Atom Replaced

Every year about 98% of atoms in your body are replaced.

The attachment of the human skin to muscles is what causes dimples

The verb "cleave"

The verb "cleave" is the only English
word with two synonyms which are
antonyms of each other: adhere and separate.

A rare 'blue moon' will grace the night sky today (31-08-2012). When a full moon appears in the night sky for the second time in a calendar month, the occurrence is known as a 'Blue Moon'. This month, the first full moon was on 2nd August we can see it for the second time today night at 19:28 PM.

Despite its colorful name, there's nothing particularly blue about a blue moon. It simply means the second full moon of the month, so don't expect to see a different hue this night.

The last 'blue moon' was sighted in December 2009 and the next will occur on July 31, 2015.

As per wikipedia :

A blue moon can refer to either the third full moon in a season with four full moons, or the second full moon in a month. Most years have twelve full moons that occur approximately monthly. In addition to those twelve full lunar cycles, each solar calendar year contains roughly eleven days more than the lunar year of 12 lunations. The extra days accumulate, so every two or three years (7 times in the 19-year Metonic cycle), there is an extra full moon. Lunisolar calendars have rules about when to insert such an intercalary or embolismic ("leap") month, and what name it is given;e.g. in the Hebrew calendar the month Adar is duplicated. The term "blue moon" comes from folklore. Different traditions and conventions place the extra "blue" full moon at different times in the year. In the Hindu calendar, this extra month is called 'Adhik(extra) masa (month)'. It is also known as purushottam maas, so as to give it a devotional name.

31 December 2009 Blue Moon with partial lunar eclipse

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_moon

Disheveled

Definition: (adjective)

In disarray; extremely disorderly.

Synonyms: frowzled, rumpled, tousled.

The 9 abandoned islands where time has stoped

Some islands were used for military purposes, for the construction of individual buildings or for permanent settlements in which people lived for centuries. However, loss of strategic position, natural disasters, nuclear tests or simply wish to live in civilization, led to the abandonment of these islands. This is a list of abandoned islands, where time has stopped, where homes, buildings and streets standing untouched for decades.

1. Hirta, Scotland, UK

Abandoned village on the island of Hirta (in the picture can be seen a few renovated houses used by scientists) link

Hirta is the largest island in the St Kilda archipelago, on the western edge of Scotland. This island may have been permanently inhabited for at least two millennia, the population probably never exceeding 180 (and certainly no more than 100 after 1851). The entire population was evacuated from Hirta in 1930, due to disease and outside influences.

Street in the abandoned village link

Currently, temporary residents of this island are defence personnel, conservation workers, volunteers and scientists who spend time here during the summer months. [link, map]

2. Holland Island, Maryland, USA

Island in 2008 link

Holland Island is a marshy, rapidly-eroding island in the Chesapeake Bay, in Dorchester County, Maryland, west of Salisbury. The island was once inhabited by watermen and farmers, but has since been abandoned.

The last house on Holland Island in May 2010. This house fell into the bay in October 2010 link

By 1910, the island had about 360 residents, making it one of the largest inhabited islands in the Chesapeake Bay. The wind and tide began to seriously erode the west side of the island, where most of the houses were located, in 1914. This forced the inhabitants to move to the mainland. [link, map]

3. North Brother Island, New York, USA

Skeletons of abandoned Buildings and Docks on North Brother Island link

North Brother Island is an island in the East River situated between the Bronx and Riker's Island. Its companion, South Brother Island, is a short distance away. The island wasuninhabited until 1885, when Riverside Hospital moved there from Blackwell's Island (now known as Roosevelt Island). Riverside Hospital was founded in the 1850s as the Smallpox Hospital to treat and isolate victims of that disease. Its mission eventually expanded to other quarantinable diseases. The hospital was closed around 1940.

The road between the abandoned buildings link

Now a bird sanctuary, the island is currently abandoned and off-limits to the public. Most of the original hospitals' buildings still stand, but are heavily deteriorated and in danger of collapse. A dense forest conceals the ruined hospital buildings, and from the 1980s through the early 2000s it supported one of the area's largest nesting colonies of Black-crowned Night Heron. However as of 2011 this species has abandoned the island, for unknown reasons. [link, map]

4. Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands

Welcome sign at the Enyu aristrip on Bikini Atoll, site of post-WWII nuclear bomb testing link

Bikini Atoll is an atoll, listed as a World Heritage Site, in the Micronesian Islands of the Pacific Ocean, part of Republic of the Marshall Islands. Humans have inhabited the atoll for at least 2,000 years. Bikini was visited by only a dozen or so ships before the establishment of the German colony of the Marshall Islands in 1885.

link

Between 1946 and 1958, twenty-three nuclear devices were detonated at Bikini Atoll. The Micronesian inhabitants, who numbered about 200 before the United States relocated them because of radiation, ate fish, shellfish, bananas, and coconuts. A large majority of the Bikinians were moved to Kili Island as part of their temporary homestead, but remain there today and receive compensation from the United States government for their survival. [link,map]

5. Hashima Island, Japan

link

Hashima Island, commonly called Gunkanjima, is one among 505 uninhabited islands in the Nagasaki Prefecture about 15 kilometers from Nagasaki itself. The island was populated from 1887 to 1974 as a coal mining facility. The island's most notable features are the abandoned concrete buildings and the sea wall surrounding it.

Abandoned buildings on the island of Hashima link

The island has been administered as part of Nagasaki city since 2005; it had previously been administered by the former town of Takashima. It is known for its coal mines and their operation during the industrialization of Japan. Mitsubishi bought the island in 1890 and began the project, the aim of which was retrieving coal from undersea mines. [link, map]

6. Great Blasket Island, Ireland

Abandoned houses on Great Blasket Island link

Great Blasket is the principal island of the Blaskets, County Kerry, Ireland. The island wasinhabited until 1953, when the Irish government decided that it could no longer guarantee the safety of the remaining population. It was the home of three noted Irish writers: Tomás Ó Criomhthain, Peig Sayers and Muiris Ó Súilleabháin.

The view from the island link

Until 1953, the inhabitants of Great Blasket Island formed the most westerly settlement in Ireland. The small fishing community (even at its peak the population was hardly more than 150) mostly lived in primitive cottages perched on the relatively sheltered north-east shore. Today, the island was abandoned and sold to the state. [link, map]

7. Stroma, Scotland, UK

link

Stroma is an island off the northern coast of the Scottish mainland. Once populous, this uninhabited island is owned by a Caithness farmer who uses it to graze sheep. In the past Stroma had a population of about 550, which by 1901 had reduced to around 375. The population continued to decline through the 20th century, and most of the last residents left in the early 1960s to work on the construction of the Dounreay power station. The last two families left around 1962.

The school on Stroma, it is now used as a shed for shearing sheep link

The number of ruined houses shows how well populated the island was at one time. In the centre of the island is a church with a bell tower. Next to the church is the manse which is kept habitable for use by visiting shepherds, particularly at lambing time. Stroma is now aconservation area with an area fenced off to protect the rare plants from the sheep. [link,map]

8. Great Isaac Cay, Bahamas

Great Isaac Cay is a small Bahamian island located about 20 miles (32 km) of the Bimini Islands. It is accessible only by boat. The most prominent feature of the island is itslighthouse, which was erected in 1859, and stands about 151 feet (46 m) tall. In 1969 the island was abandoned by the two keepers who were guarding the lighthouse and other buildings.

The grounds are open to the public, although the lighthouse itself has had stairs removed to block access to the interior of that structure. The keepers' house, cistern, and assorted buildings are crumbling into ruins. The derelict collection of abandoned buildings make Great Isaac Cay a popular destination for boaters. [map]

9. Pollepel Island, New York, USA

link

Pollepel Island is an island in the Hudson River. Also known as Pollopel Island and Bannerman Island, it is the site of Bannerman's Castle. This Island is about 50 miles (80 km) north of New York City and about 1,000 feet (300 m) from the Hudson River's eastern shore.

The ruins of Bannerman's castle link

The principal feature on the island is Bannerman's Castle, an abandoned military surplus warehouse. Today, the castle is property of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and is mostly in ruins. While the exterior walls still stand, all the internal floors and non-structural walls have since burned down. The island has been the victim of vandalism, trespass, neglect and decay. [link, map]

source : http://www.theworldgeography.com/2012/06/9-abandoned-islands-where-time-has.htm

Undersell

Definition: (verb)

To sell goods for a lower price than (another seller).

Synonyms: undercut.

At which of the following Indus valley civilization site would you come across world's earliest known dock ?

Lothal (Gujarat)

Hombre

Definition: (noun)

An informal term for a youth or man.

Synonyms: guy, bozo, cat.

2 ARMSTRONG RIP

25th Aug 2012 witnesses an end to Two legendary 'Armstrong' stories , Noted Astronaut Neil Armstrong is no more & Cancer survivor, 7 times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is stripped off his titles on Doping allegations ...

Hombre & Illogic

Hombre

Definition: (noun)

An informal term for a youth or man.

Synonyms: guy, bozo, cat.

Illogic

Definition: (noun)

Invalid or incorrect reasoning.

Synonyms: inconsequence.

Coriaceous

Definition: (adjective)

Resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable.

Synonyms: leatherlike.

Top 5 Gold Producing Countries

Top 5 Gold Producing Countries in
2011:

1.China (From 2007 Tops)
2.Australia
3.USA
4.Russia
5.South Africa

Which pigment gives plants and leaves their green colour ?

Chlorophyll

Anthropomorphous & Minimalism

Anthropomorphous

Definition: (adjective)

Suggesting human characteristics 4 animals or inanimate things.

Synonyms: humanlike.

Minimalism

Definition: (noun)

An art movement in sculpture & painting that began in the 1950s & emphasized extreme simplification of form & colour.

VISA

The system of democracy was
introduced 2500 years ago in Athens, Greece.

The oldest existing governing body
operates in Althing in Iceland.

VISA:Visitor's Intention of Staying
Abroad.

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YOU'll Be Suprised to Know That The Earth Receive Only 1 In 2,O0,0O,0O,O0,0O0 parts of the
sun's energy.

Pulitzer Prize

In which year was Pulitzer Prize
established ?

A. 1917
B. 1918
C. 1922
D. 1928

Answer: A

CalTech

Name of the CalTech seismologist who invented the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes ?

A.Charles Richter

B.Hiram Walker

Ans-A

SAARC

The members of SAARC are Bhutan,
Bangladesh, the Maldives, Nepal,
India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.

Where is the permanent secretariat of the SAARC ?

A. Kathmandu
B. New Delhi
C. Islamabad
D. Colombo

Answer: A

Go hang Yourself

Colgate faced a big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries.
Colgate translates into the command "go hang yourself."

The silk that is produced by spiders is stronger than steel.

Turndown & Cross-grained

Turndown

Definition: (noun)

The act of refusing an offer.

Synonyms: nonacceptance.

Cross-grained

Definition: (adjective)

Difficult to deal with.

Synonyms: contrarious.

Counterbalance & Chasten

Counterbalance

Definition: (verb)

Oppose & mitigate the effects of by contrary actions.

Synonyms: countervail, neutralize,
counteract.

Chasten

Definition: (verb)
Censure severely.

Synonyms: castigate, chastise , objurgate, correct.

Genius Mind

After the death of the genius, Albert Einstein, his brain was removed by a pathologist and put in a jar for future study.

Cool Facts about Human body

The human body is a machine that is full of wonder. This collection of human body facts will leave you wondering why in the heck we were designed the way we were.

1.. Scientists say the higher your I.Q. The more you dream.

2.. The largest cell in the human body is the female egg.

3.. The smallest is the male sperm.

4.. You use 200 muscles to take one step.

5.. The average woman is 5 inches shorter than the average man.

6.. Your big toes have two bones each while the rest have three.

7.. A pair of human feet contain 250,000 sweat glands.

8.. A full bladder is roughly the size of a soft ball.

9.. The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve razor blades.

10.. The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as the Encyclopedia Britannica.

11.. It takes the food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.

12.. The average human dream lasts 2-3 seconds.

13.. Men without hair on their chests are more likely to get cirrhosis of the liver than men with hair.

14.. At the moment of conception, you spent about half an hour as a single cell.

15.. There is about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.

16.. Your body gives off enough heat in 30 minutes to bring half a gallon of water to a boil.

17.. The enamel in your teeth is the hardest substance in your body.

18.. Your teeth start developing (in your gums) 6 months before you are born.

19.. When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.

20.. Blondes have more hair than dark-haired people.

21.. Your thumb is the same length as your nose.

22.. At this very moment I know full well you are putting this last fact to the test ... now remove your thumb from your nose and pass this on to the friends you think might be interested in comparing their thumbs to their noses as well. You did it -- I KNOW you did !!!!!

Uncommon knowledge

(1) Ants don't sleep.

(2) Owls have eyeballs that are tubular in shape, because of this, they cannot move their eyes.

(3) A bird requires more food in proportion to its size than a baby or a cat.

(4) The mouse is the most common mammal in the US.

(5) A newborn kangaroo is about 1 inch in length.

(6) A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.

(7) The Canary Islands were not named for a bird called a canary. They were named after a breed of large dogs. The Latin name was Canariae insulae – "Island of Dogs."

(8) There are 701 types of pure breed dogs.

(9) A polecat is not a cat. It is a nocturnal European weasel.

(10) The animal responsible for the most human deaths world-wide is the mosquito.

(11) The biggest pig in recorded history was Big Boy of Black Mountain, North Carolina, who was weighed at 1,904 pounds in 1939.

(12) Cats respond most readily to names that end in an "ee" sound.

(13) A cat cannot see directly under its nose. This is why the cat cannot seem to find tidbits on the floor.

(14) Pigs, walruses and light-colored horses can be sunburned.

(15) Snakes are immune to their own poison.

(16) An iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes.

(17) The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.

(18) The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

(19) The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to Squirt blood 30 feet.

(20) Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear By 700 times.

(21) Cats have more than one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.

(22) The biggest member of the cat family is the male lion, which weighs 528 pounds (240 kilograms).

(23) Most lipstick contains fish scales.

(24) The only food that doesn't spoil is HoneY.

(25) Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants.

Viruses

Study Of Microorganism Is Called
Microbiology.

The Most Primitive Organisms Are
Bacteria.

Viruses Are Total Parasite.

Computer Basics

What Is A Function Of A Keyboard In Computer ?

Ans: Input

The Most Common Input Device Are Keyboard, Mouse.

Whirlybird

Definition: (noun)

An aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades.

Synonyms: eggbeater,

Amino Acid

Amino Acid Is The Smallest Unit Of Protein.

The Study Of Rocks Is Known As Petrology.

Stem Cutting Are Commonly Used For Re-growing Sugar Cane.

Joule

Joule is the unit of

A.temperature
B.pressure
C.energy
D.heat

Answer: Option C

Jules Rimet Trophy

With which sport is the Jules Rimet
trophy associated ?

A.Basketball
B.Football
C.Hockey
D.Golf

Answer: Option B

Indian Independence Day

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Happy Indepndance Day to All.
"VANDE MATRAM"

Non-Banking Financial Institutions

Non-Banking Financial Institutions (NBFIs) facilitate bank-related financial services, such as investment, risk pooling, market brokering.

The Jaz drive

The Jaz drive was a removable disk
storage system, introduced by the
Iomega company in 1995, originally
released with a 1 GB capacity.

High-pressure

Definition: (adjective)

Aggressively & persistently persuasive.

Synonyms: forceful, aggressive, compelling, intensive, persistent

The luminous coloured ring

The luminous coloured ring,
surrounding the sun is called the

A. nebula
B. comet
C. asteroid
D. corona

Answer: D

Between Jupiter And Mars

The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars are called

A.Novas
B.Comets
C.Meteors
D.Asteroids

Ans-(D)

OLYMPIC FLAG 5 Colour Rings

OLYMPIC FLAG 5 colour rings indicates 5 continents of world

BLue ring-Europe

Yellow-Asia

Black-Africa

Red-America

Green-Australia

Anastrophe & Forfend

Anastrophe

Definition: (noun)

The reversal of the normal order of words.

Synonyms: inversion.

Forfend

Definition: (verb)

Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening.

Synonyms: deflect, head off, avert,
avoid, debar, obviate.

Fastest time to cover 100 meters

Fastest time to cover 100 meters:Falcon 1 second;
Cheetah 3 sec;
Atlantic Sailfish 3.1 sec;
Lion 4 sec;
Giraffe 7 sec;
Usain Bolt 9.58 sec.

Usain Bolt ran 100 meters in just 41 steps. Per step, he covers 2.44 mt.
As a kid he used to carry water carriers for miles to earn money.

Malefic

Definition: (adjective)

Having or exerting a malignant influence.

Synonyms: malevolent, malign, evil.

Speed of sound in air at 0'C 332m/s.
For every 1 degree rise in temp.it
increases abt 0.61m/s

Radium

Which scientist discovered the
radioactive element radium ?

A.Isaac Newton
B.Albert Einstein
C.Benjamin Franklin
D.Marie Curie

Ans-(D)

Pencils

Which of the following is used in
pencils ?

A.Graphite
B.Silicon
C.Charcoal
D.Phosphorous

Ans: A

Chlorophyll

Chlorophyll is a naturally occurring
chelate compound in which
central metal is

A.copper
B.magnesium
C.iron
D.calcium

Ans-(B)

Eyeball out

If You keep your eyes open by force
when you sneeze, you might pop an
eyeball out.

A duck's quack doesn't echo, n no
one knows why.

Gilt-Edged Market

Gilt-edged market means

A.bullion market
B.market of government securities
C.market of guns
D.market of pure metals

Ans-(B)

Eritrea, which became the 182nd
member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of Africa.

The great Victoria Desert

The great Victoria Desert is located in

A.Canada
B.West Africa
C.Australia
D.North America

Answer: Option C

Amalgaming Metal

Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals ?

A.Tin
B.Mercury
C.Lead
D.Zinc

Answer: Option B

Lie Detector

DEET is an insect repellant, used to
destroy mosquitoes in houses.

Polygraph - popularly referred to as a lie detector.

Jamaica's Usain Bolt defends 100m
title with new Olympic record of
9.63sec.

Hiroshima marks 67th anniversary of world's 1st atomic bomb attack

Spirometer

A spirometer is an apparatus for measuring the volume of air inspired and expired by the lungs.

Microsoft is renaming its vintage
Hotmail email service as Outlook.com with new features

Olympic record:Michael Phelps alone has 19 medals

India

India is the world's largest,oldest,continuous civilization.

India never invaded any country in
her last 1000 years of history.

Martial Arts were first created in
India, and later spread to Asia by
Buddhist missionaries.

India is the world's Largest
democracy.

Dabble & Groggy

Dabble

Definition: (verb)

Work with in an amateurish manner.

Synonyms: smatter, play around.

Groggy

Definition: (adjective)

Stunned orconfused & slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion).

Synonyms: foggy, logy,

Farinaceous & Importune

Importune

Definition: (verb)

Beg persistently & urgently.

Synonyms: insist.

Farinaceous

Definition: (adjective)

Composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency.

Synonyms: grainy, granular.

Corrode

Definition: (verb)

Cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid.

Synonyms: rust, eat.

Most Literate Union Territory

What Is The Percentage Of India's
Population To the World Population ?

Ans-16%

The Most Literate Union Territory In India Is Lakshadweep.

Digital Circuits

Long Distance Short-wave Radio
Broad-casting Uses Ionospheric Wave.

Modern Communicaion Systems Use Digital Circuits.

Who Was The First European To Designate Aryanas A Race ?

Ans:-Max Muller

Lord Krishna

Today is Lord Krishna's Birthday known as Janmastmi.

Mathura Has around 400 temples
dedicated to Nandgopal.

Lord Krishna is known by Around
108 names in the world.

NATIONAL SPORTS

NATIONAL SPORTS:

japan- ju-jitsu

USA-Baseball

Canada- ice hockey

Russia- chess

Brazil-Football

pakistan& India- hockey.

Blabbermouth

Definition: (noun)

Someone who gossips indiscreetly.

Synonyms: talebearer, tattler, tattletale.

Leech

The coconut is the largest seed in the world.

A leech has 32 brains.

The human brain has about 100,000,000,000 (100 billion) neurons.

Embroil

Definition: (verb)

Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action.

Synonyms: drag in, sweep up, tangle.

The shortest war

The shortest war in history was
between Zanzibar and England in
1896.
Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.

Plausive

Definition: (adjective)

Expressing or manifesting praise or approval.

Synonyms: approbative, affirmative.

Scarecrow

Definition: (noun)

An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds.

Synonyms: straw man.

First Mobile Phone

Martin Cooper invented the first
mobile phone in 1973.
It weighed 2.5 pounds, had a talk time of 30 minutes and took 10 hours to recharge.

Uncopyrightable

The Average cough comes out of Ur
mouth at 60 miles (96.5 km) Per hour.

44% of kids watch television before
they go to sleep.

The only 15 letter word that can be
spelled without repeating its letters is "Uncopyrightable".