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The onion ( Allium cepa ) , also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is used as a vegetable and is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allum .Onions are cultivated and used around the world. As a foodstuff they are usually served cooked, as a vegetable or part of a prepared savoury dish, but can also be eaten raw or used to make pickles or chutney. They are pungent when chopped and contain certain chemical substances which irritate the eyes. Onions contain phenolics and flavonoids that have potential anti-inflammatory, anti-cholesterol, anticancer and antioxidant properties. Nutrition Value Per 100g of Onions Principle Nutrient Value Energy 40 Kcal Carbohydrates 9.34 g Protein 1.10 g Total Fat 0.10 g Cholesterol 0 mg ...

Your middle finger is controlled by the antagonistic muscles of your arm and that is why it is able to lift heavier loads than d other fingers

If a peacock and a half, lay an egg and a half, in a day and a half. How many eggs can a peacock lay in three days?

Ever wondered where to spend the rest of life without having to run or looking over shoulders in this age of terrorism and belligerency, Iceland is your best shot. Iceland is an European country. A nordic island country marking the juncture between the North Atlanticand Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The country has a population of 321,857 and a total area of 103,000 km2(40,000 sq mi), which makes it the most sparsely populated country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Reykjavík. The settlement of Iceland began in AD 874 when the chieftain Ingólfr Arnarsonbecame the first permanent Norsesettler on the island. By the 1990s, Iceland had developed as one of the wealthiest and most developed nations in the world. Iceland has a total population of 321,857(1st of july 2013), total GDP of $12.831 billion dollars and a per capita income of $39,223. In 2013, it was ranked as the 13th most-developed countryin the world by the United Nations' Human Development Index...

Two horses were born at the same time, traveled the world, and then died at the same time, but did not live to the same age. How was this possible?

The hijab, a scarf embedded in the cultural dressing of Islam. In Nigeria, religious fanatics and dogma had taking the issue of Islamic dressing to the head so much that ladies go around perpetuating mishaps under the umbrella of cultural norm, most times with hijab on their head. A more common case is when Islamic brothers go around beating up anyone who speaks ill about their sisters hijab like they are the sons of Jacob. About 10-12 months ago news were making rounds about Islamic brothers beating principals of Christian missionary schools who are motivated enough to speak against the wearing of hijab in the school. The dragon's egg is hatched again. The new education policy in Osun State claimed its first casualty on Monday as fierce-looking Muslim youths invaded the Baptist High School, Ejigbo, and beat up the students and teachers. The principal of the school, Mr. Layi Oguntola, was thoroughly beaten and injured. Oguntola, as of the time of this report, was said to be receiv...

Ants Problem:   Ants hate Cucumbers. KEEP the skin of  Cucumbers near the Place where they are  or an Ant Hole. To Get Pure & Clean ice :  Boil Water first  before placing in the Freezer  To make the Mirror Shine:  Clean with Sprite To remove Chewing Gum from Clothes:  Keep the Cloth in the Freezer for One Hour To Whiten White Clothes:  Soak White Clothes in hot water with a Slice of Lemon for 10 Minutes To give a Shine to your Hair:  Add one Teaspoon of Vinegar to Hair, then wash Hair To get maximum Juice out of Lemons:  Soak Lemons in hot water for One Hour and then juice them To avoid smell of Cabbage while cooking:  Keep a piece of Bread on the Cabbage in the vessel while cooking To avoid Tears while cutting Onion: Chew Gum while cutting onions To boil Potatoes quickly:  Skin one Potato from one side only before boiling To remove Ink from Clothes:  Put Toothpaste on the Ink Spots generously and ...

