ವಿಶ್ವದ ಏಕೈಕ ಚಾಕೊಲೇಟ್ ನದಿ

 ವಿಶ್ವದ ಏಕೈಕ ಚಾಕೊಲೇಟ್ ನದಿ; ಈ ನದಿಯ ನೀರು ಸಕ್ಕರೆಗಿಂತಲೂ ಸಖತ್ ಸ್ವೀಟ್? ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ ಅಚ್ಚರಿಯ ಸತ್ಯ!

ನಿಸರ್ಗದ ಮಡಿಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಇಂದಿಗೂ ಅನೇಕ ವಿಸ್ಮಯಗಳಿವೆ. ನೋಡಲು ದಟ್ಟವಾದ ಕರಗಿದ ಚಾಕೊಲೇಟ್‌ನಂತೆ ಕಾಣುವ ಈ ನದಿ ಎಲ್ಲಿದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಇದರ ಹಿಂದಿರುವ ವೈಜ್ಞಾನಿಕ ಸತ್ಯಗಳೇನು?

ಕೆನಡಾದ ನ್ಯೂ ಬ್ರನ್ಸ್‌ವಿಕ್ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಪೆಟಿಟ್‌ಕೋಡಿಯಾಕ್ ನದಿಯನ್ನು ಜನರು ಪ್ರೀತಿಯಿಂದ ಚಾಕೊಲೇಟ್ ರಿವರ್ ಎಂದು ಕರೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಈ ನದಿಯನ್ನು ಮೊದಲ ಬಾರಿ ನೋಡಿದವರಿಗೆ ಯಾರೋ ಟನ್ ಗಟ್ಟಲೆ ಕೋಕೋ ಪೌಡರ್ ಅನ್ನು ನದಿಗೆ ಸುರಿದಿದ್ದಾರೆಯೇನೋ ಎಂಬಂತೆ ಭಾಸವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಸುಮಾರು 79 ಕಿಲೋಮೀಟರ್ ಉದ್ದವಿರುವ ಈ ನದಿಯು ಮಾಂಕ್ಟನ್ ನಗರದ ಮೂಲಕ ಹಾದು ಹೋಗಿ ಫಂಡಿ ಕೊಲ್ಲಿಯನ್ನು ಸೇರುತ್ತದೆ. ಇತರ ದೊಡ್ಡ ನದಿಗಳಂತೆ ಬೇರೆ ದೇಶಗಳಿಗೆ ಹರಿಯದೆ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಕೆನಡಾದಲ್ಲೇ ಹರಿಯುವುದು ಇದರ ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿದೆ.

ಈ ನದಿಯ ನೀರು ಕಂದು ಬಣ್ಣಕ್ಕೆ ತಿರುಗಲು ಯಾವುದೇ ರಾಸಾಯನಿಕಗಳು ಕಾರಣವಲ್ಲ, ಬದಲಾಗಿ ಇದು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಫಂಡಿ ಕೊಲ್ಲಿಯಿಂದ ಬರುವ ವಿಶ್ವದ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಎತ್ತರದ ಅಲೆಗಳು ಈ ನದಿಯ ಬಣ್ಣಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಕಾರಣ. ದಿನಕ್ಕೆ ಎರಡು ಬಾರಿ ಸಮುದ್ರದ ನೀರು ಭಾರಿ ವೇಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ನದಿಯೊಳಗೆ ನುಗ್ಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಈ ವೇಗದ ಪ್ರವಾಹವು ನದಿಯ ತಳಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಕೆಂಪು ಮರಳುಗಲ್ಲು ಮತ್ತು ಜಿಗುಟು ಮಣ್ಣನ್ನು ಕಲಕುತ್ತದೆ. ಬಿಸಿ ಚಾಕೊಲೇಟ್ ಅನ್ನು ಚಮಚದಿಂದ ಕಲಕಿದಾಗ ಹೇಗೆ ಕಾಣುತ್ತದೆಯೋ ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಈ ನದಿಯ ನೀರು ಕೂಡ ಮಣ್ಣಿನ ಕಣಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಬೆರೆತು ಸೂರ್ಯನ ಬೆಳಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಚಾಕೊಲೇಟ್ ಹಾಲಿನಂತೆ ಹೊಳೆಯುತ್ತದೆ.

