The largest freshwater lake in northeastern India Lake Loktak is located near Moirang in Manipur. It is also called the ‘floating lake’ due to the floating phumdis (heterogeneous mass of vegetation, soil, and organic matters at various stages of decomposition) on it.
The Niger River in Africa is one of the world’s longest rivers traversing 4,168 km. It has an unusual geography having a boomerang shape with the northern part named the ‘Niger Bend’. The source is the Guinea Highlands and the river drains into the Atlantic ocean. Interestingly, the source and the mouth of the river…
The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is one of the largest birds of prey, a predator bird. It is mostly found in America and Mexico. The golden eagle is are very swift, and can dive upon its prey at a speed of more than 241 km per hour. All eagles have very sharp eyesight—four to five times…
1 + 3 = 4, 1 + 3 + 5 = 9, 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 16, 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 = 25, 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 = 36
The last totally odd numbered date any of us had seen in our lifetimes is 19.11.1999. It was the last calendar date composed of all odd digits that would occur for a very long time. The next odd day will be 1.1.3111, which is well over a thousand years away.
There is a massive gap in time zones between Honolulu and Tokyo. Honolulu is 19 hours behind Tokyo. Subtracting the 7 hours and 45 minutes flight time between these two cities gives us a trip difference of 11 hours and 15 minutes. Therefore, you would actually reach Honolulu more than 11 hours before you left Japan.
