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  • ^ Chess was invented in India.

    ^ India has the most post offices in the world.

    ^ 'Navigation' is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.

    ^ The word navy is also derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou'.

    ^ Until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world.

    ^ A snail can sleep for 3 years.

    ^ The names of the continents all end with the Same letter with which they Start.

    ^ Electricity doesn't move through a wire but through a field around the wire.

    ^ A cheetah does not roar like a lion - it purrs like a Cat (meow).

    ^ The original name for the butterfly was 'flutterby'

    ^ An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

    ^ Ants don't sleep.

    ^ The place 'value system' and the 'decimal system' were developed in 100 BC in India.

    ^ Dolphins sleep in a semi-alert state by resting one side of their brain at a time

    ^ A dolphin can hold its breath for 5 to 8 minutes at a time

    ^ Bats can detect warmth of an animal from about 16 cm away using its "nose-leaf".

    ^ Cockroach can detect movement as small as 2,000 times the diameter of a hydrogen atom.

    ^ The first steam powered train was invented by Robert Stephenson. It was called the Rocket.

    ^ Dolphins usually live up to about twenty years, but have been known to live for about forty.

    ^ The first bicycle that was made in 1817 by Baron von Drais didn't have any pedals? People walked it along.

    ^ The eyes of the chameleon can move independently & can see in two different directions at the same time.

    ^ Bats can also find food up to 18 ft. away and get information about the type of insect using their sense of echolocation.

    ^ Twenty-Four-Karat Gold is not pure gold since there is a small amount of copper in it. Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the hands.

    ^ The game of snakes & ladders was created in the 13th century by poet saint Gyandev. It was originally called 'Mokshapat.' The ladders in the game represented virtues and the snakes indicated vices.

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    1. Anonymous said...
    2. Wonderful Information's. Thanks.

      January 28, 2011 at 3:12 PM

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