ARE YOU AWARE OF ? PART-1

– The Ken Doll, better known as Barbie’s boyfriend was unpopular in India initially as it clashed with the arranged marriage system practiced in India.

– The Statue of Liberty is the largest hammered copper statue in the world.

– Since 1896, the beginning of modern Olympics .Only Greece & Australia have participated in every Game.

– The only two , man made structures visible from space are the Pyramids of Giza & the Hoover Dam.

– Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

– The first novel ever written on a typewriter was Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 1876.

– You are 3 times more likely to be killed by a flying Champagne cork than you are to be killed by the bite of a venomous spider.

– Chewing gum while peeling onions will prevent you from crying.

– Women are born with better sense of smell than men & remain that way throughout life.

– Excess sleep may be a serious sign of stroke among post-menopausal women.

– After eating too much our hearing become less sharp.

– We are about 1 cm taller in the morning than in the evening. The cartilage between our bones gets compressed by sitting & standing &other daily activities

– A Giraffe can clean its ears with its 50 cm tongue.

– All Swans in England are property of the Queen. Messing with them is a serious offense.

– Classical music has the reputation of calming people’s minds but a new study says even Piglets get less stressed after listening to soothing melodies.

– The common Goldfish is the only animal that can see both infra-red & ultra –violet light.

– Charles Osborne, a US citizen had the hiccups for 68 years from1922 to 1990.

– The Duck’s quack does not have an echo & scientists are still unable to determine the reason.

– The original name of Butterfly is Flutter by.

– A crocodile gets his or her dentures replaced 40 times in his or her life span.