Average did you knows

• Did you know the average person falls asleep in 7 minutes

• Did you know the average speed of a skydiver is 200kph (124mph)

• Did you know the average human brain contains around 78% water

• Did you know an average person will spend 25 years asleep

• Did you know the average golf ball has 336 dimples

• Did you know the average bed contains over 6 billion dust mites

• Did you know the average hen lays 228 eggs a year

• Did you know the average person laughs 10 times a day

• Did you know the average soccer ball is made up of 32 leather panels and held together by 642 stitches

• Did you know the average porcupine has 30,000 spikes

• Did you know there is enough petrol in a full tank of a Jumbo Jet to drive the average car 4 times around the world

• Did you know the average person will consume 100 tons of food and 45,424 liters (12,000 gallons) of water in their lifetime

• Did you know the average person goes to the toilet 6 times a day

• Did you know the average American eats 263 eggs a year

• Did you know the average bank teller loses $250 every year

• Did you know the average person has 10,000 taste buds

• Did you know the average elephant produces 22kg (50 pounds) of dunn each day

• Did you know the average lifespan of a squirrel is 9 years

• Did you know the average person swallows 295 times during a meal

• Did you know on average 22% of all restaurant meals include potato chips

Animal did you knows

• Did you know it takes 4 hours to hardboil an ostrich egg
• Did you know you have fewer muscles than a caterpillar
• Did you know giraffes have no vocal cords
• Did you know most birds eat twice their body weight each day
• Did you know a group of whales is called a pod
• Did you know Kiwi birds are blind
• Did you know armadillos can walk underwater
• Did you know the bones of a pigeon weigh less than its feathers
• Did you know the cheetah is the only cat that can't retract it's claws
• Did you know roosters can't crow if they can't fully extend their necks
• Did you know dolphins can hear underwater sounds from 24km (15miles) away
• Did you know flamingos can only eat when their heada are upside down
• Did you know the fingerprints of koala bear are indistinguishable to that of a human
• Did you know a female ferret is called a jill
• Did you know porcupines float in water
• Did you know there are 2 chickens for every person
• Did you know there are a million ants for every person on Earth
• Did you know coconuts kill over 150 people each year (more than sharks)
• Did you know emus can't walk backwards
• Did you know 'Babe' was played by over 50 pigs

Marbel Rocks, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

Marble Rocks: This small village of Jabalpur district situated on the banks of river Narmada and widely famous for its marble rocks is at a distance about 25 Km from Jabalpur by road. Soaring in glittering splendour, the marble rocks at Bhedaghat rise to a hundred feet on either side of the Narmada. The serene loveliness of the scene is one of cool quiet, the sunlight sparkling on the marble-white pinnacles and casting dappled shadows on the pellucid waters. Sunlight, now glancing from a pinnacle of snow-white marble reared against the deep blue of the sky as from a point of silver ; touching here and there with bright lights the prominences of the middle heights; and again losing itself in the soft bluish grays of their recesses….. Here and there the white saccharine limestone is seamed by veins of dark green or black volcanic rock; a contrast which only enhances, like a setting of jet, the purity of the surrounding marble.

When U look at me, what do U see

A fable from the East tells of an emperor and a zen monk who came face to face for the first time.

The emperor ruled over a kingdom that practiced Buddhism and the monk was eager to meet with him, looking forward to sharing tales of enlightenment.

But when they met, the emperor decided to test the monk by saying to him:

When you look at me, what do you see?

I see a Buddha, answered the monk. And what do you see when you look at me?

I see a pig! countered the emperor. Waiting to see the monk's reaction, he said no more.

The monk pondered for a moment, then said:

A Buddha sees a Buddha; a pig sees a pig!

"Treat Others the way You want to be treated".

What can God do with 57 Cents?

A little girl stood near a small church from which she had been turned away because it was "too crowded."

"I can't go to Sunday School," she sobbed to the pastor as he walked by.

