Tuesday, May 19, 2020

25 Words You Didn't Know That Exists

You might be a teacher or a professor,maybe even a student,but there is a very high possibility that you didn't know these 25 words even existed,because no one could know every single word in the world.Hats off,if you knew them already,else let's learn it together.


01.Cognominated : To give a nickname

02.Archimime : A chief buffoon or jester who attends funerals and impersonate the deceased ones

03.Dercury : A body of ten men

04.Callipygian : An architectural term used to describe figures of classical statues and artwork

05.Orphic : Mystic,Oracular

06.Hippanthropy : Mental delusion that you turned into a horse

07.Combi : Machine which has two or more uses

08.Etui : Small,ornamental case mostly used to hold needles

09.Instauration : Renovation

10.Legerity : Agility of mind or body

11.Marmoreal : Made of marble

12.Parvenu : Someone who suddenly acquired wealth or position beyond his birth or worth.

13.Rapacious : Being greedy to possess money or things

14.Solecism : Grammatical construction


15.Zoomorphic : Having the form of an animal 

16.Tesselate : To form mosaic pattern 

17.Termagant : A woman who is considered quarrelsome 

18.Unctuous : Insincerely earnest

19.Batrachomyomach : Pointless argument 

20.Hoplocrism : A form of medicine by which the weapon or tool that caused a wound,would be treated and anointed in the same way as the wound 

21.Lant : Aged urine which was preserved for medicinal purposes

22.Sooterkin : A monstrous part-human creature said to be given birth to by Dutch women who sat on stove tops to keep warm

23.Spanghew : To hurl violently into the air

24.Tyrotoxism : Poisoned cheese

25.Parsimonious : A person who is very unwilling to use his resources

Hope you learnt something new today.

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10 Deaths Caused by Food

Food is a part of our daily lives without which we cannot live.It not only gives strength for the body to survive,but it also brings joy to the people and brings families together.Such a positive vibe had also caused deaths.Would you believe that?

01.Baked to death


David Mayes and Ian Erickson were called in for maintenance on a bread baking oven which was 23 metre (75 ft) in length,in 1998.
 The oven had only been deactivated for 2 hours instead of the usual 12 hours,which meant the oven was steaming hot.Ian and David enter the oven to find that it was very hot,and since the conveyor belt couldn't be reversed,the men went through the oven of approximately 100 degree Celsius.After 17 minutes,Ian was able to get out of the oven with the help of the conveyor belt but David was stuck inside of the oven.He ended his life with severe burns in front of his coworkers.

02.Melted Chocolate


Mr.Vincent Smith Jr. was appointed at Lyons and Sons in Camden,which produces chocolate.He was appointed to add chocolate into the vat of melting chocolate,and into which he slipped and fell from the platform over the vat.He had been hit by one of the paddles in the vat which mixes the chocolate.It was too late by the time his coworkers pulled him out,and he was declared dead by being hit by a paddle and got pulled under the hot,melting chocolate.

03.Carrot Juiced


In 1974,Mr.Brown estimated that he should drink 3.8 litres of carrot juice daily to maintain a healthy diet.Ignoring the warning given by his doctor that his liver will be affected,he followed his diet for 10 days,taking about ten thousand times the recommended daily intake of Vitamin A.Soon after,Mr.Brown passed away,and when it was autopsied,the high intake of Vitamin A had caused liver failure.The carrot juice had also caused an orangish skin on Mr.Brown.

04.Squashed Beans


Mr.Segura worked for Kelly Bean Company until one day,the overhead conveyor belt used to transport beans into bulks,malfunctioned,which caused Mr.Segura to get trapped under the beans.Once his coworkers found that he had been trapped,they dug out Mr.Segura's body from a the 20ft bean mountain,but by the time they reached his body,Mr.Segura had passed away.

05.Water Poisoning


Drinking the adequate amount of water is very healthy,but drinking too much water can cause very serious problems.In 2007,Jennifer Strange participated in a "Hold your Wee for a Wii" competition where they would win a Wii if they drank a whole lot of bottle of water without going to the restroom.Mrs.Strange quit in second place when she was feeling ill,and later was found dead in her bathroom a few hours later after her participation in the competition.Her death was declared due to the intoxication of water.

06.Tunaed


In 2012,Mr.Melena was assigned to fix some chains inside a 11 metre long oven in Bumble Bee.One of his coworkers dumped 6 tons of tuna without knowing Mr.Melena was inside the oven.He was cooked inside the 130 degree Celcius with the tuna for two hours.Later his body was found and it came to their notice that Mr.Melena's car had been parked and he had still been inside the oven when the tuna was cooked.


07.Squashed by Dough


Mr.Ng Sew Kuang,the owner of Seng Confectionary,fell into the dough producing machine which had unfortunately been on.Sew Kuang was squashed to death by the force of the mixer.He was found when his employees recognized a weird smell coming from the floor where Sew Kuang worked during his last shift before death.

08.Highly Caffeinated 


In 2010,Natasha Harris loved Coca Cola.he consumed Coca Cola for a whole day in her daily life.According to estimation,she intakes about 10 litres of Coca Cola daily,which contained about 12 times the recommended sugar and 2 times the caffeine a human should intake.She passed away after showing severe symptoms of nausea,fatigue .etc.Not only did this affect Natasha but also her children,because eight of her children were born without tooth enamel.

09.Hot dogged Airway


12 year old,Noah Akers participated in a hot dog eating competition in 2010,where a candy prize would be given to whoever finished the hot dog covered in whipped cream.The hot dog blocked her airway and the medical assistants dislodged it,but Noah ended up dead after a few days at the hospital.

10.Whiskey Suicide


Mr.Ettles worked for Glenfiddich Distillery and had seemed normal at work after the day he celebrated his wife's birthday.Later that day,he climbed 16ft,jumped and drowned himself into the 15,000 litre whiskey tank.He was found dead by the time he was pulled out of the vat.It was declared,he died due to drowning in whiskey.

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Monday, May 18, 2020

10 of the World's Most Dangerous Animals

You might have seen these animals,but did you know that they can be considered as one of the world's most dangerous aniamals?

01.Puffer Fish

Puffer fish's poison is about 1200x more poisonous than cyanide for a human. The poison of one fish is enough to kill 30 humans and no antidote has been found yet.


02. Hippopotamus 

Hippopotamuses are very aggressive. They have huge teeth and tusks to fight off threats.


03.Cone Snail 

Cone Snails are known for their venom,which causes paralysis.They are also know as "Cigarette" snail,because the time left when their venom start working,leaves the time period for one cigarrette.


04.Black Mamba

While there are poisonous snakes like the King Cobra,this snake is dangerous due to its speed.


05.Saltwater Crocodile



06.Golden Poisonous Dart Frog

This single 2 inch species has the venom enough to kill 10 grown men.


07.Rhinoceros 
 

08.Cape Buffalo


09.Box Jellyfish

The sting of a box jellyfish is very venomous.


10.Tsetse Fly

This biting flies transmits dangerous parasites and diseases.


Did you learn anything new?Did you know that these small things can cause death?

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15 Funny Things We Did As Kids

We have done so many things when we were kids,but there are some very funny things also to what we can relate.Check if you had done these as kids.


01.Tried to push down every colour together in this pen


02.Stabbed the soul of your eraser


03.Put a pin through your skin for no reason at all

04.Turned off the light and ran at top speed into your bed,before the devil comes

05.Always drew the sun of our paintings in one of the top corners


06.Pretended to smoke using a pencil

07.Drew on the condensation formed on the window of a vehicle,when it was raining outside.

08.Poured any drink into the cap of the bottle and thought it was a shot


09.Poured glue in your hand,let it dry and peeled it off.


10.Drank juice out of a wine glass

11.Played way too hard on the swings,that the poles start to move and try to come out.


12.Stuck your pencil through the holes in the ruler to spin the ruler.

13.Drew birds like this


14.Opening your eyes every two seconds in the shower,because you felt like the demon was watching you

15.Forced two magnets to connect with the same pole,even though they will never connect according to science.

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25 Amazing Netflix Shows to Binge

Due to being quarantined,a lot of people have started using Netflix.You might be one of them searching for good shows to watch at the moment.Here are 25 amazing shows on Netflix which you can binge right about now.

01.The Flash

The Flash is an American superhero series starring Grant Gustin as Barry Allen and ‘The Flash’.Season 06 will arrive to Netflix on May 20.The series has been renewed for a seventh season which will be premiering on January 2021.

