Monthly Archives: February 2016

2016 – A Leap Year

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As per Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, The Leap Year is also known as Intercalary Year or Bissextile Year. One extra day is added to synchronized with Solar Year to keep their Seasons on track.

Every year divisible by 4 is a Leap Year
But every year divisible by 100 is NOT a Leap Year
Unless the Year is also divisible by 400, then it is still a Leap Year.

i.e..:

if (year is not divisible by 4) then (it is a common year)
else if (year is not divisible by 100) then (it is a leap year)
else if (year is not divisible by 400) then (it is a common year)
else (it is a leap year)

 

Some Funny Facts:

Ireland has the tradition which dictates that women can get down on bend knee and propose for marriage to their partners. To celebrate this tradition, Tourism Northern Ireland is launching a loved-up competition, on February 29 2016, to find the country’s most romantic proposal idea and help them to make it happen for one lucky lady and her unsuspecting partner.

 

In 1288, the unmarried Queen Margaret of Scotland created a law which allowed women to propose on a leap-year day. However, things were not that simple, women had to wear a red petticoat to warn her fellow gentleman that she was on the prowl for a husband.

 

Proposing on a leap year is considered as good luck. It is believed that this luck would reduce the chances of divorce and endorse lifelong love.

 

Leap day babies are called Leapers or Leaplings.

 

It is widely believed that a leap year should not end in major purchases and distant trips. Even dying hair or changing hair-do is ill-advised. Speaking about changes of the workplace or starting up a business is also completely taboo.

 

The Church customarily bans certain dates for two love birds to tie the knot. According to Orthodox canons, people cannot take the oath of holy matrimony on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and before major holidays during Lent. Getting married on all the other days of the week is permitted. If a leap year was not “out of the ordinary”, this most likely would be reflected in church law.

2016 – A Leap Year

Facts About Guys

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Really, very true… Girls will surely read this…. Believe it or not…

  1. Guys don’t actually look after good-looking girls. they prefer neat and presentable girls.

  2. Guys hate flirts.

  3. When a guy says he doesn’t understand you, it simply means you’re not thinking the way he is.

  4. Guys may be flirting around all day but before they go to sleep, they always think about the girl they truly care about .

  5. When a guy really likes you, he’ll disregard all your bad characteristics.

  6. Guys go crazy over a girl’s smile.

  7. Guys will do anything just to get the girl’s attention.

  8. When you touch a guy’s heart, there’s no turning back.

  9. When a girl says “no”, a guy hears it as “try again tomorrow”…. so true.

  10. You have to tell a guy what you really want before he gets the message clearly.

  11. Guys love their moms.

  12. A guy would sacrifice his money for lunch just to get you a couple of roses.

  13. A guy often thinks about the girl who likes him. But this doesn’t mean that the guy likes her.

  14. You can never understand him unless you listen to him.

  15. If a guy tells you he loves you once in a lifetime. He does.

  16. Beware. Guys can make gossips scatter through half of the face of the earth faster than girls can.

  17. Like Eve, girls are guys’ weaknesses.

  18. Guys are very open about themselves.

  19. It’s good to test a guy first before you believe him. But don’t let him wait that long.

  20. Guys hate it when their clothes get dirty. Even a small dot.

  21. Guys really admire girls that they like even if they’re not that much pretty.

  22. If a guy tells you about his problems, he just needs someone to listen to him. You don’t need to give advice..very true.

  23. A usual act that proves that the guy likes you is when he teases you.

  24. Guys keep secrets that girls tell them.

  25. Guys think too much.

  26. Guys fantasies are unlimited.

  27. Girls’ height doesn’t really matter to a guy but her weight does! … very true.

  28. Guys tend to get serious with their relationship and become too possessive.

  29. Guys are more talkative than girls are especially when the topic is about girls.

  30. You can truly say that a guy has good intentions if you see him praying sometimes.

  31. If a guy says you’re beautiful, that guy likes you.

  32. Guys hate girls who overreact.

  33. Guys love you more than you love them IF they are serious in your relationships.

Facts about guys

Fascinating Facts

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Lions:

Lions are not very fast Animals. However, the animals they hunt are some of the fastest on the planet. A wildebeest can achieve a top speed of around 80 Km per hour! There are however two things that help the lion – firstly, they’re extremely good at hiding and they are Astonishingly patient.

 
Fascinating Facts - Lions
 
 

The Indian Cork Tree :

The Indian Cork Tree or Tree Jasmine is a tall deciduous tree which can grow up to 25 meters high and the branches might spread to 10 meters. The branches are brittle and can easily break under a strong wind. The flower is bell-shaped with four small petals. One petal of flower is bigger and V-shaped, so it looks like the flower has five petals. The flower grow in clusters while the sweet and gentle fragrance of these flowers is awesome.

 
Fascinating Facts - The Indian Cork Tree
 
 

Hornbill :

Hornbill are famous for their huge bills, flattened and curved, with toothed edges and bony helmets over the upper jaw. They feed on insects, snails, lizards, small rodents, bird, chicks and eggs. The hornbill are famous for their habit of enclosing their nest. The nest is usually made in a tree hole. Manipulating her bill like a trowel, The female uses clay and her own excreta to pack the entrance into the nest. The male consolidates this “prison” on the exterior. This way, the nesting female is protected against monkeys, squirrels or snakes. The calls of the hornbill vary from a hideous laugh to laud cackles !!

Fascinating Facts - Hornbill