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10 Amazing Ocean Facts

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Fact 01.  The longest mountain range in the world is under water, called the Mid-Oceanic Ridge. This mountain range runs more than 50,000 kilometers long through the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and into the Indian and Pacific oceans. It comprises 23 percent of the Earth’s total surface. Fact 02.   The largest ocean on Earth is the Pacific Ocean, it covers around 30% of the Earth’s surface. The name meaning of Pacific Ocean is ‘peaceful sea’. Fact 03.   The Gulf of Alaska has two oceans that meet but do not mix. Creating a line between the two oceans that shows both color. It is due to a ocean of melting glaciers being composed of fresh water and other ocean has higher percentage of salt causing two oceans to have different densities and therefore making them more difficult to mix and developing foam only at their junction. Fact 04.   The oceans cover 71% (and rising) of the Earth's surface and contain 97% of the Earth's water. Less than 1% is fresh water, and 2-3% is contained

Get Inspired Candidates! 3 TOI Videos Specially For You.

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01. TOI LEAD INDIA “TREE” - Tum Chalo To Hindustan Chale - Youtube: It’s from promotional ads for the Lead India initiative by the Times of India group. It’s been termed as the new anthem of India. It’s written by Gulzar, music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, and sung by Shankar Mahadevan.  Lyrics:  Falak pakad ke utho, aur hawa pakad ke chalo, (2)\ Tum chalo, to hindustan chale (4) Lagao haath ke suraj subah nikala karein,  Hatheliyon mein bhare dhoop aur uchhala karein, (2) Ufaq pe paav rakho, aur chalo akad ke chalo, Falak pakad ke utho, aur hawa pakad ke chalo, (2) Tum chalo, to hindustan chale  (4) ..........**********.......... 02. TOI I Lead India 2013 - I will be the change - YouTube:   Baithe rahane ka time khatam -  It’s also from promotional ads for the Lead India initiative by the Times of India group. Lyrics:   Baithe rahane ka time khatam Ab main hi woh, ab main hi hum Narebaji se tang hoon main Na kisi paksha ke sang hoo

10 Amazing Human Body Facts

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01.  Babies are always born with blue eyes. Baby's true eye color is reveled either by deposition of melanin,  the brown pigment molecule  or darkened by exposure to ultraviolet light. 02.  All babies are color blind at birth, they see only black and white. 03. The brain is more active at night than during the day. Scientists don't know yet why this is. 04.  The higher your IQ, the more you dream. ( Read 10 Amazing Dream Facts ) 05.  Our skeleton keeps renewing itself every ten years which means that every ten years you get a new skeleton. 06.  The only part of your body that has no blood supply is the cornea in the eye. It gets its oxygen directly from air. 07.  Humans are the only species that produce emotional tears. 08.  We are about 1 cm taller in the mornings than in the evenings. 09.  Your eyes remain the same size after birth but your nose and ears never stop growing. 10.  The largest cell in the body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm. A few more sh

Inspirational Quote Pictures Best Ever

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# 01.  Lao Tzu / Laozi Quotes “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” # 02.  Robert Frost Quotes " Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." # 03.  Napoleon Hill Quotes "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve." # 04.  T homas A. Edison Quotes "Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." # 05.  Simone De Beauvoir Quotes "Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay." Also Read: 1.  10 Amazing Motivational And Inspirational Quotes About Life And Happiness 2.  10 Amazing Steve Maraboli's Quotes on Relationship and Love

10 Amazing Facts About Dreams That You Might Not Even Heard Before

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FACT_01. Even Blinds Can See Dreams Full of Colors Blind people dream too. People who became blind after the birth can see images, full of colors in their dreams but who born blind can sense only voices without images. Their dreams are just as intense and interesting. FACT_02. Most of The Inventions and Great Literary Works were Inspired by Dreams The idea for Google - Larry Page Alternating current generator - Tesla DNA’s double helix spiral form - James Watson The sewing machine - Elias Howe Periodic table - Dimitri Mendeleev and many more..... Rather than these invention, the great poetic work 'Kubla Khan' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge was also a productivity of his dream. Though he wrote only 54 lines (he forgot his remaining dream when disturbed). FACT_03. You Can Never See a Stranger in Dreams Who You Never Met Your brain can't invent human faces. The faces you see are the people you met once in your life.  FACT_04. Your Dreams Can Make You Kill Someone! Your Dreams Can