25 Interesting Insights Into The History Of Beards

Ever since the dawn of time, beards have been the epitome of manliness. Okay, that may be an exaggeration. There are thousands of different cultures and in some of them beards or facial hair are seen as anything but manly. And that is why beards are so interesting. It’s not something that you probably think about very often. But why do we think of beards the way that we do? Is it something that you just innately had inside of yourself when you were born. Did you just know that beards are manly kind of like how you knew that smiling signified happiness? Or was it something that was instilled in your through the conditioning of society? Well, we’ll leave deep and profound questions about the nature of beardery to the professional beard researchers but today we are going to look as some of the more simple and interesting aspects of beards.

Beards actually have a quite eventful history. It may seem a bit eccentric but beards have certainly played an important role in society. If you have realized it yet, then you haven’t lived long enough, but image says a lot. Whether its politics or business, the way you look, for better or for worse, is taken into account. And beards have been no different. These are 25 interesting insights into the history of beards!

• Spartans saw a shaved face as a sign of dishonor.
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• In fact, they would often partially shave the face of cowards, as cowardice was a crime in Spartan society.
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• Alexander the Great was the first man to make shaving popular.
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• He ordered all his soldiers to cut their beards so that the enemy could not grab them in battle.
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• The first recorded mustache is a Persian horseman painted on felt that dates back to 300 BC.
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• Sideburns were named after the Civil War general Ambrose Burnside.
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• While sideburns were popular in 19th century Europe, they declined in the 20th century.
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• Some allege that their decline was due to the rise of gas masks in warfare.
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• Made popular by Charlie Chaplain, the toothbrush was rendered unwearable by Adolf Hitler.
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• It was actually quite popular among lower class Germans at the time who wore it in response to the flamboyant facial hair of the upper classes.
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• During the Middle Ages, there were some cultures where touching another man's beard was a sign of extreme disrespect.
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• Prehistoric men cut their beards using shells.
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• The shells were later replaced by flint razors.
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• The Ancient Egyptians began to use copper razors and pumice stones to shave because they believed that body hair was unclean.
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• Today about 55% of males worldwide claim to wear facial hair.
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• Only 30% of Americans sport facial hair.
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• Don't feel bad though. There have been 10,000 year old cave drawings discovered that show clean shaven men.
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• Peter the Great of Russia declared a tax on beards that was to be collected at every town gate.
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• One theory as to the origin of the word barbarian involves the idea that when shaving became popular throughout the world the unshaved people were referred to as barbarians i.e. unbarbered.
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• The longest mustache on record was 3 meters (10 feet), grown by Birger Pellas of Sweden.
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• The longest beard on record was grown by Hans Langesth of Norway. It was 5.3 meters (17.5 feet).
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• Gillette razors were issued to American troops in World War 1.
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• Shaving gels were first manufactured in the 1970s.
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• If the average man lives to be 80, he will have spent 38 years shaving.
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• To end with an interesting fact – men tend to have facial hair when the marriage market is good. When its hard to find a wife, they tend to shave. Scientists think this may be in order to make women feel safer/more comfortable.

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25 Interesting Tidbits You Might Not Know About Movies

Ever since the first silent films, movies have helped shape our culture and our world. Whether it is a Bollywood film or a classic Hollywood blockbuster, the cinema is important in our daily lives. It has shaped popular culture in ways that cannot be underestimated. In many ways it determines what is going to be “cool” and what won’t be. Whether it is slang, clothing, or just a general style, there is nothing more potent and powerful than Hollywood in dictating the direction of culture. Even in parts of the world where electricity and internet connection are sparse, people find themselves being influenced by movies.

Of course, along with this influence comes the possibility of division. Movies and cinema play a strong role in dissent and political activism as well. Documentary makers often cast light on things that people otherwise wouldn’t know about. Today we are going to take a look behind the scenes of the movies and find out some quirky facts about the cinema and Hollywood that you might not have known before. So even if you are not a movie buff, we are sure that you will enjoy this list. These are 25 interesting tidbits you might not know about movies.

