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26 February 2014

World's Most Powerful Peoples



World's Most Powerful Peoples

Forbes Magazine compiles an annual list of the world's most powerful people. The list has one slot for every 100 million people on Earth, meaning in 2009 there were 67 people on the list, in 2010 there were 68, in 2011 there were 70, and in 2012 there were 71. Slots are allocated based on the amount of human and financial resources that they have sway over, as well as their influence on world events.
Forbes' Most Powerful People, 2013 (top 10)


Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician who has been the President of Russia since 7 May 2012. He previously served as President from 2000 to 2008, and as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. During that last term, he was also the Chairman of the United Russia.

24 February 2014

World's 10 Most Powerful Women



World's 10 Most Powerful Women

Starting in 2004, Forbes magazine has made a list of the 100 most powerful women in the world. It is edited by notable Forbes journalists including Moira Forbes, and based on visibility and economic impact. Leading the table seven times in the last eight years, Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany is understood to be the world's most powerful woman of 2013.


Angela Merkel:

Angela Dorothea Merkel (born 17 July 1954) is a German politician and former research scientist, who have been the Chancellor of Germany since 2005 and the leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 2000. She is the first woman to hold either office.
Having earned a doctorate as physical chemist, Merkel entered politics in the wake of the Revolutions of 1989, briefly serving as the deputy spokesperson for the East German Government. Following reunification in 1990, she was elected to the Bundestag for Stralsund-Nordvorpommern-RĂ¼gen in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a seat she has held since. She was later appointed as the Federal Minister for Women and Youth in 1991 under Chancellor Helmut Kohl, She was promoted to become Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety in 1994. After the CDU/CSU coalition was defeated in 1998, she was elected Secretary-General of the CDU, before being elected the party's first ever woman as leader in 2000.

13 February 2014

Largest Body Parts



Largest Body Parts

The largest body part is either the largest given body part across all living and extinct organisms or the largest example of a body part within an existing species. The largest animals on the planet are not the only ones to have large body parts, with some smaller animals actually having one particularly enlarged area of the body.

13 October 2013

Interesting Facts and Information about alligators



Interesting facts about alligators
  • There are two species of alligator in the world, American alligator and Chinese alligator.
  • American alligators have nostrils which they use for breathing in water.
  • The Alligator are living on Earth for millions of years, and some time they described as 'living fossils'.
  • Alligators are also having cold blood, like snakes or other reptiles.

Interesting Facts and Information about Cheetah


Interesting Facts about Cheetah

  • Cheetah is the faster animal in the whole world; their running speed is 112 to 120 per hour.
  • Cheetah has ability to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just three seconds.
  • The cheetah likely evolved in Africa during the Miocene epoch (26 million to 7.5 million years ago), before migrating to Asia.

Interesting Facts and Information about Crocodiles



Interesting facts about Crocodiles
  • Only 14 species of crocodiles have been recognized.
  • The largest crocodile's species is saltwater crocodile, which live in eastern India, northern Australia, throughout South-east Asia, and in the surrounding waters.
  • Osteolaemus crocodile grow to an adult size of just 1.5 m (4.9 ft) to 1.9 m (6.2 ft),

Interesting Facts and Information about Bats



Interesting Facts about Bats

  • Many plant species depend on bat for their seeds distribution.
  • In mammals only bats can fly.
  • Kitty’s hog-nosed bat is the smallest bat only 29 to 34 mm in length.
  • Pteropus is a largest species of bat with weight of 1.6 to 1.7kg.

12 October 2013

Interesting Facts and Information about Donkey



Interesting Facts about Donkey

  • A donkey's lifespan can more than 50 years.
  • The donkeys are very intelligent and hard working.
  • Donkeys have excellent memory. They can recognize areas and things till 25 years.
  • In desert areas donkeys can hear the voice of other donkeys from 60 miles away. Because of their large ears.
  • They don’t like rains.
  • Donkeys are used for working purpose from 5000 years ago.
  • There are more than 40 million donkeys are in the world, and mostly in underdeveloped countries.
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Interesting Facts and Information about Dog



Interesting Facts about Dogs
  • In 2001, there were estimated to be 400 million dogs in the world.
  • Dog meat is consumed in some Asian countries especially in China.
  • Approximately 13 to 16 million dogs consumed in Asia every year.
  • The BBC claims that, in 1999, more than 6,000 restaurants served soups made from dog meat in South Korea.

Interesting Facts and Information about Eagle



Interesting Facts about Eagle
  • Most of the more than sixty species of eagles occur in Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just eleven species can be found – two species (the Bald Eagle and Golden Eagle) in the United States and Canada, nine species in Central America and South America, and three species in Australia.
  • The smallest species of eagle is the South Nicobar Serpent Eagle at 450 grams and 16 inches.
  • Eagles' eyes are extremely powerful, having up to 3.6 times human acuity for the martial eagle, which enables them to spot potential prey from a very long distance.
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Interesting Facts and Information about Fox



Interesting Facts about Fox
  • Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species are actually true foxes.
  • By far the most common and widespread species of fox is the red fox.
  • A group of foxes is referred to as a skulk, leash, troop, or earth.
  • In the wild, foxes can live for up to 10 years, but most foxes only live for 2 to 3 years due to hunting, road accidents and diseases.
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Interesting Facts and Information about Dolphins



Interesting facts about Dolphins
  • Dolphins are marine mammals closely related to whales and porpoises.
  • There are almost forty species of dolphin.
  • They vary in size from 4 ft and 40 kg to 30 ft and 10 tonnes.
  • They are found worldwide, mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves and are carnivores, eating mostly fish and squid.

Interesting Facts and Information about Monkey



Interesting Facts about Monkeys
  • There are 260 species of monkey in the world.
  • The loudest monkey is howler monkey and his howl can be heard as far as 10 miles away.
  • Monkeys never catch cold.
  • Monkeys are divided into two group old world monkeys and new world monkeys.
  • The apes are not monkey

Interesting Facts and Information about Lions



Interesting Facts about Lions
  • African lions live together in a group called "prides".
  • Male lion defend the pride and females do hunting for prides.
  • Lion roar can be heard from 5 miles away.
  • The world heaviest recorded lion yet is 375kg heavy.
  • Lion’s speed is 81km per hour. But in short distance due to lack of stamina.