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What are ‘first serve’ and ‘second serve’ in tennis?

In tennis, there is a specified boundary marked on the court behind which the ball should fall as a player serves. So, if the ball hits the net and falls back to the server’s court or goes beyond the marked boundary on the opponent’s court, it is a wrong serve. As a rule, a player is allowed to serve again …

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Were dinosaurs venomous?

Some of the dinosaurs were able to deliver venom. It appears from fossil teeth and jaws of the dinosaurs that some dinosaurs had small venomous compys. In  Jurassic Park (If read/seen), you’ll remember the venom-spraying dinosaurs and small venomous compys. Now there are spitting cobras and snakes as well as gila monsters and beaded lizards with venom.

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Was Justice Mukherjee Commission set up by the BJP government?

The formation of Mukherjee Commission was not a political decision, for a start. This inquiry came into existence following an order of the Calcutta High Court in 1998. The court also framed the scope of its inquiry. The ruling from the bench of Chief Justice Prabha Shankar Mishra came after the government counsel repeated the official Government of India’s view …

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Utsav Sharma – A Hero or Villain?

Two days after Utsav Sharma, 30, attacked Dr Rajesh Talwar, social networking sites have received sharp reactions over the act with many users calling him a ‘hero’ and others denouncing his act. Sharma had attacked former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore in a similar fashion in February 2010. One user, Himanshu Agarwal, on Facebook community page ‘Utsav Sharma – Hero or …

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The longest vehicle in the world

Perhaps you thought that some of the huge tractor trailers on the road today were the longest ones manufactured. But the longest of those measures only about 151/2 metres. Imagine, if you can, more than elevan of those long tractor trailors, one behind the other, and you will come up with the longest vehicle in the world. This is the …

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The busiest airport in the world

Perhaps you thought it was John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. Most people think so! But the busiest airport in the entire world is Chicago International Airport, also called, O’Hare Field. At O’Hare, planes take off and land every 42.5 second round the clock. That means 85 take offs and landings every hour, 2,036 every day, 14,255 every …

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Some of the people of the modern state of Israel live on kibbutzim. What is unusual about the kibbutz way of life?

The modern State of Israel is “kibbutz,” which means “gathering” is a special kind of farm. The people who live on these farms are all equal. They work together, share the land, food and even the decision making is done together. The children in these farms are brought up collectively.

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