Bits & pieces
65 BILLION FINGERS
Over 100 million bicycles have been produced this year. The earths population is currently over 6.5 billion people and every day we become 200 000 more. See this and much more on the Worldometer website. It is built on real statistics and is constantly updated. It is not exact, but very close. www.worldometers.info
KISSES
KISSING BEHAVIOUR
An American study shows that 8 % keep their eyes open when they kiss. 20 % admit they often steal a glance even when they have their eyes shut. 41 % experiences their first kiss between the ages of 13 to 15, while 36 % had to wait until 16 to 21.
FISH KISS
The kissing gurami is found in South East Asia. It’s a grey and green fish with enormous pouting lips. When it’s fighting over territory or is about to mate, it presses its’ lips against the lips of the other fish.
STRAWBERRY KISS
A kiss that lasts for a minute burns as many calories as 1 dl of strawberries contains.
KISSING PIONEERS
Actors William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols of the TV series Star Trek broke the barrier in 1968 as the first black and white couple to kiss in American television history.
INDIAN KISS
Kama Sutra, the thousand year old Indian erotic scripture, describes 20 different ways of kissing. And a lot of imaginative sexual positions…
ROUTINE KISSING
The story of Don Juan has been filmed 35 times. In the 1926 version, John Barrymore’s Don Juan made history as he kissed different women 191 times total. That’s one kiss every 53 second!
MARATHON KISS
Louisa, 19 and her boyfriend Rich, 22, hold the world record for longest kiss. The winning kiss lasted 30 hours, 59 minutes and 27 seconds. During which they were not allowed to eat or go to the bathroom, since they had to lock lips at all times.
FUNNY LAWS
USA has the most peculiar laws for what you can and can’t do. For example, in Tennessee it’s illegal to catch a fish with a lasso, and in California you need a hunters licence to put out a mouse trap. And is it really necessary for Kingsville, Texas, to have a law against pigs mating in the city airport?
HOW TO PUT IT ON
GET READY. Make sure your condoms are fresh. Throw away condoms that have expired, been very hot, carried around in your wallet, or washed in the washer. Tear open the package carefully, so you don’t rip the condom. The dick has to be hard before you put the co’ndom on. If the penis is uncircumcised pull the foreskin back first.
MAKE SURE the condom is right side out. Then put it on. It should unroll easily down your dick. If you start off wrong, try again with a new condom. Hold the top half-inch of the condom between your fingers when you roll it downRoll the condom down as far as it will go. It should reach the base of the penis near the balls.
GUYS,when you pull out, hold the condom near your balls so it doesn’t slip off. Take the condom off only after you are completely out of your partner. Use a condom only once! Practice putting on a condom in a comfortable place where you have plenty of time by yourself. GIRLScan practice putting a condom on a banana. Practice makes perfect, and you’ll impress your partner.
PROTEST!
MAKE LOVE, NOT WAR
1969 the famous couple John Lennon and Yoko Ono did a ”bed-in” in a hotel. They made a manifestation by simply staying in bed for a week. The press hunted them, hoping to catch a glimpse of them having sex. But instead John and Yoko sat in their pyjamas and talked about peace on earth. The worldwide acknowledged “Bed-in for Peace” became a powerful protest against the ongoing Vietnam War.
FIGHTING SEGREGATION
In 1955, Rosa Parks defied the race laws of the American south. She was tired of the racism and segregation, and refused to give up her seat in a bus for a white man. The turmoil that followed started the 381-day Montgomery bus boycott. And in 1956, the American Supreme Court ruled that segregation on transportation is unconstitutional.
NON-VIOLENCE
Mahatma Gandhi, the world’s most famous non-violence spokesman, was born in India 1869. He took actions for the poor and the lower castes and organized massive protests against the British government. Finally, in 1947 India became independent. The reason why Gandhi is considered to be such a great, almost holy, man is that he never turned to violence in his struggle against racism, colonialism and environmental pollution.
RAPID RAPPER
In January 2005, Ricky Brown (USA) rapped 723 syllables in 51.27 seconds on his track “No Clue”. That’s a breathtaking 14 syllables per second! Toronto rapper D.O on the contrary likes rapping for a really long time. He holds the world record for “longest freestyle rap”. He rapped for 8 hours and 45 minutes, when finally the judges had to take a break. D.O claimed he could have kept going…
BRAIN WORKOUT
When you’re juggling you gain new brain cells. So wise up – go out and get some balls!
BANKRUPT the tobacco companies!
Smokers all over the world buy 6 000 billion cigarettes every year. If you exclude taxes, the tobacco companies earn about 163 billion dollars from that. No wonder they want you to continue buying their dangerous products. Take action against smoking www.who.int/tobacco
GIGGLES
Laughing makes you feel good, even if you’re not laughing at anything in particular. Laughing Yoga is a technique which is used in laughing clubs all over the world, India alone has 800 clubs. Laughing relaxes your body and strengthens your immune system. Try it yourself: gather some friends, stand in a circle and begin faking giggles. After a while the real laughs take over.
MUSIK MAKES YOU SMART
Scientists have long expected that music increases human intelligence. Now it has been proved. Music stimulates certain parts of the brain to grow, if you start playing an instrument at an early age. Because it’s not enough just to listen, you have to actually practice it yourself.