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Unrevealed Secrets of Famous Photos Posted: 10 Sep 2008 07:30 AM CDT Did you know that Photoshop was invented way back in the 19th Century? Many historical & current photos that you know of might not be actually what they seem! One of the most famous photograph of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. But only his head was real in the picture as the body belongs to someone called John Calhoun. See the difference between these 2 photos? The guy sitting on the right was General Francis Blair, who was apparently added only later (1865). The guy on the left quarreled with Mao Ze Dong and his picture was removed (1936). The guy missing seems to be called Goebbels in this photograph taken with Hitler. Reason is unknown (1937). Sitting on a horse by yourself - Cool! Sitting on a horse held by a handler - Not so Cool. This guy is Benito Mussolini by the way (1942). The guy in the center is Carlos Franco, who apparently quarreled with Fidel Castro after Fidel supported the entry of Soviet troops in Czech Republic (1968). Thus he disappeared from the photo. This photographer, John Filo, won the Pulitzer Prize but was manipulated for the cover of the Life magazine to remove the rear fence. Don’t ask me why. This is a photograph of the negotiations between Chancellor Willy Brandt of Germany and Leonid Brezhnev. Rumored has it that all of them were rather drunk during the meeting. You can see the disappearing wine bottles in the German press compared to the Soviet press on the top. The ‘gang of four’, a group of Chinese Communist Party leaders were sacked and arrested in 1976 after the death of Mao Zedong. Thus explains their disappearance from the photo. Clement Harda was an illustrator for children’s books. We can’t have this guy seen holding a cigarette in his hands can we (2005)? This political campaign had a sign that says, ‘Our soldiers are watching, but also our enemies’. Hmm, you mean that they are all fans of the movie “Grinch”?? Indian actress Khushbu sued MAXIM for attaching her head to someone else’s body (2005). Take the hint girl! Perhaps trivial, but the positions of the pyramids have been moved to fit onto the cover page of National Geographic (1982). Can you recall the time when Oprah Winfrey had such a fabulous body? Me neither. Well, here in the TV guide of 1989, Oprah was fitted with the body of actress Ann Margaret and the best thing? None of them were informed about this until Ann heard it from her dress designer. These 2 competitive figure-skaters, Nancy Kerigan and Tonya Harding, were enemies not only on ice but in the personal life as well. But look at them, having a great time hanging out here. This is classic photo manipulation to bring across unspoken intentions. Same photo but quite different effects. A dark and sinister O. J. Simpson was the picture TIME wanted to show. Bobby Makkafi and her husband Kenny made headlines by being the first women to give birth to 7 children. Newsweek was kind enough to sub her less than perfect teeth for nicer pearly whites (1997). University of Wisconsin welcomes all races. So we cannot have a picture without an African-American can we? There, perfect. Kate Winslet demanded that her legs be ‘refined’ in this 2003 GQ front-cover. Redbook editor confirmed that the head and body of Julia Roberts in this 2003 edition were taken from different photographs. Top photo was a combination of the 2 photographs below. The photographer who did it in 2003 was fired from Los Angeles Times. Top photograph shows a convicted John Kerry supporting an anti-war rally by Jane Fonda in 1971. But hey, was the rally actually held in-doors? You might have seen this as it made its arounds on the internet in 2005. Apparently, George Bush was writing a note to Condoleezza Rice asking about a toilet break. “I think I may need a bathroom break? Is this possible?” While some questioned the authenticity of the photo and whether Mr Bush had written the whole note, journalism industry publication Editor and Publisher quoted a Reuters editor as saying Mr Bush had indeed taken a bathroom break shortly after photograher Rick Wilking snapped him writing the note. I think her eyes need to be whiter to scare the people we send this picture to - USA Today 2005.

