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Everyday mysteries solved: Why do clocks run clockwise and not anti-clockwise? The surprising reason goes back 5,000 yearsHave you ever wondered why clocks always move clockwise instead of anti-clockwise? The answer has nothing to do with physics and everything...
For 28 years, a Latvian immigrant built Florida’s 1,100-ton Coral Castle mostly alone at night, and never fully explained his methodsA heartbroken immigrant named Edward Leedskalnin built Coral Castle over thirty years. He single-handedly moved over one thousand tons of l...
NYT Strands hints today, July 6: Theme, Spangram and answers to solve the Sunday challengeNYT Strands is the newest entry in The New York Times' word game collection, joining popular titles like Wordle, Connections, and Spelling ...
Solar city, VR zone become popular attractions at International Solar Festival 2024The International Solar Festival 2024 in New Delhi showcases a solar-powered city, virtual-reality experiences, and innovative solar techno...
World Heritage Day 2023: Five historical sites in India that are must visitWorld Heritage Day is a celebration of the cultural heritage and diversity of the world. India, with its rich history and culture, has nume...
Why the hourglass will never lose relevanceHourglasses might seem likely to have become as obsolete as sundials with the advent of regular clocks and, even more, with digital time be...
From first day to retirement, what Usha Ananthasubramanian CEO, Allahabad Bank has plannedJoined Bank of Baroda on an Amavasya day, believed to be the most auspicious day for South Indians. Shockingly, a North Indian boss said I ...
Ireland's Dingle peninsula offers a cocktail of seascapes, world heritage monuments & gastronomyDingle is also unadulterated Ireland — quaint, charming, individualistic. Its individualism manifests itself almost immediately to an outsi...
- Unraveling one of England's best kept secrets, Burghley House
Burghley offers a unique glimpse of the way great houses have been furnished and inhabited from the time of Queen Elizabeth I to the presen...
- The attractions of Ibiza & Rome
Our backpacking holiday brought us to the Balearic islands on the Mediterranean Sea. They may not have the same pizzazz as the Bahamas or M...
- Salaam Norway!
Oslo was bustling with the usual morning madness and the sun too lazy to step out of the heavens; it was then I heard the salaam.