GENERAL KNOWLEDGE:INFORMATION BYTES:
*The banyan is the national tree of India. It starts its life with its seeds growing on the stems and branches of other trees and plants. Fig-eating birds carry these seeds to other trees and plants.
*Louis Pasteur invented pasteurization, a process that kills bacteria in liquid food.
*Isaac newton told us about the earth’s gravity, why objects fall and what keeps us on the ground.
*Nicolaus Copernicus told us about our solar system.
*Marie Curie’s discoveries helped develop the use of X-rays.
*Edward Jenner developed the world’s first vaccine.
*Joseph Priestly discovered Oxygen.
*Edison invented the light bulb.
*The history of the modern computer stretches back more than 2,500 years to the abacus. China’s Tianhe-2 supercomputer is currently the fastest in the world.
*The computer mouse was invented by Doug Engelbart.
*The excretory system sends waste material out of the body.
*The enamel on the surface of our teeth is the hardest part of the body.
*We have 206 bones in our body.
*The human brain is like a powerful computer that controls our thoughts, movements, memories and decisions.
*The human brain is protected by the Skull, a protective casing made up of 22 bones that are joined together.