Gorgeous Fighting Babes Posted: 10 Sep 2008 07:27 AM CDT Michelle Waterson is a rising MMA fighter. This gorgeous Karate hottie shot to fame in 2006 with the reality show called Fight Girls even though she didn’t win. If the fighting ring is too violent a place for you, you can try picking her up when she works part time as a Hooters girl. Mia St. John has a long career as a fighter. In college, she started in tae kwon do and managed an impressive 27-1 record. She then got into boxing and began doing it professionally in 1997. Mia St. John regularly fought four-round contests for Top Rank Boxing on the undercard of De La Hoya bouts. This earned her the nickname “Queen of the Four-Rounders”. In 1999, she posed nude for Playboy, which won her plenty of attention. She retired from Top Rank Boxing in 2001 with an 18-3-1 record, but still boxed in other arenas. In 2005, she won the IFBA Lightweight World Title and in 2008 she won the WBC International Female Welterweight title. Her current record is 44-9-2. Very impressive indeed. Sarah Ponce can kick your ass in either San Shou or Muay Thai fighting style (you can take your pick). She has won four kickboxing titles. She is obviously a model as well (sad waste otherwise) and has racked up several big modeling shoots, including the cover for Swimwear Illustrated Magazine. This girl is one you surely don’t want to mess as she has confessed that she uses her looks to her advantage and encourages people to think of her as an airhead model. Once their guard is down she makes them regret. Gina Carano has developed a reputation as one of the strongest female Muay Thai fighters in the world. After building a 12-1-1 record she was invited in 2007 to fight in one of the first female sanctioned events in Las Vegas. She won by unanimous decision. Since then she remains undefeated as an MMA fighter with a 6-0-0 record. Gina Carano also starred on the reality show Fight Girls as a mentor to the women on the show. Plus, she’s scheduled to star in a movie and play a character in a video game. Her other big hit: She plays Crush on American Gladiators. All of this exposure came to a head on May 13, 2008, when Gina Carano was the third most searched person on Yahoo! and first on Google on May 13, 2008. Kyra Gracie is a Brazilian MMA fighter with a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). Kyra Gracie comes from a long line of BJJ in her family and has tons of hardware to show off her own success. Kyra’s a five-time BJJ winner at the Pan Am Games and three-time World BJJ Champion. Erin Toughill started out in kickboxing before venturing into Brazilian jiujitsu. In 1999, she started her career as an MMA fighter and rose the ranks fast and furious. By 2004, she was the No. 1 ranked female MMA fighter after KO’ing a previously undefeated opponent. Erin Toughill also boxes, and fought Laila Ali in 2005 in what some argue was the most violent female boxing match ever; Toughill lost the match. Last year, she retired from boxing and MMA and, now plays the character Steel on American Gladiators which is ironically hosted by Laila Ali.

Daily Cool Pictures Posted: 10 Sep 2008 07:24 AM CDT Your daily cool pictures delivered right at your monitors as promised.

Damn Interesting Facts Posted: 10 Sep 2008 07:21 AM CDT Some really surprising an interesting facts that I came across recently. Some of them might be slightly exaggerated but hey, they are still damn interesting. 1. A rat can last longer without water than a camel. 2. Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself. 3. The dot over the letter “i” is called a tittle. 4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top. 5. A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate. 6. A duck’s quack doesn’t echo. No one knows why. 7. A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2″ by 3-1/2″. 8. During the chariot scene in “Ben Hur,” a small red car can be seen in the distance (and Heston’s wearing a watch). 9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily! (That explains a few mysteries… .) 10. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn’t wear pants. 11. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood. 12. The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per side in a game of chess is 318,979,564, 000. 13. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, purple and silver. 14. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan. There was never a recorded Wendy before. 15. The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo. 16. If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death. (Who was the sadist who discovered this??) 17. Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down so you could see his moves. That’s the opposite of the norm. 18. The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen’ s “Born in the USA.” 19. The original name for butterfly was flutterby. 20. The phrase “rule of thumb” is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn’t beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb. 21. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was Victrola, so the called themselves Motorola. 22. Roses may be red, but violets are indeed violet. 23. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand. 24. Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. 25. Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest. 26. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying. 27. Sherlock Holmes NEVER said, “Elementary, my dear Watson.” 28. An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman to take more than three steps backwards while dancing! 29. The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher. 30. The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from public libraries. 31. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them. 32. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave!

Lorraine Van Wyk Posted: 10 Sep 2008 07:18 AM CDT If she looks familiar, you may have seen her on a boxing game on Playstation PS3 - Selene Strike. This is one cute Dutch model who was born in Belville, South Africa that does not look like one who will go down without a fight.

Funny Products Posted: 10 Sep 2008 07:15 AM CDT Just some interesting and funny products not commonly seen on the market. I would buy the toilet seat!

Daily Funny Videos Posted: 10 Sep 2008 07:12 AM CDT LIVE TV SLAP - Pretty host slaps a male participant…. and gets slapped back! COOL BASEBALL STUNT - Catcher tries to tag the runner, but fails! See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. BIRD VS CAR - Ever think that birds always fly away fast enough to avoid your car? Think again.

Beautiful Posted: 10 Sep 2008 07:09 AM CDT Some really nice photo portraits of beautiful ladies. No boobs or asses here, just plain o’ gorgeous faces of the nicest kind.

Jane’s Hotel Posted: 10 Sep 2008 07:06 AM CDT Very similar concept to the Diner Dash series, you manage a hotel now and you try to keep your customers happy to earn more dough and get to the next level. Nice game for a short relief in the craziness around.

Effective Stress Relief Posted: 10 Sep 2008 07:03 AM CDT During his first three-month evaluation, a rookie cop mentioned to the chief of police that the stress of the job was really starting to wear him down. The chief told the young policeman that whenever he was feeling too tense, he’d go home and screw his wife for about an hour, which always made him feel better and enabled him to return to work with a much better outlook. The rookie considered this piece of wisdom and said it sounded like good advice; he’d give it a try and see if it helped. The next week the chief called the kid in and asked how things were going. The new cop replied that, in fact, just that morning had experienced extreme stress and had followed his boss’s suggestion, with great success. He felt great. After being dismissed by his pleased superior, the rookie abruptly halted at the door and said, “Oh, Chief, I almost forgot. Your wife asked me to tell you to pick up some lamb chops for dinner.”

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