Facts – The Great Banyan
The Great Banyan is a banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) located in Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Shibpur, Howrah, near Kolkata, India. The great banyan tree draws more visitors to the garden than its collection of exotic plants from five continents. Its main trunk became infected by fungi after it was struck by two cyclones, so in 1925 the main trunk of […]
Facts – The Secretary Bird
The Secretary Bird is a large bird of prey that is native to Africa. It is known for its distinctive appearance, with long legs and a crest of feathers on its head that resembles the quill pen behind the ear of a 19th-century office worker, hence the name “Secretary Bird”. The bird is also known for its […]
Facts – Green Chilli, Antidote for Lungs Cancer
Green chillies contain phytonutrients that relax the respiratory passage and reduce the chances of lung cancer along with prevention of problems associated with lungs such as Asthma, Cough and cold . However, a study found that capsaicin, the pungent compound in chili peppers, can successfully stop lung cancer metastasis . It is important to note that these […]
Facts – World Most expensive Material “AntiMatter”
At present, antimatter costs $62.5 trillion per gram. Projected improvements could bring this cost down to $5 billion per gram and the production level up ten times from 1.5*10^-9 to 1.5*10^-8 grams (from 1.5 to 15 nanograms). antimatter was difficult to be created at the very early times of the Universe, the reason is still […]
Facts – The Sony Play Station as a Console
The first PlayStation was originally conceived as a result of a 1991 partnership between Sony and Nintendo. Nintendo wanted to release a CD-based add-on console for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) at the time, and enlisted Sony to develop the machine. However, the partnership failed, and Sony began developing the PlayStation after the failed […]