Ripstik & Wave board history

26/2/2009
You may believe the Wave board is the original, but it was actually just the first brand that sold in the US. The original inventor of this two-wheeled skateboard was a Korean man who sold it in Korea by another name. Two American asked for the rights of the board and offered to pay money in order to build and sell it. The men however only paid the inventor 10% of what they promised, so the inventor took the idea to the Razor scooter company where they named the board the Ripstik.
source: wikipedia,me

Blackjack

The history of Blackjack is unclear. Some people believe that Blackjack started in French casinos in the early 1700s where it was known as "vingt-et-un" The game became known as Blackjack because if a player held a Jack of Spades and an Ace of Spades as the 1st two cards, the player was the winner. So the Jack was the most important card and Spades are black, the game was called “Blackjack”. The goal of the game is to get a higher number than the other players, but the tricky thing is that you are not allowed to get more than 21 points. At the beginning you get 2 cards. But you can get more cards but you have to pay with chips one chip for a open card (not so good because every body can see what you got) or 2 chips for a closed card ( so only you can see). You can put money in the pot so at the end more money is in the “bank”.

What is swine flu and what should I do?

Like people, pigs can get flu, but swine flu viruses aren’t the same as human flu viruses.
Swine flu doesn’t infect people often but there were rare cases of infected humans but all had close contact with pigs. But the current swine flu is different. It is caused by a new kind of swine flu and it is passed from person to person. The symptoms are the same as normal flu.
If you have the swine flu stay at home and if you cough or sneeze, cover your mouth. After that wash or disinfect your hands, this can help stop your flu from spreading. If you got flu symptoms and you have been in a risky area like Mexico, call a doctor immediately. Or if you where not in a risky country and you are still sick call a doctor just to be sure.

The world’s new fastest car

The new fastest car is the SSC Ultimate Aero TT, the World’s most powerful car ever produced. The top speed is 256.18mph or 412.28 km/h. This car was Verified by Guinness World Records on October 9, 2007 as the fastest production car. SSC plans a limited run of only 25 cars with a distinctive number plate matching chassis numbers to protect its collector value. The price is non known yet but I think more than 2,000,000 Euro.

Gus the ugly dog!

The St. Petersburg Times in Florida reports that Gus,
a Chinese crested dog, had cancer. He was 9 years old.

In the life of Gus, he won the World’s Ugliest Dog contest at the
Friday June 20, 2008 in Califoria.

Gus had one leg amputated because of a skin tumor and lost an eye in a dog fight.

The money that Gus won was used for his treatment.