• Movie trailers actually used to play after films.
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• It cost more to make the movie Titanic than to actually build the Titanic.
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• Nigeria actually makes more movies per year than the United States.
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• Time travel is banned in movies and on TV in China.
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• More than 90% of American movies filmed before 1930 have been lost.
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• In the movie The Godfather, the word "mafia" is never mentioned because the real mafia had requested for it not to be.
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• Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually slowed his movies down so people could see what he was doing.
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• The Movie Gravity cost more to film than the cost of the entire Indian Mars Mission.
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• Before acting, Bruce Willis was a private investigator.
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• Yoda's look was inspired by the look of his creator Stuart Freeborn with a little bit of Albert Einstein thrown in to make him seem more wise.
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• Speaking of Star Wars, initially the series was meant to have the article "the" before it, as in "The Star Wars".
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• In Terminator 2, Arnold Schwarzenegger was paid more than $20,000 for every word he spoke.
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• The movie industry actually moved from New York to Los Angeles to escape Thomas Edison's patents.
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• Adjusted for inflation, Gone With The Wind is the highest grossing movie of all time (It would have earned nearly 3.5 billion 2014 USD).
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• Sylvester Stallone was once so poor that he sold his dog for $50. One week later he sold the script for Rocky and bought his dog back for $3,000.
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• When James Cameron wrote Terminator, he was homeless and he sold the script for $1 along with an agreement that he could direct the movie.
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• The first Titanic movie was released less than a month after the sinking (Saved From The Titanic). It starred an actress who had actually survived the sinking.
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• Walt Disney refused to allow Alfred Hitchcock to film in Disneyland during the early 60s because he made "that disgusting movie Psycho".
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• Because he started balding at 21, Sean Connery wore a toupee in all of his James Bond films.
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• Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, and Harrison Ford, have never won Oscars. Leonardo DiCaprio would have also been on this list…but he finally won an Oscar this year.
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• David Holmes, Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double in the first six Harry Potter films was paralyzed during an accident on the set of the 7th film.
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• Morgan Freeman didn't appear in a movie until he was 34 and didn't get a big role until he was 52.
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• Borat was a huge hit in Israel because all of Borat's Kazakh lines were actually in Hebrew.
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• Otto Frank wrote to Audrey Hepburn asking her if she would play the role of his daughter, Anne Frank, in the movie adaptation of her life. Audrey politely turned the role down because of her own past in Nazi occupied Netherlands would make it too emotionally challenging.
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• NASA keeps Armageddon, Apollo 13, and Around The World In 80 Days aboard the International Space Station.

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25 Captivating Facts About Elvis Presley: The King of Rock ‘N’ Roll

Whether you know him as the Memphis Flash, the King of Hillbilly, the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, or simply the King, Elvis Presley is one of the greatest—if not the greatest—cultural icons of the last seventy years. Almost forty years after his death, he still remains the biggest selling solo artist of all time with his records selling more than 600 million (over a billion according to the record company RCA) units worldwide. His dance moves and great looks quickly made him a fashion icon and the world’s premier sex symbol, making women go wild every time he appeared live on stage or TV.

His musical influence and cultural impact on modern music and pop culture is best illustrated by this statement from Rolling Stone: “It was Elvis who made rock ’n’ roll the international language of pop,” and John Lennon’s legendary remark, “Before Elvis there was nothing.” But who was Elvis Presley? Who was the man behind the artist who made billions of people around the world love and admire him even more than religious figures, politicians, and presidents? Find out! These are 25 Captivating Facts About Elvis Presley: The King of Rock ‘N’ Roll.

