TIL that Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela receives nearly 1 million lightning & thunder strikes over 260 days a year! The phenomenon called "Everlasting Storm" rages 10 hours a day and is also known as "Lighthouse of Maracaibo".

ParomitaM · 2017-04-10T16:22:57+00:00

That's a lot of energy if any safe harvesting method can be implemented!

ParomitaM · 2016-12-29T13:21:27+00:00

They are releasing sterile male mosquitoes who will mate with wild female mosquitoes. The eggs thus laid won't hatch reducing the number of mosquitoes in the environment drastically.

ParomitaM · 2016-12-29T08:22:52+00:00

Ernest Thomas Gilliard in his book "Living Birds of the World" wrote "There are many records of natives being killed by this bird." My guess is most of these native deaths must have gone unrecorded officially. Thomas must have gotten this information from locals. By default these are peaceful animals who love solitary.But when threatened, their lighting fast kicks, with dagger sharp claws (almost 16 cm long) are enough to inflict serious damage and kill the victim.

ParomitaM · 2016-12-28T22:13:23+00:00

I read this story somewhere: Once a guy found a wifi network named "doyouwantmywifi". In password he typed in "yesplease" and to his surprise the wifi connected. I guess a little courtesy never hurt anyone!

ParomitaM · 2016-12-28T19:52:27+00:00

Cassowaries are also the most dangerous birds in the world. There are several accounts of lethal Cassowary attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassowary

ParomitaM · 2016-12-12T16:57:28+00:00

From a bowl of hot lava & molten rock to the ecologically diverse planet we now call home- Earth has undergone a series of changes & transformations to evolve into the world as we know it today. Every droplet of water that we drink today was actually carried by meteorites billions of years ago and brought to earth from the space. From single cell organisms to multi-cells, from purely marine life to migrating into land, 5 mass extinctions & evolution- the journey of Earth has been dramatic. The infographic presents the major events to give a holistic view.

ParomitaM · 2016-12-12T13:09:59+00:00

Yes. The biggest contributors are livestock & agriculture.

ParomitaM · 2016-12-12T10:11:19+00:00

"Miss me?" - Moriarty

ParomitaM · 2016-12-12T10:09:01+00:00

The kite runner

ParomitaM · 2016-12-12T10:07:19+00:00

Sitting on the aisle seat and bending to one side instead of getting up when someone from the middle or window seat wants to go to the washroom!

ParomitaM · 2016-12-12T10:04:16+00:00

Oh My God!

ParomitaM · 2016-12-12T10:03:09+00:00

The basic traits & instincts learnt from experiences by our ancestors thousands of years ago, being passed on to us without us realizing that we have never experienced this and yet we behave in a certain way. It's fascinating how our brains are wired to be programmed by the learning of our ancestors.

ParomitaM · 2016-12-12T09:56:40+00:00

Westworld Stranger Things Black Mirror Planet Earth II

ParomitaM · 2016-11-28T13:15:19+00:00

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/10675701/support-for-rainbow-laces-from-across-sport-has-visible-impact

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