Toll Free Nos - India

Airlines
Indian Airlines - 1800 180 1407
Jet Airways - 1800 22 5522
Spice Jet - 1800 180 3333
Air India -- 1800 22 7722
Kingfisher - 1800 180 0101

Banks
ABN AMRO - 1800 11 2224
Canara Bank - 1800 44 6000
Citibank - 1800 44 2265
Corporation Bank - 1800 443 555
Development Credit Bank - 1800 22 5769
HDFC Bank - 1800 227 227
ICICI Bank - 1800 333 499
ICICI Bank NRI - 1800 22 4848
IDBI Bank - 1800 11 6999
Indian Bank - 1800 425 1400
ING Vysya - 1800 44 9900
Kotak Mahindra Bank - 1800 22 6022
Lord Krishna Bank - 1800 11 2300
Punjab National Bank - 1800 122 222
State Bank of India - 1800 44 1955
State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur - 1800 180 6005
Syndicate Bank - 1800 44 6655  




Automobiles
Mahindra Scorpio - 1800 22 6006
Maruti - 1800 111 515
Tata Motors - 1800 22 5552
Windshield Experts - 1800 11 3636


Computers/IT
Adrenalin - 1800 444 445
AMD - 1800 425 6664
Apple Computers - 1800 444 683
Canon - 1800 333 366
Cisco Systems - 1800 221 777
Compaq - HP - 1800 444 999
Data One Broadband - 1800 424 1800
Dell - 1800 444 026
Epson - 1800 44 0011
eSys - 3970 0011
Genesis Tally Academy - 1800 444 888
HCL - 1800 180 8080
IBM - 1800 443 333
Lexmark - 1800 22 4477
Marshal's Point - 1800 33 4488
Microsoft - 1800 111 100
Microsoft Virus Update - 1901 333 334
Seagate - 1800 180 1104
Symantec - 1800 44 5533
TVS Electronics - 1800 444 566
WeP Peripherals - 1800 44 6446
Wipro - 1800 333 312
Xerox - 1800 180 1225
Zenith - 1800 222 004  


Indian Railway General Enquiry       131
Indian Railway Central Enquiry     131
Indian Railway Reservation     131
Indian Railway Railway Reservation Enquiry     1345,1335,1330
Indian Railway Centralised Railway Enquiry     1330/1/2/3/4/ 5/6/7/8/9
 

Couriers/Packers & Movers ABT Courier - 1800 44 8585 AFL Wizz - 1800 22 9696 Agarwal Packers & Movers - 1800 11 4321 Associated Packers P Ltd - 1800 21 4560 DHL - 1800 111 345 FedEx - 1800 22 6161 Goel Packers & Movers - 1800 11 3456 UPS - 1800 22 7171 Home Appliances Aiwa/Sony - 1800 11 1188 Anchor Switches - 1800 22 7979 Blue Star - 1800 22 2200 Bose Audio - 1800 11 2673 Bru Coffee Vending Machines - 1800 44 7171 Daikin Air Conditioners - 1800 444 222 DishTV - 1800 12 3474 Faber Chimneys - 1800 21 4595 Godrej - 1800 22 5511 Grundfos Pumps - 1800 33 4555 LG - 1901 180 9999 Philips - 1800 22 4422 Samsung - 1800 113 444 Sanyo - 1800 11 0101 Voltas - 1800 33 4546 WorldSpace Satellite Radio - 1800 44 5432 Investments/ Finance CAMS - 1800 44 2267 Chola Mutual Fund - 1800 22 2300 Easy IPO's - 3030 5757 Fidelity Investments - 1800 180 8000 Franklin Templeton Fund - 1800 425 4255 J M Morgan Stanley - 1800 22 0004 Kotak Mutual Fund - 1800 222 626 LIC Housing Finance - 1800 44 0005 SBI Mutual Fund - 1800 22 3040 Sharekhan - 1800 22 7500 Tata Mutual Fund - 1800 22 0101 Travel Club Mahindra Holidays - 1800 33 4539 Cox & Kings - 1800 22 1235 God TV Tours - 1800 442 777 Kerala Tourism - 1800 444 747 Kumarakom Lake Resort - 1800 44 5030 Raj Travels & Tours - 1800 22 9900 Sita Tours - 1800 111 911 SOTC Tours - 1800 22 3344

Healthcare
Best on Health - 1800 11 8899
Dr Batras - 1800 11 6767
GlaxoSmithKline - 1800 22 8797
Johnson & Johnson - 1800 22 8111
Kaya Skin Clinic - 1800 22 5292
LifeCell - 1800 44 5323
Manmar Technologies - 1800 33 4420
Pfizer - 1800 442 442
Roche Accu-Chek - 1800 11 45 46
Rudraksha - 1800 21 4708
Varilux Lenses - 1800 44 8383
VLCC - 1800 33 1262


Insurance
AMP Sanmar - 1800 44 2200
Aviva - 1800 33 2244
Bajaj Allianz - 1800 22 5858
Chola MS General Insurance - 1800 44 5544
HDFC Standard Life - 1800 227 227
LIC - 1800 33 4433
Max New York Life - 1800 33 5577
Royal Sundaram - 1800 33 8899
SBI Life Insurance - 1800 22 9090

Hotel Reservations
GRT Grand - 1800 44 5500
InterContinental Hotels Group - 1800 111 000
Marriott - 1800 22 0044
Sarovar Park Plaza - 1800 111 222
Taj Holidays - 1800 111 825

Teleshopping
Asian Sky Shop - 1800 22 1800
Jaipan Teleshoppe - 1800 11 5225
Tele Brands - 1800 11 8000
VMI Teleshopping - 1800 447 777
WWS Teleshopping - 1800 220 777

Others
Domino's Pizza - 1800 111 123

Cell Phones
BenQ - 1800 22 08 08
Bird CellPhones - 1800 11 7700
Motorola MotoAssist - 1800 11 1211
Nokia - 3030 3838
Sony Ericsson - 3901 1111

FAQs - BSNL Broadband Service

What is BSNL Broadband Service?

Broadband refers to a connection that has capacity to transmit large amount of data at high speed. Presently a connection having download speeds of 256 kbps or more is classified as broadband. When connected to the Internet such a connection allows surfing or downloading much faster than a dial-up or any other narrowband connections. BSNL offers 2 Mbps minimum download speed for its Broadband connections.

2	What is ADSL?

ADSL stands for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line. It is a technology that allows copper telephone pairs to be used to provide a broadband connection. It provides ‘always-on’ Internet connection that is automatically established once the PC and ADSL modem are switched on.