• Back in 1936 more than 216 people were killed in Tupelo, Mississippi, in one of the deadliest tornadoes in history. One of the survivors of this deadly tornado was fifteen-month-old Elvis Presley.
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• The first time Presley made a recording, it was for his mother. He paid $4 to Sun Studio to press two songs—“My Happiness” and “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin”—as a gift for her.
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• Presley recorded anywhere from 600 to 1,200 songs, depending on whether the list includes unfinished works, alternate versions, bootlegs, etc.
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• When Elvis was only two, he wiggled out of his mother’s arms and joined the choir to sing with them during an Assembly of God service.
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• At age ten Elvis participated in a children’s talent show and sang “Old Shep.” He finished fifth but his artistic talents began to become clear to those who knew him and watched his performance.
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• One of the gifts his parents got him was a guitar. Elvis was eleven at the time and had asked for a bicycle, but his parents couldn’t afford one so he ended up with a guitar instead.
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• As a teenager Elvis worked as an usher at Loew’s State Theater in Memphis. He was fired when another usher ratted on him for getting free candy from the girl behind the concession stand.
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• Presley’s idol was Tony Curtis, who had shiny black hair. When he decided to dye his hair for the first time, he used black shoe polish. He also dyed his eyelashes to match, which would later cause him minor health issues and allergies.
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• An online poll during the late nineties showed that “Elvis” was one of the most popular passwords for computers in the United States at the time.
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• Elvis used to tell his friends and people close to him that he would die in his forties, just like his mother. Ironically, on August 16, 1977, the date of his death, Elvis was only forty-two.
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• It has been reported that Presley had 199 different prescriptions which totaled to about ten thousand pills the year he died (1977).
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• Presley, his parents, his grandmother, and his golden palomino quarter horse, Rising Sun, are all buried at Graceland.
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• In the early 1970s Presley would impersonate a police officer, driving around with a blue light, a long flashlight, a billy club, and guns, and pulling people over. Instead of giving out tickets, he would hand out his autograph.
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• When Elvis met boxing icon Muhammad Ali, he gave him one of his robes declaring the boxer, “The People’s Champion.” Ali in return gave Elvis a pair of boxing gloves that said, “You’re the greatest.”
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• During the 1970s Elvis started every concert with “Also Sprach Zarathustra,” a nineteenth-century Richard Strauss tone poem and the theme to 2001: A Space Odyssey, because he liked its rhythm and movements.
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• Elvis was a huge fan of The Tonight Show until Johnny Carson joked about him being “fat and forty.”
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• When he was young, Elvis would lose several pounds during a concert tour. Later in life, his metabolism wasn’t so kind to him and he reportedly reached 250 pounds.
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• While serving in the army overseas, the Germans gave him the nickname “the rock and roll matador.” Also, during his service in Germany he developed the habit of smoking thin German cigars.
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• Some of Elvis’s favorite foods included biscuits and gravy, potato cheese soup, meatloaf with mushroom gravy and beefsteak tomato. One of his least favorite foods was fish, and he despised it so much that he reportedly wouldn’t allow Priscilla to eat it at Graceland.
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• His last words, according to his then girlfriend Ginger Alden, were, “Okay, I won’t,” when he assured her he wouldn’t fall asleep reading in the bathroom.
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• In August 1992 the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awarded Elvis 110 gold, platinum, and multi-platinum albums and singles, the largest presentation of gold and platinum record awards in history. Almost forty years after his death, Elvis has 106 gold, 63 platinum, and 27 multi-platinum album awards, more than any other solo artist or group in history.
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• When Elvis met President Nixon in 1970 and took one of the most famous photographs of the twentieth century, the president reportedly said to the king of rock ‘n’ roll: “You dress kind of strange, don’t you?” Presley smiled and replied to him in style, “Well, Mr. President, you got your show, and I got mine.” The meeting remained a secret until the Washington Post broke the story about a year later.
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• When he died in 1977 there were about 170 Elvis impersonators. It is estimated that today there are more 250,000 worldwide.
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• The first post-death Presley spotting was in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where a mother of five told the Weekly World News that she saw him in a grocery store and at a Burger King.
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• In case you’re wondering why some fans call Elvis the first true rock star it is because he would sometimes autograph his female fans’ breasts—“Elvis” on the left and “Presley” on the right.

