WORLD'S LARGEST FRESHWATER LAKE

*Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes of North America. The lake is bounded by Ontario and Minnesota to the north and west, and Wisconsin and Michigan to the south. It is generally considered the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area. It is the world's third-largest freshwater lake by volume and the largest by volume in North America. Lake Superior has a surface area of 31,700 square miles (82,103 km²), which is approximately the size of South Carolina. The lake's average surface elevation is 600 feet (183 m) above sea level.

GLOWING MUSHROOM

*Mycena luxaeterna, common name eternal light mushroom, is a species of fungus in the Mycenaceae family. The mushrooms have parachute-shaped caps which start off darkly grayish-brown, changing to grayish-yellow or pale grayish-brown with a pale white ring at the edge when mature, and reach up to 2 cm (0.79 in) in diameter. Their thin, cylindrical, hollow, fragile stems up to 8 mm (0.31 in) in diameter are covered in a thick gel and emit a constant yellow-green bioluminescence (the caps do not glow). The gills are attached. The mushroom has a slightly radish-like smell and similar slightly bitter taste. The eternal light mushroom has no known nutritional value, contains no known hallucinogens, and is not reported as having any particular cultural significance. Its extreme rarity means that it has never been common in cooking.

THE CHROMATIC TYPEWRITER

*Washington-based painter Tyree Callahan modified a 1937 Underwood Standard typewriter by replacing the letters and keys with color pads and hue labels to create a functional painting typewriter, dubbed the Chromatic Typewriter. The typewriter was submitted to the 2012 West Prize competition, an annual art prize whose winner is determined by popular vote.

THUNDERHEAD CLOUD

*Thunderhead or Cumulonimbus cloud is a dense towering vertical cloud associated with thunderstorms and atmospheric instability, forming from water vapor carried by powerful upward air currents. Cumulonimbus can form alone, in clusters, or along cold front squall lines. These clouds are capable of producing lightning and other dangerous severe weather, such as gusts, hail, and occasional tornadoes.

THE BLUE FOREST OF BELGIUM

*The Hallerbos is a forest in Belgium, covering an area of 1,360 acres. It is mostly situated in the municipality of Halle, in Flemish Brabant and has also a little part in Walloon Brabant. The forest is known in the region for its bluebell carpet which covers the forest floor for a few weeks each spring, attracting many visitors.

WORLD'S FASTEST BIKE

*The Dodge Tomahawk is a bike which claims at a top speed of 420 mph (680 km/h) were derided by experts in land speed records.The vehicle has two front wheels and two rear wheels, making it a kind of motorized quadricycle rather than a typical motorcycle.The Dodge Tomahawk bike was introduced by North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan.

6 AIR PURIFYING HOUSE PLANTS

1. Bamboo Palm It removes formaldehyde and is also said to act as a natural humidifier.
2. Snake Plant It absorb nitrogen oxides and formaldehyde.
3. Areca Palm One of the best air purifying plants for general air cleanliness.
4. Spider Plant Great indoor plant for removing carbon monoxide and other toxins or impurities. Spider plants are one of three plants NASA deems best at removing formaldehyde from the air.
5. Peace Lily Peace lilies could be called the “clean-all.” They’re often placed in bathrooms or laundry rooms because they’re known for removing mold spores. Also know to remove formaldehyde and trichloroethylene.
6. Gerbera Daisy Not only do these gorgeous flowers remove benzene from the air, they’re known to improve sleep by absorbing carbon dioxide and giving off more oxygen over night.

PARTS OF ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRIC GUITARS

1.Frets: Frets are the metal bars vertically lined up on the fretboard.

2.Body: This is the main part of the guitar, connected to the neck, that affects the sound of the guitar. The sound changes depending on the type of wood used, the shape, and the style. Because different manufacturers have different guitar styles, they are often recognized for their sound. There is a distinct difference between a standard Fender guitar and a Gibson guitar, for example.

3.Neck: This is the long, slender part of the guitar. A common misconception is that the neck is the same as the fretboard.

4.Fretboard/Fingerboard: The fretboard refers to the face of the neck, where the frets are located.

5.Headstock: This is the area at the end of the neck, opposite from the body. The tuning pegs are located here, and this is where the strings are drawn from. Without the headstock, there would be no strings and hence, no sound.

6.Tuning Pegs: These are the six pegs located on the side of the headstock. The machine heads’ gears can tighten or loosen an individual string, changing the pitch. They keep everything in tune so you sound spot-on when playing with other musicians.

7.Nut: This is the thicker vertical bar that separates the headstock from the fretboard. Its importance is often overlooked in guitar anatomy.

