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Birthstones are  precious stones which are supposed to have magical powers on their wearers. Birthstones  are suitable for the month of the native are worn by some as a "talisman".  Names of months and the corresponding birthstones are given below:- JANUARY                                                  :     GARNE T FEBRUARY                                               :      AMETHYST MARCH                                                      :     BLOOD STONE APRIL                     ...

DEAD HEAT: A race to run again between two horses that have 'tied.' A heat is that part of a race run without stopping. Two or more heats make a race.  A dead heat is a heat which goes for nothing; it is dead as if it had never taken place.  At the present day, when two horses reach the winning post simultaneously they are said to dead-heat for the first place and are bracketed winners.

POSTERS:   Before the Great Fire of London, the space for foot passengers in London was protected by rails and posts.  These rails and posts served for hanging and exhibiting theatrical placards and general  announcements.  So, gradually in course of time these announcements and placards came to be termed as posters or posting-bills.

"The wonderful structures of national life which the Western nations have raised are supported by strong pillars of character, and until we can produce numbers of such, it is useless to fret and fume against this or that power."                                   -Swami Vivekananda

"You are the Children of God, the sharers of immortal bliss, holy and perfect beings.  Ye divinities on earth - sinners? It is a sin to call a man so; it is a standing libel on human nature.  Come up, O lions, and shake off the delusion that you are sheep; you are souls immoral, spirits free, blessed and eternal; ye are not matter, ye are not bodies; matter is your servant, not you are the servant of matter. "                                  - Swami Vivekananda.

General Knowledge for U: WHAT ARE 'POSTERS'? : POSTERS:   Before the Great Fire of London, the space for foot passengers in London was protected by rails and posts.  These rails and p...