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06 February 2016

Aging and Death

Some interesting Facts about Aging and Death

From the very young to the very old, aging is a necessary and unavoidable part of life. Learn about the process with these interesting, if somewhat strange facts.

1.      The ashes of a cremated person average about 9 pounds. A big part of what gives the human body weight is the water trapped in our cells. Once cremated, that water and a majority of our tissues are destroyed, leaving little behind.

2.      Nails and hair do not continue to grow after we die. They do appear longer when we die, however, as the skin dehydrates and pulls back from the nail beds and scalp.

3.      By the age of 60, most people will have lost about half their taste buds. Perhaps you shouldn't trust your grandma's cooking as much as you do. Older individuals tend to lose their ability to taste, and many find that they need much more intense flavoring in order to be able to fully appreciate a dish.

4.      Your eyes are always the same size from birth but your nose and ears never stop growing. When babies look up at you with those big eyes, they're the same size that they'll be carrying around in their bodies for the rest of their lives. Their ears and nose, however, will grow throughout their lives and research has shown that growth peaks in seven year cycles.

5.      By 60 years of age, 60-percent of men and 40-percent of women will snore. If you've ever been kept awake by a snoring loved one you know the sound can be deafening. Normal snores average around 60 decibels, the noise level of normal speech; intense snores can reach more than 80 decibels, the approximate level caused by a jackhammer breaking up concrete.

6.      A baby's head is one-quarter of its total length, but by age 25 will only be one-eighth of its total length. As it turns out, our adorably oversized baby heads won't change size as drastically as the rest of our body. The legs and torso will lengthen, but the head won't get much longer.



TOP-10-Odia Women

Oriya top ten Women


Nandita Das


Sona Mohapatra



Archita Sahu



Anu Choudhury




Sulagna Panigrahi



Shradhanjali Samantray


Sushree Shreya Mishra


Padmini Rout


Ipsita Pati



Dutee Chand





10 Successful Odia Women who have made proud ODISHA

Nandita Das: As an actress she is known for her roles in Fire, Earth, Bawander. Her debut feature film as a director was Firaaq which won several national and international awards. She was honoured with Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Government in 2008.

Sona Mohapatra: Sona is an accomplished Bollywood singer who is known for her fusion of contemporary and ancient music. Her hits include Ambersariya, Jiya Na Lage. Her performances in SatyamevaJayate made her quite popular among the masses.

Archita Sahu: Well known as a model and popular actress in Ollywood, Archita was 1st runner-up in Pond’s Femina Miss India Kolkata 2013, won Lakme Absolute Femina Miss Eyeconic eyes and also won Miss Stylish Hair title in the finale.

Anu Choudhury: She is an Odia actress and has starred in over 50 films, her debut movie being Maa Gojabayani for which she was highly appreciated. She has also acted in many Bengali movies, and made her debut in bollywood in the movie Nirvana 13. She is a social activist too.

Sulagna Panigrahi: Sulagna is an Indian TV and film actress, She played the lead role in the television serial Amber Dhara as Dhara, and went on to play the principal character in Do Saheliyaan. She further did a grey role as Sakshi Rajvansh in Bidaai. She got her bollywood break in Bhatt banner Murder 2.

Shradhanjali Samantray: She is an international football player and ex-captain of women Indian football team and represented India in a lot of International tournaments. She is the second Odia sportsperson after Dillip Tirkey to lead national side.

Sushree Shreya Mishra: Shreya is a model and was among the top 7 contestants of Femina Miss India 2015. She had won Asian Super Model-2010, Miss Friendship International 2010 and Asia Model Festival Award 2011.

Padmini Rout: She is an international chess player, holds the Woman Grandmaster title and was the winner of World Under-14 girls’ championship, 2008. She has also won five Asian and four national titles.

Ipsita Pati: Ipsita reached in the finale of Miss Universe India 2010. She had also won Miss South India 2008 and Miss Intercontinental India 2011 titles.


Dutee Chand: She is national champion in 100m event in sprinting. She had performed well in many national and international events.






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