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English is the easiest langauge to learn, mostly because it doesn’t make use of male/female for everything, like other lanugages do. But even being easy to learn, it doesn’t mean that it’s easy to master, or that it doesn’t have some pretty weird attibutes that have made their way into the language with time. Enjoy […]
On reading about the most terrifying figures from history, you will realize the fact that the truth is always stranger than fiction. There is no end to the accounts about the inhumane rulers, barbarians and murderers in history. It is by reading about the lives of these individuals that you will realize the true nature […]
The green dots on this Google Earth represent a radio station anywhere in the world. Click on any one of the dots and you will immediately listen to that station with very good sound quality. I cannot imagine the effort that went in to this! Click here to start listening….
A paradox is a statement that apparently contradicts itself and yet might be true. Most logical paradoxes are known to be invalid arguments, but they are still valuable in promoting critical thinking. Read on to discover ten paradoxes that will totally surprise you. Why is water cheaper than diamonds, since humans need water, not diamonds, […]
Everyone has heard of soccer, football, rugby, tennis, swimming and running, but not everyone knows about wife-carrying or chess boxing. Here are 10 of the most unusual and fun-loving sports events from around the world, some of these may seem truly bizarre! A popular sport in Southeast Asia, this action pack game resembles volleyball but […]
There is no greater teacher, no better art gallery than nature. Even as we ponder the stars and look to galaxies far away, there is so much here on our little earth to surprise us, things both beautiful and rare which we may not fully understand. Here are some amazing and interesting things courtesy of […]
You know what the Barbie doll is — they’re everywhere and have been there for a long time. It’s iconic! So iconic that there are even songs about the doll’s hypothetical love life. For those who don’t remember, in 1997, a band called Aqua released a dance track called Barbie Girl. The song was a smash hit […]
It was only after 1856, when Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, the then Nawab of Awadh, Lucknow was exiled in Metiabruz by the British Government, this place transformed dramatically. Metiabruz meant fort made from mud (in Urdu, ‘matia’ mean ‘mud’ and ‘bruz’ mean ‘fort’). In those days, it is said, it was called Parikhana, and the […]
Chittaranjan Das was from a well-known Bengali family Deshbandu was born on 5 November, 1870. He was the son of Bhuban Mohan Das, who was a lawyer and a journalist. He was also the nephew of Brahmo Samaj social reformer Durga Mohan Das (one of the founder of Sadharan Brahmo Samaj). Das was a nationalist […]
When the gourmet Wajid Ali Shah arrived in Metiabruz over 150 years ago, he changed the way Kolkata ate its biryani… The original article is published by Chandrima Pal and is available at The Indian Express website. Click here to read this interesting bit of history.
Some of the brands that surround us have changed very little over the years, such as Kellogg’s Corn Flakes and the Bic Mac which has remained unchanged for about 52 years, but others are virtually unrecognizable from their meager beginnings. Here are the first products of some of the most famous companies in the world […]
Infinity is an abstract concept used to describe something that is endless or boundless. It is important in mathematics, cosmology, physics, computing, and the arts. 01. The Infinity Symbol Infinity has its own special symbol: ∞. The symbol, sometimes called the lemniscate, was introduced by clergyman and mathematician John Wallis in 1655. The word “lemniscate” […]