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German Chemist, Adolf von Baeyer first synthesized Barbituric Acid in 1864.

The exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis is 23 hrs 56 min 4.09 sec.

Biotin is a water-soluble B vitamin, also called vitamin B7 and formerly known as vitamin H or coenzyme R.

Venus planet is known as the Morning Star or the Evening Star.

History of Shimla goes back to the period of Anglo –Gurkha war in the year 1808-09. The British connection with the area developed only after this battle between the Sikh rulers of these hills and the Gurkhas from Nepal.

Jay Cooke & Company, a major component of the United States banking establishment, found itself unable to market several million dollars in Northern Pacific Railway bonds in september 1873. Cooke's firm, like many others, had invested heavily in the railroads.

Hence, the bankruptcy of Jay Cooke & company initiated the Panic of 1873.

Extensive plantation of trees to increase plants count is called Afforestation.