A baby boy who made a surprise arrival on board an AirAsia flight this week will be given free flights for life with the budget carrier, as will his mother, the airline said Friday.

AirAsia said 31-year-old passenger Liew Siaw Hsia went into labour on Wednesday's flight from the northern island of Penang to Kuching on Borneo island.

The aircraft made an emergency diversion to the Malaysian capital but the baby arrived just before landing, delivered by a doctor who was on board and who was assisted by the airline's flight attendants.

"The baby was safely delivered when flight AK 6506 was approaching Kuala Lumpur for landing at 2,000 feet," the airline said in a statement, adding that mother and baby were taken to a nearby hospital following touchdown.

"To celebrate this momentous occasion, we decided to present both mother and child with free flights for life," said AirAsia's director of operations

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Alaska



More than half of the coastline of the entire United States is in Alaska.



Amazon



The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.



The Amazon River pushes so much water into the Atlantic Ocean that, more than one hundred miles at sea off the mouth of the river, one can dip fresh water out of the ocean. The volume of water in the Amazon river is greater than the next eight largest rivers in the world combined and three times the flow of all rivers in the United States.



Antarctica

Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country.



Ninety percent of the world's ice covers Antarctica . This ice also represents seventy percent of all the fresh water in the world. As strange as it sounds, however, Antarctica is essentially a desert. The average yearly total precipitation is about two inches Although covered with ice (all but 0.4% of it, ice.), Antarctica is the driest place on the planet, with an absolute humidity lower than the Gobi desert.

Brazil



Brazil got its name from the nut, not the other way around.





Canada



Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined. Canada is an Indian word meaning ' Big Village.'





Chicago



Next to Warsaw , Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world.



Detroit



Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, carries the designation M-1, so named because it was the first paved road anywhere.





Damascus, Syria



Damascus, Syria, was flourishing a couple of thousand years before Rome was founded in 753 BC, making it the oldest continuously inhabited city in existence.



Istanbul, Turkey



Istanbul, Turkey, is the only city in the world located on two continents.



Los Angeles



Los Angeles' full name is El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula -- and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size: L.A.





New York City

The term 'The Big Apple' was coined by touring jazz musicians of the 1930's who used the slang expression 'apple' for any town or city. Therefore, to play New York City is to play the big time - The Big Apple.



There are more Irish in New York City than in Dublin , Ireland ; more Italians in New York City than in Rome, Italy ; and more Jews in New York City than in Tel Aviv, Israel.



Ohio



There are no natural lakes in the state of Ohio , everyone is manmade.



Pitcairn Island



The smallest island with country status is Pitcairn in Polynesia , at just 1.75 sq. miles/4,53 sq. km.



Rome



The first city to reach a population of 1 million people was Rome , Italy in 133 B.C. There is a city called Rome on every continent.



Siberia



Siberia contains more than 25% of the world's forests.



S.M.O.M .



The actual smallest sovereign entity in the world is the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (S.M.O.M). It is located in the city of Rome, Italy, has an area of two tennis courts, and as of 2001 has a population of 80, 20 less people than the Vatican. It is a sovereign entity under international law, just as the Vatican is.



Sahara Desert



In the Sahara Desert , there is a town named Tidikelt , Algeria , which did not receive a drop of rain for ten years.

Technically though, the driest place on Earth is in the valleys of the Antarctic near Ross Island . There has been no rainfall there for two million years.





Spain



Spain literally means 'the land of rabbits.'





St. Paul , Minnesota



St. Paul, Minnesota , was originally called Pig's Eye after a man named Pierre 'Pig's Eye' Parrant who set up the first business there.



Roads



Chances that a road is unpaved in the U.S.A : 1%, in Canada : 75%



Russia



The deepest hole ever drilled by man is the Kola Superdeep Borehole, in Russia . It reached a depth of 12,261 meters (about 40,226 feet or 7.62 miles). It was drilled for scientific research and gave up some unexpected discoveries, one of which was a huge deposit of hydrogen - so massive that the mud coming from the hole was boiling with it.

United States



The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one-mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.



Waterfalls

The water of Angel Falls (the World's highest) in Venezuela drops 3,212 feet (979 meters). They are 15 times higher than Niagara Falls .



I have always said , you should learn something new every day.

Unfortunately, many of us are at that age where what we learn today, we forget tomorrow.

But, give it a shot anyway.

5. Vasco da Gama Bridge

The Vasco da Gama Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte Vasco da Gama, pron is a cable-stayed bridge flanked by viaducts and roads that spans the Tagus River near Lisbon, capital of Portual. It is the longest bridge in Europe (including viaducts), with a total length of 17.2 km (10.7 miles), including 0.829 km (0.5 miles) for the main bridge, 11.5 kms (7.1 miles) in viaducts, and 4.8 km (3.0 miles) in dedicated access roads. Its purpose is to alleviate the congeston on Lisbon’s other bridge (25 de Abril Bridge), and to join previously unconnected motorways radiating from Lisbon.

4. Chesapeake Bay Bridge

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge (commonly known as the Bay Bridge) is a major dual-span bridge in the US State of Maryland; spanning the Chesapeake Bay, it connects the state’s Eastern and Western Shore regions. At 4.3 miles (7km) in length, the original span was the world’s longest continous over-water steel structure when it opened in 1952. The bridge is officially named the William Preston Lane, Jr.. Memorial Bridge after William Preston Lane, Jr. who, as governor of Maryland, implemented its construction.