Mammootty's Movie Directory

1 Daddy Cool 2009

171 Ennu Nathante Nimmi 1986

2 Ee Pattanathil Bhootham 2009

173 Kochu Themmadi 1986

3 Love In Singapore 2009

174 Aval Kathirunnu Avanum 1986

4 Twenty 20 2008

175 Rakkuyilin Rajassadasil 1986

5 Mayabazar 2008

176 Sayam Sandhya 1986

6 Parunthu 2008

177 Padayani 1986

7 One Way Ticket 2008

178 Pranamam 1986

8 Annan Thambi 2008

179 Geetham 1986

9 Raudram 2008

180 Veendum 1986

10 Katha Parayumbol 2007

181 Ee Kaikalil 1986

11 Nasrani 2007

182 Nyayavidhi 1986

12 Ore Kadal 2007

184 Poovinnu Puthiya Poonthennal 1986

13 Mission 90 Days 2007

185 Ice Cream 1986

14 Big B 2007

186 Aayiram Kannukal 1986

15 Mayavi 2007

187 Moonnu Masangalkku Munpu 1986

16 Kayyoppu 2007

188 Nandi Veendum Varika 1986

17 Palunku 2006

189 Gandhinagar 2nd Street 1986

18 Karutha Pakshikal 2006

190 Adukkan Entheluppam 1986

19 Pothan Vava 2006

191 Snehamulla Simham 1986

20 Bhargavacharitham Moonnam Khandam 2006

192 Kaveri 1986

21 Prajapathi 2006

193 Neram Pularumbol 1986

22 Balram vs. Tharadas 2006

194 Poomukhappadiyil Ninneyum Kathu 1986

23 Thuruppu Gulan 2006

195 Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil 1986

24 Bus Conductor 2005

196 Prathyekam Sradhikuka 1986

25 Rajamanikyam 2005

197 Kshamichu Ennoru Vakku 1986

26 Nerariyan CBI 2005

198 Malarum Kiliyum 1986

27 Rappakal 2005

199 Kariyila Kattu Pole 1986

28 Thaskara Veeran 2005

200 Vartha 1986

29 Thommanum Makkalum 2005

201 Aalorungi Arangorungi 1986

30 Vesham 2004

202 Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu 1986

31 Black 2004

203 Ithile Iniyum Varu 1986

32 Sau Jhooth Ek Sach (Hindi) 2004

204 Shyama 1986

33 Vishwa Thulasi(Tamil) 2004

205 Oru Katha Oru Nunnakkatha 1986

34 Kaazhcha 2004

206 Akalathe Ambili 1985

35 Aparichithan 2004

207 Kandu Kandarinju 1985

36 Vajram 2004

208 Kathodu Kathoram 1985

37 Sethurama Iyer CBI 2004

209 Upaharam 1985

38 Pattalam 2003

210 Karimpin Poovinakkare 1985

39 Chronic Bachelor 2003

211 Aa Neram Alppa Dooram 1985

40 Shafak (Hindi) - Not Released 2003

212 Puli Varunne Puli 1985

41 Karmegam (Tamil) 2002

213 Vilichu Vilikettu 1985

42 Danny 2002

214 Kanathaya Penkutty 1985

43 Kaiyethum Doorath 2002

215 Ee Lokam Ivide Kure Manushyar 1985

44 Phantom 2002

216 Yathra 1985

45 Junior Senior (Tamil) 2002

217 Nirakkoottu 1985

46 Dubai 2001

218 Idanilangal 1985

47 Rakshasa Rajav 2001

219 Iniyum Katha Thudarum 1985

48 Aanandham(Tamil) 2001

220 Puzhayozhukum Vazhi 1985

49 Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (English) 2000

221 Ente Kanakkuyil 1985

50 Kandukondain Kandukondain (Tamil) 2000

222 Angadikkappurath 1985

51 Arayannegalude Veedu 2000

223 Ayanam 1985

52 Dada Sahib 2000

224 Oru Nokku Kanan 1985

53 Narashimham 2000

225 Onningu Vannengil 1985

54 Valliettan 2000

226 Manya Mahajanangale 1985

55 Ethirum Puthirum (Tamil) 1999

227 Oru Sandesam Koodi 1985

56 Ezhupunna Tharakan 1999

228 Katha Ithuvare 1985

57 Thachiledathu Chundan 1999

229 Ee Sabdam Innathe Sabdam 1985

58 The Godman 1999

230 Anubandham 1985

59 Megham 1999

231 Oduvil Kittiya Vartha 1985

60 Pallavur Devanarayanan 1999

232 Makan Ente Makan 1985

61 Prempujari 1999

233 Thammil Thammil 1985

62 Stalin Sivadas 1999

234 Eeran Sandhya 1985

63 The Truth 1998

235 Avidathepole Ivideyum 1985

64 Elavamkodu Desam 1998

236 Ee Thanalil Ithiri Neram 1985

65 Harikrishnans 1998

237 Muhurtham Pathnonnu Muppathinu 1985

66 Oru Mravathoor Kanavu 1998

238 Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya 1985

67 Marumalarchi (Tamil) 1998

239 Thinkalazhcha Nalla Divasam 1985

68 Railway Coolie (Telugu) 1998

240 Kodathi 1984

69 Sidhartha 1998

241 Aalkkoottathil Thaniye 1984

70 Bhoothakkannadi 1997

242 Aarorumariyathe 1984

71 Kaliyoonjal 1997

243 Aattuvanchi Ulanjappol 1984

72 Arasiyal(Tamil) 1997