8.Bridge: The long plate on the face of the body of the guitar is called the bridge. On an acoustic guitar it is located below the sound hole. By tightening or loosening it, you can raise or lower the strings, affecting playability and sound.

9.Strings: Everyone, musical or not, should know what strings are. These are the six metal (or nylon) cords that stretch from the headstock to the bridge and create sound in different tones depending on the tension when plucked.

10.Pick Guard: This is the plate on the body of the guitar that protects the guitar’s finish from being scratched by the pick. On an acoustic guitar it is located beside the sound hole.

11.Volume/Tone Knobs: There are typically three knobs located on the lower body of the guitar – one for volume and two for tone. These are crucial in obtaining the desired sound and style. They also exist on acoustic/electric guitars.

12.Pickup Switch: This is a switch on the body of the guitar. You can slide it to different settings, affecting the tone/sound of the guitar when amplified.

13.Tremolo (Whammy Bar): Sometimes sold apart from the guitar, this is a bar that connects to the bridge of the guitar. Moving it up and down moves the bridge, allowing you to change the pitch and go for a wavy-type sound.

14.Pickups: These are magnets wrapped in wires, located below the neck under the strings and just above the bridge. When amplified, the magnetic field formed from the strings being plucked interferes with the pickups, creating the sound. There are generally three – treble, middle, and bass. Without them, you would not be able to amplify the guitar.

15.Sound Hole: This is a hole located above the bridge and below the neck. It helps to amplify the sound of an acoustic guitar, as the strings are plucked. This is the main difference between acoustic and electric guitars.

WORLD'S TALLEST WATERFALL

*The tallest waterfall in the world is Salto Angel Falls on the Rio Gauja in Venezuela at 979 metres (3,212 ft) and a plunge of 807 m (2,648 ft).

GOOGLE'S MEMORY STORAGE

*Google runs on hundreds of servers world wide.Running about 3 TB(terabyte) of transfer space of about 3,000 GB of data transfer per month.
*Google has around 1 million servers.The size of a server is about 3GB. Itdepends though because servers get more and more powerful over time.There are 56 Google servers in India.
*Google Uses Linux on all of its servers.Actually it not on a single server as daily millions of searches are done and a single server cannot handle such huge pressure.
*GOOGLEPLEX is at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, United States Googleplex is Google's world headquarters.

WORLD'S LARGEST FLOWER PRODUCING COUNTRY

*Netherland is the highest flower producing country in the world and share in world of about 66% flowers.

COUNTRY WITH THE MOST LAKES IN THE WORLD

*Finland is a country of thousands of lakes and islands of about 188,000 lakes and 179,000 islands. Finland is the largest producer of wood in Europe and among the largest in the world.

WORLD'S LONGEST DAM

*The world's longest dam is Hirakud Dam in Odisha, India. Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 15 km from Sambalpur in the state of Odisha in India. The dam regulates the flow of the Mahanadi River and produces hydroelectricity through several hydroelectric plants.

WORLD'S LARGEST FLOWER

*Rafflesia arnoldii is considered as the largest flower in the world and it is one of the three national flowers in Indonesia, the other two being the white jasmine and moon orchid.

HILLIER LAKE, AUSTRALIA

*Lake Hillier, is a lake on Middle Island, the largest of the islands and islets that make up the Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia. The most notable feature of the lake is its pink colour. The length of the lake is about 600 metres (2,000 ft).

HONEY

Honey is the only food that will not rot. A jar of honey may remain edible for over 3000 years.

GADSBY

Gadsby: A Story of Over 50,000 Words Without Using the Letter "E" is a 1939 novel by Ernest Vincent Wright.

WORLD'S LARGEST WATER FOUNTAIN

*The Dubai Fountain is the world's largest choreographed fountain system set on the 30-acre manmade Burj Khalifa Lake, at the center of the Downtown Dubai development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

WORLD'S SWEETEST PLANT WHICH IS 300-400 TIMES THE SWEETNESS OF SUGAR

*The Stevia rebaudiana is commonly known as sweet leaf, sugar leaf, or simply Stevia. This is widely grown for its sweet leaves. Stevia is a sweetener and sugar substitute, stevia's taste has a longer duration than that of sugar which is native to subtropical and tropical regions from western North America to South America. With its steviol glycoside extracts having up to 300-400 times the sweetness of sugar.

DUDHSAGAR FALLS

*Dudhsagar Falls is one of the world's most exquisite falls. It is a four-tiered waterfall with a total height of 310 metres (1017 feet) and an average width of 30 metres (100 feet) located on the Mandovi River in the Indian state of Goa on Goa's border with Karnataka state.

