Sunday, August 26, 2007

Do dogs have colour vision?

Yes. However, their colour vision differs from human beings, since dogs are said to have dichromatic vision, which means they can see only part of the range of colours in the visual spectrum of light wavelengths. Humans have trichromatic vision, meaning they can see the whole spectrum. Dogs probably lack the ability to see the range of colours from green to red. This means that they primarily see in shades of yellow and blue.

Is there any scientific proof to confirm the concept of rebirth?

Reincarnation holds the notion that some essential part of a living being (or sometimes, only humans) can survive death in some form, with its integrity partly or wholly retained, to be reborn in a new body. This is often referred to as the spirit or soul. In such beliefs, a new personality is developed during each life, based on past integrated experience and new acquired experiences, but some part of the being remains constantly present through successive lives. Many persons have claimed to record memories of past lives. Dr Ian Stevenson has researched the subject extensively but it hasn’t been proven scientifically.

First Santa Congress was held in......

The first Santa Congress started 50 years ago in 1957, when one of the performers at Bakken had a Christmas party in the middle of summer. Santas from all over the world gather in Denmark every year to discuss important matters such as when to hold Christmas and how large the presents can be.

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Why do most living beings sleep at night?

Living beings’ brains contain pineal glands, which secrete the hormone melatonin. The level of these hormones rises at night and is responsible for sleep. In daylight, the level of this hormone decreases, resulting in animals waking up from sleep. This is a cycle which operates throughout life and is known as ‘circadian rhythm’.

World’s first woman President......?



The world’s first woman President was Isabel Martinez Cartas de Peron of Argentina (born on February 4, 1931). She was the 38 th President of Argentina from 1974 to 1976. After her husband President Juan Peron died in office, Isabel served as President from July 1, 1974 to March 24, 1976.




The world’s first elected woman President was Vigdis Finnbogadsttir of Iceland, between 1980 and 1996.

 
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