Eyelashes

# There are 90-160 eyelashes on the upper lid and 70-80 on the lower one.

# An eyelash's life is five months.

# Lashes grow for 30 days, rest for three months, then degenerate for the remaining 30 days before falling off.

# At any given time, 60-80 per cent of your eyelashes are growing, while 20-40 per cent are dying off.

Musical affair

One of the most famous embarrassing moments to occur in British India was made at Viceregal Lodge in New Delhi. The Viceroy had his own orchestra, which used to play during dinner, and on one occasion the Vicereine, the Viceroy's wife, asked the title of the tune being played. No one could remember, so an aide-de-camp was sent to enquire of the bandmaster.

On his return, the aide-de-camp slipped into his seat and waited for an opportunity to impart his information. At the next silence he leapt forward, looked at the Vicereine, and announced in a penetrating voice: "Your Excellency, 'I will Remember Your Kisses, Even When You Have Forgotten My Name."

The origin of tea

The earliest mention of tea occurs in a Chinese dictionary, the Erh Y’a, about the year 350 B.C. People say it was first cultivated in Szechwan province of China. Buddhist priests then took tea to Japan where the Japanese soon started growing and using it.

There’s a lovely Japanese legend about the discovery of tea. The story goes that tea first grew in China where the Buddhist priest Bodhidharma meditated for nine years in front of a wall. Once he fell asleep. He was so annoyed with himself when he woke up that he cut off his eyelids and threw them on the ground! There they took root and became a tea plant.