texas is a quaint small town featuring tour attractions reminiscent of its heyday. (more...)

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Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia's premier medical and health sciences university, offers quality education to future physicians, nurses, scientists and allied health ... (more...)

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Jefferson County, the fourth most populated county in Colorado, is located along the front range of the Denver metro area. (more...)

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1510 Jefferson St Jefferson City, MO 65109-2009 (more...)

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From Williamsburg to Wills?s Creek: The Fry-Jefferson Map of Virginia examines the role of surveyors in colonial Virginia, the importance of the surveying experience for Joshua ... (more...)

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Jefferson County, Illinois Map ... A CommunityLink Street Map You are here: Map Menu || Jump to: Mt. Vernon | Jefferson County (more...)

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December 24, December 25 & January 1, 2009. We Wish You All A Safe and Happy Holiday Season! Information on City Vehicle Sale. Snow Removal Tips (more...)

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Introduction. The Jefferson County Map Viewer is a web-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping application that displays basic land use and real property parcel ... (more...)

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THIS WILL EXPLAIN HOW WE CAN SAVE ON GAS A MAJOR ISSUE NOW, AND WORLD HUNGER CAN STOP AND MEDICINE SHOULD BE MADE AND THE CONFLICT W/ ALCHOL AND TOBACOO COMPANIES, PLZ READ AND REPLY , SERIOUS ANSEWERS , ONLY ANSEWER IF YOU READ , THX READ THIS IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT WEED!! (i know it?s long but its good information) The Marijuana Conspiracy THE REAL REASON HEMP IS ILLEGAL by Doug Yurchey And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land. ? Ezekiel 34/29 The real reason Cannabis has been outlawed has nothing to do with its effects on the mind and body. MARIJUANA is DANGEROUS. Pot is NOT harmful to the human body or mind. Marijuana does NOT pose a threat to the general public. Marijuana is very much a danger to the oil companies, alcohol, tobacco industries and a large number of chemical corporations. Various big businesses, with plenty of dollars and influence, have suppressed the truth from the people. The truth is if marijuana was utilized for its vast array of commercial products, it would create an industrial atomic bomb! Entrepreneurs have not been educated on the product potential of pot. The super rich have conspired to spread misinformation about an extremely versatile plant that, if used properly, would ruin their companies. Where did the word 'marijuana' come from? In the mid 1930s, the M-word was created to tarnish the good image and phenomenal history of the hemp plant...as you will read. The facts cited here, with references, are generally verifiable in the Encyclopedia Britannica which was printed on hemp paper for 150 years: * All schoolbooks were made from hemp or flax paper until the 1880s; Hemp Paper Reconsidered, Jack Frazier, 1974. * It was LEGAL TO PAY TAXES WITH HEMP in America from 1631 until the early 1800s; LA Times, Aug. 12, 1981. * REFUSING TO GROW HEMP in America during the 17th and 18th Centuries WAS AGAINST THE LAW! You could be jailed in Virginia for refusing to grow hemp from 1763 to 1769; Hemp in Colonial Virginia, G. M. Herdon. * George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and other founding fathers GREW HEMP; Washington and Jefferson Diaries. Jefferson smuggled hemp seeds from China to France then to America. * Benjamin Franklin owned one of the first paper mills in America and it processed hemp. Also, the War of 1812 was fought over hemp. Napoleon wanted to cut off Moscow?s export to England; Emperor Wears No Clothes, Jack Herer. * For thousands of years, 90f all ships' sails and rope were made from hemp. The word 'canvas' is Dutch for cannabis; Webster?s New World Dictionary. * 80f all textiles, fabrics, clothes, linen, drapes, bed sheets, etc. were made from hemp until the 1820s with the introduction of the cotton gin. * The first Bibles, maps, charts, Betsy Ross?s flag, the first drafts of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were made from hemp; U.S. Government Archives. * The first crop grown in many states was hemp. 1850 was a peak year for Kentucky producing 40,000 tons. Hemp was the largest cash crop until the 20th Century; State Archives. * Oldest known records of hemp farming go back 5000 years in China, although hemp industrialization probably goes back to ancient Egypt. * Rembrants, Gainsboroughs, Van Goghs as well as most early canvas paintings were principally painted on hemp linen. * In 1916, the U.S. Government predicted that by the 1940s all paper would come from hemp and that no more trees need to be cut down. Government studies report that 1 acre of hemp equals 4.1 acres of trees. Plans were in the works to implement such programs; Department of Agriculture * Quality paints and varnishes were made from hemp seed oil until 1937. 58,000 tons of hemp seeds were used in America for paint products in 1935; Sherman Williams Paint Co. testimony before Congress against the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act. * Henry Ford?s first Model-T was built to run on hemp gasoline and the CAR ITSELF WAS CONTRUCTED FROM HEMP! On his large estate, Ford was photographed among his hemp fields. The car, 'grown from the soil,' had hemp plastic panels whose impact strength was 10 times stronger than steel; Popular Mechanics, 1941. * Hemp called 'Billion Dollar Crop.' It was the first time a cash crop had a business potential to exceed a billion dollars; Popular Mechanics, Feb., 1938. * Mechanical Engineering Magazine (Feb. 1938) published an article entitled 'The Most Profitable and Desirable Crop that Can be Grown.' It stated that if hemp was cultivated using 20th Century technology, it would be the single largest agricultural crop in the U.S. and the rest of the world. The following information comes directly from the United States Department of Agriculture?s 1942 14-minute film encouraging and instructing 'patriotic American farmers' to grow 350,000 acres of hemp each year for (more...)

