January 17, 2012
"Bermuda
Triangle" Also known as the Devil's Triangle, cover the Straits of
Florida, the Bahamas and the entire Caribbean island area and the
Atlantic east to the Azores. It can hardly be denied that this area of
the Earth does exist. But, of course, when most refer to the Bermuda
Triangle they really mean the enigma of the Bermuda Triangle. Number of
aircraft and surface vessels reportedly disappeared under mysterious
circumstances. To study it in detail just follow this link: http://www.bermuda-triangle.org/html/introduction_to_the_bermuda_tr.html
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January 17, 2012
Largest Diamonds in the World The Golden Jubilee, with the weight of
545.67 carats, is the largest faceted diamond in the world. Rough stone
weighed 755 carats and was discovered in Premier mine, South Africa in
1985. The Golden Jubilee was presented to the King of Thailand in 1997
for his Golden Jubilee - the 50th anniversary of his coronation. Prior
to this event, the stone was simply known as the Unnamed Brown.
Estimated value of the Golden Jubilee is $4-$12 million. Continue reading...
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January 17, 2012
Worlds Smallest Petrol Engine…
Amazing !! Scientists have
created the smallest petrol engine in the world(less than a centimeter
long not even half an inch),small enough to power a watch or any small
gadget.The mini-motor, which runs for two years on a single squirt of
lighter fuel, is set to revolutionize world technology. It generates 700
times more energy than a conventional battery. It could be used to
operate laptops and mobile phones for months doing away with the need
for ch... Continue reading...
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January 17, 2012
The Moon is moving away from the Earth:
The Moon's orbit (its circular path around the Earth) is indeed getting
larger, at a rate of about 3.8 centimeters per year. (The Moon's orbit
has a radius of 384,000 km.) The reason for the increase is that the
Moon raises tides on the Earth. Because the side of the Earth that faces
the Moon is closer, it feels a stronger pull of gravity than the center
of the Earth. Similarly, the part of
the Earth facing away from the Moon feels less gravity ... Continue reading...
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January 17, 2012
Low battery? not anymore....China Launches the World’s Largest Battery – a $500 Million Behemoth the Size of a Building! :-O
China just took a massive step forward for renewable energy as it
flipped the switch on the world’s largest battery, which will help
integrate a solar project and a wind farm into a smart grid. Capable of
storing 36 megawatt hours of power and taking up the area of a football
field, the giant battery bank was built as a joint venture between solar
and elect... Continue reading...
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January 17, 2012
The Plants That Look Like Stones!
LITHOPS are tiny succulent plants with a slit in the middle. The
fissure is actually the partition of the two globular leaves. This is
also the part where the flowers and new leaves will come out. The plants
produce either white or yellow flowers which are usually sweetly
scented. Lithops have no stem and the leaves are mostly buried to the
ground with only the top part showing on
the surface to allow sunlight to enter the leaves for photosynthesis.
... Continue reading...
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January 17, 2012
The world's Most expensive DOG!
A purebred red TIBETAN MASTIFF, named "BIG SPLASH, was recently sold in
China for around ten million yuan (US$1.52m), making it the world's
most expensive dog. Tibetan Mastiffs are huge and fierce guard dogs that
have stood watch over nomad camps and monasteries on the Tibetan
plateau for centuries. They are thought to be one of the world's oldest
breeds, and legend has it that both
Genghis Khan and Lord Buddha kept them. More recently, however, they
h... Continue reading...
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January 17, 2012
Ocean Dome – world’s largest indoor water park !!..
Its the world’s largest indoor water park, located at Miyazaki Japan, which is a part of the Sheraton Seagaia Resort, measures 300 meters in length and 100 meters in width, and is listed on the Guinness World Records. It opened in 1993, and visitor numbers peaked in 1995 at 1.25 million a year.
The air temperature was always held at around 30 degrees celsius and the water at around 28.
See…. how much of work can be done with the techno... Continue reading...
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January 17, 2012
World's Smallest Frog Found—Fly-Size Beast Is Tiniest Vertebrate!
Paedophryne amauensis is now the smallest known animal with a backbone.
The world's smallest known vertebrate is a frog the size of a housefly, a
new study says.At an average of 7.7 millimeters long, the newfound
Paedophryne amauensis is a hair smaller than the previous record holder,
the Southeast Asian fish species Paedocypris progenetica, whose females
measure about 7.9 millimeters. Continue reading...
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