Interesting Facts of Computer

Enjoy some great computer facts and interesting information about these amazing devices which play such an important role in our modern day lives.

Learn about parts of the computer such as the RAM, ROM and CPU as well as fun info about how we use computers to make our lives easier and more enjoyable.

Fun Dog Facts for Kids

Enjoy these fun dog facts that deliver a variety of information about interesting breeds, puppies, guide dogs such as Labradors and much more. As the famous saying goes, dogs are man’s best friend. Whether it’s as reliable workers, family pets or loyal companions, dogs are wonderful domestic animals that offer a number of qualities that are put to good use by humans.

Funny facts about India

v  There where no plastic bags in India before 1985?

v  Over 1000 elephants were used during the construction of the Taj Mahal?

v  The mobile users of India grows every month with about 2.5 million people?

v  There are over 1500 software companies in Bangalore India?

v  The first reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra India?

v  The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia?

v  The word mongoose comes from India?

v  In India, Dutta Samant led a year-long strike in 1982 involved about 200000 workers?

v  Rusi Surti is the only Indian test cricketer to played Sheffield Shield cricket in Australia?

v  The airline company Air Deccan was the first low-cost flight company in India?

v  About 50% of the residents in India are under 25 years old?

v  The highest cricket ground in the world is Chail in Himachal Pradesh, India?

v  Indian Railways transport about five billion passengers annually?

v  The longest station name on the Indian Railways is Venkatanarasimharajuvariapeta?

v  Indian Railways is the largest employer in the world, about 1.6 million people?

v  The distance learning University IGNOU in India is short for Indira Gandhi National Open University?

v  The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana in 800 BC, India?

v  The world's first known University was established in Takshashila, India in 700BC?

v  The only country in the world that has a Bill of Rights for Cows is India?

v  India is the world's largest mango producer?

v  Calcutta is the only place in the world where you still can travel by riksha pulled by humans?

v  India has more post offices than any other country?

v  Hockey is the National Game of India?

v  The Taj Mahal was in the 1830's scheduled to be torn down?

v  In India nearly 1200 species of birds can be found?

v  Taj Mahal in India is a gift of love?

v  India produces more movies than any other country in the world and Bollywood is the largest film industry in the world?

v  Indians go out to the cinema about 3 billion times a year?

v  India has about 800 dialects and 15 major Languages?

v  Algebra, Calculus, and Trigonometry comes from India?

v  India has health laughing clubs where people get together and laugh?

v  India is the largest tea producer in the world?

v  In Takshashila, 700BC, the first university was established?

v  The biggest ant in India is about an inch?

v  India used sugar before any other country?

v  4 major religions has India as birthplace Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism?

v  India buys more gold than any other country?

v  Curry powder gets its yellow color from a spice, turmeric?

v  The number system and decimal system was invented in India?

v  India is said to be the largest democracy in the world?

v  India is also known as Hindustan or Bharat by natives?

v  Before 1896 India was the only diamonds producing country in the world?

v  Films made in Bollywood are often seen by people in South Africa?

v  India is home to about 200 million cows?

v  India is the world's number one producer of vegetarian cheese?

v  The first bathrooms is said to have been built in India about 4500 years ago?

v  India is home to about 1200 species of birds?

v  India is the second most populated country in the world?

v  Shampoo is derived word from Hindi?

v  Taj Mahal is made entirely out of marble?

Ten fun facts about India

Fact 1:
There is 17 major languages and 844 dialects spoken in India.

Fact 2:
India was one of the richest countries on earth until the British invasion in the early 17th century.

Fact 3:
India invented the number system and Aryabhatta was the scientist who invented the digit zero.

Fact 4:
Chess was invented in India.

Fact 5:
India is the 6th largest country in the world, the largest democracy and one of the oldest civilization.

Fact 6:
India has the most number of mosques. It has 300,000 mosques which is much more than the Muslim world.

Fact 7:
India is one of the largest exporter of computer software products.

Fact 8:
Before 1986, India was the only place in the world where Diamonds could be found.

Fact 9:
The biggest and the largest employer in the world is Indian railways employing over a million people.