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I need to know where Thomas JEfferson drafted the Declaration of Independence. I know in the continental congress, but like what place Virginia or Pennsylvania? Because i need to do a map and i think that Im going to draw a path of the important events that took place but first, I need to know where in order to use the correct map thanks I might have other questions so ill add it on as details (more...)

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What was the main reason Jefferson asked for an appropriation for the expedition in 1803? - To provide a reward to the first man to return with a map to the Pacific Ocean - To have money to bribe Native Americans for help crossing rivers - To buy accoutrements for the expedition - To support the families in case the men did not return Terms of the Louisiana Purchase gave the U.S. government only six months in which to _____ the treaty. - void - ratify - cede - acquisition In his Second Inaugural Address in 1805, Jefferson provided several reasons to be happy with the Louisiana Purchase. Which of the following was NOT one of these reasons? - More farmers meant paying off the money owed to France more quickly. - A larger country did not mean a less efficient government. - Help keep America involved in the affairs of other countries. - Increased opportunities for Americans. (more...)

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What was the main reason Jefferson asked for an appropriation for the expedition in 1803? - To provide a reward to the first man to return with a map to the Pacific Ocean - To have money to bribe Native Americans for help crossing rivers - To buy accoutrements for the expedition - To support the families in case the men did not return Where was the treaty known of the Louisiana Purchase first signed? - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - New Orleans, Louisiana - Washington D.C - Paris, France (more...)

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Jefferson?s comments in 1801 about the agreement between Spain and France showed this: Happiness to see that Spain was losing control of Florida Worry about the debt owed to American citizens by France Concern about how the agreement might affect U.S. foreign relations Warning to Congress to take immediate action Why did Jefferson want to send Livingston and Monroe to France in 1803? Make sure Spain ceded Louisiana back to France Offer to purchase the Louisiana territory from France Negotiate a way for the U.S. to gain control of New Orleans Negotiate a peace treaty with Napoleon Bonaparte Who is a plenipotentiary? An agent who has full power to conduct business on behalf of his government A person with the responsibility of collecting taxes Someone appointed by the Vice-President of the United States A bank official responsible for collecting money owed from foreign countries Pay is to debt as cession is to ______. Taxes Territory Amendment War On January 18, 1803, Jefferson warned Congress that the Native Americans in areas west of the Mississippi River were: Unwilling to trade with American settlers Decreasing in population Focusing on farming as a way of life Refusing to sell land What was the main purpose Jefferson gave to the Senate and House of Representatives for an expedition to explore the Louisiana territory? Increase trading with Native Americans Push British fur traders out of the Columbia River valley Find a water route through the Rocky Mountains Locate the source of the Missouri River What was the main reason Jefferson asked for an appropriation for the expedition in 1803? To provide a reward to the first man to return with a map to the Pacific Ocean To have money to bribe Native Americans for help crossing rivers To buy accoutrements for the expedition To support the families in case the men did not return Where was the treaty known of the Louisiana Purchase first signed? Philadelphia, Pennsylvania New Orleans, Louisiana Washington D.C. Paris, France According to the terms of the treaty signed on April 30, 1803, France agreed to give full sovereignty of what to the United States? Florida, New Orleans and the entire Louisiana territory Control of the Mississippi River City of New Orleans Louisiana territory Terms of the Louisiana Purchase gave the U.S. government only six months in which to _____ the treaty. void ratify cede acquisition Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution gives the federal government the power to ____________________. Make treaties Buy land Repay foreign debts Declare war In his Second Inaugural Address in 1805, Jefferson provided several reasons to be happy with the Louisiana Purchase. Which of the following was NOT one of these reasons? More farmers meant paying off the money owed to France more quickly. A larger country did not mean a less efficient government. Help keep America involved in the affairs of other countries. Increased opportunities for Americans. What did the Louisiana Purchase promise to give people already living in the territory? Repay the money they owed the U.S. government Immediate and full U.S. citizenship Fair payment for their houses and belongings Nothing would change for them What one thing did Jefferson tell Congress in 1803 would help the U.S. stay out of the affairs of European countries? Pacific Ocean Religious differences Different political beliefs Atlantic Ocean Jefferson?s main interest in securing the ?property and sovereignty of the Mississippi and its waters? was to Protect the peace and security of the U.S. Improve commerce Both of the above None of the above (more...)

