From failure to the heights of success
In 1996,Bear Grylls broke his back after falling from 16000 feet when his parachute ripped.Two years later he successfully climbed the summit of Mount Everest.
In 1996,Bear Grylls broke his back after falling from 16000 feet when his parachute ripped.Two years later he successfully climbed the summit of Mount Everest.
The animal with the most bones among all the animals on earth is the python.It has 1800 bones in its body.
Q.Which is the smallest bone in the human body?
Answer.The stapes bone located in the middle ear is considered the smallest bone in the human body.
Taco cat spelled backwards is Taco cat.It is a palindome.
The sentence ``Do geese see god'' is a palindrome too.
``Never odd or even'' spelled backward is still ''Never odd or even..''
Q.What do HP,Microsoft,Apple and Google have in common?
Answer.HP,Google,Apple and Microsoft have one thing in common.They were all started in garages.
There is a `reverse zoo' in China that puts the visitors inside cages and allows the animals to roam free.
Actor Brad Pitt is forever banned from entering China because of his role in the movie ``Seven Years in Tibet.``
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi,India,langur monkeys were hired as security guards to scare off other monkeys,feral dogs and snakes.Each received a salary of 600 rupees paid in bananas.
European colonizers first encountered the safu,or African plum,in the 19th century.Initially misunderstood,the safu held cultural significance in central Africa,as a staple food and symbol of hospitality,later gaining recognition in European markets.
The Pain Project:A Couple's Story of Confronting Chronic Pain(2024)(Greystone books)- book by Simon Paradis and Kara Stanley.
This book is based on the personal experience of Simon Paradis who suffered a debilitating spine injury 10 years ago after falling from a scaffold,and is living with chronic pain
In North Indian cooking sauces are generally thickened with onions.
In South Indian cooking sauces are usually thickened with coconut milk.
In Japan there is a group event called ''Rui-katsu'' where a group of people gathers to watch sad videos and cry together to relieve stress.
A toxic work environment can triple your chances of developing major depression.
The heart of a shrimp is located in its head,making it quite unusual among animals.
Roses are red,
Freethinkers are few,
If you keep obeying orders,
You'll have a chip inserted in you.
Airplane food isn't very tasty because our sense of taste and smell decrease by 20-50% while flying.
The loudest person in the world,Jill Drake was able to scream at 129 decibels.That's only 10 decibels less than the roar of a jet engine.
The left lung is smaller than the right lung because of the space taken up by the heart.
The happier you are,the less sleep you require to function in everyday life.Sadness increases the urge to sleep more.
Komodo dragons can only climb trees when they are young-their claws make them ideal climbers.
Komodo dragons become too heavy to climb trees as adults.
Some Bangladeshi farmers are raising ducks instead of chickens because ducks can survive floods by swimming,protecting their livelihood during extreme weather.
Michael Lotito(1950-2006) was a French entertainer who could literally eat anything;once he ate a plane-it took him two years.
He suffered from pica.He had an extra thick lining to his stomach and intestines that allowed to tolerate the materials better.He was nicknamed 'Mr. Eat All.'
In 1986,a man named Christopher Thomas Knight,ran out of gas in rural Maine,retreated into the woods,and lived there for 27 years without any human contact.
Starbucks doesn't allow its employees to apply perfume,fragrant powder or lotion because the smell may affect the Aroma of coffee in its stores.
Penguins have been known to push a fellow penguin into the water to check if the water is safe and free from predators.
Some turtles can breathe through their butts-a process called cloacal respiration allows them to absorb oxygen in water.
People who prefer the window seat in every transport like to be alone during the travel.
In 2013,Google funded a company called Calico,which aims to find a cure for death.
There is only one species of warm-blooded fish on Earth-the opah(Lampris guttatus).
Swedish king Adolf Frederick died in 1771 after eating 14 cinnamon buns.
The Moscow metro is often called 'underground palaces' because its stations are beautifully decorated with chandeliers,mosaics and amazing sculptures.
The Itaipu Dam,between Brazil and Paraguay,is one of the world's largest hydroelectric power plants,providing electricity to both countries.
Elephants console one another when they are upset with gentle touches and trunk strokes.Previously,only humans,great apes and birds in the raven family were known to do this.
