8th February 2016
Also known as Kargil Vijay Diwas, on this day in 1999, the Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan officially came to an end, when the Indian Army announced the complete eviction of Pakistani intruders. The Indian forces successfully took command of the outposts lost to the Pakistani army.
8th February 2016
On 29 July 1911, the ground was hard and dry. A very pacy game commenced. The barefooted players of the Mohun Bagan Club matched their British counterparts in every aspect of the game. It was the 87th minute. Abhilash Ghosh received a pass from the captain, and his powerful shot went straight into the goal! This win was seen as a significant event at a time when Bengal was just partitioned by the British into East Bengal and West Bengal, and the Capital was shifted from Kolkata to Delhi. It marked a mass upheaval of the Indian natives against the British regime as Mohun Bagan Club lifted the IFA Shield as the first Indian Team playing barefoot against East Yorkshire Regiment.
8th February 2016
The proboscis of a mosquito needs to be inserted into the skin to draw blood. However, the proboscis cannot do it without any tool, and so it is equipped with 47 cutting tools, similar to incisors in animals, which help the mosquito pierce the proboscis into the skin.
8th February 2016
The moon exerts a pull on you when it is directly overhead, which cancels the gravitation pull of the earth on you slightly. Therefore, you weigh slightly less that time. Your mass however remains the same.
8th February 2016
The term Ides was used for the 15th day of the months of March, May, July and October. The Ides of March was a festive day. However, the term Ides of March is best known as the date on which Julius Caesar was killed in 44 B.C.
8th February 2016
Dimples are the indentations that are made on the surface of a golf ball. The golf balls were made of gutta percha, a packing material, and the players discovered that the scratches and nicks helped the ball to fly more favourably. The gutta was therefore hammered at regular intervals to increase the consistency of the ball’s play. Soon afterwards, the Balata ball was discovered, which essentially wrapped a rubber sheath on a rubber core of the ball. The manufacturers used a mold to produce dimples on the surface. A typical dimple on a golf ball is 2-5 mm in diameter and about 0.2 mm deep. Modern golf balls have 300-450 dimples of varying sizes.