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okay here it goes i hope there is no grammer mistakes. i didnt know what category to put it in sorry... *********************************************** I wake up. I breathe so hard that I can barely hear myself think. I look at the time. 5:57a.m. almost time for school. I figure I better get up before I fall asleep again. Some say the first day of school is an advantage for everyone to meet new people, but I say it?s a death sentence. It was the first day of high school, and like seniors like to call us ?fresh meat?. Somehow I knew the outfit that I wore today was a bad idea. Black skinny jeans, a Nirvana t-shirt, suspenders, a crazy looking hair doo, and my combat boots. Ha! I?m probably the only freshman who dares to wear that. I go toward my parents? room and it looks like they had a fight again. My dad was sleeping on the couch and my mom in her room. I guess I?m walking today. I head to the kitchen and get an apple. Since my mom is too lazy to cook for me, that?s what I call breakfast. It?s pretty cold outside so I think I?ll take my scarf. I get my house key and leave to school. I walk down some blocks and out of nowhere I see the school. Wow. Was I asleep or something? I remember seeing the school 30 minutes away from my house. I stand in front of the school. Should I go in? I stood there trying to answer my questions when the bell rings. ?Get to class you?re late? the bell says, well at least that?s what I think. I head toward the big door that had a sign over it ?Welcome to Hickleman High?. I felt like I wanted to throw up. I receive my schedule and a map near the office. 1st PeriodMr. Jefferson Rm 669Algebra 1 2nd Period Mrs. Mantalenni Rm 657Health 3rd PeriodCoach Gerard Rm GYM Physical ED 4th PeriodMr. Renaldo Rm STGDance/Perf 5th PeriodDr. Henderson Rm 684English 1 6th PeriodMs. Yenels Rm 542Social Skills 7th Period Ms. Kendel Rm 737Homeroom The bell rings again and I make my way to my first class, Jefferson. I head a couple of halls down. I see room 669 and walk in. Names were on each desk. I searched down every row of desks and I see it, that hideous name that I hate ever so much. Jessica Ortega. I take my seat and put my head down. Before I know it I?m asleep in class. A sudden tap on my shoulder wakes me up. A pretty girl with blond hair, green eyes, and a fruity outfit stands right in front of my desk. Ugh! I hate blonds. ?Hi I?m Bethany!? the blond chick said. I nod and put my head down. ?So what middle school you came from?? Bertania or however you say her name says. I shrug, give her the go away look, and put my head down. I figured she left since I didn?t hear her voice anymore. I won?t be seeing much of her anymore, I thought. The rest of my classes went very smoothly. Agenda 1.Walk to class 2.Look for a seat 3.Go to sleep until bell rings When I hear the bell announcing the whole school that lunch has began, I go to the cafeteria and get in the lunch line. It only takes me around 5 minutes to get my lunch. I go to the loneliest table and look down at my plate. I see a small carton of milk, a little plastic bin of fruit, a piece of chocolate cake, and a burger. I guess I?ll eat the cake. I pick up my spoon, get of piece cake and put it in my mouth. A blast of flavor hits my tongue as I take the first bite. I take one more bite and I feel like I went into the past when my mom used to cook deserts for me. I didn?t even notice lunch was over but I didn?t care. I just kept using my agenda for the rest of the day. I managed to get out of school unharmed. When I got home I sat down on my bed and couldn?t wait to find out what tomorrows lunch is gonna be. For sure, I know that, that will be something to look up to for the end of the year. (more...)

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On my Xbox game, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, in the Ganton-East Los Santos part of the map, there are only 2 tiny areas that belong to the Ballas and the mexican guyz left. The mexican guys property in a little square called in Los Flores, and The Ballas have a small rectangle in jefferson. I need help on taking over the last hoods! I've been searching for the Ballas, and i rarely find any, but when i do, its only like 2 of them, and it never starts a gang war. (more...)

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FACT · Deaths per year resulting from alcohol: 100,000 · Deaths per year resulting from tobacco: 430,000 · Deaths per year resulting from aspirin: 180- 1000 · Deaths per year resulting from legal drugs: 106,000 · Deaths that have ever occurred in direct result of Cannabis: 0 (that's right zero) FACT · Farming 6\% of the continental U.S. acreage with biomass crops (Hemp) would provide all of America's Energy needs. · Biomass can be converted into methane, methanol, or gasoline (which could eliminate our ties with the Middle East) at a cost comparable to petroleum and hemp is much better for the environment. · Hemp fuel burns clean. Petroleum causes acid rain due to sulfur pollution. · The use of Hemp Fuel does not contribute to global warming FACT · Hemp seed can be pressed into nutritious oil, which contains the highest amount of fatty acids in the plant kingdom. Essential oils are responsible for our immune system responses, and can clear the arteries of cholesterol and plaque. · The byproduct of pressing the oil from hemp seed is a high quality protein seed cake. It can be used to bake into cakes, breads and casseroles. Hemp seed protein is one of mankind's finest, most complete, and available-to-the body vegetable proteins. · A Vegan or vegetarian can get all of the days required protein from a handful of hemp seed. FACT · Hemp is the oldest cultivated fiber plant in the world. · Low-THC fiber hemp varieties developed by the French and others have been available for over 20 years. It is impossible to get high from fiber hemp. Over 600,000 acres of hemp is grown worldwide with no misuse problem. · One acre of hemp can produce as much usable fiber as 4 acres of trees or two acres of cotton. · Trees cut down take 50-500 years to grow, while hemp can be cultivated in as little as 100 days and can yield 4 times more paper over a 20 year period. · Until 1883, from 75-90\% of all paper in the world was made with cannabis hemp fiber including that for books, Bibles, maps, paper money, stocks and bonds, newspapers, etc. · Hemp paper is longer lasting than wood pulp, stronger, acid-free, and chlorine free (Chlorine is estimated to cause up to 10\% of all Cancers). · Hemp paper can be recycled 7 times, wood pulp 4 times. · Hemp particleboard may be up to 2 times stronger than wood particleboard and holds nails better. · Hemp is a softer, warmer, and more water absorbent, than cotton and doesn't stretch out. · Half of the U.S. pesticides are used to treat cotton, while hemp has a natural pesticide. FACT · Almost any product that can be made from wood, cotton, or petroleum (including plastics) can be made from hemp. There are 25,000 known uses for hemp. · For thousands of years virtually all good paints and varnishes were made with hemp seed oil and/or linseed oil. · One acre of hemp produces as much cellulose fiber pulp as 4.1 acres of trees, making hemp a perfect material to replace trees for pressed board, particle board, and concrete construction molds. · Heating and compressing plant fibers can create a practical, inexpensive, fire-resistant constructions material with excellent thermal and sound-insulating qualities. · In 1941 Henry Ford built a plastic car made of fiber from hemp and wheat straw. Hemp is biodegradable, as synthetic plastic is not. FACT · Presidents Washington and Jefferson both grew hemp. Americans were legally bound to grow hemp during the Colonial Era and Early Republic. (more...)