244 Aayiram Abilashangal 1984

73 Oral Mathram 1997

245 Adiyozhukkukal 1984

74 Puthayal(Tamil) 1997

246 Akkare 1984

75 Udyanapalakan 1996

247 Aksharangal 1984

76 Indra Prastham 1996

248 Alakadalinakkare 1984

77 Aayiram Naavulla Ananthan 1996

249 Anithichuvappu 1984

78 Suryaputrulu (Telugu) 1996

250 Ariyatha Veethikal 1984

79 Hitler 1996

251 Athirathram 1984

80 Azhakiya Ravanan 1996

252 Chakkarayumma 1984

81 The King 1995

253 Edavelakku Sesham 1984

82 Ormmakalalundayirikanam 1995

254 Engane Undasane 1984

83 No: 1 Sneha Theeram Bangalore North 1995

255 Ente Upasana 1984

84 Makkal Aatchi(Tamil) 1995

256 Ethirppukal 1984

85 Oru Abihibhashakante Case Diary 1995

257 Itha Innu Muthal 1984

86 Mazhayethum Munpe 1995

258 Ithiri Poove Chuvannapoove 1984

87 Sukrutham 1994

259 Kanamarayathu 1984

88 Sagaram Sakshi 1994

260 Koottinilamkili 1984

89 Vishnu 1994

261 Lakshmana Rekha 1984

90 Ponthan Mada 1994

262 Mangalam Nerunnu 1984

91 Vidheyan 1994

263 Manithali 1984

92 Golanthara Vartha 1993

264 Onnanu Nammal 1984

93 Padheyam 1993

265 Onnum Mindatha Bharya 1984

94 Dhartiputra (Hindi) 1993

266 Oru Kochukatha Aarum Parayatha Katha 1984

95 Sainyam 1993

267 Pavam Poornima 1984

96 Jackpot 1993

268 Sandhyakenthinu Sindooram 1984

97 Sarovaram 1993

269 Sannarbham 1984

98 Valtsalyam 1993

270 Thirakil Alppam Samayam 1984

99 Kilipetchu Ketkava(Tamil) 1993

271 Veendum Chalikkunna Chakram 1984

100 Aayirappara 1993

272 Vetta 1984

101 Dhruvam 1993

273 Vikatakavi 1984

102 Pappayude Swantham Appoos 1992

274 Eettillam 1983

103 Kizhakkan Pathrose 1992

275 Aa Rathri 1983

104 Swathi Kiranam (Telugu) 1992

276 Adaminte Variyellu 1983

105 Mahanagaram 1992

277 America America 1983

106 Johnnie Walker 1992

278 Asthram 1983

107 Soorya Manasam 1992

279 Chakravalam Chuvannappol 1983

108 Kauravar 1992

280 Changatham 1983

109 Neelagiri 1991

281 Coolie 1983

110 Anaswaram 1991

282 Ente Katha 1983

111 Kanalkkattu 1991

283 Guru Dakshina 1983

112 Adayalam 1991

284 Himavahini 1983

113 Thalapathi(Tamil) 1991

285 Iniyenkilum 1983

114 Inspector Balram 1991

286 Kattaruvi 1983

115 Nayam Vekthamakkunnu 1991

287 Kinnaram 1983

116 Amaram 1991

288 Kodumkattu 1983

117 Azhakan(Tamil) 1991

289 Koodevide? 1983

118 Parampara 1990

290 Lekhayude Marnam: Oru Flashback 1983

119 No:20 Madras Mail 1990

291 Maniyara 1983

120 Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu 1990

292 Mansoru Maha Samudram 1983

121 Kuttettan 1990

293 Marakkillorikkalum 1983

122 Iyer the Great 1990

294 Nanayam 1983

123 Thriyathri (Hindi) 1990

295 Nathi Muthal Nathi Vare 1983

124 Oliyampukal 1990

296 Onnu Chirikku 1983

125 Kalikkalam 1990

297 Oru Madapravinte Katha 1983

126 Samrajyam 1990

298 Oru Mukham Pala Mukham 1983

127 Mathilukal 1990

299 Oru Swakaryam 1983

128 Midhya 1990

300 Pin Nilavu 1983

129 Kottayam Kunjachan 1990

301 Prathigna 1983

130 Purappadu 1990

302 Rachana 1983

131 Mrigaya 1989

303 Rugma 1983

132 Mahayanam 1989

304 Sagaram Santham 1983

133 Nair Saab 1989

305 Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu 1983

134 Jagratha 1989

306 Sesham Kazhchayil 1983

135 Artham 1989

307 Theeram Thedunna Thira 1983

136 Carnival 1989

308 Visa 1983

137 Adharvam 1989

309 Innalenkil Nale 1982

138 Utharam 1989

310 Balloon 1982

139 Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha 1989

311 Aa Divasom 1982

140 Adikkurippu 1989

312 Amrutha Geetham 1982

141 Mudra 1989

313 Champalakadu 1982

142 Mounam Sammadham (Tamil) 1989

314 Chiriyo Chiri 1982

143 Charithram 1989

315 Ee Nadu 1982

144 Sanghnadam 1988

316 Enthino Pookunna Pookal 1982

145 Mukthi 1988

317 Idiyum Minnalum 1982

146 Thanthram 1988

318 John Jaffer Janardhanan 1982

147 1921 1988

319 Keni 1982

148 Mattoral 1988

320 Komaram 1982

149 August 1 1988

