Most Known Natural Disasters

Long ago since human beings already existed, we already witnessed a lot of calamities and disasters around the world. Most have been really powerful and killed a lot of people and damaged the world's resources. Here are the three of the most known natural disasters around the world.

Spanish Influenza (1918)

Known as the 1918 flu pandemic, It affected over 500 million people around the world and even the most isolated parts of the arctic and the Pacific Islands. The virus killed 3-5 percent of the total population of the world, which was estimated to be one-fourth of the US and one-fifth of the world, a lot more than the wars of the old days.  Not only the adults and people with weak immune systems but also the young adults. They believe that the virus originated in the country of China.

Japan Earthquake (2011)

People died, infrastructures ruined and many more happened after a magnitude-9 earthquake struck northeastern Japan that resulted into a disastrous tsunami after a few minutes. Not only it affected Japan but also other parts of the world like the Antarctica's ice sheet. It was recorded as the most strongest earthquake in Japan and the fourth of the world. The aftereffect which is the tsunami traveled almost 10 km through the lands of Japan. Because of this, the country suffered a level 7 nuclear meltdown which affected nearby citizens.

Typhoon Haiyan (2013)

Worse than hell, Typhoon Haiyan destroyed central states of the Philippines on November 2013. Philippines are known for natural disasters and it is believed that this is one of the worst one in their history. There have been more than 2,300 people killed. To be able to recover fully, they will need an estimated of $15 Billion. After the disaster hit the worldwide news, people around the world started donating to be able to help the country stand on their feet. Until now, the nation is still working on how to go back to their daily lives after a crucial event in the lives of the citizens.

Here are some of the most brutal disasters around the world. (2011)

Online Dating vs. Traditional Dating

Are you trying to find love? But where? You are stuck with two choices, meet people in your town and see if they're the suitable man or find someone online that you really think that will fit for you? Here are the pros and cons of dating online and offline and learn interesting facts about these two kinds of dating.







Let us start with you searching for your date. For traditional dating, of course you will need to meet up in a place where you can have a drink or enjoy a dinner together. If you were just set up with your friends, it maybe awkward to engage into a conversation with a total stranger that you don't even know what he looked like at the first place. And if it doesn't fit what you imagined of him, it leads to disappointment. On the other hand, for online dating you can just look up to their profiles and see if their physical looks and appearance satisfies you. However, the only problem is if they will be interested with you in the same way as soon as you release the word "Hi". Although, there is no fun with just swiping profiles.

If you are a workaholic person or your work simply doesn't want you to go outside and explore, online dating can be your answer. It doesn't require you to buy a new dress to wear, a restaurant to reserve for your date or even make a problem about your date schedule. Sometimes, it's really hard to find a date in your own place. Yet, meeting them one day will be a pain if you decide to take it to the next level. Although, why not someone from your work then?

Through online dating, many people will lie more than traditional dating. They can lie about how they look, their work, where they live and many more. However, in traditional dating lies will be limited and you will be able to check if the person you are dating is legitimate and not just a pedophile or a kidnapper.

Movies vs. Books

Harry Potter, Divergent, The Fault in Our Stars, The Hunger Games, Safe Heaven, these are some of the books that were so in demand that producers decided to make them into a movie. However, is the movie better generally or vice versa? Find out when we compare.

According to this infograph, the average book rating is relatively higher than movie rating except for the Social Network. But what makes the book better than movies?

You can make your own imagination with books

As you start reading the title of the book, your imagination is already going crazy. Every words that your eyes pass are filled with different meanings that will create images in your minds. In movies, not all will be satisfied with what the producers imagined it to be. For example, many women have different imaginations for the role of Christian Grey. Some used celebrities and others made up their own "Christian Grey". Therefore, we cannot say that Jamie Dornan satisfies the vision of women. We have unique kinds of creative minds and thus, one movie doesn't support it all. Imagination can be beneficial for a person to develop creativity in his or her own way. 

Not all scenes in the book will be shown in the movie

Unlike Harry Potter series which the movies are almost the same with the book, most of the films have a limited story line. Sometimes even, the most important events are cut out because the movie duration should not exceed 3 hours. Especially when there are a lot of inner dialogue where the person is talking to him/herself, it will not be simple to translate it visually in the movie. When a part of the book is missing, the story is not complete at all cause every scene is an important aspect.

 Here are the top 10 worst book-to-movie adaptions. 

Romance Movies

Want to watch Romance movies. Here are some interesting facts of some great movies.

