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It is the second largest ocean
The name Atlantic Ocean is from the atlas of Greek mythology
Atlantic Ocean covers 20 percent of the earth’s surface
It has an area of 106 400 000 square kilometres
Atlantic ocean is the second youngest of the five oceans
Atlantic ocean is the first ocean to be crossed by a ship and airplane
Largest island in the world Greenland is in Atlantic ocean
Here are some general knowledge facts about the Bermuda triangle.
The Bermuda Triangle is an undefined region located in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean. A large number of aircrafts and ships are reported to have disappeared in the triangle. It is also known as devil’s triangle
First of the reported disappearance was on December 1945 when five navy planes which took off from Florida were never seen again. Since then there have been many incidents reported.
Many theories have been put forward to explain the mystery relating to Bermuda Triangle which include both natural as well as supernatural. Natural explanations include compass variations, violent weather, human error, presence of large fields of Methane Hydrates etc. whereas the supernatural explanations are those like the lost continent of Atlantis, presence of UFOs, etc.
Larry Kusche a research librarian from the Arizona university researched about the topic and concluded in 1975 that the number of ships reportedly missing in the area was not higher compared to other regions in the ocean and also said that the Bermuda Triangle was a planted mystery.
The US navy has not yet recognised the triangle, according to them it does not exist. The Bermuda Triangle was not included in the list of 10 most dangerous waters for shipping created by the WWF.
Here are some little known facts about the famous bookmovie series Harry Potter.
No two wands shown in Harry Potter film series are alike. Every wand shown is unique.
There is a disclaimer shown at the end of the movie “Harry Potter and the goblet of fire” which says “No dragons were injured during the shooting of this movie”.
The first actor cast in the Harry Potter series was Ook , a snowy owl for the role of Harry Potter’s owl Hedwig.
K Rowling named the driver and conductor of the knight bus after her grandfathers Ernie and Stanley.
Throughout the movie series Daniel Radcliffe went through 160 pairs of glasses.
J K Rowling said that the inspiration for the name “Hogwarts’’ could have come from a plant she once saw in New York
Here are some facts that you might not have known about the popular social networking site Facebook.
Facts about Facebook
Facebook is blue because Mark Zuckerburg is colour blind
Mark Zuckerburg is red and green colour blind, so when he founded Facebook he chose blue because it was the only best colour he could see. This fact was revealed by Zuckerburg himself in a television interview.
Facebook became the world’s popular social networking site in 2008
Facebook overtook Myspace in April 2008 to become the most popular social networking site in the world. From 2005 till 2008 Myspace was the most popular social networking site in the world
Al Pachino’s face was featured on the Facebook homepage
The image of a man that was seen in the Facebook homepage till 2007 covered by a fog binary digits was actually Al Pachino. The Facebook cover featuring him was designed by Andrew McCollum a classmate of Mark Zuckerburg.
One early function on Facebook was that of a file sharing service.
One of the early integral features that were on Facebook was a file sharing service called Wirehog. This service was discontinued in 2006.
Cats
Cats spend two thirds of a day sleeping. On an average a cat spends 13 to 16 hours sleeping. The amount of time a cat spends sleeping depends on its age, lifestyle, health etc. Kittens sleep 16 to 18 hours per day. — factsgeneralknowledge.com
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