Archive for November, 2009

9 Facts about Bill Gates Wealth

Who are people in this world that doesn't know Bill Gates? The richest person in the world because of his MICROSOFT company. But maybe You haven't heard about his wealth facts. Here is 9 facts about Bill Gates fortune. 1. Bill Gates earn U.S. $ 250 every SECOND, that's about U.S. $ 20 million a day and U.S. $ 7.8 billion a year. 2. If he dropped to U.S. $ 1,000, he did not even bother anymore to get it back because of time equal to 4 seconds to take, he had earned the same...

5 Most Poisonous Plants in The World

1. Oleander, Nerium oleander Oleander (Nerium oleander) is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the dogbane family Apocynaceae and is one of the most poisonous plants known. It is the only species currently classified in the genus Nerium. Oleander is one of the most poisonous plants in the world and contains numerous toxic compounds, many of which can be deadly to people, especially young children. Reactions to this plant are as follows: Ingestion can cause both gastrointestinal and...

Three Gorges Dam, the World’s largest Dam from China

Begin May 20th 2006 Three Gorges Dam become the world's largest Dam. It's larger than Itaipu Dam in Brazil that previously hold the record. The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric river dam that spans the Yangtze River in the town of Sandouping, located in Yiling District of Yichang, Hubei province, China. It is the world's largest electricity-generating plant of any kind. The dam body was completed in 2006. Except for a planned ship lift, all of the originally planned components of the...

The Fastest Aircrafts in The World

Based on air speed records is classified by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), states that non-experimental aircraft that holds the record for the fastest in the world until the publication of this writing, still held by the SR-71 Blackbird at the speed of 3530 km / h ( Mach 3.2). However, there are actually experimental aircraft more quickly but without crew (Unmanned), the Boeing X-43 NASA that reach speeds of 12,144 km / h (Mach 9.8). Here are the planes or flying...

10 Most Popular Phobias in The World

Here's the list of most popular phobias in the world. Phobia is an excessive fear of something or phenomenon. Phobias can be said to hinder the lives of people who have it. For some people, fear a person with Phobia difficult to understand. That is why, with Asperger's are often used in monthly by the friends around him. There is a difference "language" between the observer phobia with a person with a phobia. Observers phobias using the language of logic as a person with phobias usually use...
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