Fashion and Funerals: Deadliest Trends of the Past
Too much fashion can kill you. Well, not always, but in certain cases, when weird trends take over our common sense, we willingly offer to...
Highest Paid Actor: Show Me The Money!
Scorpion King, Hercules or the recently released Jumanji sequel, he has been a part of all these films and many more. And this year seems ...
Beluga Sturgeon: Biggest Freshwater Fish in the World
If you are still stuck on Nemo, it's time to make way for the Beluga Sturgeon, the biggest freshwater fish in the world, beating the l...
The Light of the Fireflies
Fireflies sound like something from a fairytale, except that they are real. Our obsession with fireflies is not new. We fell in love with ...
Humans and The Art Of Walking On Water!
We have conquered the sky, the land, and even water. Almost. But can we walk on water? We are no basilisk lizards or insects, but they sur...
Exoplanets : 'To Infinity and Beyond'
Exoplanet is the name given to the planets which are outside our solar system. Yes, we are not alone. We just occupy a very small space in...
The Countries Where People Live The Longest: Immortals Of This World
Ever wondered what it would be like to live forever and watch time pass you by, as you watch the centuries come and go, kingdoms collapse,...
Active Volcanoes on Earth: List of some of the most Dangerous
It is not every day that we see volcanic ash or hot lava hurled towards the skies from the magma chamber, below the earth's surface. A...
The Great Sphinx of Giza : Beautiful Riddles
Standing on the west bank of the Nile, atop the Giza plateau, the Great Sphinx of Giza forms the perfect silhouette against the Egyptian l...
Dinosaurs: Could They Swim?
Dinosaurs may have disappeared long ago, yet they continue to tease our curiosity, imagination, myths, and of course, our paleontologists....
For Whale Sharks, Madagascar is the place to be!
Clear blue sea, colours in the distance, sun shining bright above and down below in the sea are some of the largest fishes you ever saw. T...
The loneliest house in Iceland
Imagine how cool it would be to live all alone on a faraway island with greenery all around you. The sight is something to behold! A situa...
What is so unlucky about the number 13?
Why do you think you keep hearing superstitious rumors about ‘unlucky 13’? Image Credit Here are 13 reasons why. 1. There were 13 pe...
Kumari Kandam: The Lost Sub-Continent
An ancient Tamil civilization under the Indian Ocean? Kumari Kandam, also known to be ‘lost subcontinent’ is believed to have existed ...
What are Sunspots.
“Sunspots are one of the most important pieces of the sun,” says Shin Toriumi, a scientist with the National Astronomical Observatory of ...
How did the Olympic Games begin?
“At its heart the Ancient Olympic Games was a religious festival held in a religious sanctuary,” “it was not just a matter of playing spo...
What was the New World?
The New World is the term used for the majority of the Western Hemisphere, specially the Americas that includes the nearby islands like t...
Why does the Tower of Pisa lean?
The Tower of Pisa began to tilt in 1173 when construction began. The soil was mostly composed of clay, fine sand and shells ( probably bec...
Great Depression - The Greatest Economic Recession in Modern World History.
What is the 'Great Depression'? Economists and historians define the Great Depression as the most catastrophic economic event of...
Black Death - The Worst Disease Outbreak in Human History
The Black Death was one of the deadliest diseases ever recorded in human history. It had spread to Europe from 1346 to 1353 which killed m...
Doppelgangers: You Have My Face!
A doppelganger basically means a lookalike. No, we are not talking about twins here. Imagine sharing a face with someone who isn't eve...
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