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Do you know!
Jul 4th
- Most Zambians don’t live to see their 40th birthday.
- On the probability of not reaching 40 graph, the top 34 countries are all African.
- In Botswana, more than one in three adults aged 15-49 are infected with HIV/AIDS.
- More than half of all doctors in Finland are female
- You can be imprisoned for not More >
Amusing Facts
Jan 14th
1. Molecularly speaking, water is actually much drier than sand.
2. The term “bank teller” originated in the wake of the 1929 stock market crash, when banks began hiring low-paid workers to “tell” throngs of frantic depositors that their money was gone.
3. Fish have “dandruff” caused by flaking skin, and it More >
Facts about Eiffel Tower, Paris
Dec 28th
It takes 20,000 light bulbs to make the Eiffel Tower sparkle at night and there are 2,500,000 rivets holding it together; the total weight of the tower is 10,100 tons. They use 60 tons of paint each repainting campaign, every 7 years in it’s entirety. 1,665 steps in the East More >
Formation of Week Days
Dec 27th
The names of the days of the week came to us from the mythological gods of Ancient Rome. It was the Romans who were the first to begin their days at midnight, while the ancient Babylonians began theirs at sunrise and the ancient Jews, at sunset.
Sunday was named because it More >
Who Was the Original Dracula?
Dec 22nd
You surely know the story of Dracula, the vampire who lived in Transylyania. Did you ever wonder why Dracula was said to come from this mountainous region of Romania?
Vlad Dracul was a ruler in part of Romania during the fifteenth century. He led his people against the Turks, who were More >
KnOwleDge CoRner
Dec 11th
- No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times
- Most lipstick contains fish scales
- The typical lead pencil can draw a line that is thirty five miles long
- Humans are born with 300 bones in their body, however when a person reaches adulthood they only have 206 bones. This More >
History Mystery
Oct 21st
Have a history teacher explain this—– if they can.
Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. Both wives lost their children More >
Seek Knowledge
Oct 9th
1- The duration of playing our National Anthem is 1minute and 20 seconds.
2- Identity card scheme was introduced and started in Pakistan in 1973.
3- Hazrat Idrees (A.S.) invented the needle to sew clothes.
4- Wheel was the first invention of Man.
5- The national fruit of Iran is Watermelon.
6- George Washington was the first president of USA.
7- More >