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MARCO POLO
Marco Polo ?m?rko? ?po?lo?Italian pronunciation: [?marko ?p??lo]; September 15, 1254 – January 9, 1324)] was a Venetian merchant traveler[] whose travels are recorded in Il Milione, a book which did much to introduce Europeans to Central Asia and China. He learned about trading whilst his father and uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo, travelled through Asia and apparently met Kublai Khan. In 1269, they returned to Venice to meet Marco for the first time. The three of them embarked on an epic journey to Asia, returning after 24 years to find Venice at war with Genoa; Marco was imprisoned, and dictated his stories to a cellmate. He was released in 1299, became a wealthy merchant, married and had three children. He died in 1324, and was buried in San Lorenzo.
His pioneering journey inspired Christopher Columbus
and others. Marco Polo's other legacies include Venice Marco Polo Airport, the Marco Polo sheep, and several books and films. He also had an influence on European cartography, leading to the introduction of theFra Mauro map.
THE BIGGEST MAMMAL
The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder ofbaleen whales (called Mysticeti).[3] At 30 metres (98 ft)[4] in length and 180 metric tons(200 short tons)[5] or more in weight, it is the largest known animal to have ever existed.[6]
Long and slender, the blue whale's body can be various shades of bluish-grey dorsally and somewhat lighter underneath.[7] There are at least three distinct subspecies: B. m. musculusof the North Atlantic and North Pacific, B. m. intermedia of the Southern Ocean and B. m. brevicauda (also known as the pygmy blue whale) found in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific Ocean. B. m. indica, found in the Indian Ocean, may be another subspecies. As with other baleen whales, its diet consists almost exclusively of small crustaceans known askrill.[8]
Blue whales were abundant in nearly all the oceans on Earth until the beginning of the twentieth century. For over a century, they were hunted almost to extinction by whalers until protected by the international community in 1966. A 2002 report estimated there were 5,000 to 12,000 blue whales worldwide,[9] located in at least five groups. More recent research into the Pygmy subspecies suggests this may be an underestimate.
CARS
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used fortransporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally for the transport of people rather than goods.[3]
The term motorcar has also been used in the context of electrified rail systems to denote a car which functions as a small locomotive but also provides space for passengers and ba
ggage. These locomotive cars were often used on suburban routes by both interurban and intercity railroad systems.[4]
It was estimated in 2010 that the number of automobiles had risen to over 1 billion vehicles, with 500 million reached in 1986.[5] The numbers are increasing rapidly, especially in China and India.[6]
SURYA
Suriya (born 23 July 1975 as Saravanan Sivakumar) is an Indian film actor, producer, philanthropist and television presenter, whose work is predominantly in the Tamil film industry. He has acted in 28 films in various genres as a lead actor. His successful movies include Nandha (2001), Kaakha Kaakha (2003), Pithamagan (2003), Perazhagan (2004),Ghajini (2005), Vel (2007), Vaaranam Aayiram (2008), Ayan (2009), Aadhavan (2009),Singam (2010), 7aum Arivu (2011) and Maattrraan (2012) . He has also made a Bollywoodforay with the film Rakht Charitra (2010). As of 2010,[2] he has won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards South, establishing himself as one of the leading contemporary actors in Tamil cinema.
