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Anushka Sharma is model and actress in the Bollywood film industry. In 2008, she was signed by Aditya Chopra for a 3-film contract and made her screen debut in Chopra's "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi". She later received acclaim for her role as Shruti Kakkar... Read More

From being India's former Defence Minister to being the second woman Finance Minister after Indira Gandhi, BJP leader, and politician Nirmala Sitharaman has come a long way in her career. Have a look at some of the facts you might not know about... Read More

Here are some interesting, but true facts for general knowledge, that you may or may not have known. ... Read More

Corals are small marine animals found in dense colonies under the ocean. They are made up of tiny, fragile animals called coral polyps and their skeletons. Corals secrete calcium carbonate and can be either hard or soft. Corals are generally found in... Read More

Note: The information in this article dates back to 2009. The English once took it to be an alphabet. The Chinese affectionately term it ’the little mouse’. The Dutch call it an ’elephant’s trunk’, the Germans a spider... Read More

Isn't it strange how a 10 dollar bill seems like such a large amount when you donate it to a temple/church, but such a small amount when you go shopping? Isn't it strange how 2 hours seem so long when you're at a temple/church, and how short... Read More

A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue. A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. A "jiffy"... Read More

Turtles have no teeth. Prehistoric turtles may have weighed as much as 5,000 pounds. Only one out of a thousand baby sea turtles survives after hatching. Sea turtles absorb a lot of salt from the sea water in which they live. They excrete... Read More

In 2002, the most popular boat name in the U.S. was Liberty. One out of 20 people have an extra rib. 44% of kids watch television before they go to sleep. In 1865, the U.S. Secret Service was first established for the specific purpose to... Read More

1) The ringtone "Nokia tune" is actually based on a 19th century guitar work named "Gran Vals" by Spanish musician Francisco Trrega. The Nokia Tune was originally named "Grande Valse" on Nokia phones but was changed to "Nokia Tune" around 1998 when... Read More