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Earth is gradually slowing down. Every few years, an extra second is added to make up for lost time. Millions of years ago, a day on Earth will have been 20 hours long. It is believed that, in millions of years time, a day on Earth will be 27 hours long.
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Earth is almost five billion years old, although life (resembling life as we know it) has only existed on the planet for the last 150 million to 200 million years. This means that life has only been present on Earth for only 5%-10% of its lifetime.
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Life In Outer Space
Extra-terrestrial micro-organisms are entering earths atmosphere every day suggesting existence of life in outer space, according to the scientific and technical officer of Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) Arvind Paranpye.
This has been established from the analysis of data collected by Indian Space Research Organisation`s (ISRO) cryogenic sampler payload flown on-board a balloon on January 21 this year, he said in a statement made in Pune.
Paranpye said analysis of samples at Cardiff had indicated that about a third of a tonne of extra-terrestrial bacterial matter enters every day into the earth`s atmosphere, possibly forming part of over 100 tonnes of cometary material that enters earth`s atmosphere daily.
The results were reported at the astrobiology session of the 46th annual conference at San Diego by Prof Chandra Wickramsinghe on behalf of the Indo-UK team of scientists.
While further analysis was in progress at CCMB and Cardiff, the evidence collected so far was indeed dramatic and path breaking, and could lead to several discoveries regarding life and diseases from outer space.
Research was conducted by Prof J V Narlikar and his team assisted by P Rajaratnam, project director of ISRO`s cryosampler based experiment programme.
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The world consumes 1 billion gallons of petroleum a day.
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The cat was the symbol of liberty in ancient Rome.
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The botanical name of the chocolate plant is `Theobramba cacao`, means "Food of the Gods".
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There is a point on the head that you can press to control your appetite. It is located in the hollow just in front of the flap of the ear.
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The standard escalator moves 120 feet per minute.
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Japan is one of the most competitive soft drink markets in the world. Approximately 1,000 new soft drinks are launched in Japan every year, of which only a small number survive. There are more than 7,000 different soft drinks sold in the country.
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"Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
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About 300,000 Indian Americans work in technology firms in California’s Silicon Valley. They account for more than 15% of high-tech start-ups in that region. The median income of Indian Americans in that region is estimated to be $125,000 (average $200,000) a year.
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NASA`s premier X-ray observatory was named the Chandra X-ray Observatory in honour of the late Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. Known to the world as Chandra, he was widely regarded as one of the foremost astrophysicists of the twentieth century. The observatory was launched into space in July 1999.
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Dr. Kalpana Chawla added a new chapter to the history of the Indian American community. In 1997, She became the first Indian or Indian American to fly in the US space shuttle. She was part of the Space Shuttle Columbia Flight STS-87.
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According to University of California, Berkeley Study, about one-third of the engineers in Silicon Valley are of Indian descent, while 7% of valley high-tech firms are led by Indian CEOs`.
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Some successes are well known, such as Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, and Sabeer Bhatia, who founded Hot Mail and sold it to Microsoft for $400 million. The number of Indian American New Economy millionaires is in the thousands. Massachusetts` Gururaj Deshpande, co-founder of a number of network-technology companies, is worth between $4 billion and $6 billion.
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Sit At Home And Get A Degree From Wales
Students seeking a degree from the University of Wales can now realise their dreams without stepping out of the country. The Training and Advanced Studies in Management and Communication Limited (TASMAC) of Pune will offer BBA and MBA courses of the UK-based university, and at a much cheaper rate. Founded in 1983, the University of Wales is the second largest in the UK.
The programme has received ample support from the British Council. Educational loans are also available. Interested students of the north-eastern region can contact TASMAC`s Guwahati office at Panbazar or call 2608061, 98640-95150 for further details.
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University Of London Offers External Degrees
The City School of Social and Managerial Sciences, in association with the London School of Economics and Political Science, recently launched teaching centres in Chennai and Coimbatore. Students can now get external degrees and diplomas from the University of London, enrolling for the courses. The subjects available are B.Sc. in Banking and Finance; Economics and Management; Information Systems and Management; and Management. Diploma courses in Accounting, Banking, Finance, Information Systems and Management are also on offer.
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