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Inhererited Characteristics/Traits AKA - CAN YOU ROLL YOUR TONGUE????

January 8th 2009 10:59
tongue rolling
You may have a vague recollection of coming across this in high school science - particularly if you did biology and genetics.

There is a set of traits that we all as human beings have one or the other of. These are known as inherited traits or characteristics. Depending on which traits your parents have determines your outcome, but it is a 50/50 split as to whether you inherit a particular trait or not..

The most commonly known one is the ability to roll, or not roll, your tongue.

After this there are others such as:
earlobes free and attached

Attached Earlobes / Unattached earlobes

Second toe longer than big toe / Second toe not longer than big toe

Dimples / No Dimples

Right-handed / Left-Handed

Widow's Peak - the V-shaped peak at the centre of your foreheads hairline / Straight Hairline

Left Thumb on top when Hands Crossed / Right Thumb on top when Hands Crossed

Hair on middle finger of hand / No hair on middle finger
Hitch-hiker's Thumb
Hitch-hiker's Thumb

No Hitch-hiker's Thumb
No Hitch-hiker's Thumb
Hitch-hiker's Thumb / No Hitch-hiker's Thumb

Bent little finger / Straight little finger

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Predicting The Biggest Movies Hits For 2009!

November 17th 2008 13:45
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The UK's Times Online like to make predictions on what they imagine will be the biggest movie hits of the upcoming year. By their estimation, here is a small selection of their choices for the top 50 in 2009.

47: Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian, where again the museum will spring to life at night, this time without the liveliness of Robin Williams but still involving Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson and Ricky Gervais.
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The LIGHTER Side of SCRABBLE!!!

August 3rd 2007 00:35
* In 1996 a woman was charged with assault when she struck her husband over the head with a Scrabble board.

* A resident in an old people’s home was thrown out when she admitted she didn’t play Scrabble.
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Chicken Hatching - LIVE!

July 16th 2007 00:50
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Watching chickens hatch out of their small cramped living space can be a fascinating thing to watch.

While over here visiting the UK and looking at primary schools, I've stumbled across one school in particular who has, along with another school, purchased an incubator and is currently hatching out eggs.
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Rubber Duckie, You're The One!

April 20th 2007 00:25
rubber duck free clipart

We're all familiar with the popular concept of the floating bathtub toy known as the Rubber Duck, although these days some ducks are too hoity-toity for simple bath time fun as discussed in a previous post about quirky Valentine's Day gifts.

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A POX On All CHICKENS!

April 17th 2007 00:15
chicken pox
OK, so chickens aren't actually responsible for causing chicken pox, but if I find the little bugger chicken who gave my eldest the dreadful pox I'll wring his/her scrawny neck!

As for why it's called chicken pox? I'll get to that a bit later.
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