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…
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.
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.
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.
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…
Both the freedom fighters Bipin Chandra Pal and Lala Lajpat Rai started journals in 1906 by the same name Vande Mataram independently at two different parts of the country. Pal started the Bengali journal in Bengal while Lala Lajpat Rai started it in Urdu in Lahore.
