Universal-facts
How does dolphins hear
Dolphins hear by having sound waves transmit through their skull to their inner ear region.
What an interesting fact of the dolphin. It is the only fish which helps human.
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You'll fall into it
Hungarian Proverb
If you dig a hole for someone else, you'll fall into it.
This is a true proverb. Be truthful and genuine to you. ..
Weather maker
The ocean determines climate and plays a critical role in Earth's habitability. Most of the solar energy that reaches the Earth is stored in the ocean and helps power oceanic and atmospheric circulation. In this manner, the ocean plays an important role in influencing the weather and climatic patterns ..
Total sea water on earth
There are 328,000,000 cubic miles of sea water on earth, covering approximately 71 percent of earth's surface.
By volume, the ocean makes up 99 percent of the planet's living space- the largest space in our universe known to be inhabited by living organisms.
About 97 percent of all water on earth is ..
Ocean Preasure
At the deepest point in the ocean the pressure is more than 8 tons per square inch, or the equivalent of one person trying to hold-up 50 jumbo jets against the force of gravity.
The major ions in seawater are Na+, Mg2+, Ca2+, K+, Sr2+, Cl-, SO42- (sulfate), HCO3- ..
North American thrushes
The American Robin, the largest of the North American thrushes, is found over most of North America in the summer months. Its familiar song, cheer-up, cheer cheer cheer-up , begins well before daybreak and in many regions signals the start of spring. It is notorious for its ability to find, ..
Abbreviation of FACT
The Forensic Association of Computer Technologists was formed in 1993 as a not-for-profit association for the purpose of training law enforcement in the scientific techniques of examining computers. The association originates from Des Moines, Iowa, and holds annual training conferences that provide introductory and advanced instruction in the areas of ..
The orbits of most asteroids
1. Saturn's rings are made up of particles of ice, dust and rock. Some particles are as small as grains of sand while others are much larger than skyscrapers.
2. Jupiter is larger than 1,000 Earths.
3. The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is a hurricane-like storm system that was first detected ..
Fastest raindrop
1. The fastest speed a falling raindrop can hit you is 18mph.
2. During a hurricane, 90% of the people who die end up dying from drowning.
3. The coldest temperature ever recorded was a negative 126.9 degrees fahrenheit in Vostok Station, Antarctica.
4. Between evaporation and falling as precipitation, a droplet of ..
Banner advertising was used in 1994
1. 80% of all pictures on the internet are of naked women
2. Another name for a Microsoft Windows tutorial is 'Crash Course'!
3. Bill Gates' house was designed using a Macintosh computer.
4. By the year 2012 there will be approximately 17 billion devices connected to the Internet.
5. Domain names are being ..
How did the drinking straw get its name
The original drinking straws were hollow grass stems made of... straw. On this date in 1888, Marvin C. Stone, who was already manufacturing paper cigarette holders, patented a new process for making drinking straws. He wound strips of paraffin-coated paper around a pencil and glued them together. Within two years, ..
Facts about INDIA
Q. Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard (hp) ?
A. Rajiv Gupta
Q. Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of the todays' computers run on it)?
A. Vinod Dham
Q. Who is the third richest man in the world?
A. According to the latest report on Fortune Magazine, ..
Not more than 7 times
How many times can you fold any paper?
what ever may be its length, width and thickness...
No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.
It is impossible to fold a sheet of paper in half more than 7 times, folding in any direction, as the challenge had existed for ..
Usage of core wood
How many different products may be produced from a cord of wood
The following list identifies the following yields from a "generic" cord of wood:
12 dining room table sets (seating eight)
30 rocking chairs
250 copies of the Sunday New York Times
942 one-pound books
1,000 to 2,000 pounds of ..
Rubber bone from vinegar
Vinegar is amazing
- Pearls melt in white distilled vinegar. [vinegar is acidic and so it dissolves pearls]
- An egg softens in white distilled vinegar because the acetic acid dissolves the eggshell.
- We can make egg rubbery enough that you can bounce it on the floor like a ball.
- Immersing a ..