1. The muscles in your heart have the strength to shoot your blood ten meters in the air.

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 title.

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 rat can last longer without water than a camel.

6.  Butterflies taste with their feet.

7.  The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves
  per side in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.

8.  There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with month,
  orange, purple, and silver.

9.  The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan. There was
  never a recorded Wendy before.

10.  The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World
  War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.

11.  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??)

12. The body's strongest muscle is our tongue.

13.  During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur," a small red car can
  be seen in the distance and Heston's wearing a watch

14.   Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he
  doesn't wear pants.

15.   During historic civil wars,when troops returned without any casualties, a writing was put up so all can see which read "0 killed".From here we get the expression "O.K." which means all is good.

16.  Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World
  War II were made of wood.

17. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.


18.  Most common name in the world is Mohammed.


19. The name of the entire continents end with the same letter that they start with.


20. Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

21. Most lipstick contains fish scales.

22. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using theletters on one row of the keyboard.

23. Women blink nearly twice as much as men!

24. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.

25.  The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be thetoughest tongue twister in the English language.

26. People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.

27. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.


28. It is impossible to lick your elbow.

29. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib.. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.


30. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents great king from history.

                  Spades - King David

                  Clubs - Alexander the Great

                  Hearts – Charlemagne

                  Diamonds - Julius Caesar.


31. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987, 654,321 (count out the answer)


32. If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.


33. What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers andlaser printers all have in common? Answer is - All invented by women.


34. Question - This is the only food that doesn't spoil. What is this? Answer is- *Honey*

35. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

36. A snail can sleep for three years.

37. An ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.

38. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.

39. A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why.

40. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

41. In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.


42. On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.


43. Shakespeare invented the words 'assassination' and 'bump'.


44. Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.


45. All polar bears are left handed.

46. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

47. A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2" by 3-1/2".


48. A Cockroach can live 9 days without head. It only dies because it cannot eat.

49. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.

50. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants.

51. And last but not the least, did u know, the writer of this article is a moron?

Canada is one of the few developed countries in the world with a formalized immigration policy and system. Each year, Canada takes in approximately 200,000 new immigrants, based on the various categories that have been established by the Immigration Act.

As a federation, Canada has divided responsibilities in the area of immigration. For the most part, Canada’s federal government is responsible for the selection and admission of immigrants as well as the enforcement of our immigration laws. However, many provincial governments do play a role in selection which has its own selection criteria and system. There are also a number of Provincial Nominee Programs that have been established by provincial governments in recent years.

Canada's immigration policy has developed different categories under which immigrants can apply and qualify to become permanent residents of Canada. The major categories are:

The skilled worker class is the largest category of immigrants to Canada and the one that is open to the widest range of people. Under this system, Immigration Canada assesses the eligibility of an applicant with reference to the following ten factors. The current practice is that an applicant must score a minimum of 75 points to be successful in his application. Following are those ten factors:

(1) AGE:

10 points will be given to an applicant between 21 and 44 years of age; for those below the age of 21 or over 44 years, 2 points will be deducted for each year. Points are assessed on the day an application is received.

(2) EDUCATION:

(3) OCCUPATION:

Points assigned for an occupation are in accordance with the "General Occupations List" published by Immigration Canada and updated from time to time. Points given will be those effective on the day the application is received, or the day of screening, whichever is the higher.

(4) EDUCATION AND TRAINING FACTOR (ETF):

In relation to the vocational training of the applicant, the conversion value and hence score for each occupation is worked out in accordance with the National Occupational Classification (NOC). The highest ETF score for any occupation is 18.

(5) WORK EXPERIENCE:

Points for work experience are related to years of experience and ETF points awarded to an occupation. Points given under this factor are as follows:

(6) ARRANGED EMPLOYMENT:

An applicant with arranged employment approved by a Canada Employment Center is given 10 points.

(7) LANGUAGE ABILITY:

An applicant who is fluent in both English and French scores a maximum of 15 points (9 points for English and 6 for French). Points are given according to the reading, writing and speaking ability of an applicant. One has to clear an examination called IELTS (International English Language Test System) so as prove his proficiency in English. Marks awarded in IELTS range from 1 to 9. There are five IELTS centers in India:

IELTS Administrator

The British Deputy High Commission

British Council Division

737 Anna Salai

Chennai - 600 002

Tel: ++91 44 852 5002

Fax: ++91 44 852 3234

Email: nirupa.fernandez@in.britishcouncil.org

IELTS Administrator

The British Deputy High Commission

British Council Division, 5 Shakespeare Sarani

Kolkata - 700 071

Tel: +91 33 282 5947

Fax: +91 33 282 4804

Email: calcutta.exams@in.britishcouncil.org

IELTS Administrator

The British Deputy High Commission

British Council Division, Mittal Tower 'C' Wing, 2nd Floor

Nariman Point

Mumbai

400 021

India

Tel: ++91 22 282 3560 / 3530

Fax: ++91 22 285 2024 / 22 281 6619

Email: vivek.singh@in.britishcouncil.org

IELTS Administrator

IDP Education Australia

Suites 20/21/22, S1 Ground Floor

International Trade Tower, Nehru Place

New Delhi

110 019

India

Tel: +91 11 628 4404

Fax: +91 11 648 1262

Email: info@ieltsindia.com

WWW: http://www.ieltsindia.com

IELTS Administrator

The British High Commission

British Council Division

17, Kasturba Gandhi Marg

New Delhi - 110 001

Tel: ++91 11 371 1401

Fax: ++ 91 11371 0717

Email: PV.Chaary@in.britishcouncil.org

(8) DEMOGRAPHIC FACTOR:

This factor is set by the Federal Government to control immigration levels each year. Every applicant was awarded 8 points for this factor in 1999.

(9) PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

This refers to an applicant’s personal qualities such as his initiative, resourcefulness, motivation, and adaptability. Points under this factor are awarded by the immigration officer during the interview.

(10) RELATIVE IN CANADA:

An applicant will be given 5 bonus points if he has a brother, sister, parent, grandparent, uncle, aunt, niece, or nephew who is either a permanent resident or Canadian citizen living in Canada.

This category allows Canadian residents with established businesses on Canada to sponsor close relatives to come and work in the family business provided the applicant is required and qualified to fill the position. If the applicant’s relative offers him or her a job, with the approval of Immigration Canada, he or she may score 10 points for arranged employment and 5 points for having a relative in Canada. An applicant scoring 70 points will have his application approved.

Those, who do not qualify this score system, can apply for Arranged Employment Immigration Program.

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