Honey is the only food that can last without getting spoiled.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that President Jonathan who fell ill in London thanked Nigerians for their show of solidarity, concern and best wishes. The president is back to Nigeria after he was pronounced ill on attending the 15th meeting of the Honorary International Investors Council London. Although rumor has it that the president had hangover after having too much to drink at the ceremony. President Goodluck Jonathan confirmed his meeting the group of seven governors who are estranged from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will hold this week despite the seeming escalation of the crisis between the governors and the party. Speaking with reporters shortly after he landed at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International from London, President Jonathan also confirmed receipt of the report of the committee he set up to investigate the purchase of armoured vehicles by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority allegedly for the minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah. ...

There are 3 dark witches, each with her child. They have to cross a river with a boat that can only convey 2 persons at a time. If a child is there without her mother she would be killed by the other witches. How do they all cross the river?

A lot of us undermine the advantages of water. We seem to forget that the most commonly used natural resources is water. All organisms use water. Even the non-living food need water to be cooked. Water has become the second most popular drink (behind soft drinks). Joan Koelemay, RD, dietitian for the Beverage Institute, an industry group, says "Think of water as a nutrient your body needs that is present in liquids, plain water, and foods. All of these are essential daily to replace the large amounts of water lost each day," Kaiser Permanente nephrologist Steven Guest, MD, agreed when he said "Fluid losses occur continuously, from skin evaporation, breathing, urine, and stool, and these losses must be replaced daily for good health," Here are a few things water can do for you: 1. DRINKING WATER HELP TO MAINTAIN BODY BALANCE: Your body is composed of about 60% water. The functions of these bodily fluids include digestion, absorption, circulation, creation of saliva...

This is a list with the stories we need, the kind that rejuvenates us and restores our faith in humanity. Not only that, it’s nice to know that the ones who get the limelight here are the poor. Too often, we stereotype them as nothing more than lazy bums, when we don’t realize they can also be capable of doing good deeds. As this list shows, some of them are just downright awesome. 10. Shoolgirls Got New Clothes Eleven schoolgirls at a special needs school in India got a special treat when they were given new clothes by a generous donor. However, what made this moment special was that the donor wasn’t a rich man at all—it was a 64-year-old beggar. Khimjibhai Prajapati used to run a small tea store until it folded and he was forced to beg on the streets. However, that untoward event hasn’t changed his views on life one bit, as he has c ontinued to help those more unfortunate than himself. In fact, upon being interviewed about the donation, he revealed that he had wanted to give someth...

Which word is the odd one out: First Second Third Forth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth

Sharks don't drink water even when they are fully submerged in it

People who keep late night are averagely smarter than guys who sleep through the night always

There was a train going along the track and a car coming along the road at a right angle to the train. They were both going at exactly the same speed and would have crashed in the middle where they met. Why didn't they?

A prisoner is in jail. There are two doors, one leads to freedom one leads to death. There is a guard at each door. One guard always tells the truth, the other always tells lies. The prisoner is allowed one question to either of the guards. What is the question that will take him to freedom.?

No matter how long your tongue is it can't touch the tip of your elbow

A man gets an egg and a rocket kit. The man builds the rocket and puts the egg inside it. Then the man stands back and launches the rocket. The rocket suddenly blew up. The egg was not damaged how come?

........ tuesday. Jack and tailor went to the restaurant to eat, neither jack nor tailor paid. Who paid for the meal?

Ado-Ekiti - An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday ordered the remand of a 45-year-old man, Lawrence Adedapo, in prison for alleged rape of a 75-year-old woman. Chief Magistrate Simeon Ojo, who gave the order in his ruling, decried the alarming cases of rape in the state. “It is high time the court made offenders to learn their lesson by keeping them in custody,” he said. Ojo adjourned the case to December 16, for further hearing. The Police Prosecutor, David Erinma, told the court that the accused committed the offence on November 7 at Oke Erinmope Street, Ise-Ekiti in Ise-Orun Local Government Area. Erinma told the court that the accused unlawfully had carnal knowledge with the septuagenarian woman, which led to her severe bleeding. No plea was taken.

