Why Fingers Wrinkle in Water ??

Have you ever stayed in a pool or bathtub so long that your fingers got wrinkly? This is normal — and can even affect your toes. But why does it happen?

Simple Answer : To Give you more grip. But How? Well, see the explanation.

Even though you can't see it, your skin is covered with its own special oil called sebum . Sebum is found on the outermost layer of skin. Sebum moistens, or lubricates, and protects your skin. It also makes your skin a bit waterproof. That's why water runs off your skin when you wash your hands, instead of soaking it in like a sponge would.

Interesting Facts about Christmas

Christmas  is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated generally on December 25 as a religious and cultural holiday by billions of people around the world.  How Much do you know about it? If you want to know more about it, You are at right place then. So, Here are some interesting facts about our favorite festival :

1. Did you ever wonder from where X-mas came from? Actually, X is Greek symbol for Christ so to shorten it up, we usually use X-mas.

2. Christmas trees were first decorated with foods such as apples, nuts and dates.

Interesting Facts About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions. Here is list of some facts about this Great Company :-

1. Bill Gates initially wrote the company name as Micro-soft, which made sense considering it’s a portmanteau of “microcomputer” and “software.”

2. “Microsoft” was officially registered as a company in November, 1976 in New Mexico where Bill Gates and Paul Allen were working with their first major customer.

Interesting Facts About Formula1 Racing

Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Here are some interesting facts about this sports :-

1. Approximate 80,000 components come together to make an F1 car. The cars have to be assembled with cent per cent accuracy.

2. F1 car engines complete their life in about two hours of racing. Just compare this with normal engines which go on serving us faithfully for decent 20 years.

3. F1 drivers have prolonged exposure to high G forces and temperatures for little over an hour. This results in an average F1 driver losing about 4kgs of weight after just one race. However he regains weight afterwards.