One of my all-time favorite Tom Petty songs is American Girl. It’s a story about a girl longing to be more than what she was. It was recorded on July 4th 1976 during the Bicentennial and American Girl was the last song performed in concert by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. They played it to close out the encore of their performance on September 25, 2017, at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California, the final concert of their 40th Anniversary Tour. Petty died of complications from cardiac arrest after an accidental prescription medication overdose on October 2, just over a week later.
My first real boyfriend was actually a Tom Petty look alike and when he took me to a Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ concert, we were mobbed! Everyone thought he was THE Tom Petty. Security finally came to investigate the crowd and we ended up getting to meet Tom. Nice but brief hello. It was cool.
American Girl
Well, she was an American girl Raised on promises She couldn’t help thinkin’ that there Was a little more to life Somewhere else After all it was a great big world With lots of places to run to Yeah, and if she had to die tryin’ She had one little promise She was gonna keep
Oh yeah, alright Take it easy baby Make it last all night She was an American girl
Well, it was kind of cold that night She stood alone on her balcony Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by Out on 441 Like waves crashin’ on the beach And for one desperate moment there He crept back in her memory God it’s so painful Something that’s so close And still so far out of reach
Oh yeah, alright Take it easy, baby Make it last all night She was an American girl
Intelligent, kind, and always willing to put others before themselves, Libras value harmony in all forms. Ruled by Venus, the planet of beauty, Libra adores a life that looks good. As the master of compromise and diplomacy, Libra is adept at seeing all points of view, and excels at crafting compromises and effecting mediation between others. This sign has a rich inner life yet loves other people, and they’re always happiest with a large group of friends, family, and coworkers on whom they can count.
An air sign, Libra can often be “up in the clouds,” and while he or she is amazing at making big plans, follow through can be tricky. Working with detail-oriented signs, like Virgos or Capricorns, can help Libras actually manifest their dreams into reality, especially in the workspace. But don’t call out Librans for daydreaming—their imagination is one of their biggest assets, and they often put their imagination to work by finding careers in the arts or in literature.
Libras believe that they’re directing their own lives, and they take a big-picture approach in making that life look and feel the best it can be. They spend a lot of time figuring out what’s missing from that big picture, and they may feel unhappy if they become too focused on one thing, whether it’s work, a partner, or a family member. Librans are at their best when they balance their schedule to include plenty of time for self-care rituals and personal pursuits, and when they give themselves enough flexibility to change focus.
When Libra falls in love, he or she falls hard, but this sign also recognizes that there’s room for more than one grand love in his or her life. The Scales are pragmatic about love, realizing that different relationships often have different seasons. Librans can sometimes be accused of being too pragmatic, and they’ve been known to call off a relationship pre-emptively if they feel it may not work due to distance, age difference, or another external conflict.
Although Libra appears self-confident to outsiders, he or she might struggle with insecurity, especially as it relates to personal identity, which sometimes feels mutable. This sign’s lifelong question is: “Who am I?” They may find their identity shifting based on where they are in their lives and who they’re spending time with. In order to feel more confident in their identity, social Libras need to get comfortable spending time with themselves and getting to know their gut and their internal voice.
Libra’s Love Style
Libra adores flirting, loves the drama and pageantry of romance, and is one of the few signs of the Zodiac that actually enjoys first dates. While Libras excel at charming potential partners, they have difficulty figuring out what they want, and all too often can get lost in the twists and turns of a relationship.
Libra Friendship Style
Thanks to this sign’s quick smile, sharp wit, and ability to make anyone feel like the most important person in the room, people are often surprised to find that the Libra they consider a “best friend” has about ten “best friends” just like them. Libras are adept at connecting to others quickly and love getting to know people.
Libra Career, Money & Success Traits
Libra’s greatest career strength: Imagination. For a Libra, work can be a playground. If this sign works with a great team and on projects they believe in, their job is fun. Librans love dreaming up new projects to accomplish and challenges to meet.
