http://www.amazingfacts.co.in amazing facts, fun facts, trivia, riddles, general knowledge Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:30:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A notch in a tree will remain the same distance from the ground as the tree grows. Banana oil is made from petroleum. 84% of a raw apple and 96% of a raw cucumber is water. The largest single flower is the Rafflesia or "corpse flower". They are generally 3 feet in diameter ... http://www.amazingfacts.co.in/2009/04/14/facts-about-plants-2/ The ideal dimension for ship stability is a length six times that of the width. Female mosquitoes are non- vegetarian in nature and continue their existence by taking the blood of human-beings and other animals. Only in the last century have we discovered that there are towering mountains and deep trenches in ... http://www.amazingfacts.co.in/2009/04/14/scientific-facts/ The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building. Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. Americans ... http://www.amazingfacts.co.in/2009/04/14/did-you-know-facts/ The smallest bird is the Bee Hummingbird at 2.24 in (5.7cm) and 0.056 oz The longest latin name of any bird is Griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatus, or the Crowned Slaty Flycatcher of South America. When active, a humming bird breathes around 300-500 times every minute. The heart of a humming bird makes up for ... http://www.amazingfacts.co.in/2009/04/14/facts-about-birds-2/ There are about 500 million cars on the planet and by 2030 it is expected to double to 1 billion cars. For every one of the 6 billion people on earth, nearly four tons of carbon dioxide is spewed into the air annually. Americans consume 22% of the worlds oil, even though ... http://www.amazingfacts.co.in/2009/04/14/facts-about-pollution-2/ India is the world's largest, oldest, continuous civilization. When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization). The four religions born in India, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's population. India is the largest ... http://www.amazingfacts.co.in/2009/04/14/india-facts/ In the 14th century the Black Death killed 75,000,000 people. It was carried by fleas on the black rat. 90% of those who die from hurricanes die from drowning. Dogs' only sweat glands are between their paw pads Dogs DO have better low-light vision than humans because of a special light-reflecting layer behind ... http://www.amazingfacts.co.in/2009/04/14/weird-facts/ Elephants are the only animals that can't jump. Butterflies taste with their feet. A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside! After eating, a housefly regurgitates its food and then eats it again! Dogs and cats, like humans, are either right or left handed! All dogs are ... http://www.amazingfacts.co.in/2009/04/14/amazing-facts-about-animals/ The speed of light is generally rounded down to 186,000 miles per second. In exact terms it is 299,792,458 m/s (metres per second - that is equal to 186, 287.49 miles per second). It takes 8 minutes 17 seconds for light to travel from the Sun's surface to the Earth. Every second ... http://www.amazingfacts.co.in/2009/04/14/facts-about-light/ Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day. Humans have 46 chromosomes, peas have 14 and crayfish have 200. Some ribbon worms will eat themselves if they cant find any food! The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9000 years old! About 3000 years ago, most Egyptians died by the ... http://www.amazingfacts.co.in/2009/04/14/strange-facts/