Points to ponder !!!!

“The one good thing about problems is that they will still be problems later. We don't have to deal with them again. It's the ifs and buts that make life livable."

Atoms on gold surfaces naturally rearrange themselves into protective patterns that dramatically suppress reactions with oxygen to avoid rusting.

The Phrase "caught pink-handed" comes from anti-corruption raids where officials use phenolphthalein powder on currency notes to trap bribe-takers. When the accused touches the tainted cash and dips their hands in a sodium carbonate solution, the liquid turns bright pink, proving contact with the money.

A Zero Shadow Day is a rare astronomical event when the Sun is positioned exactly above our heads at noon, due to which we don't see any shadows of vertical objects on the ground. It happens twice a year for regions located between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

A woman has given birth to rare quintuplets in Ethiopia after 12 years of trying for a baby. The

35-year-old delivered four boys and a girl, all of whom are in "full health", the hospital said. A doctor told BBC she conceived naturally, without aid of IVF. The global incidence of quintuplet pregnancies is 1 in about 55 million births.

The Sun, a medium-sized star with a radius of about 700,000 km, can fit roughly 1.3 million Earths by volume. Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, can hold over 1,300 Earths. Saturn can fit more than 700 Earths. Uranus holds about 63 Earths, while Neptune can accommodate around 57-58 Earths.

We visit several foreign countries without knowing the people, the culture, the language, the lifestyle, the food, the places or anything. We wonder with awe the tall buildings and the richness. Have we ever thought about visiting a poor country like Congo, Kenya, Somalia or Sudan etc where people suffer? 

ஐம்பது ரூபாய் சேமிக்க முப்பது நிமிடங்கள் நடந்த காலம் போய், முப்பது நிமிடங்கள் சேமிக்க ஐம்பது ரூபாய் செலழிக்கும் காலம் இது.

பேசும்போது சண்டை போட்டு பேசாமல் இருந்த காலம் போய், பேசினால் சண்டை  வரும் என்று பேசாமல் இருக்கும் காலம் இது.