Ripley's Believe It or Not!

ON HIS FIRST DAY OF VACATION, A MAN SPENDS $10 IN THE MORNING, THEN SPENDS HALF HIS REMAINING MONEY DURING THE DAY, AND FINALLY SPENDS ANOTHER $10 IN THE EVENING. IF HE REPEATS THIS PATTERN FOR THE NEXT 2 DAYS AND SPENDS HIS LAST $10 ON THE EVENING OF DAY 3, HOW MUCH MONEY DID HE START WITH?

THE TOURIST STARTED WITH $210!
DAY1 : (210)-10=200-100-10
DAY 2: (90)-10=80-40-10
DAY 3: (30)-10=20-10-10 = 0

HEDVIGA GOLIK of Zagreb, Croatia, DIED IN BED IN THE EARLY 1970S AND REMAINED THERE UNTIL SOMEONE DISCOVERED HER BODY IN MAY 2008!

THE ATLANTIC ENTRANCE TO THE PANAMA CANAL ACTUALLY LIES TO THE WEST OF THE PACIFIC ENTRANCE!

Taken from The Philippine Star

Umbra

a region of complete shadow, which is usually applied to eclipses. The area of half or partial shadow is termed the penumbra.

Taken from Dictionary of Science

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The umbra, penumbra and antumbra are the names given to three distinct parts of a shadow, created by any light source. For a point source only the umbra is cast.

These names are usually used when referring to the shadows cast by celestial bodies.

The umbra (Latin for "shadow") is the darkest part of the shadow. From within the umbra, the light source is completely occluded. In astronomy, an observer in the umbra is said to be in the shadows experiencing total eclipse.

Taken from Wikipedia

Facts about Fluids

More than half of the human body is water (59.5%), as compared to 16% protein, 16% fat, 6% minerals, 1.5% carbohydrates and 1% miscellaneous. Dehydration can result in damage to tissues. Therefore, when you sweat heavily during the hot season or after exercising strenuously, you have to replace the water lost through sweating (as well as via urinating and breathing). To restore your body's fluid balance, the best drink is still plain water.

A cold beer won't do the job, because the carbohydrates and the electrolytes (salt and potassium) in the beer have to be broken down by the body before the water content can be absorbed. Besides, the alcohol content can be metabolized only by using more body water. How about soft drinks and sports drinks? They, too, contain glucose and electrolytes that need to be broken down before they can refresh you.

Taken from The Bosconian Forum