ಪೆಟಿಟ್‌ಕೋಡಿಯಾಕ್ ನದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರವಾಸಿಗರನ್ನು ಸೆಳೆಯುವ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಅಂಶವೆಂದರೆ ಟೈಡಲ್ ಬೋರ್. ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ನದಿ ನೀರು ಸಮುದ್ರದ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಹರಿಯುತ್ತದೆ, ಆದರೆ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ದಿನಕ್ಕೆ ಎರಡು ಬಾರಿ ಸಮುದ್ರದ ಅಲೆಗಳು ನದಿಯ ಹರಿವಿಗೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ದಿಕ್ಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂದರೆ ಹಿಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಚಲಿಸುತ್ತವೆ. ಹೀಗೆ ನೀರು ಹಿಂದಕ್ಕೆ ನುಗ್ಗುವ ದೃಶ್ಯ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ರೋಮಾಂಚಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ. ಈ ಅಲೆಗಳ ವೇಗ ಎಷ್ಟಿರುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂದರೆ ವೃತ್ತಿಪರ ಸರ್ಫಿಂಗ್ ಪಟುಗಳು ಇವುಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಕಿಲೋಮೀಟರ್‌ಗಟ್ಟಲೆ ಸರ್ಫಿಂಗ್ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ.

ಈ 'ಚಾಕೊಲೇಟ್ ನದಿ' ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಯ ಒಂದು ಅಪರೂಪದ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದು, ನೋಡಲು ಆಕರ್ಷಕವಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ, ಇದು ತಿನ್ನಲು ಸಿಹಿಯಾದ ಚಾಕೊಲೇಟ್ ಅಲ್ಲ, ಬದಲಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಕೃತಿ ಶಕ್ತಿಯ ಸಂಕೇತವಾಗಿದೆ.!

What are the latest discoveries that shocked the world?

 Scientists discover Kraken beak fossil! (Nanaimoteuthis hagarti)

Scientists recently discovered 27 ancient octopus beaks in Canada and Japan that date back 72 million to 100 million years, contemporaneous with dinosaurs.

The size of the beak is very large, about 50% larger than the beak of the Giant squid.

Because the ratio between the size of the beak and the size of the octopus's body is consistent, scientists can estimate the size of the ancient octopus and the largest estimate is 18.6 meters !

That size is slightly larger than legendary giant predators such as mosasaurs, livyatan, and can even match the size of megalodon.

Based on analysis of scratches on its beak, scientists found that the level of wear and scratches on its beak was very high , even eroding 10% of its beak size.

This means that the Kraken often ate very hard and dense prey , so it is possible that the Kraken also preyed on giant marine reptiles such as plesiosaurs and even mosasaurs.

Who is the richest person in the world?

 The richest human being lives in Russia.

This sounds weird, but this guy’s net worth is a mystery.

Some estimates have him at $70 billion. Others have him at $200 billion.

And both figures are modest.

Why?

On the Kremlin website, it shows the Russian president earned approximately $135,000.

Vladmir Putin also reports owning a 830 square foot apartment in St. Petersburg, along with a few very modest vehicles.

Of course, Putin has a rumored secret billion dollar mega-mansion that is held by a company that is rendered impossible to trace.

Of course, involvement with the compound is denied.

The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project have good reason to believe that he has a large stake in the state-controlled gas giant Gazprom.

Other firms that operate out of his homeland, too.

In 2012, there was a report that had revealed he owned 58 planes and helicopters and 20 palaces that were worthy of tsars.

I’d tack on a secondary title; most powerful man in the world.

Richest? I mean, it could very well be that his net worth is in excess of $200 billion.

We won’t know, given Putin seems firm that his $135,000 salary camouflages him from the rest of the world.

If it is true, though? (Spoiler; it’s true)

Sure is a whole lot of money for a man who is supposed to be working for the people.

Which Bollywood actresses have left the entertainment world for spirituality?

There are some known Indian actresses who left entertainment for spirituality.

Barkha Madan : This popular fashion model , film and television actresses was known for her beauty.

But, she gradually got drawn to Buddhism and finally decided to be a Buddhist nun.

She is now known as Ven. Gyalten Samten.

Mandakini : This well known Indian actress was known for her beauty.

She was quite popular. She later married a traditional medicine doctor

She later became a Buddhist. and now teaches Tibetan Yoga.

Facts : Buddhism (like Hinduism) has attracted many Indian actors.

They often claim, Buddhism provides them peace of mind.

Well : “I am a finger pointing to the moon. Don't look at me; look at the moon”: Gautama Buddha

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What are some unique hotels in the world?

 The two most unique hotels I've ever stayed in:

Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang, North Korea.

1. The hotel is on an island. No one is allowed to exit the hotel without a local guide.

2. There are some secret floors that are not accessible to tourists like the notorious 5th floor. Caution: Going there can lead to death! Otto Warmbier - Wikipedia

3. The only hotel in the world that shows a week-old world news in the room television. Interestingly there is a dedicated rebroadcast floor in the hotel.

