10 Smartest People with the Highest IQs in History

William James Sidis had a predicted IQ of 250-300

 William James Sidis (April 1, 1898 – July 17, 1944) was an American child prodigy with exceptional mathematical and linguistic abilities. His IQ was estimated to be between 250 and 300 (measures of IQ have changed over time since then) - one of the highest ever recorded - he entered Harvard early at age 11, and as an adult was conversant in over 40 languages and dialects. He became famous first for his precocity, and later for his eccentricity and withdrawal from the public eye. He avoided mathematics entirely in later life, writing on other subjects under a number of pseudonyms.

Physicist / Engineer Kim Ung-yong has a verified IQ of 210

 Kim Ung-Yong (born March 8, 1962) is a Korean former child prodigy. Kim was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records under "Highest IQ"; the book estimated the boy's score at about 210. Shortly after birth, Kim began to display extraordinary intellectual ability. He began speaking at 2 months, could converse fluently by 6 months, and was able to read Korean, Japanese, German, and English by his second birthday. Furthermore, it took him about a month to learn a foreign language. After 7 months he learned concepts of Algebra and could understand concepts of differential calculus. At the age of four, on November 2, 1967, he solved complicated differential and integral calculus problems on Japanese television. Even in early childhood, he began to write poetry and was an amazing painter.

Bouncer Christopher Michael Langan has a verified IQ of 195

 Christopher Michael Langan (born c. 1952) is an American autodidact whose IQ was reported by 20/20 and other media sources to have been measured at between 195 and 210. Billed by some media sources as "the smartest man in America", he rose to prominence in 1999 while working as a bouncer on Long Island. Langan has developed his own "theory of the relationship between mind and reality" which he calls the "Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe (CTMU)".

Engineer Philip Emeagwali is alleged to have an IQ of 190

 Philip Emeagwali (born in 1954) is a Nigerian -born engineer and computer scientist/geologist who was one of two winners of the 1989 Gordon Bell Prize, a prize from the IEEE, for his use of a Connection Machine supercomputer to help analyze petroleum fields.

World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov is alleged to have an IQ of 190

 Garry Kimovich Kasparov (born Garry Kimovich Weinstein, 13 April 1963, Baku, Azerbaijan) is a Russian (formerly Soviet) chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, writer, political activist, and one of the greatest chess players of all time. Kasparov became the youngest ever undisputed World Chess Champion in 1985 at the age of 22. He held the official FIDE world title until 1993, when a dispute with FIDE led him to set up a rival organization, the Professional Chess Association. He continued to hold the "Classical" World Chess Championship until his defeat by Vladimir Kramnik in 2000. He is also widely known for being the first world chess champion to lose a match to a computer under standard time controls, when he lost to Deep Blue in 1997.

Sir Isaac Newton is alleged to have an IQ of 190

 Sir Isaac Newton PRS (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1727 [NS: 4 January 1643 – 31 March 1727]) was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, who has been "considered by many to be the greatest and most influential scientist who ever lived." His monograph Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, published in 1687, lays the foundations for most of classical mechanics. In this work, Newton described universal gravitation and the three laws of motion, which dominated the scientific view of the physical universe for the next three centuries. Newton showed that the motions of objects on Earth and of celestial bodies are governed by the same set of natural laws, by demonstrating the consistency between Kepler's laws of planetary motion and his theory of gravitation, thus removing the last doubts about heliocentrism and advancing the Scientific Revolution.

Francois-Marie Arouet (Voltaire) is alleged to have an IQ of 190

 François-Marie Arouet, (21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, freedom of expression, free trade and separation of church and state. Voltaire was a prolific writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poetry, novels, essays, and historical and scientific works. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets. He was an outspoken supporter of social reform, despite strict censorship laws with harsh penalties for those who broke them. As a satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance, religious dogma and the French institutions of his day. Voltaire was one of several Enlightenment figures (along with Montesquieu, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Émilie du Châtelet) whose works and ideas influenced important thinkers of both the American and French Revolutions.

Ludwig Wittgenstein is alleged to have an IQ of 190

 Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian-British philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language. He was professor in philosophy at the University of Cambridge from 1939 until 1947. In his lifetime he published just one book review, one article, a children's dictionary, and the 75-page Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1921). In 1999 his posthumously published Philosophical Investigations (1953) was ranked as the most important book of 20th-century philosophy, standing out as "...the one crossover masterpiece in twentieth-century philosophy, appealing across diverse specializations and philosophical orientations". Bertrand Russell described him as "the most perfect example I have ever known of genius as traditionally conceived, passionate, profound, intense, and dominating".

Author Marilyn Vos Savant has a verified IQ of 186

Marilyn vos Savant ( born August 11, 1946) is an American magazine columnist, author, lecturer, and playwright who rose to fame through her listing in the Guinness Book of World Records under "Highest IQ". Since 1986 she has written "Ask Marilyn", a Sunday column in Parade magazine in which she solves puzzles and answers questions from readers on a variety of subjects.

Actor James Woods is alleged to have an IQ of 180

 James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American film, stage and television actor. Woods is known for starring in critically acclaimed films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, Nixon, Ghosts of Mississippi, The Last Day of Summer, Casino, and in the television legal drama Shark. He has won three Emmy Awards, and has gained two Academy Award nominations. He is also well known for appearing several times in the comedy animated series Family Guy, as well as the voice of Hades in Disney's Hercules.

10 Traslacion Images of the Miraculous Black Nazarene 2012, Manila, Phils.

1:) Every January 9 is the feast day of The Black Nazarene or also known as Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno de Quiapo ("Our Father Jesus Nazarene of Quiapo") which is known to be miraculous by many Filipino devotees. This is the 404th year of celebration and expecting a millions of devotees will be joining the procession as way of strengthening their faith and fulfilling their vows to the Lord.