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25 Things You Need To Know About Cholesterol

If you are one of those people who sees cholesterol as a bad substance that resides in fatty food and can cause serious health problems then this post is for you. This organic molecule is much more complex and interesting than we give it credit (and we should give it more credit). From the chemical point of view, cholesterol is a modified steroid – a lipid molecule that is biosynthesized by all animal cells because it is an essential structural component of all animal (but not plant or bacterial) cell membranes and is required to maintain both membrane structural integrity and fluidity. Cholesterol enables the cells to dispense with a cell wall to protect membrane integrity and cell viability, thus allowing them to change shape and move about. In other words, cholesterol – in a certain amount – is absolutely essential for our survival, which is why we think this bizarre molecule deserves our attention. Therefore, we decided to dedicate today´s post to cholesterol. If you want to know what exactly your body needs cholesterol for, how to reduce high cholesterol or what the cholesterol level of an average person is, check out these 25 Things You Need To Know About Cholesterol.

• As cholesterol cannot dissolve in blood, it must be transported through your blood by carriers called lipoproteins. There are two types of them: low-density lipoprotein (LDL) known as “bad cholesterol” and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) known as “good cholesterol”.
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• LDL cholesterol is considered “bad” because it contributes to plaque, a thick, hard deposit that can clog arteries and make them less flexible. HDL cholesterol is considered “good” as it helps remove LDL cholesterol from the arteries to the liver where it is broken down and passed from the body.
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• Cholesterol itself is very important for us, performing crucial functions in our bodies. It aids in tissue and hormone formation, protects your nerves and helps with digestion. In fact, cholesterol helps form the structure of every cell in your body.
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• Contrary to what most people believe, not all cholesterol in the body comes from the food that we eat. In fact, most of it (about 75%) is naturally produced by our bodies, particularly the liver. The remaining 25% of your cholesterol comes from your diet.
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• For some families, having high levels of bad cholesterol may be inevitable because of a condition called familial hypercholesterolemia. The disease affects about 1 in 500 people and can cause heart attacks even very early in life.
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• Overall, high cholesterol is estimated to cause 2.6 million deaths and almost 30 million DALYS (disability-adjusted life year or DALY is a measure of overall disease burden expressed as the number of years lost due to ill-health, disability or early death) worldwide every year.
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• While people think that high cholesterol is something that is only a problem for middle aged adults, there are also many children who suffer from unhealthy cholesterol levels. According to the American Heart Association, there is a research that the process of cholesterol buildup in arteries begins as early as in childhood.
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• According to the National Cholesterol Education Program, everyone aged 20 and more should have their cholesterol measured at least once every 5 years. It is best to have a blood test called a “lipoprotein profile” which is done after a 9-12 hour fast and gives information about your total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglycerides (another form of fat in your blood).
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• Sometimes, you can tell your cholesterol is too high even without any tests. When you have white rims around the cornea of your eyes, then your cholesterol is likely to be high. White rims around the cornea and visible fatty lumps under the skin on the eyelids are among the strongest signs of cholesterol build-up.
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• Containing about 180 milligrams of cholesterol per piece, eggs are among food particularly rich in cholesterol.
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• While high cholesterol is notorious, excessively low cholesterol levels could be just as bad for our health. Having a cholesterol level below 160 mg/dL (160 milligrams per deciliter of blood) can cause several serious health problems including cancer. Pregnant women with low levels of cholesterol are even likely to give birth to premature babies.
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• In case of high cholesterol, the range of health problems associated with it is even wider. Apart from the feared heart attacks, high levels of cholesterol in your blood can cause anything from kidney failure and liver cirrhosis up to Alzheimer’s disease and even erectile dysfunction.
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• Paradoxically, the very same cholesterol (when within the normal limits of course) is also responsible for your sex drive. It is the main substance used in the production of testosterone, estrogen and progesterone which are all sex hormones.