4. The only hotel that could not think of a restaurant name. You can find No 1 Restaurant. Also, No 2 and No 3!

5. The only hotel where you can find unique services like a post office and a tailor!

6. The hotel was built in the 90s. It is well maintained but has some old stuffs like this AC control from the past.

Grand cave suites, Cappadocia, Turkey.

Staying in a cave hotel is a must to experience this mystic, rusty and beautiful town en route the ancient silk route.

From the outside it looks something like:

And from the inside:

Most beautiful roads in the world.

 The Karakoram Highway is one of the most beautiful roads in the world. Breathtaking canyons, glaciers, emerald-green lakes... It is one of the most interesting roads in the world and belongs in the "must-see" travel category.

The Karakoram Highway, connecting Pakistan with western China, is 1,300 kilometers long and the highest paved international road in the world. In China, it's known as the "Friendship Highway" and, due to its altitude and the extremely challenging conditions under which it was built, is also called the "eighth wonder of the world." The altitude is truly impressive. The highest point is the Khunjerab Pass (4,693 m), which is also the highest paved international border crossing in the world. The Karakoram Highway is a joint project of Pakistan and China, and its construction took 20 years. It was opened to tourism in 1986.

What is the most difficult building to reach in the entire world?

 The lighthouse of Þrídrangar (Thridarangar) , south of Iceland, a few kilometers off the Westman Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.

It was built in 1939 and is considered one of the most remote lighthouses in the world. The constant crashing of waves against the rocks makes arrival by boat virtually impossible.

The Þrídrangar lighthouse sits 36 meters high on a rocky peak, accessible only from the air, by helicopter.

Surprisingly, both the lighthouse and the landing platform were built by a few daring climbers. They used a small opening in the rock to gain access to this extremely inaccessible location.

What was the original vision for the Ryugyong Hotel, and why did it never become the world's tallest hotel as planned?

 A 105-story pyramid was supposed to crown Pyongyang and become the world’s tallest hotel. Instead, it spent about 16 years as an empty concrete shell.

The Ryugyong Hotel stands in Pyongyang as a 105-story pyramid-shaped tower.

The original vision was tied to a very specific moment. Construction began in 1987, when prestige architecture had become part of Cold War competition. South Korea was preparing to host the 1988 Seoul Olympics and was also seeing major commercial development. North Korea responded with its own showpiece projects for the 1989 World Festival of Youth and Students in Pyongyang. The Ryugyong was supposed to be the crown jewel.

Its planned specifications were deliberately grand:

• roughly 330 meters tall
• 105 floors
• thousands of guest rooms, often reported at around 3,000
• revolving restaurants or observation spaces near the top
• a design visible from nearly anywhere in the city

The architecture itself was symbolic. Its three sloping wings meet in a sharp pinnacle, giving it the look of a giant mountain or rocket. That was not accidental. The building was intended to project modernity, ambition, and technical confidence.

So why did it never become the world’s tallest hotel as planned? Because the project ran into a collision between engineering ambition and national economic reality.

The decisive break came in the early 1990s. North Korea lost crucial Soviet support after the collapse of the USSR. The country entered a severe economic crisis marked by shortages of fuel, materials, electricity, and foreign currency. A supertall luxury hotel became impossible to finance and even harder to justify. Construction largely stopped around 1992, leaving the concrete shell unfinished for about 16 years.

That delay mattered because “world’s tallest” is a moving target. Even if Ryugyong had been finished near its intended date, later hotel towers elsewhere would eventually have surpassed it. But Ryugyong did not even get the chance to hold the title in practice, because it never opened as a functioning hotel during the period when the claim was most plausible.

The Ryugyong Hotel appears as an unfinished concrete structure in Pyongyang in 1989.

There were also persistent doubts about construction quality. Outside observers long questioned the state of the concrete shell and the viability of the interior systems. In 2008, Egypt’s Orascom helped complete the exterior cladding, which transformed the building from a famous ruin into a finished-looking tower. But exterior completion is not the same thing as an operable hotel. Reports over the following years suggested occasional work, lighting displays, and speculative opening plans, yet no normal full-scale hotel operation emerged.

That is what makes the Ryugyong Hotel so fascinating. It was designed as a triumphant symbol of arrival, but history turned it into almost the opposite: one of the world’s best-known examples of architecture outrunning economics. In skyline terms it succeeded; in the original sense, as the world’s tallest hotel welcoming guests, it never really existed.

Which is the fastest aircraft in the world, ever made?

