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कैसे पाएं मास्क? पीला, सफेद, नीला या काला?There are many colors of masks available in India of different colors.What is the difference ?What is the difference between N95, R95, P95 masks?N95 is one of NIOSH's ratings for particulate filter respirator protection standards. "N" means Not resistant to oil, and "95" means the filtration efficiency is 95% or above. In addition to 95, there are

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ProblemDuring this COVID19 lockdown, Government of India via Department of Telecommunications has banned WeTransfer ! WeTransfer was used to send large files which would not fit inside an email attachment. It was one of the few ways of sending larger files (upto 2Gb) by mail, which isn't possible via Gmail.Large files in the Office can be transferred by Pen Drive. OTG Pen Drives can  be

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After several years, I am reactivating this blog. Why ? Covid19 - hopefully the last disaster of 2020. Unfortunately, it has become a global pandemic and necessitated a lockdown in most of the world. This lockdown is indeed a good time to catch up on Books and Podcasts. Try the Amazon Audible Trial for India. The audiobook is something hardcore readers may shy away from - but that is

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The IP Code, International Protection Marking, IEC standard 60529, sometimes interpreted as Ingress Protection Marking, classifies and rates the degree of protection provided against intrusion (body parts such as hands and fingers), dust, accidental contact, and water by mechanical casings and electrical enclosures. It is published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). It

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Mobile phones have become a part of modern life and so much information is stored on these devices. But as people have started carrying these everywhere, the chance of these getting wet and damaged is more and more. Best option is to get a waterproof phone or get a Liquipel waterproof coating for your non-waterproof phone. This is a list of best Android phones of 2015 which are waterproof.

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What website addresses does my blogspot.com address have ? Google's blogger has many different country level domains for each single blogspot domain. How to stop blogspot from redirecting to a country domain ? If you type /ncr just after the domain name for example- http://johndasfundas.blogspot.com/ncr , then it will not redirect to your local domain.  Anyway, as a blog

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Latest updates in Whatsapp 1. Mark as Unread With the upcoming update, Android users will soon be able to mark messages as unread even after reading them.To be clear, this feature does not make it appear as if you have not read the message yet, and your messages will appear as read to senders even after you mark them as unread.Instead, it can be used to highlight messages so you can

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Tom Moore, the Archie creator who brought to life the escapades of a freckled-face, red-haired character, has passed away in El Paso, Texas at the age of 86. Moore, who began drawing cartoons while in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, died early Monday morning while in hospice care in his hometown of El Paso, his son Lito Bujanda-Moore told The Associated Press on Tuesday. He said his

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In an article/letter published in the Journal "Nature" on July 1st, 2015(paywalled), Gregory S. Gavelis, Shiho Hayakawa, Richard A. White III, Takashi Gojobori, Curtis A. Suttle, Patrick J. Keeling & Brian S. Leander explain that they found a single celled eye in the already complex unicellular Warnowiid Dinoflagellate. If you want to see microorganisms at home with your own microscope,

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There was a secret code puzzle posted on reddit a few days ago. In the days before internet, that meant days and days of looking for a solution and finally somebody figures it out. And then, someone else figures it out. Very very slowly. But now that we are in the age of the internet, collaborative puzzle solving is the norm. So, here is the puzzle : And Spoiler alert : the solution is also

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Aerial refueling, also referred to as air refueling, in-flight refueling (IFR), air-to-air refueling (AAR), and tanking, is the process of transferring aviation fuel from one military aircraft (the tanker) to another (the receiver) during flight. The procedure allows the receiving aircraft to remain airborne longer, extending its range or loiter time on station. A series of air

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Yes, 2 separate cases of Anterograde Amnesia. Reverse Groundhog Day: U.K. man wakes up every day thinking it’s March 14, 2005 and doctors have no idea why Groundhog Day: Woman with rare amnesia wakes up thinking every day is October 15, 2014 Like in the RomCom movie 50 first dates with Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymoore, these two people in UK have memory loss making them stuck in time. It is

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Previously, I had written about how to identify a bird from a photo or its birdcall. It was in its early stages and could not identify birds well enough. This time around, let us tackle a simpler problem. How to identify a flower or plant from a photo ? There's of course an app for that. Dozens of apps for that actually. And many of them are paid apps too. And a few free ones. Well, let us

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Diphelleia grayi(scientific name), more commonly known as the Skeleton Flower, can be found in only three parts of the world. The plant grows on moist, wooded mountainsides in colder regions of Japan, China and the Appalachian Mountains in the United States, and is instantly recognizable by its large, umbrella-like leaves. When the the leaves dry out, they turn back to being white.

