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History Facts (History facts that some of you don't know)

As per research, I have gathered some facts about the history of the world, some are laws on different country, constitution, and even insane happening. Below here are those that I have gathered, so let's get rolling

The U.S. Constitution is only made up of 4,400 words, the oldest and the shortest written constitution of a major government in the world.
And some of the words in the constitution are misspelled like the state of Pennsylvania, written as "Pensylvania"
The Constitution does not set forth requirements for the right to vote. As a result, at the outset of the Union, only male property-owners could vote. African Americans were not considered citizens, and women were excluded from the electoral process. Native Americans were not given the right to vote until 1924
Because of his poor health, Benjamin Franklin (at the age of 81) needed help to sign the Constitution. As he did so, tears streamed down his face.
It took one hundred days to actually “frame” the Constitution.
George Washington and James Madison were the only presidents who signed the Constitution.
The word “democracy” does not appear once in the Constitution.
The Constitution contains 4,543 words, including the signatures and has four sheets, 28-3/4 inches by 23-5/8 inches each. It contains 7,591 words including the 27 amendments.

The U.S.S. Cyclops was one of four Proteus-class colliers built for the U.S. Navy in 1910.
The ship was the second one named after the Greek mythical giants.
In 1917 the ship was commissioned due to the start of World War I and her captain, George Worley, was promoted to full captain.

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She put to sea from Rio de Janeiro on 16 February 1918 and entered Bahia on 20 February. Two days later, she departed for Baltimore, Maryland, with no stops scheduled, carrying the manganese ore. The ship was thought to be overloaded when she left Brazil, as her maximum capacity was 8,000 long tons (8,100 t). Before leaving port, Commander Worley had submitted a report that the starboard engine had a cracked cylinder and was not operative. This report was confirmed by a survey board, which recommended, however, that the ship be returned to the U.S. She made an unscheduled stop in Barbados because the water level was over the Plimsoll line, indicating an overloaded condition; however investigations in Rio proved the ship had been loaded and secured properly. Cyclops then set out for Baltimore on 4 March, and was rumored to have been sighted on 9 March by the molasses tanker Amolco near Virginia, but this was denied by Amolco's captain. Additionally, because Cyclops was not due in Baltimore until 13 March, it is highly unlikely that the ship would have been near Virginia on 9 March, as that location would have placed her only about a day from Baltimore. In any event, Cyclops never made it to Baltimore, and no wreckage of her has ever been found. Reports indicate that on 10 March, the day after the ship was rumored to have been sighted by Amolco, a violent storm swept through the Virginia Capes area. While some suggest that the combination of the overloaded condition, engine trouble, and bad weather may have conspired to sink Cyclops, an extensive naval investigation concluded: "Many theories have been advanced, but none that satisfactorily accounts for her disappearance." This summation was written, however, before two of Cyclops's sister ships, Proteus and Nereus, vanished in the North Atlantic during World War II. Both ships were transporting heavy loads of metallic ore similar to that which was loaded on Cyclops during her fatal voyage. In both cases, it was theorized that their loss was the result of catastrophic structural failure, but a more outlandish theory attributes all three vessels' disappearances to the Bermuda Triangle.

4. Abraham Lincoln's Religious Uncertainty

Abraham Lincoln's religious beliefs are a matter of debate. Lincoln grew up in a highly religious family, but never joined any church.
As a young man he was a skeptic. He frequently referenced God and quoted the Bible; he attended Protestant church services with his wife and children.
After the deaths of two of his children, he became more intensely concerned with God's plan for mankind. He was private about his beliefs and respected the beliefs of others.
Lincoln never made a clear profession of standard Christian beliefs; he did believe in an all-powerful God that shaped events and, by 1865, was expressing those beliefs in major speeches.
Abraham Lincoln is the only U.S. President who never joined a church and at one time seen as atheist.

