Amazing facts for school assembly
Did you know?
Some amazing facts for students which are useful
to enhance your knowledge
- The first
hunger strike was staged by Russian prisoners during the reigns of Tsar
Alexander II (1881-94)
- Bookkeeper
is the only word in the English language with three consecutive double letters.
- There is an
underground coal fire just north of Sydney, Australia that has been burning for
6000 years.
- The oldest
museum is the world is the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford built in 1679
- A blind
person can read by using Braille system. In 1824 Louis Braille, a 15-year- old
blind French but, invented this system.
- Gorillas
have unique nose print much like human finger prints that can be used to
identify individuals.
- Jeep was
designed by Kar K. Pabst for the US Army in July 1940.
- Crocodiles
cannot stick out their tongue.
- Puppies do
not fully open their eyes until they are about 10 days old.
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- The largest
vein in human body is a cardiac vein, known as the Vena Cava, which returns
most of the blood from the body below the level of the heart.
- Radio waves
can travel around the world in the time it takes you to blink.
- Qutub Minar
is the first monument built by the Turks in India.
- The largest
cell in human body is ‘Ovum’. It is present only in female body.
- The word
monsoon is derived from Arabic word ‘mausim’ which literally means season.
- Brahmaputra is
known as ‘The Tsang Po’ in Tibet and ‘Jamuna’ in Bangladesh.
- Sunderban
Delta is the world’s largest and fastest growing delta.
- The world’s
largest drainage basin is of the Amazon River.
- Wildlife
Protection Act was implemented in 1972 in India.
- The red color
of ripe tomatoes is due to the presence of Carotenoids.
- Cockroaches
love eating the glue from the back of stamps.