Facts that fascinated me
Saturday, 14 February 2009
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The slOka( declared in brahmAnda purAnam and varAha purAnam ) written in Telugu language that you see in the header of this page transliterated to English is:
which means...
"In this Universe there is no sacred place equivalent to Venkatadri(i.e.,There is no place in the whole Universe which is more auspicious than the hill Venkatachala). There is no God equivalent to Lord Venkateswara neither in the past nor in the future going to be(i.e.,There is no Archa murti (worshippable form) in all the three times (present,past and future) whose glories are comparable to the Lord of Venkatachala)"
The below is some collection of facts that I found very interesting....
There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, purple, or silver.
9 out of 10 people believe Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.This isn't true; Joseph Swan did.
A giraffe can go without water longer than a camel can.
The angle at which light reflects off of water to create a rainbow is 42 degrees.
FOUR has 4 letters. No other number has this property - Number of letters in the number is equal to the value of the number.
"Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und."
Every drop of seawater contains approximately 1 billion gold atoms.
Pregnant women are advised not to come in contact with cat feces because it can contain an organism which can affect the unborn child and even cause miscarriage.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
If you try to suppress a sneeze you can rupture a blood vessel in your head and die...If you keep your eyes open by force when you sneeze you might pop an eyeball out...
Adolf Hitler wanted to be an architect, but he failed the entrance exam at the architectural school in Vienna.
People say "BLESS YOU" when you sneeze because when you sneeze your heart stops for a milli-second...
Smelling bananas and/or green apples (smelling not eating) can help you lose weight!
An oyster can change it's sex a number of times during its life.
The human brain is about 85% water....
According to German researchers, the risk of heart attack is higher on Monday than any other day of the week.
It is impossible to lick your elbow
Your thumb is the same length as your nose.
Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete
February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
A hippopotamus can run faster than a man.
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There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, purple, or silver.
9 out of 10 people believe Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.This isn't true; Joseph Swan did.
A giraffe can go without water longer than a camel can.
The angle at which light reflects off of water to create a rainbow is 42 degrees.
FOUR has 4 letters. No other number has this property - Number of letters in the number is equal to the value of the number.
"Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und."
Every drop of seawater contains approximately 1 billion gold atoms.
Pregnant women are advised not to come in contact with cat feces because it can contain an organism which can affect the unborn child and even cause miscarriage.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
If you try to suppress a sneeze you can rupture a blood vessel in your head and die...If you keep your eyes open by force when you sneeze you might pop an eyeball out...
Adolf Hitler wanted to be an architect, but he failed the entrance exam at the architectural school in Vienna.
People say "BLESS YOU" when you sneeze because when you sneeze your heart stops for a milli-second...
Smelling bananas and/or green apples (smelling not eating) can help you lose weight!
An oyster can change it's sex a number of times during its life.
The human brain is about 85% water....
According to German researchers, the risk of heart attack is higher on Monday than any other day of the week.
It is impossible to lick your elbow
Your thumb is the same length as your nose.
Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete
February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
A hippopotamus can run faster than a man.
UTSAVA MURTHY OF LORD SRI MALAYAPPA(VENKATESWARA) WITH SRIDEVI AND BHUDEVI
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"vEnkatAdri samam sthAnam brahmAndE nAsti kinchana,
vEnkatEsa samO dEvO na bhUtO na bhavishyati"
vEnkatEsa samO dEvO na bhUtO na bhavishyati"
which means...
"In this Universe there is no sacred place equivalent to Venkatadri(i.e.,There is no place in the whole Universe which is more auspicious than the hill Venkatachala). There is no God equivalent to Lord Venkateswara neither in the past nor in the future going to be(i.e.,There is no Archa murti (worshippable form) in all the three times (present,past and future) whose glories are comparable to the Lord of Venkatachala)"
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