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Nobel Prizes

Fri, 2009-03-06 12:42
div class=field field-type-image field-field-snip-image div class=field-labelImage:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd div class=filefield-file clear-blockdiv class=filefield-icon field-icon-image-jpegimg class=field-icon-image-jpeg alt=image/jpeg icon src=http://snippets.trendstoday.info/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/protocons/16x16/mimetypes/image-x-generic.png //diva href=http://snippets.trendstoday.info/files/snippets/nobel_medal.jpg type=image/jpeg length=14743 title=nobel_medal.jpg/a/div /div /div /div pNobel prizes are awarded strongannually on 10 December/strong, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death./p !-- google_ad_section_start --!-- google_ad_section_end --
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Bollywood

Wed, 2009-03-04 13:48
div class=field field-type-image field-field-snip-image div class=field-labelImage:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd div class=filefield-file clear-blockdiv class=filefield-icon field-icon-image-jpegimg class=field-icon-image-jpeg alt=image/jpeg icon src=http://snippets.trendstoday.info/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/protocons/16x16/mimetypes/image-x-generic.png //diva href=http://snippets.trendstoday.info/files/snippets/clapper_0.jpg type=image/jpeg length=11319 title=clapper.jpg/a/div /div /div /div pstrongIndia produces/strong more than 800 films a year compared to around 500 in the United States./p !-- google_ad_section_start --!-- google_ad_section_end --
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Insect World

Mon, 2009-03-02 13:45
div class=field field-type-image field-field-snip-image div class=field-labelImage:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd div class=filefield-file clear-blockdiv class=filefield-icon field-icon-image-jpegimg class=field-icon-image-jpeg alt=image/jpeg icon src=http://snippets.trendstoday.info/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/protocons/16x16/mimetypes/image-x-generic.png //diva href=http://snippets.trendstoday.info/files/snippets/butterfly_0.jpg type=image/jpeg length=12788 title=butterfly.jpg/a/div /div /div /div pThere are strongmore than 900,000/strong known species of insects in the world./p !-- google_ad_section_start --!-- google_ad_section_end --
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Why are reptiles cold-blooded?

Sat, 2009-02-28 10:12
div class=field field-type-image field-field-snip-image div class=field-labelImage:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd div class=filefield-file clear-blockdiv class=filefield-icon field-icon-image-jpegimg class=field-icon-image-jpeg alt=image/jpeg icon src=http://snippets.trendstoday.info/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/protocons/16x16/mimetypes/image-x-generic.png //diva href=http://snippets.trendstoday.info/files/snippets/snake_0.jpg type=image/jpeg length=14000 title=Why are reptiles cold-blooded?snake.jpg/a/div /div /div /div pUnlike warm-blooded animals, cold-blooded creatures strongtake on the temperature of their surroundings/strong – when it is cold their bodies and blood cool, when they are in the sun their bodies become warm./p !-- google_ad_section_start --!-- google_ad_section_end --
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Stars in the Brain Universe

Mon, 2009-02-16 12:35
div class=field field-type-image field-field-snip-image div class=field-labelImage:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd div class=filefield-file clear-blockdiv class=filefield-icon field-icon-image-jpegimg class=field-icon-image-jpeg alt=image/jpeg icon src=http://snippets.trendstoday.info/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/protocons/16x16/mimetypes/image-x-generic.png //diva href=http://snippets.trendstoday.info/files/snippets/stars.jpg type=image/jpeg length=5818 title=stars.jpg/a/div /div /div /div pHuman brain contains about 100 billion neurons and quadrillion connections – it is strongmore than the stars/strong in the known universe./p !-- google_ad_section_start --!-- google_ad_section_end --
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One Child Policy

