Sunday, September 6, 2015

Did you Know IV

lemons contain more sugar than strawberries
birds need gravity to swallow
macadamia nuts are toxic to dogs
each time you see a full moon you always see the same side
M&M's chocolate stands for the initials for its inventors Mars and Murrie   

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Did you Know III

The toxin in puffer fish is 1200 times deadlier than cyanide

A bear has 42 teeth

An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain 

Most lipsticks contain fish scales 

85% of plant life is found in the ocean
  
The most commonly used letter in the alphabet is E 

Did you know the least used letter in the alphabet is Q

The 3 most common languages in the world are Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and English

The first letters of the months July through to November spell JASON 

Perth is Australia's windiest city

Switzerland eats the most chocolate equating to 10 kilos per person per year  
  

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Thursday, August 6, 2015

Eiffel Tower Facts


* The Eiffel Tower, one of Paris's most visited attractions, welcoming almost seven million visitors per year, was completed 126 years ago

* Completed on March 31, 1889, the tower was the world’s tallest man-made structure for 41 years until the completion of the Chrysler Building in New York in 1930.

* It is 324 meters tall (including antennas) and weighs 10,100 tonnes

*It was the tallest structure in France until the construction of a military transmitter in the town of Saissac in 1973. The Millau Viaduct, completed in 2004, is also taller, at 343 metres.

*It is possible to climb to the top, but there are 1,665 steps. Most people take the lift.

*The lifts travel a combined distance of 103,000 km a year – two and a half times the circumference of the Earth.

*During cold weather the tower shrinks by about six inches.

*The tower sways around six to seven centimeters (2-3 inches) in the wind.

*Gustave Eiffel, the engineer and architect behind the tower, was also involved in a disastrous attempt by the French to build a canal in Panama, and his reputation was badly damaged by the failure of the venture.

* Eiffel also designed interior elements of the Statue of Liberty. 

*Gustave Eiffel kept a small apartment of the third floor for entertaining friends. It is now open to the public.

* He died while listening to Beethoven's 5th symphony.

*Since its opening almost 250 million people have visited the tower. 

*Today the tower welcomes almost 7 million people a year, making it the most visited paid-for monument in the world.

*The majoirty of visitors (10.4%) are French, following by Italy and Spain (8.1% each), USA (7.9%), Britain (7.4%), Germany (5.8%) and Brazil (5.5%).

*Its construction took two years, two months and five days - 180 years fewer than Paris's other great attraction, Notre Dame.

*The names of 72 engineers, scientists and mathematicians are engraved on the side of the tower, each of whom contributed to its construction.

*The tower comprises 18,000 metallic parts, joined together by 2.5 million rivets. 

*There are 20,000 light bulbs used on the Eiffel Tower to make it sparkle every night.

*Ever wanted to build your own Eiffel Tower? There's a LEGO set for that number 10181 which contains 3,428 bricks

*In 1944, as the Allies approached Paris, Hitler ordered Dietrich von Choltitz, the military governor of Paris, to demolish the tower, along with other parts of the city. The general refused. 

*Repainting the tower, which happens every seven years, requires 60 tonnes of paint.

*The tower was the main exhibit at the 1889 Exposition Universelle (World’s Fair), held to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution. 

*There are a number of other replicas around the world, including one in Las Vegas and one at the Window of the World theme park in Shenzhen, China. 

*The tower played a part in the Allied victory at the First Battle of the Marne, in 1914. One of its transmitters jammed German radio communications, hindering their advance.






Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Niagara Falls Facts


Located on the boarder of Ontario, Canada and New York, United States.

Total Height- 167ft(51 m)

Niagara Falls is approximately 12,000 years old.

Niagara Falls Park is the oldest State Park in the United States.

The Niagara Falls hold the reputation of being the second largest waterfall in the world.

The Niagara Falls were created by glacier activity thousands of years ago.

Niagara Falls is comprised of three waterfalls: American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and Horseshoe Falls.

At the current rate of erosion, scientists believe that the Niagara Falls will be gone in around 50000 years. Luckily, you still have time to see them!

Approximately 12 million visitors make the trip to Niagara Falls each year to see the beautiful natural landmark.

The Great Lakes hold 1/5 of all the fresh water in the world. Most of this water flows over the Niagara Falls at some point.

 Niagara Falls was the birthplace of commercial hydro-electric power. In Niagara USA, Nikola Tesla developed the alternating current system, which allowed for the transmission of power generated along the Niagara River to homes and businesses. In 1895 one of the world's first commercial hydropower plants was constructed.

Surrounded by water, Niagara USA is a fishing mecca that offers exciting opportunities in and on Lake Ontario, the Niagara River and the Erie Canal.


