Interesting Facts To Know - Page 5

gakusenjb · 03-05-2009, 09:33 PM

Maybe. We'll never know!

Framboise · 03-06-2009, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by sajalarora

1. Chewing on gum while cutting onions can help a person from stop producing tears. Try it next time you chop onions.

Since chewing gum contains propyl gallate, I wouldn't recommend it in any case!

Prayera · 03-06-2009, 05:02 AM

Here are some more. Not REALLY interesting, but still fun to read I guess.

1. Fire spreads faster uphill than downhill.
2. Hiccup goes away if you keep your hands in really cold water or if you prick your ear lobe with the finger nail.
3. In Los Angeles there are less people than cars.
4. The only food that doesn’t deteriorate is honey.
5. Thomas Edison (the inventor of the light bulb) was afraid of the dark!
6. Let's flip a coin and try to guess whether it will come up heads or tails. Three times as many people guess 'heads' than 'tails'.

sajalarora · 03-06-2009, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Prayera

Here are some more. Not REALLY interesting, but still fun to read I guess.

1. Fire spreads faster uphill than downhill.
2. Hiccup goes away if you keep your hands in really cold water or if you prick your ear lobe with the finger nail.
3. In Los Angeles there are less people than cars.
4. The only food that doesn’t deteriorate is honey.
5. Thomas Edison (the inventor of the light bulb) was afraid of the dark!
6. Let's flip a coin and try to guess whether it will come up heads or tails. Three times as many people guess 'heads' than 'tails'.

For 2nd one I know the reason, your minds gets diverted and so the hiccups stop. Even if you scare a person while he/she is haveing hiccups, it'll stop.

sajalarora · 03-06-2009, 05:48 AM

@Gaku - Yes, devanagari script is easy to learn, you are supposed to have the will for that.

We have this saying in my country that if you get lot of tears while cutting onion the you'll have a good and loving mother-in-law.

sajalarora · 03-06-2009, 06:35 AM

Spacewar

The first Sci-fi video game was Spacewar!, it was created in 1961 by a group of students at MIT. The game pitted two human players against each other, each controlling a space ship capable of firing missiles. A black hole in the center created a large gravitational field and another source of hazard.

NCSA Mosaic

The first graphical Web browser to become truly popular was Marc Andreessen and Jamie Zawinski's NCSA Mosaic. It was the first browser made available for Windows, Mac and Unix X Windows System with the first version appearing in March 1993. In fact, Netscape was code-named Mozilla (from Mosaic Killer), referring to the hope that the project would unseat the more popular Mosaic.

LASER

Contrary to the potrayal of lasers in many science fiction movies, a laser beam would not be visible (at least to the naked eye) in the near vacuum of space as there would be insufficient matter in the environment to make it visible. In case you didn't know: LASER stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.

Liver

The liver is the only organ in our body, which can be partially removed and still function at a level to keep a human healthy. In fact, the liver re-grows itself over several months. It is now even possible for relatives to donate portions of their liver to a close relative, after which their own liver will re-grow.

Cornelius Jacobszoon Drebbel

The first submersible with reliable information on its construction was built in 1620 by Cornelius Jacobszoon Drebbel, a Dutchman in the service of James 1, while working for the british Royal Navy. It was propelled by means of oars. Between 1620 and 1624 Drebbel successfully built and tested two more submarines, each one bigger than the last.

Honey bee

An average worker Honey bee makes about 1.5 teaspoons of honey in its lifetime and it would have to visit two million flowers to make just 500 gms of honey. A bee usually visits any where between 50 to 100 flowers during just one collection trip.

Firefox

Firefox (version 1.0) reached 25 million downloads in just 99 days after its November 9, 2004 release. It then went on to clock its 100 millionth download in less than one year (344 days to be exact). And as of July 31, 2006, Firefox has been downloaded 200 million times.

sajalarora · 03-06-2009, 06:43 AM

There are more than 1000 chemicals in every cup of coffee.

We share 98.4% of our DNA with a chimp - and 70% with a slug.

Men who ride a bike for ten hours a week are four times as likely to be impotent as non-bike riders say US scientists.

The silkworm moth has eleven brains.

Some species of bamboo grow at a rate of 3ft per day.

Hummingbirds consume half of their body weight in food every day.

A quarter of the world's plants are threatened with extinction by the year 2010.

More germs are transferred shaking hands than kissing.

Shrimps' hearts are in their heads.

On average women say 7,000 words per day. Men manage just over 2000.

Apart from humans the only land animal that cries is the elephant.

The human brain is 2% of the body's weight but uses a hungry 20% of its energy.

The African Elephant gestates for 22 months.

It typically takes twelve years and close to billion dollars to develop a new medicine.

Each domestic cow emits about 105 pounds of methane a year.

A snail can sleep for three years.

A diamond will not dissolve in acid. The only thing that can destroy it is intense heat.

A goldfish is the only animal that can see both infrared and ultraviolet light.

The average person accidentally eats 430 bugs each year of their life.

The temperature at the centre of the Earth is estimated to be 5500 degrees Celsius.

The petals of the world's largest flower are 1.5 feet long.

The muzzle of a lion is like a fingerprint - no two lions have the same pattern of whiskers.

The human retina is made up of about 120 million rod cells.

The fastest speed a falling raindrop can hit you is 18mph.

Sneezes can travel up to 100mph

Rice plants may have up to 55,000 genes.

Humans have 46 chromosomes, peas have 14 and crayfish have 200.

Each person sheds 40lbs of skin in his or her lifetime.

Inbreeding causes 3 out of every 10 Dalmatian dogs to suffer from hearing disability.

If every star in the Milky Way was a grain of salt they would fill an Olympic sized swimming pool.

Certain frogs can be frozen solid then thawed, and continue living.

