Grab hold of a magic pencil, Open your eyes and mind, For now begins a journey, Of the most exciting kind.
A journey into learning..., A step...a start...a glow, And we will be there with you, To help and watch you grow - Author Unknown
We learn as we grow at all stages in our lives - from crawling to walking, jumping to running to leaning!
I wish all my readers and visitors a very joyful journey on the Wheel of Learning!
Monday, November 30, 2015
Fun Facts About Butterflies
Saturday, July 11, 2015
Some Unbending Facts
1. Birds have no teeth.
2. The ancient bird (fossil bird) Archaeopteryx was a reptile bird. It had teeth like reptiles and wings like but birds. It is considered as a connecting link between the birds and reptiles.
3. Oscar was held twice in 1930.
4. Tomato is world's most popular fruit.
5. Ostrich cannot fly. But it can run faster than lion.
6. Snakes have no eyelids. Hence they cannot close their eyes.
7. A computer virus is a software program. The first virus was written firstly by Rich Skrenta in 1982 who was 15 year old student.
8. The First credit card issued in 1951.
9. Dolphins sleep with their one eye opened.
10. Most lipsticks have fish scales.
11. The most popular spice in the world is black pepper.
12. An elephant is the only animal with all four knees bending in the same direction.
13. Polar bears are left handed. They always use their left hand to attack or to defend.
14. If starfish is cut into different parts each part will grow to produce one complete starfish.
15. Snakes do not close their eyes as they have no eyelids.
16. Every year, day and night are equal on 21st March and 23rd September.
17. Lion has the smallest heart of among all beasts of prey.
18. Pure gold is so soft that it can be moulded in hands. This property is called malleability.
19. A butterfly has 32000 ears.
20. In 1873, Colgate made toothpaste which was available in a jar.
21. A typical lead pencil can draw a line that is thirty five miles long.
22. Humans are born with 300 bones in their body. These bones fuse over a period of time and by the time a person reaches adulthood the bone number reduces to 206 bones.
23. This sentence uses every alphabet of English language - 'the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'.
24. A piece of paper cannot be folded in half more than 7 times.
25. There are approximately 20 billion coconuts produced worldwide each year.
26. China has more English speakers than the United States.
27. The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. It is stated that Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
28. The nickname for a Japanese businessmen is "Salarymen."
29. The youngest pope was 11 years old.
30. During the First World War, soldiers were given cigarettes with rations.
31. The USA bought Alaska from Russia for 2 cents an acre.
32. In the human body, right lung is larger than the left one. It is due to the oblong shape and placement of the heart.
33. The fastest moving land snake is the Black Mamba, which can move up to 7 miles per hour.
34. Isaac Newton used to be a member of parliament.
35. There are as many as 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.
36. Black pepper is the most popular spice in the world.
37. Around 73% of girls in Bangladesh are married by age 18.
38. The only popcorn museum in the world is lcoated in Marion, Ohio, USA.
39. Enamel is hardest substance in the human body.
40. 70% of the poor people in the world are female.
41. Goats do not have upper front teeth.
42. Eating eight strawberries will provide you with more Vitamin C than an orange.
43. The oceans contain enough salt to cover all the continents to a depth of nearly 500 feet.
44.The temperature on the surface of Mercury exceeds 430 degrees C during the day, and, at night, reaches to minus 180 degrees centigrade.
45.The highest speed ever achieved on a bicycle is 166.94 mph, by Fred Rompelberg.
46.We can produce laser light a million times brighter than sunshine.
47.The most dangerous animal in the world is the common housefly. Because of their eating habit of animal waste, they transmit more diseases than any other animal.
48.Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
49. The only letter not present on the Periodic Table is the letter J.
50. A car traveling at 80 km/h speed uses around half its fuel to overcome wind resistance.
51.Most gemstones contain several elements. The exception is diamond which is made up of carbon only.
52.The United States consumes 25% of all the world’s energy
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Facts About India
1. India is largest democratic country in the world.
2.
Geographic Location: South Asia
Subcontinent : Indian Subcontinent
Bordering Countries: People's Republic of China (PRC), Pakistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan.
Other neighboring Nations: Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Indonesia
3. India the seventh largest country by geographical area.
4. India is a secular nation. The world's major religion- Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originated in India.
5. Governance
India a socialist, secular, sovereign, democratic republic.
It has a bicameral parliament (Rajya Sabha, the upper house and Lok Sabha, the lower house).
The President is the head of the state.
The Prime Minister is the head of the Government.
India is divided into 29 States and 6 Union Territories.
States are divided into districts.
Each state is headed by a Governor.
The Chief Minister is the executive head the State Government.
The Union Territories are governed by administrator appointed by Union Government.
Official Name: India (derived from name of River Sindhu or Indus)
Hindi Names: Bharat (derived from name of ancient Hindu king) and Hindustan (meaning the land of Hindus)
Capital: New Delhi
Old Capital (pre-independence) : Kolkata (earlier called Calcutta)
Largest City: Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay)
Official languages: Hindi, English
Independence Day: August 15, 1947
Republic Day: January 26, 1950
Currency: Indian Rupee (Code -ISO 4217) (Symbol - INR)
Time Zone: UTC +5.30 (Indian Standard Time)
Internet: TLD.in
ISD Calling Code: +91
National Flag: Tiranga (Tricolor)
National Emblem: Sarnath Lion
National Anthem: Jana Gana Mana
National Motto: Satyameva Jayathe (Truth Always Triumphs)
National Song: Vande Matram
National Game: Hockey
National Animal: Royal Bengal Tiger
National Bird: Peacock
National tree: Banyan
National fruit: Mango
National flower: Lotus
National Costume: Saree
National Calender: Saka (Hindu Calendar)
Monday, June 1, 2015
Enduring Facts About Earth
If is said that knowledge multiplies when it is passed on. The more we delve into a subject, the more understanding we get about it.
