Thundering cannons herald the outbreak of wars and inflaming speeches herald political revolutions but scientific and technological revolutions usually come quietly without any fanfare. Something like that happened in Ohio State’s small-town named Troy having barely 15,500 inhabitants on June 26, 1974. A small boy walked into a provision store to buy … Read more
The original Olympic Games were an ancient Greek festival held at the end of every fourth year at Olympia, which was located in Southern Greece. The Ancient Olympics had a semi-religious character, and they were open to members of all branches in the Greek race. During the games, no fighting was allowed … Read more
Can a person convey their thoughts to another without the aid of any of the known physical mediums of communication? The majority of scientists have been negating this concept for the past 125 years or so. According to the current scientifically proven knowledge, there is no sixth sense in humans through which … Read more
One evening, the family sat in front of the TV, and a news report flashed on-screen, “Coronavirus pandemic downs the economy worldwide.” John, a 5-year-old kid, asks, “Why can’t the countries print more and more money so there will be no problem in buying goods and helping all the sick people?” How … Read more
Throughout the years, especially during ancient times, several myths and fables became popular with people. These stories are often a product of human imagination, wherein the idea sometimes came from real creatures. These creatures sometimes have magical powers in different forms, which proves to have no scientific explanation. On the other hand, … Read more
Different timekeeping methods existed from the prehistoric up until the Neolithic period. The units utilized for the timekeeping means of various historical societies can be classified into the day, solar year, and lunation. Since the units used are diverse, the dates and years in different calendars are also varied. The first discovered … Read more
You can see on the left the picture of an electric light bulb, which is unique and appears in almost every edition of “Guinness Book of World Records.” The bulb was not made by a machine but by an expert glass-blower whose job was to give shape to melted glass by … Read more
Before we get to know about the biggest diamond known to mankind, let us learn some interesting facts about diamonds. Diamonds are rare precious stones that are naturally obtained from volcanoes. Essentially, it is merely carbon, and its structure is exactly like coal. When this ordinary coal is put under heavy pressure, … Read more