Positive Life & Relationship Blog

• Saudi Arabia has banned chess, because apparently it teaches you to go against a king, which is not acceptable to them. Also, because that's one place where the female (Queen) has more freedom to move around than the male (King). • The DNA of gorillas is highly similar to that of humans, from 95–99%, and they are the next closest living relatives to humans after the chimpanzees and bonobos. • Closing your eyes helps you remembering things. • Snakes can't blink. • Food actually tastes better when others make them for you – When we make food, we get desensitized to the smell. By: Jude Onyekachukwu Igwe

Let me share this. Thumbs Up to the Writer! ------- The Human Body is a treasure trove of mysteries, one that still confounds doctors and scientists about how it works. It's not an overstatement to say that every part of your body is a miracle. It's possible for your body to survive without large fractions of its internal organs. Even if you lose your stomach, your spleen, 75% of your liver, 80% of your intestines, one kidney, one lung, and virtually every organ from your pelvic and groin area, you wouldn't be very healthy, but you would live. During your lifetime, you will produce enough saliva to fill two Swimming pools. Actually, Saliva is more important than you realize. If your saliva cannot dissolve something, you cannot taste it. The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm. The egg is actually the only cell in the body that is visible by the naked eye. The strongest muscle in the human body is the tongue and the harde...

• In 2001, Argentina had 5 presidents in 10 days. • Argentine Government in Lionel Messi's hometown have banned parents from naming their children "Messi." • If you want to buy dollars in Argentina to travel abroad, you need to send an application to the government declaring where, when and why you are travelling. • In Germany, there's no punishment for a prisoner who tries to escape from jail; because it is a basic human instinct to be free. • Germany has high level of employments. Almost 80% of all Germans aged 15-64 have well paid job. • In Australia, there are more Kangaroos than People. • In 1967, Australia's Prime Minister went to the beach for a swim and was never seen again. • In Victoria, Australia, only a licensed electrician is allowed to change a light bulb. • Australia exports camels to Saudi Arabia. • In Australia, it is necessary to vote; else tried in a law court. By: Jude Onyekachukwu Igwe

• Do twins ever realize that one of them is unplanned? • Which letter is silent in the word "Scent," the S or the C? • The letter W, in English, is called double U. Shouldn't it be called double V? • Every time you clean something, you just make something else dirty. • 100 years ago many average person owned a horse and only the rich had cars. Today many average person has cars and only the rich own horses. • If you replace "W" with "T" in "What, Where and When", you get the answer to each of them. • If 2/2/22 falls on a Tuesday, we'll just call it "2's Day. By: Jude Onyekachukwu Igwe

• Psychology says, sometimes you just say "I'm fine" because it's difficult to find someone who actually cares.. • Psychology says, spending a great amount of time with someone can literally cause you to pickup their habits.. • Psychology says, one of the best ways to measure people is to watch the way they behave when something free is offered.. • Psychology says, when you’re ignored by someone whose attention means the most to you, the reaction in the brain is similar to physical pain.. • Psychology says, if your dog gets out, don't chase it. Instead, lie on the ground and pretend you're hurt. It will come back to see if you're okay.. • Psychology says, women with higher IQ's have a harder time finding a mate. Intelligent women would rather remain single than be with the wrong person.. 7. Unexpected text messages from the person you care about can have a positive affect on your body and instantly improve your mood. By: Jude Onyekachukwu Ig...

• Now worth $100 billion, Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos is now the richest man in the world. • Nigeria is the first country to introduce television broadcasting in Africa. • In Nigeria, a graduate that receives $200 dollars (68,000 Naira) as salary, is considered high earner. • During flight, if one of the pilots needs to use the toilet, a flight attendant will be call upon into the cockpit, the pilot who needs to use the toilet leaves the cockpit, and the door locked, insuring there are two members of the crew on the flight deck. When the other pilot comes back, the flight attendant in the cockpit unlocks the door, they swap places and, with two pilots up front, they again lock the door. This protocol insures that two people are up front – not that the attendant would fly the plane – chances are it’s on autopilot anyway – but in case the remaining pilot passes out, has a heart attack, or otherwise unable to fly the plane, there is a second person there to let the other pilot back in. • ...

• We all have that one girl/guy that we can’t get and he/she has no idea you like him/her. • When you are with the person you love most, every pain you have and every sadness you feel, fades away instantly. • Most people are so lazy to LOVE, all the commitments and devotions involved is too much of a work. • The only thing man lacks when it comes to women is: Patience. The only thing woman lacks when it comes to men is: Endurance. • Dating an awkward person is less stressful. You laugh more and have more fun which improves quality of life and overall health. • Keep smiling. You never know who is falling in love with it. • Sometimes the best way to appreciate something is to be without it for a while. • Eating your food slowly will help you lose weight, enjoy your food, reduce stress, and lead to better digestion. • Some people aren't actually anti social, they're just very selective when it comes to the people they associate with. • While you're busy looking for t...

