Saturday, 25 January 2014

Goal!

The highest score ever in a football(soccer) game is 149-0.. the losing team started scoring own goals to protest the referee's decision.

Eww!

Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacteria count by up to 60%, however, using a hand drier will INCREASE the bacteria count by up to 255% because it is blowing out the bacteria that already lives in there.

Friday, 24 January 2014

hahaha!!

Kim Jong II's official biography listed ability to control weather and invention of the hamburger as one of his achievements.

Fact

You cannot sneeze with your eyes open.

American Education

  1. High schools are not preparing students with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel after graduation. Only 1 in 4 high school students graduate college-ready in the four core subjects of English, reading, math, and science.

Fact!

None of the soldiers had metal helmets in 1914. The French were the first to introduce them, in 1915. Future prime minister Winston Churchill wore a French one during his time on the front in 1916.

Education In America

The states with the least graduation rates happen to be New Mexico, Nevada, Louisiana, Georgia, and South Carolina.

The states with the highest graduation rates are Wisconsin, Iowa, Vermont, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.

  1. If the 1.3 million dropouts from the Class of 2010 had graduated, the nation would have seen $337 billion more in earnings over the course of the students’ lifetimes.