15 Healthy ways to express and manage anger

15 Healthy ways to express and manage anger

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Everyone gets angry sometimes. Anger isn’t “good” or “bad.” You should not feel bad about feeling it. The key is to notice what you are really angry about and then find healthy ways to express it. Understanding your anger and using new ways to deal with problems and stress can make a big difference in your life.

Expressed appropriately, anger is a healthy emotion. However, many people handle anger by either suppressing it too much or expressing it in a hostile manner. If you grew up in a family where it wasn’t “nice” to get angry or where anger was used to control other family members, any sign of antagonism is likely to make you apprehensive. You may fear losing control if you get angry, so it becomes difficult to express anger constructively. This dangerous pattern can lead to such health problems as headaches, hypertension,
gastrointestinal issues, anxiety or depression. Expressing anger explosively is at the opposite end of the spectrum. Blowing up or blaming others is counter-productive in finding a solution to the problem.


1. Talk about how you feel. Say things clearly, calmly, and directly without attacking the other person with words or actions. Talk about how you feel about the situation. Use “I statements,” such as “I feel…” or “I think …” or “I want …” to describe your own reaction rather than blaming the person. It will help them understand what you need from them. People usually respond better when they hear you speak with a calm voice.

2. Name the problem. Explain why you are angry. Don’t yell, use insults, or make threats. If you use “I statements” and remain calm, you may be surprised at the way the other person responds.

3. Listen to the other person. Allow the other person to say what they want and to talk about their feelings and needs.

4. Talk about solutions. Say what you would like to change or what you want to see happen in the future. If you’re having a problem with another person, try to find a solution together.

5. Exercise. Walking, jogging, swimming, or bicycling are good and natural ways to reduce stress and anger. Exercise releases chemicals in the brain that will help you relax. Also, exercise usually takes you away from a stressful situation, gives you time to think, and helps you have more energy.

6. Be good to yourself. Get enough sleep each night and do not use drugs or alcohol to solve your problems. Find healthy ways to manage stress – perhaps watch a favorite movie, read a good book, or take a bubble bath or hot shower.

7. Get help if you need it. Talk with a trusted family member or friend. You may want to see a counselor or other health care professional.

8. Take a “time out.” Although it sounds simplistic, counting to ten or removing yourself from the room goes a long way toward restoring peace. Calm yourself by deep breathing and positive self-statements.  

9. Use relaxation techniques. Breathe deeply and rhythmically while relaxing your muscles, one group at a time, and visualizing a pleasant scene.

10. Repeat calming self-statements. Reiterate helpful phrases to yourself such as: “Stay calm,” “I am annoyed, but I can handle this,” or “I do not have to let this bother me.”

11. Get some aerobic exercise. Go for a quick walk or bike ride. Shoot baskets or lift weights.

12. Use humor to release tension. Think of a funny joke or story. Imagine yourself or the person you are angry with in a silly situation.

13. Keep an anger log. Identify the kinds of situations that trigger anger and record your reactions.

14. Talk with a sympathetic friend, spouse, health care provider or therapist. Being able to share your frustrations can help to defuse anger. Actually saying, “I am furious” or “I’m so mad I could…..” will help. Don’t expect your listener to solve the problem, but consider yourself lucky to have someone who lets you vent.

15. Forgive the other person. Recognize that it’s unrealistic to expect everyone to behave exactly as you wish. Visualize releasing the anger and feeling calm.  

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Varanasi: India's City of Death and Enlightenment

Varanasi: India's City of Death and Enlightenment

Located on the banks of India’s River Ganges, Varanasi is considered the holiest place on Earth by Hindus. The city has been a center of enlightenment and civilization for more than 2,000 years, and the Hindu faith continues to define this sacred city. The rituals and beliefs surrounding cremation and the cycle of reincarnation. 

