Archive for the ‘Did You Know?’ Category

ELECTRONIC NOSE DETECTS CANCER

Monday, September 12th, 2011

According to the ScienceDaily —György Horvath from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden

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GOOD NEWS TO CHOCOLATE LOVERS

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

Doctors could soon be prescribing a dose of dark chocolate to help patients with liver disease, according to a new Spanish research. (more…)

PROFIT OF SPIELBERG’S FIRST FULL LENGTH MOVIE

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

Did you know that Steven Spielberg first full-length movie had a profit of just one dollar? (more…)

10 SALMON FACTS

Thursday, August 18th, 2011

Fish is he famous sea food full of protein and other healthy components. (more…)

PENCIL

Monday, April 18th, 2011

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A pencil is a writing implement or art medium usually constructed of a narrow, solid pigment core inside a protective casing. (more…)

WHY DO LONG JUMPERS RUN SEVERAL STEPS IN THE AIR AFTER THEY TAKE OFF?

Friday, April 15th, 2011

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This motion is called the ‘hitch-kick’,and it is employed by long jumpers to cut down on the body’s natural tendency to rotate (more…)

WHY ARE TYPEWRITTER KEYS IN THEIR CURRENT CONFIGURATION?

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

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The early developers of typewriters were obsessed with similarities  between their keyboards and piano keyboards. (more…)

WHAT IS AN ANEMOMETER ?

Sunday, April 3rd, 2011

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The anemometer is a device that measures the speed of the wind or other airflow, like in a wind tunnel. (more…)

WHAT IS BUNSEN BURNER ?

Friday, April 1st, 2011

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Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Chemist and Inventor of the Bunsen Burner. The laboratory Bunsen burner was invented by Robert Wilhelm Bunsen (more…)

WHY DO GLASSES SWEAT WHEN FILLED WITH COLD BEVERAGES?

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

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It is elementary physics. The answer is condensation. The sweat  does not sneak from the liquid inside  of the glass to the outside (more…)