Did You Know That?

Written by Betül
A cockroach can live nine days without dying of hunger was divorced from head
People changa the shape of asleep 400 times.
Enough to fill an olympic size swimming pool a decade of human salivary secretions.
In 18 th February 1979,it had snowed in the Sahara Desert.
As the eyes can see donkeys on the four feet.
On a clear night,can be seen with the naked eye star of two thousand separate.
A snake asleep for three years.
The only non-perishable food is honey.
Starfish hasn't got brain.
Grape in a microwave oven explodes.
Ant live under water for two weeks.
A billionth digit of pi is nine.
There are many chickens than people in the world.
Venus is the only planet rotating in clockwise direction.
Ants do not sleep.
Butterflies taste with their feet are.
Alligators color blind.
Hawaiian alphabet has only 12 letters.
Horses can survive up to a month.
Dolphins sleep with eyes open.
There are 1,792 steps until the top of the Eiffel Tower.
Snakes can not hear.
Owl, the only bird that can see the color blue.
A pound of chocolate can kill a small dog.
An ostrich's eye bigger brains

The Six Darkest Fairy Tales: Gruesome, Gory And Grown-up Stories

Written by Ayça
Thought fairy tales were all pampered princesses and happily-ever-afters? Think again. The original versions of some of our best-loved fairy tales are a far cry from their Disney versions. We’ve glossed over the true nature of these nursery songs and bedtime stories for the best part of a century - so here are the darkest fairy tales from the bookshelf revealed.
 
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
Charles Perrault, 1697
Today we’re more familiar with the Brothers Grimm version of this tale, where a girl and her grandmother are gobbled up by a wolf, but rescued by a huntsman. In Charles Perrault’s original, there is no happy ending. In this version, the little girl is a well bred young lady who is given false instructions by the wolf when she asks the way to her grandmothers. Foolishly riding hood takes the advice of the wolf and ends up being eaten. And here the story ends. There is no woodsman – no grandmother – just a fat wolf and a dead Red Riding Hood. The moral to this story is to not take advice from strangers.


 

 RAPUNZEL
Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de la Force, 1698
The original story, Persinette was penned by French noblewoman – and royal mistress – Mademoiselle de la Force. Persinette was kidnapped at birth by a fairy, who locked her in a tower with all the things she could ever wish for. The fairy was her only visitor and, as the tower had no stairs, she climbed Persinette’s long hair whenever she visited her.
However, a prince sees Persinette, climbs up her hair to the tower, seduces her and she falls pregnant. When the fairy discovers her swollen belly she banishes Persinette. The next time the prince visits, he finds the fairy in the tower who blinds him. The lovers eventually find each other and the prince’s sight is restored by Persinette’s tears.


 GOLDILOCKS AND THREE BEARS
Robert Southey, 1837
In this heart warming tale, we hear of pretty little goldilocks who finds the house of the three bears. She sneaks inside and eats their food, sits in their chairs, and finally falls asleep on the bed of the littlest bear. When the bears return home they find her asleep – she awakens and escapes out the window in terror. The original tale (which actually only dates to 1837) has two possible variations. In the first, the bears find Goldilocks and rip her apart and eat her. In the second, Goldilocks
jumps out of a window when the bears wake her up. The story ends by telling us that she either broke her neck in the fall, or was arrested for vagrancy and sent to the “House of Correction”.


　

SNOW WHITE
The Brothers Grimm, 1812
In the tale of snow white that we are all familiar with, the Queen asks a huntsman to kill her and bring her heart back as proof. Instead, the huntsman can’t bring himself to do it and returns with the heart of a boar. Now, fortunately disney hasn’t done too much damage to this tale, but they did leave out one important original element: in the original tale, the Queen actually asks for Snow White’s liver and lungs – which are to be served for dinner that night! Also in the original, Snow White wakes up when she is jostled by the prince’s horse as he carries her back to his castle in the Grimm version, the tale ends with the Queen being forced to dance to death in red hot iron shoes!


HANSEL AND GRETEL
The Brothers Grimm, 1812
In the widely known version of Hansel and Gretel, we hear of two little children who become lost in the forest, eventually finding their way to a gingerbread house which belongs to a wicked witch. The children end up enslaved for a time as the witch prepares them for eating. They figure their way out and throw the witch in a fire and escape. In an earlier French version of this tale (called The Lost Children), instead of a witch we have a devil. Now the wicked old devil is tricked by the children (in much the same way as Hansel and Gretel) but he works it out and puts together a sawhorse to put one of the children on to bleed (that isn’t an error – he really does). The children pretend not to know how to get on the sawhorse so the devil’s wife demonstrates. While she is lying down the kids slash her throat and escape.



