Category: Information

42 great facts


  1. MOPED is the short term for ‘Motorized Pedaling’.
  2. POP MUSIC is ‘Popular Music’ shortened.
  3. BUS is the short term for ‘Omnibus’ that means everybody.
  4. FORTNIGHT comes from ‘Fourteen Nights’ (Two Weeks).
  5. DRAWING ROOM was actually a ‘withdrawing room’ where people withdrew after Dinner. Later the prefix ‘with’ was dropped..
  6. NEWS refers to information from Four directions N, E, W and S..
  7. AG-MARK, which some products bear, stems from ‘Agricultural Marketing’.
  8. JOURNAL is a diary that tells about ‘Journey for a day’ during each Day’s business.
  9. QUEUE comes from ‘Queen’s Quest’. Long back a long row of people as waiting to see the Queen. Someone made the comment Queen’s Quest..
  10. TIPS come from ‘To Insure Prompt Service’. In olden days to get Prompt service from servants in an inn, travelers used to drop coins in a Box on which was written ‘To Insure Prompt Service’. This gave rise to the custom of Tips.
  11. JEEP is a vehicle with unique Gear system. It was invented during World War II (1939-1945). It was named ‘General Purpose Vehicle (GP)’.GP was changed into JEEP later.
  12. Coca-Cola was originally green.
  13. The most common name in the world is Mohammed..
  14. The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with.
  15. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
  16. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row ! of the keyboard.
  17. Women blink nearly twice as much as men!!
  18. You can’t kill yourself by holding your breath.
  19. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
  20. People say “Bless you” when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.
  21. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
  22. The “sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick” is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
  23. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history.
    • Spades – King David
    • Clubs – Alexander the Great,
    • Hearts – Charlemagne
    • Diamonds – Julius Caesar.
  24. Horse Statue in a Park…
    • If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
    • If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle
    • If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
  25. What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common? Ans. – All invented by women.
  26. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
  27. A snail can sleep for three years.
  28. All polar bears are left handed.
  29. Butterflies taste with their feet.
  30. Elephants are the only animals that can’t jump.
  31. In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
  32. On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.
  33. Shakespeare invented the word ‘assassination’ and ‘bump’.
  34. Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.
  35. The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
  36. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
  37. The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
  38. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants.
  39. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
  40. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.
  41. The cigarette lighter was invented before the matchbox.
  42. Most lipstick contains fish scales.

Lessons from a frog in boiling water


Just came across this finding & we can take a lot of cues form this in our life. Like a frog we all react when there is instant change / impact in life and we ignore slow change / impact in life.

If the temperature of the water is suddenly increased, the frog realises it and jumps out of the water.

But if the temperature is very slowly increased, one degree at a time, the frog does not realise it till it boils to death.

Miranda’s new ad with Asin rocks!!!


Asin once again does some galatta as she takes on Chennai’s famous auto man, Speed Sangar. I really love this ad here is the video for you with has sub-title;

All about Craiglist!!!


One of the many inspiration i’ve in my life is the evolution of craiglist.org the way it evolved form a email distribution list to world’s number one classifieds portal. I wanted to share some insights about the evolution;

  • Craig Newmark began the service in 1995 as an email distribution list of friends, featuring local events in the San Francisco Bay Area
  • Became a web-based service in 1996.
  • Incorporated as a private for-profit company in 1999.
  • Craigslist expanded into nine more U.S. cities in 2000
  • Four each in 2001 and 2002, and 14 in 2003.
  • The site receives over one million new job listings each month, making it one of the top job boards in the world.
  • The site serves over twenty billion page views per month.
  • With over eighty million new classified advertisements each month, Craigslist is the leading classifieds service in any medium.
  • As of 2009, Craigslist operates with a staff of 28 people.

Its sole source of revenue is paid job ads in select cities – $75 per ad for the San Francisco Bay Area; $25 per ad for New York City, Los Angeles, San Diego, Boston, Seattle, Washington D.C., Chicago, Philadelphia and Portland, Oregon – and paid broker apartment listings in New York City ($10 per ad).

Experimenting Google Keyboard Shortkuts


Anything happening with Google is a Buzz. Today when i went into google i got a message “Try Google Experimental” on Google footer. Immediately my curiosity made to try that link and immediately explore what is new they are trying. In the morning i tried keyboard shortcuts and by now i became familiar with it and from now i think i might stop using mouse any more.

For those who are new to this can try these shortcuts.

First you have to goto http://www.google.com/experimental/ and enable the experiment option. From then you will be able to use following shortcut keys.

Key Action
J Selects the next result.
K Selects the previous result.
O Opens the selected result.
<Enter> Opens the selected result.
/ Puts the cursor in the search box.
<Esc> Removes the cursor from the search box.

