31st March 2016
The black-and-white-striped body of a zebra creates an optical illusion. In a herd it is difficult to see exactly where one zebra stops and another begins. This can be a challenge for the predators like lions. Zebras are plagued by biting insects, but bizarrely they are unlikely to be bitten by the blood-sucking bugs – Tsetse flies. The stripes baffle the bugs.
31st March 2016
The word ‘lethological’ describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want. Lethologica is a psychological disorder in which a person is not able to remember the key words to articulate and express his or her thoughts and emotions.
31st March 2016
Everybody’s image of Marlon Brando seems to be Don Corleone in The Godfather (1972). But not only was Marlon a Hollywood legend, he was also one of the best-looking stars of the 1950s. Vivian Leigh as the insecure older sister and Marlon’s close friend Karl Malden play an ample supporting cast in the movie A Streetcar Named Desire directed by Elia Kazan. The movie which established Brando’s mumbling diction as a style in itself.
30th March 2016
Avantipur is a town founded by Avanti Varman, who founded the Utpala Dynasty in the 9th century. There are a couple of temples Avantishwar (dedicated to Shiva) and Avantiswami (dedicated to Vishnu). Such a combination is generally rare. The temples are in ruins now.
30th March 2016
Gautam Buddha was born on a Baisakhi Purnima, received enlightenment on a Baisakhi Purnima and attained nirvana on a Baisakhi Purnima.
30th March 2016
According to an estimate, an average person walks 160,934.4 kilometres in his or her lifetime. This distance is equal to four times the circumference of the earth.
