Searched for
LAND RECORD SOCIETY
In 1883, an Iowa woman traveled alone to Alaska. She published its first travel guide and helped bring Washington’s famous cherry trees to AmericaEliza Ruhamah Scidmore was an Iowa-born writer and traveler who ventured to Alaska alone in 1883, documenting her journey through Southeast...- In 1964, a mysterious 27-year-old woman bought abandoned 18-acre island off the coast of Maine & lived there alone; 22 years later, she donated it for a wildlife sanctuaryWitch Island off the coast of Maine has a fascinating history of private ownership and clairvoyance. Once known as Davis Island, it later b...
- In 1787, William Smith began mapping England as a surveyor’s assistant; 28 years later, his travels produced the first geological map of an entire country, only for him to land in debtors’ prisonIn 1787, William Smith began mapping England as a surveyor’s assistant. Twenty-eight years later, his endless travels produced the world’s ...
- After someone planted golden bamboo beside an Oʻahu road, the single ornamental planting escaped and grew into a 1-acre patch, crowding out native plantsGolden bamboo, once a beloved addition to gardens, is now recognized as an invasive menace. Its rapid growth through underground rhizomes t...
- Ageing housing societies: How homeowners can avoid losing their homes and money to redevelopment delaysAgeing housing societies that were promised bigger, modern living spaces have seen builders abandon or stall construction for years, with l...
- In 2022, a four-month-old bar-tailed godwit left Alaska on its first migration; it flew 13,560 km nonstop and reached Tasmania 11 days laterA remarkable bar-tailed godwit embarked on a breathtaking journey, soaring 8,425 miles from Alaska to Tasmania in a single, relentless stre...
- In 1778, Polly Cooper traveled 186 miles with an Oneida delegation to bring white corn to George Washington's starving troops at Valley Forge. 248 years later, the woman preserved mainly through oral tradition is honored on the 2026 American $1 coinPolly Cooper Native American $1 coin: Polly Cooper, an Oneida woman, is honored on a 2026 dollar coin for her aid. She traveled with warrio...
- ICICI Prudential AMC to raise Rs 2,000 crore fund for Mumbai housingICICI Prudential AMC is raising a Rs 2,000 crore fund for Mumbai residential development. This fund targets redevelopment opportunities in ...
- The nose theory: When the British measured the noses of IndiansBritish administrator Herbert Hope Risley used nose measurements and other physical traits to classify Indians by supposed race and caste. ...
- In 1915, pack ice sank Shackleton’s Endurance; 107 years later, explorers found its wreck remarkably intact beneath the Weddell SeaAfter a century-long mystery, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance has been discovered beneath the ice of the Weddell Sea. The remarkable...
- Independence Day 2026: When Nazi Germany feared its women will fall for magnetic IndiansIndia's Independence Day: Subhas Chandra Bose’s Indian Legion in Nazi Germany during World War II reveals a complex alliance shaped by shar...
- Japanese proverb of the day: "Even a small fire should be extinguished quickly" — Powerful life lessons on emotional control, patience, wisdom, resilience, relationships, and why ignoring tiny problems today can turn resentment, conflict, bad habits, and mistakes into fires far harder to put out tomorrowJapanese proverb of the day: “Even a small fire should be extinguished quickly.” It carries a warning many of us learn too late. Small argu...
- Miscreants from Arunachal fired inside Assam territory, four accused identified, custody sought: MinisterSpeaking to reporters after a meeting with the leadership of Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK), which is spearheading an indefinite economic...
- He left America, moved into a $100 billion ghost city near Singapore and tried to build a new society. Malaysia ghosted himBalaji Srinivasan left the US and took his experiment to build a new kind of society to Malaysia’s $100 billion ghost city, Forest City. Hi...
- Metal detectorists found one Bronze Age gold torc in an English field; then unearthed two more, with the rare trio expected to be worth hundreds of thousandsWhile metal detecting in a serene countryside field, two friends stumbled upon three remarkable gold torcs, valued at over $400,000. Dating...
- Thai man spots strange-looking rocks near pond; scientists say they are bones of 100-million-year-old dinosaur, biggest in Southeast AsiaA Thai man's discovery of strange-looking rocks near a shrinking pond led scientists to identify the fossilised remains of Nagatitan chaiya...
- A 15-mile-long island appeared on maps for more than a century; in 2012, scientists "undiscovered" itFor more than a century, Sandy Island, a phantom island, graced the maps until Australian geologists uncovered open water in its place in 2...
- Brazil’s 500-meter-wide cashew tree is actually one plant; its ground-rooting branches produce up to 2.5 tons of fruit each yearCajueiro de Pirangi, a remarkable giant in Brazil, sprawls over 8,500 square meters. This extraordinary cashew tree grows sideways, sprouti...
- Homebuyers lose stilt parking case: Maharashtra court explains why builder's allotment was invalidHousing society prevented homebuyers from using their stilt parking spaces given by builder as it was given after registration of society; ...
- In 1695, pirates captured Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's royal ship and vanished after looting tens of millions of dollars' worth of gold and silver. The first coin from the treasure was found 300 years later.Rare Arabian coins unearthed in America provide new evidence about a historic pirate heist. Captain Henry Every's crew stole vast treasure ...
Load More