It is on the banks of the Ganges, which Hindus believe flows with holy waters. Varanasi is also the city in which Hindus believe one must die in order to end the cycle of reincarnation and achieve eternal life. It is the last destination on a Hindu’s journey toward enlightenment. Believed to dwell in Varanasi, Shiva is the god who grants spiritual enlightenment, enabling people to end the cycle of reincarnation.

Karma is the Hindu law of cause and effect. Hindus believe that one’s karma determines the path the soul travels from birth through life, to death, and back to life. Hindus believe that bad actions in your life result in bad karma, and good actions result in good karma. Good and bad deeds in a person’s previous or present life determine the quality of the next incarnation.

The dead are cremated on funeral pyres. It is believed that death does not actually occur until the body is in flames. there are more than 70 ghats in Varanasi, which provide a ceremonial approach to the river; at dawn, hundreds of Hindus stand on the ghats facing the rising sun murmuring prayers, bathing, and making offerings; there are also the “burning” ghats where cremations take place. Hindu priests sit along the ghats and assist the people in prayers and rituals. It is believed that a person is not actually dead until flames consume the body, freeing the spirit to continue on to the next incarnation.  I did not upload photographs of burning dead bodies in the ghats. 

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System Changes To Foil Hackers And Browser Hijacker

System Changes To Foil Hackers And Browser Hijacker

Hackers and Browser Hijacking is one area of the Net that affects everyone at some stage.

In addition to having third party utilities such as SpyBot, Anti Virus scanners and firewalls installed there are some changes that can be made to Windows 2000/XP. Below are some details to make your system safer from hackers and hijackers.

Some of these tips require editing of the Registry so it is wise to either backup the registry and/or create a Restore Point.

1. Clearing the Page File at Shutdown

Windows 2000/XP paging file (Sometimes called the Swap File) can contain sensitive information such as plaintext passwords. Someone capable of accessing your system could scan that file and find its information. You can force windows to clear out this file.

In the registry navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SYSTEM\ CurrentControlSet\ControlSession\ManagerMemory\Management and add or edit the DWORD ClearPageFileAtShutdown. Set it to 1.

Note that when you do this, the system will take much longer to shut down: a system with a really big Page File (! Gig or more) may take a minute or two longer.

2. Disable the POSIX and OS/2 Subsystem.

Windows 2000 and XP come with little-documented subsystems it at allow compatibility with UNIX and OS/2 systems These rues systems are enabled by default but so rarely used that they are best off bring disabled completely to prevent possible service hijackings.

To disable these subsystems, open the registry and navigate to HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControl\ SetControlSession\ManagerSubSystems\. Delete the subkeys Os2 and Posix. then reboot.

3. Never leave default passwords blank.

On installation, Windows 2000 sets up an Administrator account with total system access and prompts for a password. Guess what: by default, it allows that password to be blank. If a user doesn't want to type a password, he can simply click Next and the system will be an open door for anyone who wants to log on. Always opt for a password of some kind when setting up the default account on a machine.

4. Install Windows In a different directory.

Windows usually installs itself in the WINDOWS directory. Windows NT 4 0 and 2000 Will opt for WINNT. Many worms and other rogue programs assume this to be the case and attempt to exploit those folders files. To defeat this install Windows to another directory when you're setting it up - you can specify the name of the directory during setup. WINDIR is okay; so some people use WNDWS - A few (not that many) programs may not install properly if you install Windows to another folder but t hey are very few and they are far between.

5. Fake out hackers with a dummy Administrator account

Since the default account in Windows 2000 is always named Administrator, an enterprising hacker can try to break into your system by attempting to guess the password on that account. It you never bothered to put a password on that account, say your prayers.

Rather than be a sucker to a hacker, put a password on the Administrator account it you haven't done so already. Then change the name of the Administrator account. You'll still be able to use the account under its new name, since Windows identifies user accounts by a back-end ID number rather than the name. Finally, create a new account named Administrator and disable it. This should frustrate any would -be break-ins.

