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International Left-Handers Day 2026: History, significance and why August 13 is celebratedEvery year on August 13, International Left-Handers Day shines a spotlight on the unique experiences and hurdles faced by left-handed indiv...- In the 19th century, a Portuguese winemaker built his goats a three-storey tower because he thought they deserved a mountainIn the 19th century, a visionary Portuguese grape grower constructed an innovative stone tower specifically for his goats. This ingenious d...
- Antarctica is covered in ice, yet fire is so dangerous that the U.S. keeps a full-time professional fire department thereThe extreme weather of Antarctica raises notable fire dangers for research stations. At McMurdo Station, the U.S. Antarctic Program's centr...
- In 1942, a German U-boat sank SS Benlomond, leaving Chinese sailor Poon Lim alone in the Atlantic on an eight-foot raft; after surviving 133 days on fish, birds, and rainwater, he was rescued near Brazil and said, “I hope no one will ever have to break that record”Poon Lim survived 133 days alone on a life raft after his ship sank. He rationed limited supplies and improvised to catch fish and birds fo...
- Hitler's birthplace begins new life as a police stationThe building where Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn is now a police station. Austria's government hopes this conversion will deter n...
- Who is Marie-France Van Heel? Meet UK PM Andy Burnham's wife, once the 'coolest girl in college', who worked at Sky Digital and MTV Europe and beat breast cancer riskMarie-France van Heel, wife of Prime Minister Andy Burnham, has a notable career. She met Burnham at Cambridge and worked in marketing for ...
- Netflix's 'I Will Find You' becomes world's No. 1 show with record-breaking views, but will there be a season 2?Netflix's thriller I Will Find You has become a major global hit, captivating millions of viewers worldwide. Based on Harlan Coben's bestse...
- In Graphics: Ancient epic racks up wiki traffic amid movie buzzMovie buffs are turning to Wikipedia to do their homework before heading to theatres: traffic on the page with the entry on Odyssey the epi...
- Beyond SEO: The new rules of brand discoverability in the AI eraBrand discoverability is shifting from search engine rankings to AI-driven answers. AI systems now prioritise authoritative third-party sig...
- US Senator Lindsey Graham passes away at 71United States Senator Lindsey Graham passed away on Saturday evening. He was seventy-one years old and a prominent Republican from South Ca...
- Life’s Work: An Interview with Jimmy WalesThe founder of Wikipedia explains why he left finance to start the nonprofit, the importance of crafting your career around your interests,...
- Lying frozen on Mount Everest for nearly 30 years, wearing 'Green Boots', one man's body is now at the center of a risky mission undertaken by IndiaAfter nearly three decades, the identity of Everest's iconic 'Green Boots' has been confirmed as Dorje Morup, an Indian climber lost in the...
- In 1926, a secretary kept track of tiny marks between newspaper columns: It highlighted the growing need for a device that could send documents across distance, thus introducing the fax machine used in every office todayThe 1920s marked a pivotal era for electronic document transmission, driven not only by early 19th-century inventions but also by pressing ...
- In 1860, German chemistry PhD Albert Niemann isolated cocaine from coca leaves; the tongue-numbness he noted led to the first local anesthesia 24 years laterA simple observation of numbness from coca leaves led to a medical revolution. Scientists isolated cocaine, revealing its power to block pa...
- In 2001, Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger Opened a Simple Wiki for a Slow Project: That Fix Established the Foundation for WikipediaJimmy Wales and Larry Sanger started Wikipedia in 2001 to fix a bottleneck. Their earlier project, Nupedia, was too slow. Wikipedia's wiki ...
- Elon Musk’s Grokipedia copying Wikipedia? Here's all you need to know about the AI-powered encyclopediaElon Musk's xAI has launched Grokipedia, an AI-powered encyclopedia, positioning it as a superior alternative to Wikipedia, which Musk crit...
- Elon Musk challenges wikipedia with his own GrokipediaGrokipedia, which briefly crashed after its launch Monday afternoon, tallied more than 800,000 AI-generated encyclopedia entries, compared ...
- Elon Musk’s $1 Billion Offer to Wikipedia Still StandsElon Musk's $1 billion offer to rename Wikipedia is still valid. Musk reiterated his proposal, initially made last year, questioning Wikipe...
- Government puts Wikipedia on notice after complaints of bias and inaccuraciesThe government issued a notice to Wikipedia on Tuesday, expressing concerns over bias, inaccuracies, and the concentration of editorial con...
- Students are told not to use Wikipedia for research. But it's a trustworthy sourceAt a time when it's increasingly difficult to separate truth from falsehood, Wikipedia is an accessible tool for fact-checking and fighting...
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