Mind-blowing food facts

1 Pineapple is a natural painkiller The fruit contains anti-inflammatory enzymes that bring pain relief from conditions such as arthritis, according to a study at Reading University.

2 Pomegranate juice could prevent a heart attack This wonder juice is believed to improve blood flow to the heart and lower blood pressure.
 

3 Onions are natural antibiotics They might make your breath pong but onions contain allicin, a powerful antibiotic that also protects the circulatory system.

4 Mushrooms can ward off colds They contain more of an immune-boosting antioxidant called ergothioneine than any other food, say researchers at Pennsylvania State University.

6 Blueberries can boost memory A study at Tufts University in Boston showed eating half a cup of this fruit regularly could delay age-related deterioration in co-ordination and short-term memory.

8 Eat chocolate, live longer Hurray! Harvard University scientists say that eating a couple of chocolate bars a week could extend your life by almost a year.
 

9 Grapefruit juice can stop medicine working If you're taking medication, avoid washing it down with grapefruit juice as there is evidence that it prevents some drugs being broken down.
 

10 You should never drink tea or coffee with meals Tannins in tea and coffee prevent absorption of certain nutrients. A cup of tea with a meal will halve the iron you get from it, whereas a glass of orange juice will double it.
 

11 Cherries can cure gout Cherries contain compounds that significantly reduce the chemicals in the body which cause joint inflammation.
 

12 Eating curry could help prevent Alzheimer's According to a report in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, a yellow pigment used in curry, curcumin, can stop amyloid plaques in the brain that cause the condition.
 

13 Sniffing a lemon could help you beat asthma The UK's 5.1 million asthmatics could find lemons ease their symptoms. Studies in rats found that breathing improved after they inhaled limonene, the chemical that gives lemons their smell.
 

14 Kiwi fruit can improve your eyesight This fuzzy fruit is a surprisingly good source of lutein, an antioxidant that protects your vision.
 

15 Garlic can cure mouth ulcers and verrucas Here's an old wives' tale that works: halve a clove of garlic, squeeze, and apply a drop of the juice to the offending growth at bedtime.
 

16 You can have too little salt Too much salt isn't good for us but not getting enough can trigger low blood pressure in those susceptible. Consult your GP before making any major diet changes.

17 Figs can delay brittle bone disease Good news for the three million osteoporosis sufferers in the UK - it is possible to slow its progress by eating calcium-packed figs.

18 Soya can mimic breast cancer drugs A team of Cambridge researchers discovered that a diet high in soya can have a similar effect to anti-cancer drug Tamoxifen.
 

19 Barbecued-food can cause cancer Eating meat that's chargrilled or burnt could lead to stomach, pancreatic, colon and breast cancer because it creates high levels of carcinogenic compounds.
 

20 Cinnamon can help diabetics Just half a teaspoon a day of this spice can significantly reduce blood sugar levels in diabetics, says US research.
 

21 Chillies can help you breath more easily Capsaicin, which occurs in chillies, shrinks the mucous membranes which can ease blocked noses and sinuses.
 

22 Watermelon is good for the prostate Men will be glad to know that the red flesh contains the antioxidant Lycopene, which helps keep the prostate gland healthy.
 

23 Coriander can lower your cholesterol levels This aromatic herb can reduce cholesterol levels and prevent heart problems.

24 Nibbling nuts can prevent blood clots Nuts boost nitric oxide, a compound that relaxes blood vessels and eases blood flow.
 

25 Banish bad breath with natural yoghurt A few spoonfuls of natural yoghurt can neutralise halitosis, according to Japanese researchers.

PARROT COLORIETIES


Faroe Islands


The Faroe Islands is a group of 18 islands in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of Scotland and halfway between Iceland and Norway. The Islands have a population of nearly 50,000 and a language and culture of their own. The Faroe Islands are undeniably beautiful: green, rugged and wind-swept. The countryside is dominated by steep mountains, vertical sea cliffs and picturesque valleys. During summer, the Faroe Islands turn extraordinarily green and this is usually the best time to visit.
There are over a hundred villages in the Faroe Islands. Nearly every single one of them is situated near the ocean, and to new visitors they may all seem to be very much alike. The houses are either painted in bright colours or the traditional black, whilst the roofs are often turf covered. The buildings are usually built very close to each other, which is very cosy. In most places sheep occupy the outfield throughout the whole year.
Although the history of the Faroe Islands dates back to the 6th century, towns didn’t start to appear until very late. For instance, the capital, Tórshavn, only counted about 100 inhabitants in 1900, whereas today the number has escalated into nearly 20,000. In the Faroe Islands the traditional village was to a certain extent self-sufficient. When the fishing industry took off in 1872, it was the beginning of the end for the traditional way of life in the small villages as fishing replaced farming and the growing population chose to settle in the fast growing towns instead.
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Nathan Walsh’s Oil Paintings of Urban Landscape


Nathan Walsh creates amazing photorealistic paintings of cityscapes. “I am fascinated by the city”, says Nathan Walsh. “It's visual complexity and constant state of flux. The act of painting is an attempt fix this information and give vision to our experience of living within it.”
“By using simple mathematical ratios I can begin to describe concrete form within my picture plane. Over a period of time I will draw and redraw buildings, manipulating their height, width or nature in relation to other pictorial elements. By introducing spatial recession to these elements I aim to present a world the viewer can enter into and move around. Some of the more recent works deal with layers of information, whether this be the description of reflective surfaces or the combination of inside and outside spaces.”
Nathan Walsh was born in Lincoln in 1972. He studied at the Liverpool School of Art before completing his Masters Degree at the University of Hull. He has exhibited at the Royal Academy, Lambeth Palace and Eton College. Recently he has had hugely successful shows in London, California and Zurich. His work can be found in public and private collections worldwide.
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20 World’s Most Visited Museums


Each year, millions of tourists take in beautiful art and artifacts at these top-ranked attractions in London, New York, Paris and Washington, DC. It’s no surprise that the Louvre has yet again claimed the title of the world’s most-visited museum—it’s only the home of the world’s most popular woman: Mona Lisa. This article lists the most visited art museums in the world. Several major art museums, such as the Palace Museum in Beijing, which annually draw close to 12 million visitors, the Vatican Museums of Rome, with 5,078,004 visitors in 2011, and the National Museum of Anthropology of Mexico City, with 1,767,092 visitors in 2011, were not included.

01. Musée du Louvre, Paris

Identify the Indian cities

Identify the Indian cities

How to Identify Cities in India?


Scenario 1

Two guys are fighting and a third guy comes along, then a fourth and they start arguing about who's right. You are in Kolkata

Scenario 2

Two guys are fighting and a third guy comes along, sees them and walks on. That's Mumbai

Scenario 3

Two guys are fighting and a third guy comes along & tries to make peace.The first two get together & beat him up. That's Delhi

Scenario 4

Two guys are fighting. A crowd gathers to watch. A guy comes along and quietly opens a chai-stall .That's Ahmedabad.

Scenario 5

Two guys are fighting and a third guy comes he writes a software program to stop the fight. But the fight doesn't stop b'cos of a bug in the program. That's Bangalore

Scenario 6

Two guys are fighting. A crowd gathers to watch. A guy comes along and quietly says that "ANNA" doesn't like all this nonsense. Peace comes in.That's Chennai.

Scenario 7

Two guys are fighting. Both of them take time out and call their friends on mobile. Now 50 guys are fighting. You are DEFINITELY IN PUNJAB

Dream Shadows


10 Weird Animal Sex Habits


Animals have sex. And as diverse as the animal kingdom is, their sexual habits are bound to reflect just how different they truly are from one another. You have to imagine a furry mammal with opposable thumbs would reproduce by a means vastly different from an ungrippable cephalopod. And what one might call a “pleasure of the the flesh,” another might literally call a pain in the neck. Here are ten of the weirdest sexual behaviors–at least according to us humans anyway–that can be found right here in the animal kingdom.
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Bonobo
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Man may truly have its closest common ancestor in this ape, as it thinks of nothing but sex. After all, everything it does is draped in a hyper-sexual overcoat: they use sex to greet each other, resolve conflict (i.e make-up sex), and as bargaining chips to trade for food. They engage sexually in many of the ways us humans do (e.g. mutual masturbation, oral sex, French kissing) and some we do not (sometimes they fence with their penises, like phallic swashbucklers). And as a result of this sexually-saturated kind of culture, they are an incredibly peaceful species, although they may enjoy the occasional cock spar.

Oldest Sisters in the World

A pair of centenarians have officially been crowned the oldest sisters in the world after notching up an astonishing 213 years between them.

20 Unusual Phobias That You Hardly Know...

A phobia is an irrational, intense and persistent fear of certain situations, activities, things, animals, or people. Phobia is also described as an unreasonable or abnormal fear. Well! Everyone is afraid of something. The most common phobias include falling, water, height, spiders, and the dark. Then what are some uncommon phobias? Here we bring you 20 such interesting yet uncommon phobias, take a look.

Hyper-realistic Sculptures by Marc Sijan

Milwaukee based artist Marc Sijan's Super realistic sculptures are "homages to humanity's fascination with its own forms - a fascination which has compelled artists throughout the millennia to mirror life in virtually every medium." Sijan's figures are incredibly lifelike, sensuous and graceful. In fact, they are so lifelike, they seem always on the verge of movement, a mere instant away from action. The pores in the skin, the tiny hairs, and veins; even the bald spots, the blemishes, the individual shapes of the faces that make human beings so similar, yet so unique: These are the essence of what makes Marc Sijan's work so arresting.

Seagulls Stealing Ice Cream in Britain's Seaside

Maurading seagulls that are blighting Britain's seaside resorts are starting to get picky about the kind of ice cream they are willing to steal. With their noisy calls and voracious appetite they are a distinctive feature of the British seaside.

Bookshelf Building

Creative parking garage of the Kansas City Public Library looks like a giant bookshelf filled with classic books.   The building was designed by Dimensional Innovations. Local residents selected the titles of the books that are displayed on the bookshelf.

Crescent Lake in Dunhuang China


Crescent lake also called Yueyaquan in Chinese is a beautiful crescent-shaped lake located 6 km south of the Dunhuang city in the arms of the Echoing-Sand Dune. The Crescent Lake's water is so pure and clear that it looks like an emerald jewel in the sand. Along the side of the Crescent Lake is a pagoda in traditional Han Chinese architecture. A street lined with souvenir stalls leads up from the entrance to the complex. Many tourists ride camels here, organized by the complex operators, to get to the summit of the sand dunes.
The lake has been in existence for at least two thousands, but for the last few decades it has been gradually disappearing. According to measurement made in 1960, the average depth of the lake was 4 to 5 meters, with maximum depth 7.5 meters. In the early 1990s, the area of the lake had shrunken to only 1.37-acre (5,500 m2) with average depth of 0.9 meter (maximum 1.3 meter). Crescent Lake has dropped more than 25 feet in the last three decades while the underground water table elsewhere in the area has fallen by as much as 35 feet.
In 2006, the local government with help of the central government started to fill the lake and restore its depth; its depth and size have been growing yearly since then.
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नाखूनों से खोदकर बनाई गई थी यह खूबसूरत झील

माउंट आबू राजस्थान के प्रमुख पर्यटनों में से एक है, और इसी माउंट आबू की शान में चार चांद लगाती है यहां की नक्की झील या नक्की लेक। यह झील राजस्थान की सबसे ऊंची झील है और इसे माउंट आबू का दिल कहा जाता है।

प्रकृति की सुन्दरता से सराबोर यह झील चारों ओर से पहाड़ों से घिरी हुई है। झील में स्थित टापू की सुन्दरता बढ़ाने और पर्यटकों को आकर्षित करने के उद्देश्य से इस पर फव्वारों की विशेष व्यवस्था की गई है।सर्दियों में इस झील का पानी अक्सर जम जाया करता है।राजस्थान और गुजरात की छाप लिए माउंट आबू का प्रमुख बाज़ार इसी झील के किनारे है।

कहा जाता है कि इस झील का निर्माण देवताओं ने अपने नाखूनों से खोदकर किया था, जिस कारण इसका नाम नख की झील पड़ा। समय परिवर्तन के साथ यही नख की झील ने आज नक्की झील का रूप ले लिया।पेश है इस अनोखी झील की कुछ आकर्षक तस्वीरें।
तस्वीरों में देखें, नाखूनों से खोदकर बनाई गई थी यह खूबसूरत झील!

Beautiful & Colourful Birds

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living on the edge are you life pictures

the Tallest Bridge in the World


The Millau Viaduct is a cable-stayed road-bridge that spans the valley of the river Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in the world with one mast's summit at 343.0 meters above the base of the structure. It is also the 12th highest bridge in the world, with a 270 meters drop from the bridge road to the valley below. The 2460 meters long bridge is a stunning architectural and design feat. And it is beautiful to look at as well.
The bridge was opened in 2004 to close the "missing link" on the A75 autoroute that connects Paris in the north to Perpignan in the south; the Millau Viaduct was the result of 17 years of ideas, proposals, and design that resulted in shaving 37 miles off the former route through the region. But rather than choose a mundane design that simply did the job, the French went big.

Saddam Hussein’s Golden Weapons


Saddam Hussein is no longer in this world, but he left behind a lot of interesting secrets. A huge collection of weapons made ​​of pure gold and silver was found. There are grenade launchers, and pistols and assault rifles.
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Health benefits of spinach



 
 

1. PROTECTS AGAINST CANCER – 
Spinach contains a strong antioxidant called kaempferol, 
which helps prevent the formation of cancerous cells 
in the body.

2. BRAIN FOOD – 
These leafy greens will help slow the effects of ageing on the brain due to 
its folic acid conten, a B vitamin which also assists the body in maintaining 
a healthy heart.

3. NUTRIENT-DENSE – 
Low in calories and high in vitamins, just one cup of spinach contains 
more vitamin K and vitamin A than your daily requirement 
and nearly 40% of your magnesium requirement.

4. LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE – 
Just a single portion of spinach will help lower high blood pressure 
within hours due to the mineral magnesium, which helps prevent 
cardiovascular disease.

5. ALLEVIATES FATIGUE – 
Spinach holds high levels of iron, which carries blood and oxygen 
throughout the body and is responsible for lessening fatigue 
and giving you that added energy boost.

Man who lost his legs crawling


Man who lost his legs as a child scales 

19,000ft-high Kilimanjaro by crawling on his 

HANDS for seven days


It's a feat most able-bodied people would struggle to achieve - 
scaling one of the highest peaks on the planet.
Spencer West managed it using just his hands.
The 31-year-old, from Toronto, Canada - who lost his legs when he was 
just five years old - reached the summit of the 19,341ft high Mt. Kilimanjaro 
on Monday after a slow, gruelling and awe-inspiring trek.
Spencer West, celebrates at the peak of Kilimanjaro on Monday, after scaling the tallest mountain in Africa on his hands
Spencer West, celebrates at the peak of Kilimanjaro on Monday, after scaling the tallest mountain in Africa on his hands

Bizarre Deaths of the Middle Ages


The Middle Ages, also known as the Medieval Period, spanned between the fifth and fifteenth centuries, ending with the death of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. Given the brutality of the time period, the idea of death was viewed very differently than the modern perception, and average life expectancy was significantly lower than today. War and savage violence was extremely common and as such, untimely deaths were not considered unusual. This list encompasses some of the most famously bizarre deaths in recorded history.
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Richard I
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Richard I Of England
Cause of Death: Shot down by a boy who was holding a frying pan.
In 1199 Richard I had bankrupted England, thanks to the costly Third Crusade and his subsequent ransom payment after being captured by the German Emperor. To finance his war efforts in France, Richard found he needed vast amounts of money which could not be provided on tax alone. Fittingly he died whilst looking for money at Castle Chalus-Chabrol in France, which housed a pot of gold according to rumor. During the siege of the tiny castle, a young boy fighting with a frying pan grabbed a crossbow and shot into a group of knights on horseback. He hit one in the shoulder, and the victim immediately stood up and congratulated the child on his well-aimed shot. This knight was Richard the Lionheart. Richard died days later as the minor wound turned gangrenous, though on his deathbed he awarded his impoverished killer one-hundred shillings in an act of final chivalry. Despite this, the boy who killed Richard was later flayed alive on the orders of one of Richard’s generals and Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard’s grieving mother, before a public hanging.

Got Milk? [infographic]

Now for some milky knowledge. Milk hits your grocery store in just two days, making it the freshest beverage. Humans over 9 years of age should drink 3 glasses of milk per day, which means I better get to the grocery and up my milk intake. Milk is also an excellent source of calcium, riboflavin, vitamin d, phosphorus, vitamin b-12 and many more. These health benefits just can’t be beat! Lets drink some milk, preferably with some cookies. ;) [Via

Phenomenal Wonders Of The Natural World


Sailing Stones

The mysterious moving stones of the packed-mud desert of Death Valley have been a center
of scientific controversy for decades.
Rocks weighing up to hundreds of pounds
Have been known to move up to hundreds of yards at a time.
Some scientists have proposed
That a combination of strong winds and surface ice account for these movements.
However, this theory does not explain evidence of
Different rocks starting side by side
And moving at different rates and in disparate directions.
Moreover, the physics calculations do not fully support this theory
As wind speeds of hundreds of miles per hour
Would be needed to move some of the stones.

कुछ काम था क्या...???

एक दिन रोहित  को एसएमएस आया कि ...
 
क्या आप अन्ना हजारे के साथ हैं?
 
रोहित  ने जवाब भेजा...
 
नहीं, मैं तो घर पर हूं...
 
कुछ काम था क्या...??? 

बच्चे का मन पढ़ाई में न लगे तो...


यदि आपके बच्चे-बच्चियाँ पढ़ाई में ध्यान न देते हों, आलसी अथवा चंचल हों और आप चाहते हें कि वे पढ़ाई में ध्यान दें तो क्या करें ? डाँटने, फटकारने, मारने से काम नहीं चलेगा। 
इसके लिए एक छोटा सा प्रयोग है। अशोक वृक्ष के तीन-तीन पत्तों से बंदनवार (तोरण) बनाकर बच्चे के कमरे के दरवाजे की चौखट पर गुरुवार के दिन बाँध दें और संकल्प करें कि मेरे बच्चे का मन पढ़ाई में लगे। अगले गुरुवार को पहले वाले उतारकर ताजे पत्तों की नयी बंदनवार लगा दें। फिर तीसरे गुरुवार भी ऐसा करें। इस प्रकार तीन गुरुवार के बाद एक गुरुवार छोड़ दें। तीन-तीन करके कुल नौ गुरुवार तक यह प्रयोग करें। इससे लाभ होगा।

Beautiful River Photos....!!


LISTEN TO YOUR HEART


sitting is killing you


Amazing Sea Creatures



Top 10 Unusual Weapons


Nowadays modern warfare only sees weapons such as mines and guns, and of course war-machines, but back when these modern weapons weren't around,
war was very different. The weapons of choice was very different, some being plain unusual. So focusing in the the unusual side of things, I thought it would be interesting to put together a list of thetop 10 unusual weapons - these are based no my opinions though. :)

1. The Tekko-Kagi Claws

10 Most Beautiful Sacred Places in the World


In recent years, religious tourism is becoming increasingly popular. There are more and more of believers and the interest in religion is waking up. Religious places are very adorable, regardless of beliefs and religions that are being promoted out there. People come to these places to get closer to God, find faith, or cure for whatever ails them.
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Beautiful nature


Top 10 Typography Crimes


Graphic design is a burgeoning industry. With the rise and ubiquity of the Internet in the last decade, web design especially has become prevalent. Other forms of graphic design include print, mobile, illustration, and typography. Typography refers to any design involving the arrangement of letters or alphabetical symbols in a space. Every design geek has taken a course in typography and knows the vast importance of it, yet basic type-crimes (errors or faux-pas in typography design) can still be seen virtually everywhere. While many are quick to dismiss the rules of graphic design, Ron L. Peters in his book Do Good Design emphasizes just how important good design is in our society: “Design creates culture. Culture shapes values. Values determine the future. Design is therefore responsible for the world our children will live in.” Practicing good design is of utmost importance, and good typography is crucial to good design as a whole. This list takes a look at 10 commonly occurring type-crimes:
(Note: to clear up further confusion, a “font” is a specific weight or style such as Arial 16 Bold, whereas “typeface” refers to the broader, all-encompassing Arial).

The Pros and Cons of Freelancing


The graphic, made as a collaboration between JESS3 and 24Seven, gives a good idea as to what potential freelancers can expect coming into this particular field, both the good and the bad.
The main reason many freelancers gave for their job happiness is the salary, which is not surprising since freelancers are expecting a 55% increase in pay this year. That pay bump combined with the freedom of their schedule and other benefits adds up to a pretty sweet-sounding job.
On the other hand, many freelancers also find it difficult to stay relevant, and it’s not like they’re totally off the hook on their schedule; they still have the same grueling deadlines as folks with traditional writing occupations. Thanks to these factors, writers who are in their first year of freelance work are often more likely to accept traditional employment versus people who have been freelancing for many years.
So if you’re a writer, freelancing could be a great experience for you or it might not be so great, but either way it definitely sounds like quite an experience and something you’ll remember for a long time.
For more info on the ups and downs of freelance writing refer to the infographic below. [Via]

The Widest Street in the World


9 de Julio Avenue (or Avenida 9 de Julio, in the local tongue) in downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina, is not just any street. Nine lanes wide, with gardened medians between the opposing flow of traffic, this is the widest street in the world. Only those with a quick pace and long legs will be lucky to get to the other side before the traffic lights at the intersection changes. A pedestrian crossing this street usually requires a few extra minutes and two to three traffic light rotations. 9 de Julio Avenue is only 1 km long but 110 meters wide.
The avenue's unusual width is because it spans an entire city block, the distance between two streets in the checkerboard pattern used in Buenos Aires. The avenue runs to the west of the Río de la Plata waterfront, from the Retiro district in the north to Constitución station in the south. It has up to seven lanes in each direction and is flanked on either side by parallel streets of two lanes each.
The street runs far in both directions and connects the unique sections of the metropolis. Some of Buenos Aires’ main landmarks can be seen along the way; most notably, the Obelisk, that sits in the middle of 9 de Julio, the original French Embassy, the statue of Don Quixote, the Teatro Colon and the former Ministry of Communications building - the only building that sits on the avenue itself at the intersection with Moreno street.

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The Most Confusing Traffic Junction


The Magic Roundabout in Swindon, England, constructed in 1972, is the most brilliant and at the same time, the most confusing roundabout ever built. The roundabout, named after the popular children's television series by the same name, is located near the County Ground and consists of five mini-roundabouts arranged in a circle. At first sight, it might appear to confuse or amuse new visitors and certainly baffle tourists but once you understand how the roundabout works you will realize how revolutionary the idea is.
Before the roundabout was built, the area had been a motorist's nightmare which routinely failed to handle the volume of traffic which converged on it from five directions. The British Transport and Road Research Laboratory then came up with a brilliant solution.
All they did was combine two roundabouts in one - the first roundabout sends traffic rotating clockwise and the second roundabout, which revolves inside the first, sends traffic anti-clockwise. Vehicles can enter or exit the inner roundabout using any of the five mini roundabouts placed at appropriate positions. The Magic Roundabout is so efficient that the average Swindonian can find his or her passage through one of the town's busiest junctions with ease even at peak times. Forty years on, the Magic Roundabout still works, despite ever-increasing volumes of traffic.
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Beautiful Black & White Storm Photography by Mitch Dobrowner


California-based photographer Mitch Dobrowner began shooting “Storms” in 2009 as an experiment to photograph the dramatic thunderstorms happening across the Great Plains and what is known as Tornado Alley. Dobrowner has since traveled more than 19,000 miles over 14 different states in the pursuit of the most extreme weather he can find.
“The goal is to capture the structure of supercell thunderstorms, the feeling of standing in wind gusts breaching 50 MPH, the lightning, the rumble of hail. I’ve never seen anything like these storms before. . . . They are born everyday, they fight against their environment to stay alive, change their form as they age, they lose their strength, and eventually they die. The hope is that the images presented communicate how I feel while standing in front of these amazing forces of nature.”
Mitch Dobrowner has just won the 2012 Sony’s World Photographer of the Year award with his stunning Storms series. Dobrowner’s extraordinary black and white photos of brooding skylines pregnant with impending storms defeated over 112,000 rival images that were submitted from 171 different countries.
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One Rupee Note Rare Image In 1917

HOW TO THINK ?

Moishe the Carpenter, returning home with his week’s wages,
was accosted by an armed robber on a deserted street.

“Take my money,” said Moishe, “but do me a favour: “Shoot a bullet through
 my hat otherwise my wife won’t believe I was robbed.”

The robber obliged.
 
  
He threw Moishe’s hat into the air and put a bullet through it.

“Let’s make it look as if I ran into a gang of robbers,” said Moishe,
 “otherwise my wife will call me a coward! Please shoot a number
of holes through my coat.”

So the robber shot a number of holes through the carpenter’s coat.
“And now…” continued Moishe.

“Sorry,” interrupted the robber.
 
  
“No more holes. I’m out of bullets.”

“That’s all I wanted to know!” said Moishe.
 

“Now hand me back my money and some more for the hat and coat that you’ve ruined or
 I’ll beat you black and blue!”

The robber threw down the money and ran.


Moral: 

It's never too late to use our brains to get out of a difficult situation!!
 

World's Most Expensive License Plate

This No. plate is not made of solid gold - just ordinary aluminum. But it does come with the swagger of being labeled no. "1". And that's evidently worth a record $14.3 million.

India's Lake Palace lost its lake

Once it was one of the most beautiful hotels in the world.
A lot of celebrities have visited the Lake Palace over the years.
But now the lake is gone and the owners of the hotel have no idea how to fix it.



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amazing melanistic animals


What exactly does melanistic mean when it comes to animals? The word melanistic comes from the word melanosis Dark coloration of the skin, hair, fur, or feathers because of a high concentration of melanin. Therefore, these animals have dark fur and feathers what is not common among their species. These are some of the most amazing melanistic animals.
12 Amazing Melanistic Animals

The Universe Top To Bottom: The Scale of Our Solar System


I’ve been taking summer school courses in Astronomy this summer and boy has it been an eye-opener. Learning about the composition of stars, planets, and pretty much everything in the known universe has been fascinating to me. It’s hard to imagine and put into perspective just how vast (and mostly empty) our entire universe is, but this infographic at least sheds some light on just how big our solar system is.
From the rocky terrestrial Planets – heated craters of Mercury, hellish Venus, familiar Earth, and the faded glory of Mars – to the Gaseous Jovian Planets – giant Jupiter, beautiful Saturn, sideways Uranus and lonely Neptune – all the way out toward the Dwarf Planets – the club member Pluto all the way out to Eris, our furthest reaching planet orbiting the sun (taking almost 557 Earth years to complete one full orbit!). Our Solar System in itself is quite a journey. Launched almost 35 years ago, the Voyager 1 probe has traveled past our planets and beyond, but not even come close to one light-year away (distance at which light travels in one year) from Earth. Though, with probes like Voyager and it’s subsequent companions, we are now able to scan much more of the universe than ever before. It’ll only a matter of time before we finally find an extraterrestrial planet like our own. [Via]

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anti asthama foods




TOP 12 ANTI-ASTHMA FOODS

There might not be a perfect cure for asthma, but we can find many superfoods with a nutrient profile that is particularly well suited for preventing and alleviating asthma symptoms such as shortness of breath, wheezing and chest tightness. Let’s take a look at 12 such foods and their asthma fighting qualities.

“Team Work”

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Prettiest City Halls Of The World


In local government, a city hall, town hall or (more rarely) a municipal building or civic center, is the chief administrative building of a city town or other municipality. It usually houses the city or town council, its associated departments, and their employees. It also usually functions as the base of the mayor of a city, town, borough, or county. As symbols of local government, city and town halls have distinctive architecture, and the buildings may have great historical significance – for example the Guildhall, London. City hall buildings may also serve as cultural icons that symbolize their cities as is the case with Toronto City Hall, Brussels Town Hall, Philadelphia City Hall, and Los Angeles City Hall, that have been featured in Hollywood films.

Valencia City Hall

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'नग्नता' में पवित्रता

परंपरा से परे 'नग्नता' में पवित्रता दर्शाते भारतीय मंदिर, देखिए तस्वीरें...

भारत को मंदिरों का देश कहा जाता है। यहां पूरी दुनिया में सबसे ज्यादा हिन्दुओं की आबादी रहती है। धर्म में आस्था रखने वाले लोगों के लिए मंदिर पूज्यनीय होते हैं। परंपरा के मुताबिक हर मंदिर में एक भगवान की प्रतिमा होती है, जिसकी पूजा श्रद्घालु करते हैं। 
 
मंदिरों की इस श्रृखंला के बीच कई ऐसे भी मंदिर हैं जो मंदिर के परंपरागत स्वरूप को तोड़ते हैं। ये सभी मंदिर परंपरा और इतिहास से भिन्न हैं। कहीं नग्नता को ही पवित्रता माना जाता है, तो कहीं परंपरा से परे आस्था को तरहीज दी जाती है।
 
आइए ऐसे ही कुछ भारतीय मंदिरों पर नजर डालते हैं-
 1- खजुराहो मंदिर, मध्यप्रदेश 
2- वाइटल ड्यूल मंदिर, उड़ीसा 
3- दशानन रावण मंदिर, कानपुर, यूपी 
4- डॉग टेम्पल, कर्नाटक 
5- सहसराक्षी मेरु मंदिर, आंध्र प्रदेश 
6- राजारानी मंदिर, भुवनेश्वर

