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How Many Ribs Do We Have?

   Biblically speaking, it is said that a woman was created out of a man's rib. This is the origin of the false belief that women have more ribs then men. But in reality, each person (both man and woman) has a total of 24 ribs. The ribs serve as a protection to your heart, lungs, kidneys, and other internal organs. The protective cage-like formation of human ribs plays a vital role in the human skeleton. However, on some animals, it acts as a protection and support for their whole body. Each rib is connected to the spinal bone at your back. The first 14 ribs (first 7 sets) are called "true ribs". These ribs are directly attached to the sternum or breastbone by way of costal cartilage. The first pair of the true ribs is the shortest among all the ribs. This rib is hard to locate. It is shaped like a letter "C" and connected just below your neck. The remaining 6 pairs of the true ribs have a more usual appearance. The next 5 sets of the human ribs are known to be ...

Understanding Net Worth

  Many people think that having so many properties gives value to their name but in reality what counts is one's net worth. The bottom value is the single most important value that one should look at and not the value of the assets one has accumulated. You may have four Jaguars parked at your mansion but all those are nothing if you have no net worth. I was shocked when I computed my expected net worth. My computations resulted to about $ 85,000.00 based on my salary and age but to date I only have twenty something thousand in my name yikes. You might ask me why age becomes a factor in this equation. Age is an important factor because as time passes one should have accumulated that amount of money if you have a fixed amount of income like your salary. It means not only saving money but also earning from that savings.  As Bob Proctor said "Money is not meant to be hoarded, it should be circulated." If you put your money in your bamboo alcansya (Pinoy style piggy bank) that...