Mystery of 1751 and 1752

Do you know the mystery of these two years?
If not read this.....its really surprising.....



Have u ever seen the calendar for September 1752??? 

If you are working in Unix, try this out. 

At $ prompt, type: cal 9 1752

Surprised????

not only in unix, u can also search it in google

Silly Explanation for what you see: 

Isn't the output queer? A month with whole of eleven days missing. 

This was the time England shifted from Roman Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar, and the king of England ordered those 11 days to be wiped off the face of the month of September of 1752. (What couldn't a King do in those days?!) And yes, the workers worked for 11 days less, but got paid for the entire 30 days. And that's how "Paid Leave" was born. Hail the King!!!

 Wanna Google :  GOOGLE

The Truth is, 

September 3, 1752: 

 The difference between the Julian Calendar of 46 B.C. and the Gregorian calendar has grown to 11 days. 

The Gregorian calendar (New Style or N.S) replaced the Julian calendar (Old Style or O.S.) in England and its American colonies, by an act of Parliament.  

Parliament decreed that Wednesday,September 2 will be followed by Thursday, September 14. 

As this change comes to England, bill collectors became confused. 

Rumors spread that employees are losing 11 days' pay, and everybody is losing 11 days of his life. 

The Gregorian Calendar was adopted by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 in most European countries.

 Londoners cried, "Give us our 11 days back!" and people rioted in the streets to protest the calendar change. 

Benjamin Franklin wrote "It is pleasant for an old man to be able to go to bed on September 2, and 

 not have to get up until September 14."

SOME MORE FACTS

The last day of the year used to be March 24th. The first day of the new year used to be March 25th. 24th March 1683 was followed by Lady Day 25th March 1684. 31st December 1684 was followed by 1st January 1684, the same year. The new year did not come in on January 1st.  24th March 1684 was followed by 25th March 1685. A nice piece of evidence for this can be found in the floor of Salisbury cathedral. There is a memorial stone here in the north choir aisle outside the Morning Chapel. 

 The inscription reads:

H S E The body of Tho[mas]

the sonn of Tho. Lambert gent.

who was borne May ye 13 An[no] Do[mini] 1683

& dyed Feb. 19 the same year.

This states that a child called Thomas was born on May 14th 1683 and died on February 19th 1683.  This is not incorrect as at this time the year did not change to 1684 until March 25th. February came after May in the year 1683. (HSE stands for the latin hic sepultus est which translates as here is buried.)This was so up to when 24th March 1750 was followed by 25th March 1751. Parliament changed things, including decreeing that Wednesday 2nd September 1752 be followed by Thursday 14th September 1752; skipping 11 days. This same act of parliament decreed that 31st December 1751 be followed by 1st January 1752. 

To this day we still change the year on January 1st.

Taxes used to be paid on the first day of the year. This used to be March 25th. The city of London bankers were not going to pay their 1752 taxes early. When March 25th 1753 came they still regarded this as 11 days early 

so they eventually paid on April 5th 1753. When the year 1800 came there was no leap day as 1800 does not divide by 400; the rule for centuries. 

The bankers again claimed back this missing day by not paying until a day later, namely April 6th. The tax year still remains thus, starting on April 6th every year. The bankers did not claim the extra day for the year 1900, another year which was not a leap year. The year 2000 was a leap year so no problem here.

Thus there was no January or February in 1751, nor was there much of March. The year 1751 started on March 25th and ended on December 31st. Thus the year 1751 in England only had 282 days (7+30+31+30+31+31+30+31+30+31). 1752 started on January 1st, there was a 29th February and 11 days missed out, namely September 3rd to September 13th inclusive. Thus 1752 in the UK had only 355 days (31+29+31+30+31+30+31+31+19+31+30+31).

TEN MOST BEAUTIFUL CREATIONS

RELIGIOUS WONDER OF THE WORLD  TEN MOST BEAUTIFUL CREATIONS [1] Tiger's Nest Monastery, perched precariously on the edge of a 3,000-feet-high cliff in Paro Valley, is one of the holiest places in Bhutan  [2] Wat Rong Khun in Chiang Mai, Thailand, is unlike any Buddhist temples in the world.

