Did you know Facts!

There are alot of things this puzzled me so i search over the internet and found some useful information to share here. Alot of things does not have answers like.. why does wine bottle comes in tinted glass. How many % of water in a watermelon. So with this kinda questions running in our everyday lives.. i decided to search.... just have a look at some of the info below..

hope it is useful for you as it was for me.

TIP is the acronym for "To Insure Promptness."

Wine is sold in tinted bottles because wine spoils when exposed to light.

Approximately one billion snails are served in restaurants annually.

The tall chef's hat is called a toque.

Watermelons are 97% water, lettuce 97%, tomatoes 95%, carrots 90%, and bread 30%.

Carrots have zero fat content.

Your mouth produces 1 litre (1.8 pints) of saliva a day.

If the amount of water in your body is reduced by just 1%, you'll feel thirsty.

Our eyes are always the same size from birth.

We actually do not see with our eyes - we see with our brains. The eyes basically are the cameras of the brain. One-quarter of the brain is used to control the eyes.

Mercedes Benz cars are named after Mercedes Jellinek.

Pork is the world's most widely-eaten meat.

The sailfish is the fastest swimmer, reaching 109 km/h (68 mph).

The slowest fish is the Sea Horse, which moves along at about 0.016 km/h (0.01 mph).

Sharks are immune to all known diseases.

Sound travels through water 3 times faster than through air.

Air becomes liquid at about minus 190 degrees Celsius

The thin line of cloud that forms behind an aircraft at high altitudes is called a contrail.

Water expands by about 9% as it freezes.

Gardenia Bread!!

Here's something interesting on how to buy your fresh wholesome Gardenia bread.

When you buy your bread, have you wondered how to choose and which one is the freshest of em all? Some say they "squeeze" for freshness and softness. Some say check the expiry date, my mum taught me to look for the longest expiry date and check around make sure there are no fungus growing on the bread.

Did you know that the bread is delivered freshly to the stores 5 days in a week?

They are delivered on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Each and everyday they have a different colour twist tie (that explains much how come there are so many different colour twist tie)

They are : -
Blue on Mondays
Green on Tuesday
Red on Thursday
White on Friday &
Yellow on Saturday

So if today Tuesday.. you would want a green colour twist tie instead of Yellow that is produced on Saturday.

I hope this is interesting and actually enlightens you why is the bread twist tie clip in different colours.

So enjoy fresh bread when you buy the right colour on the right day of your grocery shopping day!

Please comment if you find this useful or interesting and spread the word!

100 Keyboard Shortcuts!

Well keyboard shortcuts are common among us. But how many shortcuts do you know?

Ctrl c for copy, Ctrl x for cut and the list goes on. But if i would to think back about shortcuts.. i only know a handful of it. So today here is 100 shortcuts to your keyboard to enable better productivity.



Standard Shortcut



CTRL+C (Copy)

CTRL+X (Cut)

CTRL+V (Paste)

CTRL+Z (Undo)

DELETE (Delete)

SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)

CTRL while dragging an item using your mouse (Copy the selected item)

CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)

F2 key (Rename the selected item)

CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)

SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)

CTRL+A (Select all)

F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)

ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)

ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)

ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)

ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)

CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)

ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)

ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)

F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)

F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)

SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)

ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)

CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)

ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)

F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)

RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)

LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)

F5 key (Update the active window)

BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)

ESC (Cancel the current task)

SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)



Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts



CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)

CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)

TAB (Move forward through the options)

SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)

ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)

ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)

SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)

Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)

F1 key (Display Help)

F4 key (Display the items in the active list)

BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)



m*cro$oft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts



Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)

Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)

Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)

Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)

Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)

Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)

Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)

CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)

Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)

Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)

Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)

Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)



Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts



Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch Filter Keys either on or off)

Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)

Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the Mouse Keys either on or off)

SHIFT five times (Switch the Sticky Keys either on or off)

NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the Toggle Keys either on or off)

Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)



Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts



END (Display the bottom of the active window)

HOME (Display the top of the active window)

NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)

NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)

LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)



Shortcut Keys for Character Map

After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:

RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)

LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)

UP ARROW (Move up one row)

DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)

PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)

PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)

HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)

END (Move to the end of the line)

CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)

CTRL+END (Move to the last character)

SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected)



m*cro$oft Management Console (MMC)Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts



CTRL+O (Open a saved console)

CTRL+N (Open a new console)

CTRL+S (Save the open console)

CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)

CTRL+W (Open a new window)

F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)

ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)

ALT+F4 (Close the console)

ALT+A (Display the Action menu)

ALT+V (Display the View menu)

ALT+F (Display the File menu)

ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)



MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts



CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)

ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)

SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)

F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)

F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)

CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)

CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)

ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)

F2 key (Rename the selected item)

CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only oneconsole window, this shortcut closes the console)



Remote Desktop Connection Navigation



CTRL+ALT+END (Open the m*cro$oft Windows NT Security dialog box)

ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)

ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)

ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)

ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)

CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)

CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)

CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing

ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)



m*cro$oft Internet Explorer Navigation



CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)

CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)

CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)

CTRL+H (Open the History bar)

CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)

CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)

CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)

CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)

CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)

CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)

CTRL+W (Close the current window)



So i hope this post will give you more info on the shortcuts on your keyboard.



I learned alot of new shortcuts after this posting! I hope you do as well! Please do leave a comment on what do you think of this post or my blog. Thanks

Useful info in life! Part 2

Part 2

To check the freshness of mushroom
Sprinkle some salt on mushroom. If it turns black , it's fresh. If it turns yellow it's stale

To boil potatoes quickly
Skin one potato from one side only before boiling.

To boil eggs quickly
Add salt to the water and boil.

To defrost a frozen chicken
Soak the chicken in cold water and add two tablespoon of salt.

To check the freshness of fish
Put it in a bowl of cold water. If it floats is fresh.

To check the freshness of eggs
Put the eggs in water. If it becomes horizontal, it's fresh. If it becomes slanting, its 3 - 4 days old, if it becomes vertical, it's 10 days old. if it floats, it's stale

To remove ink from clothes
Put toothpaste on the ink spots generously and let it dry completely, then wash

To skin potatoes / Sweet potatoes quickly
Soak in cold water immediately after boiling

To get rid or mice / rats
Sprinkle black pepper in places where you find mice or rats. They will run away

To get rid of mosquitoes at night
Keep mint leaves near your bed or pillows and all around the room.

Broken glass
Use a dry cotton ball to pick up little broken glasses - the fibre cathes the ones you can't see!

Measuring Cups
Before you pour sticky substance into a measuring cup, fill it with hot water. Dump out the hot water, next add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out.

Reopening envelope
If you seal an envelope and then realise that you forgot to include something inside. Just place your sealed envelope in the freezer for 2 hours. Voila! it unseals easily.

Take baby powder to the beach
Keep a small bottle of baby powder in your beach bag. when you're ready to leave the beach, sprinkle yourself and kids with the baby powder and the remaining sands on your body will slide right off your skin

Hope you learn something new!!

Useful info in life! Part 1

This maybe general knowledge but frankly speaking most of the stuff i didn't know about it as well. I got it from a forwarded email, since its very useful, i'll post it here in..

If you have a problem with ants at home.
Keep the skin of cucumbers near the place or ant holes

To get pure and clean ice.
Boil the water first before freezing

To clean mirror
Clean with Spirit / use newspaper

To remove chewing gum from clothes
Keep the cloth in the freezer for an hour

To whiten white clothes
Soak white clothes in hot water with a slice of lemon for 10 minutes, then wash

To give shine to your hair
Add one teaspoon of vinegar to your hair, then wash

To get the most juice out of a lemons
Soak lemon in hot water for one hour, and then juice them

To get rid the smell of fish from your hands
Wash you hands with a lil apple vinegar

To avoid tears while cutting onions
Chew Gum / Soak them in water before cutting them

Is this information useful.. come in here again 2moro for continuation of it.. stay tuned!!

Did you know?

Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system. Six-year-olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day.

Every day 200 million couples make love, 400,000 babies are born, and 140,000 people die. Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.

In most watch advertisements the time displayed on the watch is 10:10 because then the arms frame the brand of the watch (and make it look like it is smiling).

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.

The average person who stops smoking requires one hour less sleep a night.

The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.

The color blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones.

Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.

It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.

The only part of the body that has no blood supply is the cornea in the eye. It takes in oxygen directly from the air.

Colgate faced big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command "go hang yourself."

Do you know the names of the three wise monkeys? They are:Mizaru(See no evil), Mikazaru(Hear no evil), and Iwazaru(Speak no evil).

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural cause.

The human heart creates enough pressure while pumping to squirt blood 30 feet!! (That's why I love KILL BILL)

The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal. It cost 7 million dollars to build the Titanic and 200 million to make a film about it.