WORLD'S LONGEST BRIDGE FOUNTAIN

*Banpo Bridge (Moonlight Rainbow Fountain) is the world's longest bridge fountain that set a Guinness World Record with nearly 10,000 LED nozzles that run along both sides that is 1,140m long, shooting out 190 tons of water per minute. It is the first double deck bridge built in South Korea.

COMPUTER PORTS

*In computer hardware, a port serves as an interface between the computer and other computers or peripheral devices. Computer ports have many uses, to connect a monitor, webcam, speakers, or other peripheral devices. Computer ports in common use cover a wide variety of shapes such as round (PS/2, etc.), rectangular (FireWire, etc.), square (Telephone plug), trapezoidal (D-Sub — the old printer port was a DB-25), etc.

FLOATING CIRCULAR CYCLE BRIDGE

*The Hovenring, in the Dutch city of Eindhoven, is a cable-stayed circular bridge for cyclists and pedestrians. The deck has a 72 metres (236 ft) diameter and is suspended from a 70 metres (230 ft) tall central pylon by 24 cables. The entire construction is made of steel.

WORLD'S SMALLEST LAPTOP CHARGER

*A California-based company founded by a group of MIT graduate students has invented what it calls the world’s smallest laptop charger. Measuring 2.5 cubic inches and weighing just over 2 ounces, FINsix’s Dart is barely bigger than a lipstick case — making it four times smaller and six times lighter than the average laptop adapter — but it charges just as quickly.

CYBERTECTURE EGG

*James Law Cybertecture has developed Cybertecture Egg project for the new Central Business District of Mumbai, India. The Cybertecture Egg is a Cybertecture building that brings together iconic architecture, environmental design, intelligent control systems, and evolutionary engineering to create the most innovative building for the city of Mumbai and for India in the 21st Century. The scheme comprises 33,000 square meters of office space stacked in 13 stories with highly intelligent building management systems and 3 levels of basement providing 400 car parking spaces. The concept for this most innovative building was inspired by looking at the world in terms of the planet being an ecosystem that allows life to evolve.

WORLD'S LONGEST TREE-LINED AVENUE

*The Cedar Avenue of Nikko, in the city of Nikko in Japan, stretches for 37 km and lined on either side by some 13,000 cedar trees, known as Sugi. The street is listed in "The Guinness Book of World Records" as the longest tree-lined avenue in the world, and was created almost 400 years ago. It is estimated that some 200,000 cedars were planted on this occasion.

HYPER REALISTIC EYES DRAWN USING COLORED PENCILS

*Jose Vergara, known by his pet name Redosking on his artwork, is an impressively talented artist from south Texas. The 19-year-old artist was born in Mexico City. When he was eight years old, Vergara suffered an accident that almost cost him his right hand. It was in the hospital, where he was kept for about two months, Vergara realized that it wasn't just a hobby, but a passion. Vergara’s medium is colored pencils, and he uses them to create a range of stunning drawings from cartoonish figures to unbelievably realistic renderings of human eyes. His first eye drawing was that of is mother’s. Then he drew his father’s.

WORLD'S LARGEST TROPICAL RAINFOREST

*The Amazon rainforest or the Amazon Jungle represents over half of the planet's remaining rainforests, and comprises the largest and most biodiverse tract of tropical rainforest in the world. It is a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America. This basin encompasses 7,000,000 square kilometres, of which 5,500,000 square kilometres are covered by the rainforest. The region is home to about 2.5 million insect species, tens of thousands of plants, and some 2,000 birds and mammals.

THE BLOODWOOD TREE

*The dragon’s blood tree (Dracaena draco) has a thick red resin that makes the plant appear to be bleeding when it is cut. These subtropical plants form huge umbrella-like canopies and can grow for hundreds of years, but they are currently listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN due to the trademark resin being used in traditional medicine, violin staining, and even for embalming the dead.

WORLD'S FIRST ROTATING SKYSCRAPER

*The Dynamic Tower or Dynamic Architecture Building is a planned 420-metre (1,378 ft), 80-floor moving skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, designed by architect David Fisher. The building will be made up of 80 floors, with an apartment on each floor. The rotating building is made possible by 79 giant power-generating wind turbines.

JABUTICABA: THE TREE THAT BEAR FRUITS ON IT'S TRUNK

*Jabuticaba is a Brazilian grape tree found in the states of Minas Gerias and Sao Paulo, in the southeastern Brazil. The fruit grows directly from the trunk and branches of the tree, which gives the Jabuticaba tree a very unusual appearance. The fruit itself is a small and round, about 3 to 4 cm in diameter, with one to four large seeds, a thick, deep purple colored skin and a sweet, white or rosy pink gelatinous flesh.

