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  1. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
  2. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
  3. In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
  4. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
  5. More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.
  6. 13% of Americans actually believe that some parts of the moon are made of cheese.
  7. The world’s youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
  8. Fish that live more than 800 meters below the ocean surface don’t have eyes.
  9. Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave. Go on, try it then
  10. Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children00000031
  11. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
  12. The average chocolate bar has 8 insects’ legs in it.
  13. In York, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow (except on Sundays)
  14. No piece of square dry paper can be folded in half more than 7 times
  15. The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.
  16. “Stewardesses” is the longest word typed with only the left hand.
  17. An average human loses about 200 head hairs per day.
  18. Mexico City sinks about 10 inches a year
  19. It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
  20. In France, a five year old child can buy an alcoholic drink in a bar
  21. During the chariot scene in “Ben Hur,” a small red car can be seen in the distance.
  22. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.
  23. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand.
  24. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
  25. Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.
  26. The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher.useless
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Beijing is heart of China, It is it’s capital in every sense of word. After Olympics, It has once again regained it’s top position in  place to visit  list of many tourists.

Beijing is situated at 40 degrees north latitude and 116 degrees east longitude. It lies at approximately the same latitude as Philadelphia in the U.S. and Madrid in Spain. It is 43 meters above sea level and 183 kilometers from the sea. Beijing covers an area of 16,800 square kilometer, 38% of it is flat land and 62% mountains. Surrounded by the Yanshan Mountains on the west, north and east, Beijing stands on the alluvial plain of the Yongding River and faces the Bohai Sea.

Beijing has a continental climate. Annual rainfall averages nearly 700 millimeters; most of it comes in July and August. Winter is dry and cold. The frost-free period is 185 days. The best time to visit Beijing is May, September and October, when people enjoy bright sunny sky.

In order to see it all, you should spare at least 6 or more days. Be prepared to spend upward of  $200 per person per day once you land in china till your departure. Based on information gathered from friends and some Internet searches, I have planned following plan to fully enjoy Beijing, China.

Day 1: The Great Wall and The Ming Tombs

Visit the Badaling section of The Great Wall that is the most famous of all because it is well preserved and restored to fullest glory. It climbs up and down, twists and turns along the high mountain ridges. A real treat to watch and experience.

The Great Wall Morning View

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There and Back Again

by R MAKMay 9, 2008 By Car

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Last year, Midas, the muffler company, in honor of its fiftieth anniversary, gave an award for America’s longest commute to an engineer at Cisco Systems, in California, who travels three hundred and seventy-two miles—seven hours—a day, from the Sierra foothills to San Jose and back. “It’s actually exhilarating,” the man said of his morning drive. [...]

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