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7 Good Reasons to Have Your Cat Spayed or Neutered
Every year, many cat owners decide to get their cat spayed or neutered. This decision is made for several different reasons, all of which illustrate why it is such a good idea. The many problems caused by un-spayed or un-neutered pets each...
7 Tips for Burning the Perfect Candle
Tapers, columns, votives, containers, pillars and novelty - chances are you have at least one of these types of candles in your home. Surveys done by candle manufacturers suggest that 7 out of 10 U.S households use candles, 96% of which are...
Keep Family Reunions Under One Roof
January 19, 2005, Norfolk, VA –As more and more families are keeping in touch via the Internet, today more than ever, it’s easier to arrange family reunions. According to a recent statistic from the Travel Industry Association of America, 27% of...
Raising Emotionally Intelligent Sons
“Mommy, I fell down,” said the 5-year-old to his mother during a recent soccer practice. “Were you tough?” asked his mom. “Yeah,” he said and walked away with his head down. I was at this soccer practice with my daughter, and feeling just a bit...
“What Is Moissanite, If Not A Cosmic Gem?”
To answer the question what is moissanite, we have to fall back on history. All good things come to us from the heavens and it is somewhat similar with the moissanite info that we have. It was about forty thousand years ago that Indians in Arizona...
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Intersting Baby Facts... Strange But True!
* A baby is born every seven seconds.
* Babies are born with very poor vision but can recognize their mothers almost right away.
* Babies are always born with blue eyes, within a few moments of delivery their eye color can change.
* Babies are born with swimming abilities and can naturally hold their breath. However, they shortly lose this instinct.
* Newborns usually double their weight by six months.
* Playing classical music will increase a baby’s intelligence.
* Reading to your child at ANY age will increase their knowledge.
* Babies and toddlers are, pound for pound, stronger than oxen. This is especially true of their legs.
* Babies are born without kneecaps.
The human body is a fascinating study to subject. You may be surprised by the following facts.
* Women blink twice as many times as men do.
* Eyes are the most active muscles in the whole body.
* There are about 550 hairs in the eyebrow.
* The
life span of a tastebud is 10 days.
* Humans have almost 10,000 taste buds.
* The colder the room you sleep in, the more likely that you will have a bad dream.
* The human body is better suited for two four-hour sleep cycles than one eight-hour one.
* The jawbone is the hardest bone in the human body.
* It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
* You share your birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world.... talk about a lot of celebrating.
* The name Wendy was made up for the book “Peter Pan”
About the Author
GranMamma is the webmaster at the Baby Names Box - http://www.babynamebox.com Where you can explore over 6,000 baby names and their meanings. Sub-categories include Disney ,J.R. Tolkien names, Fantasy and Folklore names, and many names from the literary classics. Read articles ranging from parenting and family to home and gardening. Be sure to say hi to GranMamma!
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