The Blog of Random Facts

Here you will find interesting bits of this and that of the factual, presumably factual, or theorized kinds.
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Born and raised in America, Kali Baaba holds an honorary doctorate in esoteric metaphysics from the University of Metaphysics in Los Angeles.
Although he is of African descent Kali Baaba is a Hindu Sadhu who worships the Godess Mother Kali as well as a member of many tribes from his many travels, Baaba is a tribal elder and has lived amongst the indigenous Aborigine people, been a part of their rituals, shared their customs. He has studied in Africa, Australia, China, Europe, India, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

(via allthingsentropy)

What Is LOIC? ›

A basic rundown of the system that Anonymous uses to crash stuff.

More than 8 in 10 Americans say that Christians who commit violence in the name of the Christianity are not really Christian. While, only 48 percent say that self-proclaimed Muslims who commit acts of violence in the name of Islam are not really Muslims.

According to Central Intelligence Agency figures, Sweden ranks fourth in the world for infant mortality at 2.74 per 1,000. The United States ranks 47th, with a rate of 6.06, well behind Cuba’s rate of 4.90! In life expectancy, we rank 36th, tied with Cuba, according to United Nations data, with a life expectancy of 78.3 years. Sweden’s life expectancy is 80.9 years.

How much more does Sweden pay for these far superior medical outcomes? Actually, Sweden pays less than half as much as we do per capita: $3,470 per year in Sweden compared to our $7,538 in 2008, according to figures from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

The tadpole shrimp lives in the vernal pools of the wilderness area of Big Water, Utah. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the shrimp is considered a living fossil because its basic body characteristics have remained the same for millions of years.

http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-trw-coyotebuttes25nov25-pg,0,6145699.photogallery

In Codename: Kids Next Door:
-Abigail Lincoln, Numbuh 5, gets her name from Abraham Lincoln, who’s on the $5 bill.
-Wallabee Beatles, Numbuh 4, gets his name from the Beatles, a four-member group.
-Kuki Sanban, Numbuh 3, gets her name from sanban, which means three in Japanese.
-Hoagie P. Gilligan Jr., Numbuh 2, gets his name from Jr., which means he’s the second person in his family to have his name.
-Nigel Uno, Numbuh 1, gets his name from uno, which means one in Spanish.

The word denim is an Americanization of the French name “serge de Nimes,” a fabric which originated in Nimes, France during the Middle Ages. In 1864, Webster’s dictionary listed the shortened English version: DENIM.1

Spinops sternbergorum. Even though it was uncovered at a dig in 1916, the remains of this dinosaur weren’t thought to be a new species until an investigation that began in 2000.

Cats have 220° field of view where humans only have 180°.

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