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Abraham Lincoln's religious beliefs are a matter of debate. Lincoln grew up in a highly religious family, but never joined any church. As a young man he was a skeptic. He frequently referenced God and quoted the Bible; he attended Protestant church services with his wife and children. After the deaths of two of his children, he became more intensely concerned with God's plan for mankind. He was private about his beliefs and respected the beliefs of others. Lincoln never made a clear profession of standard Christian beliefs; he did believe in an all-powerful God that shaped events and, by 1865, was expressing those beliefs in major speeches. Abraham Lincoln is the only U.S. President who never joined a church and at one time seen as atheist.

5. King Tut's Dagger

King Tutankhamun, or King Tut if we want to be a little less formal has been frequently study by archaeologists since the discovery of his tomb in 1922. When the Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh's Tomb was opened up, it was believed a curse was released onto the archaeologists. However, it wasn't until recently that researchers discovered something a little more unusual about King Tut's tomb. Among many Artifacts recovered, there was a golden dagger, and an iron one. However, archaeologists and historians were under the belief that the Ancient Egyptians (around 1300 BC) didn't have access to any iron. The only known civilization to have used iron around 1300 BC was the Hittite civilization! The concentration found in the iron used by the Hittite civilization revealed a high concentration level, primarily found in meteors! The Hittites and the Ancient Egyptians were known to have constant contact with each other. After much debate, it has been concluded that King Tut's dagger, among many other iron artifacts, originated from a meteorite carrying iron that struck the Earth!

Are you a sort tempered? Do you ave a very sort fuse or getting yourself involving in frequent argument and fights? Well, you need some anger management

Anger is one healthy emotion, but when chronic, explosive anger spirals out of control, it can have serious consequences for your relationships, your health, and your state of mind. With insight about the real reasons for your anger and these anger management tools, you can learn to keep your temper from hijacking your life.

Understanding anger

The emotion of anger is neither good nor bad. It’s perfectly healthy and normal to feel angry when you’ve been mistreated or wronged. The feeling isn't the problem—it's what you do with it that makes a difference. Anger becomes a problem when it harms you or others.

If you have a hot temper, you may feel like it’s out of your hands and there’s little you can do to tame the beast. But you have more control over your anger than you think. You can learn to express your emotions without hurting others—and when you do, you’ll not only feel better, you’ll also be more likely to get your needs met. Mastering the art of anger management takes work, but the more you practice, the easier it will get. And the payoff can be huge. Learning to control your anger and express it appropriately can help you build better relationships, achieve your goals, and lead a healthier, more satisfying life.

Myths and Facts about Anger

Myth: I shouldn’t “hold in” my anger. It’s healthy to vent and let it out.
Fact: While it’s true that suppressing and ignoring anger is unhealthy, venting is no better. Anger is not something you have to “let out” in an aggressive way in order to avoid blowing up. In fact, outbursts and tirades only fuel the fire and reinforce your anger problem.
Myth: Anger, aggression, and intimidation help me earn respect and get what I want.
Fact: True power doesn’t come from bullying others. People may be afraid of you, but they won’t respect you if you can’t control yourself or handle opposing viewpoints. Others will be more willing to listen to you and accommodate your needs if you communicate in a respectful way.
Myth: I can’t help myself. Anger isn’t something you can control.
Fact: You can’t always control the situation you’re in or how it makes you feel, but you can control how you express your anger. And you can express your anger without being verbally or physically abusive. Even if someone is pushing your buttons, you always have a choice about how to respond.
Myth: Anger management is about learning to suppress your anger.
Fact: Never getting angry is not a good goal. Anger is normal, and it will come out regardless of how hard you try to suppress it. Anger management is all about becoming aware of your underlying feelings and needs and developing healthier ways to manage upset. Rather than trying to suppress your anger, the goal is to express it in constructive ways.

Why anger management is important

You might think that venting your anger is healthy, that the people around you are too sensitive, that your anger is justified, or that you need to show your fury to get respect. But the truth is that anger is much more likely to damage your relationships, impair your judgment, get in the way of success, and have a negative impact on the way people see you.

Out-of-control anger hurts your physical health. Constantly operating at high levels of stress and tension is bad for your health. Chronic anger makes you more susceptible to heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol levels, a weakened immune system, insomnia, and high blood pressure.
Out-of-control anger hurts your mental health. Chronic anger consumes huge amounts of mental energy and clouds your thinking, making it harder to concentrate, see the bigger picture, and enjoy life. It can also lead to stress, depression, and other mental health problems.
Out-of-control anger hurts your career. Constructive criticism, creative differences, and heated debate can be healthy. But lashing out only alienates your colleagues, supervisors, or clients and erodes their respect. What’s more, a bad reputation can follow you wherever you go, making it harder and harder to get ahead.
Out-of-control anger hurts your relationships with others. It causes lasting scars in the people you love most and gets in the way of your friendships and work relationships. Chronic, intense anger makes it hard for others to trust you, speak honestly, or feel comfortable—they never know what is going to set you off or what you will do. Explosive anger is especially damaging to children.

SOURCE: www.helpguide.org

Now, Here are some tips that can help you out in controlling/managing your anger.

1. Take a Timeout

Counting is not just for kids, that some people don't always do, if you find something that triggers your anger, just hold it and try to count while telling to yourself to be calm. Try to count until it lessen your anger, and try to speak out what on your mind calmly.

2. Think

Try to think what's really behind your anger, is it necessary to be mad in a certain situation or not? Try to pull down your anger until you can overcome before you react on a situation.

3. Exercise

Exercise is one of the great ways to manage your anger, try to exercise daily, it will provide an outlet on your anger that can make it more manageable. It will help your muscles and body parts to be an outlet for anger.

4. Stick with "I" statements

I statements means don't blame others. This is one of a great triggers of anger, trying to pin point someone to blame with. Try to blame yourself instead, with this it will help you out to thinki clearly rather than wasting your time blaming someone.

5. Practice Humor

Learn how to insert humor when you are getting mad, with this it will help you out to lessen the anger that's on your mind, it will relaxes yourself and give you much lighter feeling.

6. Practice Relaxation Skills

Learn some skills that will make you relax, a simple deep breath will help you out in your anger management, some stretching and some mannerism or phrases that will help you out to relief anger.

7. Know When to Seek Help

Some guys don't know how to seek help ending up into stress and can be easily mad. Sometimes seeking for help will make you feel better, that you are not alone.

Saving money is one of the hardest thing to do, specially when your paycheck is less than your expenses, and while you have a large amount of money, there are a lot of things that comes in your mind. So here are some tips on saving money.

1. Cut Down your Expenses

Calculate your expenses every month, and take out the expenses that you don't need, means only those necessary expenses will be left, like electricity, water, rent, internet, and food. Don't take extra expenses, if you are using postpaid mobile phone, it is better if you switch to prepaid, specially when you don't use it regularly in a IMPORTANT thing. Switch to lower plan of internet user specially when you are not a heavy downloader or you are just browsing the web (you are just wasting the the bandwidth if you have a hi-speed internet and just using it in web browsing, just use the plan that suits you)

2. Pay Yourself First

After receiving your paycheck, you must pay yourself first, meaning you need to deduct the saving right after your receive your paycheck NOT after you paid all of your expenses. It is your reward to yourself in working hard every month, it is a simple way of pleasing yourself, you can place it in your piggy bank or you can put it in your bank account to earn interest.

3. Fixed Savings

Set a fixed percentage on your monthly paycheck, with this, you will easily set track on your savings, and it is much easier to budget things if you know what you will deduct on your paycheck. Keep in mind that you can't establish to have a fixed saving if you will not cut down your expenses.

4. Set your Goals in Savings and Time Frame

Set your target savings amount that you will earn in a definite time frame, with this, you will mold discipline in yourself, and making this a habit will make things easier to set targets and goals.

5. Track Down Expenses

Tracking down expenses will help you out how much you have spent in your money, tacking down expenses also means tracking down your savings. If you record your savings that you have spent, you will see whether you earned something or you have over-spend your allowance, with this, you can adjust yourself to much better plan so that you won't over-spend again.

6. Don't Ever Use Credit Cards

Credits cards won't help you save money, they will just temp you to buy something, it will give you the power to buy anything that you want even if you don't have the money. But credit card bears interests and it makes your purchases much expensive and it will just give you headache and will ruin your budget.

