Showing posts with label Facts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Facts. Show all posts
Monday, August 1, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
13 Amazing Facts About Sharks
01. A shark does not have one bone in its body. Its skeleton is made up of cartilage. Cartilage is a tough material, like the material that shapes your ear. 12 More facts after the break...
Friday, February 18, 2011
20 facts about YouTube
1. YouTube (Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim) All three founders of YouTube (Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim) worked on Paypal, when you started your project. 19 More after the break...
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Amazing facts about India
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The official Sanskrit name for India is Bharat. INDIA has been called Bharat even in Satya yuga ( Golden Age ) More INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT India : -
- The name `India’ is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu.
- The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name `Hindustan’ combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.
- The number system was invented by India. Aryabhatta was the scientist who invented the digit zero. More facts after the break...
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Interesting Facts
- The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
- The military salute originated during the medieval times. Knights in armor used to raise their visors to reveal their identity, and the motion later evolved into the modern-day salute.
- The Mills Brothers have recorded the most songs of any artist: about 2,250.
- The minarets ofthe Taj Mahal in India are angled at 88 degrees outwards so that they would not collapse into the structure should an earthquake occur. Read more after the break...
Friday, April 30, 2010
Interesting Facts About the Sun
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Think you know everything there is to know about the Sun? Think again. Here are 10 interesting facts about the Sun, collected in no particular order. Some you might already know, and others will be totally new to you. Interesting facts after the break...
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