Do you Know?
1. Waste-material from ice-cream preparation:
Certain food products are used in preparation of the ice-cream. The remaining waste-material (after the formation of ice-cream), is not wasted and will be given as food to the pigs.
2. Coffee and sex:
It is reported in a survey, conducted recently that those who are in the habit of taking more amounts of coffee and are showing more interest in sexual desires.
3. Gavel:
The wooden-hammer used by the judges in the court of law is known as gavel.
4. Distance between the moon and the earth:
Moon is moving 1.5 inches away from the earth, each year. Hence, the distance between the two planets is increasing gradually.
5. Nidus:
The nest where the spider keeps its eggs is called “Nidus”.
6. The word “she” in English language:
The word “She” is used at present to denote the female sex, in the English language. Before it, the word “Heo” was in use.
7. Almond use in the world:
Out of the entire crop produced in the world, 40% of the almond production is used for the preparation of Chocolates only.
8. Weight of the Olympic torch:
It s weight is three pounds.
9. The meaning of “Karate”:
The meaning is “a warrior or soldier without weapons with him to defend himself from the enemies, that is, a help-less person.
10. Biggest seed in the world:
Coconut seed is the biggest seed of all the seeds in the world.
11. Benjamin Franklin and his brothers and sisters:
16 (total number of brothers and sisters)
12. At the time of Graham Bell’s demise:
As a due respect to that great personality, people in Canada and America switched off their phones, for one minute.
13. Second world-war and Berlin in Germany:
During that war, the grand-alliance countries (enemy countries of Germany), dropped bombs several times on the zoo of Berlin city but the loss is negligible, as “only one elephant” died in those raids.
14. Inventor of volley- ball:
“William George Morgan” of Massachusetts State of America invented this ball in 1895 A.D. itself.
15. Wimbledon tournament:
In the beginning of this tournament, which was started in 1877 A.D., only men were allowed to play. From 1884 A.D. onwards women were also allowed to participate in these tournaments.
16. Belief in America in science and horoscope:
In that country, the astonishing thing is, more people believe in the horoscope than science. In that country, there are only 3500 astronomers, when compared to the existing of 15000 astrologers.
17. Appearance of rainbow:
Usually it appears for a short period of time, opposite to the Sun, while it is raining and the time is before 8 am or after 4 pm. But on
14th –March-1994, it continuously appeared in the sky for six hours in the areas of“Vetherbee” and Yorkshire of United Kingdom.
18. All about sewing machine:
It was first of all invented in the year 1790 A.D. by “Thomas Saint” of England and at that time, it was used for stitching leather goods only.
But in 1830A.D. “Dime near” belonging to France invented the sewing machine, meant for stitching clothes and many lost their daily income due to this invention, they got angry and damaged this (innocent)machine.
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