2 Greatest Christmas songs

Every holiday season, in the mall as you buy for your gifts, on the radio as you drive through a Christmas Party and even during family gatherings, we can hear those familiar Christmas songs being played and we don't get bored hearing them every year. Also yearly, there are a lot Christmas songs trying to nail themselves into the hearts of the people. However only few ones made it like the "All I want for Christmas is You". Most of the other songs are classics and caroling songs. Here are the most popular Christmas lyrics through they years and interesting facts about them. 

White Christmas

"I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white"

It is so popular around the it's not just the number one Christmas song but the number one selling song of all-time. This song is originally written by Irving Berlin and there were a lot of covers that followed like of Bob Barley, Bette Midler, Kenny Rogers and even the famous superstar Taylor Swift. Even though it is just a 3-stanza song, the melody and the harmonious rhythm represents well  the spirit of Christmas.  

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

"Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Let your heart be light
From now on,
our troubles will be out of sight"

Tears fell down to the audience when Judy Garland sang this heart-filling song to Margaret O'Brien. The song was published and released to the public in the year of 1943. This is known to be one of the most heartbroken Christmas song of all time. Many artiss like Christina Aguilera, Sam Smith, Ariana Grande and Michael Buble made renditions of this famous song. 

Studying with Music

Almost everyone has listened to music whilst doing homework or studying, right? But have you ever wondered what music is the best ‘study music’?  Studies have shown that some music can not only focus and relax your mind, but also improve your concentration and give you short-term mind-boosting effects! 

Classical music, and in particular, baroque classical music, is well-known for relaxing the mind and body. Composers such as Bach, Vivaldi, and Telemann are the most popular when it comes to soothing and peaceful music. Recent studies revealed that baroque classical music lowered the stress and enhanced the concentration across all age groups, including young children.

The ‘Mozart effect’ is another popular study tool used worldwide. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, perhaps the greatest classical composer of all time, remains one of the most listened to composers of this modern era. The ‘Mozart effect’ refers to the short-term improvement of tasks performed by a listener of Mozart’s music. Such improvements include deeper concentration, lower stress levels, and improved creativity. A common belief of the Mozart effect suggests that “listening to Mozart makes you smarter”, and that an early childhood exposure to classical music has a positive impact on their mental development.

Classical music isn’t the only way to calm your mind, however. Genres such as smooth jazz, country, and even techno, can relax your body and help your focus. Researchers believe that the best music for studying is at a slow tempo, usually under 60 beats per minute. 

Other ‘study music’ include ambient sounds or pulses. This music is designed to keep your brain engaged and alert on a subconscious level. The sounds of rain, waterfalls, wind, or waves crashing against a beach, might be just what you need when studying for that upcoming exam!

Here is an example of a classical music for study period. 

Trending Videos of 2014

As the 2014 ends again, let's watch the most trending YouTube videos of the year. From pranks, music videos, sports, late night shows, let's bring back these most interesting facts about these videos.

Since September 2014, the Mutant Giant Spider Dog reached over a hundred million views on the website. It was created by a Polish film maker Sylwester Wardega. It featured the dog called "Chica" wearing a spider costume two times the animal's size. As the dog moves, it bounces around like a spider hopping. There were many people who got scared and ran away when they saw the dog. category: prank

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Also released during September 2014, Dark Horse recorded by Katy Perry featuring Juicy J. made it to the top trending music videos. The song is included in her album entitled Prism. Other than YouTube, it became successful charting at number one in different countries especially Canada, USA and Netherlands. 

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Published on March 10, 2014, the video "First Kiss" made it to the most trending YouTube videos. In an "arty" black-and-white video, 20 american strangers were partnered by two and were asked to kiss each other. The most surprising thing is that they are all strangers and it doesn't just focus on young adults but there were also gays, lesbians, old, young, famous, average person, tall and short. Sad to say, the casts were actually models, actors and musicians and the video was made for a clothing commercial. 

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Right after the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus were released to the public, a lot of reviews about the new gadget were uploaded and written in blogs but this video caught the attention of a lot of people especially the competing brands of Apple. In the video, he shows how the iPhone bent as he pushed the center of the phone with his thumbs. A number of other videos followed after this viral post.

Most Dangerous Places on Earth

These places are not determined by the number of shark attacks, natural calamities and earthquakes but this about the frequency of crimes like murder, traffic accidents and other human abuses and violence. Because of these things, the country's tourism will be greatly affected. Here are the most dangerous places and interesting facts about them.


Iraq

This is the obvious number one but sometimes the true danger has been failed to be notice by a lot of people outside the Iraq. It was announced that war in Iraq officially ended in 2011. However, because of the war, the government has become unstable and it attracted a lot of other crimes especially drugs. There are a lot of big groups inside the country that are operating these kind of crime operations. In 2013, there were many civilians died according to the US Bureau of Diplomatic Security.

Nigeria

One major problem of Nigeria is having very corrupted government officials even the policemen are bounded to them. The largest cities are being filled with gangs, thieves and con artists. On the other hand, rural areas are being ruled by rebel forces that kidnap foreigners and having physical arguments with the Nigerian government, itself. If you plan to escape by water, you still won't be safe by their dangerous pirates. Islamic terrorist groups constantly held suicide bombings and public attacks.

Somalia

For decades, Somalia has been known to be one of the most terrifying countries for international and local people. It started in 1991 when rebels eliminated the Dictatorial government of the country. Since that year, no one stood up and officially claimed the whole population. Therefore, a lot of family clans are fighting for the power. Tribal wars also happen everyday taking innocent people as hostages and even killing them.

How about these death defying roads?

CrowdFunding

Don't just go with the least popular crowd-funding websites, join communities which are known to the internet and you might have a great chance that your project will be seen and funded. Here are the top three most successful and popular crowd funding websites in the internet. Before clicking the sites, be sure you thoroughly read these interesting facts.



Kickstarter

If you are a project creator in United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark Norway and Ireland, you are eligible to post an individual or collaborative enterprise. It is the most popular site to be able to search for project funds. However, there are fees in relation to making this project. Because of its recognition in the internet, it has the highest traffic which will be an advantage for your request to be seen by other users. As soon as you submitted your post, it will go through a process of approval. If it does not belong to the creative projects, it will be automatically denied.

Indiegogo

In this website, campaigning is open worldwide. However, there are also fees charged on to you. If your project campaign is successful, they will charge 4%, otherwise, 9%. There are a lot of project types available like technology, community, design, education, fashion, animals and etc. However, when you start promoting, make sure to reach your goal amount to avoid the expensive fee. 

FundRazr

From personal cause to business campaigns, this site has also wide diversity of project types. Whether your project proposal was completed or not, they will charge the same amount of 5 %. Fees will directly be transferred to your PayPal account. However, it is very hard to attach to businessmen and investors. There are a lot of categories from accidents, disasters, weddings, celebrations and etc.

Now these is an interesting fundraising.

Soothing Websites

Are you stressed? You don't need to spend money on spas and yoga sessions just to relax and calm yourself. You can stay at the comfort of your own bes while visiting these interesting ambiance websites.

Jazz and Rain (http://www.jazzandrain.com/)

Unlike rainymood.com, It doesn't just play the sound of rain and thunderstorms but also the sound of jazz music. It's very relaxing to hear and you don't need to waste time finding for the perfect song since the website is already the one picking for you. All you need to do is play, rewind or skip to the next music. You can also play the music alone. You might imagine yourself an an old Jazz club. 

Shower Time (http://www.showerti.me/)

If you are one of those people that find shower as a very relaxing sound, then you surely want to try this website with a virtual shower. The thing is, you don't need to get wet. You can adjust how many minutes you will take a shower, the shortest time is 1 minute and the longest is 10 minutes. You can also pick the size of your shower room, which affects the sound of the shower. Pressure is also a choice and why not add radio to the ambiance? Don't forget to adjust the temperature of the water. 

But don't just shower using this. 

Coffitivity (https://coffitivity.com/)

The website offers different kinds of background noises of various types of coffee shops. If you visited one, what you usually hear are murmurs, chatters, plates and coffee machines. There are 3 free modes you can choose from, these are "Morning Murmur", "Lunchtime Lounge" and "University Undertones" which imitates more on a typical college coffee shop. If you want more, there are other types you can pick but you have to be a premium member. According to the owners of the said website, it actually increase your creativity. It will be better if you play it with your favorite soothing music. 

Weird Websites Worldwide (WWW)

Here are the most unusual websites, surprisingly existing on the internet that may actually help you. Don't forget to jot this websites down or simply bookmark it to your browser. You might need these interesting websites one day.

 Stolen Camera Finder ( www.stolencamerafinder.com)

By its name, the website can locate your missing or stolen camera by finding the photos in that camera on the internet. How does it work? Each photograph that you took with your digital camera has hidden information for both the image and the gadget itself. These information enclose the maker, model and date. Another vital information is called the exif data that includes a serial number that is unique to be able to identify your camera. This website searches the internet for photos and gathers serial numbers of the cameras which the photos belong. You can also contribute to their database by running Flickr scraper and downloading Chrome Extension.

Rainy Mood (www.rainymood.com)

Do you love the sound of thunderstorms and the rain? If you are working on something like a project, a homework or just reading your favorite novel, you can plug in your earphones and hear rain and thunderstorm without even have to wait for one on a sunny day. Rain makes the smooth and relaxing ambiance. There are other websites similar as this that also offer soothing background sounds.

Flux(www.justgetflux.com)

If you have a problem with your computer brightness blinding you in an early morning or even at night, this program fixes it. It's free for Windows but have a charge for other Operating Systems. It's simple to use, It changes your computer's brightness to the time of the day. It also adapts to the warmth at night and sunlight during the day. If you don't want your computer on standby to disturb your sleep, Flux helps you to sleep by its automatic adjustment.


The creepiest?