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Atlas and map : In Greek mythology, Atlas is the giant who supports the heavens. A collection of maps is now known as an atlas.

Euthanasia : Euthanasia (mercy killing) was lagalised in Netherlands in 2001.

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Pope's record : Pope John Paul II has travelled the most, published more works and given more speeches than any Pope. He has so far named 477 saints and beatified 1318.

Three popes in one year : Pope Paul VI died of a heart attack on 6.8.1978. The next Pope, John Paul I died on 29.9.78 had a pontificate of only 33 days. On 16.10.78, John Paul II was named next Pope.

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Population density : 42 sq ft/person in Mong Kok in Hong Kong while it is 441 in Macau. The least population desity Indian state is Arunachal Pradesh : 13 persons / sq km. Population density of Delhi is 9294. Population density of India is 324 by 2001 cencus.

Goldman Sachs says by 2050, India will be the third largest economy in the world, behind China and USA.

UNESCO has reported that Kerala with a gender parity index of 1.01 leads other Indian states. Rajasthan and Bihar record 0.79 each.

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Writer Somerset Maugham was a medical doctor who never practised. John Keats the poet too had medical training but didn't work as a doctor.

Indian Air Force is planning to expand its strength from the present 39 squadrons to 60 by 2014.

Majority of Inidan babies are inherently handicapped. The average birth weight of babies in India is only 2.2 kg. The low weight affects the brain development.

Airline companies across the world has carried as many as 1.84 billion passengers in the year 2006.

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The first gay Bishop - V. Gene Robinson at Episcopal church, USA.

The number of cars is incresing three times faster than the growth rate of human population.

China's first man in space, 'taikonaut' Yang Liwei was put in space by the Long March 2F rocket and it entered its predetrmined orbit in 10 minutes.
China become the third space faring nation after USA and Russia in Oct 15, 2003.

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George Bernad Shaw won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1925. He won the Oscar in 1938 for adapting his own play Pygmalion.

Universites of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were established in 1857, respectively in January, July and September.

Dishonoured cheque : The writing on the cheque may be illegible, or the cheque is mutilated, or the amount in figures does not match the amount in words, or the funds in the account may be insufficient. It is a punishable offence, if the cheque was issued only to pay off a debt. If the cheque is a gift, there is no penalty.

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A computer monitor contains 1.8 to 3.6 kg of lead, a heavy metal that damages the nervous system and poisons blood cell development.

In 2006, about one billion people used the internet, which encompassed 300 + million host computers.

The number of mobile telephone subscibers rose to one billion in 2001, nearly pulling even with the number of fixed line connections.

Japanese researchers are developing a method of drawing power from blood glucose. It could allow a person to pump out 100 W - enough to illuminate a light bulb.

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Plants that eat insects : The venus fly trap closes, traps, then digests any insect that lands on its hair covered leaves. The pitcher plant captures insects that venture over the rim then fall to the bottom, others can open their lids and let rainwater in to drown their pray. A few plants grow large enough to trap small reptiles and animals.

Hypersonic : A body moving at Mach 5 (five times the velocity of sound) is called hypersonic. Such high speeds create shock waves. Passage of a shock wave is heard as a sharp crack, a sudden bang, or one or more heavy booms. US has such Hypersonic aircrafts. Speeds higher than that of sound are called supersonic, while that below the speed of sound are called subsonic.