The Amish, also known as Amisch or Amische, are a group of traditionalist Christians. They trace their origin from the Swiss Anabaptists in the 17th century. In the 18th century, most of them migrated to North America. The Amish are mostly known for their lifestyle, which is characterized by the inclination towards … Read more
Coca-Cola is a word that is often regarded to be synonymous with the word “cola.” The story of this multi-billion beverage brand begins in May 1886. One morning, a 55-year old pharmacist and a former military colonel named John Pemberton walked into the then-famous Jacob’s Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia. His purpose for … Read more
We have so many celebrations in our lives, our birthday, Christmas day, New Year’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Valentine’s Day, and so on. But one significant celebration that humanity should observe is Earth’s Day. With its goal of diversifying, educating and activating the environmental movement to drive transformative change for people … Read more
The organization known as the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources or IUCN is founded in 1948 and is dedicated to nature conservation. The members of this union included famous scientists and environmental activists from all around the globe, like Roger Helm and Tracy Philipps. In 1961, the … Read more
Karl Elsener was a Swiss man of refined taste and fashion. His company manufactured surgical instruments and cutlery in the Alpine country. When Elsener got to know that Switzerland was importing blades from their neighbor Germany, he decided to change things. In 1890’s, Elsener set up a factory at home to create … Read more
When you are asked to list the primary colors, you might probably answer: red, yellow, and blue. No wonder because that what was taught to you by your elementary teacher when you became a school coloring book master. However, in the modern context, all simple concepts are a lot more complicated. People … Read more
How about a postage stamp? In terms of size and weight, no other natural or man-made object is more valuable than the rarest of the rare stamps. The world’s most expansive stamp was printed in Sweden in 1855 and was the result of a printing error. Instead of printing the Treskilling stamp … Read more
The word ‘robot’ was coined by Karel Čapek, a Czech Playwright, in the play called “RUR,” which stood for Rossum’s Universal Robots. In the said play, the human characters have mechanical servants that look like people and do manual labor for them. Capek called these machines “robots” as the Czech word “robota” … Read more