1) On an average day, nearly 177,000 people in the UK will be celebrating their birthday.
2) If we take account of all birthdays in a year all over the world, which month do you think will have the maximum number of birthday celebrations? Any guesses? Well, it is August!
3) Birthday cards are extremely popular in US though. Why so? That’ because 58% of all cards that are purchased in US are actually birthday cards!
4) If you think you are a spoiled brat and you spend enormous amounts of money on your birthday celebrations, think again! You can’t compete with Sultan of Brunei. The party he threw on his 50th birthday had cost him $27.2 million (we are speaking of US Dollars).
5) So, where and how did he spend so much money. Well, we can’t give you penny-to-penny details but yes, he organized for 3 concerts, all of which featured Michael Jackson. Those three concerts collectively cost him $16 million. Rest of the money was spent for other stuff of course.
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No 3 means not a lot
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No 3 means not a lot
To those who wrote it, it did mean a lot
To those who wrote it, it did mean a lot
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Number 3 is a load of bowlox anyway. That figure excludes "Seasonal cards" ... (xmas/thanksgiving/mothers day/fathers day Valentines day etc etc etc)
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Isn't he a real tough man 
The thai man look likes like he is only a young teenager (and only 4 ft 6 inches tall)
Give the White Man !!! 3 months in a Thai jail (while he awaits his trial) and a new Boyfriend each night. He might just think twice, next time.
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Opps can't work out how to just uplaod the Video part??
The thai man look likes like he is only a young teenager (and only 4 ft 6 inches tall)
Give the White Man !!! 3 months in a Thai jail (while he awaits his trial) and a new Boyfriend each night. He might just think twice, next time.
pipoz4444
https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/114332 ... paign=news
Opps can't work out how to just uplaod the Video part??
That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
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"Number 3 is a load of bowlox anyway. That figure excludes "Seasonal cards" ... (xmas/thanksgiving/mothers day/fathers day Valentines day etc etc etc)"
Thats the reason they said "Birthday Cards" they aint talking anything but Birthday Cards
Thats the reason they said "Birthday Cards" they aint talking anything but Birthday Cards
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"That’ because 58% of all cards that are purchased in US are actually birthday cards!
Well that aint what you said is it?
If it was because 58% of all "Birthday cards" that are purchased in US are actually birthday cards ....... I would have expected it to be a tad closer to 100%
Well that aint what you said is it?
If it was because 58% of all "Birthday cards" that are purchased in US are actually birthday cards ....... I would have expected it to be a tad closer to 100%
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Really, the only people who care are the Card Manufacturers
Your concern may have been valid but your presentation certainly (I wont say sucks) has something left to be desired
Your concern may have been valid but your presentation certainly (I wont say sucks) has something left to be desired
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1) The British drink over 163 million cups of tea daily, about 20 times the number of cups consumed by Americans.
2) One can be jailed for life if they placed a postage stamp with the Queen’s head upside down. That is considered as treason.
3) The US eggs are illegal in the UK because they are washed. and the British eggs are illegal in the US because they are not washed.
4) Queen Victoria survived about seven assassination attempts
5) London has the highest number of languages (300) than any other country in the world
2) One can be jailed for life if they placed a postage stamp with the Queen’s head upside down. That is considered as treason.
3) The US eggs are illegal in the UK because they are washed. and the British eggs are illegal in the US because they are not washed.
4) Queen Victoria survived about seven assassination attempts
5) London has the highest number of languages (300) than any other country in the world
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1) Since you last celebrated your birthday till the time you celebrate your next birthday, this entire world would have experienced at least 50,000 earthquakes.
2) THE UK, French was the official language for about 300 years
3) The first telephone directory published in England contained 25 names.
4) “Pygg” used to mean “clay” in olden day English. People kept their coins in clay jars that were called “pygg jars,” which have evolved into what we currently call piggy banks.
5) 25% of the people living in London today are born in another country.
2) THE UK, French was the official language for about 300 years
3) The first telephone directory published in England contained 25 names.
