Facts for the Day 1658

Day 1,658, 09:27 Published in India India by GouthamKrishnan

Here are some cool facts for the day. 🙂 Hope you find it interesting

1.Record for world’s fastest SMS texting – A British woman holds the world record for typing the fastest text message. Melissa Thompson, 27, wrote “the razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human“, in 25.94 seconds. The official Guinness World Record was held by American Franklin Page, 24, who wrote the same passage in 35.54 seconds


2.Record for the most text messages sent in a month – Web News India reported that a gentleman from Ludhiana (India) found a unique way for getting his name registered in the Guinness Book of World Records. He sent 182,689 SMS in one month. That makes 6000 text messages a day. Deepak sends messages to all his relatives and friends, who fortunately, fully support in his endeavour .His wireless operator, Airtel, sent him a 1,411 page bill.


3. A dog’s sense of smell is about thirty seven times stronger than a human’s. The areas of the brain that process the signals that come from the dogs nose are much bigger in size and complex than those same areas in the human mind.


4.A chameleon can move its eyes in two different directions at the same time. This allows them to have a complete 360-degree range of vision around their body. When they locate prey, they can focus both their eyes in the same direction. This gives them excellent depth perception.