Have you seen the "Upside Down House" to Protest Poland's Communist Era & Today's Troubled Times

This upside-down house was created by Daniel Czapiewski, a Polish businessman and philanthropist, to describe the former communist era and the present times in which we live. It took 114 days to build this structure. It is said that the construction workers took breaks as they felt dizzy and disoriented with all the weird angles of the house.

This attraction is in the village of Szymbark, and in the Kaszuby area (by the Baltic sea, North of Poland) - A ceiling instead of a floor and furniture above your head - a feeling of dizziness, is the feeling visitors have upon entering the house, after just a few seconds of walking around the structure, which is also tilted sideways to add to the effect.

Czapiewski had the idea to build his house when Poland was still under communist rule. It was then that he realized practically all decisions of the ruling communist party were detached from reality. Today the house is a symbol of every wrong doing against humanity. "This house is a warning about the path we are taking," Czapiewski said.

Here is a video clip of the upside-down house in Poland.




Czapiewski's corperation which specializes in wooden houses, would normally
take 21 days to construct a wooden house. He remembers that his workers had to take an hour's break every three hours while working inside the house because they were feeling disorientated and confused from the strange angles of the walls.

The upside down house is not the first unusual structure made or devised by Czapiewski. He is infamous for making the longest single piece of wood in the world - a Guinness World Record.

Source : Reuters

Did you know how many hot dogs are consumed on July 4th?

Interesting statistics compiled by Andrea Dickson of Wisebread:

• Number of hot dogs to be consumed on July 4th: 150 million - More hot dogs are eaten in July than any other month of the year, which is why it is designated National Hot Dog Month.

• Amount of chicken purchased in the week leading up to July 4th: 700 million pounds
• Amount of red meat/pork purchased in the week leading up to July 4th: 190 million pounds
• Percentage of American households with outdoor grills: 87

• Amount of fireworks sold to individuals for personal celebrations in 2006: 252 million pounds
• Amount of fireworks sold to cities and municipalities for public celebrations last year: 25 million pounds
• Amount of fireworks sold to individuals for personal celebrations in 2000: 102 million pounds
• Total dollar amount spent on fireworks in 2007: 900 million dollars
• Total dollar amount spent on fireworks in 2000: 350 million dollars
• Percentage of fireworks sales that take place in late June and early July: 80
• Number of people injured by fireworks in 2006: 9,200
• Dollar amount of fireworks imported to the US from China in 2006: 212 million

• Dollar amount of American flags imported into the US from China in 2006: 5 million

Phew....wow a lot of number crunching !

How did the hot dog get its name?

The term "hot dog" is credited to sports cartoonist Tad Dorgan. At a 1901 baseball game at the Polo Grounds in New York, vendors began selling hot dachsund sausages in rolls.


Do I spread my condiment on the meat or on the bread?

Always dress the dog and not the bun

HAPPY JULY 4TH !