IBM Timeline

International Business Machines Corporation, or IBM, is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation, with headquarters in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and markets computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.

1911 — The company was founded in June 16,1911 by Charles Ranlett Flint as the Computing Tabulating Recording Company (CTR) through a merger of three companies— the Tabulating Machine Company, the International Time Recording Company, and the Computing Scale Company.

1914 —Flint recruited Thomas J. Watson, Sr., from the National Cash Register Company to help lead the company in 1914 and within 11 months of joining C-T-R, Watson became its president.

1924 — CTR adopted the name International Business Machines in 1924, using a name previously designated to CTR's subsidiary in Canada and later South America. Security analysts nicknamed IBM Big Blue in recognition of IBM's common use of blue in products, packaging, and logo.

1914 —Flint recruited Thomas J. Watson, Sr., from the National Cash Register Company to help lead the company in 1914 and within 11 months of joining C-T-R, Watson became its president.

1937 — IBM's tabulating equipment enabled organizations to process unprecedented amounts of data, its clients including the U.S. Government, during its first effort to maintain the employment records for 26 million people pursuant to the Social Security Act,

1943 — IBM invents the Vacuum Tube Multiplier in 1943, which used vacuum tubes for performing calculations electronically.

1944 —IBM and Harvard University jointly developed and built a Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator or ASCC , also known as the Mark I. This was IBM's first attempt to build a computer.

1945 — IBM founded the Watson Scientific Computing Laboratory at Columbia University in New York.

1957 — FORTRAN, invented by John Backus, became world's most widely used computer language and first programming language standard.

1962 — IBM and American Airlines launched world's first computer-driven airline reservation system called SABRE.

1966 —IBM's Bob Dennard invented Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM).

1969 —Magnetic strip technology for credit cards invented by IBM.

1976 — IBM introduced the world's first laser printer.

1981 — IBM Personal Computer launched the PC revolution.

1992 — IBM introduced the ThinkPad notebook line up.

1997 — IBM coins the term 'eBusiness'.

1997 — Deep Blue chess-playing supercomputer beat World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov, in six games.

2005 — PC division, including Thinkpad brand, is sold to Chinese manufacturer, Lenovo.

2011 — IBM's supercomputer Watson competed, and won on the TV show Jeopardy against two best former champions.

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Health benefits of Walnut

According to U.S researcher, Joe Vinson of the University of Scranton, "Walnutsrank above peanuts, almonds, pecans, pistachios and other nuts. A handful of walnuts contains almost twice as much antioxidants as an equivalent amount of any other commonly consumed nut" (as quoted on sciencedaily.com)

But unfortunately, people don't eat a lot of them. "Antioxidants in walnuts were two to 15 times as potent as vitamin E- renowned for its powerful antioxidant effects, which protect the body against damaging natural chemicals involved in causing disease," Vinson says. In fact in a 2009 U. S. study, nut consumption was associated with a significantly lower risk of weight gain and obesity. But you need to keep the portion small (maximum 7 walnuts a day).

Care for the heart

Being a rich source of Omega-3 fatty acids they keep the bad cholesterol level in check and also raise the level of good cholesterol in the body. A handful of these can keep you away from cardiovascular diseases, stroke , coronary artery diseases and other potential dangers related to the heart .

Beats inflammatory diseases

They have the power to tackle inflammatory diseases like asthma , psoriasis, eczema and rheumatoid arthritis.

Raises immunity

Walnuts boast antioxidant properties that enhance the immune system and protect against ageing, cancer and neurological disorders.

Make your skin glow

"Walnuts offer up healthy Omega-3 fats that strengthen the membranes of your skin cells, locking in moisture and nutrients that keep it plump and glowing and keeping out toxins that can damage skin cells," say Stephanie Clarke and Willow Jarosh, Registered Dieticians and co-owners of C&J Nutrition in Manhattan .

Walnuts also boast strong astringent properties that protect the skin from dryness. In fact, for the same reason, they are also used since ages in massagetherapy, aromatherapy and cosmetic products.

Pregnancy

These healthy nuts contain high levels of B-complex group of vitamins like folates, riboflavin, thiamin and others which are ideal for consumption by pregnant women.

