Facts & Trivia

An easy to remember emergency number, 911 can be used to get help from police, paramedics, fire department, etc. 911 service is available at most locations across United States and Canada. While the emergency telephone number has emerged as a potent tool to provide timely help and save lives, the system faces challenges on several fronts. One of these is …

For most of us, the highest we can get is around 42,000 ft. That’s usually the highest altitude at which commercial planes fly. The cruising altitude of commercial airliners is in the range of 33,000 ft. to 42,000 ft. This is considered as the perfect height in terms of the amount of lift available for planes to fly and the …

Most movies we see are usually 90 to 180 minutes long. If we take an average, it would be close to around two hours. And that’s understandable because anything longer could stress us out physically and mentally. Longer movies could also bore us, as human attention levels are not infinite. It’s the reason why most movie makers like to keep …

We all have climbed mountains, small or big, at some point in our lives. We also know that the world’s highest mountain Mt. Everest has been climbed thousands of times by thousands of individuals. But it should not let you into assuming that humanity has conquered all the mighty peaks on planet earth. The reality is that there are still …

Diagnosing death may not be as easy as it sounds. It is possible that the person may just be unconscious or has entered a state of coma. Also, there have been various cases where people have literally been back from the dead. For example, the phenomenon of auto resuscitation is widely known in the medical fraternity. In such cases, the …

Not every hotel has it, but there are quite a few of these that have flags at the entrance. The flags can be either flags of different nations or it can be just flags with different colors or other imagery / logos on them. If you are wondering why hotels have flags on them, here are some reasons that make …

Many people tend to use the terms ‘sea’ and ‘ocean’ interchangeably. The general perception is that oceans are larger and seas are smaller. So, is that the only difference between sea and ocean? Well, the size thing may be true, but it is not the only difference between sea and ocean. There are various other factors that differentiate a sea …

‘Trees’ is what most of us will be tempted to say. That may be true, but not the whole truth. You will be surprised to know that more than 50 percent of the earth’s oxygen comes from the oceans. Before we get into the details, let’s take a quick look at the current composition of various gases in the atmosphere. …

With oil reserves getting depleted at a fast rate, humans are digging deeper and deeper in search of the black gold. While world leaders have envisioned an electric ecosystem for the future, it appears that reaching there would take several years. Till that time, the digging in search of oil will continue. Any natural resource is essentially a major cash …

When someone says farmer, we usually think of a person who works in the farm all day long. That may be true, but things have changed dramatically for famers with new tools and technologies. Current generation farmers utilize new scientific techniques and heavy equipment, which have helped them increase produce as well as improve quality of produce. Farmers have also …