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Roadside Hospitality
If you have been walking forever in Mumbai and sit down to rest your tired feet, you may well be sitting on one of the three-seater mosaic benches installed by the Ghanshyamdas Saraf Trust. The benches, 6,385 that had been in public places like parks, playgrounds, gardens, sport complexes, beaches and sea faces, offices, schools, colleges, training centers, hospitals, cemeteries, temples, ashrams and other places. The Saraf Trust meets all expenses of the benches and believes that it is their way of serving the public.
Clean Shave your knowledge
Shaving was even done by men in distant past caves in Stone Age. Razors have been found in the digging of graves from the times of Stone Age and the ancient Egyptians in North Africa. Safety razors are a later invention. The shaving became popular only in 1901, when Gillette began producing razors in large quantities.
182-member family
123 year old Malan devi died in her village, Wazidiwal, six kilometers from Phagwara in Rajasthan (North-western India). She is survived by a 182-member family, which comprises sons, daughters, grandsons, etc.
Who invented roller skates?
Joseph Merlin of Huy, Belgium invented the roller skates. To introduce his invention he entered the ballroom-playing violin in 1759. Unfortunately he did not know how to stop and crashed into a full-length mirror, breaking his violin.
What is glass made of?
Glass in initial stage is soft and syrupy. It is a mixture of sand, soda and lime melted together at high temperatures. In this state it can be shaped into the glass objects we see around us. Various minerals can be added to make different colored glass. Then, the "syrup" is cooled, heated and cooled again in a process that makes it hard.
Who invented money?
The first piece of metal to be considered a coin was invented in Lydia, Turkey, in 670 B.C. However, the idea of money took place long time ago. People traded a basket of berries with six ears of corn, a cow in exchange of ten chickens. However, what if the person with berries wanted wheat instead of corn? Eventually, it made sense to have something that always had the same value and was easy to carry. In addition, this gave result to what we use now - money.
Who invented matchsticks?
Matchsticks were invented accidentally by John Walker, a chemist in 1827. He was trying to produce a burnable material for shotguns. His first match was a stick he was using to stir a mixture of chemicals. It burnt into flames when he scraped it against a stone floor to clean off the head.
Do you know the difference between the Dolphin and a Porpoise?
First, these two are not fish they are mammals. They have to breathe above the water, both are related to whales, but are smaller. Dolphins can grow to 12 feet in length and have a beak. Porpoise are beakless and are usually between three and six feet long.
How fast do humming birds wing beat?
Humming birds are the smallest feathered creatures on the planet, are also the fastest wing-beaters. The beating is so speedy it looks like a blur. With a slow motion camera, it can almost be counted-50 to 75 beats per second! Hummingbirds can even fly backwards, something no other bird can do.
What is the difference between an insect and a spider?
See the legs, first - spiders have eight, insects have six. Insects have antennae and spiders do not. Let us now consider the number of body parts - insects have three and spiders have two. In addition, if the animal is hanging by a thread, it is a spider. Spiders make silk insects do not. |
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