4) “Pygg” used to mean “clay” in olden day English. People kept their coins in clay jars that were called “pygg jars,” which have evolved into what we currently call piggy banks.
5) 25% of the people living in London today are born in another country.
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From Google - The first British telephone directory was published on 15 January 1880 by The Telephone Company. It contained 248 names and addresses of individuals and businesses in London; telephone numbers were not used at the time as subscribers were asked for by name at the exchange.
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1) Norway has won more winter Olympics than any other country in the world.
2) Norway has a butter crisis since 2011. The cost of 250 gms of butter in the country is around $50.
3) Since World War II, only 10 police officers have been killed in Norway. This statistic indicates how safe the country is. And on the other hand, not a single person has been killed by the Norwegian police since 2006. In 2007, Norwegian police fired no shots whatsoever.
4) 80,000 umbrellas are expected to be lost annually in the London tube.
5) In Costa Rica, a soda is a small, informal restaurant that serves chicken, beans, rice, and salad for US$2 or $3 a plate. (And is a Wonderful meal from personal experience)
2) Norway has a butter crisis since 2011. The cost of 250 gms of butter in the country is around $50.
3) Since World War II, only 10 police officers have been killed in Norway. This statistic indicates how safe the country is. And on the other hand, not a single person has been killed by the Norwegian police since 2006. In 2007, Norwegian police fired no shots whatsoever.
4) 80,000 umbrellas are expected to be lost annually in the London tube.
5) In Costa Rica, a soda is a small, informal restaurant that serves chicken, beans, rice, and salad for US$2 or $3 a plate. (And is a Wonderful meal from personal experience)
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80,000 brollies expected to be lost on the Underground?
Where do they go?
Where do they go?
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Best look at your house
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1) The most expensive watermelon ever sold was a Densuke, auctioned in 2008 for a staggering Y650,000 or $6300 it was one of the first harvested in Hokkaido. This Japanese fruit is pure black and averages a price of $250 per fruit! In 2014 Japan’s obsession with auctioning this fruit for extortionate prices continued with one specimen from Toma, Hakkaido being sold for Y350,000 or $3000.
2) Watermelons always seem to be the go-to-fruit for any chopping, smashing, slashing or squeezing demos and there are an array of world records for doing just that. In 2014, Olga Liashchuk crushed 3 watermelons with her bare thighs in 14.65 seconds and in 2006 Leonardo D’Andrea smashed 10 watermelons with his head in 16 seconds, both securing Guinness World Records for their efforts.
3) Dutch people were the ones who first cultivated the orange carrot that we know today. They did that in honor of Dutch Royal Family called the House of Orange.
4) Of all known vegetables except for beet, carrots are known to have highest naturally occurring sugar content. So, beet take number 1 position while carrots take second position in terms of sweet vegetables. No wonder carrots make a wonderful snack even when eaten raw.
5) 8.61 kilograms – that’s the weight of the heaviest carrot every produced in world. It was back in 1998.
2) Watermelons always seem to be the go-to-fruit for any chopping, smashing, slashing or squeezing demos and there are an array of world records for doing just that. In 2014, Olga Liashchuk crushed 3 watermelons with her bare thighs in 14.65 seconds and in 2006 Leonardo D’Andrea smashed 10 watermelons with his head in 16 seconds, both securing Guinness World Records for their efforts.
3) Dutch people were the ones who first cultivated the orange carrot that we know today. They did that in honor of Dutch Royal Family called the House of Orange.
4) Of all known vegetables except for beet, carrots are known to have highest naturally occurring sugar content. So, beet take number 1 position while carrots take second position in terms of sweet vegetables. No wonder carrots make a wonderful snack even when eaten raw.
5) 8.61 kilograms – that’s the weight of the heaviest carrot every produced in world. It was back in 1998.
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1) Facts about highways: Australia’s Highway 1, which is 14,500 kilometers and runs across mainland capitals of the continent. Except for the Australian capital territory, Highway 1 connects all the states. It was created as part of the National Route Numbering system, adopted in 1955. Additionally, Highway 1 has multiple tributary highways. “Highway one to hell” set a new record on the 18th June 2017 for a complete drive around Australia.