[3] Prambanan is a Hindu temple in Central Java, Indonesia. The temple was built in 850 CE, and is composed of 8 main shrines and 250 surrounding smaller ones
 

[4] No one knows exactly when the Shwedagon Paya that it is 2,500 years old though archaeologists estimate that it was built between the 6th and 10^thcentury [wiki] (or Pagoda) in Myanmar was built - legend has it that it is 2,500 years old though archaeologists estimate that it was built between the 6th and 10thcentury

[5] Temple of Heaven is a Taoist temple in Beijing, the capital of China. The temple was constructed in 14th century by Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty

[6] Chion-in Temple
 a priest named Honen, who fasted to death in the very spot. [wiki] was built in 1234 CE to honor the founder of Jodo (Pure Land) Buddhism,

[7] In the 19th century, Dutch occupiers of Indonesia found a massive ancient ruin deep in the jungles of Java.What they discovered was the complex of Borobudur, a gigantic structure built with nearly 2 million cubic feet (55,000 m³) of stones. The temple has nearly 2,700 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues.  

[8] The Harmandir Sahib (meaning The Abode of God) or simply the Golden TempleIndia is the most sacred shrine of Sikhism. [wiki] in Punjab,

[9] The Temple of Srirangam (Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple
is the largest functioning Hindu temple in the world (Ankor Wat is the largest of all temple,[wiki]), in the Indian city of Tiruchirapalli (or Trichy), but it is currently non-functioning as a temple - see below).  

[10] Last but definitely not least is the largest temple in history and the inspiration to countless novelsand action movies of Hollywood: Angkor Wat.

Girls.... Be Aware...

I know this message is all over the net from long time.
But I still want to share this.



 Have you seen recent advertisement of M/S SAINT GOBAIN GLASSES shown in TELEVISION'S -
 Then you must have known about 2 Way mirror)

How to determine if a mirror is 2 way or not (Not a Joke!)?
Not to scare you, but to make sure that you aware. Many of the Hotels and Textile showrooms cheat the
customers this way & watch privately.

HOW TO DETECT A 2-WAY MIRROR? 
When we visit toilets, bathrooms, hotel rooms, changing rooms, etc.,
How many of you know for sure that the seemingly ordinary mirror hanging on the wall is a real mirror, or
actually a 2-way mirror i.e., they can see you, but you can't see them. There have been many cases of people
installing 2-way mirrors in female changing rooms or bathroom or bedrooms.
It is very difficult to positively identify the surface by just looking at it.
So, how do we determine with any amount of certainty what type of
mirror we are looking at?

CONDUCT THIS SIMPLE TEST: 
Place the tip of your fingernail against the reflective surface and if there is a GAP between your fingernail and the image of the nail, then it is a GENUINE mirror. 

However, if your fingernail DIRECTLY TOUCHES the image of your nail, then BEWARE, IT IS A 2-WAY MIRROR! (There is someone seeing you from the other side). So remember, every time you see a mirror, do the "fingernail test."
It doesn't cost you anything. It is simple to do.

This is a really good thing to do.

The reason there is a gap on a real mirror, is because the silver is on the back of the mirror UNDER the glass.
Whereas with a two-way mirror, the silver is on the surface. Keep it in mind!

Make sure and check every time you enter in hotel rooms. May be someone is making a film on you.

GOOD OLD HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA (IMAGES ATTACHED)

