Showing posts with label AMAZING FACTS. Show all posts
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Saturday, June 28, 2014

PURI Rath Yatra 2014 date – Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra

PURI Rath Yatra 2014 date – Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra 


Puri Rath Yatra, the world famous chariot or car festival, at the PuriJagannath Temple in Orissa. Puri Rath Yatra 2014 date is June 29. It is celebrated on the second day of the Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of moon or bright fortnight) Ashadh month as per traditional Oriya Calendar. On the day of the Ratha Yatra (car festival), chariots (Rath) carrying Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra is pulled to the nearby Gundicha Temple.

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Inspirational Stories #172 - The Carpenter

The Carpenter

A highly skilled carpenter who had grown old was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire.

The employer was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter agreed to this proposal but made sure that this will be his last project. Being in a mood to retire, the carpenter was not paying much attention to building this house. His heart was not in his work. He resorted to poor workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.

Saturday, December 28, 2013

15 GREAT THOUGHTS BY CHANAKYA





1) "Learn from the mistakes of others... you can't live long enough to make them all yourselves!!"

2)"A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and Honest people are screwed first."
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3)"Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous."

4)"There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth."

5)" Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead."

6)"As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it."

7)"The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman."

"Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest."

9)"The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction."

10)"God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple."

11) "A man is great by deeds, not by birth."

12) "Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness."

13) "Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends."

14) "Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person."

15) "Education is the Best Friend. An Educated Person is Respected Everywhere. Education beats the Beauty and the Youth."

Interesting Facts



 
1. Your shoes are the first thing people subconsciously notice about you. Wear nice shoes.

2. If you sit for more than 11 hours a day, there's a 50% chance you'll die within the next 3 years

3. There are at least 6 people in the world who look exactly like you. There's a 9% chance that you'll meet one of them in your lifetime.

4. Sleeping without a pillow reduces back pain and keeps your spine stronger.

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Strange Laws of Different Countries






Ø     In Texas, it's against the law for anyone to have a pair of pliers in his or her possession.

Ø     In Philadelphia, you can't put pretzels in bags based on an Act of 1760.

Ø     Alaska law says that you can't look at a moose from an airplane.

Ø     In Corpus Christie, Texas, it is illegal to raise alligators in your home.

Ø     In Miami, it is forbidden to imitate an animal.

Ø     It is against the law to mispronounce the name of the State of Arkansas in that State.

Ø     In Illinois, the law is that a car must be driven with the steering wheel.

Ø     California law prohibits a woman from driving a car while dressed in a housecoat.

Ø     In Memphis, Tennessee, a woman is not to drive a car unless a man warns approaching motorists or pedestrians by walking in front of the car that is being driven.

Ø     In Tennessee, it is against the law to drive a car while sleeping.

Ø     In New York, it is against the law for a blind person to drive an automobile.

Ø     In West Virginia, only babies can ride in a baby carriage.

Ø     In Georgia, it is against the law to slap a man on the back or front.

Ø     A barber is not to advertise prices in the State of Georgia.

Ø     In Louisiana, a bill was introduced years ago in the State House of Representatives that fixed a ceiling on haircuts for bald men of 25 cents.

Ø     In Oklahoma, no baseball team can hit the ball over the fence or out of a ballpark.

Ø     In Rochester, Michigan, the law is that anyone bathing in public must have the bathing suit inspected by a police officer

Ø     In Kentucky, it's the law that a person must take a bath once a year.

Ø     In Utah, birds have the right of way on any public highway.
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Ø     In Ohio, one must have a license to keep a bear.

Ø     In Tennessee, a law exists which prohibits the sale of bologna (sandwich meat) on Sunday.

Ø     In Virginia, the Code of 1930 has a statute which prohibits corrupt practices or bribery by any person other than political candidates.

Ø     In Providence, Rhode Island, it is against the law to jump off a bridge.

Ø     In the State of Kansas, you're not allowed to drive a buffalo through a street.

Ø     In Florida, it is against the law to put livestock on a school bus.

Ø     In New Jersey, cabbage can't be sold on Sunday.

Ø     In Galveston, Texas, it is illegal to have a camel run loose in the street

Ø     In North Carolina, it is against the law for dogs and cats to fight.

Ø     In Singapore, it is illegal to chew gum.

Ø     In Cleveland, Ohio, it is unlawful to leave chewing gum in public places.

Ø     In Virginia, chickens cannot lay eggs before 8:00 a.m., and must be done before 4:00 p.m.

Ø     In New York, it is against the law for children to pick up or collect cigarette and cigar butts.

Ø     In Massachusetts, it is against the law to put tomatos in clam chowder.

Ø     In Washington State, you can't carry a concealed weapon that is over 6 feet in length.

Ø     In San Francisco, there is an ordinance, which bans the picking up and throwing of used confetti.

Ø     In Kentucky, it is illegal for a merchant to force a person into his place of business for the purpose of making a sale.

Ø     It is against the law in Connecticut for a man to write love letters to a girl whose mother or father has forbidden the relationship.

Ø     In Michigan, married couples must live together or be imprisoned.

Ø     In Phoenix, Arizona, you can't walk through a hotel lobby with spurs on.

Ø     In California, a law created in 1925 makes it illegal to wiggle while dancing.

Ø     In Utah, daylight must be visible between dancing couples.

Ø     In Michigan, it is against the law for a lady to lift her skirt more than 6 inches while walking through a mud puddle.

Ø     In North Carolina, it is against the law for a rabbit to race down the street.

Ø     In Georgia, it's against the law to spread a false rumor.

Ø     In West Virginia, one can't cook sauerkraut or cabbage due to the odors and the offence is subject to imprisonment.

Ø     In Missouri, a man must have a permit to shave.

Ø     The law states that more than 3000 sheep cannot be herded down Hollywood Blvd. at any one time.

Ø     In Texas, it is still a "hanging offense" to steal cattle.

10 Most Beautiful Highway In The World

1. The Jebel Hafeet Mountain Road – UAE



2. Stelvio Pass – Italy



3. Transfagarasan – Romania



4. Col de Turini – France


5. Los Caracoles Pass – Andes


6. San Bernardino Pass – Switzerland




7. Oberalp Pass – Switzerland


8. Atlantic Road – Norway


9. Iroha Zaka – Japan


10. The Overseas Highway – Florida Keys


 

 


AMAZING FACTS ABOUT INDIA





1. The name “India” is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshipers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu. The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name “Hindustan” combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.

2. The number system was invented by India. Aryabhatta was the scientist who invented the digit zero.

3. India exports software to 90 countries.

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Interesting and cool facts about Brain are......





 
1) The Brain weighs about 3 pounds

2) Brain can survive without oxygen for 4 to 6 minutes, before it starts to die

3) About 20% of the Oxygen and Blood is necessary from the Human Body to the Brain

4) There are more than 100 Billion neurons in the Brain

5) Cerebrum is the Largest part in the Brain

6) During the Night times Brain works more actively preferred to day times

7) The Brain has no Ability to feel the Pain, due to absence of Pain Receptors

8) About 80% of our brain is made up of Water

9) In the Electronic terms, the capacity of human Brain in memory is in between 3 or 1000 TB( Terabytes)

10) The studies on the Brain Imaging tells us that feelings in human beings are originating from the Brain

Fun Facts About Merry Christmas (We MUST Know...)


Have you ever wondered about some of the things we see and embrace at Christmas? We know that Christmas is the day we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. That story is familiar to us all, and embraced by billions around the world.

But what about some of the other things—like Christmas trees and stockings and Santa? And just how many people on Earth celebrate Christmas, anyway?

