Improve your G.K. Part - 2

CA Bhargav Nathwani (CA in Practice) (8307 Points)

21 May 2013  

Some Interesting Facts :

 

01. "Long in the tooth," meaning "old," was originally used to describe horses. As horses age, their gums recede, giving the impression that their teeth are growing. The longer the teeth look, the older the horse.

 

02. "Lunula" is the tip of the finger and toenail that is white. It is called this this (referring to the moon) because the end of the nail is rounded like the moon.

 

03. "Ma is as selfless as I am" can be read the same way backwards. If you take away all the spaces you can see that all the letters can be spelled out both ways.

 

04. "Mad About You" star Paul Reiser plays the piano on the show's theme song.

 

05. "One thousand" contains the letter A, but none of the words from one to nine hundred ninety-nine has an A.

 

 

06. "Rhythms" is the longest English word without the normal vowels, a, e, i, o, or u.

 

07. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that can be typed with only the left hand.

 

08. "Taxi" is spelled exactly the same in English, French, German, Swedish, and Portuguese.

 

I hope you will gain something New after reading this.