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Now I am not ashamed to admit that I am a heavy marijuana smoker; the government based test that is paid for by the alcohol, tobacco, and oil companies pay for, say that cannabis use reduce learning ability, they found users fall short on memory as well as math and verbal skills, I am proud smoker and even prouder that I have an I.Q. of 113 and my best subjects in school were math and English, the only reason the people fail the test is that they make them smoke an ounce and them give them the test, nowadays no one has the cash to smoke a ounce every day. Now chronic cannabis smokers are prey to chest colds, bronchitis, emphysema, and bronchial asthma? And when pregnant women use cannabis, they run the risk of having smaller babies with lower birth weights, who are more likely than other babies to develop health problems, how?s that any difference that smoking cigarettes? I have smoked from an early age and the time I have never gotten moody or twitchy with out it. I only have one question how is cannabis worse than alcohol. I tried to find stats from cannabis induced deaths and this is all I got. Cannabis- you would half to smoke magnitudes of it, I mean like over 100+ pounds of top grade stuff. Alcohol- .40 on a BAC is enough to kill someone (depending on you height, weight, and fat content that?s not much.) Did you know, it is estimated that hemp has approximately 25,000 uses? From food, paint and fuel to clothing and construction materials, hemp is used. There are even hemp fibres in your Red Rose® and Lipton® tea bags. And several cars made today contain hemp. The oldest relic of human industry is a piece of hemp fabric (canvas) found in ancient Mesopotamia dating back to approximately 8000 B.C. The oldest surviving piece of paper was made over 2000 years ago in China and was also made from hemp fiber. In 2500 B.C. the pharaohs used hemp in the construction of the great pyramids. Hemp was so important in England in the 16th century that King Henry VIII passed a law in 1553 which fined farmers who failed to grow at least one quarter acre of hemp for every 60 acres of arable land they owned. There was even a time in history for over 200 years when you could pay your taxes in America with hemp. In 1850 there were more than 8,300 hemp farms in the United States . Every 3.6 seconds someone in the world dies of hunger. Hemp seeds are the most nutritious and economical solution to end world hunger. With an 80 percent concentration of "good fats" our bodies need for good health maintenance and protein with all eight amino acids plus optimum dietary fiber, hemp truly is a "perfect balance" food source. The first diesel engine was designed to run on vegetable oils, one of which was hemp oil. In the 1930s Henry Ford produced an automobile composed of 70 percent hemp plastic which also ran on hemp based fuel and oil. In 2001 the "Hemp car" circled the North American continent powered by hemp oil. The paintings of Rembrandt (1606- 1669), Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) and Thomas Gainsborough (1727- 1788) were painted primarily on hemp canvas, often with hemp oil based paint. Over 50 percent of all chemical pesticides sprayed are used in the cultivation of cotton. Hemp is eight times stronger than cotton and more air-permeable. Hemp can grow vigorously (up to 16 feet) in 100 days without the use of harmful pesticides and herbicides... healthier for your skin and the environment. There are so many uses for cannabis it unreal let me name a few George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other founding fathers grew it. Benjamin Franklin owned one of the first paper mills in America and it processed cannabis. The first bibles, maps, even Betsey Roses flag and the first drafts of the US declaration of Independence and the Constitution were made of cannabis. Cannabis was the largest cash crop till the 20th century In 1916 US predicted that by the 1940s all paper would come from cannabis and no more trees had to be cut down. Government studies show that 1 acre of cannabis equals 4.1 acres of trees. In 1938 on the cover of popular mechanics the title read hemp called billion dollar crop. It was the first time a cash crop had the busyness potinontal to exceed a billion dollars. Mechanical engineering magazine published an article entitled the most profitable and desirable crop that can be grown. It stated if cannabis was cultivated using 20th century technology it would be the single largest agricultural crop in the USA and the rest of the world. Cannabis cultivation and production dose not harm the environment. It had a short growing period and it can grow in any state. Cannabis would have brought America out of the great depression. Cannabis has a higher quality fiber than wool fiber. Cannabis grows to maturity in a short season where as trees take a life time. Cannabis plastics are biodegradable. cannabis seeds contain the highest amount of protein in all of nature. The Cannabis expands the arteries. we have used 80% of our oil and gas reserves we need a renewable recourse CANNIBISS COULD BE THE SOULTIOION TO SORING GAS PRICES! I also have proof their no toxins in the cannabis plant, the reason why THC stays in your system for so long. If it were a toxin, a poison or some forgin substance, the body would reject it and expel it. The body dose not, It knows the active ingredient in cannabis is GOOD. Our own bodies tell us the truth. We need to stop believing these paid off government test and look at the facts. We support the leading two killers in the world (alcohol and tobacco) but ban the one thing that could help us the most, it dose not make any sense (more...)

