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• WHEN A GIRAFFE'S BABY IS BORN IT FALLS FROM A HEIGHT OF SIX FEET, NORMALLY  WITHOUT BEING HURT • THE FILMING OF THE MOVIE 'TITANIC' COST MORE THAN THE TITANIC ITSELF • IF YOU TOSS A PENNY 10,000 TIMES, IT WILL NOT BE HEADS 5,000 TIMES, BUT MORE LIKE 4,950. THE HEADS PICTURE WEIGHS MORE, SO IT ENDS UP ON THE BOTTOM • WHAT IS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS AND DEADLIER THAN AN ARMY TANK OFF COURSE THE PETROL TANK

 THE MUSCLE THAT LETS YOUR EYE BLINK IS THE FASTEST MUSCLE IN YOUR BODY. IT ALLOWS YOU TO BLINK 5 TIMES A SECOND. ON AVERAGE, YOU BLINK 15000 TIMES A DAY. WOMEN BLINK TWICE AS MUCH AS MEN.  DO YOU KNOW THE PUNISHMENT FOR BIGAMY? "TWO MOTHERS-IN-LAW".  THE SAHARA DESERT EXPANDS AT ABOUT 1KM PER MONTH.  BOTANICALLY SPEAKING, THE BANANA IS A HERB AND THE TOMATO IS A FRUIT.

English Edification Enrichment- Is it okay to introduce myself in the following manner? “I am Mr. Thomas.” When James Bond introduces himself, he says, ‘My name is Bond. James Bond’. He doesn’t say ‘My name is Mr. Bond. Mr. James Bond’. We often hear Indian men introduce themselves as ‘Mr. Sharma’, ‘Mr. Rao’, etc. When you introduce yourself, there is no need for you to include ‘Mr.’ before your name. Native speakers of English do not include the word ‘Mr.’ when they introduce themselves.

If a car is travelling at 55 miles per hour it will travel 56 feet before the driver can shift his foot from the accelerator to the brake.

• Bruce Lee had to slow down his movements so the camera could catch the action • Malaysia has the lowest rate of cinema attendance in the world • Bollywood is the largest film industry in the world • If the sun suddenly stopped shining it would take eight minutes for people on earth to be aware of it

The first patented condom was meant to be reused The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a crime scene.

Ten Adi Dravidar girls are currently being trained to become pilots at the cost of Rs.10 lakh each, while 50 Adi Dravidar girls are being trained to become air hostesses at the total cost of Rs. one crore, on behalf of the Department of Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare, Food Minister said.