Thursday, 29 August 2013

DID YOU KNOW? - SERIES 3

Did Pandavas Visit Argentina?? 
It is a Wonder but it’s True…
Hastinapur, The city of Wisdom in ARGENTINA!!

Yes, Hastinapur, the city of Wisdom in Buenos Aires has an area of 12 acres. Its population 
consists of dozen Indian Gods amidst the local Argentinean Population. Temples of Ganesha, 
Surya, Krishna, Shiva are true. It has a temple for Pandavas too. 

Entrance to Hastinapur city in Buenos Aires
A dozen Argentineans who live there look after this place. Argentineans go there for seeking 
Wisdom. The inmates there cook only vegetarian food and share it with poor families. 

Lord Ganesha in the greenery of the garden

Hastinapur respects all religions and beliefs. There are temples for Buddha, Virgin Mary, Greek 
God Demeter and another temple called “Temple of all Faiths”. They give classes in yoga, 
meditation, Philosophy, sacred drama and celebrate festivals like Ganesh Chathurthi. 

Meditation Hall
No priests, the worshippers pray directly to god. The founder Alda Albrecht has written a book 
on ‘The Saints and teachings of India’.

Hastinapur foundation has 16 centres in Buenos Aires and also centers in Urugay, Bolivia and 
Columbia. More on their website http://en.hastinapura.org.ar/  
The Pandavas did not Visit Argentina but they have set their footprints in the form of a temple for 
themselves.

You can now conclude – Whether Pandavas reached American Continent, much before 
Columbus? The Judgment is yours! 

Look for more interesting reads coming up !!!

Tuesday, 27 August 2013

DID YOU KNOW? - SERIES 2

- From Dr.DD’s News Granary 


1. Lamborghini Cars were created because the Lamborghini tractor company was insulted by the founder of Ferrari.



2. There is a temple in Sri Lanka dedicated to the tooth of the Buddha.



3. It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce and only 13 hours to build a Toyota.



4. The Human Mind is 10 times more creative at night than it is in the morning or afternoon.


  
5. Space Dust, taste like Raspberry and smells like Rum.



6. The Sound made By Victoria Falls in Zimbawe is so Loud that it can be heard 40 Miles away.




7. A Rubik’s Cube has 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 Possible Configurations.



  
8. Albert Einstein said that if the honey bees were to suddenly disappear from earth, we would see an apocalypse within 4 years.


Don’t Worry! Still we have enough Honey Bees. In USA its population is declining. USA is importing Honey Bees from Australia. The Planet still has a Long Life! No Worries!!


More to come soon!!!!

Thursday, 22 August 2013

DID YOU KNOW!! - from Dr.DD’s news granary SERIES 1

Facts we don’t know on our Brain

1. The Brain has two hemispheres: Left for analytical thoughts, Right for creative thoughts.


2. The belief that we only use 10% of our brain is a myth!!

3. Your Brain has 100,000 miles worth of Blood Vessels: Enough to circle the Earth four times.

4. A Human Brain has 100 billion Neurons: These cells are known as the gray matter which process information.

5. If the brain were a hard drive it would hold 4 terabytes of Information: Or enough to hold 4% of the entire Library of Congress’s data.

6. The world Champion of memorization is Ben Pridmore: He is able to memorize the order of a deck of cards in 26.38 seconds.

7. What you eat affects your brain:One study of one-million students in New York showed that, people who ate a lunch without preservatives or artificial dyes scored 14% higher on IQ tests.

8. 20% of the Oxygen you inhale is used by the BRAIN.

9. MEN process information primarily from the LEFT side of the BRAIN.WOMEN tend to use both sides at the same time.

10. Size doesn’t always matter:
      Einstein’s brain weighed 1,230 grams. 
     Average male’s brain weighs 1,360 grams

Well, you can be the next Einstein, Don’t Worry about the size of the Brain!!!

Keep Reading for some more new facts!!