The ten best hands in traditional poker are as follows:
1. Five of a kind (only applies to games where wild cards are used, unless someone is cheating)
2. Royal Flush (ten, jack, queen, king, and ace of the same suit)
3. Straight Flush (five cards of the same suit in numerical order)
4. Four of a kind (four cards of the same value)
5. Full house (two cards of one value paired with three cards of another value)
6. Flush (five cards of the same suit)
7. Straight (five cards in sequential value)
8. Three of a kind (three cards of the same value)
9. Two pairs (two cards of one value paired with two cards of another value)
10. One pair (two cards of one value)
The hard plastic tip of a shoelace is called an aglet.
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin all have at least one city with the name of Franklin. Despite being the most popular U.S. place name not a single one of them posses a population over 60,000 people.
The only good is knowledge, and the only evil ignorance.
- Diogenes
Everyday this blog will teach someone something new. That is my goal. Whether that knowledge will be useful or not is up to the reader. Enjoy.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
The indentation on the bottom of an apple is called a calyx basin.
The longest beach in the world is Praia do Cassino in Brazil. It is a white sand beach that runs along the city of Rio Grande for 157 miles.
Camels have a secondary translucent eyelid that moves side to side to remove sand. During sand storms they keep this eyelid closed to protect the eyes while still being able to see.
The longest beach in the world is Praia do Cassino in Brazil. It is a white sand beach that runs along the city of Rio Grande for 157 miles.
Camels have a secondary translucent eyelid that moves side to side to remove sand. During sand storms they keep this eyelid closed to protect the eyes while still being able to see.
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