A dry March, a wet April and a cool May fill barn and cellar and bring much hay Harvest predictions according to the weather A fault confessed is half redressed Confession is the beginning of forgiveness A flower blooms more than once If you miss an occasion, you can avail of it at another time.
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Since the beginning of the world according to someone, the Earth’s surface is divided into many countries, and some of them are real giants like Russia, Canada, USA, China, Brazil and Australia. They occupy huge areas and stretch across the continents. The 10 largest ones are more or less known by everybody. But even
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A woodpecker can peck wood/tree trunk at an average of 20 times in one second They have a lifespan of 4 – 11 years Most birds have three toes pointing forward and one backwards, the Woodpecker have two pointing in each direction. This help them balance vertically on the trunks of trees Their size range
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Fact One Earth is the only planet in the Solar System to have water in its three states of matter: as a solid (ice), a liquid (sea, rain, etc.) and as a gas (clouds). Water is, of course, the most important liquid for life. Fact Two Earth is almost five billion years old, although life
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Of course, we want to appear intelligent in social situations since this contributes to the right image we desire for ourselves. But could there really be some things that we do which give the exact opposite result? And to make matters ever much worse – with us being none the wiser? Well, you will appear intelligent
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Chocolate is amazing and actually isn’t bad for you, unless you’re eating, like, the entire Nestle factory or something. So here are 7 weird but true and awesome facts about chocolate! Chocolate Was Used As Money In Mayan history, cacao beans were used as currency. The beans were literally coins and were even counterfeited! And
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Aaa..aaaachoooo! Why do we sneeze? Ever given it a thought? People have always postulated that it is an involuntary reflex action. True. But there is more. Sneezing, that reflex action, is triggered by many irritants such as pollen, pollutants, dust, germs etc. that enters our nose. On infiltrating our nose lining, these irritants – there
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Celebrities take selfies to show off their lavish lifestyles and normal people use them to document their movements on social media sites. But experts have linked selfies with mental illness and have suggested that people regularly searching for the perfect angle from which to portray themselves could in some cases be ill. One leading psychiatrist
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Here are some awesome facts you might not have known about the reproductive lives of our feathered and stinger-ed friends – Birds and Bees. Most Male Birds Don’t Have Penises Ninety-seven percent of bird species don’t grow penises. But why? A 2013 study that compared chickens (who don’t have penises) with ducks (whose penises are
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The hummingbird is one of the smallest bird in the world, measuring 3 – 5 inches. The smallest species of hummingbird measures 5cm. They are known as hummingbirds because of the humming sound created as they beat their wings which flap at high frequencies audible to humans They have rapid wing-flapping rates, typically around 50
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