Fact 10:
India has the most number of post offices in the world.

Math Magic Tricks - Birthday Date Calcualtion

Here comes a math trick to play upon calculating your birthday date. Surprise your friends and family with this magic calculation tricks and have fun.

Number 2519

Number 2519: 
��� It is an interesting number. Here are some funny math interesting facts about this number 2519. Enjoy the Facts.

Interesting Facts about India

• India never invaded any country in her last 100000 years of history.
• When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization)
• The name 'India' is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu.
• The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name 'Hindustan' combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.
• Chess was invented in India.
• Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies, which originated in India.
• The 'Place Value System' and the 'Decimal System' were developed in India in 100 B.C.
• The World's First Granite Temple is the Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The shikhara of the temple is made from a single 80-tonne piece of granite. This magnificent temple was built in just five years, (between 1004 AD and 1009 AD) during the reign of Rajaraja Chola.
• India is the largest democracy in the world, the 7^th largest Country in the world, and one of the most ancient civilizations.
• 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.
• The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1893 after leveling a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2444 meters above sea level.
• India has the largest number of Post Offices in the world.
• The largest employer in India is the Indian Railways, employing over a million people.
• The world's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
• Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to mankind. The Father of Medicine, Charaka, consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago.
• India was one of the richest countries till the time of British rule in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus, attracted by India's wealth, had come looking for a sea route to India when he discovered America by mistake.
• The Art of Navigation & Navigating was born in the river Sindh over 6000 years ago. The very word Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word 'NAVGATIH'. The word navy is also derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou'.
• Bhaskaracharya rightly calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the Sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. According to his calculation, the time taken by the Earth to orbit the Sun was 365.258756484 days.
• 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.
• Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus also originated in India.Quadratic Equations were used by Sridharacharya in the 11th century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10*53 (i.e. 10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 B.C.during the Vedic period.Even today, the largest used number is Terra: 10*12(10 to the power of 12).
• Until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds in the world
  (Source: Gemological Institute of America).
• The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in August 1982.
• Sushruta is regarded as the Father of Surgery. Over2600 years ago Sushrata & his team conducted complicated surgeries like cataract, artificial limbs, cesareans, fractures, urinary stones, plastic surgery and brain surgeries.
• Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient Indian medicine. Detailed knowledge of anatomy, embryology, digestion, metabolism,physiology, etiology, genetics and immunity is also found in many ancient Indian texts.
• India exports software to 90 countries.
• The four religions born in India - Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's population.
• Jainism and Buddhism were founded in India in 600 B.C. and 500 B.C. respectively.
• Islam is India's and the world's second largest religion.
• There are 300,000 active mosques in India, more than in any other country, including the Muslim world.
• The oldest European church and synagogue in India are in the city of Cochin. They were built in 1503 and 1568 respectively.
• Jews and Christians have lived continuously in India since 200 B.C. and 52 A.D. respectively
• The largest religious building in the world is Angkor Wat, a Hindu Temple in Cambodia built at the end of the 11th century.
• The Vishnu Temple in the city of Tirupathi built in the 10th century, is the world's largest religious pilgrimage destination. Larger than either Rome or Mecca, an average of 30,000 visitors donate $6 million (US) to the temple everyday.
• Sikhism originated in the Holy city of Amritsar in Punjab. Famous for housing the Golden Temple, the city was founded in 1577.
• Varanasi, also known as Benaras, was called "the Ancient City" when Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C., and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today.
• India provides safety for more than 300,000 refugees originally from Sri Lanka, Tibet, Bhutan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, who escaped to flee religious and political persecution.
• His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, runs his government in exile from Dharmashala in northern India.
• Martial Arts were first created in India, and later spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries.
• Yoga has its origins in India and has existed for over 5,000 years.

Day of the Date

Here are some shortcuts/tips to find out the day of the week from the given date. You can play these trick as instructed, with your parents or friends and prove your talent to them.

Beauty of Mathematics

Beauty of Mathematics: 
    Here are some funny math interesting facts. All the below tricks are based around the sequential manipulation of the numbers being used for input and output.