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• According to a research done by US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, the cholesterol level of an average American is 200 mg/dL, which is already borderline high. However, it is Western and Northern European countries like Norway, Iceland, UK, and Germany that have the highest cholesterol levels in the world, with an average of 215 mg/dL.
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• Though men have higher total cholesterol levels than most women before they reach the age of menopause, the cholesterol levels of women normally shoot up when they reach the age of 55 to the point that they go above those of men.
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• Apart from its primary functions mentioned earlier, cholesterol also helps protect the skin, serving as an added ingredient in most moisturizers and other skin care products. It helps protect the skin from UV damage and it is also essential for producing vitamin D.
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• While normally, about a quarter of all the cholesterol contained in our body comes from our diet, it has been found out that even if a person consumes no dietary cholesterol at all, his liver should still be capable of making all the cholesterol needed for proper body functions.
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• Lots of commercially sold food (fried and baked meals, potato chips, cakes, cookies etc.) that claim that they do not contain cholesterol may actually have cholesterol-raising trans fats which come in the form of hydrogenated vegetable oils. Sometimes referred to as “double trouble”, the trans fats raises your "bad" cholesterol and lower your "good" cholesterol.
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• Once cholesterol starts building up in arteries, they gradually become thicker, more rigid and even start to take on the yellow color of cholesterol. If you were able to take a look at the inside of cholesterol-clogged arteries, they would look as if they were lined with a thick layer of butter.
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• To prevent health risks associated with high cholesterol, changing your diet is one of the most common recommendations. Try to increase your intake of foods that lower cholesterol such as legumes, fish, vegetables, oatmeal, walnuts, almonds, olive oil and even dark chocolate.
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• However, to reduce the “bad cholesterol” and boost the “good” one, you can do more than just eat healthy. Exercising has also been proven to help. Most public health organizations suggest 30 minutes of physical activity a day.
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• Pregnant women have naturally higher cholesterol levels than most women. When a woman is pregnant, it is pretty normal for her total cholesterol and her LDL cholesterol to reach their highest levels. Having high cholesterol levels is necessary not just in making a baby but in giving birth too.
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• On the other hand, couples in which both the man and woman have high cholesterol levels have a harder time conceiving. In fact, getting pregnant may take longer even if just one of the partners (whether it is the man or woman) suffers from high cholesterol.
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• Apart from unhealthy food, genetic predisposition and lack of physical activity, factors such as smoking, excessive consumption of alcohol and stress can also contribute to high levels of cholesterol in your blood.
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• Breast milk is very rich in good cholesterol and naturally occurring breast milk fats that are easily and highly absorbable by a baby. In babies, cholesterol helps reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases and plays a vital role in babies´ brains development.

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25 Deadliest Diseases In Human History

As violent as we can be towards one another, throughout history the biggest executioner of the human race has been deadly disease. Whether it was the Black Death in 14th century Europe or Ebola in present day Africa, the loss of human life and cost to society has been astronomical. These are the 25 deadliest diseases in human history.

Cholera - This infection of the small intestine is transmitted primarily by drinking water or eating food containing the feces of an infected person. Worldwide about 5 million people are affected and over 100,000 die from Cholera every year.

Smallpox - After the vaccination campaigns of the 20th century, smallpox has become one of two infectious diseases that have been declared as completely eradicated (the other being rinderpest). Throughout history, however, small pox has claimed numerous lives and just in the 20th century, prior to vaccination, the death toll was estimated at nearly 500 million.

Yellow Fever - Transmitted by the bite of female mosquitoes, this disease is found in Africa and South America. It typically involves fever, chills, anorexia, nausea, muscle pain (with prominent backache) and headache, but in most cases subsides after several days. Due to warfare and social disruption across Africa, there has seen a resurgence since the 1980s.

