Monday, July 19, 2010



There are so many facts in our daily life which revolves around us. Which are interesting but still not known.


Fact of Tickle

Tickling is an act of evoking involuntary laughter by touching a part of the body. Some parts of the body are more ticklish than the others, the reason for which is still unknown. When used in sexual fetishism, the act of tickling is called as "tickle torture". Research by Dr Sarah-Jayne Blakemore of the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience in London found that robotic arms used to tickle people are just as effective as human arms. Men and women are just as "ticklish". But a few studies suggest that, men may be slightly more ticklish than women. Research headed by Dr M Blagrove from the University of Wales in Swansea shows that the normal tickling response may be absent in those with schizophrenia. Tickling was used as a torture by the ancient Romans. The most surprising feature that can be experimented personally is that if one tickles oneself, there is no such stimulation or laughter.

Fact of ghost

Hauntings are most intense around children entering puberty, as kids this age are emitting immense amounts of energy.
Sometimes they exist in a state of confusion, perhaps like being stuck in a dream.
Sometimes ghosts are trapped and need to be released. Let them know they can move on.
Animals can see or sense spirits, that’s why you often see them just staring intensely at what appears to be nothing.
Ghosts are often associated with hauntings, which is regular occurrence of paranormal phenomena associated with a particular locality, especially a building, and usually attributed to the activities of a discarnate entity. The the phenomena may include apparitions, poltergeist disturbances, cold drafts, and sounds of footsteps and voices.
Most ghosts can’t or won’t hurt you they just want to be noticed.

Fact of Kashmir dispute

The dispute between India and Pakistan regarding the territory of state of Jammu and Kashmir is the oldest and longest surviving dispute on earth. India claims that Kashmir is an integral part of India. Pakistan claims that people of Kashmir are the ones that should determine their own future. Both countries refuse that region should be independent. The dispute has consumed millions of lives on both sides apart from trillions of dollars since 1947. The Kashmir dispute is now registered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest militarized territorial dispute currently on the planet.

Fact about paper

The United States and Canada are the world’s largest producers of paper and paper products . The next largest are Finland, Japan, and Sweden, who produce significant amounts of wood pulp and newsprint.
The earth wastes enough paper every day to cover the Netherlands every 5 minutes.
Americans throw out enough paper each year to build a 12-foot high wall from New York to Los Angles.
Recycling one ton of paper saves about 17 trees .
In 875 CE Chinese invent toilet paper.
Americans receive almost 4 million tons of junk mail a year. If 100,000 people stopped their junk mail, we could save up to 150,000 trees annually.
A little more than half of all U.S. paper production takes the form of converted paper products and paperboard containers and boxes (51.1 million tons in 1999).

Facts of Snakes and Ladders

The game of Snakes & Ladders was created by the 13th century poet saint Gyandev. It was originally called 'Mokshapat'. The ladders in the game represented virtues and the snakes indicated vices. The game was played with cowrie shells and dices. In time, the game underwent several modifications, but its meaning remained the same, i.e. good deeds take people to heaven and evil to a cycle of re-births.

Fact of “Pi”

The value of "pi" was first calculated by the Indian Mathematician Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century, long before the European mathematicians.

Facts of women smokers

The United States is the only major cigarette market in the world in which the percentage of women smoking cigarettes (22%) comes close to the number of men who smoke (35%). Europe has a slightly larger gap (46% of men smoke, 26% of women smoke), while most other regions have few women smokers. The stats: Africa (29% of men smoke, 4% of women smoke); Southeast Asia (44% of men, 4% of women), Western Pacific (60% of men, 8% of women)

Interesting facts about sex

Hate the gym? You burn about 200 calories during 30 minutes of active sex. Lovemaking can burn up those calories you piled on during that romantic dinner.
Men aged 12 to 19 think about sex at least once every five minutes.
There are approximately 100 million acts of sexual intercourse each day.
Sex actually relieves headaches. A lovemaking session can release the tension that restricts blood vessels in the brain.
Every year, 11,000 Americans injure themselves while trying out bizarre sexual positions.
Sex is an instant cure for mild depression . It releases endorphins into the bloodstream, producing a sense of euphoria and leaving you with a feeling of well-being.
Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.
Homosexuality is not unique to humans: Many species have been observed engaging in homosexual activity; and male bats have the highest rate of homosexuality in all mammals.
The more sex you have, the more sex you want—this is especially true for women—as it raises testosterone levels.


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