Walnuts and minerals

Walnuts contain manganese, potassium, zinc, calcium, iron, magnesium,selenium and copper that serve various purposes including spermdevelopment and acid synthesis.

Fight constipation

Walnuts can also be consumed as laxatives as they can help against constipation.

For beautiful hair

Walnuts are a key 'hair food', as they are an excellent source of biotin, an essential nutrient known to strengthen hair, improve hair growth and reduce hair fall. A deficiency of biotin leads to frequent hair loss and breakage.

Weight loss

'Walnuts serve as a delicious-tasting, low cholesterol weight loss food. To fully enjoy the benefits of walnuts for weight loss, it is important to remember that these nuts are a high-calorie food that should be eaten in moderation. Make sure to add only 1.5 ounces (about 20 walnut halves) for maximum benefit to your daily menu.'

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25 Weird facts about human body

1. Men lose about 40 hairs in a day and women lose 70 hairs in a day.
2. Your blood has same amount of salts in it as an ocean has.
3. You are taller in the morning than you are at night.
4. Heart circulates blood in your body about 1000 times each day.
5. Eyelashes last about 150 days.
6. There are 500 hairs in an eyebrow.
7. The average human body contains approximately 100 billion nerve cells.
8. It is not possible to sneeze with open eyes.
9. Bones are 4 times stronger than concrete.
10. Average life span of a taste bud is only 10 days.
11. You are born without knee caps and they don’t appear until age of 2 to 6 years.
12. Children grow faster in springtime
13. Eyes stay the same size throughout life but nose and ears never stop growing.
14. We born with 300 bones but end up with 206 bones when we are adult.
15. Human skull is made up of 26 different bones.
16. Hair is made of same substance as fingernails.
17. Our entire body functions stop when we sneeze, even your heart beat.
18. Tongue is the strongest muscle in human body.
19. Typical person goes to bathroom six times a day.
20. Food takes 7 seconds to reach stomach from mouth.
21. Children have more taste buds than adults.
22. Sneeze blows air out of nose at the speed of 100 miles per hour.
23. Largest muscle in your body is one on which you are sitting on.
24. Smallest bone of body is in ears.
25. Liver is the largest internal organ in human body, it normally weighs 1.44–1.66 kg

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The Leaf Insects

Leaf Insect

Leaf insects use camouflage to take on the appearance of a leaf. They do this so accurately that predators often aren't able to distinguish them from real leaves. In some species the edge of the leaf insect’s body even has the appearance of bite marks. To further confuse predators, when the leaf insect walks, it rocks back and forth, to mimic a real leaf being blown by the wind.

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Blue Mushroom

Blue Mushroom

The Blue Foot mushroom, AKA blewit and Pied bleu is not a true blue mushroom, like the Blue Entoloma, which is blue inside and out. Its scientific name is Lepista nuda and it is a member of the Cortinarius family. It is an edible mushroom that can easily be mistaken for several mushrooms in the Cortinarius family which are toxic. The Blue Foot is one of the most prolific and commonly found mushrooms in its growing regions. However, cultivated blue foot mushrooms are more popular than wild, as wild harvested mushrooms vary in flavor based on the plant materials they lived on.

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Variability of brain size and external topography

Photographs and weights of the brains of different species.

Primates: Human (Homo sapiens, 1.176 kg)
Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes, 273 g)
Baboon (Papio cynocephalus, 151 g)
Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx, 123 g)
Macaque (Macaca tonkeana, 110 g).

Carnivores: Bear (Ursus arctos, 289 g)
Lion (Panthera leo, 165 g)
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus, 119 g)
Dog (Canis familiaris, 95 g)
Cat (Felis catus, 32 g).

Artiodactyls: Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis, 700 g)
Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros, 166 g)
Mouflon (Ovis musimon, 118 g)
Ibex (Capra pyrenaica, 115 g)
Peccary (Tayassu pecari, 41 g).

Marsupials: Wallaby (Protemnodon rufogrisea, 28 g).

Lagomorphs: Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus, 5.2 g)

Rodents: Rat (Rattus rattus, 2.6 g)
Mouse (Mus musculus, 0.5 g)

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