2) Facts about highways: China comprises of the world’s largest network of expressways or highways. In 2015, 11,050 kilometers (6,870 mi) of the expressway was built. Therefore, making the total length to be equal to 123,000 kilometers. The total cost of the national expressway network is approximately 2 trillion yuan, which is nearly 300 billion US Dollars.
3) How much does rain weigh?
An inch of rain can measure around 226,000 lbs in an acre of land. In every minute, one billion tons of rain falls on the earth.
4)The wettest day in Britain:
This was on December 5 2015 when Honister Pass in Cumbria was soaked by 341.4mm of rain in a day during Storm Desmond, which brought extensive heavy rain and strong gales to parts of northern England and Scotland.
5) In the US, it’s legal to brew your own beer at home in all 50 states (provided it is for personal use), but distilling one’s own liquor is strictly against the law. There are a variety of laws distillers might violate, including possession of moonshine, possession of illegal alcohol containers (those would be your mason jars or gallon jugs), concealing beverages, and conspiracy to violate beverage laws. However, in the vein of Al Capone, most moonshiners are actually charged with tax evasion or money laundering.
The reason is simple. The government might be mildly concerned with the health of people consuming bootleg liquor, but they are far more concerned with their checkbook. Spirits are taxed heavily. In some states, these taxes are in excess of $20 per gallon and a huge government monkey-maker. According to The Economist, the state of Virginia alone loses $20 million in annual revenue.
2) Facts about highways: China comprises of the world’s largest network of expressways or highways. In 2015, 11,050 kilometers (6,870 mi) of the expressway was built. Therefore, making the total length to be equal to 123,000 kilometers. The total cost of the national expressway network is approximately 2 trillion yuan, which is nearly 300 billion US Dollars.
3) How much does rain weigh?
An inch of rain can measure around 226,000 lbs in an acre of land. In every minute, one billion tons of rain falls on the earth.
4)The wettest day in Britain:
This was on December 5 2015 when Honister Pass in Cumbria was soaked by 341.4mm of rain in a day during Storm Desmond, which brought extensive heavy rain and strong gales to parts of northern England and Scotland.
5) In the US, it’s legal to brew your own beer at home in all 50 states (provided it is for personal use), but distilling one’s own liquor is strictly against the law. There are a variety of laws distillers might violate, including possession of moonshine, possession of illegal alcohol containers (those would be your mason jars or gallon jugs), concealing beverages, and conspiracy to violate beverage laws. However, in the vein of Al Capone, most moonshiners are actually charged with tax evasion or money laundering.
The reason is simple. The government might be mildly concerned with the health of people consuming bootleg liquor, but they are far more concerned with their checkbook. Spirits are taxed heavily. In some states, these taxes are in excess of $20 per gallon and a huge government monkey-maker. According to The Economist, the state of Virginia alone loses $20 million in annual revenue.
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1) Soybeans are an important ingredient for the production of crayons. In fact, one acre of soybeans can produce 82,368 crayons.
2) Pork is the most widely eaten meat in the world.
3) Americans spend 10% of their income on food, which is the lowest of any country.
4) Peru was officially declared the world’s biggest producer of cocaine in 2013 by the United Nations. Peru’s cocaine industry takes in about US$1 billion per year in under-the-table money and employs some 200,000 Peruvians.
5) Peru has 3,500 varieties of orchids, and it is estimated that only 50% of the species have been identified as of yet. (How they know that is beyond me. If you haven't found it yet how do you know it exists)
2) Pork is the most widely eaten meat in the world.
3) Americans spend 10% of their income on food, which is the lowest of any country.
4) Peru was officially declared the world’s biggest producer of cocaine in 2013 by the United Nations. Peru’s cocaine industry takes in about US$1 billion per year in under-the-table money and employs some 200,000 Peruvians.
5) Peru has 3,500 varieties of orchids, and it is estimated that only 50% of the species have been identified as of yet. (How they know that is beyond me. If you haven't found it yet how do you know it exists)