Science Fact - 21

Some facts about human hair: On an average, people have between 100,000 and 150,000 hairs on their head. Categorically, blondes have an average of 140,000 strands, brunettes of 108,000 and redheads of 90,000. Hair grows at a rate of about 150mm a year. The number of strands normally lost in a day varies, but on average is 100. Each...

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Science Fact - 20

The word 'robot' was introduced by the Czech interwar writer Karel Čapek in his play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) in 1920. However, Karel Čapek did not coin the word for the play, his brother did! Karel wrote a letter to the Oxford English Dictionary in which he named his brother, the painter and writer Josef Čapek, as its...

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3D Printed Ice-Cream: Ready in 15 minutes

Ever wanted to have an ice-cream which is unique in shape than all others? Now your dream can be coming true!  Three students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a 3-D printer which can produce an ice-cream in any desired shape in just 15 minutes. By hacking together a soft serve ice cream...

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India Ranks 155 out of 178 Countries in Environment!

India has ranked 155 out of 178 countries in Environmental Performance Index 2014. The 2014 Environmental Performance Index is a joint project between the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy (YCELP) and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University, in collaboration with the World...

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