Weather forecasters tend to exaggerate the chance of rain because if it rains when they said it wouldn't,people get angry,but if it doesn't rain when they said it would,they are happy.This is known as ``wet bias.Â``
When people call you from a private number,respect their privacy& don't answer.-Mommy Needs Vodka,FACEBOOK,October 12,2024.
Alligators are not repelled by pepper spray.Pepper spray only works on mammals .Birds and reptiles are not bothered by capsaicin.
With increasing age,the risk of both low blood pressure and high blood pressure increases.
When blood pressure suddenly becomes low,the supply of blood and oxygen to the brain starts decreasing.In such a situation,problems like dizziness,light-headedness and fainting can sometimes occur.
Indian business titan and industrialist Ratan Tata died at age 86 in Mumbai in Breach Candy Hospital on October 9,2024.He was suffering from low blood pressure and organ failure.
The fire snail is one of the rarest snails and can only be found within a 100km radius in Malaysia.
Praying mantises have a different mating ritual where the female often eats the male's head after mating,while his spasms aid in fertilization.She then consumes his body for sustenance and to lay eggs.
In Ukraine,traditionally if a marriage proposal isn't accepted by the bride or her family,the would-be groom is given a pumpkin,so he won't leave empty-handed.
Let's raise children who can name plants and animals,not celebrities and brands!-Dr.Joel Gator
Dolphins don't drink water;they get their liquid needs through the foods they eat.
Q.Which American president had a child at 70 years old?
Answer.John Tyler,the 10th president of the United States (1841 to 1845).His youngest child was born in 1860,when he was 70 years old.
Octopuses have blue blood due to the copper-based molecule hemocyanin,which helps them survive in cold,low-oxygen environments.
Q.Which American president had his sister as First Lady?
Answer.Rose Elizabeth "Libby" Cleveland (1846-1918) was an American author and lecturer.She was the acting first lady of the United States from 1885 to 1886,during the presidency of her brother,Grover Cleveland.
Q.Which American president fathered the most children?
Answer.John Tyler.He had 15 children and two wives.
Singer Preston Pablo was born on April 30,2001 in Timmins, Ontario to parents of Filipino and Ukrainian ancestry.
Sammy Basso,a progeria survivor died in October 2024 in Italy at the age of 28.Progeria is a rapid-aging disease.He was the longest living survivor of progeria.
He became famous through the National Geographic documentary '' Sammy's Journey.''
Rainbow baby-A rainbow baby is a name coined for a healthy baby born after losing a baby due to miscarriage,infant losss,still birth or perinatal loss.
The Sika deer allow the monkeys to ride them for fun or transportation.
Scientists also believe,they warn each other about predators while they are foraging for food.
Many businesses used the COVID 19 pandemic as an excuse to stop accepting cash payments from customers.But in reality COVID is a respiratory virus and is not likely to be spread by touching cash.People must stop believing scaremongers.
Banks are pushing the idea of a cashless society because banks make a huge amount of money on service fees when people in pay by credit or debit card.Banks are just interested in fattening their profits.
On Yakushima Island of Japan the Macaque Monkeys and Sika deer live together in symbiotic relationship.
The Macaque Monkeys drop fruit from the trees for deer to eat.They also groom the deer for parasites such as live,which are rich in proteins.
On February 6,1977,Quebec Premier Rene Levesque accidentally killed a 62 year-old homeless man named Edgar Trottier while driving,who had been lying in the street on McDougall Road near Cedar Avenue
The stethoscope was invented because a French doctor felt uncomfortable placing his hand on a woman's chest.
Sharks are so sensitive to the presence of blood in the water that they can detect just 1 mili-litre of blood in 1,00,000 litres of water.
Camels walk without sinking in the sand due to their broad,flat feet with elastic pads that distribute their weight evenly.
The starfish has five arms,and at the end of each arm,there is a small eye called "eye spots."These eyes can distinguish between light and dark,allowing the starfish to be aware of its environment.This helps it find food and avoid predators.
Stendhal Syndrome is a rare psychiatric condition that causes fainting, hallucinations,and tears when someone is overwhelmed by great art.It's most frequently reported among tourists in Florence,Paris,Rome and Tokyo.
Velcro is a brand name,and the company launched campaigns to encourage people to stop using "Velcro" as a generic term.The correct name for the product is actually "hook and loop."