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10 Awesome Facts about Poisons

1.Poisons are found in all kinds of living things- plants, animals, bacteria,protozoans and fungi. 

2.Non-living substances can be poisonous too. Minerals like mercury, lead and radioactive elements like radium and uranium are good examples. Even minerals like salt can be poisonous in large enough doses.

3.Mercury poisoning causes mad hatter disease.From the 1700s through the early 1900s, hat-making factories used a poisonous compound containing mercury. Long-term exposure caused insane or “mad” behavior like tremors and extreme irritability — similar to the Mad Hatter’s in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

4.Some substance may be harmless to one species and poisonous to another.Theobromine is poisonous for dogs.Chocolate may be a treat for humans, but it can be deadly for dogs! Theobromine is the ingredient in chocolate that gives humans a pleasant boost. For dogs, theobromine causes seizures and vomiting.

5.Poisons can protect an organism from getting eaten. In the natural world, poisons are just one of many tools of survival.Organisms use poisons to survive. Some use poison to capture prey and others use poison to defend themselves.


6.The leaves of the passionflower are poisonous.Longwing caterpillars have evolved the ability to eat passionflower leaves. When longwing caterpillars eat the leaves,they survive and become toxic butterflies.Their bodies chemically change the poison in the plant before it can harm them. The poison stays in the caterpillar’s body — even when it becomes a butterfly — and protects them from predators.

7.Most poisonous snakes deliver venom with different kinds of toxins. Each poison affects the body in different ways. Hemotoxins attack the blood.Hemotoxins are blood poisons. The hemotoxin in viper venom prevents blood from clotting, so the victim bleeds uncontrollably. For this same reason, viper venom has also led to anti-clotting drugs that keep a patient’s blood flowing.

8.Do you know how poisonous snakes like the gabon viper get their poison?

Yes,They get their poison by making their own venom.Some poisonous animals get their poison through their diet, but most, like snakes, have special glands to make their own poison. These animals also have something sharp to inject the venom, like fangs, stingers, or spines.

9.Most poisonous snakes deliver venom with different kinds of toxins.Poisons in pufferfish and snakes can cause temporary paralysis, making it impossible to move a muscle. Each poison affects the body in different ways. Hemotoxins attack the blood. Hemotoxins are blood poisons. The hemotoxin in viper venom prevents blood from clotting, so the victim bleeds uncontrollably. For this same reason, viper venom has also led to anti-clotting drugs that keep a patient’s blood flowing.

10.Cone snails produce a neuro toxin that can paralyze prey by affecting nerve cells. These same toxins can be used as pain relievers.By blocking signals in the nervous system, these neuro toxins can relieve pain. Cone snail toxins are also being studied to develop potential medicines for epilepsy, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s disease.

21 Must-Know Birds

S.NO	Birds	பறவைகள்
1	Crow	காக்கை
2	Eagle	கழுகு
3	Parrot	கிளி
4	Sparrow	சிட்டு குருவி
5	Emerald Dove	மரகத புறா
6	Pigeon	புறா
7	Ostrich	தீக்கோழி
8	Flamingo	ஃபிளமிங்கோ
9	Myna	மைனா
10	Peacock	ஆண் மயில்
11	Owl	ஆந்தை
12	Hen,Rooster,Chicken	கோழி,சேவல்,கோழிக்குஞ்சு
13	Goose	வாத்து
14	Quail	கௌதாரி பறவை வகை
15	Emu	ஒருவித (பறவை) நெருப்புக்கோழி
16	Woodpecker	மரங்கொத்தி
17	Duck	வாத்து
18	Swan	அன்ன பறவை
19	Canary	ஒருவித குருவி
20	LoveBird (little parrot)	பறவை
21	Bulbul	ஒருவித குருவி

Funny Image about Programming Language

Funny Image about Programming Language

Bharat Ratna Award

Bharat Ratna (Jewel of India or Gem of India)

Bharat Ratna

          ‘Bharat Ratna’ is the India's highest civilian award given by the Government of India.It was instituted in the year 1954 by Rajendra Prasad, President of India. Any person without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex is eligible for this award. It is awarded in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order in any field . The recommendations for Bharat Ratna are made by the Prime Minister himself to the President.The number of annual awards is restricted to a maximum of three in a particular year.The recipient of the award receives a Sanad (certificate) signed by the President and a medallion. The Award does not carry any monetary grant.