Libra’s Greatest Gifts
Libra’s everyday vibe is this gentle reminder: “Let’s just all get along.” For this sign, compromise is key. Librans don’t do well when anyone in their orbit isn’t happy, and they’re especially adept at inviting other signs to see things from a different perspective. A Libra doesn’t strong arm or use coercion, but rather relies on his or her communication prowess to help everyone see another side to a story.
Libra’s Greatest Challenges
Libra is great at making everyone happy—but what good is that if Libras themselves don’t feel fulfilled? While the Scales have a fine-tuned internal compass, they sometimes ignore what they want in favor of what makes everyone else happy—and this habit ends up backfiring in the long run.
Libra’s Secret Weapon
This sign has weaponized their imagination in the service of good. Librans’ imagination is unmatched, and they can always come up with a new way of looking at an issue. Libra is also blessed with boundless creativity. Even if they’re working in a data-dominated field, their creativity shows them novel ways to see things.
Actors and actresses are often approached for roles in movies or television that require more than just good acting skills. Some rolls require difficult stunts or heroic feats the attractive star may not feel comfortable doing—or even capable of doing. Enter the stunt double.
The expensive actor or actress is spared any chance of harm, while the public is fooled.
In other roles, an actor or actress may be required to do a risqué scene that exposes parts of their bodies they are unwilling to reveal. Enter the body double.
These doubles, by their very nature, HAVE to be very convincing. Our movie experience wouldn’t be the same, if they were obviously fake. But how far could doubles go? Could we be fooled for any length of time? Enter the movie Dave.
Dave, starring Kevin Kline, was a 1993 tale about Dave Kovic (Kline), the owner of an employment agency who is hired to stand in for the President of The United States, Bill Mitchell (also Kline) at a Washington D.C. function while the Commander in Chief has a tryst with a staff member only to become his full-time replacement when Mitchell suffers a near-fatal stroke during that tryst. The Chief of Staff and the President have been conducting unsavory business which could be exposed if the President passes away and the VP assumes the office. The Chief of Staff decides to implicate the VP and run for the office himself, but is later thwarted by Kline who, as the President, confesses publicly, exonerates the VP and blames the Chief of Staff. He then fakes a stroke, and is “replaced” by the real President who later passes away.
Enter Joe Biden. It seems the left is attempting a real life Dave-redo using body doubles for Joe Biden. Keeping Old Joe out of the public eye as much as possible is essential to fooling a lot of people, but that isn’t always going to work—as cameras are everywhere and they capture everything. There are pictures and theories about the different Joe Bidens, and as a result, the White House has revealed Old Joe has had some work done…hair plugs definitely but maybe other work as well?
Enter John Fetterman. John has undergone some trauma after he arrived on the national political scene—a stroke which has left him somewhat incapacitated—which might account for the differing looks he sports.
In some photos you can see the signature ears…in others it appears his ears have been tucked back. In some photos he is haggard looking and then in newer photos, he looks 10 years younger. And the mustache? If I were a suspicious person, I would point out it’s a good distraction. You look at John and think something’s off but you quickly dismiss your concerns—oh it’s the mustache that’s making me think that. Disregard the tucked back ears, the softer, younger eye area and less pronounced Frankenstein-ish brow.
And the signature tattoos that seemed to disappear in a recent picture? That’s a camera trick due to the rotation of his arms. No one’s trying to fool us.
I Dream of Jeannie is a classic fantasy sitcom that ran on NBC from 1965 to 1970. Starring Barbara Eden and Larry Hagman, the show is about a 2,000-year-old genie-in-a-bottle named Jeanie who was acquired by astronaut Captain (later Major) Anthony “Tony” Nelson while stranded on a desert island after a space mission. The astronaut took the genie in the bottle and takes her home with him, and he becomes her master. Hilarious situations ensued between them, with Jeanie falling in love with Tony at first sight. Eventually, they get married in the end.