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Induction cookers suddenly appeared on the market a few years back and stealthily replaced all other electricity based stoves like heater coils and nichrome alloy stoves. Induction cookers are notoriously energy efficient and safer compared to these older technologies. So, the question is How does an Induction cooker work ? The answer, like any magical technology is MAGNETS. Yes, magnetic

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Sharks in a volcano ! Sharkcano - Scientists filming unexplored depths of the South Pacific have observed a surprising range of animals—including sharks, rays, and jellyfish—living inside Kavachi, a highly active undersea volcano near the Soloman Islands, a remote archipelago east of Papau New Guinea. The animals seem unruffled by what were presumed inhospitable temperatures and acidity

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Cochlear implants are medical marvels that help those whose inner ear is damaged beyond repair. They give a very dramatic improvement in quality of life to those deaf people who are eligible to it, meaning their inner ear is damaged but auditory cortex is unaffected. Here are some videos : Mother hears 8-year old son's voice for the first time Hearing mom's voice for the first time!

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Comedic Magician Tricks Heidi Klum And Kiss Her On The Lips In America's Got Talent Heidi Klum helps a comedic magician and his dog, Mr. Pipple during their act. Watch him steal a kiss from Heidi Klum and get the Golden Buzzer from Neil Patrick Harris, earning a spot at Radio City Music Hall! John van der Put (born 9 June 1980), known as Piff the Magic Dragon, is a 

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Doctors have long discussed the pros and cons of a CT scan image over an Ultrasound and MRI.   While USG(Ultrasound) imaging is non-invasive and radiation free(thus safe even in preganancy), the images were always a slice or cross-section. Crude attempts to use software to stitch multiple cross-sections into a 3D image were made, but were not very successful until recently. That

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Pluto's heart Discovered in 1930, Pluto has remained a distant enigma for 85 years. Now, we’re getting our first close look at the last planet(dwarf planet) . Why is Pluto not a planet now ? Because a team of scientists decided that Pluto was not really a planet because of its size and location in space. Basically, it is not big enough to clear a path for its orbit. IF PLUTO was

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Batman had a lot of gadgets and stuff because he never had superpowers. His superpower was money,which he used to make or buy the best of what is possible. Same with Iron Man. Some of those things are on the edge of belief, but some things do exist. The Oceanic Repellent Bat-Sprays are used to repell barracudas, whales, manta-rays, and sharks. Batman used the shark repellent in the

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Mi Pad vs iPad Mini2 vs Yoga 8 vs Venue 8 Acer Iconia vs iBall Slide Dell Venue 8 Pro (Wi-Fi/32GB)Apple iPad Mini 2 Retina VS Rs. 13999 #1 82 Rs. 19715 #2 80 8 inches  Screen Size  7.9 inches  Screen Size  1.8 GHz Quad Core Processor  Processor  1.3 GHz Dual Core + No

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Ou there with the smartwatches is another breed of wearable gadget. Though smartwatches have been polarising people regarding whether it is really a gadget of any use, fitness tracking aspect of the smartwatches is one point of desire. Now, for those who do not want an Apple Watch or a Galaxy Gear Watch, Fitbit had a range of fitness trackers which are watches with fitness tracking like

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Earlier this week, a teen and her father were pulled out into sea by a riptide while swimming at Surfside Beach in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The strong outward current pulled them into the ocean, not allowing them to swim back to shore. Fortunately, a man on the shore and the lifeguards saw the pair were in trouble. The good samaritan used the selfie stick Erynn was still holding

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Do you sneeze when you look at the sky ? Do you go "Achoo" when you see a bright light ? Calvin suffers from the ACHOO syndrome or Sun Sneezing You might be having ACHOO syndrome. Yes, it is the official Acronym for this condition. Autosomal Dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst Syndrome (ACHOO) Autosomal Dominant is the mode of Mendelian Inheritance it follows. Helio means Sun

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