Monday, August 3, 2015

US States & Capitals

 STATE                                                              CAPITAL

1) Alabama                                                        Montgomery

2) Alaska                                                            Juneau

3) Arizona                                                          Phoenix

4) Arkansas                                                        Little Rock

5) California                                                       Sacramento

6) Colorado                                                        Denver

7) Connecticut                                                    Hartford

8) Delaware                                                        Dover

9) Florida                                                            Tallahassee

10) Georgia                                                         Atlanta

11) Hawaii                                                           Honolulu

12) Idaho                                                             Boise

13) Illinois                                                           Springfield

14) Indiana                                                          Indianapolis

15) Iowa                                                              Des Moines

16) Kansas                                                           Topeka

17) Kentucky                                                       Frankfort

18) Louisiana                                                       Baton Rouge

19) Maine                                                            Augusta

20) Maryland                                                       Annapolis

21) Massachusetts                                               Boston

22) Michigan                                                       Lansing

23) Minnesota                                                     Saint Paul

24) Mississippi                                                    Jackson

25) Missouri                                                        Jefferson City

26) Montana                                                        Helena

27) Nebraska                                                       Lincoln

28) Nevada                                                         Carson City

29) New Hampshire                                           Concord

30) New Jersey                                                   Trenton

31) New Mexico                                                 Santa Fe

32) New York                                                     Albany

33) North Carolina                                             Raleigh

34) North Dakota                                               Bismarck

35) Ohio                                                             Columbus

36) Oklahoma                                                    Oklahoma City

37) Oregon                                                         Salem

38) Pennsylvania                                                Harrisburg

39) Rhode Island                                                Providence

40) South Carolina                                             Columbia

41) South Dakota                                               Pierre

42) Tennessee                                                    Nashville

43) Texas                                                           Austin

44) Utah                                                             Salt Lake City

45) Vermont                                                       Montpelier

46) Virginia                                                        Richmond

47) Washington                                                  Olympia

48) West Virginia                                               Charleston

49) Wisconsin                                                    Madison

50) Wyoming                                                     Cheyenne

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Did You Know? II

11% of people are left handed

your foot has 26 bones in it

your tongue is the fastest healing part of your body

you burn more calories sleeping than watching TV  

money is the number one thing that couples argue about

everyday is a holiday somewhere in the world

about 90% of the worlds population kisses

the fortune cookie was invented in San Francisco

the croissant was invented in Austria   

pop corn was invented by the Aztec Indians

sponges hold more cold water than hot

camel's milk doesn't curdle

elephants sleep between 4 - 5 hours in 24 period

frogs can't swallow with their eyes open    

a crocodile can't move its tongue 

an elephants ears are used to regulate body temperature 

the safest car color is white

the oldest word in the English language is 'town'

the word 'Strengths' is the longest word in the English language with just one vowel   

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Did You Know?


 Did You Know:

* Jamaica has 120 Rivers

* Duck eggs are the largest eggs in the world

* Ants stretch when they wake up in the morning:)

* Gorilla Sleep 14 hours a day

* The lifespan of squirrel is 9 years

* Giraffe can go longer without water than a camel 

* Horses sleep standing up

* dogs sweat through the pads on their feet

*  New York was the first capital of United States

* After Hawaii, New York is the state surrounded by the most water

*  You burn more calories sleeping than watching television

* Your liver has over 500 functions

* Your brain uses 25% of all the oxygen yor breathe
 
 * 56% of typing is completed by your L hand

* Tokyo was once known as Edo

* DVDs are physically the same size as CDs but can store 13 times more data

*Soccer is the most followed sport 

* Volleyball was invented in 1895

* Niagara Falls could fill 4,000 bathtubs every second



 

Friday, July 10, 2015

General Knowledge Questions & Answers-IV

1) Which Countries are separated by the 49th Parallel?  The US and Canada

2) Which is the highest peak in Africa?  Mount Kilimanjaro

3) Which is the highest peak in India?  Mount K2

4)  In which year was the first modern Olympics held?  In 1986 in Athens, Greece

5)  Where was the Olympic torch first lit in modern Olympics?  Amsterdam in 1928

6)  Which Olympics is known as the 'high level upsets' Olympics?  The 1968 Mexico Olympics

7)  Who was the first winner in modern Olympics?  James Connelly

8) When was the first time Olympics games moved to Asia?  1964

9)  Where is the headquarters of the International Labor Organization?  Geneva(Switzerland).

10)  Which Facebook page has the most number of fans?  Texas Hold 'Em Poker.

