A post office that floats
A floating post office was established in Dal Lake, Srinagar, Kashmir, in August 2011.This was established to facilitate the tourists visiting the Dal Lake. It also houses a museum.
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An Indian Postal Services employee became a legendary actor
During the war, Dev Anand worked as a censor where he read hundreds of letters daily to edit out passages that were unwanted by the government. He used to get quite excited by the fan letters the filmstars used to get and dreamt of getting some letters like that for himself. It indeed became a…
How is an alligator different from a crocodile?
A crocodile has a ‘V’ shaped snout, whereas an alligator has a ‘U’ shaped snout. When a crocodile closes its mouth, the fourth tooth in the lower jaw sticks up outside the top jaw. However, there is a well-defined constriction in the upper jaw behind the nostrils to accommodate it. When an alligator does the same…
How long does it take for a typical person to fall asleep?
Research has shown that the average sleeper takes about 7 minutes to fall asleep. You may fall asleep sooner or take longer.
The skydiver who became the first to break the sound barrier
Felix Baumgartner became the first person in the world to break the sound barrier. The sound barrier is 1110.45 kilometres per hour (690 miles per hour). On 14 October 2012, he skydived from an altitude of 38.62 kilometres (24 miles) and was in a free fall for more than 4 minutes, and then he hit…
Sarojini Naidu’s charisma gets carried forward!
Sarojini Naidu had been the Governor of a state. She became the Governor of Uttar Pradesh after independence. Her daughter Padmaja Naidu became the Governor of the state of West Bengal.