Here are a few “did you know” kind of things that intrigued me:
1. The French gave the biggest Christmas present ever in 1886. It was the Statue of Liberty, and they gave it to the United States of America. (The French have one too, a smaller one, in Paris.)
2. Santa Claus was a real Saint. He lived in Myra in the 300s. Myra is in what’s now Turkey. The German name for Saint Nicholas is Sankt Niklaus.

3. The first artificial Christmas Tree wasn’t a tree at all. It was created out of goose feathers that were dyed.

4. Christmas has many, many names. Do you know some of them—aside from, of course, Christmas? How about?Sheng Tan Kuai Loh (China), or Hauskaa Joulua (Finland), or Joyeux Noel (France)? In Wales, it’s Nadolig Llawen, and in Sweden, God Jul. You can read more names for Christmas athttp://www.rochedalss.eq.edu.au/xmas/world1.htm .

5. That “Xmas” stems from Greece. The Greek “X” is a symbol for Christ.

6. Riga, Latvia was home to the first decorated Christmas tree. The year was 1510. About 36 million Christmas trees are produced each year on Christmas tree farms.
7. The Candy Cane is one of the most familiar symbols of Christmas. It dates back to 1670 in Europe but didn’t appear in the U.S. until the 1800s. The treat we see today, where the shape is Jesus’s hook to shepherd his lambs and the color and stripes hold significance for purity and Christ’s sacrifice, became common in the mid 1900s.
8. The Christmas Stocking got its start when three unmarried girls did their laundry and hung their stockings on the chimney to dry. They couldn’t marry, they had no dowry. But St. Nicholas, who knew of their plight, put a sack of gold in each stocking and in the morning the girls awoke to discover they had dowry’s. They could marry.
9. An estimated 1 of 3 people worldwide celebrate Christmas, including 2.1 Billion Christians.  There are about 7,038,044,500 people in the world, so about 23,460,148 celebrate Christmas.
10. The most popular Christmas Song ever is We Wish You a Merry Christmas. The song can be traced back to England, but its author and composer remains unknown.
11. December 25 was originally a pagan celebration. Nobody knows when Jesus of Nazareth was born and nobody celebrated his birthday for hundreds of years. December 25 was co-opted from pagan rites connected with the winter solstice.
12. The nativity story resulted in several wars. In the first few centuries of the Christian era, controversy over whether or not Jesus was divine at birth created political and social unrest that frequently burst out into full-scale warfare.
13. Mistletoe kissing originated with fertility rites. The hanging sprig is a very ancient symbol of virility and therefore anybody standing beneath it is signaling that he or she is sexually available.
14. Santa Claus originated in a newspaper ad. Far from being a quaint medieval legend, Santa Claus first appeared as a recognizable entity was in a newspaper ad for toys and "gift books" in the mid 19th century.
15. Christmas is only recently a "family" holiday. Christmas was originally celebrated as an adult form of "trick or treat," but with the "treat" consisting of booze and the threatened "trick" consisting of bodily harm or destruction of property.
16. "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" was originally a threat. The ever-popular song was originally sung, loudly and repeatedly, by crowds of rowdy, lower-class servants demanding booze from their masters... or else.  (I.e. "We won't go until we get some!")
17. The Christmas Tree is a manufactured tradition. Victorian intellectuals (like Clement Moore) invented the tradition as part of a social movement to consciously reform Christmas away from its tradition of raucous drinking.
18. Scrooge does not celebrate with the Cratchits. While most cinema versions of "A Christmas Carol" show the reformed miser celebrating with his lower-class employee, in the book, Scrooge celebrates instead with his middle-class nephew.
19. Christmas as a "day off" is a recent innovation. As late as 1850, December 25 was not a legal holiday in New England, so stores were open, business were open, and children were expected to attend school.
20. "The 12 Days of Christmas" costs about $1.3 million. The big challenge is getting the lords to leap in unison.  I figure about $100k per lord, with an extra $100k to cover the birds, rings, milkmaids, and so forth.


Merry Christmas, Everyone!