The show was released to coincide with fantasy comedy shows like Bewitched, which was airing over at ABC. Many critics have noted the similarities between the two shows, but I Dream of Jeannie became a pop culture classic on its own.
Here are some fun facts about the show that you never knew:
Barbara Eden was not the first choice of the producer
Being Jeannie was the role of a lifetime for Barbara Eden, since it catapulted her to stardom. Also, it’s hard to imagine anyone filling in Jeannie’s iconic costume than her. But Sidney Sheldon, the show’s executive producer, originally had reservations about hiring her. Sheldon didn’t want to cast anyone with blonde hair, to avoid comparisons with Bewitched star Elizabeth Montgomery. After various brunette starlets and beauty queens unsuccessfully auditioned for the role, they could not find anyone who could play the role as he wanted it. Eden was cast almost in an act of desperation, as Sheldon’s colleagues recommended her because of her performance in The Brass Bottle.
The show gave conflicting stories of Jeannie’s origins
When the series started, it was shown that Jeanie was transformed into a genie for refusing to marry Blue Djinn (who was played by Michael Ansara, Eden’s real-life husband back then). It became confusing when later on in the middle of the series, they mentioned that Jeannie came from a family of genies.
It was the last network series to be filmed in black and white
The first season of Jeannie was shot in entirely black and white because of budget restraints. Apparently, the studio execs didn’t expect the show to last for more than one season so they weren’t willing to spend extra bucks for the color film. Because of that, this was the last series from the network to be filmed in black and white. But as the show came out successful, they switched to color on the second season.
There was no theme song until the second season
The show didn’t have a theme song on the first season. The familiar-sounding, catchy Jeannie theme song appeared in the second season, when a new, colored animated opening sequence was introduced.
Censors had problems with Eden showing her belly button
Due to strict television censorship at the time, Eden was restricted from showing off her belly button on screen. But there was one slip-up that caused a bit of commotion during the series. Also, her legs must always be kept covered with baggy pantaloons that must be thick enough so her legs won’t show through. Cleavage, however, was a fair game.
Barbara Eden was an on-set lion expert, too
Besides being the lead star, Barbara Eden also considered herself as somewhat of a lion expert on the set. During the first season, there was an episode where they featured a real lion on one scene. As Eden told her story in her memoir, Jeannie Out of the Bottle, she said she had some prior experience working with lions, so she was thrilled. She offered helpful advices for her co-workers on how to deal with the lion. However, her co-star, Larry Hagman refused to bond with the lion and didn’t feel the same way about the furry friend. When it came to do the scene, Eden was comfortable with the lion’s presence, but when it looked at Hagman, the furry friend let out a frightening roar. The frightened Hagman bolted out of the set, off the studio and into the street. Some crew members bolted off, too.
Barbara Eden was pregnant during filming the first episodes of the series
When the series began shooting in 1965, Barbara Eden was pregnant. During the first 10 episodes, the producers tried to hide her growing baby bump through different techniques, like adding several extra veils to her genie costume. Eden joked about it, saying “I looked like a walking tent.”
Larry Hagman handled his anxieties and frustrations on the set with booze
For an ambitious actor like Larry Hagman, it was hard to play as the second best star to Eden. Also, he would often get frustrated with how the script was written, plus he was carrying some of his own personal anxieties, so he drank away his sorrows. Eden wrote on her memoir that Hagman started every day at the studio drinking champagne, and then enter his dressing room in between scenes to smoke pot and drink more champagne to keep calm. This caused him to undergo a liver transplant in the ‘90s.
Also, Larry Hagman was problematic to work with
Because of Hagman’s alcoholism and unruly attitude, the show was hampered. The staff were irritated by his behavior, so the producers sent him to a therapist. However, it seemed to only make things worse because Hagman started to ingest lots of marijuana, LSD and more champagne “in the interests of maintaining a calm serenity.” He often lost his temper and once voiced his displeasure with the staff by urinating all over the set due to a disappointing script. And it didn’t affect only the staff. Legendary singer Sammy Davis Jr., who appeared in a season 2 cameo, became so enraged with the co-star that he actually threatened to kill Hagman.