3. King Fahd Causeway

The King Fahd Causeway is multiple dike-bridge combination connecting Khobar, Saudi Arabia, and the island nation of Bahrain. A construction agreement signed on July 8, 1981 by King Fahd of Saudi Arabia and Sheikh Isa bin Salman al-Khalifa of Bharain; construction continued until 1986, when the coombination of sevral bridges and dams were completed. The causeway officially opened for use on November 25, 1986.

2. Donghai Bridge

Donghai Bridge (literally “East Sea Grand Bridge”) is the longest cross-sea bridge in the world and the longest bridge in Asia. It was completed on December 10, 2005. It has a total length of 32.5 kilometers (20.2 miles) and connects Shanghai and the offshore Yangshan deep-water port in China. Most of the bridge is a low-level viaduct. There are also cable-stayed sections to allow for the passage of large ships, largest with span of 420 m.

1. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway

The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, or the Causeway, consists of two parallel bridges that are the longest bridges in the world by total length. These parallel bridges cross Lake Pontchartrain in southern Louisiana. The longer of the two bridges is 23.87 miles (38.42 km) long. The bridges are supported by over 9,000 concrete 8 miles (13 kms) south of the north shore. The southern terminus of the Causeway is in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. The northern terminus is at Mandeville, Louisiana.

Use Tea for More Than Just Drinking
We all love a great cup of tea…so relaxing. After your cup of tea you are left with an old tea bag or tea leaves. I hate to just throw things away without at least one more use. Here are some uses for your old tea and tea bags.
Instructions
1. Step 1

Tea is a great way to relieve the pain of sunburn, mild burns and razor burn. Make a paste of brewed tea and baking soda to relieve the pain. The tannic acid in tea will soothe the burn.
2. Step 2

Used, cooled, tea bags take away eye puffiness. Place damp tea bags on your eyes and the swelling will go down. This also soothes the pain of styes and pink eye. (Always have medical treatment)
3. Step 3

To remove foot odor: Tea eliminates smelly feet. Soak your feet in tea every day for 15 to 30 minutes.
4. Step 4

Use Tea to take the itch out of poison ivy. If you are unfortunate enough to get poison ivy, soak cotton or gauze in tea and wipe down the rash. The tea will take the itch out and help dry the poison ivy.
5. Step 5

Use Tea to help your hair look healthy. Rinsing your hair with weak tea will make it nice and shiny.
6. Step 7

Use Tea to marinate meat. Black tea makes a great meat tenderizer. Marinate meat in 2 cups of black tea and ½ cup of brown sugar.
8. Step 8

use Tea to clean. Tea works great on wood furniture. If you have a wax build up on your furniture, dip a soft cloth in tea, wipe your furniture, follow up with a clean, soft cloth.
9. Step 9

Use Tea as a dye. Dye curtains, lace and other fabric in tea to give it an antique look.
10. Step 10

Use tea in your garden. Roses love tea. After you are finished with your tea bags or loose tea, sprinkle the tea leaves around the base of your rose bush. Roses thrive on the tannic acid in tea.
11. Step 11

Use tea for pain relief. Injection site pain. If you’ve ever gotten a flu shot or other vaccine, you know it’s painful. Place a damp tea bag on the site of the injection and the tea will take the edge off the pain.
12. Step 12

Use tea as a quick first aid. Tea will dry out blisters. If you’ve ever worn shoes that gave you blisters, you know how uncomfortable the blisters are. Next time take a damp tea bag to the blister for 30 minutes, repeat until the blister dries out.
13. Step 13

Use to to ease pain. Tea will take the pain out of canker sores and cold sores. Place a warm, wet tea bag on the sore to dry out and alleviate the pain.
14. Step 14

Use Tea around the house. Tea is a great refrigerator deodorizer. Place your old tea bags and loose leaves in an open jar in the refrigerator to remove odors.
15. Step 15

Use Tea for skin care. Tea dries out acne. Wash your face with tea to dry out the outbreaks.
16. Step 16

Apply tea to instect bites. Calm the pain of bee and wasp stings. If you are stung, place cold wet tea bags on the area.
17. Step 17

Use Tea to deodorize. Tea will remove the smell of fish, onions and garlic from your hands. Wash your hands with tea to eliminate the odor.
18. Step 18

Use Tea to clean. Tea will remove rust. Soak your object in a strong tea overnight. In the morning the rust will be dissolved. Your metal may turn a blue green color which is easily removed with steel wool.
19. Step 19

Use Tea to remove tough cooked on stains. Tea cleans cookware. If you have a baked on mess, put 2 or 3 tea bags in your pot or pan, let soak overnight.
20. Step 20

Use Tea to repell bugs. Tea makes a great backyard mosquito repellant. Dry out the leaves and place in a fire safe dish or small fire safe bowl, burn like incense and the mosquitoes will stay away.
21. Step 21

Use Tea in your bath for soft skin. Place tea in a small fabric bag or just drop tea bags into your bath water. The tannic acid in tea makes skin soft.
22. Step 22

Use Tea to stain furniture. Tea can be used as a natural wood dye. Depending on the color you want to achieve, place tea bags in hot water to steep, use a clean soft cloth to wipe tea onto the wood surface and let sit. Repeat until you have you desired color. Different types of tea result in different dye colors, so experiment until you find what you like.

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