1. The Earth was formed 4.6 billion years ago. This is the age of the Earth.
2. The Earth is a part of Solar System. It is the fifth largest planet located at the third position from the Sun.
3. The Earth appears blue from the cosmos due to the oceans which cover a major part of its surface. Due to this, Earth is also referred to as Blue Planet.
4. The Earth has the highest density among all the planets in the solar system.
5. The Earth is not a perfect sphere. It is flattened at the poles.
6. The Earth moves around the sun. This is called Revolution. The revolution causes the seasons to change on the Earth.
7. The sun's rays reach the Earth at a speed of 8 minutes and 3 seconds.
8. The Earth has only 1 moon, the Jupiter has nine.
9. The average diameter of the Earth is 12,742 kilometers.
10. The Earth is 70% water. Water is the elixir of life. The cultivable area of the Earth, where food can be grown is only 11%.
11. About 1/3 of the Earth is desert. Food can be grown on only 11% of the surface on earth.
12. year is period during which Earth completes one revolution around the sun. A year is 365.25 days long in Earth.
13.
Hottest place on Earth: El Azizia, Libya
Dried place: Chile, Africa
Coldest, driest and highest: Antarctica
Note- Vostok in Antarctica is the coldest place on earth with a recorded temperature of -89 degree Celsius.
Wettest place: Lloro, Colombia
(Recorded rainfall of 523.6 inches,
with the highest temperature of 57.8 degree Celsius).
Windiest place: Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica
Longest River: Nile, Africa (4,160 miles)
Highest Mountain: My Everest
Largest Ocean: Pacific Ocean (64 million square miles).
Largest desert: Sahara Desert, Northern Africa.
14. The average depth of Earth's crust is 5 miles, while the average depth of oceans is 2 miles.
15. More than 75% of the Earth's surface is of volcanic origin. It is scientifically proven that more than 1 million earthquakes occur on an average during a year. However most of these are not recorded due to low intensity.
16. There are about 4,000 minerals in the earth surface are known.
17. The oldest fossils are bacteria. They are about 3,500 million years old. The precursor of life on Earth are Cynobacteria, also called the Blue Green Algae.
Some Amazing Facts About Birds
Nature bestows survival skills and secrets to all living organisms. It is interesting to learn and know some of these unusual facts. Environmental changes which cause drifts in weather patterns, lose of habitats; etc pose a challenge to survival. In response to these changes, the birds either make an adaptive change or otherwise go extinct.
Read on to know some unique attributes of commonly known birds:
1. Kiwi is the longest wingless bird.
2. Owls have no teeth.
3. A Humming bird can fly backwards. In fact, the only bird that can fly backwards is a Humming Bird!
4. Pigeons can see ultra violet light. It is interesting to know that
Pigeons have been assumed to exist long before the existence of humans has been recorded
5. Excited turkeys can change color of their heads.
6. A woodpecker pecks 20 times a second.
7. Wings of an eagle are stronger than wings of an airplane.
8. A Sooty Tern can fly continuously for 3-4 years. Wonderful, isn't it?
9. The skeleton in birds weighs less than its feathers.
10. Chickens have 75% water in their body. They loose feathers when stressed.
11. Parrots
-There are about 328 species of parrot on the Earth.
- The largest parrots are the Cockatoos and macaws. They live for 75 years.
- Parrots can imitate human speech.
- Chocolate is generally poisonous for parrots.
12. Grackles can intimate human speech. They intimate better than parrots.
13. Crows can mimic other animal sounds.
14. The Hooded Pitohui is the only known poisonous bird. The feathers and skin of the bird have poison. It is found in Papua, New Guinea.
15. An ostrich’s eye is larger than the brain in size.
16. An egg of an ostrich egg weighs around 3.5 pounds.
17. The female owls are larger in size and weight than the male owls.
18. Birds fly in a V formation to help them save energy.
19. Largest Bird: Ostrich
20. Fastest Bird: Peregrine Falcon (168-217 miles per hour).
21. Fastest Swimmer: Gentoo Penguin
22. Oldest known bird: Archaeopteryx
23. Bird with longest beak: Australian Pelican
24. A hawk has excellent vision and can locate a mouse from a height of 1 mile.
25. The heart of a humming bird beats at rate of 615 per minute.
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Indian Patriotic Songs (National Anthem, National Song and Anthem of India)
National Pledge
National Symbols of India
Monday, December 8, 2014
Funny Questions & Answers
Amazing Facts - 4
Amazing Facts - 3
Amazing Facts - 2
Amazing Facts - 1
5. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
7. The USA uses 29% of the world's petrol and 33% of the world's electricity.
8. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear By 700 times.
10. The animal responsible for the most human deaths world-wide is the mosquito.
11. Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.
12. We exercise at least 30 muscles when we smile.
14. Our brain is more complex than the most powerful computer and has over 100 billion nerve cells.