Makkah Masjid in 1948  Moazzam Jahi Marketplace building Palace of the Hyderabad Royal Family Today's A.P Assembly building State Central Library - Afzalgunj Osmania General Hospital State Banquet honoring the visit of the Viceroy of India Dawakhana Unani - Charminar State Cavalry heading a "langer" procession  thru the streets of Hyderabad (1948) Nizam's personal elephant Haji's departing (from Nampally station?) Mir Osman Ali Khan, reviewing the troops march  from the royal box (probably in Parade grounds Secunderabad) Nizam Guard's Buckle Intresting history of Hyderabadi locality names  History of hyderabad  streets and locality names. 1) Nampally: Raza Ali Khan, was the Dewan of Nizam's State in 1670 AD. His Title was 'Nekh Nam Khan' A jagir was granted to him, which came to be called nekh-Nampally.  This became 'Nampally'. 2) Begumpet: Basheerunnissa Begum, daughter of Nizam II was married to a Paigah noble.  She received lands in dowry. The village came to be known as Begumpet. 3) Khairatabad: The jagir granted to Khairunnisa Begum daughrer of Ibrahim Qutub Shah,  came to be known as Khairatabad. 4) Begum Bazar: Land gifted by Humda Begum ( the wife of Nizam Ali Khan Nizamul Mulk) to the merchants of Hyderabad for trade and commerce,  finally developed as Begum Bazar. 5) Sultan Bazar: After 1933, the Residency bazar was renamed Sultan Bazar,  when these areas were returned to the Nizam, by the British (Residency). 6) Afzal Gunj: The V Nizam (Afzalud Dawlah) gifted land to the grain merchants for trade and commerce.  The place was named Afzal Gunj. 7) Secunderabad: Named after Sikander jha (1806) (III Nizam).  The Village where British troops were stationed. 8) Ma Saheba Ka Talab: Hayat Bakshi Begum, wife of Quli Qutub Shah VI - was called Ma Saheba.  The tank constructed by her to irrigate lands of Mallepally village, was called Masaheba ka Talab.  Finally it was called Masab Tank. 9) Kadve Saheb Ki Galli (lane): After a person, who was always angry-faced and talked ill of others.  This lane is in the old city. 10) Himayat Nagar: New locality named after Himayat Ali Khan - Azam Jha - eldest son of VII Nizam - Osman Ali Khan ( in 1933).  His name was Himayat Ali Khan. 11) Hyderguda: New locality named after Hyder Ali, who was 1st Talukhdar (District Collector) and  owned lands in the village formerly the Jagir of Vaheed Unnisa Begum, wife of Nizam. The locality is called after him, as Hyderguda. 12) Basheer Bagh: The garden of Sir Asman Jha, Basirud-dulah - a Paigah Noble, who had a palace at the Garden. 13) Somajiguda: A revenue department employee, named Sonaji, who owned lands and resided in this village.  Sonaji became Somaji and the hamlet came to be called 'Somajiguda' . (Guda is from Godem a hamlet). 14) Malakpet: Named after Malik Yakoob, a servant of Abdulah Qutub Shah Golconda King where he resided had a market, hence the name Malakpet. 15) Saidabad: A Jagir village of Sayed Meer Momin, Dewan of Golconda (1591). 16) Abid Shop: A Valet and steward of Nizam (VI) Mahboob Ali Khan. This man had his first shop here. 17) Saroornagar: Named after Sarwari Afzal Bai, mistress of Arasthu Jha. Dewan of Hyderabad,  who granted a Jagir,and constructed a palace and Garden for her. 18) Debirpura: The village named after Abdul Samad with the titles; Dabir-ul Mulk, a noble man. 19) Noor Khan Bazar: A market developed by Noor Khan, who came from Lucknow, during the time of the II Nizam. 20) A.C.Guards: A locality to the West of Lakdi-ka-pul.  The barracks of Abyssinian Cavalry Guards of Raja of Wanaparthy - (1910)  (Abyssinia is the old name of Ethiopia, an East African country).

Melting Princess - Story

	Once upon a time there lived a king.
The king had a beautiful daughter, the princess!

But there was a problem

Everything the princess touched would melt. No matter what; metal, wood, plastic- anything she touched would melt. Because of this, men were afraid of her. Nobody would dare marry her. The king despaired. What could he do to help his daughter. He consulted his wizards and magicians. One wizard told the king, "If your daughter touches one thing that does not melt in her hands, she will be cured."

The king was overjoyed. The next day, he held a competition. Any man that could bring his daughter an object that would not melt would marry her and inherit the king's wealth. Three young princes took up the challenge. The first prince brought a very hard alloy of titanium. But alas, once the princess touched it, it melted. The prince went away sadly.

	The second prince brought a huge diamond, thinking that diamond is the hardest substance in the world and surely, it would not melt. But alas, once the princess touched it, it melted. He too was sent away disappointed.
The third prince approached. He told the princess, "Put your hand in the bag and feel what is in there." The princess did as she was told, though she turned red. She felt something hard. She held it in her hand. And it did not melt!!!

The king was overjoyed. Everybody in the kingdom was overjoyed. And the third prince married the princess and they both lived happily ever after.

But The Question Is : What was the object the prince had in the bag?

( scroll down )

They were Britannia Little Hearts of course! They melt in your mouth, not in your hand.

THE FORGOTTEN WALT DISNEY AMUSEMENT PARK

This is Walt Disney world’s first water park. It was closed in 2001 and has been untouched ever since. From the then-popular Whoop N’ Holler slide to now unmoving water wheel, in the pictures, everything seems so old and forsaken. The swimming area must have been popular in its time with the tyre swing, the boom swing and the cable ride.

For some reason these pictures make you wonder how it would be with children running around and screaming. From the place where the lifeguard used to sit to the boom swing, everything can still be seen although a lot of the wood is rotting away. You will also see what used to be the white water rapids ride. River County used to be popular in its time but is now long forgotten. Those who have been here will definitely remember the times.

This is a collection from web.