Any 1 of a 1000 viruses can cause the common cold.

An individual blood cell takes about 60 seconds to make a complete circuit of the body.

A thimbleful of a neutron star would weigh over 100 million tons.

A cockroach can live for nine days without its head.

At 15 inches the eyes of giant squids are the largest on the planet.

A human heart beats 100,000 times a day.

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Prayera Growing Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 20 Prayera is an unknown character at this point	Here are some more. Not REALLY interesting, but still fun to read I guess. 1. Fire spreads faster uphill than downhill. 2. Hiccup goes away if you keep your hands in really cold water or if you prick your ear lobe with the finger nail. 3. In Los Angeles there are less people than cars. 4. The only food that doesn’t deteriorate is honey. 5. Thomas Edison (the inventor of the light bulb) was afraid of the dark! 6. Let's flip a coin and try to guess whether it will come up heads or tails. Three times as many people guess 'heads' than 'tails'.
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sajalarora SAJAL सजल Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: India Posts: 1,878 sajalarora is a name known to all sajalarora is a name known to all sajalarora is a name known to all	@Gaku - Yes, devanagari script is easy to learn, you are supposed to have the will for that. We have this saying in my country that if you get lot of tears while cutting onion the you'll have a good and loving mother-in-law. __________________ What you think about the other members
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sajalarora SAJAL सजल Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: India Posts: 1,878 sajalarora is a name known to all sajalarora is a name known to all sajalarora is a name known to all	More here Spacewar The first Sci-fi video game was Spacewar!, it was created in 1961 by a group of students at MIT. The game pitted two human players against each other, each controlling a space ship capable of firing missiles. A black hole in the center created a large gravitational field and another source of hazard. NCSA Mosaic The first graphical Web browser to become truly popular was Marc Andreessen and Jamie Zawinski's NCSA Mosaic. It was the first browser made available for Windows, Mac and Unix X Windows System with the first version appearing in March 1993. In fact, Netscape was code-named Mozilla (from Mosaic Killer), referring to the hope that the project would unseat the more popular Mosaic. LASER Contrary to the potrayal of lasers in many science fiction movies, a laser beam would not be visible (at least to the naked eye) in the near vacuum of space as there would be insufficient matter in the environment to make it visible. In case you didn't know: LASER stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Liver The liver is the only organ in our body, which can be partially removed and still function at a level to keep a human healthy. In fact, the liver re-grows itself over several months. It is now even possible for relatives to donate portions of their liver to a close relative, after which their own liver will re-grow. Cornelius Jacobszoon Drebbel The first submersible with reliable information on its construction was built in 1620 by Cornelius Jacobszoon Drebbel, a Dutchman in the service of James 1, while working for the british Royal Navy. It was propelled by means of oars. Between 1620 and 1624 Drebbel successfully built and tested two more submarines, each one bigger than the last. Honey bee An average worker Honey bee makes about 1.5 teaspoons of honey in its lifetime and it would have to visit two million flowers to make just 500 gms of honey. A bee usually visits any where between 50 to 100 flowers during just one collection trip. Firefox Firefox (version 1.0) reached 25 million downloads in just 99 days after its November 9, 2004 release. It then went on to clock its 100 millionth download in less than one year (344 days to be exact). And as of July 31, 2006, Firefox has been downloaded 200 million times. __________________ What you think about the other members
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sajalarora SAJAL सजल Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: India Posts: 1,878 sajalarora is a name known to all sajalarora is a name known to all sajalarora is a name known to all	Some more here There are more than 1000 chemicals in every cup of coffee. We share 98.4% of our DNA with a chimp - and 70% with a slug. Men who ride a bike for ten hours a week are four times as likely to be impotent as non-bike riders say US scientists. The silkworm moth has eleven brains. Some species of bamboo grow at a rate of 3ft per day. Hummingbirds consume half of their body weight in food every day. A quarter of the world's plants are threatened with extinction by the year 2010. More germs are transferred shaking hands than kissing. Shrimps' hearts are in their heads. On average women say 7,000 words per day. Men manage just over 2000. Apart from humans the only land animal that cries is the elephant. The human brain is 2% of the body's weight but uses a hungry 20% of its energy. The African Elephant gestates for 22 months. It typically takes twelve years and close to billion dollars to develop a new medicine. Each domestic cow emits about 105 pounds of methane a year. A snail can sleep for three years. A diamond will not dissolve in acid. The only thing that can destroy it is intense heat. A goldfish is the only animal that can see both infrared and ultraviolet light. The average person accidentally eats 430 bugs each year of their life. The temperature at the centre of the Earth is estimated to be 5500 degrees Celsius. The petals of the world's largest flower are 1.5 feet long. The muzzle of a lion is like a fingerprint - no two lions have the same pattern of whiskers. The human retina is made up of about 120 million rod cells. The fastest speed a falling raindrop can hit you is 18mph. Sneezes can travel up to 100mph Rice plants may have up to 55,000 genes. Humans have 46 chromosomes, peas have 14 and crayfish have 200. Each person sheds 40lbs of skin in his or her lifetime. Inbreeding causes 3 out of every 10 Dalmatian dogs to suffer from hearing disability. If every star in the Milky Way was a grain of salt they would fill an Olympic sized swimming pool. Certain frogs can be frozen solid then thawed, and continue living. Any 1 of a 1000 viruses can cause the common cold. An individual blood cell takes about 60 seconds to make a complete circuit of the body. A thimbleful of a neutron star would weigh over 100 million tons. A cockroach can live for nine days without its head. At 15 inches the eyes of giant squids are the largest on the planet. A human heart beats 100,000 times a day. __________________ What you think about the other members Last edited by sajalarora; 03-06-2009 at 06:48 AM.
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