Showing posts with label General Knowledge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label General Knowledge. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

HISTORY OF YORUBA TRIBE


History of the Yoruba people
The documented history of the Yoruba peoplebegins with the Oyo Empire,
which became dominant in the early 17th century. Older traditions of
the formerly dominant Ifekingdom are sparse and unreliable.
Prehistory

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Human Evolution

Human evolution



  This article is about the divergence of Homo sapiens from other species. For a complete timeline of human evolution, see Timeline of human evolution. For other uses, see Human evolution (disambiguation).

"Evolution of Man" redirects here. For the album by Example, see The Evolution of Man.
Human evolution is the evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of modern humans. While it began with the last common ancestor of all life, the topic usually covers

Monday, June 23, 2014

WONDERS OF THE WORLD

 WONDERS OF THE WORLD

This article is about natural and constructed phenomena and structures
of the world. For other uses of "Wonders of the World", see Wonders of
the World (disambiguation).
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World(from left to right, top to
bottom): Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of

History Of Football



Football (as well as rugby and soccer) are believed to have descended
from the ancient Greek game ofharpaston.Harpaston is mentioned
frequently in classical literature, where it is often referred to as a
"very rough and brutal game".The rules of this ancient sport were

DINOSAUR

 DINOSAUR




Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade Dinosauria. They
first appeared during the Triassicperiod, 231.4 million years ago, and
were the dominant terrestrial vertebratesfor 135 million years, from
the beginning of the Jurassic (about 201 million years ago) until the
end of the Cretaceous(66 million years ago), when the Cretaceous–
Paleogene extinction eventled to the extinction of most dinosaur
groups at the close of the Mesozoic Era.

Monday, June 16, 2014

List of Countries and Capitals

 Countries and Capitals

 

Afghanistan-Kabul
Albania-Tirane
Algeria-Algiers
Andorra-Andorra la Vella
Angola-Luanda
Antigua and Barbuda-Saint John's
Argentina-Buenos Aires
Armenia-Yerevan
Australia-Canberra

MONALISA PAINTING_ The most famous painting

 MONALISA PAINTING

TheMona Lisa(Monna LisaorLa Giocondain Italian;La Jocondein French) is
a half-length portrait of a woman by the Italianartist Leonardo da
Vinci, which has been acclaimed as "the best known, the most visited,

Facts About First World War


Here are some facts about World War 1
*.World War 1 began on July 28, 1914 and lasted until November 11,
1918. Differences in foreign policies were to blame, although the
immediate cause was the assassination of Austria's Archduke Ferdinand.
*.The two main sides were the Allies, which included France, Great

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Shortest Man


Guinness World Records can today confirm that Chandra Bahadur Dangi from Nepal is the world's new Shortest Living Man, measuring 54.6cm (21.5 in).

Tallest Man

TallestMan_SultanKosen_London.jpg
The tallest man living is Sultan Kösen (Turkey, b.10 December 1982) who measured 251 cm (8 ft 3 in) in Ankara, Turkey, on 08 February 2011.
The part-time farmer was the first man over 8 ft (2.43 m) to be measured by Guinness World Records in over 20 years.
Indeed, GWR only knows of 10 confirmed or reliable cases in history of humans reaching 8 ft or more.

Richest People In The World


1. Bill Gates
Net Worth: $76 B
Source of wealth: Microsoft
2. Carlos Slim Helu & family
Net Worth: $72 B
Source of wealth: telecom
3. Amancio Ortega
Net Worth: $64 B

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

GREAT INVENTORS

 

 GREAT INVENTORS

  1. Onville and Wibur Writh of USA invented Aerpolane in 1903.
  2. John B. Logies of Scotland invented Television in 1922.
  3. Cardbenixim of Germany invented Motor Car in 1885.
  4. Graham Bell of Scotland invented Telephone in 1876.

States Creation In Nigeria

 States Creation In Nigeria

1. May 27th 1967- Gen. Yakubu Gowon created 12 States.
2. Feb. 3rd 1976- Gen Murtala Muhammed created 7 States.
3. Sept. 23rd 1987- Gen. Ibrahim Babangida created 2 States.
4. Aug. 27th 1991- Gen. Ibrahim Babangida created 9 States.
5. Oct. 1st 1996- Gen. Sanni Abacha created 6 States.

Tallest Mountain On Each Continent

 

Tallest Mountain On Each Continent

1. Mount Everest 8850m. (29035ft) ASIA
2. Aconcagua 6959m (22831ft) SOUTH AMERICA
3. Mount McKinley 6194m (20320ft) NORTH AMERICA
4. Mount Kilimanjaro 5963m (19563ft) AFRICA
5. Mount Elbrus 5633m (18481ft) EUROPE
6. Puncak Jaya 4884m (16023ft) OCEANIA
7. Vinson Massif 4897m (16066ft) ANTARCTICA

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