Amazing Facts


  • Former Motorola Engineer MARTIN COOPER, inventor of the Cell- phone,received only 1$ for his creation.
  • Deep fried LOCUSTS, are a popular dish at Chef MOSHE BASSON'S Eucalyptus Restaurant in JERUSALEM,ISRAEL.
  • CHARLOTTE AUSTEN and JACK MUNRO used 6500 eggs cartons to create a life size WWII Spitfire Fighter at "DUXFORD IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM" in  ENGLAND.
  • About 200 muscles are used when we take a single step.
  • Near about 7 million People in country that suffer from Kidney Stones.With a proper diet and regular exercise this problem can be reduced. "Food contains oxalate like Soda , Iced Tea, Strawberries, Chocolate and nuts must be avoided as they can lead to formation on calcium oxalate kidney stones.",  It is extremely important to keep the body hydrated throughout the day.Drinking Lemon Juice helps in fight this condition as it cuts down the formation of Calcium.
  • Meniere's Diseas , Is a kind of disorder of the inner ear that causes spontenous episodes of vertigo - sensation of spining motion  - Along with flucation hearing loss., Ringing in hte ear (called Tinnitus), and sometimes a feelings of fullness or pressure in the ear.
  • In 1959, The First and only Official U.S. Postal service  "Mail Missile" as launched ,carrying 3,000 Letters from 115 miles offshore to Florida.
  • U know "BEER", was served at High School cafeterias in Belgium until the 1970s.
  • Enamel (Part of Teeth), Is the hardest Substance in the Human Body.
  • Milk and Diary Products are providers of Calcium, Magnesium and protein which are essential for healthy bone growth and development.  
  • Essential Foods for Female Health - Butternut, Milk,Spinach ,Flax seed , Walnut, Tomatoes, Oats, Fig and Cran berries.  


Who is the new Chief Minister of Karnataka?
- Sh. Siddaramaiah

Name the only Indian to win an individual gold medal in Olympics whose name has been recommended for the Bharat Ratna (country's highest civilian honour) by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI)?
Shooter Abhinav Bindra

Who became the Prime Minister of Pakistan for the third time?
- Nawaz Sharif (He is called Lion of Punjab)

Name the novel written by UK based Kashmiri writer Mirza Waheed which has been acquired by New York based film production company Mulberry Films to be adapted for the big screen?
- The Collaborator 

Name the vaccine unveiled by Indian scientists which is the first completely indigenous and affordable vaccine to prevent severe rota-virus diarrhea?
- ROTAVAC


Which is the first country where Super Priority Visa Service (same day visa for urgent travellers) the first of its kind service launched by the UK anywhere in the world?
- India

Name the fish (new and healthy genetic strains) which Himachal Pradesh state will import from countries like Norway and Hungary?
- Trout


Students of which Indian school set a record of being the youngest team to conquer the world's tallest peak (Mt. Everest)?
- Lawrence school, Sanawar


Who is the first Indian amputee to scale Mt. Everest?
Arunima Sinha ( a former national level volleyballl player who lost her leg after being thrown off a moving train.)

Where is the foundation stone of country's first Indian National Defence University (INDU) laid?
- Gurgaon


Who is sworn as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of the country?
- Shashi Kant Sharma


Who became the first South Asian judge to America's second highest court?
- Indian American, Chandigarh born Srikanth Srinivasan 



“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” 
― MJN


         

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