THE LITTLE MERMAID
Hans Christian Andersen, 1836
The 1989 version of the Little Mermaid might be better known as “The big whopper!” In the Disney version, the film ends with Ariel the mermaid being changed into a human so she can marry Eric. They marry in a wonderful wedding attended by humans and merpeople. But, in the very first version by Hans Christian Andersen, the mermaid sees the Prince marry a princess and she despairs. She is offered a knife with which to stab the prince to death, but rather than do that she jumps into the sea and dies by turning to froth.
 

NOTES

http://www.history.com/news/the-dark-side-of-the-grimm-fairy-tales

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/index2.html

http://www.stylist.co.uk/books/the-eight-darkest-fairy-tales#image-rotator-1

Top 8 Villains in Literature

Written by Ayça

The fictional villains! We love to hate!
Love them or hate them, villains provide some of the most memorable characters in Literature.



Lord Voldemort(Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling)
In the series, Voldemort is the archenemy of Harry Potter.Voldemort’s obsession with blood purity He hates Muggle. He wants to conquer both worlds(Muggle and wizarding) for achieve pure-blood dominance. Like most archetypical villains, Voldemort’s arrogance leads to his downfall. He also suffers from a pathologial fear of death, which he regards as a shameful and wicked human weakness.



Joker (Batman by Bob Kane & Bill Finger & Jerry Robinson)
The Joker is archenemy of the superhero Batman,having been directly responsible for numerous tragedies in Batman’s life, including the paralysis of Barbara Gordon and the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin. Joker has subsequently appeared in television programs, films, games, and on a variety of merchandise. Originally he introduced as a psychopath with a warped, sadistic sense of humor.



Darth Vader (Star Wars by George Lucas)
Darth Vader (born Anakin Skywalker) is the central character of the Star Wars saga. His face is covered with a mask, which has a helmet on top. Because he was badly burned when he caught fire in Revenge of the Sith. He has a personality disorder. He is also the father of both Luke Skywalker and Princess Leila, the two of the main protagonists of the original trilogy.



Dracula(Dracula by Bram Stoker)
Dracula is described as an archetypal vampire. Some aspects of the character are inspired by the 15th century Romanian general and Wallachian Prince Vlad Tepes the Impaler who was also known as “Dracula.” The character appears frequently in  popular culture from films.



The White Witch (The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis )
She is also physically powerful and amazonian, capable of breaking iron with her bare hands and lifting human beings off their feet. She retains her superhuman strength in other worlds.



The Queen (Snow White by Brothers Grimm)
The Queen, often referred to as the Evil Queen, is a main antagonist in Snow White. The Queen is a spiteful stepmother that is obsessed with being most beautiful in the land. The young princess Snow White makes her envious, and so she concocts several plans to kill the young girl through the use of witchcraft. A driving force behind this is the Queen’s Magic Mirror. The original tale is a lesson for young children against narcissism and pride.



Hannibal Lecter (Red Dragon by Thomas Harris)
Doctor Hannibal Lecter is a fictional serial killer. Lecter eats people.He is also highly intelligent, so that he can talk to people in a way that makes them afraid or disturbed. He considers himself very cultured, and often kills people that he thinks are stupid, annoying, or rude. He is a psychopath.



Queen of Hearts (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll)
She knows as The Red Queen. The Queen is a foul-tempered monarch, that Carroll himself pictured as “a blind fury”. Her most famous line, one which she repeats often, is “Off with their heads!”

If Coco Chanel was a baker…

Written by Hilal
Chanel-style table spread and Whoopie Pies recipe
When it comes to food and creating an eye-catching table spread, it’s possible to take direction from anywhere - including the world of fashion. Inspired by Coco Chanel’s iconic, tweed pastel skirt suits, home baker and event planner Amy Atlas created this beautiful spread, featured in her book Sweet Designs, using inexpensive materials elegantly dressed up in an oh-so-Coco tailored bow.

