We the humans see colour, but dogs do not. Do you know why? Human retina has two types o sensory cells : rods and cones. At twilight more than 100 million rods permit us to distinguish between the colourless bright light and the dark. During the day around six million cones help us see a…
In a democracy, laws are made by the Parliament which is a house of elected members. In India our Parliament has lower house known as Lok Sabha while the upper house is called Rajya Sabha. A draft bill can be introduced in any of the houses. On being voted by a majority of the members, the…
“¢ The brain of a bee is smaller than a pinhead? “¢ In some countries like China or Myanmar, it is disrespectful and impolite to look into the eyes of the person talking to you. This means people should talk with their eyes downcast. “¢ The smallest city of the world is the Vatican City with a population…
By Yoginder Sikand Bin fancied himself to be the luckiest baby goat in the world. He lived with a farmer and his family. The farmer pampered Bin almost as much as he did his own children. Bin had a corner of the living room all to himself, where he slept on a soft mattress made…
Baobab Trees presents a very strange sight. Its trunk is usually very huge and looks bloated from whichever angle you look at it. It is most found in sub-Saharan dry grasslands of Africa. It could also been seen in central India, mainly in Maharashtra and Gujarat. The tree stores huge amount of water in the…
Glass is made by fine powder of lime, soda and quartz sand. These material are first pounded and then mixed with another. The mixture is melted in a furnace at 1600 degree Celsius. The molten glass is then cooled to 1000 degree Celsius. It can be shaped into sheets, cakes, cubes or rolls. The used…
If you look at the map of Libya, it is a vast sandy country with most cities located on the Mediterranean coast. A string of lakes have been found in the southern region of Libya in the Sahara deserts. There are 20 such lakes in the Sand Sea of Fezzan. These are hidden behind the…
Culture is all that people have created themselves as opposed to Nature which means everything created by God or Allah. Nature has no role for human beings. But Culture evolves over a period of time with people’s habits, values and customs fusing together and taking a distinct shape. It is also evident from the food…
l Between 1788 and 1868, England sent 160,000 convicts to its colony in Australia. But beware! When in Australia, never tell the native Australians that their ancestors were convicts from Britain. 2 Origin of Liberia: Some American opponents of slavery bought land in 1822 in Africa, so that they could settle down the slaves released…
Areas around the south pole is Antarctica while the areas around the north pole is called Arctic. Both are covered by ice caps. But there is a difference. Antarctica has rocky land under the ice while it is only sea under the Arctic ice caps. Even the animal life is different. Penguins are found in…