रहस्य, रोमांच और कौतूहल से भरी 10 गुफाएं

इंसान जब सभ्य होने लगा तो उसे रहने की चिंता सताई। कभी पड़ों पर रहने वाले इंसानों ने पहाड़ों में बने गुफाओं को अपना घर बनाना शुरू किया। प्राकृतिक रूप से बनी ये गुफाएं उन्हें रोमांचित करती रहती थी। इसकी खोज में भटकते-भटकते उन्होंने कई गुफाओं की खोज कर ली। इनमें रहने के अलावा अपनी आस्था के मुताबिक मंदिर स्थापित किए। उनमें चित्रकारी की। इसका प्रमाण आज भी मौजूद है। 
रहस्य, रोमांच और आध्यात्म को प्रदर्शित करती ये गुफाएं आज भी इंसानों को लुभाती हैं। यही कारण है कि प्राकृतिक गुफाओं के अलावा कृत्रिम गुफाओं का भी निर्माण किया गया है। प्रमाणों के मुताबिक, सर्वप्रथम मानव निर्मित गुफाओं का निर्माण दूसरी शताब्दी ई.पू. के आसपास हुआ था।
आइए रहस्य, रोमांच और आध्यात्म को प्रदर्शित करती ऐसे ही कुछ गुफाओं को तस्वीरों के माध्यम से जानते और समझते हैं-
तस्वीरों में देखिए...रहस्य, रोमांच और कौतूहल से भरी 10 गुफाएं 

1- अजंता और एलोरा की गुफाएं, महाराष्ट्र
2- एलिफैंट आइसलैंड केव, महाराष्ट्र
3- बादामी, कर्नाटक
4- उदयगिरि और खंदागिरी की गुफाएं, उड़ीसा
5- ताबू गुफाएं, हिमाचल प्रदेश
6- मेघालय की गुफाएं
7- अमरनाथ गुफा, जम्मू और कश्मीर की गुफाएं
8- अंदावली और मोगलाराजपुरम की गुफाएं, आंध्र प्रदेश
9- त्रिची रॉक फोर्ट और पल्लवा की गुफाएं, तमिलनाडू
10- दुंगेश्वर गुफा मंदिर, बिहार

प्रकृति के 5 अद्भुत चमत्कार

PHOTOS: प्रकृति के 5 अद्भुत चमत्कार, जिन्हें देखना चाहेंगे आप!

पूरी दुनिया में प्राकृतिक नजारों को देख कर बरबस ऐसा लगता है कि इस धरती से परे कोई शक्ति हमें संचालित करती है। हमारा ख्याल रखती है। दुनिया के कोने-कोने में हमें यह अद्भुत नजारा देखने को मिलता है। पेड़-पौधे, पत्तियां, नदीं, झील, झरने और पहाड़ सबकुछ प्रकृति का दिया अनमोल तोहफा है।

भारत के सभी राज्यों में प्रकृति की छटा देखने को मिलती है।
1- मनीकरन, हिमाचल
2- बोर्रा गुफा, आंध्र प्रदेश
3- मैगनेटिक हिल, लद्दाख 
4- अमरनाथ मंदिर, जम्मू-कश्मीर 
5- लिविंग रूट ब्रिज, चेरापूंजी

टाट वाले बाबा

अनोखे 'बाबा' की अनकही दास्तान, देखिए दुर्लभ तस्वीरें...
गठा हुआ लंबा शरीर। धरती को छूते लंबे-लंबे भूरे बाल। ओज से चमकता चेहरा। बुढ़ापे में भी जवानी जैसा जोश। जी हां, हम बात कर रहे हैं टाट वाले बाबा की। उनकी योग शक्ति से आज दुनिया भले ही अनजान है, लेकिन उनकी उपलब्धियां और शक्तियां बहुत महत्वपूर्ण थीं। टाट वाले बाबा का जन्म पंजाब के एक मध्यवर्गीय परिवार में हुआ था। बचपन में परिवारिक परिस्थितियों के कारण वह अधिक शिक्षा ग्रहण नहीं कर पाए थे। 9 साल की उम्र में वह योग और ध्यान करने लगे। बड़े होने पर उनकी शारीरिक बनावट देख कर मित्रों ने आर्मी ज्वाइन करने का सुझाव दिया। वह मान गए और आर्मी ज्वाइन कर ली, लेकिन उनको आर्मी का जीवन रास नहीं आया। उन्होंने दो महीने बाद ही इस्तीफा दे दिया और साधुओं की तरह जीवन जीने लगे।

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