We very well know that live is too short and you don't have to do half the things you spend your time doing. By the time you are 40, the things you would regret most are those things you are suppose to do but didn't do.  Here is my list of 10 things you don't have to do 10. Don't ever listen to anyone but yourself. You can review other people's advice but don't feel compelled to take to them. 9. Don't always take people's mistake as a your guiding light. If you made a mistake it's not because you did the wrong thing but because you did the right thing the wrong way. So when people make a mistake don't count on it to guide you step. Instead of abandoning your desire because of someone else's mistake, see a different approach towards achieving that desire. 8. Don't always stick to a particular desire or a thing you want. People have misinterpreted the word "don't give up" for "be a fool at 40 trying to achieve t...

The brain is so amazing that you can dream of your whole life in a few minute

In your bus there were 10 passengers, 2 dropped and one joined the bus at the first bus stop. At the second bus stop 3 dropped and 5 joined. At the third bus stop 2 joined and none highlighted. Who is the pilot of the bus?

A sunday was invented to bring the apollonians (worshippers of apollo: the sun god) to the christian God

The maker doesn't need it, the owner doesn't want it, the user doesn't know he's using it what is it?

Hola amigos. Do you know that the brain is the only human organ with a metaphysical counter part

Two sons of the Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, were arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged laundering of about N10billion. The sons, Mustapha and Aminu Lamido were brought to Abuja at about 9am on Friday. They were being interrogated as at press time. But there were fears last night that the arrest of the two sons was linked to the ongoing crackdown on G-7 governors According to a top source, who spoke in confidence, the suspects were picked up in Dutse, Jigawa State following alleged diversion of state funds into their accounts. It was gathered that the ongoing investigation of the alleged mismanagement of the N10billion led to the invasion of Jigawa by the EFCC operatives. Although the governor was linked to the laundering of the said funds, the EFCC could not arrest him because he enjoys constitutional immunity. The source said: “You will recall that we had earlier secured the conviction of Aminu for laundering $40,000. This incide...

Waking up in the morning and rushing to work with an empty stomach may not be the right way to a healthy living. Eating a nutritious food in the morning boosts your energy and strengthens your body system for daily activities. Here are some simple foods that can be eaten without taking time to prepare: 1. Watermelon- Water melon is an excellent way to hydrate in the morning. Watermelon contains just 40 calories per cup, landing it on lists of so-called negative-calorie foods that supposedly burn more calories during digestion than they add in. This juicy fruit is among the best sources of lycopene- a nutrient found in red fruits and vegetables that is important for vision, heart health, and cancer prevention. 2 . BlueBerries- Studies suggest that eating blueberries regularly can help improve everything from memory and motor skills to blood pressure and metabolism. Blueberries are also lower in calories than a lot of other fruits (they contain just 80 per cup). 3. Strawberries- ...

Women have twice as many pain receptors on their bodies than men. But, a much higher pain tolerance.

there is this one man who killed his mother, was born before his father and married over 100 women without divorcing. Yet he was considered normal by all of his acquaintances.

The real world is not what we see but what we create

If you believe the raw red meat’s red juice is blood, you’re wrong. In meat bought from a store or washed from the abattoir, there’ll be very little blood in the red liquid. It’s actually a mixture of water and a protein called myoglobin. The myoglobin is a common globular protein similar to the haemogloblin in the red blood, which has the ability to store oxygen in muscle cells. The myoglobin has a high level of red pigment, so the more myoglobin the meat has, the redder it will be. The terms “red meat” and “white meat” are actually an indicator for the level of myoglobin. Most mammals are red meat, because their myoglobin level is high, while most poultry are considered as white meat. This protein is also the main reason that the red meat turns darker while you’re cooking it. During the heating process, iron atoms of the myoglobin lose electrons and they move up to a higher oxidation level. Thus, the meat turns from pinkish-red to brown.

Hell is assumed to be underneath the earth. In fact it is said to be the core

McDonalds actually studied hamburgerology in the university

A teacher walks in2 d classrum nd says; If yestiday was tomorrow,today would av bin saturday. On wich day did d teacher make dis statement?

