CULTURAL QA 09-2023-04 Q1 What are some interesting facts which are not commonlyknown?
A1 Krishna Kamat, May 8 The first compass was invented by theChinese sometime around the 1stcentury. The first mobile phone was invented inthe United States. The first fire extinguisher wasinvented in England in 1723by Ambrose Godfrey, Germanengineer (Gottlein Daimler) is the man credited with inventing the first evermotorcycle. QR codes were invented by Toyotasubsidiary DensoWave in Japan in 1994. The stethoscope was invented in 1816 bythe French physician ReneTheophile Hyacinthe Laennec. The earliest thermometer was inventedin 1593 by the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei. The most significant invention from Indiais the “zero” without which mathematics couldn’t exist. Q2 When and who has written the actual Hanuman Chalisa? A2 Maitreyee Sharma,Jul 24 The actual Hanuman Chalisa was written by Tulsidas. Butthere is an interesting story that really stands out. Did you know that Tulsidas wrote Hanuman Chalisa countlessnumber of times. But whenever he finishes his writing, the next day it automatically gets erased. Thiscontinues many times, and at last Tulsidas unable to keep his suspicion andconfusion about it, prayed to Hanumanji. Then Hanuman told him that his Praise can't bewritten without praising his Bhagwan Ram before. So Tulsidas wrote the first line of Hanuman Chalisa “Shri Guru Charan saroj raj nij manmukut shudhari, barnau raghuveer bimala jaisu Jo dayaku fal chari” Q3 What's the best brain hack you know? A3 Venzil Lawrence, Human Psychology andBehaviour Updated Aug 17 Ever heard about “Method of Loci” ? Imagineyou're trying to remember a long list of items, like a grocery list. Now,you could keep repeating the items to yourself, hoping you won't forget any. Oryou could use the Method of Loci, a technique dating back to ancient Greece. Here's how it works: Imaginea familiar place, like your home. Now,associate each item on your list with a specific spot in that place. Let's say you want to remember to buy milk,eggs, and bread. Youmight visualize a carton of milk by your front door, eggs on the living roomcouch, and a loaf of bread in the kitchen sink. Whenyou're at the store, just mentally walk through your familiar place... Now as you "visit" each spot, theassociated item will pop into your mind.It's like creating a mental map that guides you through the list. Thistechnique taps into your brain's knack for remembering locations and visuals. It's a bit like turning your memory into aguided tour of your mind palace…. It might sound a tad quirky, but it can besurprisingly effective. So,the next time you're trying to remember a bunch of things, consider taking amental stroll through your own mental space… Give it a try and see how it worksfor you! Q4 Which substance cannot be melted by lava? A4 Silk Road, AI Expert14h Lava is a mixture of molten rock andminerals that can have different temperatures and compositions depending onwhere it comes from. Forexample, the lava that erupts from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is much hotter andmore fluid than the lava that erupts from Mount St. Helens in Washington state. Butlet's assume you're talking about the hottest and most common type of lava,which is called basalt. Basalt lava can reach temperatures ofup to 2,200°F (1,200°C) when it erupts. That'shot enough to melt manymaterials in our trash, such as food scraps, paper, plastics, glass and somemetals. Butnot all materials are created equal. Somesubstances have much higher melting points than lava, which means they canresist its heat and stay solid. Steel,nickel and iron have melting points above 2,600°F (1,400°C). So if you throw asteel knife or a nickel coin into a lava flow, they will not melt. They might get red-hot and glow, but theywill remain intact. Tungstenhas a melting point of 6,192°F (3,422°C), which is the highest of any metal. Anddiamond has a melting point of 7,280°F (4,000°C), which is the highest of anynatural material. So ifyou're looking for something that cannot be melted by lava, these are your bestbets. There are also some materials that donot have a melting point at all. Theseare called amorphous solids, which means they do not have a regular crystalstructure like most solids do. Instead,they have a random arrangement of atoms or molecules that makes them behavelike liquids when heated. Examples of amorphous solids include glass, rubberand wax. Sowhat happens when you heat an amorphous solid? It does not melt like a normal solid.Instead, it softens and becomes more viscous until it eventually flows like aliquid. This process is called glass transitionor vitrification. Sotechnically speaking, an amorphous solid cannot be melted by lava either. Itcan only be transformed into another state of matter. My note- Very informative answer Q5 What are the Habits that are damaging your mental healthslowly A5 Elia Juniana,20h Overthinkingabout everything. Beingstuck for a girl/guy who doesn’t care about you. Readingand listening to more negative news. Listeningto anything at high volume. Alwaysshouting.Too muchmobile usage. Sittingall day and doing nothing. Stressover unnecessary things. Wastingyour energy over silly things. Eatinglots of junk food. Notdoing exercise. Not having peace inyour life. Lackof concentration. Not focusing on personal growth. Followingthe same routine. More sleepinghabits. Negativethinking. Ignoring and not taking care of yourself.Not being creative. My note- Good points. All the above QA are from Quora DIGEST to me on 04 -09-2023. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers. Compiled andposted by R. Gopala Krishnan, 79, on 04-09-2023. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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