Fri, 2009-02-06 10:33
div class=field field-type-image field-field-snip-image div class=field-labelImage:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd div class=filefield-file clear-blockdiv class=filefield-icon field-icon-image-jpegimg class=field-icon-image-jpeg alt=image/jpeg icon src=http://snippets.trendstoday.info/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/protocons/16x16/mimetypes/image-x-generic.png //diva href=http://snippets.trendstoday.info/files/snippets/chinese.jpg type=image/jpeg length=14889 title=chinese.jpg/a/div /div /div /div pSince introduction of one-child policy in 1979, China is estimated to have strongthree to four hundred million fewer people/strong in 2008 than it would have had if this policy weren’t enacted./p !-- google_ad_section_start --!-- google_ad_section_end --
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Slumdog Millionaire

Mon, 2009-01-19 10:59
div class=field field-type-image field-field-snip-image div class=field-labelImage:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd div class=filefield-file clear-blockdiv class=filefield-icon field-icon-image-jpegimg class=field-icon-image-jpeg alt=image/jpeg icon src=http://snippets.trendstoday.info/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/protocons/16x16/mimetypes/image-x-generic.png //diva href=http://snippets.trendstoday.info/files/snippets/india.jpg type=image/jpeg length=12328 title=india.jpg/a/div /div /div /div pDharavi, the slum depicted in Danny Boyle’s emSlumdog Millionaire/em, is the strongbiggest slum in Asia/strong housing over 1 million people. /p !-- google_ad_section_start --!-- google_ad_section_end --
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Agricultural Holland

Sun, 2009-01-11 14:00
div class=field field-type-image field-field-snip-image div class=field-labelImage:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd div class=filefield-file clear-blockdiv class=filefield-icon field-icon-image-jpegimg class=field-icon-image-jpeg alt=image/jpeg icon src=http://snippets.trendstoday.info/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/protocons/16x16/mimetypes/image-x-generic.png //diva href=http://snippets.trendstoday.info/files/snippets/tractor.jpg type=image/jpeg length=22578 title=tractor.jpg/a/div /div /div /div pWhile Holland occupies less than strongone-thousandth of the world’s surface/strong, it is the third largest exporter of agricultural produce. /p !-- google_ad_section_start --!-- google_ad_section_end --
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Tea Leaves

Sat, 2009-01-10 14:00
div class=field field-type-image field-field-snip-image div class=field-labelImage:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd div class=filefield-file clear-blockdiv class=filefield-icon field-icon-image-jpegimg class=field-icon-image-jpeg alt=image/jpeg icon src=http://snippets.trendstoday.info/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/protocons/16x16/mimetypes/image-x-generic.png //diva href=http://snippets.trendstoday.info/files/snippets/tea_0.jpg type=image/jpeg length=17102 title=tea.jpg/a/div /div /div /div pOnly the top strong2-5 cm of the mature tea plant/strong are picked, and during the growing season the plants grow new leaves for picking every seven to ten days./p !-- google_ad_section_start --!-- google_ad_section_end --
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Junk mail

Fri, 2009-01-09 14:00
div class=field field-type-image field-field-snip-image div class=field-labelImage:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd div class=filefield-file clear-blockdiv class=filefield-icon field-icon-image-jpegimg class=field-icon-image-jpeg alt=image/jpeg icon src=http://snippets.trendstoday.info/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/protocons/16x16/mimetypes/image-x-generic.png //diva href=http://snippets.trendstoday.info/files/snippets/mail.jpg type=image/jpeg length=6145 title=mail.jpg/a/div /div /div /div pAnalysis of more than 500 million spam messages showed that e-mail addresses starting with A, M or S strongget more junk mail/strong than the ones starting with Q or Z./p !-- google_ad_section_start --!-- google_ad_section_end --
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Pears vs Apples

Thu, 2009-01-08 14:00
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Pears rot faster than apples, they also sink while apples float.

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Olympic Flame

Wed, 2009-01-07 14:00
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When the Olympic torch is on the plane where open fire are not allowed, the flame burns in the enclosed lanterns.

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Human Lungs

Tue, 2009-01-06 14:00
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People born and living at sea level have a smaller lung capacity comparing to people who spend their lives at a high altitudes.

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