18th February 2016
The blockbuster film Enter the Dragon got released exactly six days after the death of Bruce Lee.Bruce Lee was a martial arts actor in Hong Kong. He also acted in several Hollywood films such as Fist of Fury and Way of the Dragon. Bruce Lee died on July 20, 1973. Six days later his last film Enter the Dragon was released on July 26, 1973.
18th February 2016
Nicolaus Copernicus died immediately after the publication of his book De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres). Nicolaus Copernicus is known to propose the heliocentric theory of the Universe as opposed to the then prevalent Ptolemaic geocentric theory. He probably started writing about the theory in 1514, but it got published in its complete form only in 1543. He died in the same year.
18th February 2016
An eyelash lives for about 5 months. Eyelashes protect the eyes from dust and debris. It is also sensitive to touch, heat and cold, and so serves as a messenger to stimuli.
18th February 2016
The term ‘Gross National Happiness’ was coined by King Jigme Singye Wangchuk. Bhutan is based on Buddhist spiritual values. The country’s progress is measured holistically by indicators of individual wellness in the areas of economic, environmental, physical, mental, workplace, social and political spheres.
18th February 2016
Human beings have over 600 separate muscles in the body. Tendons connect bones to the muscles. There are three types of muscles, skeletal, smooth and cardiac. Muscles enable movement. We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 muscles to smile, and 54 muscles every time we step forward.
16th February 2016
Cataglyphis fortis, a Saharan desert ant travels long distances over sandy terrain, often completely devoid of landmarks, as it searches for food. They are able to return to their nest not by retracing their outbound path, but by using a direct route. They use light from the sky, but it seems they have a built-in pedometer that counts their steps and allows them to measure exact distances. An ant may travel 50 metres to catch an insect, tear a piece of the insect and carry it back to the nest through a hole often less than a millimetre in diameter.
