Why Beginning Era ?
There are reasons behind everything that exists, occurs and happens in the world - day and night; happiness and sadness etc. So here we provide you the reasons why you use our services. Why you use our services ? We the team of Beginning Era happy to tell / show you our uniqueness. - Easy to use - Completely free - Providing new ideas, skills & in…
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Festivals
Makar Sankranti, Pongal
Makar Sankranti or maghi or simply Sankranti, is a festival day in hindu calendar dedicated to the diety surya (sun). It is observed each year in the lunar month of magh which corresponds with the month of January as per the Gregorian calendar. It marks the 1st day of sun's transist into makar rashi (Capricorn) marking the end of th…
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Humans
Why do we blink our eyes ?
B linking is the quick action of closing and opening of our eyelids. We do this because it clears away dust particles and lubricates the eyeball. To prevent the drying up of eyes, lacrimal fluids are secreted. The eyelids spreads the secreted lacrimal fluids when one blinks. It prevents the entry of foreign particles and micro-organisms. If these someho…
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Humans
Why can't you tickle yourself ?
When someone tickles you under your arm, or on the soles of your feet, you start laughing uncontrollably. You are tickles mostly because of surprise. Even if you know you're about to be tickled, you don't necessarily know where, so you react by being ticklish. When you try to tickle yourself, it usually doesn't work, because your brain already…
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Animals
Can animals sense Earthquakes ? If yes, How ?
The belief that animals can predict earthquakes has been around for centuries. Is it true ? If yes, how is it possible. Let us see what science has to say in this regard. Yes, this seems true from scientific point of view too. Just before the earthquake, animals are known to start behaving strange. There are two proposed theories that try to explain th…
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Common knowledge
Why and how did the Egyptians build pyramids ?
The Egyptians pyramids are pyramid shaped structures located in Egypt. Why ? Ancient egyptians believed in life after death. They thought they would travel to a new world when they died. So when Pharaohs (kings) and rich nobles died, their bodies were dried, preserved with salts and wrapped with bandages and medicines to prevent rotting. This was known …
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Facts file
Interesting facts about India
The name 'India ' is derived from the River Indus. In the national flag of India the top band is of Saffron colour, indicating the strength and courage of the country. The white middle band indicates peace and truth with Dharma Chakra . The last band is green in colour that shows the fertility, growth and auspiciousness of the land. According…
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Bees facts file
There are about 20,000 different types of bee and the best known is honeybee. Like honeybee not all bees live in colonies. Many live alone and build their own nests. Bees are perfectly adapted to pollinate, helping plants grow, breed and produce food. They do so by transferring pollen between flowering plants. When honeybees perceive a threat to their hi…
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Common knowledge
50+ important one word Substitution in both english and hindi
One who believe in God - Agnostics One who don't believe in God - atheist Animals having backbone - Vertebrates Substance that can catch fire easily - Inflammable Something that cannot be seen - Invisible One who looks on the bright side of things Optimist Something that is against the law - Illegal One who is present everywhere - Omnipresent A repre…
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Water facts File
DO YOU KNOW ? Water is the most common substances found on earth Nearly three - fourth of the earth's surface is covered with water. 97.5% of the overall water on the earth is saline and the rest 2.5% being fresh water. 68% of the fresh water on earth is trapped in glaciers. 30% of fresh water is in the ground. Blood is six times thicker than water. Blood contain…
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Environment
Why Sea water tastes salty / समुद्र का पानी नमकीन स्वाद क्यों आता है?
(Salt means - Sodium chloride) Salts in the seas comes from the rivers and streams/ waterfalls. When rivers and streams flowing through salt rocks, dissolved salts and minerals along with them. Then these rivers empty these minerals in the seas. Water keep vaporizing but the salt does not vaporise and its concentration keeps increasing. The…
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Animals
Tigers facts and myths
Facts The Scientific name of tiger is Panthera tigris . Tigers are lion's closest biological relatives. Without their coats, the bodies of the lion and the tiger are so similar that only experts can tell them apart. Tigers' brain weighs over 300 gm - the largest brain of all carnivores except polar bear. So they have a bet…
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Animals
Lions facts file | Know lions better
1. Scientific name The lion's scientific name is Panthera leo . 2. The Asiatic lion is smaller and lighter than its African counterpart. 3. Tigers are lions' closest biological relatives. 4. Without their coats, the bodies of the lion and the tiger are so similar that only experts can tell them apart. 5. A full grown adult male lion ca…
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Technology
20+ Mobile phones fact
Feature phone is a term typically used as a retronym to describe mobile phones which are limited in capabilities in contrast to a modern smartphone . Feature phones typically provide voice calling and text messaging functionality. Mobile phones which offer greatly advanced computing capabilities are referred to as smartphones.In addit…
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