Fun Fact Friday

  INDIA DON’T HAVE NATIONAL SPORTS No particular sport is recognised as India’s national game, something confirmed by the country’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Since when is Hockey NOT the National Sport of India? This revelation came to light in 2012 when a 10-year-old girl named Aishwarya Parashar filed a Right to Information (RTI) request with the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to get official declarations on the   national anthem , sport, song, bird, animal, flower and the country’s symbol. The PMO forwarded the query to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. In response to the RTI, the ministry confirmed that it had not declared any sport or game as India’s national game. Why Not other Sports?  India was nowhere near the top in any other sports. Chess despite being invented by India, was being ruled by the Soviet Union (Russia). In fact, before Viswanathan Anand, India hardly had any player representing the nation at the highest level. Kabaddi is yet...

Copper has self disinfecting properties              Copper has been used in medicine for many decades and is known for its antimicrobial properties. But do you know that it is also known for its self-disinfecting properties. Self - disinfecting surfaces can be defined as a technology that has the ability to kill   and disable microbes on contact. Copper and its alloys can release reactive ions that invade the bacteria's cell wall, resulting in the destruction of DNA.                Although contact-killing cannot destroy some bacteria completely, but it is proven effective at reducing large amounts of various bacteria which include gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria as well as developed viruses. But there are some myths about this property of copper . It is said that copper cleans itself which is not correct. When bacteria come into direct contact with copper ions, a process begins which results in ...

  The Colosseum            One of the most famous buildings left by the Ancient Romans is the Colosseum – a huge amphitheatre in the centre of Rome. This is where members of the public would come to watch sporting events and games, including battles between Roman gladiators!    The Colosseum was built between 72 A.D and 80 A.D under the Emperor Vespasian, in the heart of Ancient Rome.  Made from stone and concrete, this magnificent monument was built with the manpower of tens of thousands of slaves.                     The Colosseum is the largest  Amphitheatre  (meaning “theatre in the round”) in the world.  Oval in shape, it measures 189m long, 156m wide and 50m high (about the height of a 12 storey building). This ancient sporting arena could easily fit a modern day football pitch inside!  This brilliant building had 80 entrances and could seat approximately 50...