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FACTS ABOUT SOME TREES WE MUST KNOW

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*** Banyan , ( Ficus benghalensis ), also called  Indian banyan  or  banyan fig , unusually shaped tree of the mulberry family moraceae native to the Indian subcontinent. The banyan reaches a height up to 30 metres (100 feet) and spreads laterally indefinitely.  10 AMAZING  FACTS ABOUT BANYAN TREE :- 1. The 'Banyan' is the National Tree of India. 2. It often refers specifically to the ' Indian Banyan' or 'Ficus benghalensis'.   3. It was adopted as national tree of India in 1950. 4. The largest banyan tree in the world is found in Howrah,  India. It is named as “ The Great Banyan ”. It is over 250 years old. The area occupied by the tree is about 18,918 square meters. 5.  It is considered as a sin in India to cut a Banyan and Peepal tree.  6. Cleaning the teeth with the aerial roots of the Banyan is beneficial in preventing teeth and gum disorders .It can also be used to treat osteomyelitis, an infection in...

50 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT HUMAN BODY YOU SHOULD KNOW!

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HUMAN BODY:- Human beings are arguably the most complex organisms on this planet. Imagine billions of microscopic parts, each with its own identity, working together in an organized manner for the benefit of the total being. The human body is a single structure but it is made up of billions of smaller structures called cells. One can't imagine how complex our human body is! As we are more advance than other organisms on this planet, we should know some facts about our human body. AMAZING FACTS ABOUT HUMAN BODY   Nerve impulses sent from the brain move at a speed of 274 km/h. A single human brain generates more electrical impulses in a day than all the telephones of the world combined. The average human body contains enough sulphur to kill all the fleas on the average dog, enough carbon to make 900 pencils, enough potassium to fire a toy cannon, enough fat to make seven bars of soap and enough water to fill a 50-litre barrel. The human heart pumps 182 millio...