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Monday 31 October 2016

5 Mistakes that made the world a delicious place to live.

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Some people get scolded for their mistakes, even some get punished. But some just turn into millionaires.
Read to know the interesting mistakes which changed the world.

1). Sandwich:
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John Montagu in the 1700s. He was once too busy in his desk work or an intense gambling game (it is still a topic of debate), so he could not afford to leave the game/work and wanted some utensil free meal. He requested that meat be brought to him between two slices of bread and this resulted in one of the greatest culinary advances in history.


2). Coke:
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John Pemberton in 1886. He was a wounded veteran addicted to morphine, so he decided to create a replacement for his addiction. By experimenting in his pharmacy lab, he created a tonic(the original Coca Cola). In 1887, an Atlanta pharmacist, Asa Candler bought the Coca Cola formula from Pemberton for $2,300 and turned it into America's most popular fountain drink with his aggressive marketing.


3). Potato chips:
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Chef George Crum in 1853. An angry customer at Saratoga Springs' Moon Lake House sent a batch of potato chips complaining that the chips were too thick. The pissed Chef decided to take revenge by making the chips inedible. He sliced chips as thin as possible, baked and salted them. To his surprise, the customer just loved the freshly baked batch of chips.


4). Beer
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Mesopotamians about 10,000 years ago. The Mesopotamians stored grains for bread. The storage spaces eventually became damp causing the grains to ferment. This process resulted in the first and pristine beer. Let's raise a toast to that great man.


5). Cheese: 
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An Arab merchant in 8,000 BCE. He carried milk during his travel in leather sacks made of animal skin. During his far and wide travel, the heat of sun activated rennin, an enzyme found in the stomach lining. The bacteria made the milk curdle and separate into whey. This led to the invention of  the irresistible Cheese.


Now you know the perks of committing a mistake. So make mistake a habit, you might just end up being rich. 

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The Best Way To Make Friends And Keep Them

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The Best Way To Make Friends And Keep Them !

Narcissists tend to make friends quickly, but often find it hard to keep them because they lack a critical quality.

Narcissists attract others at first, but it’s emotional intelligence that helps us make friends in the long-term, new research finds.
Qualities like empathy, the ability to control the emotions and investing in the relationship lead to better friendships…eventually.

The study’s authors write:

“…the combination most beneficial for long-term peer popularity is low narcissism paired with high EI [emotional intelligence].
It seems that a quieter and less needy ego, coupled with abilities to perceive, understand, use, and manage emotions, ensure better relationships in the long run.”
But at first sight, narcissists are tremendously attractive to others.
Their self-assurance and showmanship tends to draw people in.

 Make friends for life

For the study, first year college students’ narcissistic tendencies were measured along with their emotional intelligence.
They were followed over three months to see how their popularity went up and down.
The results showed that those who did worst, in terms of friendships, were those low in both narcissism and emotional intelligence.
Those high in both qualities — a small minority — attracted friends early and held on to them.
Most people had a combination of average narcissistic tendencies and average emotional intelligence, and they did OK when trying to make friends.

For the long-term, though, emotional intelligence was the most important factor.

The study’s authors explain its long-term benefits:

“There was a positive effect of EI over time suggesting that revealing emotional skills needs time, as chances for regulating affect or understanding peers’ feelings appear only in specific social interactions.
Hence, emotionally intelligent people find more friends with time than their emotionally unintelligent counterparts.
The likely driving forces for these effects are high communal qualities of emotionally intelligent persons, which get noticed and appreciated by their social surrounding over time.”
The study was published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (Czarna et al., 2016).

Gift your friend, this beautiful scroll card and teddy, and rejoice your friendship:

 

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Sunday 30 October 2016

Believe It or Not !

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Here are some mind boggling drugs that you thought never existed, up till now.

1) Scopolamine:

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What if pixie dust was real, only that it is more of a chemical and less magical.
Scopolamine is one such drug known to cause amnesia and suggestibility. Criminals blow this drug onto the face of the victim and the victim may himself assist the criminal to rob his own house.


2) Zolpidem:

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Zolpidem also known as the sleepwalking pill is known to have potential side effects on heavy intake like sleep walking, sleep driving and sleep spewing.
It can make you do all kinds of crazy stuff while you are asleep.


3) Nutmeg:
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Here is a special drug that is waiting for you in your kitchen cupboard. Yes, Nutmeg.
Nutmeg is used in cooking but it has got highly addictive properties.
It could be used as a drug, known to cause hallucinations.
It can cause psychotic detachment from reality, rapid heart rate, palpitations and what not.
And you thought that Nutmeg is just an ordinary kitchen spice.


4) Human Growth Hormone:

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HGH is a growth hormone found in humans. Some athletes have been known to inject HGH thinking that it will help them to recover.
But HGH injections can have devastating side effects, the most intense condition is Acromegaly.
Acromegaly is basically a mutation in the human body, which causes the skin to thicker, the hands and feets to swell and the jawline to become more pronounced causing gaps between the teeth.
Do you remember the famous Bond villain Jaws ? 

Comment, if you knew about any one of that.













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Saturday 29 October 2016

Experience the ecstacy !

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Are you planning a getaway with your loved one and looking for a perfect spot to feel the pleasure of solitude. Then you are at the right place.
Here is a tantalising destination which offers a whole range of leisure pursuits.
Bali, an Indonesian Island.
Bali is known for its dense volcanic mountains, forested with beach trees and rice paddies grown all over the island, iconic beaches and coral reefs.
The towns of Seminyak, Sanur and Nusa have resorts which are breathtakingly luxurious and pulchritudinous.
Along with scenic beauty, Bali also offers you a spiritual retreat such as cliffside Ulluwata Temple.

If you want to enjoy the nightlife, then you can visit the lively bars of the beachside city Kuta (South of Bali).
This island is also known for its recreational activities like yoga and meditation.

So now you know where to go, i wish you a BonVoyage.
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The Lost City!!

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Have you ever thought of underwater diving! Many times, perhaps.
But you may never have thought to catch a glimpse of an underwater city, instead of the underwater creatures.

Yes, it is true. An underwater city in the Cambay Gulf, India will just blow your mind away.
What initially was considered to be a myth turned out to be true.
Lord Krishna's marvellous city Dwarka was discovered by the National Institute of Ocean Technology(NIOT) in December 2000 in the Cambay gulf, now known as the gulf of Khambhat, India.
According to the old Indian tale, Dwarka had more than 70,000 magnificent palaces made out of gold, silver and other precious metals.  
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