Seeing her shabby, unkempt appearance, the pastor guessed the reason and, taking her by the hand, took her inside and found a place for her in the Sunday school class. The child was so happy that they found room for her, and she went to bed that night thinking of the children who have no place to worship Jesus.

Some two years later, this child lay dead in one of the poor tenement buildings. Her parents called for the kindhearted pastor who had befriended their daughter to handle the final arrangements.

As her poor little body was being moved, a worn and crumpled red purse was found which seemed to have been rummaged from some trash dump.

Inside was found 57 cents and a note, scribbled in childish handwriting, which read: "This is to help build the little church bigger so more children can go to Sunday School."

For two years she had saved for this offering of love.

When the pastor tearfully read that note, he knew instantly what he would do. Carrying this note and the cracked, red pocketbook to the pulpit, he told the story of her unselfish love and devotion.

He challenged his deacons to get busy and raise enough money for the larger building.

But the story does not end there...

A newspaper learned of the story and published It. It was read by a wealthy realtor who offered them a parcel of land worth many thousands.

When told that the church could not pay so much, he offered to sell it to the little church for 57 cents.

Church members made large donations. Checks came from far and wide.

Within five years the little girl's gift had increased to $250, 000.00--a huge sum for that time (near the turn of the century). Her unselfish love had paid large dividends.

When you are in the city of Philadelphia , look up Temple Baptist Church , with a seating capacity of 3,300. And be sure to visit TempleUniversity, where thousands of students are educated.

Have a look, too, at the Good Samaritan Hospital and at a Sunday School building which houses hundreds of beautiful children, built so that no child in the area will ever need to be left outside during Sunday school time.

In one of the rooms of this building may be seen the picture of the sweet face of the little girl whose 57 cents, so sacrificially saved, made such remarkable history. Alongside of it is a portrait of her kind pastor, Dr. Russell H. Conwell, author of the book, "Acres of Diamonds".

This is a true story, which goes to show WHAT GOD CAN DO WITH 57 CENTS..

What Teachers Make

The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, "What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?"
He reminded the other dinner guests what they say about teachers:
"Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach."
To stress his point he said to another guest; "You're a teacher, Bonnie. Be honest. What do you make?"
Bonnie, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, "You want to know what I make? (She paused for a second, then began...)
"Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I make a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of Honor.
I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can't make them sit for 5 without an I Pod, Game Cube or movie rental...
You want to know what I make?" (She paused again and looked at each and every person at the table.)
· I make kids wonder.
· I make them question.
· I make them criticize.
· I make them apologize and mean it.
· I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions.
· I teach them to write and then I make them write.
· I make them read, read, read.
· I make them show all their work in math.
· I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know in English while preserving their unique cultural identity.
· I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe.
· Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life.
Bonnie paused one last time and then continued.)
"Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant...
You want to know what I make?
I MAKE A DIFFERENCE. What do you make?"

THIS IS WORTH SENDING TO EVERY TEACHER YOU KNOW.

THERE IS MUCH TRUTH IN THIS STATEMENT:

"Teachers make every other profession"

Take a few moments of your time that you consider so precious and thank your teachers for what you are today.

The paradox of our time in history is that:,...

We have taller buildings but shorter tempers,

wider Freeways but narrower viewpoints.

We spend more, but have less,

We buy more, but enjoy less.

We have bigger houses and smaller families,

More conveniences, but less time.

We have more degrees but less sense,

More knowledge, but less judgment,

More experts, yet more problems,

More medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little,

drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too

little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.

We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life.

We've added years to life not life to years.

We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor.

We conquered outer space but not inner space.

We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul.

We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice.

We write more, but learn less.

We plan more, but accomplish less.

We've learned to rush, but not to wait.

We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but

we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion,

big men and small character,

steep profits and shallow relationships.

 

These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes.

 

These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night

stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill.

 

It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom.