Here is list of some cherry-picked facts about common things such as applications, people, machines, language, cartoons, world, history, nature, food etc.
Most important Function of Nails is to provide a Visual advertisement of the overall Health of a Person. Human nails are made of Keratin. It is actually a Protective protein that also makes up our Hair. However, Arrangement of Keratin molecules in Hair is completely different from arrangement of Keratin molecules in nails. This is…
Marvel’s first Hero, appearing in Marvel #1 in 1939 was The Human Torch – an Android that could Control fire. The Comic book sold more than 800,000 copies. This Marvel Character is also said to be the first Mutant in History. His origins trace back to 5000 years ago, Dating back to the times of…
Evidence of Meditation was found by Archeologists and dated back to around 5,000 years ago and First written evidence of Meditation was found in the Vedas around 1500 BCE. The word ‘Meditation’ has Proto-Indo European origin meaning ‘Take Appropriate Measures’. One of the Earliest records of Meditation is a Wall art found in the Indus…
Ice cream was First invented in seventh century China where King Tang of Shang had a group of Ice men create a Cold dessert made from buffalo milk, flour and camphor. Historians remember that Alexander the Great loved to Eat snow flavored with Nectar and Honey. People in the Persian Empire saved snow in Underground…
The Original name of the Mona Lisa was Monna Lisa but a Spelling Mistake made it the Mona Lisa. In Italian, Monna means Madonna, which means ‘My Lady’. The Painting is more than 500 years old and is one of the most Ancient artworks in the World. Leonardo Da Vinci Painted it using a very…
Mother’s Day isn’t always on the Same date each year. The Holiday is celebrated Every year on the second Sunday of May. One of the Earliest Mother’s Day celebrations was in Ancient Greece. The Greek would have spring Celebrations in honor of Rhea, the Goddess of fertility, Motherhood and Generation. Mother’s Day is Celebrated in…
The word ‘obese’ is from the Latin obesus or ‘Having eaten until fat’. Approximately 97% of Dieters Regain everything they Lost and then some within three years. Fat cells generally do not Increase in number after puberty so even if you Gain weight the number of fat cells you have remains the Same. But Each…
The word ‘Camera’ originates from the Latin word ‘Camera obscura’ which means ‘Dark chamber’. The First ever Camera described in the History was a Pin hole camera, dating back to 4th or 5th century. The World’s Largest camera, built in 1899 and was called ‘The Mammoth’. It weighed 1,400 pounds and took 15 men to…
Initially, it was called ‘Codename’ but the name changed to ‘Instagram’ before it was launched. The name Instagram comes from a Mashing of ‘Instant camera’ and ‘Telegram’. Instagram Debuted on October 6, 2010. The First photo ever posted was by the Co-founder, @kevin on July 16, 2010. The Photo is a Picture of a Dog….
English is One of the Most widely spoken Languages in the World. English actually Originates from what is now called North west Germany and the Netherlands. The Language that is Most closely related to English is Frisian. Old English first came into use way back in the 5th Century AD. The English Language Has Been…