Why apple is called false fruit ??

 In botany, 

A true fruit develops only from the ovary of flower 

Ex :   Mango ,  Peach 

But in apple it does not happen like that.  

In Apple flower, a region called thalamus or the base of the flower grows and becomes fleshy.

We eat that part  !!!

Actual true fruit is the small core inside that contains the seeds.

  

As apple is developed from other parts of flower along with ovary, in this case it is the base of the flower  !!!

Apple is called false fruit  !!!!

Other ex :  Cashew ,  Strawberry 

Kandyan saree belongs to which country ???

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Question 

Kandyan saree is worn in which country  ??

1.  India 

2.  Pakistan 

3.  Bangladesh 

4.  Sri Lanka

Answer 

Definitely ladies don't wear saree in Pakistan  !!!

According to my knowledge, people of Pakistan see saree as more "Indian "  !!!

Saree is worn by mostly old generation that too in weddings and formal parties etc.

Pakistan ruled out !!!

Though in India, saree is the everyday wear and  Indians wear different type of sarees according to geography , I never heard of kandyan saree.

India ruled out !!!

Bangladeshi women wear Saree as everyday wear, I never heard of kandyan saree in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh ruled out  !!!

Remaining one is SRI LANKA......

Kandyan saree is the national dress of Sri Lankan women.

It differs from Indian saree  in wearing style.

Kandyan saree don't have waist pleats.  Instead it has beautiful ruffle around the waist.

Sri Lankan airlines air hostesses wear sea blue kandyan saree as their uniform   !!!

Why do coins have rigged edges ???

 In ancient times, coins were struck from gold and siver. 

Criminals invented a scheme called " coin clipping  " as the metals used were valuable  ......

Someone would shave the precious metal off the rim. So thin it was barely noticeable.

But when this was done to many coins, barely noticeable metal amounts to bigger portion of metal !!!

To combat this issue, governments began introducing coins with rigged edges.

Even a small amount of clipping would interrupt the continuous pattern, allowing public to identify the altered coins.

Coins today are struck from cheap alloys. 

But ridged edges never went away.

Grooved edges have now become a recognizable hallmark  !!!

Higher denomination coins are ridged while small denomination ones are not.....

A quick feel of edges tells us what we are holding......!!!

This feature helps visually impaired persons.

There is also a grip benefit   !!!

 

A perfectly smooth coin  can slip right our of wet hands but a gesture edge is much easier to hold onto.

Owl butterfly

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Owl butterfly is famous for it's big eye spots on its wings that look exactly like an owl's eye  !!!

It is found in the rainforests of Mexico, central and south America.

It is one of the largest butterfly species.

It won't fly all day long. Only at dusk and dawn  it flies that too for very short distance  !!!

WHY OWL EYES  ??

To scare away predators like lizards, frogs and birds  !!!

When it sits, the eyespots fool the predators into thinking its an owl not a butterfly  !!!

Which country ???

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Question 

Mount Aconcagua which is the largest mountain in South American continent, is in which country  ??

Answer 

Mount Aconcagua is the highest mountain in South America  and in whole southern hemisphere   !!!!

It is in             ARGENTINA   ......

Interesting facts   ----

1.  It is 15 km from Argentina  -  Chile border.

2.  It is 22,858 feet long.  Highest in Americas and highest outside Asia  !!!

3.  It is in Andes mountain range.

4.  It is used to be a volcano  8  -  10  billion years ago !!!

5.  Now it is not active.

6.  It is very dangerous to climb because air is only 40% of sea level.

7.  Altitude sickness kills more people while climbing..