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New month with a lot more interesting facts. Read through these facts put together by our team. Get ready to learn more about the world.
1. Strangely, almost one-fourth of the entire bones of your body are placed in your feet. Each foot has 26 bones, which makes a total of 52 bones present in your feet. Is this because feet have been the most utilised part of human body through evolution? What do you think?
2. Born in Italy in 1564, Galileo GaThe study of language began in India in the 5th century BC with Pāṇini who cOne of Egypt’s most famous Pharaohs of all time was Cleopatra. Surprisingly, Cleopatra was not actually an Egyptian. She was a descendant of Greek Macedonians. She embraced a lot of traditions of her country (Greece) and was the first member of her lineage to learn the Egyptian language.
3. The “Golden Mean” was one of the most influential ideas of Aristotle. This philosophy was an idea about the Middle Ground and Moderation between good and bad. It is believed that people should sustain a balance between the two extremes. Do you agree with this idea?
4. In a typical hurricane, the most aggressive winds and heaviest rains take place at the eye-wall area, which is the ring of clouds and thunderstorms that closely surround the eye. Large hurricanes can release massive energy as equal to 10 atomic bombs every second. Hurricanes can also create tornadoes.
5. Playing with blocks and shapes may help younger children with learning. This subconsciously teaches them spatial concepts as well as physics. These are important concepts to learn, and are necessary at a young age. What other games do you think are beneficial for the growth of children?
6. Yahoo was called “Jerry and David’s Guide to the World Wide Web,” in its early days. It eventually gained popularity and was renamed “Yahoo!” in 1995. This name is an acronym for “Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle”. Comment and let us know if you knew that “Yahoo!” has a full form.
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