321 Oru Thira Pinneyum Thira 1982

150 Sankham 1988

322 Ponnum Poovum 1982

151 Abkari 1988

323 Padayottam 1982

152 Oru CBI Diary Kurippu 1988

324 Pooviriyum Pulari 1982

153 Dinarathrangal 1988

325 Sara Varsham 1982

154 Vicharana 1988

326 Post Mortem 1982

155 Manu Uncle 1988

327 Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam 1982

156 Nalkkavala 1987

328 Thadakom 1982

157 Anantharam 1987

329 Veedu 1982

158 Aankiliyude Tharattu 1987

330 Vidhichathum Kothichathum 1982

159 Manivathoorile Aayiram Sivarathrikal 1987

331 Yavanika 1982

160 Thaniyavarthanam 1987

332 Ahimsa 1981

161 New Delhi 1987

333 Oothikachiya Ponnu 1981

162 Kalam Mari Katha Mari 1987

334 Thrishna 1981

163 Athinumappuram 1987

335 Munnettam 1981

164 Adimakal Udamakal 1987

336 Sphodanam 1981

165 Nombarathi Poovu 1987

337 Mela 1980

166 Ithrayum Kalam 1987

338 Vilkkanundu Swapnangal 1980

167 Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu 1987

339 Devalokam - Not Released 1979

168 Oru Sindoora Pottinte Ormaykku 1987

340 Kaalachakram 1973

169 Kathakku Pinnil 1987

341 Anubhavangal Palichakal 1971

170 Kottum Kuravayum 1987

10 Little-Known Body Facts

Surprising statistics on stomach size, ear hair and more.

 

You Use 100-Percent of Your Brain

Think you're only using 10 percent of your possible brain power? Think again. A little critical thinking will have you calling shenanigans on that myth. After all, if you removed 90 percent of your brain, you'd basically be left with the thinking power of a sheep, according to Eric Chudler, Ph.D., research associate professor in the department of bioengineering at the University of Washington. Dr. Chudler has attempted to trace the history of the "10 percent myth" and written several articles on the topic. He reports that, during a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scan, doctors can see what areas of the brain are being used, based on how much blood is being directed there. According to Dr. Chudler, 100 percent of the brain has been shown to have a function.

 

The average infant spends 18 hours a day sleeping.

If you have your own little one, though, you may have noticed that the sleep isn't consecutive (or, necessarily at times convenient to you). That's because babies sleep differently than adults. For the first few years of life, humans sleep a lot, but in shorter chunks, spending less time in REM sleep—the stage of sleep where the brain is active and dreams happen—and much more time in more relaxed slow wave sleep, according to the Society for Neuroscience. Adults pretty much sleep the opposite way: in long stretches, less time total, more REM. There's some evidence that the difference may be related to the needs of a growing body. Research has suggested that slow-wave sleep is connected to the release of human growth hormone.

 

 

Most people hit their peak bone mass at age 30.

Peak bone mass is the point where your body stops building up bone tissue. At that point, your bones won't ever increase in density. Men may be able to coast, but women lose a lot of their bone tissue during menopause and, according to the National Institute for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the lower your peak bone mass, the more likely you are to develop osteoporosis later. Unfortunately, as much as 75 percent of bone mass is related to genetic factors you can't control. But women can take charge of the other 25 percent by making sure they get enough calcium and vitamin D (particularly in their teens); taking hormonal birth control (which the NIAMSD says is linked to high bone density); not smoking; and exercising regularly—but not too much. Young women who exercise or starve themselves to the point they stop having their period also lose large amounts of bone tissue, and may never be able to build it back.

 

 

The average person's body holds 1.3 gallons of blood.

There's more than a milk jug full of fluid coursing through your veins, where it functions somewhat like a courier service. Blood is responsible for both delivering the things your body desperately needs—like oxygen—and carting off the things it desperately needs to throw out, like the toxic wastes that end up being filtered out of the body by the kidneys. And it does all of this very, very fast. The heart, the organ responsible for getting all that blood to move around, pumps as much blood as is in the body every minute; when you're sitting still, that is. Up your activity level and your heart can end up pumping more than five gallons of blood per minute.

 

You have 2 million tiny hairs in your inner ear.

Unlike hair growing on the surface of your ears, the presence of hairs, or "stereocilia," deep inside your head aren't considered a hygiene lapse. Instead, they're a vitally important part of your ability to hear, responsible for changing physical sound waves into electrical signals that can be understood by your brain, according to the British Hearing Research Trust. When stereocilia are hit with a sound vibration, they produce electricity and begin to "dance," stretching and compressing. In May 2008, researchers at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis figured out that this dancing, and the protein that causes it, is probably how stereocilia amplify sounds. If those tiny hairs can't dance, the brain they're connected to can't hear high-frequency sounds and might even be rendered deaf.

 

 

The eye has three separate processing systems.

New research shows it takes a village to help you see, according to the Society for Neuroscience. Right now, we know of at least three separate processing systems that help your brain make sense of visual data: One that focuses on shape, another devoted to color, and a third that takes on the task of interpreting movement and location. The Society reports that psychologists have found that humans can see and understand things like depth perception and texture even without color being involved. Instead, contrasts in light intensity help us pick up on this information.

 

 

Your tongue can pick up 5 different types of taste sensations.

Back in grade school, you probably learned that the human tongue can pick up four different kinds of tastes: sweet, sour, salty and bitter. But those textbooks left out another flavor sensation: umami. Taken from the Japanese word for "yummy," umami was first identified as a primary flavor back in 1908 by a Japanese chemist who was inspired to look for it after eating a bowl of seaweed soup. He found a chemical that is to umami what sugar is to sweet. It's monosodium glutamate, or MSG. But MSG isn't the only way to tickle your umami taste buds. Often described as the "savory" taste, umami sensations are naturally produced by foods like meat, aged cheese, tomatoes and mushrooms.

 

 

 

In 1900, the average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years.

Back then, only 4 percent of the population was older than 65 and, according to the Society for Neuroscience, most of them weren't doing so hot. Today, the average life expectancy is more than 77 years. So why are we living, and staying healthier, longer? There are a number of reasons, most of them related to health care. Since 1900, vaccinations have increased; we've improved safety standards for everything from workplaces to transportation; and we've developed medical breakthroughs that are making once life-threatening injuries, chronic ailments and illnesses curable, or at least controllable. But, according to the CDC, the biggest change has been in infant mortality. It's no coincidence that, as life expectancy rates have increased, mortality rates for babies have fallen by 90 percent, while rates of maternal deaths have dropped by 99 percent.

 

 

8-month-old babies have 1,000 trillion brain synapses.

Synapses are connections between neurons, the cells that control brain functioning. Baby brains go crazy with these connections, making many more than adult brains need. This way, the brain is able to learn what the most useful and efficient connections are, rather than having to have this information programmed into genes. If a synapse doesn't get used, it gets pruned away. By the time a child is 10, the number of synapses in his brain has been cut by half.

 

Because of this, what people learn in early childhood is incredibly important. If a child doesn't learn to talk, which has happened in some cases of severe neglect, it's likely they'll never be able to, because the synapses that would have enabled communication were never used and therefore destroyed. On the other hand, if the pruning process doesn't stop naturally, as it normally does, even essential connections can get the ax. Researchers at Stanford University recently discovered that certain degenerative diseases, including glaucoma, get their start when the brain continues to destroy synapses.

