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HURRICANE FACTS
The sixth ingredient is that of a tropical wave. Often hurricanes in the Atlantic begin as a thunderstorm complex that moves off the coast of Africa. It becomes what is known as a mid-tropospheric wave. If this wave encounters favorable conditions such as stated in the first five ingredients, it will amplify and evolve into a tropical storm or hurricane. Hurricanes in the East Pacific can develop by a mid-tropospheric wave or by what is known as a monsoonal trough.
HURRICANE FACTS
Hurricanes are regions of low atmospheric pressure (also known as depression).
HURRICANE FACTS
The wind flow of hurricanes in the southern hemisphere is clockwise while the wind flow of hurricanes in the northern hemisphere is counterclockwise.
HURRICANE FACTS
Hurricanes can be tracked by weather satellites and weather radar closer to land.
HURRICANE FACTS
Hurricanes have led to the death of around 2 million people over the last 200 years.
HURRICANE FACTS
The 1970 Bhola Cyclone that struck Bangladesh killed over 300000 people.
HURRICANE FACTS
In 2005 Hurricane Katrina killed over 1800 people in the United States and caused around $80 billion dollars worth of property damage. The city of New Orleans was hit particularly hard with levee breaches leading to around 80% of the city being flooded.
60 more pages to 700. Hmm. We have been accomplishing a lot. Didn't expect so much activity on the BF thread.
The fist product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum.
The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets.
Beatrix Potter created the first of her legendary "Peter Rabbit" children's stories in 1902.
In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose.
The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Seuss in "If I Ran the Zoo."
The BF thread has 24.3K comments, and we are already at 19K, and that too only a week or so into the thread creation. Wow! Soon, we will be surpassing the BF thread.
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As a person who has suffered from insomnia, I am gonna share a few tips for good sleep, before I go try to get my sleep.
SLEEP TIPS
Tech-free bedtime
The bedroom should be somewhere that we associate with sleep. Where possible, you should try to remove distractions from your bedroom. It is better to watch TV, check social media and eat in another room. This will allow you to relax with no distractions in your bedroom.
Be mindful of the presence of gadgets and electronics, such as computers, phones, tablets and TVs. The backlit 'blue light' displays suppress melatonin production – the hormone that helps you sleep; the suppression of melatonin causes sleep disruption. You should stop using these devices two hours before you go to sleep to reduce their impact on your sleeping.
SLEEP TIPS
Prioritise managing physical symptoms
Anyone who has tried to get to sleep with a blocked nose or headache knows that physical health problems can stop you from getting a good night's sleep. It can be easy to forget minor symptoms, but you will thank yourself when night falls if you prioritise speaking to a pharmacist about appropriate medication for symptom management.
SLEEP TIPS
Light, sound and temperature
It may sound common sense, but too much light and background noise can prevent you from falling asleep or staying asleep. Eye masks or earplugs are wonderful investments for light and noise sources that you can’t control.
Temperature is also important, and if you share a bed with a partner with different temperature preferences, consider separate blankets or other solutions that compromise less sleep.
SLEEP TIPS
Dealing with worry
Thinking about sleeping too much or forcing yourself to sleep will only keep you awake. Learning how to relax your body and mind instead will help you get to sleep much more easily.
Progressive relaxation techniques can help you to relax and unwind at these times.
SLEEP TIPS
Foods that help and hinder
Eating rice, oats and dairy products can produce chemicals that increase our desire to sleep. As well as the obvious caffeine, in terms of food and drink to avoid, things high in sugar can keep you awake if consumed late in the day. A big meal after mid-evening can also stop you from sleeping.
SLEEP TIPS
Alcohol alert
Although it can make you feel tired and can help you get to sleep, alcohol often impairs the quality of your sleep and makes you more likely to wake up during the night as the effects wear off, and you may need to go to the toilet frequently or wake up dehydrated to drink water.
SLEEP TIPS
Time your exercise
Exercising regularly can help us sleep, helping to reduce anxiety and relieve stress. Exercising earlier in the day is better, as exercise increases the body’s adrenaline production, making it more difficult to sleep if done just before bedtime.
SLEEP TIPS
No napping!
If you have trouble sleeping, you may be tempted to catch up on sleep by napping. However, unless you’re feeling dangerously sleepy (while driving or operating machinery, for instance), this usually does more harm than good as it makes it more difficult to sleep at night.
If you feel tired during the day, get up and walk around, get some fresh air, or do something challenging for a short while, like a crossword or sudoku.
SLEEP TIPS
If you’re not tired, get up
If you’re finding it difficult to get to sleep, don't just lie there worrying. Get up for a while and drink (no sugar or caffeine, remember!). Try reading for a little while and go back to bed when you feel a bit sleepier.
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A 41-gun salute is the traditional salute to a royal birth in Great Britain.
The bagpipe was originally made from the whole skin of a dead sheep.
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. Any cup-shaped object placed over the ear produces the same effect.
Revolvers cannot be silenced because of all the noisy gasses which escape the cylinder gap at the rear of the barrel.
Liberace Museum has a mirror-plated Rolls Royce; jewel-encrusted capes, and the largest rhinestone in the world, weighing 59 pounds and almost a foot in diameter.