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Forwarded message ----------
From: "J. K. S. Weerasekera" 

Glass takes one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite number of times! Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years. Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end. If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. When a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off. Zero is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman numerals. Kites were used in the American Civil War to deliver letters and newspapers. The song, Auld Lang Syne, is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year. Drinking water after eating reduces the acid in your mouth by 61 percent. Peanut oil is used for cooking in submarines because it doesn't smoke unless it's heated above 450F. 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. Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean. The banana cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man. Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density. The University of Alaska spans four time zones. The tooth is the only part of the human body that cannot heal itself. In ancient Greece , tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant she accepted. Warner Communications paid $28 million for the copyright to the song Happy Birthday. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair. A comet's tail always points away from the sun. The Swine Flu vaccine in 1976 caused more death and illness than the disease it was intended to prevent. Caffeine increases the power of aspirin and other painkillers, that is why it is found in some medicines. The military salute is a motion that evolved from medieval times, when knights in armor raised their visors to reveal their identity. If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall chimney and look up, you can see stars, even in the middle of the day. When a person dies, hearing is the last sense to go. The first sense lost is sight. In ancient times strangers shook hands to show that they were unarmed. Strawberries are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside. Avocados have the highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams. The moon moves about two inches away from the Earth each year. The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust. Due to earth's gravity it is impossible for mountains to be higher than 15,000 meters. Mickey Mouse is known as "Topolino" in Italy . Soldiers do not march in step when going across bridges because they could set up a vibration which could be sufficient to knock the bridge down. Everything weighs one percent less at the equator. For every extra kilogram carried on a space flight, 530 kg of excess fuel are needed at lift-off. The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements.

A flying car.

Forwarded message ----------
From: Lesley Sirimane

GOODBYE TRAFFIC JAMS!  WHO NEEDS EXPRESSWAYS??

Subject: Fw: Pal V! Amazing! A flying car .

 

http://pal-v.com/

Beautiful horses

Forwarded message ----------
From: "J. K. S. Weerasekera" 

Friesians.                         

4 minutes

jksw

 I love the majesty of these animals especially this particular breed

These horses were originally bred as "war horses" in the days of knights and armour. As armour got heavier, bigger horses were needed and the Friesian almost became extinct. They are back and are one of the most beautiful horses in stature as well as gait.

Their manes and tails are the longest that I have seen.

These horses are native to the Netherlands. Have your audio on.

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Y5XJbSqwriM?rel=0

An appeal to the 1960 entrants batch.

Dear entrants to the 1960 Batch to the Medical Faculty of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
This is an appeal to all of you to send in the following data as early as possible:-

1. Your present email address.

2. E mail addresses of any of our batch mates in your possession.

3. Names of any of our batch mates who are deceased.

This data is required to organize our next get to-gether.

Philip GV

Retired people

Part of email forwarded by Lesley Sirimanne.

From the American Association
Of Retired People

 

Q:Where can men over the age of 60 find younger women who are interested in them?	A:Try a bookstore under fiction.
Q:What can a man do while his wife is going through menopause?	A:Keep busy. If you're handy with tools, you can finish the basement. When you're done you'll have a place to live.
Q:How can you increase the heart rate of your 60-plus year old husband?	A:Tell him you're pregnant.
Q:How can you avoid that terrible curse of the elderly wrinkles?	A:Take off your glasses.
Q:Why should 60-plus year old people use valet parking?	A:Valets don't forget where they park your car.
Q:Is it common for 60-plus year olds to have problems with short term memory storage?	A:Storing memory is not a problem, Retrieving it is the problem.
Q:As people age, do they sleep more soundly?	A:Yes, but usually in the afternoon.
Q:Where should 60-plus year olds look for eye glasses?	A:On their foreheads.
Q:Leading cause of diminished sex drive among senior citizens ?	A: Nudity
Q:What is the most common remark made by 60-plus year olds when they enter antique stores?	A:"Gosh, I remember these!"
SMILE, You've still got your sense of humor!

                                              "The most important things in life, ... are NOT things!"

 

Recalling Jayadevi Krishnamoorthy nee Ponnudurai.

 Click on the link below:-

http://1960medicalbatchcolombo.blogspot.com/2012/08/jeyadevi-and-daughter-at-batticaloa.html