Amazing Facts About Ants

Ants, the hard working, laborious, intelligent and disciplined animals are known as social insects. They live together, more briskly in endless rows like trained and expert soldiers.

Surprising facts associated with ants are followings: -

(1.) Ants live in colonies in hill of the earth or sand which is called anthills.

(2.) About 14,000 kinds of ants of different sizes are found.

(3.)Ants may be as small as 0.2 cm or as long as 5 cm.

(4.) Color of them can be yellow, brown, black or red.

(5.) They have a pair of antennae to smell or guide others on endless march.

(6.) Antennae also helps ants to communicate.

(7.) Only queen ants lay eggs during their whole life span.

(8.) Male ants live for a few months but female ants can live for as long as 15 years.

(9.) Aphid, The ant cow gives a kind of sweet drink which is called honey dew.

(10.) To climb down or up they form an-chain to reach the destination.

Chennai The City Of Classical Dance Bharatnatyam

Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu is the fourth largest metropolitan city which is situated in eastern coastal region. It is connected with the Bay of Bengal.

Chennai is the largest city of South India with the biggest harbour and film industry. The people speak Tamil and English. Idli, Bada, Utpam and Rasham is eaten with Sambhar and chutni(paste) of coconut.

Places worth visiting in Chennai - The climate of Chennai is neither too hot and nor too cold, therefore tourists around the world visit here to enjoy with family. The places worth visiting are followings: -

*Marina beach - It is the largest sea coast in India where peoples like to spend their evening.
*B.P.J golden beach - It is also the place of great attraction for children because of tiny trains and swings.
*Saint thomas cathedral - There is an old church named Saint Thomas Cathedral it is also worth seeing.
*Temples with beautiful statues - Kapalishwar Mandir and Parthsarthi Mandi are also beautiful temples with beautiful and attractive statues.

The people of Chennai are very fond of the classical dance "Bharatnatyam". They like to dress with "Lungi-Kamiz" or "Thundu-Pawadai".

The famous Pongal festival is celebrated for three days in January here. Of course the city with specific culture, people and traditions play vital role to form an incredible India.

Chhattarpur The Largest Temple Complex Of Goddess Katyayani

To visit Shri Adhya Katyayani Shakti Peeth Mandir during navratra is considered auspicious. It is because Goddess Katyayani is a form of Durga. The temple with incredible architecture is located in South Delhi at Chhattarpur on Gurgaon-Mehrauli road. So the temple is popular as Chhattarpur Mandir.

Chhattarpur temple is the second largest temple in India which was built by Swami Nagpal Maharaj and it is dedicated to goddess katyayani.

Specific features of chhattarpur temple: - 

*South Indian style of architecture can be seen.
*Unique activities have been represented as structures on wall.
*Two forms of mighty Goddess Durga are worshiped.
*Maha Gauri is worshiped everyday by devotees but Goddess Katyayani can be visited on eighth day of every month.
*It was the largest temple in India till 2005 before Akshardham temple at Delhi was constructed.
*A huge crowd of devotees come to see Goddess Katyayani during Navaratri season.

Beauty of the temple - The beauty of the temple mainly lies in its architecture but some other factors have their impacts.
*The main entrance of the temple is protected and guarded by tree where devotees tie coloured string to fulfill their wish and untie if wish is fulfilled.
*Married women too, tie bangles to the tree for longer life of their husband.
*Parks with beautiful flowers and statues add extra.

Amazing Facts About Sheep

Human-beings have history of years to domesticate animals like dogs, cows, goats,buffaloes, ass etc for their own benefits and protections. Sheep are one of them. The intelligent animal too, play vital role in better survival of human.

Sheep were firstly domesticated by man thousands of years ago for their wool, skins and meat. In these days cheese is also produced from their milk.

Amazing facts about sheep one should know are followings: -

*The female sheep are called ewes but male sheep are called rams and their babies up to 14 months are called lambs.
*Sheep are known to have sharp and excellent memory to remember more than 50 other sheep and humans as well.
*Sheep can see behind without turning their head.
*The female sheep are considered the caring mother like humans.

Importance Of Leaves In Human Life

Leaves are the vital part of plants which are called the food manufacturing units. Not only for trees but also beneficial human beings in several way. They are used as medicines, spices, beauty ingredients for thousands of years.

Amazing Uses Of Leaves Are Mentioned Below: -

(a.) Spices to add flavor - Curry leaves, mint bay and coriander leaves are used to add flavor in vegetables.
(b.) Hair care and color - The leaves of henna are used to color and care hair.
(c.) Bowl, plates and fans - Palm leaves are stitched together to make hand fans, plates and bowls for daily uses.
(d.) Medicinal uses - Leaves of Tulsi, Mint, Neem have golden history of their uses as home-remedies.
(e.) Handicraft industries - Date, Coconut palm leaves are used in handicraft industries to make bags, mattresses, hand fans, caps etc
(f.) Dietary fiber and vitamins - Cabbage, mint and spinach leaves are packed with nutrients which helps to maintain health.

Trees Are The Best Companion

Trees are undoubtedly the precious gift of the nature to human-beings. One can see beautiful trees in villages, in gardens, on the roadsides, in the parks of the cities and on the mountains. It does not matter where they are. They just offer flowers, fruits, medicines or fuel etc. Obviously they offer care and protection to mankind. Importance of tress - Trees play significant role in balancing the Eco-system. Without trees the whole civilization will be collapsed and there will be no existence of life on the earth. Trees helps the mankind and living-beings in following ways : - 

Purification of environment - Trees purifies the environment breathing in carbon-dioxide and breathing out oxygen. For human-beings oxygen is compulsory for survival. So trees are the companions of mankind. 

Preserves soil - They keep whether in well control and check soil erosion either by air or water. Helps to check flood. They too, help farmers to bring rain for their crops.

Healthy food and medicines - Trees also provide healthy and nutritious food as fruits and nuts. They also have medicinal properties which helps to prevent several diseases.

Shelter and fuel - They provide shelter to birds, animals etc. Even their branches or twigs are used as fuel to prepare food by humans.

Beautification of surrounding - Trees help to beautify surroundings. Beautiful flowers and fruits of different colors and sizes add extra charms. The surprising and precious gift of the nature, trees remain stand for the safety of living-beings forever.

Month Of July Is Named After Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar, the famous dictator of Rome who is regarded as one of the greatest conquerors was the political icon. He played significant role in the expansion of Roman empire defeating sons of Pompeii.

July named after Julius Caesar - In the honour of the brave warrior the month of July is named after him.

Julius Caesar an introduction - As per history Julius Caesar was highly ambitious dictator but William Shakespeare had introduced him as immensely popular warrior who was never defeated. He was a man of kind heart who always worked for the welfare of common men in Rome. Of course Julius Caesar was ambitious because he intended to be more powerful. As he was a man of firm decision so to fulfill his burning desire to be more powerful he would carry out military campaigns.

Strengthen of Julius Caesar - Julius Caesar was a man of lots of strengths. Some of them are: -
*Glorious beggart
*Benevolent king
*Ambitious
*Brave
*Courageous
*Man of firm decisions

Weakness of Julius Caesar - In spite of lots of strengths and qualities, there are following weakness of Caesar
*Superstitious
*Boastful
*Arrogant
*Dictator

Water The Precious Gift Of Nature And Surprising Facts About It

Water is the mixture of hydrogen and oxygen. Living beings cannot imagine their lives without water. It is compulsory to drink to stay alive. Beside direct intake water is needed for growing plants to produce food stuffs. It is also required to cook food, bathe and wash clothes for healthy survival. The precious gift of water has no shape, no colour, no smell and no taste but it is essential for life. Fortunately is made available by nature in three forms -solid as ice, liquid as water and gas as water vapour. It helps human beings to digest their food to obtain energy for survival.

Amazing facts about water are followings: -

*Every human requires 2-4 litres water daily to drink but 2000-5000 litres of water to produce daily food.
*About 70% of human brain, 82% of blood and 92% of lungs are made up of water.
*71% of the surface of our earth is water that's why it is referred as the blue planet. It is because it looks blue whenever seen from the sky.
*2/3 of the human body is made up of water.
*About two-thirds of freshwater is preserved as frozen ice caps and glaciers.
*Around one trillion tonnes of water is evaporated by the sun everyday.
*Minimum one thousand litres of water is required to produce just one kilograms of rice.