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1. Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) was born on and died on days when Halley's Comet can be seen. During his life he predicted that he would die when it could be seen. 2. US Dollar bills are made out of cotton and linen. 3. The "57" on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of pickle types the company once had. 4. Americans are responsible for about 1/5 of the world's garbage annually. On average, that's 3 pounds a day per person. 5. Giraffes and rats can last longer without water than camels. 6. Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks so that it doesn't digest itself. 7. 98% of all murders and rapes are by a close family member or friend of the victim. 8. A B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945. 9. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana) paper. 10. The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle. 11. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top. 12. Benjamin Franklin was the fifth in a series of the youngest son of the youngest son. 13. Triskaidekaphobia means fear of the number 13. Paraskevidekatriaphobia means fear of Friday the 13th (which occurs one to three times a year). In Italy, 17 is considered an unlucky number. In Japan, 4 is considered an unlucky number. 14. A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate. 15. All the chemicals in a human body combined are worth about 6.25 euro (if sold separately). 16. In ancient Rome, when a man testified in court he would swear on his testicles. 17. The ZIP in "ZIP code" means Zoning Improvement Plan. 18. Coca-Cola contained Coca (whose active ingredient is cocaine) from 1885 to 1903. 19. A "2 by 4" is really 1 1/2 by 3 1/2. 20. It's estimated that at any one time around 0.7% of the world's population is drunk. 21. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades = David ; Clubs = Alexander the Great ; Hearts = Charlemagne ; Diamonds = Caesar 22. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals. 23. Every person, including identical twins, has a unique eye and tongue print along with their finger print. 24. The "spot" on the 7-Up logo comes from its inventor who had red eyes. He was an albino. 25. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 dictionary were misspelled. 26. The "save" icon in Microsoft Office programs shows a floppy disk with the shutter on backwards. 27. Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin both married their first cousins (Elsa Löwenthal and Emma Wedgewood respectively). 28. Camel's have three eyelids. 29. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents every day. 30. John Wilkes Booth's brother once saved the life of Abraham Lincoln's son. 31. Warren Beatty and Shirley McLaine are brother and sister. 32. Chocolate can kill dogs; it directly affects their heart and nervous system. 33. Daniel Boone hated coonskin caps. 34. Playing cards were issued to British pilots in WWII. If captured, they could be soaked in water and unfolded to reveal a map for escape. 35. 55.1% of all US prisoners are in prison for drug offenses. 36. Most lipstick contains fish scales. 37. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode. 38. Dr. Seuss pronounced his name "soyce". 39. Slugs have four noses. 40. Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine. 41. The Three Wise Monkeys have names: Mizaru (See no evil), Mikazaru (Hear no evil), and Mazaru (Speak no evil). 42. India has a Bill of Rights for cows. 43. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. If you keep your eyes open by force, they can pop out. (DON'T TRY IT, DUMBASS) 44. During the California gold rush of 1849, miners sent their laundry to Honolulu for washing and pressing. Due to the extremely high costs in California during these boom years, it was deemed more feasible to send their shirts to Hawaii for servicing. 45. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by taking out an olive from First Class salads. 46. About 200,000,000 M&Ms are sold each day in the United States. 47. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood. 48. Over a course of about eleven years, the sun's magnetic poles switch places. This cycle is called "Solarmax". 49. There are 318,979,564,000 possible combinations of the first four moves in Chess. 50. Upper and lower case letters are named "upper" and "lower" because in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the upper case letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the lower case letters. 51. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos. 52. The numbers "172" can be found on the back of the US 5 dollar bill, in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial. 53. Coconuts kill about 150 people each year. That's more than sharks. 54. Half of all bank robberies take place on a Friday. 55. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan. There was never a recorded Wendy before it. 56. The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 672. 57. The first bomb the Allies dropped on Berlin in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo. 58. The average raindrop falls at 7 miles per hour. 59. It took Leonardo Da Vinci 10 years to paint Mona Lisa. He never signed or dated the painting. Leonardo and Mona had identical bone structures according to the painting. X-ray images have shown that there are 3 other versions under the original. 60. If you put a drop of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death. 61. Bruce Lee was so fast that they had to slow the film down so you could see his moves. 62. The largest amount of money you can have without having change for a dollar is $1.19 (3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies cannot be divided into a dollar). 63. The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA". 64. IBM's motto is "Think". Apple later made their motto "Think different". 65. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original "Halloween" was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white, due to low budget. 66. The original name for butterfly was flutterby. 67. 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. 68. One in fourteen women in America is a natural blonde. Only one in sixteen men is. 69. The Olympic was the sister ship of the Titanic, and she provided twenty-five years of service. 70. When the Titanic sank, 2228 people were on it. Only 706 survived. 71. In America, someone is diagnosed with AIDS every 10 minutes. In South Africa, someone dies due to HIV or AIDS every 10 minutes. 72. Every day, 7% of the US eats at McDonald's. 73. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was Victrola, which Motorola got their name from. 74. In the US, about 127 million adults are overweight or obese; worldwide, 750 million are overweight and 300 million more are obese. In the US, 15% of children in elementary school are overweight; 20% are worldwide. 75. In Disney's Fantasia, the Sorcerer to whom Mickey played an apprentice was named Yensid (Disney spelled backward). 76. During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, "Red Vineyard at Arles". 77. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand. 78. One in ten people live on an island. 79. It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. 80. 