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Discovering the Globe: Fun Facts & Hidden Gems of India and Beyond

    ðŸ‘‰Which are the oldest-known Animals?

 The first animals that are know of are worms, jelly-fish such as Kimbrella and diacara and similar animals like Sea Pens. They are existed over 700 million years ago.

 ðŸ‘‰Which birds cannot fly?

 Ostrich, Emo, Kiwi and Penguins are cannot fly.

👉Which bird has the longest wingspan?

 The birds with the longest wingspan are Wandering Albatross. The greatest recorded wingspan is 3.63 meters. Wandering albatross are found across the Southern Ocean. 

👉 How do Fish Breathe?

 A fish takes in oxygen through its fills. Water flows over the gills and oxygen passes from the water into the gill blood vessels.

👉Which plant sets a trap to catch animals?

 The Venus flytrap has fearsome-looking traps on the ends of its leaves. A trap consists of two lobes, when an insect lands on a lobe then lobes are push inwards and crushing the insect between them.

👉 Which Trees grow the tallest?

 The world’s tallest trees is Gigantic Coast Redwoods, found in the California, USA. The coast redwood tree takes 400 to 500 years to reach maturity, and some trees are known to be more than 1,500 years old. They often exceed 90 metres (300 feet) in height, and one has reached 112.1 metres (367.8 feet).

👉 Which is the highest Plateau in the world?

Tibet is the highest Plateau in the world.

👉 Which is the longest River in the world?

The Nile River is the longest river in the world at  6,650 km.

    ðŸ‘‰ Which is the highest Mountain range in the world?

     The Himalayas is the highest Mountain range in the world.

    ðŸ‘‰ Which is the highest Mountain peak of the world?

     The Mt. Everest is the highest Mountain peak of the world. 

    👉 Which is the fastest Bird  of the world?

   ⏩ Swift is the fastest Bird of the world.

     ðŸ‘‰ Which is the smallest bird of the world?

   The Bee Hummingbird, found only in Cuba, is the world's smallest bird, weighing         just 1.6 grams.

    ðŸ‘‰ which is the longest Railway station of the world?

    The Trans-Siberian Railway Station is the longest Railway station of the world (9600 km).

    👉 What is the Diameter of the Earth?

     Diameter of the Erath is around 12,739.2 km.

    ðŸ‘‰ What is the Diameter of the Sun?

    ⏩ Diameter of the Erath is around 1,384,000 km.

    ðŸ‘‰ What is the Diameter of the Moon?

    ⏩ Diameter of the Erath is around 3,475 km.

    ðŸ‘‰ Which is the largest planet of the Universe?

    The Jupitar is the largest planet of the Universe. Diameter is 141,968 km.

    ðŸ‘‰Which is the smallest planet of the Universe?

     The Pluto is the largest planet of the Universe. Diameter is 3,040 km.

    ðŸ‘‰Longest Day of the year?

      23rd June

    ðŸ‘‰Longest Night of the year?

     22nd December 

    ðŸ‘‰ Which is the first satellite of India?

 The Aryabhata spacecraft was the first satellite of India. It was completely designed and fabricated in India and launched by a Soviet Kosmos-3M rocket from Kapustin Yar  on April 19, 1975.    

    ðŸ‘‰ Which is the recently launched satellite of India?

The GSLV-F14 carrying INSAT-3D meteorological satellite was successfully  launched on February 17, 2024, at 17:30 Hrs, from the Satish Dhawan Space  Centre in Sriharikota. The INSAT-3DS satellite is a follow-on mission of the third-generation meteorological satellite from geostationary orbit.     

    ðŸ‘‰ What is the first movie in India?

 The film Harishchandra is the first Indian movie, which was produced by Dada             Saheb Phalke in the 1912.

        ðŸ‘‰ Where was the first Olympic game held?

 The first ancient Olympic Games took place in the town of Olympia, ancient    Greece, in 776 BC.    

   ðŸ‘‰ Who wrote the great book ‘Divine Comedy’?

The great Italian Poet Dante Alighieriwas wrote the great book ‘Divine Comedy’ in       1321.    

   ðŸ‘‰ What are the twenty most famous Epic of the world?

     The Twenty Great Epic of the World:

 i. The Gilgamesh- (1600 Century BCE)

ii. The Odyssey- The great Poet Homer (9th Century BC)

iii. The Iliad- The great Poet Homer (9th Century BC)

iv. The Ramayana- Maharshi Valmiki (5th Century BCE) 

v. The Mahabharata- Marashi Veda Vyas (3rd Century BCE)

vi. The Aeneid- Roman poet Virgil (19 BC)

vii. The Beowulf- (975 AD)

viii. The Paradise Lost- English poet Jhon Milton (17th Century)

ix. The Song of Ronald- Norman poet, Turold (1100 Century)

x. The Divine Comedy- Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1321 Century)

xi. The Shahnameh- Persian poet Ferdowsi (1010 CE)

xii. The Metamorphoses - Roman poet Ovid (8 CE)

xiii. The Nibelungenlied- (1180 CE)

xiv. The Don Juan- English poet Lord Byron (1819 Century)

xv. The Orlando furioso - Italian poet Ludovico Ariosto (1532 Century)

xvi. The Faerie Queen - English poet Edmund Spenser (1590 Century)

xvii. The Lusiads-  Portuguese poet Luis de Camoes (16th Century)

xviii. The Argonautica -Greek poet Apollonius Rhodius ( 3rd century BC)

xix. The Rape of the Lock – English poet Alexander Pope (1712)

xx. The Mabinogion- (12 Century)

    ðŸ‘‰ Which is the oldest epic?

       The oldest Epic of the World is The Gilgamesh.

   ðŸ‘‰ Which is the largest epic?

        ⏩ The Largest Epic of the World is The Mahabharata.

   ðŸ‘‰ How many Artery are in the Hearts?

         There are two main Coronary Artery in the Heart,

     They are: Left Main Coronary Artery (LMCA) and Right Coronary Artery (RCA).

    LMCA divided into two branches, they are i) Left Anterior Descending (LAD) Artery         and ii) Left Circumflex Artery (LCX).

   ðŸ‘‰How many cells in a human Brain?

     There are 86 billion neurons, or cells, in the human brain. Of these, an infinitely small portion of them handle cognitive flexibility – our ability to adjust to new  environments and concepts.

    ðŸ‘‰ How many cells in a human Body?

   The average adult male human has around 36 trillion cells.

    ðŸ‘‰ How many Bonds in a human Body?

     The human skeleton is the internal framework of the human body. It is composed of    around 206 bones.

    ðŸ‘‰ How many Liters of blood are in the human body?

The amount of blood circulating within an individual depends on their size and weight, but the average human adult has nearly 5 liters of circulating blood. Women tend  to have a lower blood volume than men. However, a woman's blood volume increases by roughly 50% during pregnancy.    

     ðŸ‘‰ How many Organs are in the human body?

Altogether there are seventy-eight main organs within the human body. These organs work in coordination to give rise to several organ systems. Among these 78 organs, five  organs are considered vital for survival. These include the heart, brain, kidneys, liver and lungs.

        ðŸ‘‰ Distance of Earth to Moon is- 384,400 km

     ðŸ‘‰ Distance of Earth to Sun is- 149.19 million km

    ðŸ‘‰ How many species of bird exist worldwide?

    In total there are about 10,000 species of birds described worldwide, though one estimate of the real number places it at almost twice that. 

    ðŸ‘‰ World Population

     The current world population is 8,105,248,170 as of Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

    ðŸ‘‰ How many countries are there in the world?

     There are 195 recognised countries in the world, according to the United Nations. 193 of these are member states of the UN, while two countries are non-member observer  states: Vatican City and the State of Palestine.

    ðŸ‘‰New Seven Wonders of  the world?

        These are : 

1. Great Wall of China; 

2. Chichén Itzá  in Yucatán state, Mexico;  

3.  Petra, Jordan; 

4. Machu Picchu in Peru;

5. Christ the Redeemer in Rio the Janerio;

6. Colosseum in Rome;

7. Taj Mahal in Agra.


👉Ancient Name  of India  Aryavrata

👉Capital  of India: New Delhi

👉Total Geographical Area India:  32,87,263 sq. km

👉Total Population of India : 1,439,284,825 (as on 23/04/2024) (source: worldometers.info) 1,407,563,842 (Census 2021)

👉Literacy rate of India :   85.95 % (2024)

👉GDP rate of India:    7.6 % (2024)

👉Total State & UT’s  :  28 states & 8 UT’s

👉Total Languages : 121 languages and 270 mother tongues. Out of 121 languages 22 are official languages as specified in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution of India.

👉Official Language  of India : Hindi & English

👉National Festival  of India : Independent Day. Republic Day, Gandhi Jayanti

        Independent Day   : 15th August

        Republic Day     : 26th January

        Gandhi Jayanti   : 2nd October

👉National Anthem :  “Jana Gana Mana” written by Rabindranath Tagore

👉National Song : “Vande Mataram” witten by Bankim  Chandra Chattopadhyay

👉National Flag    :    Tiranga (Try Color)

Meaning of Try Color : 

        Saffron - Strength & Courage

        White- Peace & Truth

        Green- Fertility

👉National Emblem  : The Lion Capital of Ashoka Pillar

👉National Animal  : The Royal Bengal Tiger

👉National  Heritage Animal  : Indian Elephant

👉National Bird  :   The Indian Peacock

👉National Flower :   The Lotus Flower

👉National Tree :     The Banyan Tree

👉National Fruit :  The   Mango

👉National Game     Hockey

👉Currency Symbol  :   (Indian Rupee)

👉Major Religion Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Islam, Christianity

👉President of India :  Droupadi Murmu

 ðŸ‘‰Vice-President of India :  Jagdeep Dhankar

👉Prime Minister of India Narendra Damodardas Modi

👉Speaker of Lok Sabha  :    Om Birla

👉Chief Justice of India :  Justice Chandrachud

👉Chief of the Defense Staff : Gen. Anil Chouhan

👉Chief of the Army Staff:  Gen. Upendra Dwivedi

 ðŸ‘‰Chief of Air  Staff  :   Air Chief Marshal  Amar Preet Singh

 ðŸ‘‰Chief of the Naval Staff  Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi

 ðŸ‘‰Chief Election Commissioner : Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu

 ðŸ‘‰Governor of RBI   :   Shaktikanta Das

 ðŸ‘‰Largest State:   Rajasthan, 342,239 sq. km

  ðŸ‘‰Smallest State :   Goa, 342,239 sq. km

  ðŸ‘‰Total River : Around 500 (Source List)

 ðŸ‘‰Longest/Largest River  River Ganga    

 ðŸ‘‰Largest River Island    : Majuli (Assam)      

 ðŸ‘‰Smallest River Island    : Umananda (Assam)       

 ðŸ‘‰Largest Airport : Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi

 ðŸ‘‰Largest Railway StationHowrah, Calcutta

👉Largest Museum The Indian Museum, Calcutta

 ðŸ‘‰Largest Library :  The National Library of India, Calcutta

 ðŸ‘‰Largest ZooThe Arignar Anna Zoological ParkChennai

 ðŸ‘‰Largest National Park Hemis National Park, Ladakh

 ðŸ‘‰Longest National  High Way: NH44, 3,745 kilometers 

   ðŸ‘‰Tallest Statue  The Statue of Unity (597 ft.), Gujarat          


  
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