Sunday, September 18, 2011

Who discovered that the Earth revolves around the Sun?

Nicolaus Copernicus was the man who discovered earth as merely among planets that revolved around the sun. He presented a model of the solar system that was heliocentric in nature. This later became among the few established facts about earth’s discovery. Galileo later confirmed Copernicus’ statement. Aristarchus was the first person to hold that the Sun rather than the Earth is at the center of the planetary system, that all the planets...

Friday, September 16, 2011

Spaceshuttle..

The Space Shuttle was a manned orbital rocket and spacecraft system operated by NASA on 135 missions from 1981 to 2011. The system combined rocket launch, orbital spacecraft, and re-entry spaceplane with modular add-ons. Major missions included launching numerous satellites and interplanetary probes, conducting space science experiments, and the servicing and construction of space stations. A major international...

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

2014 FIFA WORLD CUP

The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup , an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. The logo is called "Inspiration", and was created by Brazilian agency Africa. The design stems from an iconic photograph of three victorious hands together raising the world's most famous trophy. As well as depicting the humanitarian notion...

2015 CRICKET WORLD CUP

The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the 11th ICC Cricket World Cup, and will be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The tournament will feature 14 teams, the same number as the 2011 World Cup. The ICC unveiled the logo of the 2015 World Cup after the final of the 2011 World Cup on 2 April 2011. ...

2014 Asian Games ..

The 2014 Asian Games, officially known as the XVII Asiad, is the largest sporting event in Asia governed by Olympic Council of India (OCA). It is scheduled to take place in Incheon, South Korea from September 19–October 4, 2014, with 36 sports set to feature in the Games.                 "Diversity Shines Here" is the official slogan of the Games  Mascots: The...

ASIAN GAMES ..

The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia.. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until the 1978 games. Since the 1982 games they have been organised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. The...

2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES ..

The 20th Commonwealth Games in 2014 will be held in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The Games will run over 11 days of competition from 24 July to 3 August 2014. MOTTO : people,place,passion Participating teams :...

COMMONWEALTH GAMES..

Commonwealth Games Federation seal, adopted in 2001 MottoHUMANITY – EQUALITY – DESTINY Headquarters:London, England, PresidentHon. Michael Fennell (Jamaica) The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations.The event was first held in 1930 under the title of the British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. There are currently 54 members...

WINTER OLYMPICS 2014 ..

"sports which are practised on snow or ice." The Winter Olympics Games are a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially the XXII Olympic Winter Games, or the 22nd Winter Olympics, is a major international multi sport event scheduled to be celebrated from 7 to 23 February...

LONDON OLYMPICS 2012 ..

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, are scheduled to take place in London,England, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. London will become the first city to officially host the modern Olympic Games three times, having previously done so in 1908 and in 1948. Nations participating127 (qualified) 204 (estimated) Athletes participating10,500...

OLYMPICS FACTS..

MOTTO: The Olympic motto is the hendiatrius " Citius, Altius, Fortius ", which is latin for "Faster, Higher, Stronger".The motto was proposed by Pierre De Coubertin on the creation of the International Olympic Committee in 1894. SYMBOL: The symbol of the Olympic Games is composed of five interlocking rings, colored blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white field. This was originally designed in 1912 by...

Which is the most famous painting in the world?

Mona Lisa a portrait by the Italian artist Leonordo da vinci. It is a painting in oil on a poplar panel, completed circa 1503–1519. It is on permanent display at the Musee de Louvre in Paris.The painting is a half-length portrait and depicts a seated woman, Lisa del Giocondo, whose facial expression has been frequently described as enigmatic. The ambiguity of the subject's expression, the monumentality of the...

Father of Math-Physics-Biology-Chemistry ?

Father of Mathematics : Archemedes (greek,287 BC – c. 212 BC) Father of Algebra: Diophantus Father of Trigonometry : Hipparchus Father of Physics : Thales (ancient greek philosopher ,6th century B.C ) Father of Classical Physics : Sir Issac Newton Father of Modern Physics : Albert Einstein Father of Biology : Aristotal Father of Modern Biology : Charles Darwin Father of Botany : Theophrastus (300 BC) Father of Zoology :...

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Railway Facts !

*The world's oldest railway station built for steam locomotives still in use is Broad Green railway station in Liverpool, which was built in 1830. *The world's busiest passenger station, in terms of daily passenger throughput, is Shinjuku  Station in Tokyo. The station was used by an average of 3.64 million people per day in 2007. *In terms of platform capacity, the world's largest station by platforms is...

Great Pyramid of Ghiza !

The Great Pyramid of Giza (also called the Khufu's Pyramid, Pyramid of Khufu, and Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now Cairo, Egypt, and is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that survives substantially intact. It is believed the pyramid was built as a tomb for Fourth dynasty Egyptian King Khufu (Cheops in Greek) and constructed over a 20 year period...

How to make a Degree sign on a computer?

You need to finish a science report for school. You have to insert the degree symbol to convey the temperatures of your experiment, but you're not sure how to do it. Thankfully, it is very simple whether you have a laptop or a full desktop computer. Using the "Character Map" or the number pad, you can insert the degree symbol into any Microsoft Word document.. 1.Turn on the "Num Lock" key of a terminal-type computer.  You will see a light...

Which are the fastest and largest Helicoptors ?

