Interesting Facts & Information !!!

According to a study, teens that break the rules tend to become more successful entrepreneurs.

Stress causes human brain cells to either shrink or grow, leaving victims of serious stress with dramatic changes to their nervous systems.

With increasing age, people get more pleasure out of everyday experiences; while younger people get more from extraordinary experiences.

Your eyes and nose are connected and so when your eyes water, your nose runs.

The first letters transmitted across the internet were LOL.

Norway allows any student from anywhere in the world to study at the Public Universities completely free of charge.

The co-founder/CEO of Android was a former engineer for Apple.

Having trouble falling asleep? Looking at photos of other people sleeping has been shown to help and can make you tired.

People who have strong friendships possess the ability to communicate with one another through facial expressions.

More than half of Americans acknowledge feelings of fear, anger and anxiety when disconnected from the Internet.

People who sleep late have more mental stamina and can outperform early risers.

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Stopped By A Brick :

About ten years ago, a young and very successful executive named Josh was travelling down a Chicago neighbourhood street. He was going a bit too fast in his sleek, black, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE, which was only two months old.

He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no child darted out, but a brick sailed out and-WHUMP! — it smashed into the Jag’s shiny black side door! SCREECH…!!!! Brakes slammed! Gears ground into reverse, and tires madly spun the Jag back to the spot from where the brick had been thrown.

Josh jumped out of the car, grabbed the kid and pushed him up against a parked car. He shouted at the kid, “What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?” Building up a head of steam, he went on. “That’s my new Jag, that brick you threw is gonna cost you a lot of money. Why did you throw it?”

“Please, mister, please…I’m sorry! I didn’t know what else to do!” pleaded the youngster. “I threw the brick because no one else would stop!”

Tears were dripping down the boy’s chin as he pointed around the parked car. “It’s my brother, mister,” he said. “He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t lift him up.”

Sobbing, the boy asked the executive, “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.”

Moved beyond words, the young executive tried desperately to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. Straining, he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapes and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be OK. He then watched the younger brother push him down the side-walk toward their home.
It was a long walk back to the sleek, black, shining, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE – a long and slow walk. Josh never did fix the side door of his Jag. He kept the dent to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his attention.

Some bricks are softer than others. Feel for the bricks of life coming at you. In the hustle bustle and the speed of life, are you missing out the joys of the present moments.

Slow Down And Enjoy Life. It is Not Only the Scenery You Miss by Going too Fast. You Also Miss the Sense of Where You are Going and Why.

Don't Change Yourself For Anyone..!!

“I’ve made mistakes in my life. I’ve let people take advantage of me, and I accepted way less than I deserve. But, I’ve learned from my bad choices and even though there are some things I can never get back and people will never be sorry. I’ll know better next time and I won’t settle for anything less than I deserve.”

“People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.  

If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. 

If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. 

The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. 

Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.  

For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.” 

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We'll never be as happy as her.

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The difference between men and women..!!

Burnt Biscuits - Nice Story..!!

When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was reach for his biscuit, smile at my mom and ask me how my day was at school. I don’t remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that biscuit and eat every bite!

When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I’ll never forget what he said: “Honey, I love burned biscuits.”

Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said, “Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she’s real tired. And besides – a little burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!”

Life is full of imperfect things, and imperfect people. I’m not the best at hardly anything, and I forget birthdays and anniversaries just like everyone else. But what I’ve learned over the years is that learning to accept each others faults – and choosing to celebrate each others differences – is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship.

And that’s my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your life and lay them at the feet of God. Because in the end, He’s the only One who will be able to give you a relationship where a burnt biscuit isn’t a deal-breaker!

We could extend this to any relationship. In fact, understanding is the base of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child or friendship!

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Nice Story - The Best Time Of My Life !!

It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty. I was insecure about entering a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were now behind me.

My daily routine included going to the gym for a workout before going to work. Every morning I would see my friend Nicholas at the gym. He was seventy-nine years old and in terrific shape. As I greeted Nicholas on this particular day, he noticed I wasn’t full of my usual vitality and asked if there was anything wrong. I told him I was feeling anxious about turning thirty. I wondered how I would look back on my life once I reached Nicholas’s age, so I asked him, “What was the best time of your life?”

