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"Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." — Lao-Tze #quotes

Regularly bottling up your emotions can lead to potentially serious mental and physical health problems. #health

​​What is the difference between a Biodata, CV and Resume? Different formats are used in different job proposals, and knowing about all the formats is good. Biodata: Bio-data stands for Biographical data and is an archaic term for Resume or C.V. In a bio data, the focus is on personal particulars like date of birth, gender, religion, race, nationality, residence, marital status, and the like. A chronological listing of education and experience comes after that. Unlike other formats, a biodata does not have much in terms of formatting and in most cases the format is provided by the institution. This makes it easy to collect data in very sequential manner but this format does not do much in the case of explaining the skills as it is not tailored according to the need of the company although it does prove ample amount of information about one’s skills and talents. A biodata can range from about 1 page to 3 page depending on the quantity of information required by the institute. C.V. (CURRICULUM VITAE): Curriculum Vitae is a Latin word meaning “course of life”. It is more detailed than a resume, generally 2 to 3 pages, or even longer as per the requirement. This format is used when we want to describe our life’s activity in detail format. It covers general talent rather than specific skills for any specific positions. A CV is generally used by college freshers or recent graduate seeking for the job. It can also be used by someone who is seeking a job change or someone who has not been in the industry for a long period of time. Although it is sort of a biography, there are certain rules to be followed to make sure that your CV is consistent with the general convention and trends used for writing the CV. Resume: Resume is a French word meaning “summary”. A resume is an outline or summary of one’s education, skills and employment. It does not list down all details of a profile, but showcases specific skills customized to the target job. It is thus usually 1 or at the max 2 pages long, written in the third person to give it an objective and formal tone. Your resume must contain information in a condensed manner. Here you are required to provide only those skills and experiences that are relevant and essential for the job you have applied. You do not need to fill up everything that you may have in your arsenal of talent. A good resume would start with a brief Profile of the candidate, Summary of Qualifications, followed by Industry Expertise and Professional Experience in reverse chronological order. Focus is on the most recent experiences, followed by responsibilities and accomplishments. Previous experiences are only presented as a summary. This would be followed by Education details and/or Professional Affiliations and/or Voluntary Initiatives.

The condition that causes people to sneeze when suddenly exposed to bright light, typically intense sunlight, is called Autosomal Dominant Compelling Helioopthalmic Outburst Syndrome Aka, 'ACHOO' Syndrome. #Knowledge

It takes about 50 hours of socializing to go from acquaintance to casual friend, an extra 40 hours to become a “real” friend, and 200 hours in total to become a close friend, according to a study from the University of Kansas. #Knowledge

​​What is the difference between One way mirror and Two way mirror? A one-way mirror has reflective material on one side and is coated with translucent material on the other. It is the mirrors that we use in our bathrooms, cars, and so on. A two-way mirror is a mirror that has a reflective surface on one side and a clear surface on the other. It mimics a regular mirror, but you can see through the clear side to the side with the reflective surface. A normal bathroom mirror is a layer of glass about a quarter inch (6 mm) thick followed by about a 2 micron thick layer of silver followed by black paint. The light goes into the glass, reflects from the silver and goes back through the glass. A two way mirror usually is a quarter inch of glass, a 1 micron layer of silver and then a quarter inch of dark glass. Looking from the clear glass side, the reflection looks normal but maybe a little bit dark. If on the other side of the two way mirror is a dark room, very little light gets through the dark glass and the silver from the dark room. People outside will not notice anything other than the bright reflection from their side. In the darkened room, little is reflected because light would have to go through two layers of dark glass. However, light from the outside bright room comes through the thin silver and one layer of dark glass and those in the darkened room can see out.

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"Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood." — Helen Keller #quotes

Magnolia flowers are pollinated by beetles because the species is so ancient They appeared on Earth before bees. #Knowledge

Theocracy (noun): A form of government controlled by religious leaders. #Word_of_The_Day

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"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." — Albert Einstein #quotes

Night owls tend to outlast early birds in how long they can stay mentally alert before becoming fatigued. #animals

​​Why some part of Plant explode upon touching? Plants use many strategies to disperse their seeds, but among the most fascinating are exploding seed pods.  Violets, poisonous squirting cucumbers, and touch-me-nots or Impatiens capensis (not to be confused with these touch-me-nots) have an effective way of dispersing their seeds: They burst! The forceful ejection sends the seeds flying as far away as possible from the original plant. Several teams of scientists spanning different disciplines and countries, including Oxford mathematicians Alain Goriely and Derek Moulton, along with colleagues from Oxford's departments of Plant Sciences, Zoology and Engineering, worked together to discover how the seed pods of popping cress explode. A rapid movement like this is rare among plants: since plants do not have muscles, most movements in the plant kingdom are extremely slow. However, the explosive shatter of popping cress pods is so fast – an acceleration from 0 to 10 metres per second in about half a millisecond – that advanced high-speed cameras are required to see it. The scientists, led by Angela Hay, a plant geneticist at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, discovered that the secret to explosive acceleration in popping cress is the evolutionary innovation of a fruit wall that can store elastic energy through growth and expansion and can rapidly release this energy at the right stage of development.

In ancient Greece and Rome, doctors used spider webs to make bandages for their patients. #History

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"Life imposes things on you that you can’t control, but you still have the choice of how you’re going to live through this." — Celine Dion #quotes

If you fail your driving test in Switzerland more than three times, you must pass a psychological evaluation before being allowed to retake it. #counties

The human eye contains over two million working parts. #science

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