7. Control Yourself

This is the hardest thing to do, controlling yourself. There are a lot of temptations that will suck all the money in your wallet. If you see something that you want to buy and your money is not enough, just keep in mind that you will get better things in the future if you save your money rather than buying it. Buy only the things that is necessary for you, don't over spend, and always save money in the bank.

No one of us can escape stress, we are all experiencing this because of work, problems, love-life and money. But what do you do just to relief your stress? Some other person can't handle themselves when they are stressed cause they don't know what to do, so it ended up ruining what you are doing and be more stressed. SO here are some of my tips on how you can handle, reduce, and relief stress:

1. Meditate and Breathe Deeply

Some other people won't stop even they are stressed, but one of the most easiest thing to do when you are stressed is to stop what you are doing, close your eyes, take a deep breath and meditate, think of positive thoughts, with this, it can help you calm yourself and you can work again with lesser stress.

2. Re-Frame your Problem and Think of Other Solution

Sometimes when we think that the only solution is what we know, and forcing it to work will just cause some stress in your brain. Try to settle things up, analyze the problem, re-frame, and accept that the solution that you are thinking will not work and try to accept suggestions from others.

3. Learn To Say "NO"

Sometimes accepting some work due to shyness and not trying to say no in something that you can't handle. Don't pretend that you can do everything, sometimes pretending will just lead you into something much worst and it can give you great stress.

4. Make Some Environmental Changes

Your environment has a big contribution in giving you stress. Try to renovate, clean, change some appliances in your house, make it more lively, more comfortable, and easy to relax. Seeing lively color or some cool colors will surely relief your stress.

5. Exercise and Eat Healthy

Changing lifestyle is one key on taking over your stress, if you change your lifestyle in a much better way, you will see that you are not easily be stressed and you can handle any problems that comes in your way.

6. Please Yourself, Take Some Vacation

Over-working is not a good thing, your body is not build for working too hard, it also needs some relaxation. Please yourself, go on a travel, have some vacation at the beach, it will help you to freshen your mind.

7. Get a Plenty of Sleep

Having lesser sleep than you required is not a good thing, it will just give you a headache and can't focus on something that you do, it also makes you prone to stress.

8. Cuddle More Often And Maintain Good Relationship

If you have a partner or siblings or pets, play with them, cuddle, it is a great stress reliever cause it will surely makes you happy and makes you forget your problems. And do strengthen the bonds with your love ones, having quarrel is not a good thing in stress management.

Summer of 2014 is nearly coming, have you decided where do you spend your summer? If not, well here is some list that I can give to you where you can go unwind and enjoy the summer. And for those on the other country, come visit the Philippines, there are a lot of sceneries that you can only find here.

PALAWAN

For a very long time, Palawan's bountiful resources and abundant wildlife and extra-ordinary natural beauty are known to many ethnic communities that thrive in these islands and a few other daring settlers who wanted to live in unpolluted surroundings. But now, Palawan is rated as the best island destination ins the east and the southeast Asia region by National Geographic Traveller in 2007 and it is one of the best island in the world.

People in Palawan is so disciplined that they do they best just to preserve the natural beauty of the island. You can also find the one of the new 7 Wonders of Nature here in Palawan; the Underground River.

TAGAYTAY

Tagaytay is one of the favorite summer destinations of the locals and even foreigners because of the cold climate and refreshing climate in the place plus the views from the famous Taal volcano; A volcano within a lake and has a lake in it (lakeception, lol). Tagaytay also referred to as the second summer capital of the Philippines.

If you are looking for some place near Manila, this is one place you should go, a refreshing sight and air where can relief your stress and can make you forgot all of your problems.

BAGUIO

Baguio is the Summer Capital of the Philippines, due to its cold temperature that is very attractive to the tourist whether local or foreigners. Baguio is also called as the City of Pines. It is also one of the cleanest and greenest place in the Philippines. And also in Baguio, they are celebrating the Panagbenga Festival that occurs every February.

There are a lot of place that you can visit in Baguio that will make you feel amazed and relaxed.

BORACAY

Boracay is located at the northwest of Panay island in the western Visayas region. Boracay is voted as the best beaches in the world in 2012. If you are the one who likes beaches, this site is the place for you, there are a lot of activities that you can do there, and they also have bars and some shows that can make you enjoy the site.