11) When was Orkut launched?  2004

12)  When was UN founded?  10/24/1945

13) Which is the star nearest to the solar system?  Proxima Centauri

14)  How are earthquake measured?  Richter scale

15) Which two countries are separated by MacMahon line?  India and China

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

General Knowledge Questions & Answers-III

1) Which is the longest word in the English Language? Pneumonoultramicroscopicsillcovalcanoconiosis-is, according to Oxford Dictionaries, 'an artificial long word said to mean a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust.' According to Dicionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon, it is supposedly the longest word in a dictionary. 

2) What is the study of languages called?  Linguistics 

3) What is the name of the Hurricane that struck the Atlantic Coast of the US in 2012 leading to heavy death and destruction?  Sandy 

4) On which day did flight MH-370 disappear?  03/08/2014 

5) What was the aircraft associated with the MH-370 disaster?  Boeing 777-200 ER 

6) What is the orbital speed of the earth around the sun in kilometers per second?  30 kms per second or 108,000 kms per hour or 67,108 miles per hour. 

7) Who discovered Neptune?  J G Galle. 

8) Which countries are separated by the 49th Parallel?  The US and Canada 

9) When was the first ATM opened in the world?  It was in North London by Barclay's Bank on June 27, 1967. 

10) Which is the worst plane disaster in India?  The worst plane disaster in India was the 1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision between a Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight No.763 and Kazakhstan Airlines flight No 1907 on 11/12/1996. This disaster killed all 349 people on board on both flights.

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Famous Logos and Mascots

1)  Which famous rock band group has a lapping tongue as its logo?      The Rolling Stones

2)  Which American fast food chain used a Chihuahua as their mascot?  Taco Bell

3)  Which frozen dessert company has the number 31 in their logo?       Baskin 31 Robbins

4)  Which online retailer has a smiley across its name?                           Amazon

5)  What is Reebok's Logo Called?                                                          The Dynamic Vector

6)  What's the name of the Quaker man on the Quaker Oats?               Larry the Quaker man

7) Which tire company created a logo showing
a lorry driver at a road-side dhaba, saying that 
a good tire should be as touch and rugged as a 
wrestler?                                                                                           MRF-Madras Rubber Factory

8) What is the official mascot of the 2014 incheon Asian games?
The three siblings 'Barame', 'Chumuro' and 'Vichuon. 

9) What is the official mascot of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada?
     A great white owl named Shueme. The name Shueme is inspired by the French word for owl, chouette, as a tribute to Canada's status as bilingual nation. 

10) Which line of laptops has their logo meaning analog and digital?  The Vaio line of laptops by Sony has a Sine wave and the bits 1 and 0 respectively in their logo which stands for analog and digital.

Country:Madagascar--Capital:Antananarivo

Country: Madagascar

Capital: Antananarivo

Sunday, July 5, 2015

General Knowledge Questions & Answers-II

1) What is the Ph value of human blood?                                                   7.40

2) What is the rarest blood group?                                                           AB negative

3) What is the average weight of the human brain?                                 1,400 grams

4) Alcohol affects which part of the brain?                                              Cerebellum

5)  Longest bone in human body?                                      The femur which is the thigh bone

6) What is the metal present in hemoglobin?                                                 Iron

7) Who invented World Wide Web?                                                       Tim Berners-Lee

8)  When was the camera phone invented?    The first camera phone was invented in June 1997 by Philippe Kahn.  The first mobile camera photo taken was that of his just-born daughter on 11 June 1997. That phone was J-SH04 made by Sharp.

9) When was the smart phone launched?      On June 29, 2007, when Apple's Iphone was launched, selling 1 million of its smart phones in just 74 days.

10) When was the first text message or SMS sent?  December 3, 1992 by Neil Papworth, a 22 year old engineer in the UK used a personal computer to send the text message 'Merry Christmas' via a Vodafone network to the phone of Richard Jarvis who was at Newbury, Berkshire

11) Who were the creators of YouTube?  YouTube was created in  February 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim out of a garage.

12)  Who were the creators of Twitter?  Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, Biz Stone and Noah Glass on March 2006.  The site was launched in July 2006.

13) Who are founders of Yahoo? Yahoo was founded in January 1994 by Jerry Yang and David Filo, electrical engineering graduate students at Stanford University. 

14) Who invented 3D printer? The first working 3D printer was created in 1984 by Chuck Hull of 3D Systems Corp.

15) Who Invented the Jeans? Levi Strauss 


 

Saturday, July 4, 2015

General Knowledge Questions & Answers-1


1) What is the length of the world's largest container ship?   400 m long.

