Amazing Facts about General Knowledge Part-2

• The word ‘simian’ relates to apes or monkeys.
• The Tibetan Mastiff is also called a Nomad Dog. The animal guards the cattle that belong to the people living in mountainous. Terrains. A Tibetan Mastiff can fight predators as big as a leopard.
• Mudpuppies are not dogs. They are lizard like amphibians. They are called puppies because their high pitched cry sounds like a dog’s bark.
• The full name of Salvador Dali is Salvador Felipe Jacinto Daliy Domenech. He was a Spanish painter and printmaker. 
• The sub tropical high pressure belt is located between 30o-35o north and south of the Equator. In this zone the winds are calm and air is bereft of moisture. This zone is also called horse latitude. 
• Did you know you can also grow plants in sand, gravel and water without the use of soil? This process is known as ‘hydroponics’.
• Marie Grossholty or Marie Tussaud was the founder of the Madame Tussauds museum. She learned the art of wax modeling from a Swiss physician, Philippe Curtius. The first wax figure that she created was of the famous writer and composer Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 
• A burning candle undergoes both physical and chemical changes. The melting of the wax is a physical change whereas the burning of the wick is a chemical change.
• The word ‘add’ comes from the Latin word addere meaning ‘putting to’.
• William Shakespeare wrote the highest number of plays in English literature. His plays have also been performed throughout the world.
• The ancient city of Pompeii I Italy was destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted.