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Quote of the Day by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs: "Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed at night saying..."- Forget the 10,000-step rule: Here’s how much you may actually need to walk daily
- German Saying of the Day: “It is all the same to the dead whether they are buried in silk or rags.” A reflection on life beyond wealth
- In 1984, NASA sent about 3,300 honeybees into space to test comb-building without gravity; the colony built about 31 square inches of honeycombIn 1984, honeybees traveled aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger for a unique student experiment. These bees successfully built honeycomb an...23 Aug, 2026, 01.00 PM IST
- An Idaho game warden in 1948 put a male beaver named ‘Geronimo’ in a parachute box and dropped it from a plane; 76 beavers later faced the same fate and eventually transformed a landscapeIdaho's game wardens introduced an innovative approach in the late 1940s, using parachutes to relocate beavers. They engineered unique boxe...22 Aug, 2026, 12.46 PM IST
- Billionaires from Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman to Peter Thiel are betting on longevity to cheat deathTech billionaires and leaders are investing heavily in longevity research and technologies. They aim to reverse aging and extend healthy hu...21 Aug, 2026, 11.23 PM IST
- In 2009, researchers acquired a laboratory colony of Aedes aegypti in Delhi and kept it without insecticide pressure. 17 years later, 10 micrograms killed 97.91% of females, yet survivors rapidly activated detoxification enzymesA Delhi study reveals mosquitoes surviving common insecticide treatments. This survival gap suggests a potential early warning of developin...20 Aug, 2026, 10.38 PM IST
- Employees in one very common profession at higher cancer risk than even nuclear workers. Harvard study examines 13 million death recordsA new Harvard Medical School study has found a surprising cancer risk among workers in one common profession, with the group recording a hi...20 Aug, 2026, 09.00 PM IST
- In 2016, Yale began following 3,635 people aged 50+; 12 years later, those reading books regularly showed a 23% lower mortality hazard, with readers reaching an 80% survival point 23 months laterYale researchers tracked 3,635 adults aged 50 and older over a twelve-year study. Their findings showed that regular book readers had a 23 ...19 Aug, 2026, 07.59 PM IST
- Quote of the day by Andie MacDowell: ‘I don’t want to pretend that I’m younger than I am. I wanted to step into my age and say, I really like being here.’ Life lessons on how to embrace ageing with dignity and discover beauty in every phase of life from Hollywood actressIt is completely normal to fear ageing and mourn loss of youth when we see wrinkles on our face or our hair greying. In an interview, actre...19 Aug, 2026, 10.48 AM IST
- Quote of the day by Mahmoud Darwish: 'The importance of poetry is not measured, finally, by what the poet says but...' - Palestinian poet’s timeless lesson on the power of words, expression and meaning, and why great writing goes beyond the message and lives in the way the words reach usRenowned for his profound exploration of exile and identity, Mahmoud Darwish was a pivotal Palestinian poet. His masterful use of language ...17 Aug, 2026, 01.49 PM IST
- Quote of the day by Alexander Pushkin: ‘People are so like their first mother Eve: what they are given doesn't…’ – Russian poet on human desire, temptation and why we want what we cannot haveAlexander Pushkin, a foundational figure in Russian literature, explored human desire. His novel 'Eugene Onegin' highlights the allure of f...15 Aug, 2026, 11.11 PM IST
- German quote of the day: 'The last shirt you wear has no pockets. Three things come into the house uninvited...' ; life lessons on how we should not be too obsessed with worldly possessions, as we would have to leave the world empty-handed one dayFeeling too attached to your worldly possessions? We all are. No one is a stranger to being overly obsessed with material pleasures. Howeve...15 Aug, 2026, 02.47 AM IST
- JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon recalls being fired by Citigroup and surviving a near-fatal heart emergency, Wall Street veteran says the setback “affected my net worth, not my self-worth”JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon recalled his unexpected 1998 Citigroup firing and his near-fatal 2020 heart emergency. His daughter even ask...13 Aug, 2026, 09.22 PM IST
- In 1958, an American ornithologist found pigs devastating a remote Pacific atoll and the removal of 58 pigs was followed by a seabird increase from 650 to 137,000In 1958, an ornithologist took decisive action by removing feral pigs from Clipperton Island, leading to a remarkable recovery of seabird p...13 Aug, 2026, 05.10 PM IST
- From 2011 to 2013, California researchers thinned crowded forest stands near Pinecrest to help trees withstand drought; mortality fell from 34% to 11%A study near Pinecrest, California, examined forest thinning's impact during a severe drought. Thinning significantly reduced tree mortalit...13 Aug, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
- Quote of the Day by Marina Tsvetaeva: ‘And soon all of us will sleep under the earth…’ – the Russian poet on conflict, mortality and the human need for peaceQuote of the Day: Marina Tsvetaeva's quote reflects on human conflict and the shared end of mortality. She questions why people make life d...13 Aug, 2026, 02.39 PM IST
- Estonian proverb of the day: ‘When death comes, the rich man has no money and the poor man no debt’ - A timeless life lesson on the fleeting nature of wealth and the value of lifeProverb of the day: An insightful Estonian proverb portrays death as the ultimate equaliser, reminding us that wealth, possessions and fina...12 Aug, 2026, 08.47 AM IST
- Quote of the day by Mads Mikkelsen: 'I think the meaning of life is...' Life lessons from inspiring quote on inner peace, fate, happiness, acceptance and mindfulnessQuote of the day by Mads Mikkelsen says, “I think the meaning of life is life itself.” The quote focuses on living in the present instead o...11 Aug, 2026, 01.17 AM IST
- Book recommendations by Nikhil Kamath: Looking for your next read? Check out books on managing money, understanding society, death, finding inner calm and exploring human behaviour, recommended by Zerodha co-founder Nikhil KamathNikhil Kamath's reading list extends beyond finance into psychology and biology. His book selections offer insights into wealth, behavior, ...09 Aug, 2026, 08.52 PM IST
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