वैलेन्टाइन डे
वैलेन्टाइन डे
एक लड़की, वैलेन्टाइन डे के लिये कार्ड शोप पर गयी । काफी देर कोशिश करने के बाद मनपसन्द कार्ड नहीं मिला, तो दुकानदार बोलाः "मैं कुछ मदद करुँ ?"
लड़कीः "हाँ, एक ऐसा कार्ड जिस पर लिखा हो "मैं सिर्फ तुम्हारी हूँ", मिल सकता है क्या ?"
दुकानदारः "यकीनन, बिल्कुल मिल सकता हैं ।"
लड़कीः "ठीक हैं, 12 दे दो ।"
एक लड़की, वैलेन्टाइन डे के लिये कार्ड शोप पर गयी । काफी देर कोशिश करने के बाद मनपसन्द कार्ड नहीं मिला, तो दुकानदार बोलाः "मैं कुछ मदद करुँ ?"
लड़कीः "हाँ, एक ऐसा कार्ड जिस पर लिखा हो "मैं सिर्फ तुम्हारी हूँ", मिल सकता है क्या ?"
दुकानदारः "यकीनन, बिल्कुल मिल सकता हैं ।"
लड़कीः "ठीक हैं, 12 दे दो ।"
दुनिया के 10 भूतहा घर
दुनिया के 10 भूतहा घर
घरों को लोग अक्सर उसके आर्किटेक्चर से जानते हैं। घर की सुंदर बनावट उसे दुनिया में नाम दिलाता है।
लेकिन, कुछ घर ऐसे भी होते हैं, जिसे लोग इसलिए जानते हैं क्योंकि उसे देखकर लोगों को डर लगता है। ऐसे घर को लोग भूतहा कहते हैं।
दुनिया में कुछ ऐसे भूतहा घर हैं, जिसे पास फटकने से लोगों को डर लगता है। ऐसे ही दस भूतहा घर की जानकारी तस्वीर सहित हम आपके लिए लेकर आए हैं।
लेकिन, कुछ घर ऐसे भी होते हैं, जिसे लोग इसलिए जानते हैं क्योंकि उसे देखकर लोगों को डर लगता है। ऐसे घर को लोग भूतहा कहते हैं।
दुनिया में कुछ ऐसे भूतहा घर हैं, जिसे पास फटकने से लोगों को डर लगता है। ऐसे ही दस भूतहा घर की जानकारी तस्वीर सहित हम आपके लिए लेकर आए हैं।
भानगढ़ किला, भारत। यह किला इतना भूतहा है कि इसमें शाम से लेकर सुर्योदय तक अंदर जाने की सख्त मनाही है।पुरातत्व विभाग का ऑफिस भी कुछ किलोमीटर दूर बनाया गया है। यह किला 1700 के बाद से वीरान है।
चिलिंघम किला, इंग्लैंड। इस किले में 13वीं सदी में मिलिटरी बैरक था। यहां कई लोगों को टार्चर करके मारा गया। इस किले को ब्रिटेन में सबसे ज्यादा भूतहा कहा जाता है।
ह्वैले हाउस, अमेरिका। यहां लोगों को फांसी दिया जाता था और कई आत्मह्तया की घटनाएं भी यहां हुई। 1960 के बाद इसे म्यूजियम बना दिया गया। इसे देखने वाले यहां के भूतहा अनुभवों को बताते हैं
स्टेनले होटल, कोलोराडो। इस भूतहा घर पर हॉलिवुड में फिल्में बनी हैं। स्टीफन किंग ने एक किताब भी लिखी जिसपर बाद में सीरियल बना। यहां ठहरने वाले लोगों का कहना है कि उन्होंने यहां के मालिक और मालकिन का भूत देखा यहां पर। यहां काम करने वाले भी अजनबी चीखों को सुनने की बात कहते हैं।
क्रेनशॉ होटल, इलियोनिस। यह घर 1838 में बना था। जॉन क्रेनशॉ इसका मालिक था जिसके बारे में कहा जाता है कि उसने इस घर में रहते हुए बहुत क्रूरता से गुलामों का इस्तेमाल किया था। जब क्रेनशॉ इस घर को छोड़कर गया तो नए मालिक ने यहां भूतहा गतिविधियां देखी। अब इस घर में किसी के जाने पर प्रतिबंध लगा दिया गया है।
विंचेस्टर हाउस, कैलिफोर्निया। विंचेस्टर रायफल का नाम आपने सुना होगा। इस रायफल को बनाने वाले विलियम विंचेस्टर की बीवी सारा ने यह घर बनवाया था। कहा जाता है कि विंचेस्टर के भूत ने आकर सारा से कहा था कि चूंकि रायफल से मरने वालों का भूत सारा को मार डालेगा। इससे बचने का एक उपाय है कि वह पश्चिम दिशा में जाकर कहीं एक घर बनावाए, जिस दिन घर का काम रूकेगा, उस दिन सारा की मौत हो जाएगी। सारा उसके बाद जिंदगी भर यह घर बनवाती रही।
लोफ्टस हॉल, आयरलैंड। इस घर में भूतहा घटनाएं 18वीं सदी में घटी मानी जाती है। अब तक यह भूतहा घर है।
एंकरेज होटल, अलास्का। इस होटल के कर्मचारी अक्सर यहां के भूत होने की बातें कहते हैं। यहां ठहरने वालों ने भी यहां भूतहा अनुभव किए हैं।
टॉवर ऑफ लंदन। इस टॉवर में ब्रिटेन के कई लोगों का गर्दन काटकर मार दिया गया। कहा जाता है अब उनके भूत यहां विचरण करते हैं।
इडिनबर्ग किला, स्कॉटलैंड। यहां के भतों पर 2001 में रिसर्च किया गया। रिसर्चरों को भी कुछ भूतहा गतिविधियों के सुबूत मिले।
Things Nice to know
Things to know
In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have 'the rule of thumb'
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Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented.
It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only....Ladies Forbidden'... and thus, the word GOLF entered into the English language.
It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only....Ladies Forbidden'... and thus, the word GOLF entered into the English language.
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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone
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Coca-Cola was originally green.
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It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: £ 10,120.00
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The first novel ever written on a typewriter, Tom Sawyer.
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
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111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987, 654,321
