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did you know that the clitoris has approximately eight thousand times more nerve endings than the head of the penis. Collage level sex ed in seventh grade does things to your mind.
Despite the usual negative connotations regarding illegal drugs, LSD is actually one of the least harmful substances known to humankind. In fact, Orange Juice and Aspirin are more toxic to the human body than LSD.
what does binary have to do with anything. isnt binary a made up system, as in binary could have been a different number like 6 for bits or 12 or something.similar.squirrel said:
also just cause we have 8 fingers it doesnt mean vacuum tubes or transistors would be invented any earlier as far as i know.
Did you know:
1)That the devil is never referred to as Lucifer in the bible? Lucifer means "Light Bringer"
2)That a pentagram is actually a pagan symbol warding AGAINST evil and to ancient mathematicians symbolised the triumph of spirit over body
3)Inverted pentagrams arn't evil either they are the triumph of the body over the spirit i.e hedonism
4) Upside down crosses actually show humility before christ so every "Satanist" you've met that wears an upside down cross is actually saying the equivalent of "Lord I am not worthy" to Jesus. It stems from the story of St Peter not considering himself worthy enough to be crucified in the same way as Jesus and so getting crucified upside down. The pope has one carved into the back of one of his thrones.
5)That Voodoo does not actually have dolls in it. The dolls were an attempt by the church to demonise it and are actually from folklore of western witch craft (dolls called 'poppets'). The only dolls in voodoo are used sometimes as offering to some of their gods.
1)That the devil is never referred to as Lucifer in the bible? Lucifer means "Light Bringer"
2)That a pentagram is actually a pagan symbol warding AGAINST evil and to ancient mathematicians symbolised the triumph of spirit over body
3)Inverted pentagrams arn't evil either they are the triumph of the body over the spirit i.e hedonism
4) Upside down crosses actually show humility before christ so every "Satanist" you've met that wears an upside down cross is actually saying the equivalent of "Lord I am not worthy" to Jesus. It stems from the story of St Peter not considering himself worthy enough to be crucified in the same way as Jesus and so getting crucified upside down. The pope has one carved into the back of one of his thrones.
5)That Voodoo does not actually have dolls in it. The dolls were an attempt by the church to demonise it and are actually from folklore of western witch craft (dolls called 'poppets'). The only dolls in voodoo are used sometimes as offering to some of their gods.
brodie21 said:
"After the early 1930s, Hitler generally followed a vegetarian diet, although he ate meat on occasion. There are reports of him disgusting his guests by giving them graphic accounts of the slaughter of animals in an effort to make them shun meat.[350] A fear of cancer (from which his mother died) is the most widely cited reason, though it is also asserted that Hitler, an antivivisectionist, had a profound concern for animals.[351] Martin Bormann had a greenhouse constructed for him near the Berghof (near Berchtesgaden) to ensure a steady supply of fresh fruit and vegetables for Hitler throughout the war." From the Wikipedia article about Hitler.
-According to the popular tale St.Patrick banished all the snakes from Ireland.However archaeological evidence suggests that there never was any snakes in Ireland to begin with
-Richard the Lionheart is one of the most famous kings of England and generally regarded as an English hero.However he didn't speak English,only spent a few months of his reign in England(he lived most of his life in France)and nearly bankrupted the country to pay off his ransom after being captured while returning from the crusades
-Richard the Lionheart is one of the most famous kings of England and generally regarded as an English hero.However he didn't speak English,only spent a few months of his reign in England(he lived most of his life in France)and nearly bankrupted the country to pay off his ransom after being captured while returning from the crusades
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On another, less adorable note(or maybe not i'm not one to judge):
The pros and cons of circumsision are, from a medical standpoint, about 50-50, overall, but much depends on your culture.
In cultures that are less developed, uncut is generally better for preventing contraction of disease in non sexual activities.
In cultures that are more developed, cut is generally preferred both for sanitation reasons, as children and young adults are not likely to clean themselves properly. It is also greatly preferred by women.
Interestingly enough, however, is how the process of circumcision was popularized in late medieval europe.
The story begins with our friend, the cockroach.
Way back in the day when all of our swear words seem to be made up, it was generally accepted by young boys that their man-parts looked like a chicken head. Hence the shortened slang term, "cock". Cockroaches of the day would crawl around in peoples beds back then, and would crawl onto the foreskin of a boy, laying their eggs in the smegma, as both a warm, safe nest and a meal for when the eggs hatched. That being said, back then people only bathed once or twice a year, so most wouldn't know they were carrying the eggs until they hatched. The baby roaches would then eat the smegma, often biting the tender skin, causing immense pain in the unfortunate males and resulting in infections and sterility. This problem was seen as so bad it actually helped to popularize circumcision in medieval Europe.
Of course, there was some difficulty in popularizing it, as the wealthy would refuse the procedure, for the sake of status. It was considered 'lower class' to be circumcised, as it meant you were filthy and unclean and it was considered lower class to be dirty(visibly so anyways). Many higher families wouldn't let a daughter marry to a circumcised man. The poor, eager to emulate the rich, would spread propaganda about why they should not get cut, a practice which continued to this very day, but after a while the health benefits and virility of the circumcised men began to be noticed, and reluctantly the population admitted to the benefits of circumcision.
if you will note i said that hitler had a jewish vegitarian cook. never in my response to the original poster (the one who actually made the claim that hitler was vegitarian) did i say that hitler was completely vegitarian. the section from wikipedia backs me up, as he was mostly vegitarian. i highly doubt that all vegitarians are all vegitarian all the time. BTW, wikipedia isnt always right, so my source trumps yoursTheGuiggleMonster said: