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1. "The Boston Tea Party" took place in 1773, that was an act of direct action protest by the American colonists against British Government in which they destroyed many crates of tea bricks belonging to the British East India Company on ships in Boston Harbor.
2. A 1960 Chilean earthquake was the strongest earthquake in recent times, which occurred off the coast, had a magnitude of 9.6 and broke a fault more than 1000 miles (1600 kilometers) long.
3. An estimated 20,000 to 30,000 workers built the Pyramids at Giza over a period of 80 years.
4. Black-eyed peas brought to the West Indies from West Africa by slaves, by earliest records in 1674.
5. Host Greece won the most medals (47) at the first Olympic Summer Games in 1896.
6. In 1783 an Icelandic eruption threw up enough dust to temporarily block out the sun over Europe.
7. In 1894, a French educator Baron Pierre de Coubertin, proposed a revival of the ancient tradition, and thus the modern-day Olympic Summer Games were born. Read the rest of this entry »

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1. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
2. 180 million nos. of Valentine’s Day cards exchanged annually, making Valentine’s Day the second-most popular greeting-card-giving occasion.
3. 250 people have fallen off the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
4. 3,467 Nos. of confectionery nut stores in the United States, they are among the best sources of sweets for Valentine’s Day.
5. 4% people drink cold drink daily.
6. 40 percent of McDonald’s profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
7. 60% North Indians are pure vegetarian & in whole India 36%.
8. 8.7 million of United State residents who were born in Asia.
9. A Blue Whale can eat as much as 3 tones of food everyday, but at the same time can live without food for 6 months.
10. A Blue whale’s tongue weighs more than an elephant.
11. A Boeing 747′s wing span is longer than the Wright brother’s first flight.(the Wright brother’s invented the airplane). Read the rest of this entry »

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1- हम दुनिया के जिन अजब-गजब पुलों के बारे में आपको बताने जा रहे हैं आप उन्हें देखते ही रह जायेंगे. …अब मलयेशिया के इस स्काई ब्रिज को देखिए, कर रहा है ना फोटो लेने का मन।

2- यह ब्रिज बना है नॉर्वे में। अटलांटिक सी के ऊपर बने इस ब्रिज की खूबसूरती देखते ही बनती है।

3- चीन का तेनजिन आई ब्रिजः यह पुल चीन की हाइ नदी के ऊपर बना है। खास बात यह है कि पुल के ऊपर एक वील भी है।

4- यह पुल स्कॉटलैंड में बना है। यह पुल फोर्थ और क्लाइड कैनल को जोड़ता है।

5- सियोल का बैन्पो ब्रिजः यह पुल सियोल में हान नदी के ऊपर बना है। पुल के नीचे एक झरना है। इसमें करीब 10 हजार नोज़ल लगाए गए हैं। जिनसे हर मिनट में 190 टन पानी निकलता है।

6- इटली का पॉन्टी वैकियो ब्रिजः इटली का यह ऐतिहासिक पुल है। इसकी खास बात यह है कि पुल पर कई दुकानें भी बनी हुई हैं।

7- जर्मनी का मेगडिबर्ग वॉटर ब्रिजः जर्मनी के इस पुल को बनने में पूरे 80 साल लगे। एल्बी नदी के ऊपर बने इस पुल की लंबाई 918 मीटर है। इसकी खास बात यह है कि नदी के ऊपर बने इस पुल के ऊपर एक नहर बनाई गई है। जिसमें नाव गुजर सकती है।

8- हेंडरसन वेव्स ब्रिजः यह पुल बना है सिंगापुर में। जानते हैं सड़क से इसकी ऊंचाई कितनी है? पूरे 36 मीटर।

9- गेट्सहेड मिलेनियम ब्रिजः ब्रिटेन में बने इस पुल को आप फोल्डिंग ब्रिज भी कह सकते हैं। बड़े जहाजों को रास्ता देने के लिए यह पुल फोल्ड किया जा सकता है। टेम्स नदी पर बना यह पुल लंदन ब्रिज के नाम से मशहूर है।

10- अयोला आइलैंड ब्रिजः यह पुल ऑस्ट्रिया के ग्रेज में मूर नदी के ठीक बीचोबीच बना है। पुल की खास बात यह है कि इसमें एक बार और एक कॉफी हाउस भी बना है।

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ये लोग आपसे दोस्ती करने आए हैं, मगर इनकी एक शर्त है, ये जानना चाहते हैं कि आप इनके नाम जानते भी हैं या नहीं। तो इनके सवालों को सुनकर इन्हें पहचानिए।

1. मैं रात में ही शिकार करता हूं और रात में ही उड़ता हूं। मेरा शिकार होते हैं- चूहे। मैं हूं कौन?
2. मैं दूसरों के घांेसलों में अपने अंडे देती हूं। पहचाना मैं कौन हूं?
3. मैं शिकारी पक्षी हूं और आसमान में काफी ऊंचाई में उड़ सकने का हुनर रखता हूं। तो बताओ मेरा नाम क्या है?
4. मुझे शांतिप्रिय पक्षी कहा जाता है। इस आधार पर पहचानिए मुझे।
5. मैं बहुत चतुर-चालाक पक्षी हूं। मैं पत्ती के दोनों तरफ छेद बना लेता हूं। फिर उसे सिलकर एक झूलेनुमा घोंसला तैयार कर लेता हूं। क्या आप मुझे जानते हो?
6. मेरे पास है एक घनी पूंछ, जिसमें प्रकृति ने दिए हैं कई रंग – नीला, हरा और सुनहरा। मुझे बारिश में नृत्य करना बहुत सुहाता है। पहचाना मुझे?
7. मुझे पानी बहुत पसंद है। मैं सुराहीदार गर्दन वाला एक बहुत सभ्य पक्षी हूं। बूझो मैं कौन हूं?
8. मेरे पास हैं चमकदार हरे रंगों वाले पंख और लाल-लाल चोंच। पहले मेरा नाम बताओ, फिर मैं अपना नाम याद करके रटूंगा।
9. मेरे पास है बहुत मजबूत चोंच, जिसके सहारे मैं पेड़ की टोह में गहरे तक जाकर कीट को ढूंढ निकालता हूं। बताओ मैं कौन हूं?
10. मैं रंग में काला हूं। आप मुझे प्रतिदिन पेड़ों की शाखाओं पर बैठा हुआ देख सकते हैं या फिर किसी भी बिल्डिंग की छत पर।

नहीं पहचान पाये न, लीजिये हम ही अपना परिचय हमारे फोटो के साथ बता देते है, हम है  -

1. उल्लू	2. कोयल
3. चील	4. डव
5. कौआ	6. मोर
7. हंस	8. तोता
9. कठफोड़वा	10. हमिंगबर्ड

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इतनी लंबी मोमबत्ती!

आम मोमबत्तियां तो हम सबने देखी हैं, रंग-बिरंगी, छोटी-लंबी-मोटी । लेकिन सन् 1897 में स्टॉकहोम प्रदर्शनी में एक ऐसी मोमबत्ती दिखाई गई थी, जिसकी ऊंचाई 80 फुट और व्यास 8.5 फुट था।

पत्थर से बना पाउडर

शरीर पर लगाए जाने वाले सुगंधित टैल्कम पाउडर ‘टैल्क’ नामक पत्थर, जो सबसे मुलायम खनिज है, से बनाया जाता है। इसमें बाद में सुगंधि मिला दी जाती है।

तैरता है लोहा

क्विक सिल्वर कोई चांदी नहीं है, बल्कि यह पारे का नाम है। यह अकेली ऐसी धातु है, जो तरल अवस्था में रहती है। यह इतनी भारी होती है कि इस पर लोहा भी तैरता है।

सबसे भारी और सबसे हल्की धातु

लीथियम धातु सबसे हल्की है, जबकि ऑस्मियम धातु सबसे भारी है। ऑस्मियम की एक 2 फुट लंबी, 2 फुट चौड़ी और 2 फुट मोटी सिल्ली का वजन एक हाथी के बराबर होता है।

एक असम्भव टाइपराइटर

जापान के लोग औद्योगिक दुनिया में सबसे आगे हैं, लेकिन वे आज तक जापानी भाषा के टाइपराइटर की कुछ कमियां दूर नहीं कर पाए हैं। इसका कारण यह है कि उनकी आम भाषा में 2 हजार  से अधिक अक्षर हैं, जिनके लिए पूर्ण परिष्कृत की-बोर्ड बनाना अत्यधिक कठिन कार्य है।

सबसे महंगा जल

गुरू जल या भारी पानी, जिसका प्रयोग नाभिकीय भट्टियों में किया जाता है, विश्व का सबसे महंगा जल है। एक लीटर गुरू जल का मूल्य लगभग 200 पाउंड होता है।

आसान है तैरना

नदी की तुलना में समुद्र में तैरना अधिक सरल होता है क्योंकि पानी में नमक घुला होने के कारण समुद्री जल का घनत्व अधिक होता है।

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1. Axis Bank Ltd.
2. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Ltd.
3. American ExpressBank Ltd.
4. Arab Bangladesh Bank Limited
5. Allahabad Bank
6. Andhra Bank
7. Antwerp DiamondBank N.V.
8. Bank InternationalIndonesia
9. Bank of America N.A.
10. Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait BSC
11. Barclays Bank Plc
12. BNP PARIBAS
13. Bank of Ceylon
14. Bharat OverseasBank Ltd.
15. Bank of Baroda
16. Bank of India
17. Bank of Maharashtra
18. Canara Bank
19. Central Bank ofIndia
20. Calyon Bank
21. Citibank N.A.
22. Cho Hung Bank
23. Chinatrust CommercialBank Ltd.
24. Centurion Bank ofPunjab Limited
25. City Union Bank Ltd.
26. Coastal Local AreaBank Ltd.
27. Corporation Bank
28. Catholic Syrian Bank Ltd.
29. Deutsche Bank AG
30. Development Credit Bank Ltd.
31. Dena Bank
32. IndusInd Bank Limited
33. ICICI Bank
34. IDBI Bank Limited
35. Indian Bank
36. Indian Overseas Bank
37. Industrial Development Bank of India
38. ING Vysya Bank
39. J P Morgan Chase Bank, National Association
40. Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited
41. Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited
42. Karnataka Bank
43. Karur Vysya Bank Limited.
44. Lord Krishna Bank Ltd.
45. Mashreqbank psc
46. Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.
47. Oman International Bank S A O G
48. Oriental Bank of Commerce
49. Punjab & Sind Bank
50. Punjab National Bank
51. Reserve Bank of India
52. Societe Generale
53. Sonali Bank
54. Standard CharteredBank
55. State Bank of Mauritius Ltd.
56. SBI Commercial and International Bank Ltd.
57. State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur
58. State Bank of Hyderabad
59. State Bank of India
60. State Bank of Indore
61. State Bank of Mysore
62. State Bank of Patiala
63. State Bank of Saurashtra
64. State Bank ofTravancore
65. Syndicate Bank
66. The Bank of Nova Scotia
67. The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd.
68. The Development Bank of Singapore Ltd. (DBS Bank Ltd.)
69. The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd.
70. TamilnadMercantile Bank Ltd.
71. The Bank of RajasthanLimited
72. The Dhanalakshmi Bank Limited.
73. The Federal Bank Ltd.
74. The HDFC Bank Ltd.
75. The Jammu &Kashmir Bank Ltd.
76. The Nainital Bank Ltd.
77. The Sangli Bank Ltd.
78. The South Indian BankLtd.
79. The Ratnakar Bank Ltd.
80. The Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd
81. UCO Bank
82. Union Bank of India
83. United Bank Of India
84. Vijaya Bank
85. Yes Bank

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Only a few names of the month were derived from Roman deities. Most simply came from the numbers of the months, or, as in two cases, in honor of Roman emperors.

