Interesting

Interesting facts about dandelions

by

Dandelion is a common meadow herb of the Asteraceae or sunflower family. There are about 100 species of dandelion, and all are beneficial. The name “dandelion” comes from the French “dent de lion” – lion’s tooth, which refers to theserrated leaves. The dandelion flower opens to greet the morning and closes in the evening to … Read more

Interesting facts about Nikola Tesla

by

Nikola Tesla was a Serbian American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system. Nikola Tesla one of the most brilliant mind in the history of men was born around midnight, between July 9 and July 10, 1856 during … Read more

Interesting facts about The Starry Night

by

Painted by Vincent van Gogh just months before his tragic suicide, The Starry Night is perhaps his greatest masterpiece. The painting was completed in 1889 with oil paint on a canvas. The Starry Night was created within an asylum, the Saint Remy de Provence, in France that van Goghcommitted himself too in his later life. “This … Read more

Interesting facts about Japan

by

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian continent and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea in the south. Japan consists of a great string of islands in a … Read more

Interesting facts about polar bears

by

Polar bears live in the Arctic. Their preferred habitat is the pack ice of the Arctic Ocean. The ice edge and pressure ridges where fractures and refreezing occur provide the best hunting ground. Bears will travel as much as 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) north and south, as the ice melts and freezes. In areas where … Read more

Interesting facts about lotus flower

by

Lotus can reach only 125 cm (50 inches) in height but it spreads 3 meters (10 feet) horizontally (width). Lotus flowers are found in white, pink, red, blue, purpule and yellow colors and they grow in shallow and murky waters. According to a traditional story, the more muddy and opaque the water, the more beautiful … Read more

Interesting facts about pizza

by

Pizza is a savory dish of Italian origin, consisting of a usually round, flattened base of leavened wheat-based dough topped with tomatoes, cheese, and various other ingredients (anchovies, olives, meat, etc.) baked at a high temperature, traditionally in a wood-fired oven. The word “Pizza” was first documented in the Italian city of Gaeta in 997 AD. … Read more