2) Which country is closest to the site of the sinking of the Titanic? Canada

3) In which year was Sensex started? 1985

4) Who was the Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2009? Barack Obama

5) The year Mother Teresa won the Nobel prize? 1979

6) What is ADHD? ADHD is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.  It is one of the most common childhood disorders and can be continue through adolescence and adulthood. Symptoms include difficulty staying focused and paying attention, difficulty controlling behavior, difficulty in moving attention from one object to to other and hyperactivity.

7) Which is the most hazardous metal pollutant of an automobile exhaust? lead

8) When is ozone day observed? 16 September

9) Who invented Airplane and in which year? The Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilbur, invented the airplane on December 17, 1903 and made the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier than air human flight.

10) Who invented telescope? Galileo

11) Who invented the mobile phone?  Martin Cooper, a Motorola employee in 1973

12) Who invented the email?  Raymond Samuel Tomlinson, a US programmer, implemented an email system in 1971. It was the first system able to send mail between users on different hosts. Previously, mail could be sent only to others who used the same computer. To achieve this, he used the @ sign to separate the user from their machine, which has been used in email addresses ever since.

13) Who are the founders of the famous search engine Google? Larry Page and Sergery Brin

14) Who founded the Hotmail email service? Sabeer Bhatia in 1995.  In December, 1997 he sold Hotmail to Microsoft for a whopping $400 Million US dollars!

15) Who is the founder of Facebook? There are 5 actually: Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Chris Hughes. Mark Zuckerberg is the chairman and chief executive of Facebook. Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984.

16) What is the tagline of Facebook?                               'It's Free and always will be'

17) What is the tagline of The New York Times Daily?  'All the news that's fit to print'

18) What is the tagline of British Airways?                     'The world's favourite airline'

19) What is the tagline of Emirates?                               ' Keep Discovering, Fly Emirates'

20) What is the tagline of Lufthansa?                              ' Nonstop You'

Thursday, July 2, 2015

Pop Quiz

What's the Capital of Austria? Please answer in the comment section(no cheating:))

What's the Capital of Kenya?

What's the Capital of Iraq?

What's the Largest Ocean in the World?


Number Measures

2 UNITS =   1 PAIR

12 UNITS = 1 Dozen

12 DOZEN= 1 Gross

144 UNITS = 1 Gross

20 UNITS = 1 Score

5 SCORE = 1 HUNDRED

24 SHEETS = 1 QUIRE

20 QUIRES = 1 REAM

10 REAMS = 1 BALE

500 SHEETS = 1 REAM

Length Measures

10 Millimeters = 1 Centimeter

10 Centimeters = 1 Decimeter

10 Decimeters = 1 Meter

10 Meters = 1 Decameter

10 Decameters = 1 Hectometer

10 Hectometers = 1 Kilometer

100 Decameters = 1 Kilometer

10 Centimeters = 1 Meter

1000 Meters = 1 Kilometer

1000 Millimeters = 1 Meter




Jubilee Table

1 Year =    Anniversary

10 Year = Decade

25 Year = Silver Jubilee

50 Year = Golden Jubilee

60 Year = Diamond Jubilee

75 Year = Radium Jubilee

100 Year = Centenary

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Acronyms and Abbreviations


A few Computer Related(Chat Acronyms)

LOL- Laughing Out Loud

MODEM- Modulator Demodulator

ROTFL- Rolling On the Floor Laughing

WAP- Wireless Access  Point

RSVP- French phrase, "répondez, s'il vous plaît," which means "please reply."



Other Acronyms:

IKEA- Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnayrd(Note: Ingvar Kamprad is the founder and Emtaryd is the name of the farm where he grew up and Agunnaryd is the name of his village in Sweden.

BMW- Bavarian Motor Works

FIAT- Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino

3M- Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

AMWAY- American Way

I.N.R.I on the crucifix-  Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews and was crucified by the Roman soldiers

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Oceans' Greatest Depths



Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean----10920m

Atlantic Ocean--------------------8605m

Java Trench, Indian Ocean--------7125m

Arctic Basin, Arctic Ocean-------5122m

Oceans of the World

Pacific-------166,241,000 sq km----Largest Ocean in the world!

Atlantic------86,557,000 sq km

Indian-------73,427,000 sq km

Arctic-------9,485,000 sq km



Oceans' Greatest Depths:

Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean----10920m

Atlantic Ocean--------------------8605m

Java Trench, Indian Ocean--------7125m

Arctic Basin, Arctic Ocean-------5122m

Largest Deserts of the World

Sahara, North Africa------------8,600,650 sq. km---Largest Desert in the world!