Barbara Eden didn’t like that Jeanie and Tony Nelson got married in the end
It seems like Hagman wasn’t the only one who had problems with the script. The show ended with Jeanie and Tony getting married, which Eden didn’t approve of. Part of the whole fun of the show was the palpable sexual tension between the astronaut Tony and the mischievous and attractive Jeanie who both lived under the same roof, while Tony still managed to keep her out of his bedroom. The funny antics ran around watching Jeannie being willing to fulfill his wishes and calling him master, no less. But regarding the characters’ marriage, Eden said it ruined the point of the show and broke credibility, because Jeannie wasn’t human. “This just turned her into a housewife – more like Samantha from Bewitched,” she added.
Larry Hagman only found out that the show was cancelled from a studio guard
After the series’ fifth season, Hagman went to South America to take a vacation. Upon returning to the US, the actor wanted to get something from his dressing room on the set. He ran into a security guard who was perhaps surprised to see him there and told him that there was no sixth season in the offing. Apparently, nobody told him, and he only found out about the news from that guard. Hagman wasn’t surprised and said he halfway expected it, citing decline in ratings and the decision to marry off Jeannie and Tony. But he couldn’t help but observe, “Wow that was real Hollywood.” He lamented, “I expected some kind of formal, pleasant way of telling you you’re out of work.”
Phil Spector made a cameo on the show
Before he became a convicted murderer, Phil Spector was a big record producer during the 1960s and 70s. He appeared on a cameo on the show playing as himself when Jeannie had musical aspirations. Spector was game for poking fun at himself and the music industry in general.
The show had a fun little connection with The Monkees
While it only lasted for two seasons, The Monkeys, a fellow NBC sitcom, had some fun connections with I Dream of Jeannie as both shows referenced each other in some episodes. In one The Monkees episode, Davy Jones rubs a small table lamp and a beautiful genie (not exactly Jeannie) emerged, which led Jones to respond, “Imagine that – wrong show!” Then, cue the laugh track.
In I Dream of Jeannie, Jeannie puts together a rock band featuring Bobby Hart and Tommy Boyce, who wrote some of The Monkee’s most famous songs. At one scene, Hart is shown holding a copy of The Monkees’ first album.
Bill Daily had trouble memorizing his lines, but it turned out all right
Besides Eden and Hagman, I Dream of Jeannie also featured Bill Daily as astronaut Roger Healey. Daily was praised a lot for his comic ability, but little did people know that he suffered from dyslexia, which made him have trouble memorizing lines. The actor often ad-libbed his lines, creating some of the series’ best moments in the process.
The producers burned the set of the show
After the show was cancelled, the show’s producers set to work dismantling the show’s production. During the 50’s and 60’s in Hollywood, it was quite expensive to store collective sets and props, and it was not worth spending the money if it won’t serve any purpose anymore. To resolve this, the crew burned down Jeannie and Major Nelson’s “home” to avoid a big expense with no payback. Barbara Eden did manage to get a hold of one of the series’ magic lamps, which she kept in her personal vault for years. Eventually, she decided to donate it to the Smithsonian Institution, which is one of the most famous and visited TV props in history.
Today’s category is Business, Advertising and Inventions.
What do the initials SOS stand for in the steel wool soap pads?
What was IBM known as before its name changed in 1924?
Prior to 1953. What product was advertised with the slogan “Just what the doctor ordered?”
What did a horse named Nita beat in a famous race in 1830?
What is the blue crayon in Crayola’s Magic Scents Crayon box designed to smell like?
What fast food chain founded in 1964 was named for brothers Forrest and Leroy Raffel?
What was the only product ever promoted by Elvis Presley in a tv commercial?
What product was first introduced in 1906 as Blibber-Blubber?