Bro Codes


There is certain friendship which is called Brotherhoodly friendship and sometimes we call those friends as Bro. I came across this list of codes and it very much makes sense. If this code is followed religiously no friendship in the would would have broken;

  1. Bros before hoes – Your bros are your bros and that’s final. They know and follow the same code that you do. They’ve been around, sometimes, since you were little kids and there’s no reason why a girl should continuously break that bond.
  2. Never bang your bro’s sister, mom, or ex – These chicks are off limits. No matter how hot they may be it’s just asking for trouble and in the end you’ll probably end up with nothing.
  3. You are obligated to be a wingman, if asked – You’d expect your bros to be your wingman when asked, therefore you must return the favor. We must help each other get laid, otherwise we’re doomed.
  4. Take one for the team – If your bro is hitting it off with a chick and her friend is being an obstacle then it is your job to bang that obstacle no matter what she looks like. Ok, you don’t necessarily have to bang her but at least keep her occupied. That’s all we ask for.
  5. Be the bearer of bad news if you catch your bro’s girl cheating – Don’t play dumb and let your bro’s girl play him for a fool. If you catch his girl cheating you need to let him know. It’s his right to know these things and it’s your job to be looking out for him.
  6. Never use the stall next to another guy unless there is no other stall available – I don’t think I need to explain this one.
  7. It is your responsibility to help a bro move – Don’t leave your bro hanging. Have you ever tried to moving everything by yourself? It sucks, and chances are you’ll need to ask your bros for the same favor, eventually.
  8. A bro should never disclose the sexual history of another bro to a chick – Most girls don’t like guys that have been around. Others like a guy with a little experience. It’s not your job to figure out which one of these girls she is. Just play dumb and avoid the question.
  9. A Bro never publicly reveals how many chicks he’s banged – Nobody really cares how many chicks you’ve banged and it only makes you look like you’re seeking attention. The only exception is if you’re known for getting around and even then you don’t state specific numbers.
  10. If a bro asks another bro to keep a secret, he shall take that secret to his grave. This is what makes them bros, not chicks – Guys don’t gossip. That’s just the way we are. We don’t call around to all our friends and start sending mass text messages whenever we get a bit of information out of one of our bros. We keep it to ourselves.

These are just top 10 codes and there are 140 more codes written by  Barney Stinson. If i post all 140 it might become copyright infringement. So, i’d recommend you all to read all 150 codes as it really makes sense.

Life has changed with a BlackBerry


For long i wanted to change my mobile as my old low cost handset was having problem with its speaker. Also as a part of my new year resolution wanted to buy new handhelds and hack it. Other thing is i want to be a early bird for Web 3.0.

So as a apple freak i was almost about to go and buy an iPhone. But one of my friend confused me and didn’t allow me to buy an iPhone. He insisted me to go for a BlackBerry. He evangelized BlackBerry and still my passion for apple products made me blind and deaf.

Then for my birthday i got a combined gift from Balaji, Mom & Sister and it was nothing other than a BlackBerry curve. In two days i activated the email & IM options and within a day i fell for the product.

I’m using a BlackBerry for a week now and i can say there is a huge increase in my productivity. I don’t feel bored while waiting and I’m able to keep myself occupied.

For entrepreneurs i strongly recommend BlackBerry than any other business phones.

Score – New Fitness Studio in Chennai


Day before yesterday i got an invite to the launch of a new fitness studio called SCORE. It was one big launch with

  • Full star studded audience & whose who of Chennai.
  • Launch was done by India Cements Srinivasan.
  • Snacks, beverages & food served by a star hotel.
  • High class fitness equipments.
  • On the main road of TTK road.
  • Uniform designed by renowned designer.

No wonder it has such big launch since because it is launched by one big man Mr.Ajith Shetty who was previously with FitnessOne.

I immediately enrolled on the launch day and still i was the 34th member. Hope this place would be happening for couple of days.

India on the Sky!! Splendid Work! – by Indian Air Force


Trek Polamaa Brochure


Find below the official brochure for our March 6 Trek Polamaa event created by Hari.

We request to forward this to your friends, family and office colleagues. We have attached a JPGs below for easy distribution through email, blogs, forums, facebook, orkut and other online communities.

We want to attract as many interested people as possible to attend this mega event/member meetup/photo exhibition/workshops/trekking gear display/presentations. Preparation is in full swing at this moment, 60+ members responded to our call for volunteers (we are contacting you one by one), 50+ members have contributed financially amounting to 20.000 rupees so far. We still require much more to realize this huge undertaking so please do support us.