You can add new accounts and change the names of existing accounts in Windows 2000 through the Local Users and Groups snap in. Right-click on My Computer, select Manager, open the Local Users and Groups subtree, look in the Users folder and right-click on any name to rename it. To add a new user, right-click on the containing folder and select New User. Finally, to disable an account, double-click it, check the Account is disabled box and click OK.

Don't ever delete the original Administrator account. Some programs refuse to install without it and you might have to log in under that account at some point to setup such software. The original Administrator account is configured with a security ID that must continue to be present in the system.

6. Disable the Guest account

Windows XP comes with a Guest account that's used for limited access, but it's still possible to do some damage with it. Disable it completely if you are not using it. Under Control Panel, select User Accounts, click on Guest Account and then select Turn Off the Guest Account.

7. Set the Hosts file to read-only to prevent name hijacking.

This one's from (and to a degree, for) the experts. The HOSTS file is a text file that all flavors of Windows use to hold certain network addresses that never change. When a network name and address is placed in HOSTS, the computer uses the address listed there for that network name rather than performing a lookup (which can take time). Experts edit this file to place their most commonly-visited sites into it, speeding things up considerably.

Unfortunately hijackers and hackers also love to put their own information into it - redirecting people from their favorite sites to places they don't want to go. One of the most common entries in HOSTS is local host which is set 1770.0.1. This refers to the local machine and if this entry is damaged the computer can behave very unpredictably.

To prevent HOSTS from being hijacked, set it to read-only. Go to the folder %Systemroot%system32driversetc, right-click on HOSTS, select Properties check the Read-Only box and click OK. If you want to add your own entries to HOSTS, you can unprotect it before doing so, but always remember to set it to read-only after you're done.

8. Disallow changes to IE settings through IE

This is another anti hijacker tip. IE can be set so that any changes to its settings must be performed through the Internet icon in the Control Panel, rather than through IE's own interface. Some particularly unscrupulous programs or sites try to tamper with setting by accessing the Tools, Options menu in IE. You can disable this and still make changes to IE's settings through the Control Panel.

Open the Registry and browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\Policies\MicrosoftInternetExplorer\Restrictions\. Create or edit a new DWORD value named NoBrowserUptions and set it to 1 (this is a per-user setting). Some third-party programs such as Spybot Search And Destroy allow you to toggle this setting.

You can also keep IE from having other programs rename its default startup page, another particularly annoying form of hijacking. Browse to HKEY.CURRENT USERSoftwarePolicies MicrosoftInternet ExploreControl Panel and add or edit a DWORD, Homepage and set it to 1.

9. Turn off unneeded Services

Windows 2000 and XP both come with many background services that don't need to he running most of the time: Alerter, Messenger, Server (If you're running a standalone machine with no file or printer shares), NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing, Remote Desktop Help Session Manager (the last two if you're not using Remote Desktop or NetMeeting), Remote Registry, Routing and Remote Access (if you're not using Remote Access), SSDP Discovery Service, Telnet, and Universal Plug and Play Device Host.

A good resource and instruction on which of these services can be disabled go to http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/

10. Disable simple File Shares.

In Windows XP Professional, the Simple File Sharing mode is easily exploited, since it’s a little too easy to share out a file across your LAN (or the NET at large). To turn it off, go m My Computer, click Tools, Folder Option and the View tab, and uncheck Use Simple file sharing (Recommended). Click OK. When you do this you can access the Security tab in the Properties window for all folders; set permissions for folders; and take ownership of objects (but not in XP Home).

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SEMINAL WEAKNESS AND PREMATURE EJACULATION

SEMINAL WEAKNESS AND PREMATURE EJACULATION

This is defined as ejaculation that occurs prior to penetration  or ejaculation before the person and the partner achieve orgasm. This usually is a result of the sexual debility and excesses and is not an uncommon condition nowadays. It is often associated with a lot of anxiety that tends to aggravate the condition. Ejaculation, controlled by the central nervous system, happens when friction on the genitalia and other forms of sexual stimulation provide impulses that are sent up the spinal cord and into the brain. 

SOME HOME REMEDIES 

1. Avoid taking salty, sour, pungent and bitter things. Food ingredients having sweet and astringent tastes are usually administered. Meat, eggs, cow's milk and ghee prepared from it are useful for this condition.

2. Mixture of cardamoms (elaichi), almonds, butter and sugar is taken daily in the morning.

3. Powdered root of the herb ashvagandha is useful when taken in one teaspoonful doses twice daily.

4. Juice of onions is useful when given with honey.

5. Mixture of roasted husked gram and sugar is taken at night daily for a month.

6. Twenty to twenty-five tender fruits of the ladies finger (bhindi) are given in the morning.

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Dairy Fun Facts and Trivia

Dairy Fun Facts and Trivia

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Milk is defined as the lacteal secretion obtained by the complete milking of one or more mammalian animals.  Although in other parts of the world a variety of animals are used as sources for milk, in the United States almost all commercially available milk comes from cows.  Milk is valued because it is an important source of many of the nutrients essential for the proper development and maintenance of the human body.

Facts and Trivia

1. The average cow produces enough milk each day to fill six one-gallon jugs, about 55 pounds of milk.

2. It takes more than 21 pounds of whole milk to make one pound of butter.

3. The fastest growing variety of cheese produced in the U.S. is Hispanic-style soft cheese.

4. All 50 states in the United States have dairy farms.

5. The natural yellow color of butter comes mainly from the beta-carotene found in the grass cows eat.

6. A typical dairy cow weighs 1400 pounds and consumes about 50 pounds of dry matter each day.

7. Cheddar cheese is the most popular natural cheese in the U.S.

8. It takes 12 pounds of whole milk to make one gallon of ice cream.

9. The average cow drinks from 30-50 gallons of water each day - about a bathtub’s worth.

10. Large ice cream producing states include California, Indiana, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Minnesota.

11. Super Bowl Sunday rates as the number one day for pizza consumption.

12. Cows have an acute sense of smell, and can smell something up to six miles away.

13. It takes more cows to produce milk annually for Pizza Hut cheese (about 170,000) than there are people living in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

14. The average buyer purchases cheese 15 times at retail each year.

15. McDonald’s uses approximately four million gallons of low-fat vanilla yogurt each year in its Fruit ‘n’ Yogurt Parfait.

16. Vanilla is America’s favorite ice cream flavor.

17. Tank trucks for transporting fluid mild were first introduced in 1914.

18. Each person in America eats an average of 46 slices of pizza a year.

19. More ice cream is sold on Sunday than on any other day of the week.

20. More than 1000 new dairy products are introduced every year.

21. A cow has four stomachs and 32 teeth.

22. About 300 varieties of cheese are sold in the U.S.

23. 1 pound of cheese = 10 pounds of milk

24. 1 gallon of ice cream = 12 pounds of milk

25. 1 pound of butter = 21.1 pounds of milk

26. 1 gallon of milk = approximately 345 squirts

27. It takes 340 squirts to fill a milk pail

28. Americans eat the equivalent of 10 acres of pizza every day!

29. Americans eat an average of 29 pounds of cheese every year-over a lifetime that’s more than a ton of cheese

30. The milk bottle was invented in 1884.  Plastic milk containers were introduced in 1964.

31. Cows have an acute sense of smell - they can smell something up to 6 miles away!

32. These cows are very healthy!  They make milk out of the feed they eat, therefore there is not a lot of fat on there body making their confirmation more obvious

33. Cows chew at least 50 times per minute.

34. Cows eat over 90 pounds of food each day. Hay, corn silage, corn, cottonseed, grass .

35. Cows drink over 35 gallons of water every day, in the summer time that is sometimes doubled! .

36. Milk is cooled down to below 40 F right on the farm .

37. Average U.S. cow produces 53 pounds of milk= 6.2 gallons.

38. Cows can detect smell up to six miles away .

39. Cows can go up stairs, but not down stairs .

40. The milk bottle was invented in 1884.  Plastic milk containers were introduced 1964.

41. Everyone needs at least 3 servings a day .

42. 1 serving = 8 ounces .

43. Dairy products naturally contain calcium, this is why they are the best way to get calcium to our body.

44. Dairy products are among the most tested and regulated products in this country

45. Milk is approximately 97% water.

46. The month of July has been designated as national ice cream month.

47. Limburger cheese is known for its strong aroma.

48. The first commercial cheese factory in the United States is New York.

49. George Washington was the first president to serve ice cream.

50. Icecream is the most popular dessert in the U.S.

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TOP TEN HOME REMEDIES FOR SEXUAL DEBILITY AND IMPOTENCE

TOP TEN HOME REMEDIES FOR SEXUAL DEBILITY AND IMPOTENCE

Sexual debility usually results in people who are stressed up emotionally and physically or in people who overindulge in sex since an early age, resulting in poor sexual performance, resulting in the person further feeling low and depressed. Impotence also called erectile dysfunction [ED] is a condition that involves a partial or complete failure of erection of the penis with a normal sexual desire. This may occasionally resolve on its own within a few days, but if it persists then consulting a doctor becomes necessary. Avoid eating a heavy meal late at night. Taking a cool bath before going to bed may help in certain cases. Avoid taking excessive alcohol and stop smoking.

Give yourself some time to relax and avoid talking of work at home. 

SOME HOME REMEDIES

#1. Those who are suffering from the above said condition are advised to take a well-balanced diet consisting of seeds, nuts, grains, vegetables and fruits. They should avoid tea, coffee and all kinds of processed, canned and refined foods.

#2. Two to three cloves of raw garlic should be taken daily.

#3. Lightly macerated mixture of equal parts of dried dates (seedless), blanched almonds, pistachios and sugar is pickled in thin ghee for a week and one ounce is given to the person every morning.

#4. Milk in which figs (anjeer), roots, bark and tender sprouts of Banyan tree (vata) have been boiled is given with honey and sugar.

#5. The dried roots of asparagus (safed musli), about fifteen grams boiled in one cup of milk should be taken twice daily.

#6. Ripe plantains are taken with some ghee twice daily.

#7. Cooked rice eaten  with some ghee and soup of kidney beans (rajmah) is good.

#8. Juice of white onions and fresh ginger is taken with honey daily for a few weeks.

#9. Black raisins should be boiled with milk and taken thrice daily.

#10. Ten drops of the fluid extract of Black Willow (Salix Nigra) in a little hot water before meals is useful for sexual weakness and neurasthenia.

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20 Infamous Crimes Committed and Solved on Facebook.

20 Infamous Crimes Committed and Solved on Facebook.

Criminals might be taking to the web, but police are meeting them there.

Facebook has proved to be a powerful tool for law enforcement to locate criminal activity. All Facebook communication leaves a trail, which can come in handy when police need to solve a crime.

UK police have reported a 540% increase in Facebook crimes over the past three years,according to the Criminal Justice Degrees Guide. Crimes have taken a different form on Facebook, requiring the creation of new laws or reinterpretation of existing laws.

With more than 100,000 UK crimes linked to Facebook over the past five years, it’s no wonder police are looking for suspects or evidence on the site. Some law enforcement, such as Sheriff Al Lamberti, have found great success using Facebook to find criminals. Lamberti arrested the criminals who stole air conditioners in Florida after he posted photos of suspects on Facebook, which led to a tip.

The infographic below, created by the Criminal Justice Degrees Guide, shows 20 crimes that Facebook assisted or helped solve. The criminals either posted photo evidence or statuses about the criminal acts, or used Facebook to communicate about the criminal activity. The infographic shows several incidents in which Facebook cyberbullying, cyberstalking and relationship disputes have led to death.

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Sugar and Honey Tips

Sugar and Honey Tips

1. If you are out of powdered sugar, place granulated sugar in the food processor and process until it is thin and powdery.
2. Soften hardened brown sugar by placing it in the freezer. When it is thawed, it will be soft.
3. To add moisture back to hardened brown sugar, place apple slices in with the hardened sugar and seal tightly.
4. Place a piece of plastic wrap over the mouth of a newly opened jar of honey. This will help prevent the honey from crystallizing.
5. If your jar of honey has crystallized, place the jar in a pot of hot (not boiling) water for 10 minutes. The result will be clear honey!

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Meats, Fish and Gravies Tips

Meats, Fish and Gravies Tips

1. To have smooth gravy, keep a jar handy with a tight fitting lid. Place flour (3-4 tablespoons) in the jar and then add some water. Shake well and add to your gravy.
2. To speed up gravy making, add a little club soda to the roasting pan so the browned bits will loosen more quickly.
3. To tenderize tough meat, marinate it overnight in 1/2 cup vinegar and 1 cup beef broth.
4. Include tomatoes with your usual vegetables when cooking a pot roast. The tomatoes will tenderize the meat.
5. Stretch ground beef by adding 1 1/2 cups of poultry dressing to every pound of ground beef. Using seasoned dressing will also give the hamburger( or meatloaf) a flavorful zest.
6. When shaping hamburgers poke a small hole in the center. The burger will cook faster and the outside won't get overcooked before the center is done. The hole will almost completely disappear as the burger cooks.
7. To make individual servings of meatloaf, cook in muffin tins.
8. Meat bones can be saved in the freezer, for future use in making broth or stock.
9. Enhance the flavor of a beef stew by adding 1 tablespoon of black  strap molasses.
10. Never put bacon to fry in a warm pan, always in a cold pan.
11. If bacon is dipped in corn meal or flour before frying, it won't curl, shrink or splatter.
12. Sprinkle a little sugar in the frying pan to prevent bacon from sticking.
13. To prevent fried sausages from shrinking or breaking open, boil them first for 5 minutes.
14. Piercing sausage skins with a fork prior to cooking will keep them from breaking open.
15. To reduce the salty taste of ham, drain off the juices while cooking, add a bottle of ginger ale and bake until done.
16. To eliminate a frozen taste, place fish in a baking pan and cover with 1/3 cup of powdered milk mixed with 3/4 cup of water.
17. If you shake salt in the fat when frying fish, the odors will be reduced.
18. Add a few drops of yellow food coloring to cooking oil before frying chicken. The chicken will turn out golden brown.
19. Frozen chicken will retain its flavor and white color if it's defrosted, in heavily salted cold water.
20. Keep roasted turkey covered in aluminum foil for 1/2 hour after it comes out of the oven to make carving easier.

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Interesting Facts About Boys And Girls

Interesting Facts About Boys And Girls

Here i have posted facts for educational purposes only.

Interesting Facts about Girls
1. The vagina is only as deep as your middle finger.

2. The vagina keeps itself clean and healthy by constantly producing mucus which turns white when it’s exposed to the air.Discharge also prevents the vagina from drying out.

3. Discharge will begin to appear some time before your first period begins.

4. Females can ovulate before they have their period.

5. Cramps and painful periods may be caused by low calcium and magnesium levels.

6. The usual amount of blood lost during a period isbetween one and six tablespoons. (120 ml blood and tissue)

7. Menstrual fluid is mostly made up of water.

8. A lot of girls’ hymen are broken through using a tampon or during active sportssuch as horse back riding or cycling. Masturbation, too, can break the hymen. There is an opening in the hymen that lets menstrual fluid flow out.

9. The fallopian tubes are about 10 cm long. The egg travels from the ovary to the uterus along these tubes.

10. Girls are born with about 300,000 eggs.

11. Ovary is about the size of a walnut/olive. The uterus is about the size of a pear/ clenched fist.

12. The average woman has about 500 periods in her lifetime.

13. If a tampon has absorbed as much as it can and has to be changed within 4 hours, try a tampon with a higher absorbency. If a tampon still has lots of whitepatches showing when you take it out after about four hours, try a tampon with lower absorbency. Change your tampon every 4-8 hours.

14. PMS symptoms: breast tenderness, feeling swollen or bloated, change in appetite, headaches, acne or skin rash, constipation or diarrhea, abdominal cramps, feeling sad/tired/irritable or clumsy.

15. You get cramps when your uterus contracts (squeezes) slightly to helpget rid of most of its lining.

16. If you are taking the birth control pill these fivedrugs may interfere with its effectiveness: antihistamines, alcohol, analgesics, antacids, antibiotics.

17. A pregnancy test only works 2 weeks after a suspected conception.

Interesting Facts about Boys

1. 17 weeks into a pregnancy, baby boys can have erections.

2. When boys are 8 or 9 years old, their testicles begin tomake sperm for practice.

3. Males have several erections while they are asleep.

4. The epididymis is a coiled tube that is6 metres long (tube that stores sperm)

5. Ejaculate is only one spoonful of fluid.

6. Between the ages of twelve and fourteen the scrotum grows bigger and turns a darkish red and the testicles start to produce testosterone, the male sex hormone, which makes the penis grow.

7. Once puberty starts, testicles produce onemillion sperm per minute, 24 hours/day.

8. Testicles are kept 4-5 degrees cooler than body temperature.

9. The scrotum is made of special skin that is stretchable and shrinkable.

10. Average size penis is about two inches long whenit’s limp and six inches long when erect.

11. Many boys develop breasts during puberty. They need to know that this is normal and that, when their rib cage grows to adult size, those little breasts will spread out and not be so noticeable.

12. It takes boys about three years after the onset of puberty to grow their testicles to adult size.

13. It takes eight to ten years after the onset ofpuberty to grow their penises to adult size.

14. When an erection occurs, a valve at the mouth ofthe bladder closes off so no urine can escape.

15. Adam’s apple- growth of the larynx.

Other Interesting Facts

1. Fraternal twins come from two separate ova and two separate sperm.

2. Identical twins or multiples happen when one sperm fertilizes an ovum and for some unknown reason, it splits into two or more babies.

3. Pregnancy can occur without actual sexual intercourse, and even before ejaculation.

4. Sperm may be present at the tip of the penis, and if the vagina is very aroused and lubricated, sperm may rub off against the vagina.

5. The ovum must be fertilized within 12-24 hours. It takes 10 hours for a sperm to fertilize an egg.

6. Sperm can survive 4-5 days inside a woman’s body.

7. Lack of sleep – try calcium rich bedtime snacks = grilled cheese sandwiches, hot milk, warm baths, hot water bottle, back or foot rub, story.

8. In a recent survey of Grade 9 and 11 students, the main reason for not using condoms was that sex was not planned.

9. 38% of boys and 21% of girls in Grade 11 reported using alcohol or drugs before sex. 2/3 of all STI’s occur in people 25 and younger.

10. Hepatitis B is 100 times more infectious than HIV.

11. 1 out of 4 girls and 1 out of every 8 boys are sexually abused.

12. There are over 40 brands of condoms on the market.

13. There are two different kinds of sweat glands: eccrine (no odour) and apocrine (odour when it comes into contact with bacteria). Apocrine glands only become active after puberty starts. Females have a lot more apocrine glands than males.

14. Sweat glands are everywhere on your body, exceptyour lips and ears. Each person has about 2.5 million sweat glands.

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