How many exposures were there on a roll of film sold with Kodak’s first box camera in 1888?
What was the source of billionaire recluse Howard Hughes’ original fortune?
In 1851, how much money did newspaper publisher Horace Greeley recommend that the average workingman set aside weekly for rent to support a family of five?
What enduring advertising symbol was created by a Virginia schoolboy as part of a drawing competition in 1916?
What was the name of the first deodorant company in the United States?
What was sold in the Burpee mail order catalog when it was first introduced in 1876?
What is Barbie’s full name?
What is the name of the camel on the Camel cigarettes pack?
What colonial American devised the first wet suit for divers as well as a primitive version of today’s flippers?
Why did Proctor & Gamble drop it’s century-old moon and stars trademark from its packaging in 1985?
Who invented wax paper, an electric pen and a process that turned goldenrod into synthetic rubber?
What American used to shoplift from his own stores to check the alertness of his employees?
Ready for the answers?
ANSWERS
Save Our Saucepans
C-T-R. for Computer-Tabulating-Recording Company
L & M Cigarettes
Tom Thumb, the first locomotive built in America. Nita, a part Mustang gray mare, outran the iron horse after its engine broke down.
A new car. It was initially given a blueberry aroma, but Crayola changed all its scents after parents suggested that kids would be less likely to eat crayons that were not food scented.
Arby’s. The name stands for RB—Raffel Brothers.
Donuts—the commercial, for Southern Made Donuts, was aired in 1954.
Bubblegum.
100. The price of the camera and film together was $25.
His father’s invention of an oil drill bit capable of boring through subterranean rock
$3
Mr. Peanut. Antonio Gentile of Suffolk VA won $5.
Odorono—its magazine ad mentioning underarm odor in 1919 led to hundreds of offended women to cancel their subscriptions to Ladies Home Journal.
Chickens. Burpee soon added chicken feed and then vegetable and flower seeds.
Barbara Millicent Roberts.
Old Joe.
Benjamin Franklin
There was a rumor circulating nationwide that the logo-showing a man in the moon and 13 stars—was the mark of the devil.
I found this article from 2017 about Sean Connery on the JustFunFacts website and since his birthday is this month, I thought you’d enjoy knowing a little more about him.
Sean Connery is a retired Scottish actor and producer.
His full name is Thomas Sean Connery.
He was born on August 25, 1930, in Fountainbridge, Scotland.
His mother, Euphemia McBain “Effie” (née McLean), was a cleaning woman, and his father,Joseph Connery, was a factory worker and truck driver.
He has a younger brother Neil Connery, born in 1938.
Sean Connery is of Irish and Scottish descent.
Connery started working to help support the family at age nine, delivering milk and assisting a butcher.
He left school at age thirteen.
Connery joined the British Royal Navy in 1946. Though he signed up for a seven-year stint, he was released from service after three years due to stomach ulcers.
Connery began bodybuilding at the age of 18, and from 1951 trained heavily with Ellington, a former gym instructor in the British army.
In 1953 Connery won third place in the Mr. Universe competition.
At the age of 23, he had a choice between becoming a professional footballer or an actor, and even though he showed much promise in the sport, he chose acting and said it was one of his more intelligent moves.
No Road Back (1957) was Sean’s first major movie role, and it followed by several Tv-movies such as Anna Christie (1957), Macbeth (1961) and Anna Karenina (1961) and guest appearances on TV-series.
In 1962 Connery was cast in the role of James Bond, Agent 007 of the British Secret Intelligence Service, in the screen adaptation of Ian Fleming’s spy thriller Dr. No.
The immense success of the film and its immediate sequels, From Russia with Love(1963)and Goldfinger(1964),established the James Bond films as a worldwide phenomenon and Connery as an international celebrity.
After completing the next two James Bond films, Thunderball (1965) and You Only Live Twice (1967), Connery renounced the role of Bond.
Four years later, however, he was persuaded to return to the role for Diamonds Are Forever (1971), which he declared was his last movie as Bond.
