Animals that live in our house rent free !!!

 A house isn't just for people   !!!!

We ahare the house with few uninvited but mostly harmless guests.

They are   ----

1.  House lizards ,  silent pest controllers 

                  House lizards eat mosquitoes, flies, moths and cockroaches helping control pests naturally.

2.  Spiders, web architects of our corners  !!!

  

                       Spiders help trap insects, sometimes eliminating 100s in a day  !!!! Most species are harmless.

3.  Ants ,  unofficial food inspectors

                           Ants show up where there is food  !!!  Their presence can be annoying but they are well organized and intelligent.

4.  House centipedes ,  lightning fast hunters

                           They may look frightening but they are the most effective exterminators.

5.  Silver fish ,  paper lovers  !!!

                              Small, shiny and fast silver fish are always seen munching paper, glue and fabric starch.

6.  Cockroaches,  least loved guests !!!!

       

                             While they are considered as pests,  they are highly adaptable and survived millions of years.

7.   Mice ,  freeloaders with big appetite 

                               Highly intelligent and resourceful,  they can squeeze through a hole of size of a coin   !!!

                           

Why do humans have earlobes ??

 WE DON'T KNOW THE REASON    !!!!

Earlobes are one of those body parts that don't have a single, obvious job  !!!

Earlobes vary a lot across people. 

Other primates have much smaller or no distinct lobes.

Removing them surgically won't affect hearing or to maintain balance.

Earlobes are made up of skin and fat, no cartilage or muscle. They are just structural left overs.

Some theory states that earlobes might help dissipate heat since they are fatty and have a good blood supply.

There is no bones in earlobes so it doesn't affect hearing.

But researchers  say earlobes are an evolutionary byproduct with no critical function  !!!!

What does herding the cat mean ??

  Herding cats is an idiom used to describe a task that is extremely difficult, chaotic and nearly impossible to manage.

It refers to the challenge of trying to organise or control a group of  individuals who are uncooperative.

We can keep a cow or sheep together. They naturally stay together in a herd.

But not cats   !!!!

Cats are solitary and headstrong.

If we try to push them in one direction, they are likely to scatter around or hide.

Or they just simply ignore us    !!!!

To describe an impossible task to do ,  this idiom is used.

Countries that border 3 oceans

 Three countries border three oceans outright. 

These countries have continues mainland coastlines on 3 oceans. 

They are   ----

1.  Russia 

2.  Canada

3.  United States of America

Bordering oceans are  Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic. 

Australia, South Africa and Chile also can be considered as bordering 3 oceans. 

If South Africa is considered, why not India  ??!! 

4 oceans through overseas territories are

 France and United Kingdom. 

Fastest rivers in the world

  These are the fastest rivers -----

1. Amazon river

2. Brahmaputra river

3. Colorado river 

4. Congo river

5. Franklin river

6. Futaleufu river

7. Yangtze river

8. Zambezi river