Varsity teachers met yesterday on the campuses to discuss President Goodluck Jonathan’s offer to end their more than four months strike. According to the operating guidelines of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the local chapters are expected to vote on whether they agreed with the proposal and that the strike should end or whether they disapproved and the strike should continue. Decisions reached on the various campuses are to be taken to tomorrow’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, which will take a decision after aggregating the opinions. Opinions were divided yesterday, although many ASUU chapters failed to disclose their decisions. The University of Lagos (UNILAG), Lagos State University (LASU), University of Calabar (UNICAL), Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Federal University of Technology Minna and Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso chapters voted that the strike should end. Some...

A former National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Festus Iyayi, was killed in a road crash in Lokoja, Kogi State, on Tuesday. Iyayi, who was said to have left his Benin base on Tuesday morning, died after a vehicle in the convoy of Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada, crashed into his vehicle that was conveying him and his colleagues to the National Executive Council meeting of ASUU, scheduled for Kano. The meeting is expected to deliberate on the Federal Government offer to end the four-month-old university lecturers’ strike, which started on July 1. The accident was said to have occurred a few kilometres after Lokoja, the state capital, around 10.30am. A police source as well as an eyewitness told Sahara Reporters that Mr. Iyayi died instantly at the scene of the ghastly accident. Mr. Iyayi was on his way to Kano to attend a meeting of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) whose members have been on strike since July. The union’s meeting in Kano was call...

Like a scene in a horror movie, a 67-year old mother, Mrs. Rose Jonny, was on Sunday butchered by her 24-year old son identified as Godsgift. Instead of bringing good tidings to her mother, Godsgift sent the woman that gave birth and raised him to the world beyond in a horrific manner. The indigenes of Oloibiri in Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa State, were thrown into mourning when they discovered that the son had not only killed the mother, but also buried her in a shallow grave. It was gathered that the mother of four was killed in her sleep with a machete by a son she loved so much. Sources from the community said, after slaughtering his mother, Godsgift dragged her out through the window and secretly threw her body into a shallow grave. The incident reportedly occurred at about 9.30pm on Sunday night. There was confusion in the land as the elders held many meetings to discuss the matter. The chiefs were said to have insisted that the gruesome murder had desecrated their la...

The day before yesterday, Chris was 7 years old. Next year, she'll turn 10. How is this possible?

RHYTHMS is the longest English word without a consonant

Three men walk into a hotel and rent a room for 30 pounds. But the hotel manager realized the room should have been only 25 pounds. So he sent the dishonest bellboy and told him to give 5 pounds back to the men. The bellboy cheated and said to the three men the room was actually 27 pounds and gave them 3 pounds back and donated the other to his favourite charity. Where is the missing pound because 25 + 4 =29?

Ever wonder why the vegetarians live longer than an average human, it because veggies are friendly than beef. Eating an apple a day keeps you away from the doctor but cucumbers keep the doctors coming to you. Cucumber is a very edible fruit and a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae. There are three main varieties of cucumber: slicing, pickling, and burpless. It is being used for different purpose as it can be eaten raw or cooked. With so many health benefits it becomes one of the most important parts of food diet as well as skin diet. Cucumber can claim to be a water body as it has 90% water. It is known to be a cooling agent due to the water in it. BENEFITS OF CUBUMBER * Plants contain unique polyphenols called lignans, and these health-benefiting substances have been studied extensively in cruciferous vegetables (like broccoli or cabbage) and allium vegetables (like onion or garlic). Recent studies have shown the presence of lignan in cucumbers. Cucumbers are ...

When you sneeze, you are dead for less than a second because all your body activities cease when you sneeze

A lift is on the ground floor. There are 4 people in the lift including me. When the lift reaches 1st floor, 1 person gets out 3 people get in. The lift goes up to the second floor, 2 people get out 6 people get in. It then goes up to the next floor up, no-one gets out but 12 people get in. Halfway up to the next floor up the lift cable snaps, it crashes to the floor. Everyone dies in the lift. How did I survive?

There are three houses one is red one is blue band one is white. If the red house is to the left of the house in the middle and the blue house is to the right to the house in the middle where is the white house?

A man made a phone call for 2 year without sleeping, without dropping the call. How did he do that

A child's brain stop growing when he is 12 years old

How can a pants pocket be empty and still have something in it?

A man and his horse went to a town on friday, stayed in the town for three days after which the man left on friday. How is that possible?

Owls are the only birds that see the colour blue. So birds see white light as yellow.

Night travel may be fraught with a lot of dangers in Nigeria where highways are not in the best condition and robbers use the state of the roads as an opportunity to ambush interstate commercial vehicles. But in spite of these inherent dangers, there seems to be no reduction in the number of people who choose to go on journeys in the night. Investigation bySaturday PUNCHshowed that the attraction of some of the passengers to the night travel was more bizarre as much as it was almost unbelievable. WhenSaturday PUNCHvisited some parks to investigate, it found out passengers preferred night travels for different reasons. At Jibowu, an area of Lagos where luxury buses load passengers to the Eastern part of the country, Chidioke Ekezie, a motorboy attached to a bus of one of the popular transport operators in Lagos, gave an insight into life on night buses, which he explained could be very vibrant and “interesting” as a result of the duration of the journeys. “There has never been a time th...

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities have given the Federal Government certain conditions to be met before the union could call off its four-month old strike. Part of this condition,Saturday PUNCH learnt, is that all federal parastatals in charge of fund, labour, and education must sign the agreement purportedly reached between its leadership and the Federal Government on Tuesday. A prominent member of the union, who craved anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on behalf of the union, toldSaturday PUNCH that doing this would give the association the confidence that “the Federal Government knows what it is doing when it signed the agreement.” He said, “I must tell you that our mandate remains. The only mandate we have is that 2009 agreement must be met. We have not reached any agreement with the Federal Government. “Since the Federal Government  wants to be releasing N220bn every year for five years, then all monetary and regulatory agencies must sign. The  Cen...

A man ate a full chicken without removing it feathers. How did he do it?

Nigerian golden eaglet are the most prolific under 17 team since the onset of the championship in 1985 (FIFA U-16 championship). They were the first to win the cup and had won it most times. Out of the 9 editions of the championship, NIGERIA'S GOLDEN EAGLET has won the championship 4 times all in the ASIAN continent. First, it happened in CHINA at the opening edition of the championship in 1985 defeating WEST GERMANY at their very first apearance. Then in 1993, our GOLDEN EAGLET again thought the rest what football is. They defeated Ghana in the techno country of Japan another Asian Nation. History again repeated itself at south Korea in 2007. Our own ever efficient EAGLET soar in cold picking out the finest goal against the giant of football, SPAIN, in yet another Asian country. Today, another day of real football, our eaglet made it know to the world what their claws are capable of doing on the pitch of the United Arab Emirates. They did not play soccer with rest, they taught t...

It’s time to determine your company’s goals for the New Year.  Don’t wait any longer. Smart business builders are working on this task now . From my point of view, it is imperative to establish reachable and measurable goals in advance. "If you don't know where you're going, you'll end up someplace else." - Yogi Berra Those who don’t are destined for the Cemetery of Failed Businesses . Why? Consider the profound advice of Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra : “If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” Where do you want your company to be one year from now? What do you want to achieve? If you start your planning today instead of waiting until the new year is upon us, you’ll have much more time to consider, ponder, decide, prepare, organize, and communicate the most important results that your company must achieve to be insanely successful during 2013. With that in mind, please consider the following suggestions: T...

