- The stonefish is the most poisonous fish in the world.
- A group of peacock is called Muster.
- In China, the bride wears red color at her wedding.
- The spooked wheel was introduced around the 1900 B.C .
- In the solar system there are two Mount Olympuses, located in Greece and Mars.
- According to ancient apothecary , 240 penny weights are equal to a lb weight.
- The American submarine Nautilus, in 1958 was the first ship to reach North Pole.
- The four different time zones of USA are Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific.
- Thomas Cook was the first British Company to arrange tourist excursions.
- Hydroponics is the soil-less cultivation of plants.
Vital knowledge according to examination point of view,including latest updates from science , world , health and medicine ,current affairs ,economy etc.
Friday, 4 November 2011
Time Zones of USA,Hydroponics,Thomas Cook,Ancient Apothecary
White House,Caesarean Operation,Pluviometer,336 dimples
- Jupiter, which completes a rotation on its axis in less than 10 earth hours, is the only planet in our solar system having the shortest day.
- The instrument/device used to measure rainfall is pluviometer.
- The width of a soccer goal is 24 feet.
- A golf ball has 336 dimples.
- In Basketball 19 feet is the distance between the free throw line and the basket.
- Nubia region of Africa is partly submerged beneath Lake Nasser.
- Caesarean Operation method is named after Julius Caesar because he was reputedly brought into the world by this method.
- Mount Andrew Jackson is located in Antarctica.
- The orange's originated in China.
- 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington,DC, is better known as WHITE HOUSE.
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
Marco Polo,Oldest Unchanged National Flag ,Eric the Red
- The First World War was also called as 'the war to end all wars'.
- The Second World War Hurricane was a fighter plane.
- The Wisconsin state of America is the badger state.
- Alfred Packer was the only man in the USA to be convicted of one particular crime i.e Cannibalism.
- Red and Orange color 'advance' a picture towards a viewer.
- The oldest unchanged national flag in existence is of Denmark's, which dates back to the thirteenth century.
- Greenland was named by Eric the Red , the Norwegian explorer.
- Marco Polo(Italian) went to China and became a diplomat for Kublai Khan.
- The Dove bird is the symbol of peace.
- The National Gallery of London is situated at Trafalgar Square.
Music City,Lancashire,British land carnivore,London's first airport
- Bohea is a type of tea.
- Green traffic lights presedes amber alone.
- Nashville,Tennessee is the American city which is also known as Music City.
- Since the invention of Coca-Cola, only seven men(no women) have known the formula.
- The badger is the largest British land carnivore.
- In 1919 London's first airport, at Hounslow, was opened.
- Cotton textile is mainly associated with Lancashire.
- Sheffield is the English city whose hallmark is a Tudor rose.
- During the Stone Age, tools and weapons were usually made from Flint.
- Colon town is situated on the panama canal.
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