Tuberculosis - Usually attacking the lungs, this disease is spread by airborne saliva. The classic symptoms of active tuberculosis infection are a chronic cough with blood-tinged sputum, fever, night sweats, and weight loss. Today some estimates put nearly one third of world down as having some form of tuberculosis.

Influenza - Commonly known as the flu, influenza is usually transmitted through the air like tuberculosis but sometimes through direct contact with contaminated surfaces. Because the virus can be inactivated by soap, however, frequent hand washing reduces the risk of infection.

Lung Cancer - On a world wide scale lung cancer is the most common cancer related death in men and women, responsible for 1.38 million deaths annually.

Diarrhea - A common cause of death in third world countries and the second most common cause of infant deaths worldwide, the loss of fluids through diarrhea can cause dehydration and electrolyte disturbances such as potassium deficiency or other salt imbalances.

Perinatal Complications - Each year, about 500,000 women die worldwide from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, including severe bleeding/hemorrhaging, infections, unsafe abortions, obstructed labor and eclampsia, and more than 90 percent of maternal deaths occur in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

Whooping Cough - Technically known as Pertussis, this highly infectious disease is known in some countries as the “cough of 100 days”. It is estimated that the disease currently affects 48.5 million people yearly, resulting in nearly 295,000 deaths.

Ebola - Deriving its name from the Ebola River in Republic of the Congo, where it was first found, its victims typically suffer fevers, muscle weakness, and other symptoms that progress to severe bleeding, both internal and external, that eventually causes them to bleed to death. Unfortunately there is no treatment as of yet. Currently, we are experiencing what some are claiming to be the deadliest and worst outbreak of the disease in history.

Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) - Although we’ve already covered influenza as a whole, certain strains adapt to a particular host, in this case birds. Most human contractions of the avian flu are a result of either handling dead infected birds or from contact with infected fluids. For this reason there have been large outbreaks in heavily agricultural parts of Asia and Africa.

Tetanus - Tetanus is a medical condition characterized by a prolonged contraction of skeletal muscle fibers. Infection generally occurs through wound contamination and often involves a cut or deep puncture wound. As the infection progresses, muscle spasms develop in the jaw (thus the name “lockjaw”) and elsewhere in the body.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Often abbreviated as COPD, this disease is caused by noxious particles or gas, most commonly from tobacco smoking, that trigger an abnormal inflammatory response in the lung. Worldwide, COPD is projected to become the fourth leading cause of death by 2030 due to an increase in smoking rates and demographic changes in many countries.

Ischemic Heart Disease - Basically a fancy way of saying heart attacks (or at least the factors that predispose individuals to them), by some estimates 1 in 3 people are said to die from heart disease.

Meningitis - Meningitis is inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. The inflammation may be caused by infection and less commonly by certain drugs. The most common symptoms are headache and neck stiffness associated with fever, confusion or altered consciousness, vomiting, and an inability to tolerate light or loud noises.

Influenza A-H1N1 (Swine Flu) - Although it has been declared by the WHO as officially over, swine flu was yet another deadly and contagious strain the influenza virus.

Syphilis - This sexually transmitted disease is believed to infect roughly 12 million people annually, with greater than 90% of cases in the developing world. Symptoms include everything from rashes to heart problems and sometimes it can be difficult to diagnose in its early stages.

Lower Respiratory Infections - There are two types of lower respiratory infections, bronchitis and pneumonia. Some common symptoms of these infections are runny nose and sneezing, headache, and sore throat. Although in most western countries these diseases are not fatal, in the developed world a lower respiratory infection can easily be lethal.

Cerebrovascular Disease - Basically a fancy way of saying stroke, this happens when blood flow to a part of the brain is interrupted because a blood vessel is blocked or bursts open.

Bubonic Plague - Known as a zoonotic disease, circulating mainly among small rodents and their fleas, without treatment the bubonic plague kills about two thirds of infected humans within 4 days.

