Now you Know

Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.

Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.

Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.

Originally, Jack-O-Lanterns were made from turnips.

Ostriches stick their heads in the sand to look for water.

Bharat Ratna : jayaprakash narayan
posthumous, freedom fighter, social reformer
Year : 1998
Region : bihar.

Our eyes never grow, our nose and ears never stop growing

Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.

Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows

Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows .

Over 50% of lottery players go back to work after winning the jackpot.

Over 98 percent of Japanese people are cremated after they die.

Over one million stray dogs live in the New York City metropolitan area.

Owls are the only birds that can see the colour blue.

Pageant Models often smear Vaseline on their teeth so their lips won't stick when smiling.

Pain travels through your body at 350 ft. per second.

Panophobia is the fear of everything.

Paper money is not made from wood pulp but from cotton. This means that it will not disintegrate as fast if it is put in the laundry.

Parker Brothers prints about 50 billion dollars worth of Monopoly money in one year. (which is more than real money printed in a year)

Parrots have 500 pounds per square inch of pressure in their beaks.

Terminology
Terminology :
seismology : the study of earthquakes and the phenomena associated with it. .. More >>