 The answer to this question depends heavily on what you consider qualifies as an aircraft, and that distinction changes everything. The Space Shuttle Discovery holds the record for the fastest manmade object to fly as an aircraft.

The Space Shuttle was unique in that it took off on the back of a rocket but re-entered as an aircraft. Orbital velocity is over 17,000 mph, and spacecraft such as Discovery re-enter with the majority of this velocity.

This translates to speeds of nearly Mach 25 in the atmosphere, a speed unmatched by any other aircraft. From the moment the Shuttles graze the upper edge of the atmosphere, they begin to strike an aircraft-like angle of attack to generate lift. The reason why Discovery in particular claims the record for the fastest aircraft speed is its Hubble Telescope Missions, which were the highest orbits flown by the Shuttles.

For a manned, powered aircraft flying under its own thrust, the record belongs to the North American X-15. It holds the official world record for the highest speed ever reached by a manned, powered aircraft, having flown at Mach 6.70 (4,519 mph) on the 3rd of October 1967. The X-15 set speed and altitude records in the 1960s, reaching the edge of outer space and returning with valuable data used in aircraft and spacecraft design. Pilots that flew this rocket powered beast were awarded Astronaut's Wings, and the research gained from this program helped greatly in making the Space Shuttle possible. The X-15 was launched by a B-52 and then accelerated, which leads some to argue it does not count since it did not take off on its own.

If you also consider unpiloted aircraft, the X-43 reached a speed of Mach 9.8 (12,144 km/h; 7,546 mph) using scramjet technology with rocket assist. NASA built this unmanned aircraft and the key distinction is that it was uncrewed.

For a jet-powered aircraft that could take off and land on its own and fly operational missions, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is the clear answer. The SR-71 can achieve Mach 3 plus speed and still holds several official air speed records. The U.S. Air Force has never revealed the ultimate maximum speed of the SR-71, but the ease with which it re-established records when broken suggests much higher operational speeds had been achieved. None were ever shot down by enemies, which speaks to its ability to simply outrun threats during missions.

What are some rare photos of world history?

 Some rare/interesting photos of world history:

One of Japan’s last samurai, in the late 1800s

A selfie in 1920; a century ago!

Dubai Airport and its surrounding area in the ‘80s

A photograph of a British woman, Margaret Neve, born in 1792. The photo is dated 1902.

The world’s first photograph, taken in France in 1826.

The world’s first self-portrait, taken in Philadelphia in 1839.

Also taken in 1839, this is the first photo with people in it, taken in Paris.

The first photo taken from above! In 1860

The first photo of Earth, as seen from a view from the Moon.

When Bill Clinton met President Kennedy.

Some Rare Animals That Seem to Come From Another World

 1.The Mary River Turtle possesses a valuable skill of double respiration and wears a striking fringe.

2.The Sea Angel — a small swimming sea slug who is a predator despite its size.

3.The Comet Moth — one of the biggest butterflies in the world found in Madagascar.

4.The Spanish Dancer Fish

5.The Purple Vampire Crab does look like the mythical creature it’s been named after.

6.The Exotic Praying Mantis clearly says it all — aliens are among us.

7.The Albino Pink Belly Sideneck can be easily mistaken for a snack.

8.The Vulturine Guineafowl has a dazzling suit ready to impress.

9.The Southwestern Spiny-Tailed Gecko has skin that seems to be covered in black and white caviar.

10.The Vietnamese Mossy Frog looks like it has been eaten and then spat out.

11.The Hammerhead Bat is so unique, we do believe it came from another planet

12.The Strobing Cuttlefish is so cute and pretty you actually want to cuttle, oops, cuddle it!

13.The Troll-haired Bug has a hairdo all punks would envy so much.

14.The Greater Sage Grouse does look greater than other birds.

15.A weird deep sea fish, Lamprey, has a face only a mother could love.

16.The Sailfin Dragon, whose main problem now is extreme habitat loss.

17.Marine Iguana — the only aquatic iguana in the world!

18.The rare Albino Whale — a mass of beauty, power, and grace at the same time

19.The Kakapo — a large, flightless, nocturnal, ground-dwelling parrot of New Zealand.

20.The Pacific Spine Lumpsucker has a special cup on his belly to attach to surfaces.

21.The Glass Butterfly proves that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

22.The rare Blue Owl whose feather color is as mesmerizing as the color of its eyes.

23.The White Cuscus (don’t confuse it with the food couscous) is a marsupial, meaning that it has a pouch

24.The Wild Albino Wallaby would definitely win the cuteness overload contest.

25.The rare Albino Sulcata Turtle looks so diabolical, you’d be scared regardless of its small size.

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