Did you Know
1. The Mousetrap is a murder mystery play by Agatha Christie. The Mousetrap opened in London West End in 1952, and has been running continuously since then It has the longest run of any play in history with its 25000th performance taking place on 18 November 2012 In 2012. it completed its 60 years of running. This is 65th year of its running
2. India's Mangalyaan has cost the country 450 crore or about $ 70 million. It is the cheapest inter planetary mission ever to be undertaken since Martian's exploration.
3. Karoshi is a Japanese term that refers to a sudden death caused by overwork. The major medical causes of Karoshi are heart attack and stroke due to stress
4. The Sahara one of the world's biggest arid deserts with sand up to 30 feet deep. was at one time an area with lush streams, marshes, rivers, and rich fields. Cave paintings that are 9000 years old, found in the caves of Sahara show men grouping cows and chasing lions and hippo Around 2000 years back, these shepherds and animals left because the place was fast turning into the desert that we know today
5. Laser is used to measure distance by counting how long it takes for the light to reach some object. In 1962, a laser was pointed at the moon to calculate its distance from Earth. Scientists saw the light reflected on the moon just over two seconds later
6. The method of producing good quality steel originated in India. And that was why the only fitting present that Porus, King of Takshila could think of presenting Alexander (326 BCE) was 15 kilogram of steel
7. The longest time that a place stayed without rain is Arica. Chile There was no rain from October 1903 to January 1918 for a period of 14 years
8. If the entire human blood vessel system were to be stretched out, it would circumnavigate the Earth two and a half times. In other words, it would be a distance of about 1 lakh kilometres. Furthermore, in a single day, the blood travels about seventeen thousand kilometres around the human body. That is close to travelling half the distance of the Earth's circumference.
9. The world's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BCE More than 10.500 students from
all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century was one of the greatest achievements of Ancient India in the field of education.
10. Our nose is our personal air conditioning system. It warms cold air, cools hot air and filter impurities.
II. Human blood is made up of Red Blood Cells carrying oxygen, White Blood Cells that fight disease, Platelets that help to clot and a liquid called Plasma.
12. In 1945, when UNO was formed, only 9 Asian and 4 African nations were its members In 1959, when it had 83 members, only 23 were Asians and 10 Africans Now it has 47 Asian and 54 African members.
13. India's first silent movie - Raja Harishchandra directed by Dadasaheb Phalke (1913).
First English Film-Noorjahan (1931) directed by Ezra Mir
First colour movie - Kisan Kanya (1937) directed by Moti B Gidwani
First Cinemascopic Film - Kaagaz ke Phool (1959) directed by Guru Dutt
First 3D movie - My Dear Kuttichathan (1984) In Malayalam
14. American Athlete Jesse Owens set 6 world records in a short duration of 45 minutes on 25 May, 1936. These were for running. hurdle-race and long jumps 15.
15.Honey never spoils, you can eat 32.000 year old honey
16. Test Cricket Firsts:
• The first cap of the Indian Test Cricket Team was C.K. Nayudu (1932), while Lala Amarnath was the first Cricket Captain of Independent India.
• The first Indian to play test cricket was K.S.Ranjit Singh Ji (for England 1896)
• The first Indian captain to lead India to victory in test cricket was Vijay Hazare (1952, vs England). The first to do it on foreign soil was M.A.K. Pataudi (1967-68, New Zealand)
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