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After spending hours working at a computer display, look at a blank piece of white paper. It will probably appear pink. Read More »

A camel hump is not used for water storage, but camels can go for long periods of time without water. They drink large amounts of water up to 20 gallons at a time. This water is stored in the animal’s bloodstream. Camel hump actually stores fat. The camel uses it as nourishment when food is scarce. If a camel uses the ... Read More »

The deepest hole ever made by humans is Kola superdeep borehole. It is located in Kola Peninsula in Russia, was completed in 1989, creating a hole 12,262 meters (7.6 miles) deep. The Kola Superdeep Borehole is the result of a scientific drilling project of the Soviet Union in the Pechengsky District, on the Kola Peninsula. The project attempted to drill as ... Read More »

Beautiful aerial view of Denver International Airport before and after snowstorm on December 28, 2006 Read More »

Planet’s rotation – All the planets in our solar system rotate anticlockwise, except Venus. It is the only planet that rotates clockwise. Read More »

The most beautiful and incredible gift of love is the monument Taj Mahal in India. Built by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan as a memorial to his wife Mumtaz Mahal, it stands as the emblem of the eternal love story. Work on the Taj Mahal began in 1634 and continued for almost 22 years and required the labor of 20,000 workers from ... Read More »

The Udachnaya pipe (literally lucky pipe) is the largest diamond deposit in the Daldyn-Alakit kimberlite field in Sakha Republic, Russia and one of the largest in the world. It is an open-pit mine located just outside the Arctic circle and it is more than 600 meters (1980 feet) deep. It is the third deepest open-pit mine in the world (after ... Read More »

Rice is an excellent food to help keep your body healthy. As a cereal grain, it is the most widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world’s human population, especially in Asia. It is the agricultural commodity with the third-highest worldwide production, after sugarcane and maize. Since a large portion of maize crops are grown for purposes other ... Read More »

Wolffia globosa or Water-meal can weigh about 1/190,000 of an ounce, equivalent to two grains of table salt. They are very hard to see! if you tried to fill a thimble with them, it is estimated that you would need some 5000 plants! Wolffia is a genus of 9 to 11 species which include the smallest flowering plants on Earth. ... Read More »

The river shown in the photographs below is the Cano Cristales, which is located near the town of La Macarena in Colombia, South America. The river, world famous for its colorful display. The bed of river in the end of July through November is variously colored yellow, green, blue, black, and especially red, the last caused by the Macarenia clavigera ... Read More »