While the whole spread may be a little much for the less creative among us, one delicious element worth trying is the scrumptious Banana Whoopie Pies recipe:

• IngredientsMakes about 12 3½-inch Whoopie Pies2 cups all-purpose flour
  ¾ teaspoon baking powder
  ½ teaspoon baking soda
  ½ teaspoon salt
  ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
  ½ cup granulated sugar
  ½ cup packed light brown sugar
  1 large egg
  2 ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup)
  ¼ cup sour cream
  1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  FOR THE FILLING:
  2 cups mascarpone at room temperature
  4 tablespoons sugar

MethodStep 1. Adjust oven racks to lower-middle and upper-middle positions and preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Step 2. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon into a medium bowl; set aside.
Step 3. In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter with sugars on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Stop mixer, scrape down the bowl and beater, and beat in egg on medium speed until combined. Beat in banana, sour cream, and vanilla until combined. Reduce the speed to medium-low and add flour mixture in batches until completely combined, scrap¬ing down the sides of the bowl as necessary.
Step 4. Transfer the batter to a pastry bag or a resealable plastic bag fitted with a round pastry tip. Pipe six 2½-inch round mounds onto each pan, spacing them 3 inches apart. Bake until light golden, 12 to 15 minutes, rotating pans from top to bottom and from front to back halfway through.
Step 5. Remove pans from oven and slide the parchment sheet of cookies onto a wire rack to cool completely. Line baking sheets with fresh paper and repeat process with remaining batter.
Step 6. Meanwhile, make the filling. Combine the mascarpone and sugar in a small bowl and mix with a rubber spatula until the sugar is thoroughly incorporated.
Step 7. Once the cookies are cool, spread 2 tablespoons of the filling onto the flat side of ½ of the cookies. Top with the remaining cookies and arrange on a platter in a single layer. The whoopie pies can remain at room temperature up to 3 hours. To store, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.

NOTES
http://www.stylist.co.uk/

The Wonderful Anime:Sword Art Online

Written by Burcu

Sword Art Online was a popular anime a year ago. It could be topic in comicon. And it is wonderful anime. It was number one anime in japan and SAO was heading in World. I had bad reaction. I said what the heck is that.

When i watched wohooo it was cool.In 2022. Japan has Full of tecnology and games. Sword Art Online is MMORPG game in Market. It has 10k gamers and kirito plays too. Kirito played beta version and he knows everything in game. He tries to quit game but he couldn’t exit the game. He teleported in village by GM. If u want to exit the game u have one way clean all paths. If u take off ur helmet or u die in game u will die in Real World. Win or Lose it is last chance.

When u watched u want to play this game

Yummy! Bittersweet Chocolate Tart!

Written by Hilal

    CHOCOLATE TART!!

İt is a cool and rainy Monday.İt is not only the first day of the week but also the gloomy air is with on us.Then it is time for a recipe to your change the course of day and to fill happiness.Chocalate tart is savior for such days a slice of happiness will not hurt anyone,will it?

INGREDIENTS

2 eggs

100gr margarine(at room temperature)                       

2 tablespoons milk or yogurt

Same salt

Half cup of granulated sugar

1.5 cups of flour

1 pack vanilla sugar

1pack baking powder

FOR ITS CHOCOLATE

3 packs of dark chocolate(each 80gr)

1 pack box cream

FOR DECORATION

Strawberry or fruits

Sliced almonds or hazelnuts

METHOD:

STEP1 Geth the dough ingredients into the mixing bowl and mix the dough until it hardens(should get a slurry consistency)

Step2 Firstly oil the tart pan after sprinkle flour all over the bowl.İnvert the bowl and shake off excess flour pour the prepared dough.The bowl smooth over with the help of a spatula

STEP3 Preheated the oven at 180C and cook about 20 minutes

STEP4 Get the baked pie bowl on the counter when it comes to room temperature,reversed the bowl and remove the pie.

STEP5 For chocolate filling mince3 packs of chocolate finely.Get a teflon suce pan and heal the cream inside add all the minced chocolate into the pot and stir until chocolate completely melts.

STEP6 Pour the prepared chocolate souce over the base of the tart.Garnish the tart almonds and fruit after that it should wait in the refrigerator for  2 hours.Serve sliced                                                                        

BON APPETITE!!                                                                       

INGREDIENTS

                                       

 
                                       




             

STEP4

   

STEP1

STEP6

Art Galery In Our City

 

   

Written by Hilal
I was passing by the Recep Yazıcıoğlu cultural center.I got interested in İlknur YILDIZ’s wood painting exhibition named window of life before entering into the building I took a photo of the entrance.

 

When I enter into the exhibition scene I saw surprised me.I saw not only wood painty but also tradional style carpets baskets ornaments and little pack animal biblos.






When I walked a little further.I had a painted model of a house.which we used to draw in the painting notebooks as kids.I interesting parts were the lace curtains on the windows and big ornament door.





I continued visiting the exhibition.There were boxes bottles crates and sugar bowl painted in original colors.




At the other corner of the exhibition.I saw painted and decorated the stove.Have you ever seen such a stove?












And finally,I would like to leave you alone wiht my favorite painting illustrating the wonderful harmony of black and White.

İf you have time, I would suggest you to visit the exhibition too!