If you believe the raw red meat’s red juice is blood, you’re wrong. In meat bought from a store or washed from the abattoir, there’ll be very little blood in the red liquid. It’s actually a mixture of water and a protein called myoglobin. The myoglobin is a common globular protein similar to the haemogloblin in the red blood, which has the ability to store oxygen in muscle cells. The myoglobin has a high level of red pigment, so the more myoglobin the meat has, the redder it will be. The terms “red meat” and “white meat” are actually an indicator for the level of myoglobin. Most mammals are red meat, because their myoglobin level is high, while most poultry are considered as white meat. This protein is also the main reason that the red meat turns darker while you’re cooking it. During the heating process, iron atoms of the myoglobin lose electrons and they move up to a higher oxidation level. Thus, the meat turns from pinkish-red to brown.

Ever wondered what the best policy? Wonder no more and list chess as one of the things you would leave for your kind. Don't ask why. Just do it We are heading toward a generation of people who will lack both communication skill and ability to think logically. To keep your children safe, teach them chess. There are efforts to use the game of chess as a tool to aid the intellectual development of young people. Chess is significant in cognitive psychology and artificial intelligence ( AI) studies, because it represents the domain in which expert performance has been most intensively studied and measured. Although the results of research studies have failed to produce unambiguous support for the intellectual benefits of playing chess, several local government, schools, and student organizations all over the world are implementing chess programs. New York based Chess-In-The-Schools, Inc. has been active in the public school system in the city since 1986. It currently reaches more than...

The pain women feel at child birth has the same degree as being burned alive

I never "hansel and gretel" was close to reality until the story of Helen Ukpabio popped up. Nigeria’s notorious witch hunter, ‘Lady Apostle’ Helen Ukpabio has just announced a witch finding and witch delivering session tagged “Ember Months Special 2013”. The program is taking place this month (November 11-17, 2013) at the headquarters of the Liberty Gospel Church in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. The theme of the event is ‘Witches on the Run”. Ukpabio is inviting people to come for "free deliverance". She qualified the deliverance as free just to create the impression that she won’t be charging any fee, and she would not generate income from it! The poster has an image of a cat at the background. A cat is locally believed to be a witch’s familiar in the region. The image of this familiar (especially when it is black) invokes fears and fantasies of impending danger or misfortune in the minds of the local population. The poster further states “Is your family ...

Mayfly (an insect belonging to the order Ephemeroptera (from the Greek εφημερος,ephemeros= "short-lived") is the animal with shortest life span. It lives only for 24 hours and does not get a chance to see the sun twice in its life time. My guess is that he does all the things humans could ever do all their life in 24 hours.

A man was found dead at the park. A police detective came to the scene and searched the man to see if he has his mobile phone. He search his contact and called his wife. He broke the sad news to her and asked her to come to the place. When she arrived at the seen the detective ordered the arrest of the woman for the murder of her husband. How did he know?

1. You would have slept for 4 month by the end of this year 2. You would have eaten atleast $500 (N80,000) worth of food (that is if you are too poor to afford an internet service) 3. You would have talked for 6 month  4. You must have drunk atleast 730 litres of water 5. You must have spent 2 weeks in the toilet 6. You must have spent 1 month eating 7. You must have read 100km of ink in writting 8. You must have spent 2 month imagining a perfect world 9. You must have spent a month getting angry 10. You would have spent a day reading this

Golden Eaglets striker Chidera Ezeh is delighted to score his first goal at the 2013 FIFA U17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.Ezeh had to wait till his fifth appearance at the event before he finally add his name to the scorers’ chat when he scored the last goal in Nigeria’s 3-0 victory over Sweden in the semifinal. “We beat a very good side (Sweden) and I’m so happy that I have finally scored a goal,” said Ezeh in a press statement.Before Tuesday’s goal against Sweden, Ezeh last scored for Golden Eaglets in 2012 and is optimistic he can score more, even with just one game left.“I’m so relieved that I have finally had a goal and I believe there could still be many more for me in the final.“I’m dedicating the goal against Sweden to my mum and my fans back home in Nigeria and I’m really looking forward to scoring against Mexico in the final,” he reiterated.