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If a statue in the park of a person 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 because of wounds received in battle.
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes
If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died because of wounds received in battle.
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes
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Q... If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter 'A'?
A. One thousand
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Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers have in common?
A. All were invented by women.
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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
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In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.
When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase...'Goodnight , sleep tight'
When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase...'Goodnight , sleep tight'
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It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer
and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.
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In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts....
So in old England , when customers got unruly, the bartender
So in old England , when customers got unruly, the bartender
would yell at them 'Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down. It's where we get the phrase: 'mind your P's and Q's'
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Many years ago in England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. 'Wet your whistle' is the phrase inspired by this practice.
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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!
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YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2011 when...
1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.
2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.
4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.
6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your mobile phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries...
7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen
8. Leaving the house without your mobile phone, which you didn't even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it
10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee
12 You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.
14. You are too busy to notice there was no 9 on this list.
15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a 9 on this list
~~~~~~ ~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.
And stop trying to lick your elbow!
Now go back to work & have a nice day!!!
सीधे बैठिये, आत्मविश्वास बढ़ाइये
सीधे बैठिये, आत्मविश्वास बढ़ाइये
वैज्ञानिकों का कहना है कि बैठने के ढंग का सीधा संबंध आत्मविश्वास से है। जर्मनी की यूनिवर्सिटी ऑफ टेरियर द्वारा किये गये एक शोध में पाया गया है की ढीला और झुककर बैठने के आदी लोगों की तुलना में सीधे बैठने वाले लोगों का आत्मविश्वास बहुत अधिक बढ़ता है।
इस शोध को करने वाले विज्ञानियों ने सौ से भी अधिक लोगों को एक परीक्षण में हिस्सा लेने को कहा। प्राप्त परिणामों में पाया गया कि जो लोग सीधे बैठकर काम कर रहे थे उनका प्रदर्शन काफी अच्छा था लेकिन झुककर काम करने वालों के प्रदर्शन पर बहुत ही विपरीत असर पड़ा। विज्ञानियों का कहना है कि सीधे बैठकर काम करने से अंदर बेहतर तरीके से काम करने की भावना का जन्म होता है।
वैज्ञानिक तो अभी इस बात पर सहमत हुए हैं पर भारत के ऋषि और संत तो सदियों पहले से ही सीधे बैठने के इस नियम को विद्यार्थियों के जीवन में ढालने का निर्देश देते आये हैं।
Kizhi Pogost: 300 Years Old Multi-Dome Church Built Without Nails
Kizhi Pogost: 300 Years Old Multi-Dome Church Built Without Nails
Kizhi is a narrow strip of island on Lake Onega in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. The island is popular for dozens of historical wooden buildings that were moved to the island from various parts of Karelia for preservation purposes during the 1950s. Today, the entire island and the nearby area form a national open-air museum with more than 80 historical wooden structures. The most famous among them is the Kizhi Pogost.
