With Statistics You Can ‘Prove’ Anything.

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With statistics you can prove anything.

Take global warming for example.

Although Al Gore blatantly exploited the global warming theory to make himself millions of dollars in one of the biggest scams in recent history, the real inconvenient truth about the guff he was peddling was that the statistical evidence didn’t back up what he was saying.

That was a BIG problem for his credibility and for the credibility of the pseudo-scientists who had grabbed on to his coattails to try to make a name for themselves also.

There were only two possible things they could do.

(1) admit they had got it wrong,

(2) change the statistics.

Of course, door number (1) meant telling the truth, so they chose door number (2).

They changed the statistics.

Basically what the pseudo-scientists have now done is made the inconvenient “pause” in global warming disappear.

In a new paper published by NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) they now estimate that global temperature during the period 1998 to 2012 increased twice as fast as all other estimates had calculated.

Of course, their new study stays well clear of six of the seven temperature sets used by climate scientists and instead uses the one regarded as problematic, the one shunned even by the UK’s own Met Office.

How they think they can get away with such crap is beyond me.

What they have done this time is just make the numbers up as they need them. Where instrument readings didn’t exist, for example for the Arctic, they stuck in a ‘guess’ of what they would have been, a ‘guess’ that would be sure to support the conclusion they wanted to reach.

Past temperatures like the HOT 1930s have been erased and other figures ‘massaged’ to emphasize recent warming.

The whole thing is another big fraud to manipulate the public who invariably believe whatever they are told by supposedly ‘learned’ sources and to give unscrupulous governments the ammunition they need to introduce more unnecessary legislation and taxes.

Facts, like the almost two decade long pause in global warming, are officially accepted by organizations like the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), but you would never know it if you read any of their reports because this type of information is buried so deep within it that hardly anyone sees it.

So if you ignore reality and make up your own numbers you can indeed prove anything with statistics.

In fact….

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Did You Know? The Fact File Is Open Again.

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Yes, the fact file is open again.

Another random selection covering science, music, history, archaeology, nature and even brain surgery!

Enjoy.

Women blink twice as much as men.

Picking up baby birds and returning them to their nests

will not cause their mothers to reject them.

It takes food approximately seven seconds

to get from your mouth to your stomach.

The brain has no pain receptors so it doesn’t feel anything.

This is why doctors are able to perform open brain surgery

on patients that are still awake.

But brain surgery is not something new.

In the past some cultures practiced “trepanation”,

or the act of drilling holes in the brain

to alleviate pain and cure sickness.

More than 5 million people live in areas

that are considered to be “contaminated”

with radioactive material from the Chernobyl disaster.

The body of the last English King to die in battle, Richard III,

was finally found buried under a Leicester car park

in what was one of the most astonishing

archaeological discoveries of the last few decades.

The Chinese government

attempted to crack down on gift giving

by banning certain luxury commercials.

The economy immediately started falling.

Disney Park employees are required to point

with either the whole hand or using two fingers.

This is because some cultures see pointing

with one finger as disrespectful

Dropping a penny from the top of the

Empire State Building would not kill someone

Lemur comes from a Latin word that means

“spirit of the dead”.

The person that named them cited their

nocturnal nature as a source of influence.

For many years scientists couldn’t figure out

how the Earth’s solid inner core spins one way

and the liquid outer core spins the other.

Scientists at Leeds University recently found

that the answer lies in a simple “equal and opposite” reaction

based around Earth’s magnetic fields.

The word “Addict” comes from ancient Rome

when soldiers were awarded slaves known as “addicts”,

which is the Latin word for slave.

It eventually came to refer to a person

who was a slave to anyone or anything.

Air Force One is not the name of a specific plane,

but the name of any plane carrying the president.

The Beatles still hold the record for the

most number-one singles in the Billboard Charts.

They had twenty in all

and their biggest seller was “Hey Jude”.

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Another Monday – Another Quiz Day, What Else Can I say?

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Yes another start to the week, and here on the fasab blog that means another quiz.

We’ll start off with a relatively easy one today, but the others may be more challenging. Still that’s what we want. If they were too simple what would be the point?

As always the answers are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but NO cheating!

Enjoy.

Q. 1: It is ‘Kar’ in Turkish, ‘Lumi’ in Finnish, ‘Neve’ in Italian, ‘Nieve’ in Spanish and ‘Neige’ in French, but what is it called in English?

Q. 2: How many sides does a dodecahedron have?

Q. 3: It consists of seven letters and is a noun meaning ‘chorus’ and a verb meaning ‘to cease’, what is it?

Q. 4: Which famous Hollywood actor was buried in his Dracula costume?

Q. 5: What name is given to the Japanese dish of thinly sliced meat, vegetables and seasoning all cooked together quickly, usually at the table?

Q. 6: Based on the total number of passengers per year, the two busiest metro (subway) systems in the world are in which cities? (One point for each correct answer.)

Q. 7: What was the name of the child in the TV series ‘Bewitched’?

Q. 8: What is the stage name of Sir Thomas John Woodward?

Q. 9: What is the largest city in the US named after a British PM?

Q. 10: Claret wine is produced in the region surrounding which French city?

Q. 11: How many prime numbers are there between 10 and 20?

Q. 12: ‘Allegro’ is a musical direction meaning to play how?

Q. 13: How many squares/spaces on a chess board?

Q. 14: Which famous singer was first offered, but thankfully did not get or accept, the TV role of ‘Lieutenant Colombo’?

Q. 15: What is the name of Sherlock Holmes’ housekeeper?

Q. 16: What was the name of the park ranger frequently outwitted by Yogi Bear?

Q. 17: Who was the daughter of the prophet Muhammad?

Q. 18: From which country did the dish ‘chilli con carne’ originate?

Q. 19: Until the mid 16th century “sea dogs” was the English word for which type of predator?

Q. 20: What are the two missing words in this famous quote from the classic movie ‘Casablanca’?

“Of all the … ….. in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine”

ANSWERS

Q. 1: It is ‘Kar’ in Turkish, ‘Lumi’ in Finnish, ‘Neve’ in Italian, ‘Nieve’ in Spanish and ‘Neige’ in French, but what is it called in English?

A. 1: Snow

Q. 2: How many sides does a dodecahedron have?

A. 2: 12

Q. 3: It consists of seven letters and is a noun meaning ‘chorus’ and a verb meaning ‘to cease’, what is it?

A. 3: Refrain

Q. 4: Which famous Hollywood actor was buried in his Dracula costume?

A. 4: Bela Lugosi

Q. 5: What name is given to the Japanese dish of thinly sliced meat, vegetables and seasoning all cooked together quickly, usually at the table?

A. 5: Sukiyaki

Q. 6: Based on the total number of passengers per year, the two busiest metro (subway) systems in the world are in which cities? (One point for each correct answer.)

A. 6: Tokyo and Moscow

Q. 7: What was the name of the child in the TV series ‘Bewitched’?

A. 7: Tabitha.

Q. 8: What is the stage name of Sir Thomas John Woodward?

A. 8: Tom Jones

Q. 9: What is the largest city in the US named after a British PM?

A. 9: Pittsburgh

Q. 10: Claret wine is produced in the region surrounding which French city?

A. 10: Bordeaux

Q. 11: How many prime numbers are there between 10 and 20?

A. 11: Four (11, 13, 17 and 19)

Q. 12: ‘Allegro’ is a musical direction meaning to play how?

A. 12: Lively/fast

Q. 13: How many squares/spaces on a chess board?

A. 13: 64

Q. 14: Which famous singer was first offered, but thankfully did not get or accept, the TV role of ‘Lieutenant Colombo’?

A. 14: Bing Crosby

Q. 15: What is the name of Sherlock Holmes’ housekeeper?

A. 15: Mrs Hudson

Q. 16: What was the name of the park ranger frequently outwitted by Yogi Bear?

A. 16: Ranger John Smith

Q. 17: Who was the daughter of the prophet Muhammad?

A. 17: Fatimah

Q. 18: From which country did the dish ‘chilli con carne’ originate?

A. 18: The USA.

Q. 19: Until the mid 16th century “sea dogs” was the English word for which type of predator?

A. 19: Sharks

Q. 20: What are the two missing words in this famous quote from the classic movie ‘Casablanca’?

“Of all the … ….. in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine”

A. 20: “gin joints”

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How Smart Do You Feel Today?

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So how smart do you feel today?

Smart enough to try your hand at today’s quiz?

I hope so. And remember if you get stuck the answers can be found waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below – but NO cheating!

Begin any time you are ready – and enjoy.

Q. 1: What superseded the autogiro (or autogyro) in the late 1940s?

Q. 2: What kind of leaves were often used as currency in 18th century Siberia?

Q. 3: In the USA, what is (you can have a point for each correct answer)

a. the nickname for the president’s limo

b. the nickname for the brief case with the nuclear codes

c. the name of the helicopter that transports the US President

Q. 4: What kind of star is our sun? (2 words)

Q. 5: Which Pink Floyd album is also a chapter in ‘The Wind in the Willows’?

Q. 6: Which national dance can apparently cure a spider’s bite?

Q. 7: In Paris, where would you find Franklin D Roosevelt, Victor Hugo and George V?

Q. 8: What do many men collect in an ‘omphalo’?

Q. 9: The original ‘two bits’ (quarter coin) looked like a cake or pie shaped wedge and was one quarter of what?

Q. 10: General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (of Alamo fame) had two funerals. The first one took place while he was President of Mexico and he himself was a mourner. What was put to rest in this pompous ‘funeral’?

Q. 11: After the investigation, why was all the Challenger Space Shuttle wreckage buried under 50 tons of concrete?

Q. 12: On a ship, what is a ‘dead head’?

Q. 13: A Scottish woman was nominated six times for the Oscar for best actress and came away empty handed each time. A record. Who was she?

Q. 14: The name for which vehicle probably stems from a World War I phrase for a dirty weekend in Paris?

Q. 15: Which TV family lived at 1313 Mockingbird Lane?

Q. 16: Which suave and sophisticated actor played the role of Beau Maverick, Bret Maverick’s English cousin in the US television series Maverick?

Q. 17: Paris attracts the most visitors in France each year. Which French town attracts 5 million visitors a year and has more hotels than any other French city except Paris?

Q. 18: Which large vehicle is also a name for Krishna meaning ‘Lord of the Universe’?

Q. 19: Why did many radio stations around the world observe two minutes of silence in late July, 1937?

Q. 20: Citizens of which country coined the term ‘Molotov Cocktail’ or ‘Molotov Bread Basket’ to describe their incendiary weapon used against the Soviets in 1939?

ANSWERS

Q. 1: What superseded the autogiro (or autogyro) in the late 1940s?

A. 1: The Helicopter

Q. 2: What kind of leaves were often used as currency in 18th century Siberia?

A. 2: Tea leaves

Q. 3: In the USA, what is

a. the nickname for the president’s limo

b. the nickname for the brief case with the nuclear codes

c. the name of the helicopter that transports the US President

A. 3: Three Answers

a. “The Beast”

b. “The Football”

c. “Marine One”

Q. 4: What kind of star is our sun? (2 words)

A. 4: Yellow dwarf

Q. 5: Which Pink Floyd album is also a chapter in ‘The Wind in the Willows’?

A. 5: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

Q. 6: Which national dance can apparently cure a spider’s bite?

A. 6: The Tarantella

Q. 7: In Paris, where would you find Franklin D Roosevelt, Victor Hugo and George V?

A. 7: In the Paris Metro. They are all Metro stations.

Q. 8: What do many men collect in an omphalo?

A. 8: Fluff (The omphalo is the belly button)

Q. 9: The original ‘two bits’ (quarter coin) looked like a cake or pie shaped wedge and was one quarter of what?

A. 9: The Spanish silver dollar, the dollars were called pesos de ocho (pieces of eight).

A. 10: His amputated leg.

Q. 11: After the investigation, why was all the Challenger Space Shuttle wreckage buried under 50 tons of concrete?

A. 11: To prevent the parts being sold as souvenirs.

Q. 12: On a ship, what is a ‘dead head’?

A. 12: Some people think it’s a broken toilet but actually it is a non paying passenger.

Q. 13: A Scottish woman was nominated six times for the Oscar for best actress and came away empty handed each time. A record. Who was she?

A. 13: Deborah Kerr

Q. 14: The name for which vehicle probably stems from a World War I phrase for a dirty weekend in Paris?

A. 14: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Q. 15: Which TV family lived at 1313 Mockingbird Lane?

A. 15: The Munsters

Q. 16: Which suave and sophisticated actor played the role of Beau Maverick, Bret Maverick’s English cousin in the US television series Maverick?

A. 16: Roger Moore

Q. 17: Paris attracts the most visitors in France each year. Which French town attracts 5 million visitors a year and has more hotels than any other French city except Paris?

A. 17: Lourdes

Q. 18: Which large vehicle is also a name for Krishna meaning ‘Lord of the Universe’?

A. 18: Juggernaut

Q. 19: Why did many radio stations around the world observe two minutes of silence in late July, 1937?

A. 19: A tribute to Marconi after his death.

Q. 20: Citizens of which country coined the term ‘Molotov Cocktail’ or ‘Molotov Bread Basket’ to describe their incendiary weapon used against the Soviets in 1939?

A. 20: Finland

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