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*Human brain uses approximately as much energy as 20 watts.

*English became India's official language in the year 1835.

*India's Parliament consists of President, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

*All India Radio has become known as Akashavani since 1957. That name is suggested by Rabindranath Tagore.

*Blood circulation described 1st by William Harvey, UK in 1628.

*Bacteria is described in 1638 by Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek.

*Snails have Four Noses.

*All Mammals have Tongues.

*Pure Gold is so soft that it can be moulded with the Hands.

*A lion's roar can be heard from five miles away.

*A rat can last longer without water than a camel.

*February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.

*Shakespeare is also known as Swan of Avon.

*International Book Day is on April 23.

*The lifespan of 75 percent of wild birds is 6 months.

*The Sea Horse is the slowest fish, drifting at approximately 0.016 km/h.

*India's 1st Nuclear Centre is in Tarapur.

*A dog was the first animal to up in space.

*The life of a housefly is only 14 days.

*There are no vocal chrods in a giraffe.

*World's 1st university was established in Takshashila in 700BC.

*In 24 hours, Our heart beats 103680 times, Our blood travels 168000000 miles, Our hair grow 0.01714 inches, Our nail grow 0.00046 inches.

*22/4/1969 - For the 1st time human eye transplant surgery was performed.

*The fastest growing nail is on the middle finger.

*Nehru's birthday was declared as "Children's Day" in 1957.

*Cats have over 100 vocal sounds where as dogs have about 10.

*Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

*The first FAX Machine was patented in 1843.

*Yingluck Shinawatra is the first female Prime Minister of Thailand.

*South Sudan is the 196th country in the world, 193rd of UNO, 54th of Africa, its capital is Zuba.

*Kargil Victory Day is celebrated on 26th July.

*A Cricket ball cannot weight less than 156grams

*Chimpanzees can recognise their own reflection.

*Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose & ears never stop growing.

*36,000 bullets used to kill 9 terrorists in 26/11 Mumbai attack.

*The total length of the Konkan Railway is 760Km.

 *Penguin is the only bird that can swim but can't fly.

*Neil Armstrong stepped on the Moon with his left foot first.

*Anemia is caused due to the deficiency of Iron.

*Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

*It is impossible to lick your elbow.

*Hummingbirds are the only animal bird that can also fly backwards.

*Finland has 187,888 lakes and 179,584 islands.

*An Elephant's trunk contains 1,48,198 muscles.

*Dolphins have upto 250 teeth.

*The Organs that live after Death: Eyes-31mins, Brain-10mins, Legs-4hour, Skin-5days, Heart--10mins, Bones-30days.

*Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you away from crying.

*Normal human blood pressure is 120/80.

*Snails have four noses.

*All mammals have tongues.

*First telephone line in India - 1851, between Calcutta & Diamond harbour.

*First International telephone line - 1870 between London & Bombay.

*FFC stands for Film Finance Corporatioin.

*Film and TV institute of India is located at Pune(Maharashtra).

*Most rainfall in the World ever in a Month time fell at Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, it was in July 1861 & 9,300mm of rainfall fell.

*Punjab is the Land of Five Rivers.

*Thailand is the Land of White Elephant.

*Norway is the Land of Midnight Sun.

*Australia is the Land of Golden Fleece.

*No piece of normal size paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.

*Blueberry juice boosts memory.

*Ants never sleep.

*It takes the food 7 seconds to get from mouth to stomach.

*A Cat can run about 20km/hr when it grows up.

*A Cheeta can run about 76km/hr.

*Fastest Human Beings runs only about 30km/hr.

*There were no plastic bags in India before 1985.

*Over 1000 elephants were used during the construction of the Taj Mahal.

*Camel Milk is widely drunk in Arab Countries, it has 10 times more iron than cow's milk.

*Our thumb is the same length of our nose.