Arabian, Middle East-----------2,300,000 sq. km

Great Victoria, Australia--------647, 475 sq. km

Kalahari, South Africa---------582,727 sq. km

Chihuahuan, Mexico----------453, 232 sq. km

Thar, India/Pakistan----------453, 232 sq. km

Great Sandy, Australia-------388, 485 sq. km

Gibson, Australia------------310, 788 sq. km

Sonoran S.W. USA---------310, 788 sq. km

Simpson/Stony, N Africa----145, 034 sq. km

Mohave, S,W, USA---------139, 854 sq km

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

India States & Capitals

         STATE                                           CAPITAL



1 Andhra Pradesh                                     Hyderabad 

2 Arunachal Pradesh                                Itanagar

3 Assam                                                       Dispur

4 Bihar                                                         Patna

5 Chhattisgarh                                          Raipur 

6 Goa                                                          Panaji

7 Gujarat                                                    Gandhinagar 

8 Haryana                                                  Chandigarh

 9 Himachal Pradesh                                Shimla 

10 Jammu and Kashmir                           Srinagar

11 Jharkhand                                              Ranchi 

12 Karnataka                                              Bengaluru

13 Kerala                                                     Thiruvananthapuram

14 Madhya Pradesh                                   Bhopal 

15 Maharashtra                                           Mumbai

16 Manipur                                                  Imphal 

17 Meghalaya                                               Shillong

18 Mizoram                                                  Aizawl 

19 Nagaland                                                Kohima 

20 Orissa                                                     Bhubaneswar

21 Punjab                                                     Chandigarh

22 Rajasthan                                               Jaipur 

23 Sikkim                                                      Gangtok

24 Tamil Nadu                                             Chennai 

25 Telangana                                                Hyderabad

26 Tripura                                                    Agartala

27 Uttar Pradesh                                          Lucknow

28 Uttarakhand                                            Dehradun

29 West Bengal                                             Kolkata


Union Territories 

1 Delhi

2 Puducherry (Pondicherry)  

3 Chandigarh

4 Dadra and Nagar Haveli

5 Daman and Diu

6 Delhi

7 Lakshadweep

8 Puducherry

Monday, June 15, 2015

Country:Afghanistan--Capital:Kabul

Country:Afghanistan

Capital:Kabul

Country:Albania--Capital:Tirana

Country:Albania

Capital:Tirana

Country:Algeria--Capital:Algiers

Country:Algeria

Capital:Algiers

Country:Andorra--Capital:Andorra la Vella

Country:Andorra

Capital:Andorra la Vella

Country:Angola--Capital:Luanda

Country:Angola

Capital:Luanda

Country:Antigua and Barbuda--Capital:Saint John's

Country:Antigua and Barbuda

Capital:Saint John's

Country:Argentina--Capital:Buenos Aires

Country:Argentina

Capital:Buenos Aires

Country:Armenia--Capital:Yerevan

Country:Armenia

Capital:Yerevan

Country:Australia--Capital:Canberra

Country:Australia

Capital:Canberra

Country:Austria--Capital:Vienna

Country:Austria

Capital:Vienna

Country:Azerbaijan--Capital:Baku

Country:Azerbaijan

Capital:Baku

Country:The Bahamas--Capital:Nassau

Country:The Bahamas

Capital:Nassau

Country:Bahrain--Capital:Manama

Country:Bahrain

Capital:Manama

Country:Bangladesh--Capital:Dhaka

Country:Bangladesh

Capital:Dhaka

Country:Barbados--Capital:Bridgetown

Country:Barbados

Capital:Bridgetown

Country:Belarus--Capital:Minsk

Country:Belarus

Capital:Minsk

Country:Belgium--Capital:Brussels

Country:Belgium

Capital:Brussels

Country:Belize--Capital:Belmopan

Country:Belize

Capital:Belmopan

Country:Benin--Capital:Porto-Novo

Country:Benin

Capital:Porto-Novo

Country:Bhutan--Capital:Thimphu

Country:Bhutan

Capital:Thimphu

Country:Bolivia--Capital:La Paz

Country:Bolivia

Capital:La Paz

Country:Bosnia and Herzegovina--Capital:Sarajevo

Country:Bosnia and Herzegovina

Capital:Sarajevo

Country:Botswana--Capital:Gaborone

Country:Botswana

Capital:Gaborone

Country:Brazil--Capital:Brasilia

Country:Brazil

Capital:Brasilia

Country:Brunei--Capital:Bandar Seri Begawan

Country:Brunei

Capital:Bandar Seri Begawan

Country:Bulgaria--Capital:Sofia

Country:Bulgaria

Capital:Sofia

Country:Burkina Faso--Capital:Ouagadougou

Country:Burkina Faso

Capital:Ouagadougou