Adventureland

Not only it's a romance movie but it is also a movie that will make you laugh. The movie is mainly starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart. The movie was focused on a summer 1987 where James have big plans to be able to study in Europe and continue his degree of Journalism. However, because of financial problems, he needed to find a part time job where he was brought to Adventureland which is an amusement park where he will meet Emily. They will quickly develop feelings for each other after their first meeting.

The American President

Released in 1995, this romantic-comedy focuses the love story of the president with a government employee which is Sydney Ellen Wade. You will not just see love story but also political scenes on how a government official work and live everyday.

Kissing Jessica Stein

This 2001 romantic independent film was directed by Charles Herman-Wurmfeld. This movie was based on a 1997 play which was entitled as Lipschtick. It's about Jessica Stein who had a lot failed many dates and decided to answer an advertisement in the newspaper about wanting to find a lesbian. You will be able to see how Jessica reacts about accepting the offer and finding to like lesbian dating.

Much Ado About Nothing

This film is based from a play by a famous person named William Shakespeare. It is a romantic-comedy movie directed by Joss Whedon. It is the combination of elements of robust hilarity but have serious matters over honor, shame and court politics.  

My Bestfriend's Wedding

This film is one of the two famous films of Julia Roberts. It was one of the highest grossing film of 1997. She was supposed to marry her best friend but she didn't accept it. After few years, he married another woman and she became jealous. She tries to stop their marriage in any way.

How about Fake Fiance? Watch the whole movie on Youtube.

Effects After Riding A Roller Coaster

Riding an extreme roller coaster ride can be fun. However, we can't escape the fact that it can actually promote psychological and physical effects on human beings. Here are some interesting facts about how it affects us aside from being scared.

Physical

During a huge impact of acceleration or speed of the roller coaster, it will result to painful ears which is the cause of the swelling of the ear canal and it is called the ear barotrauma. There was an accident reported that a man who rode an 120-mile-per-hour roller coaster ride suffered this condition. Another common physical effect is heart problem. The faster your roller coaster ride goes, the faster the speed of your beating heart. Increase heart rate is known to be caused by psychological stress, fear and your age especially the elders. Therefore those with cardiovascular diseases must not ride a roller coaster due to a huge possibility of heart attack. Last but not the least is the whiplash injury. Because of the quick and sudden movements of a roller coaster, it may cause spinal injuries after riding it. However, symptoms like neck and back pain as well as the mobility of the arms and feet will show up a day or two after riding it. 

Psychological

Like any other scary objects, people can also have a phobia of riding roller coasters which is called the coasterphobia.   It can also be related to other kinds of phobia. First is the Acrophobia. It is the fear of heights. When they are on the top of the highest peak of the roller coaster ride, they tend to feel that they're going to fall resulting to clinging more on to handles. The second one is Claustrophobia. This is the fear of getting physically restraint or small spaces. For safety purposes, people who ride roller coasters are tightly intact this is why people with this fear abstinent from riding. Traumatic events especially of a young person can also trigger the fear of roller coasters. 

Look at their funny reactions while riding the biggest roller coaster of the world

Illuminati

All of these things can be true for others and false for some members of the said Illuminati organizations. However, these things are what people believed about this mysterious group. You might be interested to join them.


The Illuminati doesn't just cover famous people but they can also cover the Church and the smallest businesses around the world like a restaurant. They also try to control schools for them to be able to follow their ways, unconsciously. If you're intelligent, they will also try to recruit you for the betterment of their society's conspiracy.

Speaking about television, they can control what news they want the people to watch. If you don't, you get shushed. They don't let intelligent shows to be aired, they want us to see those are smart shows we are watching but those things are just making us think like stupid people.

If you translate The Illuminati into Latin, it means "The Enlightened Ones". It started in 1770-1780 as a Bavarian Illuminati. They were a secret society who talk about intellectual things like making a world government. There are many conspiracy theories involved with this organization, this includes rituals that praise Satan, attacks by terrorists, constant scrutiny to every people here on earth, control over international banking systems and major happenings around the world.

This secret society didn't start as a "secret". In fact, when it was created by Bavarian recruited more than 2, 000 people. The objective of the group was to b against superstitions, abusive body of the government and even religious leaders. However, Charles Theodore didn't like these societies so with the Roman Catholic beside him, he banned all these societies.

The most famous "Illuminates" are Beyonce, Jay-z whom are known to be royals. Others are Barack Obama, Lady Gaga and Celine Dion.