Without hesitation, Nicholas replied, “Well, Joe, this is my philosophical answer to your philosophical question:

“When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me and I was nurtured by my parents, that was the best time of my life.

“When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life.

“When I got my first job and had responsibilities and got paid for my efforts, that was the best time of my life.

“When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life.

“The Second World War came, and my wife and I had to flee Austria to save our lives. When we were together and safe on a ship bound for North America, that was the best time of my life.

“When we came to Canada and started a family, that was the best time of my life.

“When I was a young father, watching my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.

“And now, Joe, I am seventy-nine years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am in love with my wife just as I was when we first met. This is the best time of my life.”

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“When trouble pushes you to the edge. TRUST GOD! Either He will catch you when you fall or He will teach you to FLY.”

“Life isn’t meant to be easy. It’s meant to be lived. Sometimes happy, other times rough. But with every up and down you learn lessons that make you strong.”

Take all the time you need to heal emotionally. Moving on doesn’t take a day. It takes a lot of little steps to be able to break free of your broken self.”

“Be kind to unkind people. They need it most.”

“Sometimes the Littlest things take up the most room in your heart.” 

“If God brings you to it. He will bring you through it.”

“Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was a choice, but falling in love with you was beyond my control.”

 “Don’t Talk, Just Act. Don’t Say, Just Show. Don’t Promise, Just Prove.”

The Purple Ambience !!!

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At the University of Munich in Germany, this 4 story slide can take students from any floor down to ground level!

Students simply sit on a mat with their books securely with them and slide down for the ride of their lives! Don’t you wish your school could be this awesome?

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Have A Green Diwali..!!!

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Inner Changes Bring Outer Changes !!

The quality of your life depends to a large extent on the quality of your inner emotional and mental life. If you are lazy, worry too much and afraid to try new things, you stick to the same spot. If you are not afraid to change your thinking, your life will soon change accordingly. Your habitual thoughts, and the content of your subconscious mind determine your behavior and the way you act in the world.

When you change the way you feel and think, you ultimately change your inner vision, actions and behavior. This causes your outer life to change accordingly.

Let’s now see a few examples!
If you are the worrying type, you are probably afraid of changes, and prefer to stick to the same kind of life you well know. You see other people who attain success, and though you wish you were successful too, you do nothing about it. In your mind you see yourself living exactly as you are living now, and find it hard to imagine different circumstances. It may never occur to you that you can visualize a different reality.

In this case your way of thinking limits you. You constantly see in your mind’s eye the same daily reality, and consequently your conscious and subconscious minds stay programmed to experience and attract the same kind of reality.

Suppose you come to understand and realize that your outer reality is shaped to a great extent by your inner world. This realization will cause you to aspire to a better life. You will start to envision the kind of life you want to live. If you keep thinking and visualizing a different and better kind of life, soon these thoughts will sink into your subconscious mind and motivate, inspire and energize you to take action.

The new thoughts will cause new expectations, and change the way you view the outer world. The inner changes in you will gradually affect your outer life. Your behavior, and the way you act will change. You will have more energy, ambition and inner strength. You will get over your fear of change, and be ready to take action to change and improve your life, in accordance with the changes inside you.

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The rare image showing both day and night on earth. The picture is of Europe and Africa when the sun is setting. Half of the picture is in night. The bright dots you see are the cities lights.

Sweden's Efficient at Recycling !!

Bananas and Strawberries !!

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The Penny says, “In God we Trust.”

Several years ago, a friend of mine and her husband were invited to spend the weekend at the husband’s employer’s home. My friend, Arlene, was nervous about the weekend. The boss was very wealthy, with a fine home on the waterway, and cars costing more than her house.

The first day and evening went well, and Arlene was delighted to have this rare glimpse into how the very wealthy live. The husband’s employer was quite generous as a host, and took them to the finest restaurants. Arlene knew she would never have the opportunity to indulge in this kind of extravagance again, so was enjoying herself immensely.

As the three of them were about to enter an exclusive restaurant that evening, the boss was walking slightly ahead of Arlene and her husband. He stopped suddenly, looking down on the pavement for a long, silent moment.

