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Zam Zam water facts

zam zam

The Well of Zam zam is a well located within the Masjid al Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 20 meters east of the Kaaba (see Kaaba Old Photos of 1880 & 1953), the holiest place in Islam. According to Islamic tradition it was a miraculously- generated source of water, which began thousands of years ago when Ibraham’s infant son was …

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Nitrogen facts in Atmosphere

nitrogen facts

Earth’s atmosphere is actually about 80 percent nitrogen. Most of the rest is oxygen, with tiny amounts of other stuff thrown in. Nitrogen is essential to all living systems, which makes the nitrogen cycle one of Earth’s most important nutrient cycles. The atmosphere of Earth is a layer of gases surrounding the planet Earth that is retained by Earth’s gravity.  The …

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Aluminium cans take 500 years to break down

Aluminium cans take 500 years to break down. It’s shocking how long aluminium cans will sit in a landfill. It’s shocking to hear how much goes into landfills each year in the World. There are items thrown into landfills every single day that could be recycled. Often times all it takes is for people to start thinking outside the blue box. …

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1 septillion snow crystals drop in a winter

deer in snow

Each winter there are about 1 septillion (1, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000 or a trillion trillion) snow crystals that drop from the sky. The unique and complex features of snow crystals are very much affected by unstable atmospheric conditions. Snow crystals are sensitive to temperature and will change in shape and design as they fall from …

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Rice nutrition facts and information

Rice

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 …

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Taj Mahal – Most beautiful gift of love

Taj Mahal

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 …

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Kola superdeep borehole – Deepest hole in the world

kola superdeep borehole

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 …

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Cockroach is the fastest animal on 6 legs

cockroach

The cockroach is the fastest animal on 6 legs covering a meter a second. If you observe this “animal” with six legs , cockroach can move fast when it is alerted and can cover a distance of meter in just a second. So if you measure in larger scale this cockroach can be adjudged as the fasted creature in the world. You may also like: Peregrine Falcon …

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Why do we have seasons?

seasons

Earth is tipped at 23.5 degrees in orbit. That axis is what causes our seasons. The earth’s tilt causes different hemispheres of the earth to be pointed towards the sun at different times in earth’s orbit. Whatever hemisphere is pointed towards the sun, it is summer there. The hemisphere that is pointed away, is experiencing winter. As the earth spins …

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Does our eyes are the same size from birth?

eyes

Our eyes grow so little that they are perceived not to grow. An infant’s eyes are about 19 mm and will grow to 24-25 mm in adulthood. This slight growth may be cause for many to believe that our eyes are the same size from birth.  

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