Amazing Facts - Muscles!!

Here are some interesting facts about our muscles.

• You have all the muscle fiber you will ever have at birth.  Once damaged they can’t be replaced.  
• Muscles account for approximately 40% of your body weight.
• Your hand contains 20 different muscles.
• If all your muscles could pull in one direction you could create a force of 25 tons!
• You take approximately 5 million steps per year using your leg muscles!
• No matter how much you exercise you can not increase the number of muscle cells you have. By getting bigger, via strength training, you are simply increasing the size of each muscle cell. 
• The largest muscle is the Gluteus Maximus, the muscles of the buttocks.
• The tongue is the only muscle attached at only one end and very strong for its size.
• The smallest muscle is the Stapedius.  Located in your ear, it is thinner than a cotton thread.
• We need 72 muscles to speak.
• A pound of muscle burns 75-100 calories each day simply by "being".
• The most frequently used facial expression is a smile and it takes about 5 to 53 muscles.
•  The muscle that lets your eye blink is the fastest muscle in your body. It allows you to blink 5 times a second.

Rise all, Phoenix:

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Seismic jolt shakes us all, By raising the elixir as a wall; Invading the precious life And flooding the shelters of all. World lending its hand To lift the fallen from holocaust; Providing them basics, To revive their life in debris. Social networks throw light To find the loved ones in plight, From the voracious Monster, That swept away the hopes of future. Resurrecting from the past, Radiations posing newer risks To the clinging lives' grief, Impeding their recovery. Nature turns its back Freezing the homeless; Joining hands with radiation beast, To satiate their crave for life. This is not your destiny Your potent is no match; You shall rise as a phoenix, And shine as "The Land of Rising Sun" .

Amazing Facts - Heart!!!

Heart!! Everyone of us have heart to pump blood and also to love. Here are some interesting facts about heart that will make us fall in love with our heart all over again....

 -An adult woman's heart weighs about 8 ounces, a man's about 10 ounces.
-The heart begins beating at four weeks after conception and does not stop until death.
-A child's heart is about the size of a clenched fist; an adult's heart is about the size of two fists.
-A kitchen faucet would need to be turned on all the way for at least 45 years to equal the amount of blood pumped by the heart in an average lifetime.
-Every day, the heart creates enough energy to drive a truck 20 miles. In a lifetime, that is equivalent to driving to the moon and back.
-Because the heart has its own electrical impulse, it can continue to beat even when separated from the body, as long as it has an adequate supply of oxygen.
-The heart does the most physical work of any muscle during a lifetime. The power output of the heart ranges from 1-5 watts.
-Grab a tennis ball and squeeze it tightly: that’s how hard the beating heart works to pump blood
-Your heartbeats with enough strength to shoot blood a distance of 30 feet.

A hearty laugh - the kind that sends a stream of tears from your eyes - does more than warm the soul. Research has shown the guffaw can cause the lining of blood vessel walls called endothelium to relax, increasing blood flow for up to 45 minutes after the laugh attack. Damage to the endothelium can lead to the narrowing of blood vessels and eventually cardiovascular diseases.

Amazing Facts - Blood!!!

Blood is the fluid that sustains life. It is the medium that carries water, energy and nutrients to all parts of the body. Most of us know we have RBC,WBC, Platelets in our blood. Do we know the following about our blood??? Check out...

-Eight percent of a humans body weight is made up of blood.
-There are approximately 100,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body.
-Donated red blood cells can be stored for 42 days.
-Donated platelets can be stored for five days.
-Two million red blood cells die every second.
-If all the blood vessels in your body were laid end to end, they would reach about 60,000 miles.
-A drop of blood to travel away from the heart and back again in roughly 20 to 60 seconds.
-Five percent of blood supplies the heart, 15-20% goes to the brain and central nervous system, and 22% goes to the kidneys.
-Blood is such a good stain that Native Americans used it for paint.

Amazing!!! An interesting system.

Bottoms up beer dispensing system :

A new beer dispensing system has been developed by Grinon industries based in Washington, US. This dispensing system is a huge hit as it uses the help of a magnet to fill up the glass with beer from bottom up. The company mission is stated as to help customers eliminate beer lines from their venues. 

Interesting !!! Isn't it?

Amazing Facts - Eye

Eyes are the most complex organs you possess except for your brain. Eye is our light to this universe. Here are some interesting facts about eyes.

