Sunday, July 6, 2014

GK

1. A hippopotamus can run faster than a man

2. India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history

3. The world’s known tallest man is Robert Pershing Wadlow. The giraffe is 5.49m (18 ft.), the man is 2.55m (8ft. 11.1 in.).

4. The world’s tallest woman is Sandy Allen. She is 2.35m (7 ft. 7 in.).

5. The only 2 animals that can see behind themselves without turning its head are the rabbit and the parrot.

6. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth. The heart of a blue whale is as big as a car, and its tongue is as long as an elephant.

7. The largest bird egg in the world today is that of the ostrich. Ostrich eggs are from 6 to 8 inches long. Because of their size and the thickness of their shells, they take 40 minutes to hard-boil. The average adult male ostrich, the world’s largest living bird, weighs up to 345 pounds.

8. Every dolphin has its own signature whistle to distinguish it from other dolphins, much like a human fingerprint

9. The world’s largest mammal, the blue whale, weighs 50 tons i.e. 50000 Kg at birth. Fully grown, it weighs as much as 150 tons i.e. 150000 Kg.

10. 90 % of all the ice in the world in on Antarctica

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