ï¶ An adult has about five to six litres of blood in his body. ï¶ The heart of an adult pumps around 7,000 litres of blood through the body every day. This could fill about 35 bathtubs. ï¶ Crabs have blue-coloured blood. Their blood pigment contains copper, and not iron, which given the red colour…
Can we extract oils from plants that can work as fuel in automobiles in place of petrol or diesel. Answer is, Yes. Juices of several plants, seeds and pods can be turned into fuels. For instance, sugarcane juice can be turned into alcohol by fermentation. The same sugarcane can also make alcohol of a lesser…
Earthquakes can be measured by the help of a seismograph. The scale used for this purpose is called Richter Scale, name after its inventor. A seismograph is a small gadget in which a weight is suspended from above which stays at rest even when the earth trembles. A pen is attached to the pendulum and…
The first ‘airmail’ was used by the Egyptians through pigeons in 2500 BC. Pigeons were used widely throughout the world. One may be surprised to know that the Orissa (now Odisha) Police used to have a wing of training pigeons to send letters and communications to its units in the state till some 15 years…
Pension usually refers to the remuneration or payment a person receives after he retires from the active job. He is paid a part of the salary which he used to draw when employed. He gets this payment without working. Mostly, the terms of pension payment are decided before one gets into a contract with the employer.…
By Yoginder Sikand You would have thought that it was high time Poky retired and spent the rest of his years thinking about what are called the ‘higher purposes of life’. After all, he was well past sixty. He was the richest man in his village, and certainly didn’t need to keep making money. But…
One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one penny left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a woman opened the door. Instead of…
It is the rule of the law that turns a people into a State. It is therefore essential for us to follow laws of the country we live in. If the laws are bad and inconvenient, we can ask the Government to change or modify them. But till such time they are in place, we…
English 57 countries French 23 countries Arabic 23 countries Spanish 21 countries Portuguese 7 countries The above could be called major languages of the world because the area over which they are known and used by people is geographically very wide. For instance, English is used almost all over the globe in some measure. But…
If you see a world map, you will find a line marked as International Date Line connecting the two poles. It passes east of Japan and Australia. It is an imaginary line. Countries to the east of this line are always a day ahead of those to the west. Travellers who cross the line either…