Do you believe in them?

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Weird Inventions

Why were inventions made? This is to make the world a better place to live. However, there are some inventions that can be helpful but are definitely weird and unusual. Listed below are interesting facts about some of the world's greatest inventions that were actually used in daily lives. 

Baby Stroller and Scooter Hybrid

If your mam or dad is tired of strolling you around the city, he or she can just go with you by pushing the stroller like a scooter and ride with it. You will get into a destination faster. The problem is, what if you can't control the speed of the stroller and you bump into someone or get knocked down and put you and your baby into danger. I hope this thing has a break feature. 

Flask Tie

Can't you stay away from alcohol even from work? The problem is that your company doesn't allow you to bring and even drink alcohol during working hours. This tie has a hidden inflatable flask where you can pour any drink. You won't have to worry about surrendering any alcoholic drink. However, make sure you don't get drunk and smell like one cause you will surely get kicked out from your job. 

Anti-Pervert Stockings

If you're too pretty enough to be ignored by perverts, try wearing these stockings and maybe they'll stop looking at you. However, if that pervert has a weird fetish with hair, then maybe that's a bad idea after all. This was designed to be able to discourage men perverting women especially if they're wearing leg-bared clothes. It's weird to see girls with hairy legs.

Hug Me Pillow

Hugging a real life person can be awkward sometimes and this is where this invention comes in. You don't have to worry about the wrong person to hug with. The pillow case is molded into like an arm of a person. However, it's not as warm as a living human being though. 

These cats are weird but cute.

How to Be in Everything

How to be...

a good sibling

Be thoughtful. Always remember your brother's or sister's special occasions especially birthdays. When you give a gift to him or her, do not just give a gift that you won in an arcade but a present that is meaningful for the both of you. If your siblings are still studying, try to help them with homework or if they are already working, give them a cup of coffee while they are doing their job at home. Never forget to spend some time with them.

a better lover

You may not be the richest, most handsome and most intelligent person in the world but all you need to do is always be your best. We can't deny that intimacy is still an essential part of a relationship. Have time to talk to your partner about everything from future plans to anything crazy. 

an excellent student

Always pay attention to your teacher. If not, read books or other resources. When you have a free time, review your notes. Did you know that you can also learn when you do your homework, that's what your homework is for at the first place. Other than your required books, read other textbooks or search for the internet. 

a good child

Be yourself, and never hide what you really feel. However, always remain calm especially if you're parents are scolding you and you really wanted to argue with them. It's not still the time for you to speak bad languages. Do well in school. 

be a good leader

As a leader, he or she is followed by people following him or her. Always be clear about everything you say especially with commitments. If you want people to follow you, you need to be able to convince them that you are right and confident.

She's a nervous person but she sang really well

Be More Creative

Creativity isn't just a talent if that is what you think. It is a skill where you need to practice to be able to develop it more. The more creative things you do everyday, the better it will grow and improve into a better one. Here are some interesting things you should do everyday that you can do during your spare time, even the smallest time you have.


Doodling

Do you always doodle during school hours? The reason why they're telling you to stop doodling during class discussions is because it distracts you from listening. Actually, when you doodle, you are more engaged to the things your teacher is listening. Bring back the doodle with your school notebooks.

Learning To Do Something You Never Done Before

Aside from painting, drawing and photography classes, you should learn to do other things and you might succeed in that so called skills. Maybe try playing a new musical instrument other than the guitar and piano like the ukulele or the violin. The other thing you can do is try a sport like volleyball, basketball and football.

Have Your Own Sketch Book

You can make a sketchbook out of papers that aren't used anymore but can still be an alternative canvass for your art works. You can always browse them through time and look at the improvements you made for every art work. It can boost your memory capability and waste your time in a good way. Sketch in a place where no one will ask you what are you drawing, to draw something for them or to annoy you in general. This is called creating a psychological distance. Even though it doesn't look good, try to finish the whole piece.

Who says a BMX rider can't be creative?