	January -31 days Named after the Roman god of beginnings and endings Janus (the month Januarius)
	February – 28/29 days The name comes either from the old-Italian god Februus or else from februa, signifying the festivals of purification celebrated in Rome during this month.
	March – 31 days This is the first month of the Roman year. It is named after the Roman god of war, Mars.
	April – 30 days Called Aprilis, from aperire, “to open”. Possible because it is the month in which the buds begin to open.
	May – 31 days The fifth month of the Roman calendar. The name probably comes from Maiesta, the Roman goddess of honor and reverence.
	June – 30 days The sixth month was named in honor of Juno. However, the name might also come from iuniores (young men; juniors) as opposed to maiores (grown men; majors) for May, the two months being dedicated to young and old men.
	July – 31 days It was the month in which Julius Ceasar was born, and named Julius in his honor in 44 BC, the year of his assasination. Also called Quintilis (fifth month).
	August – 31 days Originally this month was called Sextilis (from sextus, “six”), but the name was later changed in honor of the first of the Roman emperors, Augustus (because several fortunate events of his life occured during this month).
	September – 30 days The name comes from septem, “seven”
.	October – 31 days The name comes from octo, “eight”
	November – 30 days The name comes from novem, “nine”.
	December – 31 days The name comes from decem, “ten”.

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1. Who first climbed Mount Everest ?
2. Who became the first woman to sail around the world ?
3. Who was Buddha ?
4. Who was Aristotle ?
5. Who was Martin Luther King, Jr. ?
6. What is International Court ?
7. Who fought World War I ?
8. Why World War II began ?

