Horo were stiffened cloaks and silk worn by Messengers (tsukai) and bodyguards (yojimbo) on the Battlefields of feudal Japan. Their primary purpose was to improve the visibility of the wearer on the battlefield, but they also served as arrow-catchers. A few years ago historians have tested this shield, from ten arrows, only three have passed through the shield, but none managed to inflict serious damage. They were so happy with the results that they decided to tested on humans. Now the results were even better, no arrows of fifteen managed to pass through the shield, and not to mention fatal injuries.
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By 2006, twelve years after his break-out role in Pulp Fiction, Samuel L. Jackson's films had grossed more money at the box office than any other actor in cinematic history (more than $ 3 billion).
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According to Nielsen NetRatings average surfer has a habit: Each month you usually visit 59 domains, view 1.050 pages allocating 45 seconds for each page and spend about 25 hours doing all this net activity! Each surfing session Lasts 51 minutes.
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You probably thought that saber teeth is extinct with the last ice age, but you are wrong. In the North East Asia still live Siberian musk deer. It is a small deer, which that weighs 7-17 kg (15-38 lb), male has canine teeth which grow to a length of 8 cm (3 "). It is hunted for its musk gland, which fetches prices as high as $ 45,000 per kilogram.
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French manufacturer of liqueurs Chambord presented an exclusive breakfast which costs an incredible 22 thousand pounds, all in order to attract media attention occasion of the premiere of "Breakfast at Tiffany's". This breakfast set includes a very famous French raspberry liqueur, who served in the bottle decorated with gold and diamonds and pearls (bottles worth around 2.4 million dollars). Besides liqueurs, in the menu was croissant with diamonds, covered with edible gold, cup Kopi Lywak coffee and the best champagne in the world. This breakfast can be order directly from manufacturer, but there is no data how many of them is sold.
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Google receives about 200 million search queries each day. More than half of which come from outside the United States. During the traffic heaviest more than 2.000 search queries are answered each second?
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The largest bear ever recorded in the world was a polar bear, shot in Alaska in 1960. When stood up on hind legs was more than 365 centimeters tall ( 12 feet ), and i weight 1002 kilograms ( 2210 pounds ).
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Horo were stiffened cloaks and silk worn by Messengers (tsukai) and bodyguards (yojimbo) on the Battlefields of feudal Japan. Their primary purpose was to improve the visibility of the wearer on the battlefield, but they also served as arrow-catchers. A few years ago historians have tested this shield, from ten arrows, only three have passed through the shield, but none managed to inflict serious damage. They were so happy with the results that they decided to tested on humans. Now the results were even better, no arrows of fifteen managed to pass through the shield, and not to mention fatal injuries.
