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• Top 10 Famous Superstitious People You Never Had Thought Were
• Top 10 Pleasures We Get After Watching the Godfather Trilogy
• Top 6 Most Popular Pages On StumbleUpon
• 5 Awesome Things You Can Make With 3D Printers

Top 10 Famous Superstitious People You Never Had Thought Were Posted: 14 Jun 2013 03:00 AM PDT No matter how modern humans become, superstitions still govern some aspects of our lives. They range from being quirky about a lucky pair of pants or a lucky color for a handkerchief to outright silly stuff like a high degree of belief in omens or feline superstitions that are harbored by almost everyone. Some stick to them just for fun and some take them to be thumb rules; some are embarrassed by such idiosyncrasies while others just enjoy it. Here is a look at top 10 famous superstitious people that might make yours seem somewhat less embarrassing. 10. Star Jones: Jones a former co-host of a famous TV series "View" is very superstitious when it comes around to her purse or a hand-bag. One would never find her setting her purse down. Why? Because her mother once told her that she won't have any money if you put your purse down. Quirky? Obviously, she doesn't think so! 9. Missy Elliot: Here is a case of one of the oldest superstition known to man. Rapper Missy Elliot is surprisingly adamant about her feline superstitions. According to her, "if I am on my way somewhere or I happen to meet someone and a black cat walks crosses my path, I do not walk a step further but I immediately turn around and go home." 8. Jennifer Aniston: Jennifer Aniston is a celebrity who takes her superstition very seriously. The TV actress apparently has a flying routine superstition. Whenever she sets a foot into a plane, she ensures that to enter with the right foot step first and that too only after tapping the outside of the plane. According to her, she does it for luck and doesn't remember how and when it started but it has stuck. 7. Megan Fox: It defies logic that this famous lady could be one of the most superstitious people. Megan Fox harbors another flight related quirky superstition. The superstar reveals that she always listens to an album of Britney Spears whenever she flies. Why, you ask? It is because she believes it is not her destiny to die listening to a Britney Spears album. Well, what to say? At least she seems confident on it! 6. Queen Elizabeth I: Queen Elizabeth I was a supremely superstitious queen. The extent of her superstitious nature can be gauged from the fact that she even had a magician on her payroll. The magician helped her in making decisions with regards to state affairs, about war plans and almost everything. The magic stone used by John Dee, her magician, to help the Queen is still on display at the British National Museum. 5. Napoleon Bonaparte: Napoleon Bonaparte was a noted general and also one of the most superstitious people of the world, known to have consulted a clairvoyant, Madame Normand, whenever he required advice for his war campaigns. He also believed that his dreams foretold him the future. He was also known to assign great importance to small events like his horse stumbling or a black cat crossing his path. Before the Battle of Waterloo, he had dreamed of a black cat and believed it was a bad omen for him. He eventually lost the battle. 4. Adolf Hitler: Adolf Hitler was an insanely superstitious dictator. He believed in the potency of the number seven and he was known to seek advice from both astrologers and fortune tellers. The emblem of the Nazi, the swastika, is a known ancient symbol that he believed did possess magical powers. Hitler's strong beliefs in astrology had the Allies consult with his horoscope so as to anticipate the direction of his battle plans. 3. Michael Jordan: One would think that being one of the world’s greatest basketball players of all time would instill a little confidence in the sportsman. Other than the great games Jordan played on the court, for much of his sporting career he supported No. 23 on his shirt at a game. A star at North Caroline before leading the Chicago Bulls to greatness in the mid-’90s, Jordan is said to have worn his blue North Carolina shorts as a good luck charm under his NBA uniform for the duration of his career. 2. Tiger Woods: Who doesn't remember tuning into the TV on a Sunday and finding Tiger Woods in his famous red T-shirt? This is not because he thinks the color suits him; it is because of a superstition that he follows religiously. He started wearing the red color long back in the final rounds because his mother told him so. She believed that a Capricorn Tiger's "power" is at his best when wearing red. 1. Barack Obama: You might find this hard to believe but one of the most superstitious people on earth is the most powerful man himself – US President Barack Obama. Among things that Obama carries with him is a tiny idol of Hanuman. The others are a bracelet belonging to a US soldier deployed at Afghanistan, a gambler’s lucky chit and a small locket with Madonna and child. President Obama's carrying a Hanuman idol is believed to have been influenced by his childhood spent at Indonesia. Like the Hindus in India, Indonesian Hindus consider the monkey god as very powerful and a protector against evil. However, unlike the Indian Hanuman, Obama’s Indonesian idol has four hands. The post Top 10 Famous Superstitious People You Never Had Thought Were appeared first on TopYaps.