1-Who first climbed Mount Everest?	Top of page
	The highest mountain peak in the world is Mount Everest, in the Himalayas, with a height of 8848 metres. The Himalayas lie to the north of India from Kashmir to the north-eastern states. Most of the Himalayan ranges are in Nepal and so is Mount Everest. It is always covered with ice and snow. Everest is a very dangerous mountain to climb because of sheer rocks faces and storms. Many Mountaineers failed to climb the peak. But a New Zealand mountaineer, Edmond Hillary along with his guide Tenzin Nargay, became the first person to scale summit of the world on May 29, 1953.
2-Who became the first woman to sail around the world?	Top of page
	The first woman to sail around the world single-handed was a 28-year old New Zealander, Naomi James. In September 1977, she set sail from Dartmouth on the south coast of England. Her 16-metre yacht, named Express Crusador, was fitted with all modern navigation aids and steering gear. Her 48,000-kilometer journey was full of adventure. At sea, after four weeks, her radio broke and after another five weeks, the self-steering gear was smashed in a storm. By putting into port for sometime, Naomi had to get it repaired. In June 1978 she successfully completed the sail and was made Dame Commander of the British Empire. She set another record becoming the first woman to cross Atlantic single-handed in 1980.
3-Who was Buddha?	Top of page
	A prince of North Indian Kingdom Kapilvastu, Siddhartha Gautama was given the title, Buddha, who founded the Buddhist religion. Siddhartha turned into Buddha after he came across two truths of life. One day he saw an old man with bent back moving with the help of a stick. Second time he saw a dead man being taken for cremation. He felt very sad by seeing this. Why this happens in life is what he wanted to know. Siddhartha left home when he was young to look for an answer to life’s problems. He found enlightenment while sitting under a Bodhi tree in Gaya. He realized that Nirvana, a state of absolute peace and happiness, could bring release from the pressures of life. Only by giving up all desires for worldly things, this state could be reached.
4-Who was Aristotle?	Top of page
	Aristotle was a Greek thinker, educator and Scientist. Than those of almost any other person, his ideas have had more influence on the thinking of the Western World. For 20 years, he was a pupil of the Philosopher Plato and these two men are regarded as the most important of the Ancient Greek thinkers. Aristotle was the tutor of Alexander the Great. He founded lyceum, a school in Athens. He deeply taught and wrote on many subjects, including Science, Politics, Astronomy, Religion and Logic. Aristotle’s philosopher is characterized by its emphasis on reason and practicality. He was accused by the people of Athens for not worshiping their gods properly and so he left Athens to avoid a sentence of death.
5-Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?	Top of page
	Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Negro who led the fight for fair treatment for his fellow Negroes. In 1955, King first gained national attention, when he organized a boycott of segregated buses in Montgomery, Alabama. He used non-violent methods like Gandhi. During a massive demonstration in Washington, he made an inspired speech. In his struggle for the social rights for Negroes, this was a turning point. To give Negroes equal rights with whites, laws were passed soon. For his efforts he received the Noble Peace Prize. Like Gandhi, King was killed by some fanatic who opposed his ideas.
6-What is International Court?	Top of page
	In Holland, a group of statesmen met to discuss ways of stopping wars and solving disagreements between nations in 1899. To set up the International Court of Justice, this was one of the ways they found. Countries who quarrel should go to the international court where fifteen judges from different countries decide who is in the right. Decisions are based on a majority of judges present. The countries in dispute have to agree to accept the decision before they go to court. Disputes are very often about where exactly frontiers between countries are drawn. The European Court of Justice is another international court that sits in Luxembourg. This was set up by the countries of the European Community. It makes sure that all the countries of the common market obey the rules and it can fine countries, who disobey, very heavily. Every member country appoints a judge.
7-Who fought World War I?	Top of page
	The World War which started in August 1914 went on for 4 years to end November 1918. On one side were the two empires of Germany and Austria-Hungary, later joined by Bulgaria and Turkey. They were called the Central Powers. Against them were Allies-the Russian Empire to the east, the French to the west, the British and the Belgium. Later the Italy, the Japan, United States, and many smaller nations joined the Allies. Because so many countries were involved, it later came to be called a World War. After four years, these nations that had started the war were weary and exhausted. More than ten million soldiers had been killed. By coming fresh into the struggle, the United States tipped the scale, and the Central powers collapsed in defeat.
8-Why World War II began ?	Top of page
	When Adolf Hitler, the German dictator sent his soldiers to attack two small neighbouring countries, Austria and Czechoslovakia, nobody stopped him. This was the time, the second world war began. But on 1st September, 1939, when Hitler attacked Poland, the polish fought back. To help them, the British and the French stepped in. Over-running Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium and France, he conquered Poland and then launched a surprise attack in the west. He then tried to break the spirit of the British but in 1941 lost the battle of Britain against the R.A.F. Meanwhile, the Italian dictator Musolini an ally of Hitler along with Japan had come in the war. The American, British and other forces landed on the Normady beaches and forced the Germans out of France. They swept across Germany to meet their Russian allies in 1945. In May 1945, Germany surrendered to the allied forces. A few months later i.e in August 1945 the first atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In Sept ember 1945, Japan surrendered and the war ended.

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1. “Bookkeeper” is the only word in English language with three consecutive double letters.
2. “I am.” is the shortest complete sentence in the English language
3. A person will die from total lack of sleep sooner than from starvation.
4. Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, never telephoned his wife or mother because they both were deaf.
5. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
6. China has more English speakers than the United States
7. Colgate faced big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries because Colgate translates into the command “GO HANG YOURSELF”.
8. Death will occur about 10 days without sleep, while starvation takes a few weeks.
9. Each square inch of human skin consists of twenty feet of blood vessels.
10. Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.
11. If the population of China walked past you in single line, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
12. If you leave Tokyo by plane at 7:00am, you will arrive in Honolulu (US) at approximately 4:30pm the previous day.
13. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair
14. Like fingerprints, everyone’s tongue print is different
15. Our eyes remain the same size from birth onward, but our noses and ears never stop growing.
16. Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left handed people do.
17. The longest place name still in use is:
18. The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows.
19. The sentence “A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” uses every letter in the English Language.
20. The smallest unit of time is the yoctosecond
21. The world’s youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
22. When the moon is directly overhead, you weigh slightly less.
23. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching TV.

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