-Of all the muscles in our body, the eye muscles are the most active .

-Each of our eyelashes has a life span of approximately five months.

-The eyeball of a human weighs approximately 28 grams.

-The eye of a human can distinguish 500 shades of the gray.

-People generally read 25% slower from a computer screen compared to paper.

-It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. 

-Eyelids get tired and so do the muscles around it, but eyes don't get tired and never need rest.

-Eyes dominates 75% of our brains activity.

-Our eye can spot a candle light 15ft away in complete darkness.

-The human eyes sees three colors:red,green,blue. These are basic colors. White is a combination of three, black is their lack. Yellow,purple are from two basic colors;these are secondary colors.

-Men can read fine print better then women.

-Your eyes are always the same size from birth, but your nose and ears never stop growing.

-The only part of the body that doesn’t contain blood vessels is the cornea.

Stages of my love life :)

As we hear love, it rings a bell letting the butterfly flutter from our hearts to the person we love. This might not be the person of opposite sex or an alluring teenage. We have been cherished by love and been growing with it. Every person comes through love in many ways. Here are my stages of love which has made me today.

First love is “AMMA” who is our source to this earthly paradise. She bears us since we were a tiny spec of life to till date. Once a baby forms in the womb, a women’s life is all directed to the new coming ones. She eats for us, prays for us, and brings us out risking her own life. She teaches us every single new thing in this world. Me being the only child, she forgave her career for my sake. She stood by my side cherishing me, supporting me, making me happy in every way she could. She still stands as my source of inspiration and example to be a better person.

Second comes “APPA”. Introduced by mother, he is an abode of sacrifice. He has been responsible of a big family after my grandfather’s demise, he started to work, save and give for the family first seconding him. After I came into his life, I became his first priority. He has never denied any of my wishes those were right for me. He would celebrate even my very little success to an Oscar. He has been my good friend. There were days when he would come back from work and I would be jumping to the doorstep to see him and narrate the entire happenings of the day no sooner did he enter the house. We used to go for long walks during weekends exploring unknown routes in neighborhood. Chiding me for my mistakes first and explaining me my fault was the best. He would enlighten me the right way so that I would not go to the wrong way. He is my great support for my strength and endurance.

Schooling is a beautiful period of ignorance being bliss. So many friends around that would make the school an exciting place in spite of knuckle breaking home works. Though I have come across many friends in school, there is one very good friend of mine called Swarna. We studied together for 4 years, third to sixth grade and then I had to move out of town. She had been in touch with me every now and then till date, sharing our lives together in the warmth of love and friendship.

Here comes college, a stage when we could feel the shackles break open letting us to taste the flavor of freedom. Starting from crushes, infatuation, chat friend, the list goes on with many people entering and exiting their ways. Amidst all these I found my set of friends whom I used to hang out with in class, after hours and at the hostel. Many friendships start building but only a few last after years. I have to mention my roommate whom I have had bitter fights many times. Yet we had the maturity to stand for each other during each other’s tough times and lasting till date. Other friends are from two sets that have made my beautiful college days memorable for lifetime. Life goes on after college, people get busy with their own priorities, but the love we shared in college keeps the relationship lingering in my memories though we might not be able to stay in touch as before.

Finally is my current stage where I have taken the role of a wife. Marriage was an exciting period, especially the courtship period waiting the d-day and trying to push the days by spending almost the entire day through the phone. Sharing becomes interesting and exhilarating when it is with the person we love. Getting to know each other, celebrating love in every little aspect, cherishing and appreciating each other has been the being since one year. Beginning at enjoying the little non-sense talks or PJs, making it at the last moment and celebrating it as a success in a race, calling our parents to show our home, new exciting things, creating a memorabilia for special occasions, till the good nights and cuddling before sleep are the every moment I cherish in this period of love. Love is in the air all the time in between the hurry burry, small tiffs and boredom. This relationship of love has given me the maturity to understand the other relationship better.

Love makes the world go round. Love has taught me the importance of relationship. It might seem like a hyperbole, but just love can fetch us happiness. Wondering how? Even if we come across a disaster, right support from our loved ones, trust and encouragement can help us recover and spring back to the next step. In this busy life, where people don’t even have time to greet each other, space 

out some time for love. You will feel the significance of life and lucky to be alive.

PS: This is my entry for BlogAdda's  Stages of love contest. 

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