Men with long ring fingers are more likely to drive too fast, overtake on dangerous roads and park illegally, according to new research.
The study suggests bad driving may be programmed from birth because finger length is directly associated with exposure to the hormone testosterone in the womb.
Numerous studies have shown that a long wedding ring finger compared to the index finger in men can have a powerful effect on health and behavior.
Research suggests it is linked with increased male aggression and risk-taking.
But it also means men are better at sports such as athletics and football, more likely to succeed in the cut-throat world of high finance and may even be more fertile than those with shorter ring fingers.
Scientists believe exposure to greater levels of testosterone in the womb affects the way the brain works later in life.
The hormone appears to promote more masculine behaviour. But it also seems to activate growth of the wedding ring finger by stimulating testosterone receptors in bone.
Photographs of babies are always cute, but this series of images by an American photographer take adorable to a new level.Tracy Raver, who describes her style as simple and casual, captures newborns while they are sleeping.
Swaddled in soft woollens or nestled in baskets, the tiny infants are photographed when they are just weeks old..
..Kurt has been able to create a staggering collection of work...
.and has appeared on pavements in over 30 countries
Merging the ideas of awe-inspiring murals like Michelangelo's works at the Sistine Chapel with16th century madonnari, the Italian name for street artists...
Former Nasa employee Kurt, armed with just pastels and paint, can transform the ground into living art
Master street artist Kurt Wenner's creations on cobbles and pavements across the world may look like they have been dug into the ground... 
amazing trick of the eyes... 
Using a style known as anamorphic street painting, the artist is able to create convincing illusions 
Over 25 years ago the pioneering artist was influenced by centuries-old frescoed ceilings... 
Large corridor ... quite luxurious !
This is a royal luxury hotel ever seen in life .. large bed, free spaces and nice interior decoration's and also the fifth wonder is that " It Can Fly " !!! Woow ! I desperately wanna ride once :)
Crisis crazy project is no obstacle.
MI-12 - the heaviest and hoisting helicopter ever built in the world.
Tears of Mother Nature: The image of a crying face looming from an icy cliff wall was taken at the Svalbard archipelago in Norway.o When Mahatma Gandhi died, an autopsy revealed five gold Krugerrands in his small intestine.
o Aardvarks are allergic to radishes, but only during summer months.
o Coca-Cola was the favored drink of Pharaoh Ramses. An inscription found in his tomb, when translated, was found to be almost identical to the recipe used today.
o If you part your hair on the right side, you were born to be carnivorous. If you part it on the left, your physical and psychological make-up is that of a vegetarian.
o When immersed in liquid, a dead sparrow will make a sound like a crying baby.
o In WWII the US military planned to airdrop over France propaganda in the form of Playboy magazine, with coded messages hidden in the models’ turn-ons and turn-offs. The plan was scrapped because of a staple shortage due to rationing of metal.
o Although difficult, it’s possible to start a fire by rapidly rubbing together two Cool Ranch Doritos.
o Napoleon’s favorite type of wood was knotty chestnut.
o The world’s smartest pig, owned by a mathematics teacher in Madison, WI, memorized the multiplication tables up to 12.
o Due to the natural “momentum” of the ocean, saltwater fish cannot swim backwards.
o In ancient Greece, children of wealthy families were dipped in olive oil at birth to keep them hairless throughout their lives.
o It is nearly three miles farther to fly from Amarillo, Texas to Louisville, Kentucky than it is to return from Louisville to Amarillo.
o The “nine lives” attributed to cats is probably due to their having nine primary whiskers.
o The original inspiration for Barbie dolls comes from dolls developed by German propagandists in the late 1930s to impress young girls with the ideal notions of Aryan features. The proportions for Barbie were actually based on those of Eva Braun.
o The Venezuelan brown bat can detect and dodge individual raindrops in mid-flight, arriving safely back at his cave completely dry.
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o Silly Putty was “discovered” as the residue left behind after the first latex condoms were produced. It’s not widely publicized for obvious reasons.
o Approximately one-sixth of your life is spent on Wednesdays.
o The skin needed for elbow transplants must be taken from the *** of a cadaver.
o The sport of jai alai originated from a game played by Incan priests who held cats by their tails and swung at leather balls. The cats would instinctively grab at the ball with their claws, thus enabling players to catch them.
o A cat’s purr has the same romance-enhancing frequency as the voice of singer Barry White.
o The typewriter was invented by Hungarian immigrant Qwert Yuiop, who left his “signature” on the keyboard.
o The volume of water that the Giant Sequoia tree consumes in a 24-hour period contains enough suspended minerals to pave 17.3 feet of a 4-lane concrete freeway.
o King Henry VIII slept with a gigantic axe.
o Because printed materials are being replaced by CD-ROM, microfiche and the Internet, libraries that previously sank into their foundations under the weight of their books are now in danger of collapsing in extremely high winds.
o In 1843, a Parisian street mime got stuck in his imaginary box and consequently died of starvation.
o Touch-tone telephone keypads were originally planned to have buttons for Police and Fire Departments, but they were replaced with * and # when the project was cancelled in favor of developing the 911 system.
o Human saliva has a boiling point three times that of regular water.
o Calvin, of the “Calvin and Hobbes” comic strip, was patterned after President Calvin Coolidge, who had a pet tiger as a boy.
o Watching an hour-long soap opera burns more calories than watching a three-hour baseball game.
o Until 1978, Camel cigarettes contained minute particles of real camels.
o You can actually sharpen the blades on a pencil sharpener by wrapping your pencils in aluminum foil before inserting them.
o To human taste buds, Zima is virtually indistinguishable from zebra urine.
o Seven out of every ten hockey-playing Canadians will lose a tooth during a game. For Canadians who don’t play hockey, that figure drops to five out of ten.
o A dog’s naked behind leaves absolutely no bacteria when pressed against carpet.
o A team of University of Virginia researchers released a study promoting the practice of picking one’s nose, claiming that the health benefits of keeping nasal passages free from infectious blockages far outweigh the negative social connotations.
o Among items left behind at Osama bin Laden’s headquarters in Afghanistan were 27 issues of Mad Magazine. Al Qaeda members have admitted that bin Laden is reportedly an avid reader.
o Urine from male cape water buffaloes is so flammable that some tribes use it for lantern fuel.
o At the first World Cup championship in Uruguay, 1930, the soccer balls were actually monkey skulls wrapped in paper and leather.
o Every Labrador retriever dreams about bananas.
o If you put a bee in a film canister for two hours, it will go blind and leave behind its weight in honey.
o Due to the angle at which the optic nerve enters the brain, staring at a blue surface during sex greatly increases the intensity of orgasms.
o Never hold your nose and cover your mouth when sneezing, as it can blow out your eyeballs.
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