Image Description : An image of the Sun along with the words "Bharat Ratna", inscribed in Devanagari script, on a peepul leaf.It is of toned bronze. The reverse was to carry the state emblem and motto.The emblem, the sun and the rim are of platinum. The inscriptions are in burnished bronze.It was to be worn around the neck from a white ribbon.

List of Bharat Ratna Recipients

S.no	Name	Awarded	Details
1.	Chakravarti Rajgopalachari Tamil Nadu.	1954	Independence activist, last Governor-General.
2.	C. V. Raman Tamil Nadu.	1954	Physicist
3.	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Tamil Nadu.	1954	Philosopher, India's First Vice President (1952-1962), and India's Second President(1962-1967)
4.	Bhagwan Das Uttar Pradesh	1955	Independence activist, author, Founder of Kashi Vidya Peeth
5.	Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya Karnataka	1955	Civil engineer, Diwan of Mysore
6.	Jawaharlal Nehru Uttar Pradesh	1955	Independence activist, author, first Prime Minister
7.	Govind Ballabh Pant Uttar Pradesh	1957	Independence activist, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Home Minister
8.	Dhondo Keshav Karve Maharashtra	1958	Educator, social reformer
9.	Bidhan Chandra Roy West Bengal	1961	Physician, Chief Minister of West Bengal
10.	Purushottam Das Tandon Uttar Pradesh	1961	Independence activist, educator
11.	Rajendra Prasad Bihar	1962	Independence activist, jurist, first President
12.	Zakir Hussain Andhra Pradesh	1963	Independence activist, Scholar, third President
13.	Pandurang Vaman Kane Maharashtra	1963	Indologist and Sanskrit scholar
14.	Lal Bahadur Shastri Uttar Pradesh	1966	Posthumous, independence activist, second Prime Minister
15.	Indira Gandhi Uttar Pradesh	1971	Third Prime Minister
16.	V. V. Giri Orissa	1975	Trade unionist and fourth President
17.	K. Kamaraj Tamil Nadu	1976	Posthumous, independence activist, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu State
18.	Mother Teresa West Bengal	1980	Catholic nun, founder of the Missionaries of Charity
19.	Vinoba Bhave Maharashtra	1983	Posthumous, social reformer, independence activist
20.	Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Pakistan	1987	First non-citizen, independence activist
21.	M. G. Ramachandran Tamil Nadu	1988	Posthumous, film actor, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
22.	B. R. Ambedkar Maharashtra	1990	Posthumous, Chief architect of the Indian Constitution,Crusader against Untouchablity, Dalit Icon, Social Reformer, Historian, politician, economist, and scholar
23.	Nelson Mandela South Africa	1990	Second non-citizen and non-Indian recipient, Leader of the Anti-Apartheid movement
24.	Rajiv Gandhi Uttar Pradesh	1991	Posthumous, Sixth Prime Minister
25.	Vallabhbhai Patel Gujarat	1991	Posthumous, independence activist, first Home Minister
26.	Morarji Desai Gujarat	1991	Independence activist, fourth Prime Minister
27.	Abul Kalam Azad West Bengal	1992	Posthumous, independence activist, first Minister of Education
28.	J. R. D. Tata Maharashtra	1992	Industrialist and philanthropist
29.	Satyajit Ray West Bengal	1992	Filmmaker
30.	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Delhi	1997	Aeronautical Engineer,11th President of India
31.	Gulzarilal Nanda Gujarat	1997	Independence activist, interim Prime Minister
32.	Aruna Asaf Ali Delhi	1997	Posthumous, independence activist
33.	M. S. Subbulakshmi Tamil Nadu	1998	Carnatic classical singer
34.	Chidambaram Subramaniam Tamil Nadu	1998	Independence activist, Minister of Agriculture
35.	Jayaprakash Narayan Bihar	1999	Posthumous, independence activist and politician
36.	Ravi Shankar United States	1999	Sitar player
37.	Amartya Sen United Kingdom	1999	Economist
38.	Gopinath Bordoloi Assam	1999	Posthumous, independence activist, Chief Minister of Assam
39.	Lata Mangeshkar Maharashtra	2001	Playback singer
40.	Ustad Bismillah Khan Uttar Pradesh	2001	Hindustani classical shehnai player
41.	Bhimsen Joshi Karnataka	2008	Hindustani classical singer
42.	C. N. R. Rao       Karnataka	2014 (announced)	Scientist
43.	Sachin Tendulkar Maharashtra	2014 (announced)	Cricketer