SARS - A viral respiratory disease in humans, the last known case of the outbreak occurred in June 2003. SARS is not claimed to have been eradicated, however, as it may still be present in its natural host reservoirs (animal populations) and may return to the human population.

Leprosy - This chronic disease has had a long history of making its victims social pariahs due to the way it deforms the surface of the skin. Although these days treatments have been discovered, in many parts of the developing world leper colonies are still very prevalent.

Measles - Measles is spread through respiration and is highly contagious as roughly 90% of people sharing living space with an infected person will catch it. While the vast majority of patients survive measles, complications occur fairly frequently, and may include bronchitis, and panencephalitis which is potentially fatal.

HIV - The virus behind AIDS, a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening infections and cancers to thrive. Since its discovery AIDS has cause over 30 million deaths.

Malaria - This mosquito born infectious disease causes symptoms that typically include fever and headache, which in severe cases can progress to coma or death. It is found primarily in the tropics and as of yet there is no effective vaccination.

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25 Things Women Say That Men Misunderstand

You’ve probably tried learning French, Spanish, or German, but those are nothing compared to Woman (the language). Most scholars agree that the only thing more impossible than understanding the language of women is dividing by 0. You have no hope. Don’t even try. Whatever. See? You probably thought that all of that means you should just give up and not try anymore right? Wrong! Any woman will tell you that in the language of women, it means the complete opposite. Here are 25 things women say that men misunderstand.

Nothing - It is something. It is definitely something and you had better figure it out real quick.

Do I look fat in this? - A better translation would be “Do you think I’m ugly?” and the answer is categorically “no”.

Go ahead - Do not misconstrue this as permission. In fact, it’s more of a dare. Actually, its always a dare. Don’t do it.

No - It means “no”.

Yes - In most cases this also means no. There are exceptions but they are very hard to distinguish.

Maybe - Still no.

It would be nice if… - Everything following the “if” is meant to be interpreted as an unconditional order.

Fine - This means the argument is over and you lost.

It's okay - It’s never okay. This only means that she needs some time to figure out your punishment.

Are you listening? - You are not listening. There is no way to recover from this.

It's up to you - If you think this means you have freedom to choose then you are very, very mistaken. A much better translation would be “It’s up to you…to select the right choice which I know but I am not going to tell you because you should know.” Making the wrong choice will usually result in an “It’s okay.

*Loud sigh* - You might not think so, but this is actually a word and it can roughly be translated as “I can’t believe I have to stand here and put up with your stupidity”.

5 minutes - This depends on context. If she is getting dressed then it is most likely somewhere between 30 and 40 minutes. If you are watching TV then it is closer to 0 minutes. As in “why are you watching TV right now when you should be doing something productive?”

Whatever - This is like “fine” except significantly worse. In fact, many times it will follow Are you listening?

Thanks - It means thanks. Say “you’re welcome”.

Thanks a lot - It’s a very small distinction but this is actually the opposite of “thanks”. Under no circumstances should you say “you’re welcome”. Typically that would land you back at #12 (Whatever).

Don't worry about it - This means she has told you to do something (possibly more than once) and she is now going to do it herself. Any further inquiries on your part will most likely result in *loud sigh*.

We can go anywhere you want - In most cases this means “You had better choose my favorite restaurant”.

We need to talk - You’re dead.

What are you doing? - This is actually not a question. It’s a statement akin to “You’re doing it wrong.”

Do you have to do this now? - Also not a question. It means stop doing what you’re doing and prepare for further orders.

You have to learn to communicate - “Communicate” can also be translated as “agree with me”.

I'm not upset - She’s upset.

We need… - She wants…

I don't want to talk about it - She wants you to go away because she is still building up evidence against you.

