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Did you know that you could die from suppressing a sneeze?

Did you know that you could die from suppressing a sneeze?

  Did you know? If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib.  If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your hea...

March 07, 2022
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard

Did you know? There are only two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: " abstemious " and " facet...

March 07, 2022
Did you know the shortest complete sentence in English language and about the sentence that uses every letter in the English language?

Did you know the shortest complete sentence in English language and about the sentence that uses every letter in the English language?

Did you know? The sentence, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English language. "I Am...

March 04, 2022
Our oceans cover more than 70% of Earth's surface and over 70% of the oxygen we breathe is produced by marine plants

Our oceans cover more than 70% of Earth's surface and over 70% of the oxygen we breathe is produced by marine plants

Did you know? Our oceans cover more than 70% of Earth's surface and less than 5% of our planet's oceans have been explored. The majo...

March 04, 2022
Trees have been in existence for about 370 million years on Earth and there are about 73,000 discovered tree species

Trees have been in existence for about 370 million years on Earth and there are about 73,000 discovered tree species

Did you know? There are about 73,000 tree species discovered on Earth. Trees are believed to have been in existence on Earth for about 370 m...

March 03, 2022
Sushruta is considered as the "Father of Surgery"

Sushruta is considered as the "Father of Surgery"

Did you know? Sushruta is considered the "Father of Surgery" .  He lived in India sometime between 1000 and 800 BC, and is respons...

March 02, 2022
Crocodiles release heat through their mouths in a process called "Mouth gaping"

Crocodiles release heat through their mouths in a process called "Mouth gaping"

Did you know? Crocodiles do not have sweat glands and release heat through their mouths in a process called " mouth gaping ".  

February 26, 2022
22 February, 2022 (Tuesday) is both a palindrome and an ambigram

22 February, 2022 (Tuesday) is both a palindrome and an ambigram

Did you know? 22 February, 2022 (Tuesday) is both a palindrome and an ambigram . The date will read the same from right to left, left to ri...

February 21, 2022
The 2011 earthquake in Japan shortened our days by 1.8 microseconds

The 2011 earthquake in Japan shortened our days by 1.8 microseconds

Did you know? The magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck Japan in 2011 , was so powerful, that it shortened Earth's day by 1.8 microseco...

February 20, 2022
The Felicity Ace, a cargo ship carrying thousands of Volkswagen Group's luxury vehicles, caught fire near the Azores Island in the Atlantic ocean

The Felicity Ace, a cargo ship carrying thousands of Volkswagen Group's luxury vehicles, caught fire near the Azores Island in the Atlantic ocean

The Felicity Ace , a massive Panama-flagged cargo ship carrying thousands of Volkswagen Group vehicles, including Porsches, Lamborghinis, Au...

February 18, 2022
68% of people suffer from phantom vibration syndrome - hallucination of phone vibrating when it's not

68% of people suffer from phantom vibration syndrome - hallucination of phone vibrating when it's not

Did you know? 68% of people suffer from phantom vibration syndrome - the feeling that one's phone is vibrating when it's not.  Othe...

February 17, 2022
Abandoned ship in Sydney that is named as Floating Forest

Abandoned ship in Sydney that is named as Floating Forest

 Did you know? There is an abandoned ship in Sydney, the SS Ayrfield , that now houses fully grown mangrove trees and has earned the Floatin...

February 16, 2022
Road crossing the runway of Gibraltar International Airport

Road crossing the runway of Gibraltar International Airport

DID YOU KNOW? The runway of the Gibraltar International Airport has a road crossing it. Gibraltar International Airport or North Front Airp...

February 15, 2022
The smell after rain on dry soil is called Petrichor

The smell after rain on dry soil is called Petrichor

Did you know? The smell after rain is called Petrichor . It is caused by the water from the rain along with certain compounds like ozone, ge...

February 14, 2022
Top 10 Indian States with the highest number of electric vehicles

Top 10 Indian States with the highest number of electric vehicles

Above mentioned are the top 10 Indian states having the highest number of electric vehicles.  

February 12, 2022
The last place in the world to welcome the New Year

The last place in the world to welcome the New Year

 

January 01, 2022
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