28% of Africa is classified as wilderness. In North America, its 38%. 81. Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest. 82. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying. 83. Sherlock Holmes NEVER said "Elementary, my dear Watson", Humphrey Bogart NEVER said "Play it again, Sam" in Casablanca, and they NEVER said "Beam me up, Scotty" on Star Trek. 84. An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman to take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing. 85. Sharon Stone was the first Star Search spokes model. 86. The sound you here when you put a seashell next to your ear is not the ocean, but blood flowing through your head. 87. More people are afraid of open spaces (kenophobia) than of tight spaces (claustrophobia). 88. The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher. 89. There is a 1 in 4 chance that New York will have a white Christmas. 90. The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries. 91. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married. 92. Back in the mid to late '80s, an IBM compatible computer wasn't considered 100% compatible unless it could run Microsoft's Flight Simulator. 93. $203,000,000 is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S. 94. Every US president has worn glasses (just not always in public). 95. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave. 96. Jim Henson first coined the word "Muppet". It is a combination of "marionette" and "puppet." 97. The names of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with (not counting the words "North" and "South). 98. The Michelin man is known as Mr. Bib. His name was Bibendum in the company's first ads in 1896. 99. About 20% of bird species have become extinct in the past 200 years, almost all of them because of human activity. 100. The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want. 101. About 14% of injecting drug users are HIV positive. 102. A word or sentence that is the same front and back (racecar, kayak) is called a "palindrome". 103. A snail can sleep for 3 years. 104. People photocopying their buttocks are the cause of 23% of all photocopier faults worldwide. 105. China has more English speakers than the United States. 106. Finnish folklore says that when Santa comes to Finland to deliver gifts, he leaves his sleigh behind and rides on a goat named Ukko instead. According to French tradition, Santa Claus has a brother named Bells Nichols, who visits homes on New Year's Eve after everyone is asleep, and if a plate is set out for him, he fills it with cookies and cakes. 107. One in every 9000 people is an albino. 108. The electric chair was invented by a dentist. 109. You share your birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world. 110. Everyday, more money is printed for Monopoly sets than for the U.S. Treasury. 111. Every year 4 people in the UK die putting their trousers on. 112. Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds; dogs only have about ten. 113. Our eyes are always the same size from birth but our nose and ears never stop growing. 114. In every episode of "Seinfeld" there is a Superman picture or reference somewhere. 115. If Barbie were life-size her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet two inches tall and have a neck twice the length of a normal human's neck. 116. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants. 117. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times. 118. Each year in America there are about 300,000 deaths that can be attributed to obesity. 119. About 55% of all movies are rated R. 120. About 500 movies are made in the US and 800 in India annually. 121. Arabic numerals are not really Arabic; they were created in India. 122. Title 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations (implemented on July 16, 1969) makes it illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles. 123. The February of 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon. 124. The Pentagon in Arlington Virginia has twice as many bathrooms as is necessary. When it was built in the 1940s the state of Virginia still had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites. 125. There is actually no danger in swimming right after you eat, though it may feel uncomfortable. 126. The cruise liner Queen Elizabeth II moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns. 127. More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call. 128. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. 129. There are about 2 chickens for every human in the world. 130. The word "maverick" came into use after Samuel Maverick, a Texan refused to brand his cattle. Eventually any unbranded calf became known as a Maverick. 131. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey. 132. For every memorial statue with a person on a horse, 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 of battle wounds; if all four of the horse's legs are on the ground, the person died of natural causes. 133. On a Canadian two-dollar bill, the American flag is flying over the Parliament Building. 134. An American urologist bought Napoleon's penis for $40,000. 135. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple. 136. Dreamt is the only English word that ends in the letters "MT". 137. $283,200 is the absolute highest amount of money you can win on Jeopardy. 138. Almonds are members of the peach family. 139. Rats and horses can't vomit. 140. The penguin is the only bird that can't fly but can swim. 141. There are approximately 100 million acts of sexual intercourse each day. 142. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies room during a dance. 143. Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable. 144. There are only four words in the English language that end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. 145. Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day. 146. Every time you lick a stamp you consume 1/10 of a calorie. 147. "101 Dalmatians" and "Peter Pan" are the only Disney animations in which both of a character's parents are present and don't die during the movie. 148. You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider. 149. Hedenophobic means fear of pleasure. 150. Ancient Egyptian priests would pluck every hair from their bodies. 151. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out. 152. Half of all crimes are committed by people under the age of 18. 80% of burglaries are committed by people aged 13-21. 153. An ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated. 154. All polar bears are left-handed. 155. The catfish has over 27000 taste buds (more than any other animal) 156. A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death. 157. Butterflies taste with their feet. 158. Elephants are the only mammals that cannot jump. 159. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. 160. Starfish have no brains. 161. 11% of the world is left-handed. 162. John Hancock and Charles Thomson were the only people to sign the Declaration of independence on July 4th, 1776. The last signature came five years later. 163. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated. 164. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. 165. The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses. 166. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar. 167. A healthy (non-colorblind) human eye can distinguish between 500 shades of gray. 168. A pregnant goldfish is called a twit. 169. Lizards can self-amputate their tails for protection. It grows back after a few months. 170. Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula". It can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size: L.A. 171. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. 172. A honeybee can fly at fifteen miles per hour. 173. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur. 174. A "jiffy" is the scientific name for 1/100th of a second. 175. The average child recognizes over 200 company logos by the time he enters first grade. 176. The youngest pope ever was 11 years old. 177. The first novel ever written on a typewriter is Tom Sawyer. 178. One out of every 43 prisoners escapes from jail. 94% are recaptured. 179. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match. 180. The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs melted into it. 181. A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair. 182. The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes. 183. Elwood Edwards did the voice for the AOL sound files (i.e. "You've got Mail!"). He is heard about 27 million times a day. The recordings were done before Quantum changed its name to AOL and the program was known as "Q-Link." 184. A polar bears skin is black. Its fur is actually clear, but like snow it appears white. 185. Elvis had a twin brother named Garon, who died at birth, which is why Elvis middle name was spelled Aron, in honor of his brother. 186. Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors. 187. Donkeys kill more people than plane crashes. 188. Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump." 189. There are a million ants for every person on Earth. 190. If you keep a goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white. 191. Women blink nearly twice as much as men. 192. The name Jeep comes from "GP", the army abbreviation for General Purpose. 193. Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left handed people do. 194. There are two credit cards for every person in the United States. 195. Cats' urine glows under a black light. 196. A "quidnunc" is a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip. 197. The first US Patent was for manufacturing potassium carbonate (used in glass and gunpowder). It was issued to Samuel Hopkins on July 31, 1970. 198. Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors, the helicopter, and many other present day items. 199. In the last 4000 years no new animals have been domesticated. 200. 25% of a human's bones are in its feet. 201. David Sarnoff received the Titanic's distress signal and saved hundreds of passengers. He later became the head of the first radio network, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC). 202. On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year. 203. Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than every Nike factory worker in Malaysia combined. 204. One of the reasons marijuana is illegal today is because cotton growers in the '30s lobbied against hemp farmers (they saw it as competition). 205. "Canada" is an Indian word meaning "Big Village". 206. Only one in two billion people will live to be 116 or older. 207. If you yelled for 8 years 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. 208. Rape is reported every six minutes in the U.S. 209. The human heart creates enough pressure in the bloodstream to squirt blood 30 feet. 210. A jellyfish is 95% water. 211. Truck driving is the most dangerous occupation by accidental deaths (799 in 2001). 212. Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour. 213. Elephants only sleep for two hours each day. 214. On average people fear spiders more than they do death. 215. The strongest muscle in the human body is the tongue. (the heart is not a muscle) 216. In golf, a 'Bo Derek' is a score of 10. 217. In the U.S, Frisbees outsell footballs, baseballs and basketballs combined. 218. In most watch advertisements the time displayed on a watch is 10:10. 219. If you plant an apple seed, it is almost guaranteed to grow a tree of a different type of apple. 220. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer. 221. The only real person to be a PEZ head was Betsy Ross. 222. There are about 450 types of cheese in the world. 240 come from France. 223. When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers plays football at home the stadium becomes Nebraska's third largest city. 224. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life". 225. A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours. 226. In Iceland, a Big Mac costs $5.50. 227. Broccoli and cauliflower are the only vegetables that are flowers. 228. Newborn babies have about 350 bones. They gradually merge and disappear until there are about 206 by age 5. 229. There is no solid proof of who built the Taj Mahal. 230. In a survey of 200000 ostriches over 80 years, not one tried to bury its head in the sand. 231. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. A quarter has 119. 232. On an American one-dollar bill there is a tiny owl in the upper-left-hand corner of the upper-right-hand "1" and a spider hidden in the front upper-right-hand corner. 233. Judy Scheindlin ("Judge Judy") has a $25,000,000 salary, while Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has a $190,100 salary. 234. The name for Oz in the Wizard of Oz was thought up when the creator Frank Baum looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N and O-Z. 235. Andorra, a tiny country on the border between France and Spain, has the longest average lifespan: 83.49 years. 236. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. 237. Mr. Rogers was an ordained Presbyterian minister. 238. In America you will see an average of 500 advertisements a day. 239. John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles. 240. You can lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs. 241. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes. 242. "The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in English. 243. There are 336 dimples on a regulation US golf ball. In the UK its 330. 244. The Toltecs (a 7th century tribe) used wooden swords so they wouldn't kill their enemies. 245. "Duff" is the decaying organic matter found on a forest floor. 246. The US has more personal computers than the next 7 countries combined. 247. There have been over 600 lawsuits against Alexander Grahm Bell over rights to the patent of the telephone, the most valuable patent in U.S. history. 248. Kuwait is about 60% male (highest in the world). Latvia is about 54% female (highest in the world). 249. The Hawaiian alphabet has only 12 letters. 250. In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined. 251. At the height of its power in 400 BC, the Greek city of Sparta had 25,000 citizens and 500,000 slaves. 252. Julius Caesar's autograph is worth about $2,000,000. 253. The tool doctors wrap around a patient's arm to measure blood pressure is called a sphygmomanometer. 254. People say "bless you" when you sneeze because your heart stops for a millisecond. 255. US gold coins used to say "In Gold We Trust". 256. In "Silence of the Lambs", Hannibal Lector (Anthony Hopkins) never blinks. 