FOOTPRINTS

Did you know? Chocolate can kill dogs, as it contains theobromine , which affects their heart and nervous system.  

Did you know? A snail can sleep up to three years. Snails need moisture to survive; so if the weather is not cooperating, they can actually sleep up to three years. It has been reported that depending on geography, snails can shift into hibernation (which occurs in the winter), or estivation (also known as 'summer sleep'), helping to escape warm climates. Butterflies taste with their feet. Butterflies taste food with their feet. Butterflies have taste sensors on their feet and by standing on a leaf, they can taste it to see if their caterpillars can eat it. The flying insects mainly consume liquids like nectar or juice from fruits, and sometimes even fluids from carcasses. Most lipsticks contain fish scales. Lipstick contains fish scales. The ingredient under discussion is called pearl essence. (Some sources give this as "pearlescence.") It's the silvery stuff found in fish scales that's used in some lipsticks, nail polishes, ceramic glazes, etc., to make them...

Did you know? When you put on headphones, you cover your ears from the natural air, which increases production of bacteria in your ear by 700% in 1 hour.

Did you know? The " sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick " is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language. "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.  

  Did you know? 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.

Did you know? There are only two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: " abstemious " and " facetious ". TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.

Did you know? The sentence, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English language. "I Am" is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.  

Did you know? Our oceans cover more than 70% of Earth's surface and less than 5% of our planet's oceans have been explored. The majority of life on Earth is aquatic. Over 70% to 80 % of the oxygen we breathe is produced by marine plants, nearly all of which are marine algae.  

Did you know? There are about 73,000 tree species discovered on Earth. Trees are believed to have been in existence on Earth for about 370 million years. At present, Earth has around 3 trillion trees.  

Did you know? Sushruta is considered the "Father of Surgery" .  He lived in India sometime between 1000 and 800 BC, and is responsible for the advancement of medicine in ancient India.  

Did you know? Crocodiles do not have sweat glands and release heat through their mouths in a process called " mouth gaping ".  

Did you know? 22 February, 2022 (Tuesday) is both a palindrome and an ambigram . The date will read the same from right to left, left to right and upside down.  

Did you know? The magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck Japan in 2011 , was so powerful, that it shortened Earth's day by 1.8 microseconds and shifted it's figure axis by 17 centimeters .  

Did you know? 68% of people suffer from phantom vibration syndrome - the feeling that one's phone is vibrating when it's not.  Other terms for this concept include   ringxiety ,   fauxcellarm  and   phonetom   .   According to Michael Rothberg, the term is not a syndrome, but is better characterised as a tactile hallucination since the brain perceives a sensation that is not actually present.  Phantom ringing may be experienced while taking a shower, watching television, or using a noisy device. Humans are particularly sensitive to auditory tones between 1,000 and 6,000 hertz, and basic mobile phone ringtones often fall within this range. Phantom vibrations develop after carrying a cell phone set to use vibrating alerts. Researcher Michelle Drouin found that almost 9 of 10 undergraduates at her college experienced phantom vibrations. (Note : The above mentioned percentage value may not be accurate and may change)  

 Did you know? There is an abandoned ship in Sydney, the SS Ayrfield , that now houses fully grown mangrove trees and has earned the Floating Forest name by the locals.

DID YOU KNOW? The runway of the Gibraltar International Airport has a road crossing it. Gibraltar International Airport or North Front Airport is the  civilian airport that serves the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.  The runway is owned by the Ministry of Defence for use by the Royal Air Force as RAF Gibraltar . Civilian operators use the civilian-operated terminal. National Air Traffic Services hold the contract for provision of air navigation services at the airport.  

Did you know? The smell after rain is called Petrichor . It is caused by the water from the rain along with certain compounds like ozone, geosmin and plant oils.  Actinomycetes, a type of bacteria found in soil, secrete a compound called geosmin , which is released from the soil into the air due to raindrops.  

 

 

Acrophobia is a mental health condition in which the individual experiences an intense fear of heights . It is a type of anxiety disorder.