Top 10 Pleasures We Get After Watching the Godfather Trilogy Posted: 14 Jun 2013 01:59 AM PDT The Godfather Trilogy is one set of classic films that appears on most people top rated movies. The trilogy is so fantastically adapted from the novel and brilliantly played by the actors that it has already been decorated amply. But what intrigues is; while the movies themselves have been adjudged the best on many levels, what is the best in these movies that makes them figure on nearly all the world's top film lists. Here is a compilation of top 10 best pleasures one does get while watching the Godfather Trilogy.   10. Cast and Performances: The one thing that never ceases to amaze about the Godfather Trilogy is the absolutely fantastic star-cast and incomparable performances. Every time one watches the films, one is filled with an undefined pleasure surpassing all that is real.  The depiction of the characters is so powerfully undertaken, it is almost hard to believe you are watching a movie-screening. 9. The Storyline and Adaptation: The story is crafted very artistically by Mario Puzo and adapted tastefully and graphically by Francis Ford Coppola that it is just impossible to not be moved. The joy of watching the plot unfold, particularly the character of Michael Corleone, who starts off as the good, clean guy only to turn out to be the most badass of all the killers, is simply amazing. 8. The Dialogue: The dialogue is another one of the compelling forces in the trilogy. The curt and crisp script simply elevates the dialogue delivery to another level which is artistic, thought-provoking and intelligent to say the least. Speech effects and mannerisms by the artists get so close to real life situations that it is hard not to be influenced by it. 7. The trendsetter for mob movie culture: Slickness of the Godfather Trilogy and the film craft deployed has proved to be the precursor for all the mob movies that followed and are popular with audiences these days. The movies brought about a trend of stylish and powerful dark characters hated for their bad deeds but also loved for the portrayal. Not afraid of anyone, not bowing before any superior person, kicking ass all the way and most importantly having a moral code, were some of the qualities of the main characters that endeared the audiences. 6. Great scenes: The Godfather Trilogy is packed with some of the best scenes filmed ever where the director has been able to bring out the finest for the cast. Some of the scenes that stand out are Sonny beating the shit out of Carlo; “Leave the gun, take the cannoli"; the horse head; Michael shooting Solozzo and the cop; Vito's rise; and, the final scene where Michael dies of old age, all have the filmgoer glued to their seats. 5. The direction: The direction of the film is so perfectly held together that there is not a scene extra than what is needed to show the story. The locales chosen for the drama to play out, the musical undertones used, the camera movement, the sound and lighting deployed bring alive the dark world of the mafia underworld backdrop. 4. Marlon Brando: The great actor's role of an old Don Vito Corleone in the first film is something that has helped the trilogy to retain its high ranking in World Cinema. The fear-invoking yet morally strong and noble Don portrayed in the movie had to be played by a special talent and that is exactly what was achieved. For the part, Marlon Brando wore cotton balls in his mouth to look extra-jowly and strong and yet somehow managed to appear to be someone with a noble-heart. 3. The old New York: For many a folk out there, the Godfather Trilogy represents the city of New York as they remember it. This is one source of great delight that presents a flash back for them. The film was shot in the 1970s and some of the then popular spots of New York captured on film are not around anymore but have been immortalized on screen. At any show of the films in New York, one might find someone reminiscing, "This is the way I remember the Big Apple of today. What a wonderful time it used to be!" 2. Almost no special effects: The purity of the film is in not using many special effects placing the Godfather Trilogy on a pedestal higher than most films. These movies were made at a time, where anything remotely bigger than reality was the way the characters panned out. These days, we see Dons or aspiring Dons with a bunch of gadgets and (with the help of special effects) performing acts unimaginable to the common folk. But the Godfather movies are devoid of all that. 1. Al Pacino: Being one of best actors at the time, Al Pacino's performance is what sets the heart racing in the movie. He has delivered a number of great scenes in the movies and while there may be a difference in opinion as to which one is the absolute best, but selecting the best one is a difficult choice to make. One all time favorite scenes is in a restaurant, where the protagonist is struggling with himself over a decision to cross the line from good to bad, finally and irrevocably. The expressions acted out leaves a lasting impression on anyone who gets to watch it. The post Top 10 Pleasures We Get After Watching the Godfather Trilogy appeared first on TopYaps.