After Bond, Connery continued to work regularly—Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Robin and Marian (1976), with Audrey Hepburn, The Great Train Robbery (1979), Time Bandits (1981), Highlander (1986) and The Name of the Rose (1986), winning a British Film Academy award for the latter project, which was based on the book by Umberto Eco.
Connery finally won an Academy Award (best supporting actor), for his role as a Chicago cop on the trail of Al Capone in 1987’s The Untouchables, co-starring Kevin Costner, Andy Garcia and Robert De Niro.
In Steven Spielberg’s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Connery played the title figure’s father, and in The Hunt for Red October (1990) he played a defecting Soviet submarine captain.
Connery’s memorable films of the 1990s include Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), First Knight (1995), The Rock (1996), Dragonheart (1996), The Avengers(1998), and Entrapment (1999).
In 2000, Connery had a starring role in the drama Finding Forrester, followed by 2003’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, a comic book adaptation in which he depicted fictional explorer Allan Quatermain.
When Connery received the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award on 8 June 2006, he confirmed his retirement from acting. But he went on to perform various voice roles.
Sean Connery has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one of them being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award) and three Golden Globes (including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award).
He was knighted by Elizabeth II in July 2000 after receiving Kennedy Center Honors in the US in 1999.
Sean Connery has an estimated net worth of $120 million.
Sean married actress Diane Cilento in 1962 and they had a son, Jason Connery, born on January 11, 1963, he followed in his father’s footsteps and also became an actor. The marriage ended in divorce in 1973. In 1975 he married Micheline Roquebrune and they have stayed married, they have no children together. He is also a grandfather. His son, Jason and his ex-wife, actress Mia Sara had a son, Dashiell Quinn Connery, in 1997.
Connery is a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), a centre-left political party campaigning for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom, and has supported the party financially and through personal appearances.
Connery stated in interviews that he was offered a role in The Lord of the Rings series, declining it due to “not understanding the script.” CNN reported that the actor was offered up to 15% of the worldwide box office receipts to play Gandalf, which had he accepted, could have earned him as much as $400 million for the trilogy.
Connery has been called “the rogue with the brogue,” and in 1989, at almost 60 years of age, he was named People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive.”
He has two small tattoos on his right arm. One says “Scotland forever”, the other “Mum and Dad.” He got them when he enlisted in the Royal Navy at the age of 16.
Connery used to live in Marbella, Spain, near a golf course where he played daily when not filming. He left following disagreements with the local press, and now resides in the Bahamas where he plays golf much less frequently.
His film production company, Fountainbridge Films, is named after the area of Edinburgh where he was born and grew up.
His favorite Bond film is From Russia with Love, as confirmed to ABC News in 2002.
He wore a toupee in all the James Bond movies. He started losing his hair at the age of 17, and began wearing a hairpiece in films in 1958. Privately and in most of his post-Bond movies he did not wear a toupee.
He was almost killed filming the helicopter chase scene in From Russia with Love (1963) when the inexperienced helicopter pilot flew in too close and almost decapitated him.
Connery said in an interview that during the filming of Never Say Never Again (1983), he was taking martial arts lessons and in the process angered the instructor who in turn broke his wrist. Connery stayed with the wrist broken for a number of years thinking it was only a minor pain… the instructor was Steven Seagal.
He donated his salary from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) to charity.
According to a poll, conducted by British film magazine Empire, he created the worst accent in the history of cinema in the movie The Untouchables (1987).
Connery attended dancing lessons for 11 years under the tutelage of Swedish dance Yat Malmgren.
He was once stopped for speeding by an officer named Sergeant James Bond.
He attained his full height of 188 centimeters (6 ft 2 in) at the age of 18. He was called as “Big Tam” in his teens.
He was a very good football player and played for Bunnyrigg Rose in his younger days. Manchester United’s manger, Matt Busby was impressed by Connery’s play that he offered him a contract for 25 pounds a week.
