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பிறருக்கு என எழுதும் போது கைகளிலிருந்து அருவியாக கொட்டிய வார்த்தைகள்,
அவளுக்கு என எழுதும் போது மட்டும் கண்ணீராக கொட்டுகிறது ,கண்களில் இருந்து...

What it is called?

One that speaks two languages - is bilingual - can be said to be diglot.

Ducks are never male. The males of the species are called drakes.

The white part of your fingernail is called the lunula.

The thin line of cloud that forms behind an aircraft at high altitudes is called a contrail.

The tendency of the leaves or petals of certain plants to assume a different position at night is called nyctitropism.

The back of the human hand is the opisthenar.

Someone who uses as few words as possible when speaking is called pauciloquent.

People that study fish are called ichthyologists.

The pin that holds a hinge together is called a pintle.

Few facts on WAR.

The shortest war on record took place in 1896 when Zanzibar surrendered to Britain after 38 minutes.

The longest was the so-called 100-years war between Britain and France. It actually lasted 116 years, ending in 1453.

Since 1495, no 25-year period has been without war.

Since 1815 there has been 210 interstate wars.

Chevy Chase was a battle that took place on the english-Scottish border in 1388.

The doors that cover US nuclear silos weigh 748 tons and opens in 19 seconds.

The first recorded revolution took place at around 2800 BC when people from the Sumerian city of Lagash overthrew bureaucrats who were lining their own pockets but kept raising taxes.

The first reference to a handgun was made in an order for iron bullets in 1326.

When killed in battle, Japanese officers were promoted to the next highest rank.

During the 1991 Gulf War, the Allies dropped more than 17,000 smart bombs and 210,000 dumb (unguided) bombs on Iraqi troops.

In 1997, the US maintained 13,750 nuclear warheads, 5,546 of them on ballistic missiles.

In 1998, the US spent more than $35 billion on its nuclear weapons programme.

In 1997, the US exported $15,6 billion in arms to developing countries, 54% of which went to non-democratic regimes.

Global spending on defence total more than $700 billion. Global spending on education is less than $100 billion.

Predictions that went wrong..

1. In 1894, the president of the Royal Society, William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, predicted that radio had no future. The first radio factory was opened five years later. Today, there are more than one billion radio sets in the world, tuned to more than 33 000 radio stations around the world. He also predicted that heavier-than-air flying machines were impossible. The Wright Brother's first flight covered a distance equal to only half the length of the wingspan of a Boeing 747. He also said, "X-rays will prove to be a hoax."
2. In the 6th century BC Greek mathematician Pythagoras said that earth is round - but few agreed with him. Greek astronomer Aristarchos said in the 3rd century BC that earth revolves around the sun - but the idea was not accepted. In the 2nd century BC Greek astronomer Erastosthenes accurately measured the distance around the earth at about 40,000 km (24,860 miles) - but nobody believed him. In the 2nd century AD Greek astronomer Ptolemy stated that earth was the centre of the universe - most people believed him for the next 1,400 years.
   
3. In the early 20th century a world market for only 4 million automobiles was made because "the world would run out of chauffeurs." Shortly after the end of World War II (1945), the whole of Volkswagen, factory and patents, was offered free to Henry Ford II. He dismissed the Volkswagen Beetle as a bad design. Today, more than 70 million motorcars are produced every year. The Beetle became one of the best-selling vehicles of all time.
4. The telephone was not widely appreciated for the first 15 years because people did not see a use for it. In fact, in the British parliament it was mentioned there was no need for telephones because "we have enough messengers here." Western Union believed that it could never replace the telegraph. In 1876, an internal memo read: "This telephone has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication." Even Mark Twain, upon being invited by Alexander Graham Bell to invest $5 000 in the new invention, could not see a future in the telephone.
5. Irish scientist, Dr. Dionysius Lardner (1793 - 1859) didn't believe that trains could contribute much in speedy transport. He wrote: "Rail travel at high speed is not possible, because passengers ' would die of asphyxia' [suffocation]." Today,Trains reach a speed of 500km/hr.
6. In 1943, Thomas Watson, the chairman of IBM forecast a world market for "maybe only five computers." Years before IBM launched the personal computer in 1981, Xerox had already successfully designed and used PCs internally... but decided to concentrate on the production of photocopiers. Even Ken Olson, founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, said in 1977, "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
7. After the invention of the transistor in 1947, several US electronics companies rejected the idea of a portable radio. Apparently it was thought nobody would want to carry a radio around. When Bell put the transistor on the market in 1952 they had few takers apart from a small japanese start-up called Sony. They introduced the transistor radio in 1954.
8. In 1894, A.A. Michelson, who with E.W. Morley seven years earlier experimentally demonstrated the constancy of the speed of light, said that the future of science would consist of "adding a few decimal places to the results already obtained."

Perhaps the guy who got it wrong most was the commissioner of the US Office of Patents: in 1899, Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, assured President McKinley that "everything that can be invented has been invented."
To prophesy is extremely difficult - especially with regard to the future. - Chinese proverb

Nostradamus predictions...

What the experts say Nostradamus predicted about the WTC attack

"In the year of the new century and nine months, from the sky will come a great king of terror. The sky will burn at 45 degrees... fire approaches the great new city... there will be thunder... The third big war will begin when the city is burning."
So it is quoted among rumour mongers. The facts are:

Nostradamus appears not to have made predictions about the World Trade Centre attack or, at least, none that could easily be understood from the quatrains. He did not mention "the new century," or "nine months" and New York is not at 45 degrees; the Manhattan latitude is 40° 47' N.

What then?
The World Trade Center attack had put the spark to a bigger barrel. As for the end of the world... Nostradamus predicted it to be the year 3786 or 3797, depending on which Nostradamus expert you believe.

Cryptic numerology:
After the WTC attack on 11 September 2001, Uri Geller asked everyone to pray for 11 seconds for those in need. Why?
The first plane to hit the towers was Flight 11 by American Airlines;
Flight 11 had 92 on board: 9 + 2 = 11;
Flight 77 had 65 on board: 6 + 5 = 11;
New York City - 11 Letters;
State of New York - 11th State added to the Union;

Amazing facts!!!

There are many strange facts that we all may not be aware of. Following are some of the similar facts:

• Eskimos use refrigerators to keep food FROM freezing.
• Average life span of a major league baseball is 7 pitches.
• A 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.
• The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year by the weight of books.
• The density of neuron star is 1.5 to 3 times of sun’s mass.
• The first toilet ever seen on television was on “Leave It to Beaver”.
• Only one person in two billion will live up to 116 of age.
• Strong negative emotions lead to damage of immune system.
• Due to pollution and overfishing, population of American, Asian and Europeans eels have declined up to 99%.
• The dot over the letter “i” is called a tittle.
• Neutrons have a life of 14 minutes outside the nucleus of an atom.
• Only 22% of original forests on earth have remained.
• There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, purple and silver.
• Humans are the only primates having pigment in the palms of their hands.
• On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
• Reno, Nevada is west of Los Angeles, California.

How to identify a computer Geek???Funny definitions.

If a man is good at hexa-decimal arithmetics.

When Wife says, "If you dont Switch off that machine i am going to divorce you".and husband telling "Else clause missing!!!"

If you ask for his address and he recites as 127.0.0.1

If a man has a poster saying "There are only 10 types of people in the world —
those who understand binary, and those who don't."