The Making of Titanic (1997)

Titanic is a 1997 American epic romantic disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in lead roles.

The modern day scenes of the expedition were shot on the Akademik Mstislav Keldysh, a 6,240 ton Russian scientific research vessel, in July 1996. Principal photography for Titanic began in September 1996 at the newly-built Fox Baja Studios.

The film was produced in $200 million (INR 1,100 crores) and it went on to earn a whopping $2.2 billion (INR 12,100 crores) shattering all records and became the biggest ever blockbuster of Hollywood history until then. 

Interesting facts about Elephants

Did you know that there are only three species of elephants living today? This is the African savannah elephant, African forest elephant and the Indian elephant. All other species have disappeared from the face of the Earth. In this collection offers some interesting facts about elephants.

Elephants - the world's largest land animals alive today. The largest elephant ever recorded was shot in Angola in 1956. This male weighed about 11,000 kg, with a height of 3.96 meters, a meter higher than the average male African elephant.

The gestation period of a female elephant is 22 months, which is longer than that of any land animal. At birth the calf weighs an average of 120 kilograms. They usually live for 50-70 years, but the age of the oldest recorded elephant was 82 years old. In healthy adult elephants have no natural enemies, predators, although lions may attack young or weak animals

With a mass just over 5 kg, elephant brains are larger than those of any other land animal. They are characterized by a wide variety of emotions and feelings, including grief, altruism, playfulness, compassion and self-awareness. They hear music and even can use musical instruments, as well as draw.

Elephants live in a structured social order. Public life in males and females are very different. Females spend most of their time in close-knit family groups made up of mothers, daughters, sisters and aunts. These groups are led by the eldest female elephant, or matriarch. Adult males, on the other hand, live mostly solitary.

Fangs of the elephant - it's his second upper incisors that grow continuously. Adult male canines grow about 18 cm per year. They are used to pull water, salt and roots, tearing the bark from trees, baobab pulp extract and clear trees and branches, clearing the way. In addition, they are used to establish territory, and occasionally as weapons.

Elephant's trunk is a fusion of the nose and upper lip, elongated and specialized to become the most important and versatile appendage of the animal. African elephants can boast of two such processes at the finger tips of their trunk, while in Asia there is only one. Elephant trunk sensitive enough to pick up a single blade of grass from the ground, but still strong enough to uproot a tree. The trunk is also used for drinking. Elephants suck water up to 14 liters at a time, and then transfer it to the mouth. Snouted animals also sprayed water on their bodies during bathing. In addition to this cool soul animals sprayed mud, which dries and acts as a sunscreen. During swimming trunk serves as a tube for breathing.

Elephants swim well, but can not jump, run or gallop. They really have only two options gaits: walk and a faster gait that is similar to running.

African elephants are now live in 37 African countries. They are distinguished from Asian elephants in several ways, but first and foremost they have much larger ears. In addition, the African elephant is usually larger than the Indian elephant and has a concave back. In Asian elephants only males have tusks, and tusks of African stocked with all of the individual.

Elephants - herbivores and spend up to 16 hours a day in search of food. Their diet is very variable, depending on the season and habitat. Above all, they feed on the leaves, bark, fruit trees and shrubs, but they may also eat large amounts of grass.

Little-known Historical Places in the World

 

Pamban Bridge

Pamban Bridge, also known as Annai Indira Gandhi Road Bridge, connects the Rameshwaram island with the mainland. It is the longest sea bridge in India, nearly 2.2 km, and stands as a fine example of Indian architecture . The bridge was constructed with sufficient elevation and a beautiful scenery of the sea; adjoining islands and parallel rail bridge below can be viewed from the bridge.
 

Kanya Kumari island Temple, India

 

Hampi, King Krishna Devaraya Kingdom's Capital

Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan

Amber Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan

The Teotihuacan pyramids

The Teotihuacan pyramids are the most famous place in North America. This place contains some of the largest pyramids of the world. There pyramids were build in the pre Colombian Americas. They are also famous as the world largest residential complexes. It is almost a city, which was established in 100B.C. the culture and civilization of this place was also known as Teotihuacan. This place was considered as the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
 

Burmese temples at Bagan

Some of the thousands of temples at Bagan, visited with Cosmos.

Lahore Fort

 

Moenja daro, Pakistan

Moenjo-daro was built around 2600 BC and abandoned around 1900 BC. It was rediscovered in 1922 by Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay, an officer of the Archaeological Survey of India. He was led to the mound by a Buddhist monk, who believed it to be a stupa. In the 1930s, massive excavations were conducted under the leadership of John Marshall, K. N. Dikshit, Ernest Mackay, and others. John Marshall's car, which was used by the site directors, is still in the Mohenjo-daro museum, showing their struggle and dedication to Mohenjo-daro. Further excavations were carried out in 1945 by Ahmad Hasan Dani and Mortimer Wheeler.

 Historical places in Alanya and Antalya, Turkey

The subtropical climate in Turkey are available all year round holiday makers can be found in Alanya. The golden sandy beaches, several bars and restaurants provide a friendly atmosphere. Like the attractive port and old town which is richly decorated with lights. According to the descriptions you find yourself here in Miami from Turkey!

Bibi Ka Maqbara, Aurangabad, India

Bibi Ka Maqbara is a masoleum built by the Mughal Prince Azam Shah, in the late 17th century as a loving tribute to his mother, Rabia Durrani (the first wife of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb). The comparison to the Taj Mahal has resulted in a general ignorance of the monument. This monument is also called the Dakkhani Taj (Taj of the Deccan).