Sunday, August 16, 2015

Facts..!!


Thousand of years ago, there was a Greek and Roman belief that a vein from the fourth finger on the left hand ran directly to the heart. This belief led to the tradition of wearing the wedding ring on that particular finger.

Photoshop was invented to create the liquid metal effects in the movie Terminator 2.

For the first time in history, NASA astronauts have eaten food grown in space.

Until the 19th century some Japanese women used to dye their teeth black as part of their makeup. This was called ohaguro (black teeth). It was thought that black teeth made a woman look beautiful.

The mayor of Houston, Texas (United States) declared August 7th, 2015 as Anupam Kher Day.

The top speed of the Bugatti Veyron is limited not by the engine, but rather its tires exploding.

Honey is the only food that will not rot. A jar of honey may remain edible for over 3000 years.

Nokia was once famous as a manufacturer of toilet paper.

When the first prototype of Apple's iPod was shown to Steve Jobs, he dropped it in an aquarium and used the air bubbles to prove there was empty space and it could be made smaller.

Chocolate comes from cocoa, which comes out of a tree. That makes it a plant. Therefore, chocolate counts as salad.

Rabindranath Tagore, who wrote the Indian National Anthem, was the first Asian to be awarded with the Nobel Prize.

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