Worlds Knowledge

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Indian Wildlife National Parks

¤ Dudhwa National Park
¤ Bandhavgarh Park
¤ Keoladeo National Park
¤ Sariska Tiger Reserve
¤ Kaziranga Park
¤ Corbett National Park ¤ Ranthambhore Park
¤ Kanha National Park
¤ Sunderbans Tiger
¤ Gir National Park
¤ Manas National Park

Forts In India

.. Lal Qila or Red Fort
.. Gwalior Fort
.. Amber Fort
.. Ahhichatragarh Fort
.. Junargarh Fort
.. Mehrangarh Fort
.. Bala Quila (Fort)
.. Jaisalmer Fort
.. Chittorgarh Fort
.. Jaigarh Fort
.. Purana Qila
.. Ranthambhore Fort
.. Golconda Fort

Palaces of India

Bir Singh Palace
Jaivilas Palace
Umaid Bhavan Palace
Fort Palaces of Orchha
Lake Palace
Chail Palace

Delhi Mosques

Jama Masjid
Begumpuri Masjid
Fatehpuri Masjid
Jamalikamali Mosque
Quwwat-ul-Islammasjid
Khirkee Masjid

Mosques in India

Jama Masjid
Jamali Kamali
Moti Masjid
Taj-ul-Masjid
Adhai-din ka Jhonpra
Quwwat-ul Islam Masjid

Most Books Typed Backwards

WHO:
Michele Santelia
WHAT:
67 books
(3,503,013 words, 19,760,936 characters , 23.198 pages, 263,931 paragraphs, 499,554 lines)
WHERE:
Campobasso, Italy
WHEN:
November 16, 2008

Using a computer and four blank keyboards, and without looking at the screen, Michele Santelia (Italy) typed backwards 67 books (3,503,013 words, 19,760,936 characters , 23.198 pages, 263,931 paragraphs, 499,554 lines) in their original languages including The Odyssey, Macbeth, The Vulgate Bible, the Guinness World Records Book 2002, and the Dead Sea scrolls in Ancient Hebrew. Michele put together a 4,05 mt (13 ft 12 in) high tower of the books typed. He completed typing backwards Etruscan scripts in Etruscan Language and The Million in Ancient Chinese on 16 November 2008.

 

Largest Offshore Gas Platform

WHO:
Troll
WHAT:
656,000 tonnes
WHERE:
Off Norway, North Sea.
WHEN:
1996

The Troll Offshore Gas Platform, located off Norway in the North Sea, is the heaviest man made mobile object ever made, with a dry weight of the gravity base structure at 656,000 tonnes. Standing 369m tall, it was made from 245,000m3 of concrete, (the equivalent to 215,000 foundations for ordinary homes) and 100,000 tonnes of steel (approximately 15 Eiffel towers).