This is about Barry Allen,a CSI who had faced so many tragedies in life,acquired super speed due to an explosion at S.T.A.R Labs.He faces many more villains secretly with the help of his friends at S.T.A.R labs,while saving the people of Central City.

No. of Seasons: 06

First aired: 2014



02.Arrow

Arrow is also an American superhero series starring Stephen Amell.Season 08 which aired on January 2020 is the last season of this series and will no longer be renewed for more seasons.

This is about Oliver Queen,a billionaire playboy who turned into the hooded vigilante hero.He tries to right the wrongs of his father after being isolated In an island for 5 years.

No. of Seasons: 08

First aired: 2012

03.Stranger Things

Stranger Things is an American Sci-fi,drama,horror series staring Winona Ryder,David Harbour,Finn Wolfhard,Noah Schnapp,Millie Bobby Brown,Gaten Matarazzo,Caleb McLaughlin,Sadie Sink,Natalia Dyer,Charlie Heaton,Joe Keery and Cara Buono.

When Will Byers goes missing,the old town turns into a mystery of horrible events.Mike,Dustin and Lucas try to find their missing friend,but finds a girl,Eleven (Jane) with super powers.Together they find Will and try to stop the misery of their town.

No. of Seasons: 04

First aired: 2016


04.Riverdale

Riverdale is an American teen drama series based on Archie Comics,starring Lili Reinhart,Cole Sprouse,KJ Apa,Camila Mendes,Madelaine Petsch,Casey Cott,Vanessa Morgon .etc.

It’s a story about a town which is cursed with murderers after when Jason Blossom tried to pretend to be dead to escape his parents and start a new life,but was found actually shot dead in Sweet Water River.The story continues with the rivalry of gangs,problems against parents and mysteries solved by the town’s Nancy Drew,Betty Cooper with her boyfriend,Jughead Jones.

No. of Seasons: 04

First aired: 2017


05.Anne With an E

Anne With an E is a Canadian series starring Amybeth McNulty,Lucas Jade Zumann,Geraldine James,R.H Thompson,Dalila Bela,Corrine Koslo.etc.

It Is about a girl who faced problems before being adopted by mistake instead of a boy by the Cuthberts of Green Gables.She tries to convince them to let her stay and finally Marilla Cuthbert allows Anne to stay at Green Gable.She faces many problems at Green Gables,as no one treats her properly until she found her bosom friend,Diana.The story continues with her life at Green Gables.

No. of Seasons: 03

First aired: 2017


06.13 Reasons Why

13 Reasons Why is an American teen-drama series based on the novel ‘13 Reasons Why’ by Jay Asher,starring Dylan Minnette,Katherine Langford,Christian Navarro,Alisha Boe,Brandon Flynn,Justin Prentice,Miles Heizer,Ross Butler,Devin Druid,Amy Hargreaves,Derek Luke,Kate Walsh,Brian d'Arcy James,Grace Saif,Brenda Strong,Timothy Granaderos,Gary Sinise,Jan Luis Castellanos.

Clay Jenson arrives at his doorstep after school to see a mysterious box of 13 tapes recorded by his deceased friend,Hannah Baker,who killed herself two weeks earlier.She says that the 13 tapes pinpoint the 13 people who had been a reason for her death.

No. of Seasons: 03

First aired: 2017


07.Locke & Key

Locke & Key is supernatural,horror,drama series starring Darby Stanchfield,Connor Jessup,Emilia Jones,Jackson Robert Scott,Petrice Jones,Laysla De Oliveira,Griffin Gluck.

After the death of Rendell Locke by his former student Sam Lesser, his wife Nina decides to move to Keyhouse with her three children. The children discover a collection of enigmatic keys that can be used to magically unlock multiple doors. However, they become suspicious of a demonic presence,finding the keys for their own nefarious reasons.

No. of Seasons: 01

First aired: 2020

 

08.Never Have I Ever

Never Have I Ever is an American comedy-drama New series featuring Maitreyi Ramakrishnan

No. of Seasons: 01

First aired: 2020


09.The Originals

The Originals is an American supernatural,fantasy series starring Joseph Morgan 

The Original family of vampires settle down in the city they helped to construct several decades ago. They face old friends and confront new foes.

No. of Seasons: 05

First aired: 2013

 

10.Shadow Hunters

Clary Fray discovers a surprise regarding her life on her birthday. The teenage girl comes from a family of human angel hybrids, called Shadowhunters, who hunt for evil spirits.

