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Mount Everest Not Tallest Anymore.  Mauna Kea , a volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii is the tallest mountain. Since some portion of Mauna kea is submerged below Pacific Ocean, its height seems to be shorter than Mount Everest. But in reality, Mauna Kea rises more than 33,500 feet [10,210 meters] from base to peak whereas Mount Everest's highest altitude above mean sea level is 29,029 feet [8,848 meters]. Mauna Kea : The Tallest Mountain Mauna Kea is a dormant Volcano which is loacated in Hawaii. It has a height of  4,207.3 m (13,803 ft) above sea level which is less than height of M. Everest but if measured from base to peak Mauna Kea succeeds the M. Everest. Mauna Kea last erupted about 6,000 to 4,000 years ago and is now considered dormant volcano. With its dry environment, stable airflow and high elevation, Mauna Kea'Kea is considered as one of the best sites in the world for astronomical studies. After development of an access road in 1964, eleven countries fun...

'God Of Cricket' Sachin Tendulkar played  for pakistan.  Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar once happened to play cricket for Pakistan before he started playing for India.  Ever thought something like this happened !!!  The incident took place when Sachin Tendulkar was only 13 years old. He made his international debut as a fielder. This incident took place during match between India and Pakistan at Brabourne Stadium in 1987. Former cricketer mentioned in his autobiography that  Javed Miandad and Abdul Qadir had left the field during lunch, after which he was asked to field for the visiting team. It was a 40 overs test match and Ravi Shastri led the Indian team that included Roger Binny, Mohd Azharuddin and Bharat Arun. 5 test series were played afterwards which was Sunil Gavaskar's last match. Sachin fielded the ground for 25 minutes. India won that match with 189 runs.  Source : Asianet News Wanted to be a bowler :- Before becoming Master Blaster of cricket ...

  Bus From London To Kolkata in 1960s. We always dreamed about travelling around the world either with friends or with family like the one in author Jules Verne's novel "Around The World In 80 Days". Guess what, there was a bus in 1960s which already fulfilled that dream.  Yes, this news is real. There was a time when people travelled from London to Kolkata (then Calcutta) by a bus. This bus was called 'albert'. Recent viral image shows passengers at Victoria Coach Station , London, boarding Albert bus for just right before its first journey between London to Kolkata. This journey took about 132 days and the single fare was 85 pounds (Rs 8000). This was world's longest route bus and covered around 16000 km .  Never thought that something like this had happened in 1950s. What route did it covered ?  According to a report by Central Western Daily, after 21 years of service , the bus met with an accident and left it unsuitable for public use . Then Andy Stewart,...