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In outer space, you will experience 16 sunrises daily
Posted On: February 18,2010 By: Sukrit
In lower outer space, the sun rises and sets every 90 minutes or so. As a result you would experience 16 sunrises daily. For this and other strange facts about living in space, click here.
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France has more Time zones than any other country.
Posted On: December 10,2009 By: Kumar Goutam Das
France has 12 time zones, which is more than any other country followed by Russia which has 11 time zones.
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The most populous island in the world.
Posted On: November 28,2009 By: Kumar Goutam Das
Home to a population of 130 million in 2006 Java is the most populous island in the world, ahead of Honshu, the main island of Japan.
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The first Indian to be appointed as the Governor of Reserve Bank of India.
Posted On: November 25,2009 By: Kumar Goutam Das
Sir Chintaman Dwarakanath Deshmukh, better known as C. D. Deshmukh, was the first Indian[1] to be appointed as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in 1943 by the British Raj authorities.
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The only US President to serve two non-consecutive terms.
Posted On: November 23,2009 By: Kumar Goutam Das
Stephen Grover Cleveland was both the 22nd and 24th President of the United States. Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms (1885–1889 and 1893–1897) and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents.
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Significance of the term "Sick man of Europe".
Posted On: October 4,2009 By: Kumar Goutam Das
The term "Sick man of Europe" is a nickname that has been used from time to time, to describe a European country experiencing a time of economic difficulty and/or poverty. From time to time countries like Turkey and Russia have been termed as the sick man of Europe.
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The first person to introduce the Indian Rupee.
Posted On: October 4,2009 By: Kumar Goutam Das
Sher Shah Suri first introduced the Indian rupee. During his short rule, he set up a new template for civic and military administration, issued the first Rupiya in use till 20th century, a precursor for the modern Rupee.
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Who is the the only Indian to receive the highest civilian awards from both India and Pakistan?
Posted On: September 7,2009 By: Kumar Goutam Das
Former Prime Minister of India, Morarji Desai is the only Indian to receive the highest civilian awards from both India and Pakistan i.e. Bharat Ratna and Nishaan-e-Pakistan.
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The fifth basic taste sensed by the human tongue.
Posted On: September 6,2009 By: Kumar Goutam Das
In addition to sweet, salty, sour and bitter, Umami the fifth generally recognized basic tastes sensed by specialized receptor cells present on the human tongue.
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The first person to reach both the north and south poles.
Posted On: September 5,2009 By: Kumar Goutam Das
Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer was the first person to reach both the north and the south pole. He led the first Antarctic expedition to reach the South Pole between 1910 and 1912.
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Which is the oldest printed book in the world?
Posted On: August 30,2009 By: Kumar Gouta Das
The Diamond Sutra, the Buddhist text, as per the British Library, is the oldest known printed book in the world.
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What is a Keystone species?
Posted On: August 25,2009 By: kumar goutam das
A keystone species is a species that has a disproportionate effect on its environment relative to its abundance. Such species affect many other organisms in an ecosystem and help to determine the types and numbers of various others species in a community. A classic keystone species is a small predator that prevents a particular herbivorous species from eliminating dominant plant species.
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