257. A shrimp's heart is in its head. 258. In the 17th century, the value of pi was known to 35 decimal places. Today, to 1.2411 trillion. 259. The bestselling books of all time are The Bible (6billion+), Quotations from the Works of Mao Tse-tung (900million+), and The Lord of the Rings (100million+) 260. Pearls melt in vinegar. 261. "Lassie" was played by a group of male dogs; the main one was named Pal. 262. In 1863, Paul Hubert of Bordeaux, France, was sentenced to life in jail for murder. After 21 years, it was discovered that he was convicted of murdering himself. 263. Nepal is the only country that doesn't have a rectangular flag. Switzerland is the only country with a square flag. 264. Gabriel, Michael, and Lucifer are the only angels named in the Bible. 265. Tiger Woods' real first name is Eldrick. His father gave him the nickname "Tiger" in honor of a South Vietnamese soldier his father had fought alongside with during the Vietnam War. 266. Johnny Appleseed planted apples so that people could use apple cider to make alcohol. 267. Abraham Lincoln's ghost is said to haunt the White House. 268. God is not mentioned once in the book of Esther. 269. The odds of being born male are about 51.2%, according to census. 270. Scotland has more redheads than any other part of the world. 271. There is an average of 61,000 people airborne over the US at any given moment. 272. Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same airplane in case there is a crash. 273. The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad. The most common name (of any type) in the world is Mohammed. 274. The surface of the Earth is about 60% water and 10% ice. 275. For every 230 cars that are made, 1 will be stolen. 276. Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. President to be born in a hospital. 277. Lightning strikes the earth about 8 million times a day. 278. Around 2,000 left-handed people die annually due to improper use of equipment designed only for right handed people. 279. The "if" and "then" parts of conditional ("if P then Q") statement are called the protasis (P) and apodosis (Q). 280. Humans use a total of 72 different muscles in speech. 281. If you feed a seagull Alka-Seltzer, its stomach will explode. 282. Only female mosquitoes bite. 283. The U.S. Post Office handles 43 percent of the world's mail. 284. Most household dust is made of dead skin cells. 285. One in about eight million people has progeria, a disease that causes people to grow faster than they age. 286. The male seahorse carries the eggs until they hatch instead of the female. 287. The "countdown" (counting down from 10 for an event such as New-Years Day) was first used in a 1929 German silent film called "Die Frau Im Monde" (The Girl in the Moon). 288. Negative emotions such as anxiety and depression can weaken your immune system. 289. There are seven suicides in the Bible: Abimelech. Samson, Saul, Saul's armor-bearer, Ahithophel, Zimri, Judas. 290. A mongoose is not a goose but more like a meercat, which is not a cat but more like a prairie dog, which is not a dog but more like a ground squirrel. 291. Stephen Hawking was born exactly 300 years after Galileo died. 292. Mercury is the only planet whose orbit is coplanar with its equator. Venus and Uranus are the only planets that rotate opposite to the direction of their orbit. 293. John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe died on July 4th. Adams and Jefferson died in the same year. Supposedly, Adams last words were "Thomas Jefferson survives." 294. The Baby Ruth candy bar was named after Grover Cleveland's baby daughter, Ruth, not Babe Ruth the baseball player. 295. Dolphins can look in different directions with each eye. They can sleep with one eye open. 296. The Falkland Isles (pop. about 2000) has over 700000 sheep (350 per person). 297. There are 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today. 298. While many treaties have been signed at or near Paris, France (including many after WWI and WWII), nine are actually known as the "Treaty of Paris": Seven Years' War (1763), American Revolutionary War (1783), French-Swede War (1810), France vs Sixth Coalition (1814), Battle of Waterloo (1815), Crimean War (1856), Spanish-American War (1898), union of Bessarabia and Romania (1920), establishment of European Coal and Steel Community (1951). 299. Robert Todd Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln's oldest son) was in Washington DC during his father's assassination as well as during President Garfield's assassination, and he was in Buffalo NY when President McKinley was assassinated. 300. The city of Venice stands on about 120 small islands. 301. The past-tense of the English word "dare" is "durst". 302. Don Mac Lean's song "American Pie" was written about Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper), who all died in the same plane crash. 303. The drummer for ZZ Top (the only one without a beard) is named Frank Beard. 304. Hummingbirds can't walk. 305. When movie directors do not want their names to be seen in the credits, they use the pseudonym "Allen Smithee" instead. It has been used over 50 times, starting with "Death of a Gunfighter" (1969). 306. Four different people played the part of Darth Vader (body, face, voice, and breathing). 307. Pamela Lee-Anderson was the first to be born in Canada on the centennial anniversary of Canada's independence (7/1/1967). 308. There is about 200 times more gold in the oceans than has been mined throughout history. 309. William Shatner is credited for being the first person on TV to say "hell" as well as to have the first inter-racial kiss (with Nichelle Nichols), both in episodes of Star Trek. 310. While the US government's supply of gold is kept at Fort Knox, its supply of silver is kept at the Military Academy at West Point, NY. 311. Alexander Graham Bell's wife and mother were both deaf. 312. Compact discs read from the inside to the outside edge, the reverse of how a record works. 313. In the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta, if a man was not married by age 30, he would not be allowed to vote or watch athletic events involving nude young men. 314. Attila the Hun (invader of Europe; 406-453), Felix Faure (French President; 1841-1899), Pope Leo VII (936-939), Pope John VII (955-964), Pope Leo VIII (963-965), Pope John XIII (965-72), Pope Paul II (1467-1471), Lord Palmerston (British Prime Minister, 1784-1865), Nelson Rockefeller (US Vice President, 1908-1979), and John Entwistle (The Who's bassist, 1944-2002) all died while having sex. 315. Humans and dolphins are the only animals known to have sex for pleasure. 316. Pac-Man, Namco's 1979 arcade game, was originally called "Puck Man". The name was changed when they realized that vandals could easily scratch out part of the letter "P". 317. Shakespeare and Cervantes died on the same day, April 23, 1616. 318. There are about 7.7 million millionaires in the world (more than 1/1000th of the population). 319. The youngest mother on record was a Peruvian girl named Lina Medina. She gave birth to a boy by caesarean section on May 14, 1939 (which happened to be Mother's Day), at the age of five years, seven months and 21 days. 320. The "middle finger" gesture originates back to 423 BC in Aristophanes play "The Clouds". (more...)

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