• Graça Machel is the only woman in history to have been First Lady of two separate nations, serving as the First Lady of Mozambique from 1975 to 1986 and the First Lady of South Africa from 1998 to 1999. • If the amount of water in your body is reduced by just 1%, you'll feel thirsty. If it's reduced by 10%, you'll die. • Jehovah's Witnesses don't celebrate birthdays because the only two accounts of birthday parties in the Bible ended in murder. • In Turkmenistan, citizens do not pay for water, gas and electricity. • On 17 March 1982, the former France International footballer, Jean-Pierre Adams, was given anaesthetic that should have knocked him out for a few hours to perform a knee operation, up till today he is still in coma and yet to wake. • The rape of males over the age of 14 is not a criminal offence in the People's Republic of China. • Beer is the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. • Apples’ earnings is twice bigger than Niger...

• Avoiding something doesn't mean you don’t want it. Sometimes, it means that you do want it, but you know it isn't right for you. • Don’t tell people your plans. Show them your results. • Never push a loyal person to the point where they no longer care. • When someone smells good, it automatically makes them more attractive. • Psychology says, attempting to convince yourself that you don't care about someone is a clear indicator that you really do. • Never give your secret to anyone because if you can't keep it to yourself don't expect others to. • The best revenge is to move on, get over it and continue to succeed. Never give someone the satisfaction of watching you suffer. • Don’t depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness. • If you raised your voice – You've already lost the argument. • Ironically, we tend to want what we can't have. Then once we get it, we don't want it anymore....

Myth #1 – Introverts don’t like to talk. This is not true. Introverts just don’t talk unless they have something to say. They hate small talk. Get an introvert talking about something they are interested in, and they won’t shut up for days. Myth #2 – Introverts are shy. Shyness has nothing to do with being an Introvert. Introverts are not necessarily afraid of people. What they need is a reason to interact. They don’t interact for the sake of interacting. If you want to talk to an Introvert, just start talking. Don’t worry about being polite. Myth #3 – Introverts are rude. Introverts often don’t see a reason for beating around the bush with social pleasantries. They want everyone to just be real and honest. Unfortunately, this is not acceptable in most settings, so Introverts can feel a lot of pressure to fit in, which they find exhausting. Myth #4 – Introverts don’t like people. On the contrary, Introverts intensely value the few friends they have. They can count their close fr...

• Sudan has more than 200 pyramids, which is double the number found in Egypt. • In 1999, former Argentina goalkeeper, Carlos Roa, rejected a move to Manchester United because he thought the world will end in the new millennium year 2000. The goalkeeper gave away all his worldly possessions. • Girls care a lot about their drivers license picture; guys do not. • Vampire bats are the only mammals in the world that live entirely on blood. • A scorpion can hold its breath for one week. • Former US President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize just months into his tenure. Obama’s last year in office, the US military has dropped 26,171 bombs in seven countries. • The United States has been at war 93 percent of the time – 222 out of 239 years – since 1776. • In 1936 Olympic Games, an interesting vexillological fact was noticed: Haiti's flag and the flag of Liechtenstein were coincidentally identical, and this was not discovered until then. The following year, a crown was...

1. MOSQUITOES ARE THE DEADLIEST ANIMALS ON EARTH More deaths are associated with mosquitoes than any other animal on the planet. Mosquitoes may carry any number of deadly diseases, including malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, and encephalitis. Mosquitoes also carry heartworm which can be lethal to your dog. 2. ONLY FEMALE MOSQUITOES BITE HUMANS AND ANIMALS; MALES FEED ON FLOWER NECTAR Mosquitoes mean nothing personal when they take your blood. Female mosquitoes need protein for their eggs, and must take a blood meal in order to reproduce. Since males don’t bear the burden of producing young, they’ll avoid you completely and head for the flowers instead. And when not trying to produce eggs, females are happy to stick to nectar, too. 3. SOME MOSQUITOES AVOID BITING HUMANS ALTOGETHER Not all mosquito species feed on people. Some mosquitoes specialize on other animals, and are no bother to us at all. Culiseta melanura, for example, bites birds almost exclusively, and rarely bites ...

• In Guinea, it’s illegal to name your child Monica. • Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers were all invented by women. • Couples who live together before engagement have higher divorce rate than those who wait. • Studies show acting confidently is the surest key to success - if you fake it, you will make it. • HP printer black ink is more expensive than human blood. • The countries with the highest rates of female in management positions are Russia, Latvia and Indonesia, while the lowest are the US, UK, Spain, Denmark and Germany. • To keep Genghis Khan burial a secret, all 2000+ people who attended the funeral were executed, including the 800 executioners. • Lack of exercise kills just as many people as smoking. • "Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und." • One in 60 Nigerian fathers is raising a child which he thinks is his own but actually is the biological chil...