World's fastest helicopter is the Westland Lynx :Top speed 400 km/hr World's largest helicoptor is Mil Mi-26 : It is 40.025 m in length.It is designed to carry up to 150 people or 20,000 kg (44,000 lbs) of cargo....

Where is a day longer than a year?

On planet VENUS ! A Venusian day is longer than a Venusian year.Venus is the slowest spinner of all the planets,taking 243 days to spin once.But as it spins it travels on its orbit around the sun once every 224.7 days.The time period between one sunrise and the next is 117 earth da...

How hot is the Sun ?

It depends where you put your thermometer..... CORONA (Outer atmosphere) : 2 million° C (3.6million°F) CHROMOSPHERE (Inner atmosphere) : 20,000°C to 1 million°C PHOTOSPHERE : 5,500°C CORE   : 15 million°C About 75% of sun is hydrogen,most of rest is heli...

What is a time zone? Which country has the maximum number of time zones?

*A time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform, legally mandated standard time.The first time zone was created in 1847 by railroads on the island of Great Britain using GMT. *There are 40 time zones. *France has the most time zones with 12. On March 28, 2010, Russia eliminated two time zones, going from 11 to 9, but still has the most contiguous time zones.USA is on second place with 11 timezones.Australia...

Which is the world's deepest river?

The Congo River (read Zaire River), in Africa, is the world’s deepest river. The river has depths of about 250 metres. Its length is 4700 km. This river is very similar to Amazon River in the sense that it’s the second largest river in terms of water volume and that the river flows through the second largest rain forest in the world. The water catchments area of the Congo River basin lie in both north and south of Equator making its flow very stable...

Which is the largest river of the world?

The Amazon River is the world’s largest River (not longest) at a width of about 40 kilometres during the rainy seasons but about 10 kilometres wide when not flooded. The lenth of the Amazon River is 6400 kilometres. The Amazon River has so much water that it account for no less than 20% of all the world’s water that flows into the oceans on its own. The depth of the Amazon River is as much as 40 metres during the rainy seasons. ...

Which is the Longest river of the world?

The world’s longest river is the Nile. At 6650 kilometres long, it’s no doubt the longest river in the world.All through the earliest civilisation of man, the Nile River has been entirely the source of water for civilization of man since the ancient times. The Nile has two main tributaries - the White Nile and Blue Nile. The White Nile starts from the Great Lakes region of East and Central Africa through Lake Victoria. The Blue Nile originates from...

Which was the world's first University?

The world's first University was established in Takshila, India in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education. Panini, the famous Sanskrit grammarian, Kautilya (Chanakya) and Charaka, the famous physician of ancient India, and Chandragupta Maurya were the products of Takshila...

Which can cause death faster? lack of sleep or starvation?

A normal person will die from total lack of sleep sooner than from starvation. Death will occur about 10 days without sleep, while starvation takes a Few weeks....

Blue Whale Facts..

*The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal.At 30 metres (98 ft) in length and 180 metric tons (200 short tons) or more in weight(>50 ELEPHANTS), it is the largest known animal to have ever existed. *A blue whale's tongue weighs around 2.7 metric tons (3.0 short tons) and, when fully expanded, its mouth is large enough to hold up to 90 metric tons (99 short tons) of...

Monday, September 12, 2011

First test tube baby ?

Louise Joy Brown (born 25 July 1978, in Oldham, Greater Manchester,UK).Louise Brown was born to Lesley and John Brown.Her younger sister, Natalie Brown, was also conceived through IVF, four years later, and became the world's fortieth IVF baby, and the first one to give birth herself—naturally—in 1...

Which is the tallest mountain on Earth ?

Mauna Kea in Hawaii,which rises 10,205 m (33,480 ft) from its base on the seabed to its summit.It is also the tallest volca...

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Which is the tallest flower ?

The titan arum,which rises to 3 m (10 ft). Smelling of rotting meat to attract the tiny bees that pollinate it,it is short lived and rarely se...

Which is the heaviest flower?

Rafflesia-a parasitic plant from southeast Asia-has the world's heaviest flower.It weighs up to 7 kg (15 lb) and can reach 1 m (3 ft) in diamet...

Which is the Tallest tree ?

A coast Redwood tree,growing in Califonia,USA,rising to the dizziying height of 112 m (368 ft)-taller than Statue of  Liber...

Where don't Bacteria live?

a) Inside your Brain and Kidneys. b) In the Dead Sea,which is 10 times saltier than the Atlantic Ocean. c) In Antartica,where temperature can plummet to -60 degrees celsius. d) On your teeth. e) In solid rock,3 km (1.9 miles) below Earth's surface. f)  In Clouds g) On a sandwich h) On the planet Mars i)  In hot springs where the water temperature is near boiling poi...

What is an ISBN ?

An International Standard Book Number-- a  13 digit number that is printed at the front of every book to show where it was publish...

LANGUAGE FACTS..

* The Pacific Island of Papua New Guinea has more language than any other country- 832 languages for a population of only 3.9 million. * South Africa has the most official languages :...

How many Languages are there?

About 6,912.Some languages are used by only a few people.Others,such as Mandarin Chinese and English,are spoken by millio...

Apollo 11

The guidance computer on the Apollo 11 lunar module that landed on the Moon in 1969 had just 72 kilobytes of memory-thats less than some calculators tod...

How many Humans have been into Space?

About 500 people from nearly 40 nations have travelled into space.However,only three countries have launched astronauts into space-Russia,United States,and Chi...