Edmund Burke was an Irish statesman in the British Parliament. He is known for the impeachment of Warren Hastings, the Governor General of India during his time. In his famous speech of May 5, 1788 he said, ‘The first step to empire is revolution, by which power is conferred; the next is good laws, good…
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…
Pythagoras, after proving the great theorem, offered a hundred oxen to the Muses as gratitude for the inspiration. It was a gesture of humility as well as pride. Every mathematician, scientist and thinker believes that the theorem is a part of a key to the structure of nature itself. The figure deputes the Egyptian Triangle…
Research has shown that the average sleeper takes about 7 minutes to fall asleep. You may fall asleep sooner or take longer.
Sweat glands are small tubular glands found just under the skin. These glands produce sweat for cooling the body. One square centimetre of human skin contains about 100 sweat glands, although the number of sweat gland varies from person to person.
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…