Mountain Biking A Thrilling Sport

Mountain biking is a thrilling but risky sport of riding bicycles off-road. It is said that mountain biking is not a sport for weaker or faint heart; Because most of biker ride off-road trails equipped with several types of hurdles as passage of fire etc.

Requirements of mountain biking
Physical requirement of mountain biking are followings : -

*Endurance
*Determination
*Strength
*Confidence
*Bike riding as well as handing skills
*Enthusiasm
*Zeal To win
Tools to ride conveniently with safety are also compulsory for mountain bikers.
Or
*Equipped mountain bikes
*Hybrid road bikes
*Gloves
*Helmet
*Proper dress

Special features of mountain bikes - As mountain biking is a sport of riding with speed on rough surfaces or terrain equipped with hurdles, so mountain bikes with special features are required.
*Shows durability and performance
*Wide 
*Knobby tires
*Large and round frame tubing
*Shock-absorbers etc.

Types of mountain bikes - This sport can be of several types but in general it has been categorized in four sectors -
*Cross country
*Downhill
*Free ride
*Street riding

Benefits of mountain biking - Mountain biking in the greatest means of staying fit and enjoying nature. If is fun aerobic workout that keeps human body healthy and stress free.

Sermon And Its Impact On Living

Sermon is a lecture or speech based on religious or moral subject, through which people are advised and taught how to behave for better survival. Actually the entire world is full of pain and sufferings in spite of inventions and discoveries for convenient and pleasurable survival. Hence people try to chance on the ways to attain peace of mind and tips to behave mannerly for survival.

To listen to sermons of saint, thinker or philosophers is an excellent way to learn the mystery to attain peace of mind.

Attaining peace of mind - According to a sermon given at Varanasi by Mahatma Buddha piece of mind can be only be attained by: 

*Leaving grief
*Avoiding complaint
*Overcoming sorrow
*Excluding lamentation
*Knowing the fact
As death is the natural phenomenon and common to all, so it should be clear that neither grief nor lamentation can change the destiny. It will help to achieve peace of mind.

Impact of sermons - The positive impact of sermons are following: -
*Help to achieve peace of mind
*Reduces sufferings of body mentally as well as physically.
*Teaches the universal fact like lamentation never brings back the loving ones.
*To surrender selfishness leads to salvation.

Amazing Museums Around The World

The institution that takes care of heritage of any nation associated with science, historical importance, culture and artistic etc is called Museum. Museums are the best places to visit in order to enhance knowledge. It not collects only the memory of past but also makes us aware about the future.

Here are the most strange and surprising museums around the world: -

*The Piggy Bank Museum - It is situated in Amsterdam, Netherlands. There are about 12000 piggy banks from all periods are on display.
*Philips Mushroom Museum - This strange museum is situated in Pennsylvania, USA. In the museum all types of mushrooms and fungi are exhibited.
*Colomon's Mustard Museum - The museum that tells the fascinating history of mustard is situated at Norwich in UK.
*Cockroach Hall Of Fame - The amazing museum where cockroaches and insects which are dressed as famous people are on display. It is at Texas in USA.
*The Museum Of Dog Collars - The museum of dog collars is in UK. Here several types of dog collars are displayed.

There are lots of surprising museums in the world. So if known or visited any one of them, then do not mind to share as comments to enhance my readers knowledge base.

Top-5 Wool Yielding Animals

Life without sweater, muffler, jackets, pullover cardigans made of wool cannot be imagined during winter season. In order to to keep body warm people wear woolen clothes.

In fact wool is the hair growing over the skin of specific animals like sheep, goat, camel and rabbit etc. After processing they are changed into wool's.

Top-5 Wool Providing Animals Are Followings :- 
A.) Cashmere Goat - The finest cashmere wool is obtained from cashmere goats; Which are found in Kashmir region in India., cashmere wool is known as Pasmina. People around the world like to have Pasmina shawls. Because of its light weight and warming power.

B.) Yak - Yak are found in Ladakh and Tibet. The soft under-hair are also used to make wool. It is much warmer than sheep wool and used to make sweaters, coats and hats etc.

C.) Angora Goat - Angora Goats are found in Turkey and Ankara. They are famous for their Mohair, the fleece. It is used to make garments and home furnishings. Mohair is very tough and strong wool.

D.) Angora Rabbit - Angora, the domestic rabbit known for its long, soft hair. Its wool is called Angora wool, which is used to make sweaters and clothes for children.

E.) Camel - Wool's are also made obtaining hair from the undercoat of camel. As they are extremely soft and fine, So they are used to make fabrics, coats and sweaters. It is also used to make robes.

Ghoomar Traditional Folk Dance Of Rajasthan

Ghoomar is a traditional Folk-dance of women which is preformed by groups Rajasthan's women in swirling robes. It is not merely a musical dance, it is expression of womanhood.

In Rajasthan this folk dance is a community based danced which is performed occasionally in which women wear colored Ghagra and +long-skirt. Generally Ghoomar is dance of Mewar in Jodhpur where Bhil tribes live.

The name "Ghoomar" has been originated with the word "Ghoomna" it means women in group moves around during performance of the dance. The colorful dance is common during weddings Holi, Diwali or other traditional occasions.

The folk dance is performed with great enthusiasm and passion. It leaves sweet imprints on mind for long times.

Cockroach The Fastest Animal With Six Legs

Animal with six legs are called insects. Generally insects are slow walkers. But cockroach is the fastest among all. They are disliked by the people around the world because they're responsible to spread Salmonella and shigella bacterias from place to place.

Surprising facts about cockroaches one must know -
*They are 4600 species found worldwide.
*About 40 species of cockroach are associated with human habitat.
*Four species are considered pests because they create great nuisance.
*Madagascar cockroaches are famous for producing unpleasant vocal sound.
*Protein in the saliva of the insect causes allergies.
*German cockroaches is notorious infection promoter.

Meghalaya The Abode Of Clouds

Meghalaya is the wettest and most beautiful state of India which is situated in north-east region the country. According to Sanskrit Meghalaya means the abode of clouds and its literal meaning is the house of clouds. The state consists Khasi hills, Garo hills and Jaintia Hills.

Meghalaya the state of Christians - Although Hinduism, Islam followers are present in Meghalaya but 70% of the citizen are follower of Jesus Christ. It is one of the three states of India whose most of the population are Christians.

Most of Garo, khasi and hajong tribes are Christians. Only most of koch tribes follow hinduism.

Amazing facts about Meghalaya : -

*In almost every region of Meghalaya hoolock gibbons are found.
*About 650 plus species of birds are found in the forests of Meghalaya.
*Large variety of bats are found here.
*Cherrapunji at khasi hills in Meghalaya has the maximum rainfall.
*Meghalaya is bordered by Assam and Bangladesh on the north and south respectively.
*Grooms have to live with bridges in her parental house.
*It is the land of beautiful butterflies of different kids.

Delhi The Place Of Historical Importance

New Delhi, the capital of India is the center of international trade and industries. It is situated between Haryana, Uttar-Pradesh and the holy river Yamuna flows through eastern region.

The metropolitan city, Delhi is known for its historical importance and buildings. Tourists worldwide visit throughout the year. Some place worth visiting are mentioned below: 

(a.) The Redfort - The Redfort is made of red-stones, which was built by the Mughal Emperor Shahjahan. The building with three museums, a mosque and beautiful park the main attraction for visitors.
(b.) The Mughal-Garden - A beautiful garden with varieties of flowers and herbs inside the presidents building; is also worth visiting. But it opens only in February for few days.
(c.) India-Gate - The India-Gate was built to memorize the sacrifice of India-soldiers who sacrificed their lives during first world war. The park around it adds extra beauty to the place.
(d.) The Qutub-Minar - The Qutub-Minar the highest building. It also attracts thousands of tourists everyday. There is an iron pillar near it which has been rust free even its exposure to air for years.
(e.) The Jantar-Mantar - The Jantar-Mantar is situated at Cannaught Palace. It was built to measure the movement of the sun and the moon.
(f.) The Lotus Temple - The temple or place of prayer for Bahai region is a temple made in the form of lotus. It looks so beautiful and attracts lots of tourists everyday.