Boy..Scout

When and where was Boy Scouts founded?

The origin of the Boy Scouts movement is attributed to the efforts of Robert Baden-Powell.  He organised an experimental camp attended by 20 boys, held from July 29 to August 9, 1907 on Brownsea Island, Dorset, England.  Outlining the principles of scouting, he, in 1908, wrote a book "Scouting for Boys" much of which was based on Baden-Powell's army career in Africa.  He also published a magazine 'The Scout' in the same yar.  Later that year the first official camp was organised at Humshaugh, Northumberland.  By 1909 the scouting movement had gained such momentum that in a rally held at Crystal Palace, London, 11,000 scouts participated.  Currently there are more than 38 million members involved with the Boy Scouts movement.  Indonesia has the highest scout membership with 89,09,435 scouts followed by USA and India.

Women Rights...

When and Where for the first time were women granted the right to vote?

In 1893 the Women's Sufffrage Petition was passed in New Zealand, making it the first self-gverning nation in the world to grant women the right to vote.  This pioneering feat was achieved when Governor Glasgow signed the Electoral Bill in September 1893 to that effect.

United Kingdom Vs Great Britain...

What is the difference between the United Kingdom and Great Britain ?

The United Kingdom comprises of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland whereas Southern Ireland is a separate nation.  Northern Ireland share a common government and passport with the nations of the large island.  Great Britain, on the other hand, includes the main Island of Scotland, Wales and England excluding the whole of Ireland-both Northern as well as Southern.  Great Britain is called so in order to distinguish it from Brittany or Little Britain, a province across the Channel in France.

Kuiper Belt...

What is 'Kuiper Belt'?

The Kuiper Belt is a donut-shaped region that extends to about 50 Astronomical Unit (AU) (1 AU=92.96 million miles, means distance of Earth from the Sun.)  Kuiper Belt is thought to be the source for short-period comnets such as Comet Halley or Comet Swift-Tuttle.  It is filled with icy bodies that are in solar orbit.  800 objects found in this region are called Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs).  On the other hand, it is estimated that there are more than 70,000 objects of more than 60 miles in diameter in the Kuiper Belt.  Dwarf planets like Pluto and UB 313 are considered as Kuiper Belt objects.