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25 Conspiracy Theories That Turned Out To Be True

Conspiracy theories are a dime a dozen and most are either ridiculous or just plain impossible. But, every once in a while we come to find out that the ridiculously impossible is actually true. Wrestling is fake, the NSA is spying on us, and your ATM can recognize you. These are 25 conspiracy theories that turned out to be true.

The military is conspiring to instill fear in the populace - A classic theory, this one proved to be true when John F. Kennedy went haywire on the Joint Chiefs of Staff for planning to cause insane mayhem throughout America. Some say this was why he was eventually assassinated.

Heart attack guns exist - It’s real and it was disclosed by the CIA in 1975. It fires a bullet made of ice, dipped in shellfish toxin which immediately induces a heart attack.

FBI is conspiring against civil activists - Known as COINTELPRO, this was the FBI’s anti activist program. It targeted numerous groups such as the black panthers and the NAACP.

Mockingbird is a branch of the CIA - Basically the CIA’s secret paramilitary branch, reporter David Bruce uncovered it’s footprints and stated that 50% of international politics in the last century was influenced by it.

Fascists plan to overthrow the US government - Ok, it doesn’t sound too farfetched…and it wasn’t. General Smedley Butler testified before congress about how he had been approached with just such a plan.

The Gulf of Tonkin incident never really happened - Long considered a coverup by the CIA, we now know it was the NSA that dropped the ball and the incident that the United States used to spark the Vietnam War was only partially true.

The FBI poisoned alcohol during prohibition - As far fetched as it may seem, the FBI did try to “dissuade” people from drinking.

CIA pays for false testimony - People like Nayirah al-Sabah, who testified in court against Iraqi soldiers, were proven to be paid off by the CIA and even given acting classes.

Asbestos is dangerous - People long thought that Asbestos companies were covering up its dangers. In the 90s, however, the truth came out and their worst fears were confirmed.

ATM’s use facial recognition technology - Although we can’t say they’re on the market yet, security firm Diebold did recently come out with just such a contraption.

There’s cancer in your vaccines - The CDC admitted that tens of millions of Americans received a contaminated polio vaccine infected with cancer inducing SV40.

Texas is going to run out of water - According to several reports, in recent years Texas has even had to import water.

The IRS is targeting conservatives - This discriminatory taxation was all over the news recently and caused some embarrassment for the liberal side of the American politics.

Fluoride is bad for your teeth - Long denied, recently the Department of Health and Human Services are proposing a change to drinking water due to factors such as streaking on children’s teeth.

Cellphones cause cancer - It sounds ridiculous but some studies show that using a phone even half an hour a day can increase brain tumors over the long run.

The NSA is tapping your phonelines - Thanks to Edward Snowden and his recent disclosures we now know this is true.

Scientists use millions of genetically modified animals in research - Just in the UK last year nearly 2 million genetically modified animals were experimented on.

The government is conspiring against opponents of genetically modified food - According to a report released by the largest news outlet in Germany, several governments are waging cyber war against groups opposing genetically modified food.

Scientists are creating human/animal hybrids - Although talking goats are still on the horizon, human and animal genes have successfully been mixed.

The World Series was rigged - Although lots of games get thrown, the 1919 World Series was probably the biggest scandal of them all. Eight players from the Chicago White Sox ended up in court.

The CIA tried to develop mind control - Whether it was successful or not is another story but project MK Ultra was a real program run by the CIA to develop mind control techniques.

US is secretly selling weapons to Iran - Now known as the Iran Contra affair, the government was exchanging weapons for hostages.

The CIA operates “Black Sites” - When President Bush admitted that these under-the-radar terrorist prisons exist, they were supposedly shut down and most of the prisoners were transferred to Guantanamo.

Watergate was put on by Nixon - Although it took a long time, when Deep Throat came forward recently all questions were dispelled about who was involved.

Wrestling is fake - We know, it seems trivial compared to the rest of the list, but when a fan who called himself Dolphins1925 started releasing the winners of wrestling matches ahead of time it really caused an outrage…and got wrestling the top spot on our list.

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