fact for 30th nov 2008

Arabic numerals are not Arabic; they were invented in India.

The koala's nickname is a Native Bear. The koala is a mammal. They are warm-blooded. The koala's young is called a cub. The koala's young are born alive. Koalas drink milk from the mother. The koala breaths oxygen from air. The koala might look cuddly but the koala has very sharp teeth and very sharp claws. The koalas have white on the underside and gray on the rest of its body.

Mars is the home of Olympus Mons, the largest known volcano in our solar system .

fact for 29th nov 2008

Over 2 million koalas were killed between 1908 and 1927.

The fur of the binturong, also known as the "Asian Bear Cat," smells like popcorn. The scent is believed to come from a gland located near the tail .

fact for 28 nov 2008

The koala's scientific name is Phasclarctos cinereus.

Some octopuses have been known to eat their arms off when they are exposed to stressful situations.

fact for 27 nov 2008

Everyone has heard of the Golden Temple at Amritsar. Did you know that the word Amritsar comes from the Sanskrit Amŗita-sarovar which means the “Lake of Nectar”?

The Ancient Greek women made a type of cheek blush by painting their cheeks with herbal pastes which was made out of crushed berries and seeds.

The Sydney Funnelweb spider has killed people in less than two hours.

fact for 26 nov 2008

Australian Dawn Fraser is the only athlete to ever win gold in the same event at three consecutive Olympics.

It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.

fact for 25 nov 2008

Bhaarat, the official name of India, has an interesting meaning in Sanskrit, “bha” means knowledge or light, and “rat” is a verb for ‘doing’. Bhāarat is thus ‘the one in search of enlighntenment or knowledge.’

Australians may refer to fools, idiots and hopeless cases as Drongos. Drongo was a 1920's racehorse that showed promise but never won anything in 37 races.


The average person laughs 13 times a day.

fact for 24 nov 2008

The first documented sighting of Australia by Europeans was by Dutch navigator, Willem Janszoon aboard the "Dufkyen" in March 1606 .

If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. For when a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.