14 Interesting General knowledge bits: 1. The last time Green cards were green was in 1964. 2. More than 40,000 parasites and 250 types of bactria are exchanged during a typical french kiss. 3. Every US president with a beard has been republican. 4. Most people who read the word 'yawning' will yawn. 5. Manhattan Island of New York city was purchased for $24 from the algonquian Indians in 1624. 6. The 'G' in 'g-string' stands for groin. 7. Jumbo was the favorite name of a “circus elephant”. The wait of that animal was 6.5 tons. This was an African elephant, which was purchased by the zoo managers in London. Then in 1882, it was sold to an American circus company. This elephant was so attractive and liked by everybody. Bad luck: In the month of September, 1885, while this elephant was crossing the railway track, a train dashed this elephant. Both this elephant and the driver of the engine, died on this spot itself. But the word “JUMBO” remained in English language, as a living thing, forever. 8. Mummys (Tombs of kings) of Egypt: The tombs were plundered by thieves many times, but the tomb of King Tutankhamen, in the valley of kings was untouched for 3300years. The tomb was discovered in 1922. Archeologists were amazed to find gold jewels and the king’s clothing was intact. 9. People of Finland takes more amount of coffee than all the people, all over the world. 10. The sweat of the dog goes out of the body, through its mouth (but not through the skin as in other animals). 11. Polygraph (Lie Detector) was invented by: John A Larson. 12. Muslim king in India, namely, … [Read more...]
Interesting trivia and facts about animals
Some interesting trivia about animals, scientists and great leaders: 1. In Iceland, the government laws do not allow the persons to keep the dogs as pet animals. 2. Octopus has three hearts. 3. Crocodiles can’t move their tongues and also can’t chew any thing. But their digestion capacity is very effective and they can even digest the steel-nails. 4. Whales: Their weight is approximately 160 tons and is equal to weight of 3o elephants. The baby water whale can swim 22 miles per hour and drinks 130 gallons milk in a day. They can store 1000 gallons of water in their bodies, each. 5. Enamel is 10 times stronger than the tooth. 6. The smallest complete meaningful word in English language is “Go”. 7. Golden city in India: Jaisalmer city (Rajasthan). Its circumference is 35 kilometers. All the buildings in that city are constructed by the locally available yellow stone, and the entire city shines like gold in the sunlight, hence he name. 8. The milk of the camel never gets spoiled, that means the milk never breaks into solid and liquid parts. 9. Gold fish can remember anything, just for three minutes only. 10. Only the male frogs can produce the sounds like “beka beka”. 11. To produce one liter of honey, the honey bees have to secure it from one million flowers, such a tedious task. 12. The teeth of the rat grow throughout its life (as long as it lives). 13. The just born kangaroo is only 1 inch in length. 14. Among all the animals, only chimpanzee has the intelligence to recognize its … [Read more...]
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