Week 51 of 2010-Things I learnt!

1. Qatar is the nation with the highest GDP (PPP) as per 2010 records of the International Monetary Fund with a score of 88,232 International Dollars!!! Beat that! (Ahem! India is at Position#127 with a GDP of Intl.$ 3,290)
2. Tamil Superstar and Ex-Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Late M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) had three wives – Thangamani alias Bhargavi, Sathananthavathi and V. N. Janaki (who divorced her then husband Ganapathi Bhat to marry MGR)…ugh! :-/
3. Malayalam Actor Vineeth is a nephew of the famous Travancore Sisters – Lalitha, Ragini & Padmini – and a cousin of danseuse and actress Shobhana… now we know where the dancing grace was inherited from!
4. Actor Kamal Hassan is not just an accomplished actor and dancer but he is also a poet par excellence. His poem from 'Manmadhan Ambu' testifies this very fact.
5. The colour of Microsoft Office 2007 work background can be changed from the normal and ordinary pale blue to silver or black! I've changed mine to black and it looks just WOW! :-D
6. There are more than 1000 heirs to the throne of England in line of succession! :-S Jeez!
7. The best way to ward off a boisterous intruder is to be very matter of fact with him. Sometimes a plain and straight-faced 'NO' said right into his face would suffice! ;-)
8. It is extremely uncomfortable trying to chop frozen veggies during winter! x-(
9. Chinese bamboo plants should not be left without water for even a day.
10. It's not a good idea to wear high heeled shoes to Katara (Qatar's Cultural Village). The pavement is all natural stone! :-S
11. There are a disturbingly high number of forced marriages and honour based killings in the UK. Didn't know (and wouldn't have known) anything of the sort had it not been for Jasvinder Sanghera's 'Daughters of Shame'…a definite must-read for every woman.
12. Good photography doesn't always require an expensive camera. All it needs is a good eye :)
13. It's not only me who has 'Gamil' days…as in those days when I keep typing 'Gamil' instead of Gmail! Duh! :-/
14. Never follow cooking instructions 100% exactly as per recipes. They never come out perfect! x-(
15. The Eazhava community of Kerala are believed to be descendants of Buddhist settlers from Sri Lanka (Eezham):-o
16. Sometimes it feels good to stay quiet :) and sometimes not x-(