There are a lot pf places here in the places where you can spend your summer. there's no need to go to other countries just to see incredible sites. Just explore, and you will see a remarkable and memorable sites.

Some Tips to get a Hi-Score at Flappy Birds

There are this game that anyone got hooked up with, so I just tried it, and yes, it is addicting and it is very irritating because of the difficulty of the game. So I played it and analyzed the game and I manage to reach the silver star that is equivalent to 40 (as seen to the highest score on my screenshot, but I can't manage to do it again, lol)

Here are some of my tips just to get hi-score, and maybe you can do better than me.

1. Use a wider screen while you are playing, or if you don't have a android tablet or an iPad, check if your device is capable of USB OTG (On-The-Go) you can plug in a USB mouse for a better clicking and view of the way for your little fat bird.

As for me I have a O+ 9.76 tablet that is capable of USB OTG, so I managed to plugged my USB mouse and have a nice flying maneuver while playing the game.

2. Beware of corners. This corner of the pipes always its the head of my little bird, so you better be careful of your tapping not to tap too much. Always measure your taps, short measured taps will do the trick.

3. Time your blinking. Blinking of the eye has a big effect on getting your bird hit the pipe, so you better blink if the bird is not passing through the pipe or you will end up losing your rhythm and making your bird hits the pipe.

4. CONCENTRATE! Although this is a 2d simple game, it requires some concentration if you really want to get a hi-score, so you better not be distracted while playing the game.

Well that's it, that's what I can share for you who wants to get some hi-score, just practice, and everything will be fine, oh, hey, here is the screenshot of my last game.

Some Life Hack That Can Make Your Life Easier

I am just browsing the web, and I come up with this so called "Life Hack", they called it hack cause it will make your life much easier. Well to be honest, I do some of this life hacks, and yes, it really makes my life comfortable, doing some shortcuts to save some time and make my life much easier.

So I will post some of the life hacks that I have tried and some hack that will surely works on you:

1. If you need someone to take a photo of you, ask someone with kids, It usually (not a 100%) guarantees that they are trustworthy or at least that they won't be able to run off your camera.

2. If you want to use your phone while on the beach or while raining, you better get a ziploc and put your phone inside of it.

3. Had a headache? Well, you better try this, soak your feet in hot water, it will help you feel better.

4. Stop complaining to guys about how there are no good guys around. If you want a good guy, chances are he's the one you're complaining to.

5. Don't delay acting on a good idea. Chances are someone else has thought of it too. Success comes to the first who acts first.

6. Take pride in everything you do, from flipping burgers to building rockets. It will always show in the quality of your work.

7. Accidentally text the wrong number/person? Immediately put your phone on airplane mode and once the message sending fails, delete the message and undo the airplane mode.

8. Make friends with three people; a law student, a police officer, and a bartender. And if you have a problem, you will see why they are the ones who you need to be friends with.

9. Want to lose weight? Eat more spicy food! Spicy foods fool your taste buds into being more satisfied with smaller amount.

10. When proofreading, read out loud to yourself. Your mouth will catch errors our mind might glance over.

11. If a Duracell battery leaks, and destroys one of your devices, the company will replace the device it it's sent to them with the defective batteries still in place. (I don't know if this is true, maybe)

12. Stretch for 5 minutes before going to bed. Your muscles will be more relaxed and it'll be easier to find a comfortable position to sleep.

13. Pineapple juice is 5 times more effective than cough syrup. It also prevents colds and the flu.

There it is, there are more to come, so you better stay tune!

The Info Blog

History Facts (History facts that some of you don't know)

Anger Management

Understanding anger

Myths and Facts about Anger

Why anger management is important

1. Take a Timeout

2. Think

3. Exercise

4. Stick with "I" statements

5. Practice Humor

6. Practice Relaxation Skills

7. Know When to Seek Help

Some Tips on Saving Money

Simple Ways to Relieve Stress

Summer Hotspots in the Philippines!

Some Tips to get a Hi-Score at Flappy Birds

Some Life Hack That Can Make Your Life Easier

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