Top 6 Most Popular Pages On StumbleUpon Posted: 14 Jun 2013 01:00 AM PDT From time to time StumbleUpon is increasing its audience by creating unique and different web pages, photos and videos for their viewers to give them the taste of fun. It allows users a toolbar to stumble within sites just like in youtube. Here are some of the page list of StumbleUpon according to their highest page viewers that Topyaps has checked, Have a look:- 6. Testing Your Reaction Time: Its a page where you have to hunt some sheep running across the field. It will give you reaction time while you click the button and the moment they start to escalate. you will be able to know your score after your reaction time was tested. This page was discovered on March 7,2005 and is reviewed by thousands of viewers.   5. Courtroom Quotations: After you visit this page on stumbleupon you will be able to see lots of funny stuff which has happened inside the courtroom. These are basically the funny dailogues between lawyers and witnesses. Can you fancy yourself sitting on a jury with a straight face when anyone says that ” I dont drink when i am on duty unless and untill i come on duty drunk “. Originally this page was discovered on october 22, 2003.   4. Musicovery: This page was discovered on November 15, 2006. This is an online application which will drive you to listen music according to your particular mood. You can pick and slect any modes like energetic, positive, calm and dark. You will get your ideal musicians as well as your bands.   3. Street Installations: This is one of the appealing page in stumble upon with almost 5 million viewers. This can be your next  interesting memory book of moments where you will see different funny pictures while taken on the street. This page was discovered on April 10,2006.   2. CN Tower Timelapse: This page was discovered on August 28, 2006. This is one of the beloved page visted by more than 5 millions of people. This is a superb timelapse  which is totally controlled by users end. It will give you a flash of 6 different times from day to night. This page was discovered on August 28,2006.   1. How To Tick People Off: This page was discovered on october 3, 2004. This is one of the page in StumbleUpon where the number of audience reached here is 9.1 million. Here are some of the funny cool  ways which will help you to piss people off.   The post Top 6 Most Popular Pages On StumbleUpon appeared first on TopYaps.

5 Awesome Things You Can Make With 3D Printers Posted: 13 Jun 2013 10:29 PM PDT A new industrial revolution is coming which will set all its benchmarks in the line of digital technology which is 3D Printing. Wheather its car, house, shoes, food, art or anything which your creative mind can think, it wont take much time to even build that. Have a look towards this article and enjoy knowing the future of this technology:-   5. Clothing: 3D printer technology grant you to build clothing just layer by layer in such an easy way. You should have your design and selected outfits. Take your catridge of thread from any designer and with the help of your 3D printer lodge your clothes into that machine. 4. Houses: Large number of designers are using this technology to print the entire construction of any building they want. You just need to alter the design of your computer blueprint that looks totally unique. Many craftsman along with digital technologies have given this an upcoming industrial revolution. It has that potential that will give many architects to build their dream buildings in any design they want. 3. Food: NASA itself is using 3D printers to print the parts for their spacecraft and these days they have directed themselves to develop an idea to print food on long space voyages. Andras Forgacs has become the first person to eat a peice of meat printed by this technology. 3. Art: The role of art has forefront the human acumen quality since centuries and 3D printing is sort of a proposal to them to move to an another level to create something big and different. 2. 3D Printers:  A 3D printer is made known as RepRap which will itself print 3D printer using open source to print all its fragments one- by-one using another printer. 1. Prosthetics: You can even build the prosthetics hands or missing fingers using this technology. A man name Richard Van has set a live example of doing this for his own purpose after loosing his four fingers in an accident. The post 5 Awesome Things You Can Make With 3D Printers appeared first on TopYaps.

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