Smart, sophisticated, and kind, Virgo gets the job done without complaining. Virgos are amazing friends, always there to lend a hand and also lend advice. Practical Virgos are incredibly adept at big picture thinking, and planning out their life, their vacations, and what they’re going to do today isn’t a drag it makes them feel in control and secure.
Virgo has a rich inner life, and can sometimes seem shy at first meeting. A Virgo won’t spill secrets right away, and it’s important to earn a Virgo’s trust. But once you do, that Virgin will be a friend for life. And if you think that you’re dating a shy Virgo, trust that those walls will fall down in the bedroom. One of the most passionate signs, Virgos specialize at connecting to their physicality, and this earth sign loves and celebrates physical connection with their partner.
Virgos expect perfection from themselves, and they may project those high standards on the other people in their life. A Virgo hates when someone lets him or her down, even if it’s minor and unavoidable, like a last-minute cancellation. Virgo signs never want to disappoint the people in their lives, so they may spread themselves too thin put themselves last.
Virgo signs love and are inspired by beauty. They consider what they wear and how they decorate their house to be an extension of their personality. They thrive when everything in their life looks Pinterest-perfect, and although their friends make fun of their penchant for organizing, it truly is the anchor that makes Virgo’s life run smoothly.
Intelligent and a lifelong learner, Virgo loves trying new things, reading books, and learning about the world. They’ll happily sign up for an adult-education course, and they consider an afternoon in bed with a book pretty much ideal. A Virgo prefers an evening with good friends to a huge party, and values downtime just as much as socializing. This sign doesn’t need to fill their calendar to be content.
Virgo’s Love Style
Virgo loves hard, and is always in pursuit of star love the kind where souls, minds, and bodies seamlessly merge. That’s why this sign sometimes gets the (unfair) reputation of being too picky.
Virgo Friendship Style
Don’t be offended if Virgo turns down the first invite you extend although Virgos are kind and friendly to everyone, they may have some walls around them, built to protect themselves and the circle of friends they already have.
Virgo Career, Money & Success Traits
Virgo’s greatest career strength: Intelligence. Fiercely intelligent, Virgos are a manager’s dream because they can both see the big picture and focus in on the tiny details to make a project work.
Virgo Motto
“My best can always be better.”
Virgo’s Greatest Gifts
Graceful, harmonious, and obsessed with making things the very best they can be, Virgo is notorious for being type A but that’s only because this sign knows that everything good can be made great, and that everything great can be perfect. Smart and intensely curious, Virgos are passionate about uncovering the why which is why a Virgo’s friends consider him or her their own personal encyclopedia. Known for their grace, Virgos can always talk their way out of sticky situations, and everyone is charmed by their wit and ability to put others at ease.
Virgo’s Greatest Challenges
Virgo’s desire to have everything be perfect can manifest in frustration when things don’t live up to those (sometimes unrealistic) expectations. Besides occasionally leading to fights with friends and partners, Virgo’s focus on perfection can cause everything even uploading an Instagram photo to take forever. Learning to go with the flow and accept good enough is a constant struggle.
Virgo’s Secret Weapon
Virgo is incredibly hard working. When this sign wants something, they’ll work for it. They’re also good at making the most of things friends look to them to help them with a DIY project or redecorate their home. Virgins push the people around them to be their best if you want a training buddy for a marathon, you know who to call. Bottom line: Virgos work hard, and that work ethic inspires everyone in their life.
I found an interesting article about redheads the other day and decided to bring some of their “facts” here to share. You can find the article and all their “facts” at the link below. (Several of their facts discuss how redheads are equated with witchcraft throughout the years.)
Approximately 1-2% of humans, or about two in 100 people in the world, have red hair.
The ancient Greeks believed that redheads would turn into vampires after they died.
Several myths about red hair have become culturally common, such as “the red-headed step child,” “the insatiable red hair girl-next door,” and “the wimpy redhead.”
