World’s largest flower
World’s largest flower
The largest flower in the world, the rafflesia arnoldi, weighs 7 kg (15 pounds) and grows only on the Sumatra island of Indonesia. Its petals grow to metre (1,6 feet) long and 2,5 cm (1 inch) thick.
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Who invented the paperclip ?
The paperclip .
When Johann Vaaler patented his paper clip in 1901, therealready were similar designs on the books. William Middlebrook of Waterbury, Connecticut patented his design in 1899. Cornelius Brosnan of Springfield, Massachusetts patented his Konaclip in 1900.
2700 Languages are spoken in the world
2700 languages are spoken in the world
The “invention” of language is not known except for references in the Bible. It is not known what language Adam and Eve spoke. The first mention of different languages is the reference to the tower of Babel when different tongues were bestowed.
Shahid Kapoor and Ayesha Takia were Complan children
John Abraham was offered K3G
Much before John Abraham had made his debut with Jism , Karan Johar had offered him a role in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Ghum . At that time John was a prominent model but he refused the role because Karan had just offered him a walk-on cameo as the guy Kareena Kapoor gets to pose as her boyfriend to make Hrithik Roshan jealous, just before the song ‘You Are My Soniya’ . The part was later performed by Vikas Sethi.
Laugh loudly- जोर से हंसिये
ठहाके लगाकर हँसने से सेहत अच्छी रहती है
मंद-मंद हँसी यानी मुस्कुराहट व्यक्तित्व में ख़ुशमिज़ाजी लाती है, स्वास्थ्य विशेषज्ञों का कहना है कि ज़ोर-ज़ोर से हँसना स्वास्थ्य के लिए बहुत लाभदायक है. जब हम हँसते हैं तो हमारे चेहरे की कई मांसपेशियां इसमें क्रियाशील होती हैं, हमारी भंवे चढ़ती हैं, हमारे कान हिलते हैं, आंखे मिचती हैं, नथुनें फूलते हैं,