The Kizhi Pogost enclosure holds two wooden churches and an octagonal bell tower built during the 18th-century. The jewel of its architecture is the 22-domed Transfiguration Church with a large iconostasis—a wooden screen covered with religious portraits. This massive church is about 37 meters tall and made entirely of wood making it one of the tallest log structures in the world.
The Church of the Transfiguration was laid in June, 1714, after the old one was burnt by lightning. Its major basic structural unit is a round log of Scots Pine about 30 cm in diameter and 3 to 5 meters long. Many thousands of logs were brought for construction from the mainland, a complex logistical task in that time. A legend tells that the main builder used one axe for the whole construction, which he threw into the lake upon completion with the words "there was not and will be not another one to match it".
According to the Russian carpentry traditions of that time, the Transfiguration Church was without using a single nail. All structures were made of scribe-fitted horizontal logs, with interlocking corners joinery. The basis of the structure is an octahedral frame with four two-stage side attachments called "prirub". The eastern prirub has a pentagonal shape and contains the altar. Two smaller octagons of similar shape are mounted on top of the main octagon. The structure is covered in 22 domes of different size and shape, which run from the top to the sides. The roofs were made of spruce planks and the domes are covered in aspen. The design of this elaborate superstructure also provided an efficient system of ventilation to preserve the structure from decay.
The Church of the Transfiguration was intended for use only during the summer as the church has no heating, and winter in Russia is terribly bitter. It was not uncommon in Russia to have paired churches, for summer and winter. At the Kizhi pogost, the adjoining winter Church of the Intercession was built in 1764, providing an admirable visual complement to the ensemble. Whereas the Transfiguration Church soars, the Intercession Church with 9 domes accentuates the horizontal, with an extended refectory.
In the 19th century, the churches was decorated with batten and some parts were covered with steel. Some of the original iconostasis was also replaced and lost. It was restored to its original design in the 1950s.
Animals In Love
Animals In Love
Just like humans, animals also love each other, here are some animals in love. They look cute. Must watch.
World’s Most Unusual Plants
World’s Most Unusual Plants
Weird is relative. What seems weird to me might not seem weird to you. In the plant kingdom, however, there are definitely some species that most people would acknowledge are highly unusual.
1. Rafflesia arnoldii: this parasitic plant develops the world's largest bloom that can grow over three feet across. The flower is a fleshy color, with spots that make it look like a teenager's acne-ridden skin. It smells bad and has a hole in the center that holds six or seven quarts of water. The plant has no leaves, stems, or roots.
1. Rafflesia arnoldii: this parasitic plant develops the world's largest bloom that can grow over three feet across. The flower is a fleshy color, with spots that make it look like a teenager's acne-ridden skin. It smells bad and has a hole in the center that holds six or seven quarts of water. The plant has no leaves, stems, or roots.
2. Hydnora africana, an unusual flesh-colored, parasitic flower that attacks the nearby roots of shrubby in arid deserts of South Africa. The putrid-smelling blossom attracts herds of carrion beetles.
Image Credit: Martin Heigan (via creative commons)
Image Credit: Martin Heigan (via creative commons)
3. Dracunculus vulgaris: smells like rotting flesh, and has a burgundy-colored, leaf-like flower that projects a slender, black appendage.
4. Amorphophallus: means, literally, "shapeless male genetalia." The name comes from the shape of the protruding black spadix.