Signs a Person likes you

A person likes you if..

they can't take their gaze away from you, wherever you go. He may steal glances from your side or even do a staring a battle with you. However, make sure there is no other else from your direction they are watching especially if you are always with your friend beside you.

if they want to be closer to you. Not because they wanted to copy your assignment, talk about interesting facts from school projects but because they want to engage in an interesting conversation. They might want to get your phone number, your Facebook name and even your SnapChat username. A girl might show in your sports games. A guy might be there to spectate your cheering dance competition. There are actually a lot ways on how a person makers his or her move. But the best thing they will say is that they want something more than friendship. they want you both to try it out and maybe engage into a happy relationship. 

they find your lame jokes funny. Seriously, who laughs with lame jokes except for the people who want to make you feel good about yourself and not feel embarrassed. A slight giggle is an example of a good, polite and sincere laugh. And when they smile, his or her face really lights up. 

they treat you as a special person. They don't treat you as their pet, their enemy, their classmate, their classmate but they treat you as a very special person. They would do things they've never done before. For example, you now reload credits everyday to be able to reply to all the messages he or she  is sending. He treats you to a nice place during your birthday and doesn't just tell people that " you are just a friend".

How about signs that a guy doesn't like you?

Policemen

If people think about officers of the law, they think about grumpy and serious police officers. But hold on, there is more to that. 

Like any other human being, a police officer is also capable of being terrified with what he or she hears, sees, touches, smells and tastes while working his job. Most officers experienced traumatic events in their lives. This is where psychologists come in. They debrief the people about a recent happening during their line of duty.

When an officer of the law give you speed tickets, some police officers also give "positive tickets". Many people believed that it originated from a police man in British Columbia named Ward Clapham. He believes that police officers should not only focus on the bad things that people do but also the good deeds that are worthy of rewards. It has been proven that when you commence someone from doing a great thing, they will strive to continue doing the "good thing". However, people should do right things because of what they will get after but because it is morally right.

If you believed that ALL people who want to be police officers must have great knowledge of self-defense, laws and using of firearms, you are wrong. In fact, most applicants have zero knowledge about the things I just mentioned. They never studied a course of criminology, enrolled in a karate class or read the law itself. However, training are provided for them before they can already be called police officers. During the training days they are taught of constitutional, state and traffic laws, defensive and offensive physical training, firearms and defense driving, how to investigate and write a report and even the new technologies like laptops, fax machines and printers. 

Watch how braves these cops in the video are.

Shorties Can Relate

There are many things that common people can understand. Shorties have also things they can understand that even tall people won't even feel because basically, they're tall. Anyway, here are some interesting facts that you might find funny because you remembered scenarios related to these things. 

When reaching something

Do you have house where cabinets and drawers are really high especially in the kitchen? And you have to use a chair, a counter or even a table just to be able to reach your favorite snack. And if you're too lazy to reach for it, you tend to ask for someone's help like your mom and dad. Another example is in the library where you really need to get that book for your assignment but the problem is that it's located in the highest shelf. You can't drag a chair or a table, obviously. The only thing you can do is awkwardly ask for someone's help.

Buying Clothes 

As you enter a store for women's clothes, a saleslady will approach you. But instead of asking you what do you need from their store, they will suggest another store for you and that is a store for teenagers. You wanted to shout at the lady but you can't because you don't want to be embarrassed more by people saying you are being an respectful "teenager". The only choices you have is to walk away or enter the store at your own risk. 

Places with Height Limits

This is really a burden if the places you are going to visit are places that you really want to enjoy your life. Examples are arcade rides, club counters and swimming pools. You'll just have to stay at the corner and look at your friends and family members enjoying their time while you are slumping because you can't do anything about your height. 

For Girls?

Cortana Vs. Siri

Technology has been improving and competition is really high. Take for example these two virtual assistants named Microsoft Cortana and Apple Siri. Learn interesting facts about them and maybe you'll buy one of their products.

Microsoft Cortana 

Cortana doesn't only depend on voice commands but you can send commands to her by typing. She's not just called a voice assistant but also a virtual assistant. This is really a great advantage especially if there are situations where you can't use the voice command. For example, if you are in a meeting , of course you can't say "Cortana, remind me of my date with my wife" while in the middle of a discussion. Also, if you want to correct something that Cortana perceived, you can just type that word rather than saying it all over and over again. 

She can also know about you especially when you give out your interests, likes and hobbies. She can remind you of the schedule of basketball games and even parties in your own town. If you love travelling, she can update to you by scanning emails and current advertisements. Unlike other virtual assistants, it is constantly running.

Apple Siri

You can find information through Siri. For example is asking the weather or the traffic update. She can also create calendar events and Siri can remind you about it. Siri can send messages to anyone in your contacts. It changes what you say to a text message. Siri doesn't only follow your commands but also make recommendations. For example, if you tell her you want to watch a movie tonight, she will suggest you good movies. If you want to play music, she will play a recommended one. However, it has great advantage when it comes to the experience. It has learned many common things from Apple users that can help them build a better and newer one.

So who do you think won, Apple Siri or Microsoft Cortana?

Watch this funny video of both virtual assistants

Television Advertising

In the United Kingdom, more than $15 Billion worth of advertisements were intended for kids living the United States. In the US, an average kid watches 100 advertisements. A child must turn over 8 years old to be able to critically understand a simple advertisement. In order to convince children to ask their parents to buy a certain product, they apply psychological factors. For example, letting the kid believe that when they buy that toy, he or she will become popular. In fact, half of those who bought advertised products felt good and comfortable. And when they do advertise to children, they use a little older ones to be able to act as role models. 

Advertising techniques are so common that people watching them are already laughing their bums off. Advertisers use music to portray the emotions they want to the consumers to feel. Like other songs, rhythms can get stuck in their head and they will remember the product. Speaking of emotions, advertising is mostly focused on the emotional state more than the facts. They direct towards the most common human emotions such as love, hate and desire. Most famous celebrities endorse a product, this is called a "star power" where people will buy their product because the one advertising it is a famous and reputable person. There is another technique called the "bandwagon" where they let the people watching feel they're winning or they are on a better side. It is also common to hear advertisers saying "because we care" and " the taste of real..". 

Advertisements on the televisions are most profitable than any other advertising techniques such as billboards, online and brochures. There are new inventions that let make people watch television advertisements. In fact, the television is the most famous talked about medium of all ages.

Watch this cool television advertisement ft. Messi and Kobe

Human Emotions

Interesting facts about Human Emotions:

You can determine an emotion of a person through their body language. FBI said that the feet is the strongest point of the emotion of a person. However when it comes to interpreting the facial expressions, people with the same race tends to understand faster than with different race. And if you think the only expression humans have are being happy sad and angry, think again. Human can make up to 100 000 expressions. However, according to a study in 1980, there are eight primary innate emotions. These are happiness, acceptance, terror, astonishment, sadness, distaste and expectation. For example, a smile can mean anything. It could probably deceive, sarcastic, polite and etc. Other animals can also express emotions but only humans gape when they are astonished or surprised about something. 

Not only the body or the facial expression can suggest emotional states but also the type of clothes a person is wearing. For example, a woman is happy wear dress, heels and even put make up on. On the other hand, a miserable woman wears baggy shirts, jeans and slippers.

When you see someone sad, you feel sad yourself even though you're not in his or her situation. Surprisingly, emotions can be contagious. Do you remember when you watch a drama and you suddenly cry? It means that your feelings are being controlled of what you are watching. There are also colors that have the same emotional meaning to people. For example, reds and oranges are stimulating. 

In advertising, people also use psychology to trigger emotions. If an advertiser is able to connect the emotions to the brand that they are trying to make them buy, surely the consumers will think about purchasing one. For example, the advertisement is about a woman enjoying her burger. Therefore, the one who is watching wants to buy that burger because they also want to feel the happiness while eating.

What Girl's expressions mean? Watch this video. 

Central Processing Unit : Brain

Aside from your brain is the central processing unit of your human body, there are a lot of interesting facts you should learn about that you did not know with your own body part.

If you lack 5-10 minutes of Oxygen in your brain, you can have a great chance to get permanent brain damage that's because it uses 20 % of your body's oxygen and blood.

As you remember these things I was mentioning, new brain connections are forming every time you try to create memory. But don't worry about forgetting because it is actually good which can give advantages to the plasticity of the nervous system.

And if you think you know everything already, your brain actually develops until you are 40. Therefore, make a good development with it. Your brain is so powerful, It can generate a light bulb when you are fully awake. 

Human brain has the largest size ratio to our body compared to other living thing and 60 % of your brain is fat. If you're trying to diet with the fact I just told you, your brain might force itself to it its own parts. 

Did you just get mind-blown? The best way is to yawn which relaxes your overheated brain. However, the best way to do it is sleep. Once a person is sleeping, the brain is awake to enhance the connections of cells. It also enhance the memories you made during the day. 

If you think you have serious or even just mild problems with your brain , you should consult with a neurologist. If it involves mental health, approach a local psychologist. Check out my last post for the most common mental illnesses. 

Are you going to click the video below? I have heard women take longer time to make a decision than men. But women are likely to stick to their decision than men.