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"You never really learn much from hearing yourself speak."
- George Clooney
#quotes
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Willie Nelson once smoked weed on the roof of the White House with President Jimmy Carter's son.
#People
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What is that little Stamp that Japanese people use to sign papers?
In Japan, personal seals are used instead of signatures on legal documents, forms, and other places where Westerners would sign or initial. Everyone in Japan has at least one, and most people have a few different ones. The stamp itself is called a hanko, and the ink mark it leaves is called an inkan.
Since forgery can be a problem, most Japanese people have multiple hanko, which are used for different purposes to keep important transactions separate, much like how people use different passwords for stuff like bank websites. It's recommended that one be reserved for casual use, like signing for packages (mitomein), while another is used exclusively for bank accounts, the impression of which is kept on file at the bank (ginko-in), and that your most important hanko, the one you register with the government, is reserved for only legal documents (jitsuin).
Hanko are an important part of everyday life in Japan. Shops that sell hanko and custom-etch your name in them are everywhere. Fancy carrying cases are sold everywhere too, and often have small changeable ink pads built-in. Typically, a hanko will cost around ¥3,000-5,000, but of course there are super expensive and super cheap ones too. Most hanko are made from wood or plastic, but more expensive ones are made from fancier materials.
Hanko typically are carved with just your family (last) name kanji, although some include a given (first) name as well. Titles (Doctor, Esquire, etc.) are not included. Unregistered hanko can usually have anything on them, but registered ones must have your legal name on it.
Foreigners can get hanko as well, but how their name is written can get a little weird, since personal hanko are less than 2cm in diameter, and so longer names often have to be abbreviated.
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Lonely people tend to spend more time in their beds, even if they have trouble sleeping
Chronic loneliness can lead to insomnia, as well as the need to get into bed without feeling tired.
#psychology
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"Don’t settle for what life gives you; make life better and build something."
- Ashton Kutcher
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Eating polar bear liver can cause your skin to peel off and your hair to fall out
It has too much vitamin A.
#Knowledge
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Spending time with happy, positive people can make you happier and improve your well-being, according to a study from Harvard Medical School.
#psychology
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Who wrote a tragedy in which the main character is given a prophecy that he will murder this own father and marry his own mother??
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“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.”
– Soren Kierkegaard
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Alligators rarely suffer from infections because they have robust immune systems
Their blood is effective against 23 strains of bacteria, and can even destroy a significant amount of HIV.
#animals
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At the center of every raindrop is an impurity, such as dust or soot
It's nearly impossible for raindrops to form from pure water.
#science
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“Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.”
– Leo Burnett
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How does a Pedometer Count Steps? How is it different from Passometer?
The first pedometers were mechanical models that worked much like a pendulum clock. They featured tiny moving parts that would move back and forth along with the motion of the body as you walked. Each time your body moved with a step, the tiny parts would trigger a switch that would add one to your step count.
Modern pedometers work in a very similar way but are partly electronic. Open one up and you'll find a metal pendulum (a hammer with a weight on one end) wired into an electronic counting circuit by a thin spring. Normally the circuit is open and no electric current flows through it. As you take a step, the hammer swings across and touches a metal contact in the center, completing the circuit and allowing current to flow. The flow of current energizes the circuit and adds one to your step count. As you complete the step, the hammer swings back again (helped by the spring) and the circuit is broken, effectively resetting the pedometer ready for the next step. The pedometer shows a count of your steps on an LCD display; most will convert the step count to an approximate distance in miles or kilometers (or the number of calories you've burned off) at the push of a button. Note that in some pedometers, the hammer-pendulum circuit works the opposite way: it's normally closed and each step makes it open temporarily.
More modern pedometers take advantage of the many technological advances that have been made in the last decade. Rather than moving mechanical parts, these newer pedometers keep track of steps with internal gyroscopes, accelerometers, and Global Positioning System (GPS) signals.
Modern pedometers can also interact with smartphones via Bluetooth technology. This allows your pedometer to communicate with your smartphone to let it know your current step count. Software applications on your smartphone can then display this information so it's easier to see. These applications can also use that data to calculate other variables, such as distance walked and the number of calories burned.
If you've ever used a pedometer, you know they're not always 100% accurate. A pedometer might not always recognize a step if your body doesn't move enough. On the other hand, it might also count steps when you're not walking if you're otherwise moving your body or shaking the pedometer.
Passometer is an electromechanical and portable instrument, which count the number of paces or velocity of the body movement. It automatically records the number of paces. Its mechanism is being operated by the movement of the body. It is similar to the speed meter of any mechanical transport. But the speed meter counts the speed per a unit distance. And Passometer counts the pace of the body which is a circular or periodic measurement.
The pedometer is also an electromechanical and also a portable instrument, which count each step a person takes by detecting the motion of the person's hands or hips. Mainly it counts the distance how much the user passes. Or how much distance he crossed by. It is adjusted according to the length of the pace of the person carrying it. It is important to use it vertically for better measurement.
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When Houston airport kept receiving complaints about the seven-minute wait time for luggage, they moved the gate to make passengers walk six times longer to get their bags
As a result, complaints decreased to near zero.
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Defenestration (noun):
The act of throwing someone or something out of a window.
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