 

 

The volume of an average adult's empty stomach is 1/5 of a cup.

But that's empty. Stuffed with grub, the volume of the stomach can reach upwards of a little over a gallon. Of course, everybody's stomach size is different, and that, combined with recent developments in gastric bypass surgery, has left some people thinking that skinny-minnies just have naturally smaller stomachs. But that's not necessarily so. A study published in 2005 in the journal Obesity Surgery compared the stomach sizes of morbidly obese patients with those of controls and found that the obese don't have bigger stomachs. The stomach volumes were largely the same between patients and controls. However, other research has shown that people who have a history of overeating also have a larger-than-average stomach capacity. The take-away lesson: Having a naturally larger stomach volume alone won't make you fat, but regular overeating can increase your stomach volume and create a cycle where it becomes harder to get full and increasingly difficult to return to healthy eating habits, which can take a toll on your weight.

Types of Sugar

When it's time for dessert, many people reach for a sugary treat to satisfy a sweet tooth. Sugar is enjoyable in many different types of foods, and to satisfy a craving for sweets without the sugar there are even artificial and low-sugar sweetening options.

 

Although when you hear the word sugar you might automatically think of the white crystals you buy in a large paper bag, there are actually many different types of sugar. Some kinds of sugar are better than others for specific uses and recipes, and they all have their own unique tastes, textures and other characteristics.

 

Here are some of the different kinds of sugar you may see in recipes or in desserts you eat. It is especially helpful to know about these varieties in case you run across them in a recipe:

• Granulated Sugar. This is the most common type of sugar. It has many uses, and is made up of small white granules. It is popular in many recipes and can also be found sold as cubes. 

• Powdered Sugar. This sugar, which has been ground down into a very fine powder and mixed with a small amount of corn starch , is often used for frosting and icing recipes. 

• Raw Sugar. Raw sugar is less processed than other kinds of sugar. It still contains molasses because it has not reached the point where it would have been removed to create other sugars, like granulated sugar. 

• Brown Sugar. Although it has several varieties, in general brown sugar is a dark tan color and is moister than other types of sugar. This sugar gets its brown color from molasses, and can be either light or dark depending on the amount used in the sugar. Brown sugar can dry out and become hard, so special measures might need to be taken to prevent or reduce dryness. 

• Coarse Sugar. This variety of sugar is known for its larger granule size and round shape. It is often used for decorating. 

• Superfine Sugar. Superfine sugar has extra-small crystals, but is in every other way like granulated sugar. This type of sugar is quick to dissolve. 

• Artificial/Reduced Sugar Sweeteners. Many kinds of sugar substitutes and "low sugar" sugars exist and can be used in various ways. Aspartame, sucralose, saccharin sugar alcohol and Stevia are a few examples of these sweeteners. For many, these substitutes are great alternatives to sugar, but be sure to do research on these products before using: they can have varying effects on different people. 

37 Amazing Facts

1.The most common name in the world is "Muhammad". 2. Coca-Cola was originally green. 3. The name of all the continents ends with the same letter that they start with. 4. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue. 5. There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.. 6. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be typed using the letters only on one row of the keyboard. 7. Women blink nearly twice as much as men! 8. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath. 9. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different 10. People say "Bless you"(ya rehmukALLAH) when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond. 11. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky. 12. The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language. 13. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze; you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. 14) There are more muslims in India than the combined population of Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine and the whole of the Arabian Peninsula.  15. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 =12,345,678, 987, 654,321 16. If a statue of a warrior on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has a all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes. 17. What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common? Answer: All invented by women. 18. Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil. 19. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out. 20. A snail can sleep for three years. 21.All polar bears are left-handed. 22.American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class. 23.Butterflies taste with their feet. 24.Elephants are the only animals that can't jump. 25.In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated. 26.On average, people fear spiders more than they do death. 27.Shakespeare invented the word 'assassination' and 'bump'. 28.Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left-hand. 29.The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated. 30.The electric chair was invented by a dentist. 31.The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet. 32.Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants. 33.Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times. 34.The cigarette lighter was invented before the match. 35.Most lipstick contains fish scales. 35. It is impossible to lick your elbow. 37.And finally over 90% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.