Arlene wondered if she was supposed to pass him. There was nothing on the ground except a single darkened penny that someone had dropped, and a few cigarette butts. Still silent, the man reached down and picked up the penny.

He held it up and smiled, then put it in his pocket as if he had found a great treasure. How absurd! What need did this man have for a single penny? Why would he even take the time to stop and pick it up?

Throughout dinner, the entire scene nagged at her. Finally, she could stand it no longer. She causally mentioned that her daughter once had a coin collection, and asked if the penny he had found had been of some value.

A smile crept across the man’s face as he reached into his pocket for the penny and held it out for her to see. She had seen many pennies before! What was the point of this?

“Look at it.” He said. “Read what it says.”

She read the words “United States of America.”

“No, not that; read further.”

“One cent?” “No, keep reading.”

“In God we Trust?” “Yes!” “And?”

“And if I trust in God, the name of God is holy, even on a coin. Whenever I find a coin I see that inscription. It is written on every single United States coin, but we never seem to notice it! God drops a message right in front of me telling me to trust Him? Who am I to pass it by? When I see a coin, I pray, I stop to see if my trust IS in God at that moment. I pick the coin up as a response to God; that I do trust in Him. For a short time, at least, I cherish it as if it were gold. I think it is God’s way of starting a conversation with me. Lucky for me, God is patient and pennies are plentiful!

When I was out shopping today, I found a penny on the sidewalk. I stopped and picked it up, and realized that I had been worrying and fretting in my mind about things I cannot change. I read the words, “In God We Trust,” and had to laugh. Yes, God, I get the message.

It seems that I have been finding an inordinate number of pennies in the last few months, but then, pennies are plentiful!

And, God is patient…

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Interesting Facts About CHENNAI :

Those who loves CHENNAI....Here is some Interesting facts about CHENNAI.. 

1. Second oldest corporation in the world.

2. Kathipara flyover in Guindy is the largest Clover leaf shaped flyover in Asia.

3. 31st Largest metropolitan in the world.

4."Higginbotham" book shop at Mount Road is the first and oldest existing book shops in India.

5. Fourth most populous metropolitan city in India

6. Chennai is the only city in South Asia and India to figure in the "52 places to go around the world" by The New York Times.

7. St. Mary's Church inside Fort St. George is the oldest Anglican church in India.

8. First printing press erected in 1711.

9. Chennai referred as Gateway of South India.

10. Chennai region has the oldest rocks in country dating to billion years.

11. Chennai is the only oldest serving municipal corporation in India

12. Chennai central prison is the oldest prisons in India.

13. LIC building which completed in 1959 was the tallest building in India at that time.

14. Madras High Court building is the second largest judicial complex in world after one in London.

15. Royapuram railway station is the third oldest station in India.

16. Government college of fine arts and crafts is the oldest college in Asia.

17. In 1930, Madras university introduced Music in bachelor course as first time in India.

18. Chennai remains top in the most visited city in India till 2008 by tourists.

19. Phoneix shopping mall at Velachery is one of the biggest malls in Asia.

20. Chennai contributes to 40 % of retail Gold sales in India.

21. Marina is the second longest beach in world. 

22. Chennai is cultural capital of South India.

23.Second largest IT exporter in India.

24. According to Forbes magazine, Chennai is one of the fastest growing cities in the world and the only Indian city to be rated in the "Forbes-Top 10 Fastest Growing Cities in the World."

25. A major part of India's automobile industry is based in and around Chennai thus earning it the nickname "Detroit of India."

26. Tidel park in Chennai is Asia's largest IT park when it was built.

27. Chennai is the largest electronic hardware exporter in India.

28. One of the four cities in India to be connected by under sea fiber optics cable.

29. First Indian city to have widespread Wifi facility.

30. World bank permanent back office in Chennai is the biggest building owned by World bank outside its headquarters in Washington D.C.

31. Chennai is termed as health capital of India. Chennai Koyambedu CMBT is the biggest bus terminal in Asia.

32. Chennai is the biggest artificial port in India & biggest in bay of bengal

33. Chepauk M.A. Chidambaram stadium is the oldest cricket stadium in India.

34. Only Indian city to be attacked during world war 1.

35. Bus transportation is introduced by year 1925 in Chennai interestingly Flight service is introduced in 1917 itself.

36. Madras was renamed as Chennai in the year 1996.

37. Cancer institute established in 1920 is the oldest Cancer hospital in India.

38. Anna Centenary Library in Chennai is the biggest library in Asia.

39. Chennai has the highest two wheeler population in India.

40.Chennai is the second largest employment producer in India with 35,000 jobs every year.

41. Chennai is the best place for post production work for all Indian cinema according to experts.

42. Chennai ranked first for its educational institutions by outlook magazine.

43.Vandalur zoo is the first public zoo and also largest in India.

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Interesting Informations..!!

The Universe, human brain cells and the internet all have similar network structures.

Studies show that sandwiches actually taste better when other people make them for you - When we make food, we get desensitized to the smell.

The United Nations declared the Internet a basic human right in 2011.

Mice were exposed to heavy metal music during a study to see how it affects them… they killed each other instead of completing the maze.

The space between your eyebrows is called the "glabella."

Products made by Apple don’t have a direct off switch because Steve Jobs was afraid of death - Once something is "off", you are gone.

In feudal Japan, merchants were the lowest class because unlike farmers and artisans, they don’t actually produce anything.

The "O" before an Irish name (ex O'keefe, O'Reilly, etc) means "descendant of."

A man walks about 7% slower when with wives or girlfriends, and speeds up when with other men.

As of 2014, American college students owe $1.08 trillion in student loans. This amount exceeds American credit card and auto loan debt.

According to one survey, 95% of people claim they get nervous when they hear "we need to talk."

Best Houses' Designs For Minimum Spaces !!

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My Best Friend - Nice Story..!!

As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running towards him, knocking him down and causing all his books to fly out of his arms. His glasses went flying  ten feet from him. He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes. My heart went out to him. Hence, I jogged over to him and tried to help him as he crawled around looking for his glasses with a tear in his eye. I handed him his glasses and said, “Those guys are jerks.” He looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!”

There was a big smile on his face showing  real gratitude. I helped him pick up his books and asked him where he lived. It turns out that he lived near me so I asked him why I had never seen him before. He said he had gone to a private school previously.  We talked all the way home and I helped carried some of his books. He turned out to be a pretty cool kid. I invited him to play a little football with my friends and he agreed.

We hung out all weekend and the more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him. He was equally popular with my friends. When Monday morning came, I saw Kyle with a huge stack of books again. I said, “Boy, you are really going to build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!” He simply laughed and handed me half the books. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends. When we were seniors, we began to think about college. Kyle decided on Georgetown and I was going to Duke.

I knew that we would always be friends in spite of the miles separating us . He was going to be a doctor and I was going for a business degree on a football scholarship. Kyle was entrusted to prepare a speech for graduation. I was glad that it wasn’t me having to get up there and do the speech. Kyle looked great on graduation day . He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school. He filled out and actually looked good in glasses. He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him. Boy, I was jealous sometimes.

Today is one of those days. I could see that he was nervous about his speech. Hence, I smacked him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be great!” He looked at me with one of really grateful looks and smiled. “Thanks.” He said. He cleared his throat as he started his speech. “Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years. Some people thank their parents, teachers, siblings or maybe their coach. However, most people must thank their friends. Being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them. I am going to tell you a story.”

I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend. He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn’t have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home when he met me. He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile. “Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable.”

I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome and popular boy told us about his weakest moment. I saw his parents looking at me and smiling with the same grateful smile. I never realize the depth of my actions until that single moment.

Never underestimate the power of your actions. With one small gesture you can change a person’s life. For better or for worse.

God puts us all in each other’s lives to impact one another in some way. Look for God in others.

“Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.”

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“Love and respect yourself and never compromise for anything. And then you will be surprised how much growth starts happening of its own accord as if rocks have been removed and the river has started flowing.”

“Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I’ve had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh.”

“Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.” 

“You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything, even poverty, you can survive it.”

“Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong.”

“Sometimes what you want isn’t always what you get, but in the end what you get is so much better than what you wanted.”

“The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one’s destiny to do, and then do it.”

“Find out what you really love to do, and then find a way to make a good living doing it.” 

“The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now.” 

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”