No. of Seasons: 03

First aired: 2016

 

11.Chilling adventures of Sabrina

Sabrina Spellman struggles to reconcile her a double nature of half-witch, half-mortal,while trying to stand against the demonic forces that threaten her.

No. of Seasons: 02

First aired: 2018


12.Lucifer

A club is started by a demon who returned from hell,Lucifer.He assists on helping solve tricky criminal cases and help catch such people.

No. of Seasons: 04

First aired: 2016

 

13.The Haunting of Hill House

The Haunting of Hill House is an American anthology supernatural horror series.

The children who grew up in the famous haunted house,are forced to face their past as adults.

No. of Seasons: 02

First aired: 2018

 

14.Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad is an American neo-Western crime drama series.

A chemistry teacher,Walter White discovers that he has cancer enters the meth-making business to pay off his medical debts.

No. of Seasons: 05

First aired: 2008

 

15.Money Heist

Money Heist is a Spanish heist crime series.

The Professor tries to pull off the biggest heist in heist history.He recruits 8 helpers with various abilities to proceed with the plan.

No. of Seasons: 02

First aired: 2017



16.You

A bookstore manager is put to the test of love when he engages with a female writer.The writer becomes the manager’s obsession,creating a awkward yet charming love.

No. of Seasons: 02

First aired: 2018

 

17.Tiger King

Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness is a true crime documentary of a zookeeper,Joe Exotic.

The exploration of huge cat breeding.

No. of Seasons: 01

First aired: 2020

 

18.Dark

Dark explores time and its effect towards humans.

It start when two children go missing in the town,the town is revealed to have a cursed past.

No. of Seasons: 02

First aired: 2017

 

19.Black Mirror

Black Mirror is a science fictional series. 

This is about how technology affects the people and their personal lives.

No. of Seasons: 05

First aired: 2011

 

20.The Twilight Zone

A tale where people try to find solutions to their personal problems through their unique methods and creations.

No. of Seasons: 05

First aired: 1959

 

21.Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the book of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar,starring Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley,Ed Westwick and Chace Crawford.

It’s a story about a ‘IT’ girl.When Serena Vanderwoodsen comes back after leaving town to forget the betrayal she did to her perfect ex-bestfriend,things had changed,all except for Gossip Girl.

No. of Seasons: 06

First aired: 2007

 

22.Mind Hunter

Mindhunter is an American crime series based on the book “Mindhunter”.

The FBI think like a criminal in order to catch the culprit.They try to acquire the mind of a criminal,in order to catch them.

No. of Seasons: 02

First aired: 2017

 

23.Vampire Diaries

Vampire Diaries is an American supernatural,teen drama series.

Elena feels a connection to Stefan since the day she met him.But,she doesn’t know that he has a secret.A secret which reveals that he and his brother are vampires.

No. of Seasons: 08

First aired: 2009

 

24.Sherlock

A former army doctor is sharing a flat with Sherlock Holmes,who solves the toughest of mysteries.Together they take on many mysteries.

 

No. of Seasons: 04

First aired: 2010

 

25.The Witcher

A mutated monster hunter,witcher Geralt,struggles to find a place in a world where the people can be seen to be more wicked than the wickedest of monsters.

No. of Seasons: 01

First aired: 2019



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Amazing Past Photos - Must See 1



Circus hippo pulling a cart, 1924


Charlie Chaplin at age 27, 1916


Testing of new bulletproof vests, 1923

Annette Kellerman promotes women’s right to wear a fitted one-piece bathing suit, 1907. She was arrested for indecency

Annie Edison Taylor, the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel, 1901

Animals being used as part of medical therapy, 1956

Advertisement for Atabrine, anti-malaria drug, in Papua, New Guinea during WWII

Soldier shares a banana with a goat during the battle of Saipan, ca. 1944

Little girl with her doll sitting in the ruins of her bombed home, London, 1940

Construction of the Berlin wall, 1961


Unknown soldier in Vietnam, 1965

Bookstore in London ruined by an air raid, 1940

Walter Yeo, one of the first to undergo an advanced plastic surgery and a skin transplant, 1917

Suntan vending machine, 1949

Measuring bathing suits – if they were too short, women would be fined, 1920′s

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