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21 things you may wnat to know

1. Chewing on gum while cutting onions can help a person from stop producing tears. Try it next time you chop onions. 2. Until babies are six months old, they can breathe and swallow at the same time. Indeed convenient! 3. Offered a new pen to write with, 97% of all people will write their own name. 4. Male mosquitoes are vegetarians. Only females bite. 5. The average person's field of vision encompasses a 200-degree wide angle. 6. To find out if a watermelon is ripe, knock it, and if it sounds hollow then it is ripe. 7. Canadians can send letters with personalized postage stamps showing their own photos on each stamp. 8. Babies' eyes do not produce tears until the baby is approximately six to eight weeks old. 9. It snowed in the Sahara Desert in February of 1979. 10. Plants watered with warm water grow larger and more quickly than plants watered with cold water. 11. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times. 12. Grapes explode when

Symptoms of a Stroke

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You could save a life. STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters... S.T.R . My friend sent this to me and encouraged me to post it and spread the word. I agree. If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks. STROKE IDENTIFICATION: During a party , a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. (they offered to call ambulance) They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening. Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00pm , Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the party . Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead. It only takes a minute to read this... STROKE IDENTIF

So beautiful and true.

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A baby asked God, 'They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?' God said, 'Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you.' The child further inquired, 'But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy.' God said, 'Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you. And you will feel your angel's love and be very happy.' Again the child asked, 'And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don't know the language?' God said, 'Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak.' 'And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?' God said, 'Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray.' 'Who will protect me?' God said,

The 'L I T T L E' things .

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The ' L I T T L E ' t hi ngs . As you might know, the head of a company survived 9/11 because his son started kindergarten. Another fellow was alive because it was his turn to bring donuts. One woman was late because her alarm clock didn't go off in time One was late because of being stuck on the NJ Turnpike because of an auto accident.