1.Denmark is the happiest country in the world.
India ranked 122 out of 155 countries in the world.
2.It is said that carpet was a handicraft of Iran.
The messengers of Islam and traders of Iran came
to India and brought equipments of weaving carpets
along with raw materials. They made carpets and
also taught the Indians.
3.Card playing was introduced by the Chinese before
1000 AD. They reached Europe around 1360 from
Mameluke empire of Egypt.There is another theory
according to which roving Gypsies introduced them to
Europe, as they journeyed from village to village side
show and entertaining.Puritans called them ”Devil’s
tickets” and ”devil picture book.”
4.If a person slants the words to the right, he is an
extrovert, expressive and emotional in nature. If he
slants to the left, then he is an introvert and emotionally
5.The Great Wall of China, built by Ming dynasty in the
15th and 16th century stretches about 2,400 kilometres
along China’s northern border.
6.Mount Mauna Kea in Hawai is the tallest mountain on
the earth (10203 Metre)when you measure the distance between its base
and its peak. Everest’s claim to be the world’s tallest mountain
is based on the fact that its summit is the highest point
(8,848 metres)above sea level on the earth’s surface.
7.”Come” means ”less” in Hindi and ”more” means a ”peacock” in Hindi.
8.December 21 is the longest night of the year, before the days begin to
grow longer again. Romans worshipped the birthday of the Sun
on December 25 for winning over the darkness of winter. Pope
Julius Ist declared in 351AD, that the birth of Jesus would be
celebrated on the 25th December. The first recorded date of
Christmas being celebrated on December 25th was in 336 AD,
during the time of the Roman Emperor Constantine, who was
the first Christian Roman Emperor.