2:) The Black Nazarene is a life-sized statue of Christ that a priest bought in Mexico, carved by an Aztec carpenter. The image was brought to the Philippines by the Augustinian Recollect Missionaries on May 31, 1606. The statue has an original fair tone, and was blackened by a shipboard fire, on the journey from Acapulco to Manila, and has since been called the Black Nazarene.

3:) Indeed, since its arrival from Mexico in 1606, the Black Nazarene has survived the great fires that destroyed the Quiapo Church in 1791 and 1929, the bombing of Manila during World War II, and several strong earthquakes. 

4:) The devotees of the Filipino people towards the Black Nazarene stems from the overall importance of the Filipino culture symbolizes the Passion of Jesus. They identify themselves in their daily struggles particularly in their poverty by having carrying their crosses just like the experienced of Jesus as represented by the image of the Black Nazarene.

5:) This is a Filipino tradition practice particularly among the Filipino Catholics. Their faith through the Black Nazarene, they believe that there will be harmony, long life, prosperity and good health among themselves and their families, peace, hope and love among nations and deliverance from all disasters and calamities in the world.  

6:) A 16-hour procession spanning three and a half miles. A sea of mostly barefoot people – cheering, praying, shoving - all wanting to get as near as possible to a sacrificing image of Jesus Christ. The annual Feast of the Black Nazarene in the Philippines is one for the books.

7:) Catholic bishops admit that there is some degree of fanaticism, but they say that Filipinos identify with the Black Nazarene so well because just like the image and Jesus Christ Himself, they have suffered a great deal but remain steadfast and hopeful. People who join in the procession will walk barefooted as a sign of humility.

8:)  Devotees of the Black Nazarene believe that it can work wonders.

Hope, faith and the belief in miracles - in this country that has seen its share of political and economic turmoil – are why devotees would do anything to get close to the image of the Black Nazarene. 

9:) The sea of people and devotees in bare feet pulling and tugging at the rope that goes before the carriage [called Carroza in the local Hispanized vernacular], and the motion that seems to explode in all directions as people try to hang on to the rope while moving the procession forward as some attempt to climb and touch the wooden image of Christ.

10:) But no one seemed to mind. In fact, the crowd got larger and larger. And not even the 1,000-strong security forces deployed by the Philippine National Police, nor the priests could stop them from trying to touch the Black Nazarene. The last 50-meters to the church took almost an hour. The Philippines is the only country in Asia that majority of the population are Roman Catholics. 

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10 Interesting Feng Shui that Attract Good Luck in 2012

Starting with the day of the new moon every morning for 15 days before going out of your house, write a word of money or a dollar sign on your right palm, make it a RED pen or a stamp with a dollar sign or money word in it. It is believed you will receive an unexpected  stroke of good luck within three days of the full moon.

It is very difficult to obtain good luck if you put or paint red color anywhere in the corner wealth sector of your room. Chinese believe that the SE direction is your wealth corner of your occupied room.

Look for a jade ring not too expensive will do and wear this in your little finger is said to bring you good luck. For men wear it on the left and for women wear it on the right hand. Jade usually green or something with a translucent green colour will do.

Another alternative according to chinese feng shui cantonese origin is to tie 5 times around your little finger in a clockwise direction a green cotton knit string about 30cm long and make a knot. Once the string get wet during your daily activities you must repeat the exercise on the same finger for a new string. Doing this will activating plenty of good luck.

Most movie stars in Hong Kong are very conscious of the "no ring on the thumb" rule. Chinese feng shui are very superstitious about wearing a ring on the correct finger. Wearing a ring on the thumb signifies loss of wealth and an evaporation of success. Wearing a ring on the ring finger signifies everlasting love. 

Another rituals you might try is the wealth coming from the earth. You need a ceramics container, not too big and write your name, birthday as well as those of your family members on the container. Put a 12 coins inside the container, place a compass, small CHI LIN (dragon horse), an INGOT (usually in metal form, wealth energizers) and some real money from nine countries. Bury the container in a flowerpot infront of your house or bury the container in your front garden, do this ideally at 1pm in the afternoon. This will generates good luck within nine days, the idea here is to cover the container with earth so luck comes to you from the earth.

Also starting with the new moon, draw a hexagon star  on a piece of paper ( cut it on a hexagonal shape ) and place a red colored jewel on the center and wrap it carefully then place it under your pillow when time to sleep. Upon waking-up place the red jewel infront of a piggy bank or money bank and put a coin inside a piggy bank. Then close your eyes and repeat your wish as many as you can. Repeat this ritual for 15 days. When the wish has been fulfill, keep the red jewel and coin safely in a container and kept hidden. When run out of money again repeat the ritual during the waxing moon for 15 days. This ritual is believe to be truly superstitious generating good luck.

Place a few grams of sea salt in a plastic bag and put it in a secret compartment of your wallet. Change the salt each month so not to loses its potency. This will attract money.

Make your house attract wealth luck too by placing sea salt on a plastic bag and place it on every corner of your house wherever two walls meet. Change the said salt every ten days or hanging a bag of salt on the center of your main door of your house and change the salt every month. This feng shui belief said to attract wealth luck, maybe salt attracts water and water is money.

Chinese in taiwan believe that sea salt often change large out pouring bad luck. Filled a dark blue or black ceramic mug with sea salt up to the brim. Place it in the dry area of your kitchen, changed the salt every 10 days for it to continue and strengthen the energy. This will improve your good luck and improve your relationship with your partner.