• There is a snake in Africa whose venom causes your blood to not only stop clotting but to come running out of every hole on your body. It's called the boomslang snake. • If you are a man and pee on a pregnancy test kit and it's positive, you probably have cancer. • A British 19-year-old has officially changed his name to "Captain Fantastic Faster than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined". His grandmother is no longer speaking to him. • Women end up digesting most of the lipstick they apply. • It takes longer to say "www" than it does to say "World Wide Web" because of all the syllables. • In 1991, one Prophet Daniel Abodunrin who attempted to relive the Biblical story of Daniel in the lion’s den, was mauled by a lion at the zoological garden at the University of Ibadan. • If you throw a cat, it will always land on its feet. The cat righting reflex is a cat's innate ability to orient itself as it falls in orde...

• If sugar is applied on a cut, it will help in the healing process and will also stop the blood flow. • Boredom is the single largest contributor to the use of drugs and alcohol among teens. • Nearly half of the world's food is thrown away every year. • Your eyeball stays the same size from birth to death. • Sometimes, the most important thing you'll need to know, is how to be your own best friend. • The people who care the most always get screwed over. • What's meant to be will always find its way. • Never chase love, affection or attention. If it isn't given freely by another person, it isn't worth having. • Every struggle you had in your life shaped you into the person you are today. Be thankful for the hard times, they can only make you stronger. • When life knocks you down, always get back up, you'll be stronger from it every time. • Sometimes the little things mean the most. • "Was it a car or a cat I saw" is the same when written/rea...

• Nigeria has won more football cups than England. • Ethiopia has the most airports in Africa. • Robert Mugabe has witnessed the death of four Vice Presidents who hoped to one day take over from him! • In North Korea, education and health care are free. • Barack Obama was the first sitting president to publish an academic paper. • Saudi Arabia banned the sale of camera phones nationwide in April 2004, but reversed the ban in December 2004. • Some men are fortunate with the type of woman they marry while some are not. The true behaviour of a woman is best seen after she becomes a married woman • A woman's heart beats faster than a man's. • A small child has greater wealth than the 2 billion poorest people in the world combined, since a small child has no debt. • The only part of your body that has no blood supply is the cornea in the eye. It gets its oxygen directly from air. By: Jude Onyekachukwu Igwe

• Stop chasing the wrong one. The right one won't run. • Humor is associated with intelligence and honesty, this is why people tend to be more attracted to those with a sense of humor. • Your brain works as twice as fast when you meet someone new. • A person from Niger is called a Nigerien. A person from Burkina Faso is called a Burkinabe. • Like horses, zebras sleep standing up. • Almost 50% of all pregnancies are unplanned. • Prostitutes in the Netherlands are required to pay taxes. • Bill Gates has donated a total of more than $27 billion in his lifetime, making him the most charitable person in the world. • Food tastes better when you are eating with people you like. • Women are more likely to be attracted to men whose feelings are unclear than men who have shown an interest in them. By: Jude Onyekachukwu Igwe

• Bob Marley's last words were 'Money can't buy life'. • Mosquitoes don’t just bite you - They also urinate on you after sucking your blood. • One of the hardest question to answer is: "Describe yourself?" • According to a study, a dog's bark can reveal its age, gender, context, and whether or not it recognizes an individual. • Never ignore a person who loves and cares for you, because one day you may realize that you’ve lost the moon while counting the stars. • Dogs do not see in black and white. • The forbidden fruit in the story of Adam and Eve in the Bible was never mentioned to be an apple. • Taking marijuana has some health benefits. • No president in the history of independent Guinea-Bissau has ever completed his term in office; Three presidents have been ousted, one was assassinated and another died in office. • Graça Machel is the only woman in history to have been first lady of two separate nations, serving as the First Lady of Mozambiqu...

• The 2022 FIFA World Cup final will be played in Lusail, Qatar, a city that does not exist yet. • It's possible for a man to get stuck inside of a woman during sex - usually as a result of vaginal spasms. • You can get pregnant while being pregnant. It is called Superfetation. • People who look young for their age tend to live longer. • You cannot survive without water for 10 days, without food for 3 weeks, and without air for 4 minutes. • In Spanish, the word "esposas" means both "handcuffs " and "wives " and it isn't a coincidence. • If you bought $100 worth of bitcoin 7 years ago, you'd be sitting on $73 million right now. • All Pakistani passports bear the inscription, "This passport is valid for all countries of the world except Israel". • Giving birth is the second most painful thing a human can experience – The first is being burnt alive. • People are naturally more happy when they're kept busy. By: Jude On...

• Alligators doesn't have a definite lifespan. They will live until a disease or injury kills them. • Ignorant people are more likely to mistakenly believe they are brilliant, while intelligent people are more likely to underestimate their abilities. • Babies do not shiver when they are cold. If you see a baby shivering, it needs to be fed immediately because it probably has an extremely low blood sugar. • Not only can a woman get pregnant while already pregnant, but can have the babies of two different men at once. It's called superfetation. • Germany has officially abolished college tuition fees, even for international students. Quote: If you try and fail, congratulations, because most people don't even try." — Boutros Boutros-Ghali. ----- • If a person is looking into your eyes for more than 5 seconds without blinking, he/she either wants to kill you or have sex with you. • If you commit any crime at sea, you are considered a pirate. • If you continuously c...