THE MOST COLORFUL TREE ON EARTH

*Eucalyptus deglupta is a tall tree, commonly known as the rainbow eucalyptus, Mindanao gum, or rainbow gum. It is the only Eucalyptus species found naturally in the Northern Hemisphere. Its natural distribution spans New Britain, New Guinea, Seram, Sulawesi and Mindanao. The unique multi-hued bark is the most distinctive feature of the tree. Patches of outer bark are shed annually at different times, showing a bright green inner bark. This then darkens and matures to give blue, purple, orange and then maroon tones.

BRUSIO SPIRAL VIADUCT IN SWITZERLAND

*The Brusio spiral viaduct is a single-track nine-arched stone spiral railway viaduct located in Brusio, in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. The spiral viaduct is 110 metres (360 ft) long, has a horizontal radius of curvature of 70 metres (230 ft), a longitudinal slope of 7%, and is made up of nine spans, each 10 metres (33 ft) in length. The Brusio spiral viaduct forms part of the Bernina Railway section between Brusio and Campascio. It is just south of Brusio, and approximately 54 kilometres from St. Moritz.

WORLD'S FIRST CURVED DOUBLE HELIX BRIDGE

*The Helix Bridge, previously known as the Double Helix Bridge, is a pedestrian bridge linking Marina Centre with Marina South in the Marina Bay area in Singapore. The Helix is fabricated from approximately 650 tonnes of Duplex Stainless Steel and 1000 tonnes of carbon steel used in the temporary structure and also helping the bridge to get the helix shape. Over the river, the bridge is supported by unusually light tapered stainless steel columns, which are filled with concrete. The bridge weighs around 1700 tonnes in total.

WORLD'S LARGEST RIVER ISLAND

*Majuli is the largest island in the world and is located in the banks of Brahmaputra River, Assam, India. The island had a total area of 1,250 square kilometres (483 sq mi), but having lost significantly to erosion it has an area of only 421.65 square kilometres (163 sq mi). Majuli has shrunk as the river surrounding it has grown.

WORLD'S LARGEST PASSENGER AIRLINER

*The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by Airbus. It is the world's largest passenger airliner. The A380-800 has a design range of 15,700 kilometres, sufficient to fly nonstop from Dubai to Los Angeles, and a cruising speed of Mach 0.85 (about 900 km/h). It provides seating capacity of 525–555 (3-Class), 644 (2-Class), 853 (1-Class).

WORLD'S HIGHEST BRIDGE

*The Sidu River Bridge is a 1,222 m-long (4,009 ft) suspension bridge crossing the valley of the Sidu River near Yesanguan in Badong County of the Hubei Province of the People's Republic of China. The deck height of the Sidu River Bridge is at least 496 m (1,627 ft) above the river, making it the highest bridge in the world.

GLASS GEM CORN

*Multicolored Glass Gem corn is a real variety of corn, originated with part-Cherokee farmer Charles Barnes after the Oklahoma man noticed that some cobs often include colorful ears of corn. Barnes gathered seeds from the ears with the most vivid hues, breeding them together for years to produce a choice collection of seeds. Glass Gem corn produces a diversity of translucent, jewel-colored ears, each one unique. Glass Gem corn is one of nearly 2,000 unique and rare varieties conserved in the Native Seeds/SEARCH seed bank. This rare open-pollinated versatile corn has been described as "the most beautiful corn in the world". The ears come in a variety of color combinations and patterns. A single ear can have red, pink, purple, green, yellow, cream, and blue kernels.

WORLD'S OLDEST LIVING TREE

*Old Tjikko is a 9,550-year-old Norway Spruce tree, located on Fulufjället Mountain of Dalarna province in Sweden. Old Tjikko is the world's oldest known living individual clonal tree. The spruce tree has shown to be a tenacious survivor that has endured by growing between erect trees and smaller bushes in pace with the dramatic climate changes over time.

REMARKABLE OPTICAL ILLUSION PAINTER

*Oleg Shuplyak is an Russian painter whose works involve portraits of famous personalities drawn in such a way that common objects and scenery make up their distinctive faces in amalgamated form. The pictures are brilliantly, and evocatively multilayered with uncommon depth. He was born in the Ternopol region of the Ukraine, Shuplyak studied architecture at the Lviv Polytechnic Institute, but his passion was always painting.