In some cultures, such as certain parts of Africa, redheads are still believed to be witches.
Otherwise dark hair may turn red or blond in cases of severe protein deficiency due to starvation.
Red hair doesn’t gray as much as other hair colors. Red hair initially tends to turn blond and then white.
According to George Chapman’s 1613 play Bussy D’Ambois, the perfect poison must include the fat of a red-haired man.
Because natural red hair holds its pigment more than other colors, it is harder to dye.
Redheaded women report bruising more easily than other women of different hair colors.
People with red hair have twice the risk of developing Parkinson’s Disease.
Because redheads have thicker hair than people with other hair colors, they have fewer strands of hair. For example, while blondes have on average 140,000 hairs, redheads have approximately 90,000.
According to Hamburg sex researcher Dr. Werner Habermehl, women with red hair have more sex than women with other hair colors. He also postulates that women in a relationship who dye their hair red may be signaling that they are unhappy and looking for something better.
According to legend, the first redhead was Prince Idon of Mu who, upon discovering Atlantis, was imprinted with the island’s stunning red sunset and leaves in the form of red hair and freckles so future generations would be reminded of Atlantis’ first sunset.
Red hair is a recessive trait, which means that a child must inherit one red hair gene from each parent. Recessive traits often come in pairs, and redheads are more likely than other people to be left-handed.
Some scholars speculate that because Adam was from “red earth” and the Hebrew word for “red” is adom, that Adam was a redhead.
Scholars note that redheads have influenced history out of proportion to their numbers. Famous redheads include Roman emperor Nero, Helen of Troy, Cleopatra, the ancient god of love Aphrodite, Queen Elizabeth I, Napoleon Bonaparte, Oliver Cromwell, Emily Dickinson, Antonio Vivaldi, Thomas Jefferson, Vincent Van Gogh, Mark Twain, James Joyce, Winston Churchill, Malcolm X, Galileo, and King David.
The rarest hair color in humans is red.
In ancient Rome, redheaded slaves were often more expensive than those with other hair color.
Satan is often portrayed as a redhead most likely because red was viewed as the color of sexual desire and moral degradation.
In 1995, Professor Jonathan Reese discovered that mutations of the gene MC1R on chromosome 16 were responsible for red hair (known as the “ginger gene”). The gene mutation responsible for red hair in humans probably arose 20,000-40,000 years ago.
Some scholars postulate that the same gene mutation that causes red hair also affects the way redheads respond to pain and anesthetics.
Mark Twain once quipped that “while the rest of the human race are descended from monkeys, redheads derive from cats.”
In Egypt, redheads were buried alive as sacrifices to the god Osiris.
Scientists now report that Neanderthals had a version of the gene that causes red hair but not the same variant as in modern humans, suggesting they did not interbreed with each other.
There is a common perception that redheads could become extinct in 100 years. However, a National Geographic article states that while redheads may decline, barring a catastrophe, the gene for red hair will not likely become extinct.
While Scotland has the highest proportion (13%) of redheads (followed by Ireland with 10%), the United States has the largest population of redheads in the world, with between 6-18 million redheads, or 2-6% of the population.
The gene that causes red hair initially had the benefit of increasing the body’s ability to make vitamin D, which was important for people living farther away from the equator. However, today’s redheads are more likely to develop skin cancer and premature wrinkles.
“Gingerphobia” is a fear of redheads. “Gingerism” is the bullying or prejudice of redheads.
In Michelangelo’s Temptation and in St. Paul’s Cathedral, Eve is initially depicted as having brown and blond hair, respectively. But in both artistic renditions, after she eats the apple and she and Adam are driven from the Garden of Eden, Eve is depicted as a redhead.
Ruadh gu brath is Gaelic for “Red heads forever!”
Some common surnames in the British Isles reflect the frequency of red hair there, including Flanary (“red eyebrow”), Reid (“red-haired, ruddy complexion”), and Flynn (“bright red”).
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