AngelouQuote

  • Subscribe to our RSS feed.
  • Twitter
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Digg

Friday, August 28, 2009

General Informations

Posted on 7:09 PM by Unknown
^ Chess was invented in India.

^ India has the most post offices in the world.

^ 'Navigation' is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.

^ The word navy is also derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou'.

^ Until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world.

^ A snail can sleep for 3 years.

^ The names of the continents all end with the Same letter with which they Start.

^ Electricity doesn't move through a wire but through a field around the wire.

^ A cheetah does not roar like a lion - it purrs like a Cat (meow).

^ The original name for the butterfly was 'flutterby'

^ An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

^ Ants don't sleep.

^ The place 'value system' and the 'decimal system' were developed in 100 BC in India.

^ Dolphins sleep in a semi-alert state by resting one side of their brain at a time

^ A dolphin can hold its breath for 5 to 8 minutes at a time

^ Bats can detect warmth of an animal from about 16 cm away using its "nose-leaf".

^ Cockroach can detect movement as small as 2,000 times the diameter of a hydrogen atom.

^ The first steam powered train was invented by Robert Stephenson. It was called the Rocket.

^ Dolphins usually live up to about twenty years, but have been known to live for about forty.

^ The first bicycle that was made in 1817 by Baron von Drais didn't have any pedals? People walked it along.

^ The eyes of the chameleon can move independently & can see in two different directions at the same time.

^ Bats can also find food up to 18 ft. away and get information about the type of insect using their sense of echolocation.

^ Twenty-Four-Karat Gold is not pure gold since there is a small amount of copper in it. Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the hands.

^ The game of snakes & ladders was created in the 13th century by poet saint Gyandev. It was originally called 'Mokshapat.' The ladders in the game represented virtues and the snakes indicated vices.
Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest
Posted in Interesting Informations | No comments
Newer Post Older Post Home

0 comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Popular Posts

  • Four Things that You Cannot Recover
    A Young lady was waiting for her flight in the boarding room of a big airport. As she would need to wait many hours, she decided to buy a bo...
  • Intersting Facts 02
    )-> A Pregnant Goldfish is called a Twit. )-> Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy. )-> A Goldfish has a Memory Span of Thre...
  • Life is Not so Short
    A Poor Boy loved a Rich Girl. One day the Poor Boy proposed her. Then the Girl said, "listen! your monthly salary is my daily hand expe...
  • Brain Teasers- Amazing Questions with Answers
    1. A Man went to a Party and Drank some of the Punch. He then left early. Everyone else at the Party who drank the Punch subsequently died ...
  • Alphabets, which Sound as Words
    Alphabets, which Sound as Words: They are : B - Bee C - Sea G - Zee I - Eye Q - Queue R - Are S - Yes T - Tea U - You Y - Why
  • The Four Wives
    There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies. He ...
  • Interesting Confusions 03
    * Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard? * Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets? * Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV? * If a deaf pe...
  • How to Explain Marketing Concepts
    Professor explaining Marketing Concepts to the Students:- 1. You see a Gorgeous Girl at a Party. You go up to Her and say: "I am very r...
  • Better Change Yourself
    Once upon a time, there was a King who ruled a prosperous country. One day, he went for a trip to some distant areas of his country. When he...
  • Wacky Definitions
    Father: A banker provided by nature. School: A place where Parents pays and Son plays. Atom Bomb: An invention to end all inventions. Experi...

Categories

  • Interesting Informations (58)
  • Interesting Stories (20)
  • Know About (37)
  • Maths (2)
  • Messages and Jokes (73)
  • Moral Stories (69)
  • News (12)
  • Other Informations (79)
  • Palindromes (1)
  • Photos (18)
  • Puzzle (10)
  • Puzzles/IQ/Question-Answer (9)
  • Sports (1)
  • Thoughts and Quotes (63)
  • Tips and Tricks (46)
  • Tongue Twisters (10)

Blog Archive

  • ►  2013 (83)
    • ►  September (3)
    • ►  August (10)
    • ►  July (9)
    • ►  June (11)
    • ►  May (10)
    • ►  April (10)
    • ►  March (10)
    • ►  February (10)
    • ►  January (10)
  • ►  2012 (120)
    • ►  December (10)
    • ►  November (9)
    • ►  October (11)
    • ►  September (10)
    • ►  August (10)
    • ►  July (10)
    • ►  June (10)
    • ►  May (10)
    • ►  April (10)
    • ►  March (10)
    • ►  February (10)
    • ►  January (10)
  • ►  2011 (120)
    • ►  December (10)
    • ►  November (10)
    • ►  October (10)
    • ►  September (10)
    • ►  August (10)
    • ►  July (10)
    • ►  June (10)
    • ►  May (10)
    • ►  April (10)
    • ►  March (10)
    • ►  February (10)
    • ►  January (10)
  • ►  2010 (120)
    • ►  December (10)
    • ►  November (10)
    • ►  October (10)
    • ►  September (10)
    • ►  August (10)
    • ►  July (10)
    • ►  June (10)
    • ►  May (10)
    • ►  April (10)
    • ►  March (10)
    • ►  February (10)
    • ►  January (10)
  • ▼  2009 (57)
    • ►  December (10)
    • ►  November (10)
    • ►  October (10)
    • ►  September (9)
    • ▼  August (13)
      • Alphabets
      • Food as Medicine
      • General Informations
      • Attitude
      • Letter by Maths Teacher
      • Few Keyboard Shortcuts
      • Mental Power
      • Meaning of Birthday
      • Periods in Life
      • Difference between Cold and Swine Flu Symptoms
      • Student Answer to a Question
      • James Bond Films
      • If Life COULD be a like a Computer
    • ►  July (5)
Powered by Blogger.

About Me

Unknown
View my complete profile