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There seems to be no logical answer behind this as women are the ones who nurture their babies with the milk from their breasts. Then, why do men have nipples on their bodies.
Study about this has shown that initially all embryos have a female template and therefore the nipples is one of the things that are developed in the embryo before the X or Y chromosome is decided. This is the main reason why men as well as women have nipples on their bodies.
The nipples in a man have no function as such. Though, due to hormonal imbalance in a man the nipples c... full fact »
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In computing, time is counted as signed integer - a number of seconds that has passed from January 1st 1970 at 00:00h (12:00h AM). To go in the past (before 01/01/1970) a negative number must be used. This is commonly known as "Unix Timestamp".
Only 32 bits are used to store "words" in 32bit processor technology (a "word" can be anything, from data to mathematical or logical instructions). Having 32 bits or binary places and using one bit for sign, as this is signed number, we have a span from -2³¹ to 2³¹-1 which is, translated to decimal notatio... full fact »
Hexagram is a geometrical figure that looks like a star and has 6 edges and vertices. It is also refereed to as a six-pointed star. The way the hexagram can be formed is with the help of two overlapping triangles which are both equilateral. The unique thing about a hexagram is that one side points upwards and the other one is downwards. The hexagram has such an importance in Judaism and is often referred to as the Star of David.
In fact, every ancient religion has some or the other mention of this star in its history be it Hinduism which has this symb... full fact »
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One of the major points that Facebook scored over all of the other social networking sites, at least initially, was its stringent privacy settings that gave you a sense of security and safety regarding the contents of your profile on Facebook. However, with the advent of Twitter and other such sites, Facebook might be in a mood to keep up with the growth of its competitors - and this might be why now Facebook content is easily accessible to strangers and gone are the days when you had a sense of privacy that only you and your exclusive friends shared on ... full fact »
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Devil's Breath is the drug that goes by the name of Scopolamine. It is an extremely dangerous drug and in fact, one of the most dangerous drugs in this world. The way it works is by erasing person's memory completely and they can't remember anything that happened after they consumed it.
On the streets of Colombia, if you were to ask for the drug Scopolamine by the name of Devil's Breath you will be able to procure it easily. This drug gets its name because it takes only one breath to become possessed by it. It comes from a tree called Borrachero that... full fact »
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After supernova universe was expanding up to one point and after that strange matter continued this expansion. Scientists called this matter the Dark Energy. Dark energy has so much of dark matter that is associated with it and we still don't know much about it. Though, man has made such large strides in astronomy and has been able to find out so much, at the same time, there is so much more that remains and that is the dark matter. There is the mysterious and unknown form of energy in the universe that man has not been able to fathom much about.
This e... full fact »
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born 18 July in the year 1918. He was named Rolihlahla and got the name Mandela from his grandfather. The name Nelson was given to him by his teacher Miss Mdingane. He was born in Mveso, Umtata in the Cape Province. After the death of his father he was looked after by his relative. He became the first child of Mandela family to get education. He was an intelligent child and completed the Junior certificate in two years instead of three. Nelson took admission in the University of Fort Hare to do Bachelor's in Arts but was soo... full fact »
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Johnny Campbell was the first to cheer the football team in 1898 in Princeton. Cheerleading is almost 100 years old when most of the cheerleaders were men. Now 98% of cheerleaders are females. The estimates tell that around the world there are more than 4 million cheerleaders. Cheerleaders are generally in the age group of 5 to 13 years. Most of the cheerleaders are gymnasts and 12% are dancers. In US 80% schools have cheerleading squads. The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders is the most famous squad. Football is most popular sport for cheerleading. Cheerleadin... full fact »
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