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Facts 2.6 Million people die in India every year due to poor environmental and sanitary conditions according to a WHO report 24 US $ was the price at which Manhattan Island in New York was bought from the Algonquian Indians in 1624 11,000 kilometres per hour is the speed of an air breathing supersonic combustion engine tested by Australia and US defence scientists in Woomers, South Australia Quotes In Bihar, Yadavs attain wisdom at 60, Now I am wise- lalu Prasad Yadav on his 60th birthday There is no reason why I should be a rubber stamp president. I was not a rubber stamp as a Governor either- Presidential Candidate Pratiba Patil The " Goras " has no idea of our playing conditions.. Graham Ford has not played Test cricket, why was India after him ? Wasim Akram Former pakistani Cricketer People ask how can we address the biggest issues like climatic changes when we cannot even decide how to work together- Jose Manuel Barroso President of the European Commission Snippets Raja

Facts 112 is the number of Tigers in Corbett National park the highest density of Tigers recorded anywhere in the world 22 Ft is the maximum length to which a Giant South African Earthworm can grow 4,00,000 Pounds is the amount that went in to the designing of the logo for the 2012 Olympic games in London 4.8 Million Euros was the amont fetched by French Emperor Napoleon's gold encrusted sabre at an auction in Paris Quotes I's ll be changing my job next year and it will be nice to finally have a college degree on my resume- Bill Gates on getting his law degree from Harvard 30 years after he dropped out if the university I must confess I do look forward to occupying the highest chair in the country one day -- Mayawati UP CM ( ? ) An industrial complex on the moon.. May emerge in another 50 to 75 years-- A.P.J Abdul Kalam President I am an actor and artiste by profession , but by birth I am an agriculturist-- Aamir Khan on hs buying agricultural land in Pune IF part of the strate

Facts 30,000 crore rupees worth electricity is stolen in India every year 76 % of e mail that originates from India is spam 1.21 lakhs is the price of 1 KG of "yarshagumba " known as Himalayan Viagra , a rare aphrodisiac found in Tibet 650 billion dollars is the loss to global economy every year through trade in counterfeit and pirated goods Quotable Quotes If it is found that he ( Aamir Khan ) is not a farmer then the government will take back the land and file a case- Narayana Rane Revenue Minister of Maharastra--this is in response to Aamir Khan holding lands as a farmer-- I saw a program where Aamir defends he is a actor and a farmer-- The masses determine who will form the government but the classes determine what the government will do -- Mani Shankar Iyer Union Minister for Panchyat Raj The president has made clear that we are on a diplomatic course-- Condoleezza Rice on US Strategy for Iran I feel terrible- I feel like a cow on Ice-- Maria Sharapova on her form at the

Facts 22 lakh pilgrims visited Tirupati temple between April 24 and May 23. INR 25 Crores was the hundi collection during the same period 4.28 lakh foreign tourists visited Kerala in 2006-07 a 23 % increase over the previous month 803 million dollars is the worth of China's silk exports in the first quarter of this year Quotable quotes I must say that this might be my last contribution to the state-- Shimon Peres Former Israeli PM on his candidature for Presidency No danger is larger than those related to ageing -- Fidel Castro Cuban President We do not negotiate with baby killers and war criminals like you-- Adam Gadahn US Islamic militant in a Video warning to the US I am an easy going person. I don't sing for money or fame. I was brought up in an environment where I was taught to love and respect music , not consider it as business- Shreya Ghosal Singer Snippets Behind every successful man is a woman., they say. Shiek Salar has proved the reverse true. A pani puri vendor in