Fakta menarik-Tahukah anda.....

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*Dalam secawan kopi terdapat lebih daripada 1,000 jenis bahan kimia.

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*Orang yang menggunakan tangan kanan hidup sembilan tahun lebih lama daripada mereka yang kidal.

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The Motown female group The Supremes, which dominated the pop charts in the 1960's, was originally called The Primettes.

According to Margaret Jones, author of a Patsy Cline biography, there are a dozen places in Virginia that could claim to be the hometown of the nomadic Cline. Her family moved 19 times before she was 15.

When the Yardbirds broke up in 1968, Jimmy Page was left to honor the band's commitments, performing as The New Yardbirds. The group eventually evolved into Led Zeppelin.

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.:: Kenapa Babi Tidak Boleh Dimakan ::.


You want to know?? Good scientific explanation
(Adakah anda ingin tahu. Satu penjelasan saintifik yang bagus)

Bob:Tell me why is it that a Muslim is very particular about
the words Halaal and haraam; what do they mean?
(terangkan kepada saya kenapa orang Islam ni sangat
mementingkan dan begitu teliti dengan istilah 'Halal dan
juga Haram' apa sebenarnya maksud perkataan-pekataan tersebut)


Yunus:That which is permissible is termed Halaal and that which
is not permissible is termed Haraam and it is the Quran which
draws the distinction between the two.
(Halal bermaksud perkara yang dibenarkan dalam Islam manakala
haram pula bermaksud perkara yang tidak dibenarkan dalam Islam
dan al Quranlah yang telah menggariskan perbezaan diantara keduanya)

Bob: Can you give me an example?
(Boleh awak beri saya contoh?)

Yunus:Yes, Islam has prohibited blood of any type. You will agree
that a chemical analysis of blood shows that it contains an
abundance of uric acid, a chemical substance which can be injurious
to human health.
(Islam telah melarang memakan apa jua jenis darah kecuali darah
ikan dan belalang kalau tak silap saya). Kamu tentu akan setuju
bahawa satu analisis kimia terhadap darah menunjukkan ia
mengandungi banyak asid urik,iaitu bahan kimia yang merbahaya
pada kesihatan manusia.)

Bob:You're right about the toxic nature of uric acid, in the human
being it is excreted as a waste product and in fact we are told that 98
of the body's uric acid is extracted from the blood by the kidneys and
removed through urination.
(Kamu benar berkaitan dengan toksid semulajadi yang terkandung
dalam asid urik ni.Di dalam badan manusia, ia digolongkan sebagai
bahan kumuh/buangan,malahan kami diberitahu bahawa 98 dari
asid urik ini diekstrak/ditapis daripada darah oleh buah pinggang dan
dibuang melalui sistem perkumuhan)

Yunus:Now I think that you'll appreciate the special prescribed
method of animal slaughter in Islam.
(Sekarang saya rasa kamu akan dapat merasai betapa beruntungnya
satu cara istimewa dlm Islam berkenaan penyembelihan binatang.)

Bob: What do you mean?
(Apa maksud kamu)
Yunus: You see, the wielder of the knife, whilst taking the name
of the 'Almighty', makes an incision through the jugular veins, leaving
all other veins and organs intact.
(maksudnya, ketajaman pisau, menyembelih dengan menggunakan
nama Allah yang Maha Besar, menyembelih pada urat leher, ini semua
akan menyebabkan organ -organ penting lain pada haiwan tidak rosak)

Bob:I see, this causes the death of the animal by total loss of blood
from the body, rather than an injury to any vital organ.
(jadi kematian pada haiwan adalah melalui cara hilangnya darah
secara keseluruhan daripada tubuh haiwan tersebut dan bukannya
dengan mencederakan pada organ-organ penting yang lain)

Yunus: Yes, were the organs, example the heart, the liver, or the
brain crippled or damaged, the animal could die immediately and
its blood would congeal in its veins and would eventually permeate
the flesh. This implies that the animal flesh would be permeated
and contaminated with uric acid and therefore very poisonous;
only today did our dieticians realize such a thing.
(ya, sebagai contoh, sekiranya organ jantung, hati, atau otak retak
atau rosak, binatang itu akan mati dengan cepat dan darahnya akan
menjadi kental dalam salur darah dan ini secara perlahan-lahan akan
menyebabkan ia meresap ke dlm daging. Ini akan menyebabkan daging
diresapi dan tercemar dengan asid urik menyebabkan ia menjadi amat
beracun dan baru sekarang pakar-pakar diet menyedari akan hal ini.)

Bob: Again, while on the topic of food; Why do Muslims condemn the
eating of pork or ham or any foods related to pigs or swine.
(Bercakap mengenai makanan ni,kenapa orang Islam ni menolak untuk
makan daging khinzir @ sebarang makanan yang berkaitan dengannya)

Yunus: Actually, apart from the Quran prohibiting the consumption
of pork,bacon (pig flesh); in fact the Bible too in Leviticus chapter11,
verse 8, regarding swine it says, "of their flesh (of the swine, another
name for pig) shall you not eat, and of their carcass you shall not
touch;they are unclean to you.Further, did you know that a pig cannot
be slaughtered at the neck for it does not have a neck; that is according
to its natural anatomy.A Muslim reasons that if the pig was to be
slaughtered and fit for human consumption the Creator would have
provided it with a neck.Nonetheless, all that aside,I am sure you are
well informed about the harmful effects of the consumption of pork,
in any form, be it pork chops,ham, bacon.
(sebenarnya, ada bahagian daripada Al-Quran melarang penggunaan
daging khinzir ini. Malah dalam Bible sendiri dalam Leviticus, chapter
11,verse 8, berkaitan dengan daging khinzir. kata Bible, janganlah
kamu makan, dan bangkainya janganlah kamu sentuh , ia adalah
tidak bersih untuk kamu.Tahukah juga kamu bahawa seekor khinzir
tidak boleh disembelih pada lehernya kerana ia sendiri sebenarnya tidak
mempunyai leher jika kita nak tengok dari anatomi semulajadinya.
Bagi orang Muslim sekiranya khinzir itu boleh disembelih dan sesuai
utk keperluan manusia, maka Tuhan tentunya akan menjadikan khinzir
itu mempunyai leher. Apapun, tanpa melihat pada semua itu, saya yakin
bahawa kamu tentu tahu betapa daging khinzir ini, walau dalam
apa jua bentuk pun akan memberikan kesan yang merbahaya.)

Bob: The medical science finds that there is a risk for various
diseaseasthe pig is found to be a host for many parasites and potential
diseases.
(Sains perubatan mendapati bahawa khinzir ini merupakan hos/perumah
bagi pelbagai jenis parasit dan berisiko kepada terhadap pelbagai
jenis penyakit)

Yunus:Yes, even apart from that, as we talked about uric acid content
in the blood, it is important to note that the pig's biochemistry excretes
only 2 of its total uric acid content, the remaining 98 remains as an
integral part of the body.
(Ya, malah selain daripada itu sebagaimana kita berbincang mengenai
kandungan asid urik dalam darah tadi, didapati khinzir hanya membuang
2 daripada kandungan asid uriknya sebagai bahan kumuhan dan baki 98
lagi akan kekal sebagai sebahagian dari tubuhnya.)

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One legend claims stealing someone's shadow (by measuring it against a wall and driving a nail through its head) can turn the victim into a vampire.

Avoid people who talk to themselves. According to Ukrainian legend, that could indicate a dual soul and the second one doesn't die! Also watch out for the seventh son of a seventh son, a person born with a red caul (amniotic membrane covering the head), or a child born with teeth. A vampire can result if a cat or dog walks over a fresh grave, a bat flies over the corpse, or the person has died suddenly as a result of suicide or murder. Unfinished business can also cause a body to rise, as can inadequate burial rites, including a grave that is too shallow.

Most vampires are described in folklore as flushed and ruddy, with swollen bodies and bloated faces. Often, they can be identified because they're sitting up in the grave.

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Leonardo DaVinci painted the Mona Lisa on a piece of pinewood, 77 x 53 cm (30 x 20 7/8 in) in the year 1506.

Today the painting hangs in the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France.

DaVinci's name for the painting was La Gioconda. Named for the wife of Francesco del Giocondo; 1503-06

Who posed for the painting? Dr. Lillian Schwartz of Bell Labs suggests that Leonardo painted himself, and was able to support her theory by analyzing the facial features of Leonardo's face and that of the famous painting, She digitized both the self-portrait of the artist and the Mona Lisa. She flipped the self-portrait and merged the two images together using a computer. She noticed the features of the face aligned perfectly.

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According to folklore, there are a number of ways to protect yourself from vampires, including the ever-popular wearing of garlic or a religious symbol. You can slow a vampire down by giving him something to do, like pick up poppy seeds or unravel a net. (They're quite compulsive.) Cross water and he can't follow. If you can find the body, give it a bottle of whiskey or food so it doesn't have to travel. If that doesn't work, either shoot the corpse (may require a silver bullet) or drive a stake through the heart. And remember, the vampire won't enter your dwelling unless invited.

Trivia is the Roman goddess of sorcery, hounds and the crossroads

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How do you get a scar

The top layer of your skin is called the epidermis and the layer always renews and replaces itself.

Generally when you have a small scrape or cut, your skin forms a bandage called a scab while special skin cells underneath repair the scrape.then the scab falls off and u have new unscarred skin underneath.

But sometimes the damage is a little greater. If you are missing too much skin tissue, you don’t get good as new looking skin, you get scar tissue made from a different kind of skin cell.


This kind of skin cell makes an all purpose kind of repair out of skin that is thick, tough and some what rough.


Even when the top layer of scar tissue is sloughed off, there is more scar tissue underneath.

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Abe Silverstein, who headed NASA's Space Flight Development Program, proposed the name Apollo for the space exploration programs in the 1960's. He chose that legendary Greek name because the virile Apollo was a god who rode through the skies in a magnificent golden chariot. The precedent of naming manned spacecraft for mythological gods had been set earlier with Project Mercury, also named by Silverstein.

Some people consider the $1 bill unlucky because there are so many 13's on it: 13 stars, 13 stripes, 13 steps, 13 arrows and even an olive branch with 13 leaves on it. Of course the $1 bill is unlucky - if it was lucky it would be a $100 bill.

The name of the legendary Lady Godiva's horse - Aethenoth

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.:: Tasawuf dan Hati ::.

ASSALAMUALAIKUM
Ini adalah kali pertama saya akan menulis disini utk mutiara kata dan jika ada kelapangan masa saya akan teruskan lagi..... Kita sering kali membincangkan ttg masalah-masalah yg remeh padahal ia tidak pernah mendatangkan kebaikan kepada kita Imma dunia Imma Akhirat. Hadis nabi yg membawa maksud, " dalam diri manusia ada seketul daging jika elok benda itu maka elok laaa semuanya, itulah hati. ;" . hadis sahih. sebenarnya kita ini hanya bergantung pada hati, bak seperti citer hindustan Shah Rukh Khan kaa kat Hritik Roshan masae kecik2 dulu dalam Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham, ikut kata hati bila nak buat sesuatu, tapi perlu diingat kata hati perlu lah yg berlandaskan kepada iman bukan nafsu semata2. itu lah sebabnya Allah menjadikan kita makhluk yang sempurna antara makhluk ciptaanNya yg lain.

saya ada membaca kitab karangan Imam Ghazali dalam kitabnya MAKASYIFU AL-QULUB; , sebenarnya tasawuf itu bermula dari hati sendiri ,,, kita lihat bagaimana Nabi S.A.W dapat melahirkan seorang yang pada mulanya seorang yang bengis, kaki botol, penentang islam boleh menjadi seorang pemimpin umat yang hebat dan seorang hamba Allah yang taat dan patuh kepada perintahNya...... Itulah Saidina Umar, pernah satu ketika nabi pernah menceritakan kepada penyimpan rahsia nya (HUzaifah) ttg senarai nama org2 munafik. selepas itu Umar mendapat tahu dan bersungguh2 bertanya kepada Huzaifah , nama aku ade x? nama aku ade x ? dalam senarai tu .. walaupun dia adalah antara yg dijamin masuk syurga tp dia masih berasa risau kalau2 namanya ada dalam senarai tersebut...
dan tersebut satu lagi kisah saidina umar pernah mendengar nabi menyatakan seoarang lelaki yg doa dia makbul dan dia hidup di yaman padahal nabi x pernah jumpa dia.. jadi pada zaman pemerintahan saidina Umar , Saidina Umar memanggil uwais dan mendoakan dia agar dapat masuk Syurga, maka Uwais pun berdoalahhh...
Jadi saedara2 sekalian ,, jika kita bandingkan kita dgn Saidina umar amat laaa jauh sekali apatah lagi dgn Saidina Abu Bakar,, Lagi laaa hebat orangnya.......jadi apakah penawar yang paling mujarab untuk merawat hati kta ini sebenarnya.......

Nabi pernah bersabda yg membawa maksud : sesungguhnya orang yang bijak itu adalah org yan paling banyak menginagti mati." . . maka kalau kita perhatikan jika kita mengingati mati kita akan sentiasa bersedia utknya dan akan hilanglah segala kelazatan dunia dalam hati kita, hanya yang ada adalah Allah yang Esa dan bekalan untuk bertemu Nya.... begitulah yang dijelaskan oelh pengarang kitab TAZKIRAH; karangan Ibn Qaiiym Al-Jauzi...

Cuba kita perhatikan org ramai mengiring jenazah kekubur, namun x pernah mengambil pengajaran,,, nabi menggalakkan kita menziarah kubur bukan utk apa tapi untuk mengambil iktibar yang kita akan kesana juga,, Maka betullah apa yg dikatakan oleh Nabi kita dengan mengingat mati kita akan jadi bijak, dengan itu kita akan melakukan kerja dengan sebaik mungkin tidak membuang masa, dan jauh sekali utk melakukan maksiat jadi ,,, sama2 lah kita membaiki diri kita menjadi lebih baikkkkk,,, saya menasihati diri saya sendiri agar kita menjadi dikalangan org yang sentiasa hatinya terpaut kepada Allah,,, seperti mana para sahabat, para Auliya, dan org2 solehh,,, andai tersilap dalam penulisan dan tazkirah ini saya memohon maaf jumpa lgi di sekian kali

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According to legend, if a hare crosses a person's path as he starts out on a journey, the trip will be unlucky and it's best to return home and start again. If a pregnant woman sees a hare, her child may be born with a hare-lip. If a hare runs down the main street of a town, it foretells a fire. Cornish legend says that girls who die of grief after being rejected by a lover turn into white hares and haunt their former beaus.

Ancient Greeks wove marjoram into funeral wreaths and put them on the graves of loved ones. The wreaths served as prayers for the happiness of the deceased in a future life.

Breaking of a glass is traditional in some wedding ceremonies. This custom symbolizes different things. To some its the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem, and for some its the represents the fragility of a relationship.

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In Greek culture, brides carry a lump of sugar in their wedding glove. It's supposed to bring sweetness to their married life.

Placing a wreath on a grave is part of an ancient belief it was necessary to provide comforts for the dead and give them gifts in order for their spirits to not haunt the mourners. The circular arrangement represents a magic circle which is supposed to keep the spirit within its bounds.

The Sphinx at Giza in Egypt is 240 feet long and carved out of limestone. Built by Pharaoh Khafre to guard the way to his pyramid, it has a lion's body and the ruler's head.

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The Vikings believed that the Northern lights which are seen from time to time in the north sky were caused by the flashing armor and spears of Odin's handmaidens as they rode out to collect warriors slain in battle.

One gift-giving taboo in China is the giving of straw sandals, which are associated with funerals, and therefore considered bad luck.

Crossing one's fingers is a way of secretly making the sign of the Cross. It was started by early Christians to ask for divine assistance without attracting the attention of pagans. (penting nie!!!)

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Hj.atokENSEM said:

* Tiga majalah mingguan terkemuka di dunia- Times, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated pernah menampilkan enam pesonaliti yang sama pada muka depannya secara serentak. Mereka ialah Joe Namath, Reggie Jackson, Mary Lou Retton dan OJ Simpson, Anggota Sekretariat Amerika dan pasukan hoki air Amerika Syarikat 1980 yang paling terkenal itu.

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* Seorang wazir agung Parsi, Abdul Kassem Ismael telah memiliki perpustakaan bergerak pada abad ke-10. Buku-bukunya yang berjumlah 117,000 buah terpaksa dibawa oleh 400 ekor unta yang terpaksa bertatih menyeberangi padang pasir ke mana sahaja di pergi.

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During the Civil War, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant believed that onions would prevent dysentery and other physical ailments. He reportedly sent the following message via wire to the War Department: "I will not move my army without onions." Within a day, the U.S. government sent three trainloads of onions to the front.

Contrary to popular belief, there are almost no Buddhists in India, nor have there been for about a thousand years.

On the stone temples of Madura in southern India, there are more than 30 million carved images of gods and goddesses.