Tuesday, February 10, 2026

What makes goose bumps

 We wll know about goose bumps.


We say we have goose bumps when hairs on our hands stand upright.


There are tiny muscles at the base of each hair follicle contact in oir body.


These muscles causes the hair to stand upright.


This creates a bump on the skin giving it a rough appearance.


Goosebumps may occur because of  --==


1.  Cold temperature 


2.  Fear or excitement 


3.  Physical sensations 

The science behind goosebumps involves the release of harmones like adrenaline and stimulation of nerve endings.



This response is often associated with body's "  flight or fight  "  response.



It prepares us to react to a perceived threat or exciting situation.


Countries where Hindi is commonly spoken

Hindi is not just limited to India but is spoken locally in many countries.


Below is the list of countries other than India where Hindi is widely spoken  ------


1.  Nepal 


2.  United States of America 


3.  Mauritius 


4.  Fiji


5.  South Africa 


6.  Suriname 


7.  Uganda 


8.  United Kingdom 

Monday, February 9, 2026

Capital of which country ??

 This question was asked on Koun Banega Karodpati program.


Question 


Ashgabat is the capital of which country ??

1.  Kazakhstan 

2.  Kyrgyzstan 

3.  Turkmenistan 

4.  Tajikistan 


Answer


As the question came on screen,  I searched for world map to know where are these countries  ??!!


All the above 4 countries were part of USSR.  Now all of them are separate independent nations  !!!


Capital of  Kazakhstan   ==    Astana

Capital of Kyrgyzstan     ==    Bishkek 

Capital of Turkmenistan   ==  Ashgabat 

 Capital of Tajikistan   ==  Dushanbe 


According to above chart ,

       Ashgabat is the capital of Turkmenistan    !!!!


Hardest countries to get citizenship

 These are the countries----


1.  Qatar 


2.  Vatican city


3.  Liechtenstein 


4.  Bhutan 


5.  Saudi Arabia 


6.  Kuwait 


7.  Switzerland 


8.  China 


9.  North Korea 


10.  Japan 

Sunday, February 8, 2026

Mysterious geometrical figures of nature

 1.  Flame falls, New York

                             A small flame burning in a rocky aclove behind the cascading 35 foot waterfall, puzzles scientists.




2.  Jars, Laos 

                        Massive ancient stone jars  scattered across Xiangkhoang plateau of Laos remain unsolved.





3.  Crystals ,  Mexico 

                           Extraordinary size of colossal crystals emergency from every surface of horse-shoe chamber is still a mystery.




4.   Spheres, Costa Rica

                            In the banana plantation of Costa Rica, there is a collection of perfect, round stone spheres.  Reasom unknown.




5.  Circles ,  Namibia 

                        In the grasslands of Namibia, strikingly similar patterns of fairy circles are found