Chandra Bahadur Dangi Chandra Bahadur Dangi (born 30 November 1939). He is the shortest man in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence, measuring 0.546 m. Dangi is a primordial dwarf. He broke...

Michael Ellis DeBakey Michael Ellis DeBakey (September 7, 1908 – July 11, 2008) was a world-renowned American cardiac surgeon, innovator, scientist, medical educator and international medical statesman. DeBakey was the chancellor emeritus of Baylor...

Everybody should visit the Ashtavinayak in Maharashtra at least once in a life time. There are Eight temples dedicated to Ganesha, in Maharashtra related to various episodes from the puranas and other legends –...

Pangong Tso Lake Pangong Tso is an endorheic lake in the Himalayas. It is 134 km long and extends from India to Tibet. Approximately 60% of the length of the lake lies in Tibet....

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, formerly known as Prince of Wales Museum of Western India. It is the main museum in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was founded in...

Mosquito Mosquitoes are small, midge-like flies. Thousands of species feed on the blood of various kinds of hosts, mainly vertebrates and also including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and even some kinds of fish. Some...

Lotus Lotus is one of two species of aquatic plant. It is native to Tropical Asia and Queensland, Australia. It is commonly cultivated in water gardens. It is also the national flower of India...

Derinkuyu The Derinkuyu underground city is an ancient multi-level underground city in the Derinkuyu district in Nevşehir Province, Turkey. Extending to a depth of approximately 60 m, it is large enough to have sheltered...

White Lotus It is also known as the European White Waterlily, White Water Rose or Nenuphar. It is an aquatic flowering plant of the family Nymphaeaceae. It grows in water from 30-150 centimeters deep...

The Ramoji Film City is located in Anajpur village, Hayathnagar Mandal in Hyderabad, Telangana in India. Spread over 2000 acres, it is a film-themed park combined with a studio, unabashedly modeled after Universal City....

Brookesia Micra Brookesia micra (B. micra) is a species of chameleon from the islet of Nosy Hara in Antsiranana, Madagascar. As of 14 February 2012, it is the smallest known chameleon and among the...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team in limited-overs formats. An attacking right-handed middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper, he is widely regarded...

Fattail Scorpion Fattail scorpion or fat-tailed scorpion is the common name given to scorpions of the genus Androctonus. It is one of the most dangerous groups of scorpions species in the world. They are...

The Great Banyan The Great Banyan is a banyan tree located in Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah, near Kolkata, India. It was the widest tree in the world in terms of...

Confluence of the Zanskar River and Indus River, India. Confluence of the Negro River and Solimões River, Brazil. Confluence of the Alaknanda River and Bhagirathi River, India. Confluence of the Ohio River and Mississippi River, Illinois. Confluence of the Danube River and Inn...

Colorado River The Colorado River forms the border between United States and Mexico. Kagera River The Kagera River flows east along the Rwanda-Burundi and Rwanda-Tanzania borders to a confluence with the Ruvubu River. Cuando...

Cup Noodles Cup Noodles is a brand of instant ramen noodle snack manufactured by Nissin, packaged in a foam food container, hard plastic or paper cup. Other brand names are used in specific countries,...

Jajangmyeon Jajangmyeon is a noodle dish topped with a thick sauce made of chunjang (a salty black soybean paste), diced pork and vegetables and sometimes also seafood. It is a Korean Chinese cuisine. Jajangmyeon...

Amazake Amazake is a traditional sweet, low or non-alcohol Japanese drink made from fermented rice. It is part of the family of traditional Japanese foods made using koji and the koji mold Aspergillus oryzae...

Borscht Borscht is a soup of Ukrainian origin that is popular in many Eastern and Central European cuisines, including those of Ukraine, Belarus, Poland and Russia. In most of these countries, it is made...