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Fascinating phenomena

  • Scientists say the higher your I.Q. the more you dream. While this may be true, don’t take it as a sign you are mentally lacking if you can’t recall your dreams. Most of us don’t remember many of our dreams, is only 2-3 seconds- barely long enough to register.
  • Neurons continue to grow throughout human life.
  • Information travels at different speed within different types of neurons. Not all neurons are the same. There are a few different kinds can be as slow as 0.5m/sec or as fast as 120m/sec.
  • The brain operates on the same amount of power as 10-watt light bulb over your head when a great thought occurs isn’t too far off the mark. It generates as much energy as a small light bulb even when sleeping.
  • After eating too much, your hearing is less sharp. If you are heading to a concert or a musical after a big meal you may be doing yourself a disservice.
  • Women are born better smellers than men and remain better smellers over life. Studies have shown that women are more able to correctly pinpoint just what a smell is.
  • Even small noises cause the pupils of the eyes to dilate. The sound causes their pupils to change focus and blur their vision, making it harder to do their job well.
  • Your nose can remember 50,000 different scents. Humans can identify a wide variety of scents and many are strongly tied to memories.
  • Nails and hair do not continue to grow after we die. They do appear longer when we die, however as the skin dehydrates and pulls back from the nail beds and scalp.
  • By the age of 60, most people will have lost about half their taste buds. Older individuals tend to lose their ability to taste.
  • Your eyes are always the same size form birth but your nose and ears never stop growing.
  • By 60 years of age, 60 percent of men and 40% percent of women will snore. Normal snores average around 60 decibels and can reach more than 80 decibels.
  • A baby’s head is one quarter of its total length, but by age 25 will only be one-eighth of its total length
  • Laughter protects the heart. It improves the function of blood vessels and increases blood flow.
  • It helps in releasing endorphins which can bring positive changes to the mindset of a person.
  • A child of the age of six years, laughs about three times more than an adult.
  • Your brain can detect fake laughter. Your brain automatically goes to work deciphering why someone is deliberately laughing.
  • Psychology says if you are meeting someone for the first time you only have about 7 seconds to make a powerful first impression.
  • Math anxiety is a psychological disorder which causes stress and anxiety when doing math problems.
  • Singing has positive psychological effects. Singing releases endorphins making you feel better almost instantly.
  • Learning new things produces physical changes in your brain structure.
  • On an average it takes us 66 days to form any particular habit, be it good or bad. So don’t give up while building good habits.
  • Sit up straight to recall memories more easily.
  • When people close their eyes, they are able to answer 23% more questions correctly about a movie they had just watched.
  • Crying males you feel better, reduces stress and may help to keep your body healthy.
  • We are more creative at night and least creative in the afternoon.
  • If you drink enough water in the morning you will feel happier, sharper, more energetic throughout the day.
  • Farting is good for health. It helps in reducing high blood pressure.
  • The human body needs iron to help perform a number of important functions. Iron helps carry oxygen to parts of your body in the form of haemoglobin.
  • Better to move around than sitting, as sitting more than 3 hours can reduce 2 years of your life.
  • Those who sit upright are much happier than those who slouch.

29 Interesting facts about 29 different states(part-2)

Here is the part-2 of this article, in part-1, we have seen some interesting facts about some states in India. In this article, we are going to see some facts about rest of the states.

Telangana

Do you know once a Indian ruler was the world’s richest person in the world. He is Osman Ali Khan Bahadur, the last ruler of Nizam. In 1937, the time magazine featured Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur in there cover page as the world’s richest person. His estimated net worth is $2 billion in 1940, as of now $236 billion.

Karnataka

Do you know that 5 rivers flow in a single district in Karnataka. Vijayapura district in Karnataka witness flow of five rivers through it, they are Krishan, Doni, Bhima, Ghataprabha and Malaprabha. This district is also known as land of five rivers.

Haryana

Several historic battles like Mahabharata were fought in Haryana. Haryana is the home land for Indus and Vedic civilizations.

Punjab

According to the world records, The Golden Temple in Amritsar is the most visited place. The golden temple is located in Punjab. As by its name, it is really made of gold. This is the most popular tourist attraction in Punjab.

Odisha

In Odisha, you can find some of the oldest rocks in the world. The old rocks are about 3 Billion years ago. Our earth is believed to 4.5 Billion years old.

Sikkim

Each and every state in India have there own official language. Every state in India, have up to 1 or 2 official language. But Sikkim is the only state in India which 11 official languages.

Arunachal Pradesh

Do you known earlier Arunachal pradesh was a union territory, but later on 20th February it become a independent state.

Manipur

It is believed that the sport polo has originated in Manipur and was spread in the western countries by the Britishers during the colonial rule.

West Bengal

Have you ever wondered West Bengal is located at east but called as West Bengal? The answer is when India got its independence, the Bengal region was partitioned, the western part went to India and the eastern part went to Pakistan(Now Bangladesh). That’s why it is called West Bengal.

Chattisgarh

In Chattisgarh, motorcycle ambulances are used to save people life in the remote villages where ambulances cannot reach. So far it has saved about 200 pregnant women.

Bihar

Nalanda University is one of the world’s oldest university is located at Bihar. It was established in 5th century and it was functioned between 5th to 13th century. However it was destroyed in during some battles.

Tripura

Do you know 91 percent of the land in Tripura is under Cultivation? Rice is the crop of Tripura.

Meghalaya

Mawsnyram is the place located in Meghalaya, which receives highest amount of rainfall on this planet. The average rainfall here is 11,871mm.

Jharkhand

The state Jharkhand is rich in minerals such as iron ore, coal, mica, and limestone. It accounts for 40 percent of the total minerals found in India.

Nagaland

Nagaland is the only state in India to register population decline from 2001 to 2011 by 0.46 percent.

Himachal Pradesh

There is a village in Himachal Pradesh, which is called village of taboos. You cannot touch anything in there villages without there permission. If you touch anything without there permission then you have to pay fine to them.

Goa

Portuguese ruled Goa for more than 450 years. The rule of ended on 17th December 1971, by the invasion of Indian army.

That’s all from my side. I hope you like it.