Time to know some facts !!!!

Rajani,

South Korea, Is the only other country to have got independence on Aug 15th With India.

That is great Sajeetharan...

Exact details:

The official date which is 15th August, 1945 was not the day the South Koreans attained final autonomy from Japan. It was only on 13th August, 1948, that South Korea was fully liberated from any sort of outside administration. For political reasons, first President of the country I Seung-man, chose 15th August, instead of 13th as the official Independence Day of South Korea.

The tallest grasses in the world are the thorny bamboo of India.
They can reach a height of 120 feet. Some grow a meter a day.

That is really very tall..thanks for sharing.

Rabindranath Tagore who wrote national anthem for two different
countries one is our 's National anthem and another one is for which country :)

Good thread Rajani. :) :) :)

The answer to your question is Bangladesh!! :) :) :)

Yes that is true kalyani..

Bangladesh-(Amar Sonar Bangla)

Exact details:
Written in 1906 during the sad period of Bangabhanga the word shonar literally means made of gold, but in the song shonar Bangla may be interpreted to either express the preciousness of Bengal or a reference to the colour of paddy fields before harvest.

Another one

The only country that is surrounded from all sides by only
one country (other than Vatican) :)

Lesotho surrounded from all sides by South Africa.

This is the answer for The only country that is surrounded from all sides by only one country.

Really great information. Never knew another country shared the independence day.

Monday Morning Blues
According to suicide statistics, Monday is the favored day for self-destruction.

Mammals are generally warm-blooded, but mole rats and bats are considered cold blooded as they can maintain body temperature only for a narrow range of outside variation.

Well that is really very informative one about mammals..
Sajeetharan i dont like MONDAY however,thanks for information. :)

A famous personality Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known as :)

Mother Teresa?

do you know that a man blinks his eyes 15000 times a day............



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Rajani K wrote:
[quote]A famous personality Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known as :)[/quote]

Yes it is Mother Theresa..One of the personality who has shown what humanity is.born as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Macedonia, on August 26, 1910. Her family was of Albanian descent.



Such a great personality !!!!

That is unbelieveable neetu..I think not all can blink so many time..

do you known the faces of which four Presidents are carved at Mt.Rushmore

I can guess 2 of them-George washington and abraham lincoln..

well sridevi just give me some time to know other answers. :P

Presidents: George Washington,Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, James Madison, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Abraham Lincoln, Theordore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.