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In 1846, a chemist wiped up spilled acids with an apron and found a dangerous new cottonA German-Swiss scientist, Christian Friedrich Schönbein, stumbled upon a powerful new substance in 1846. An accidental spill of strong acid...- In 1900, sponge divers hiding from a storm found a machine underwater that changed what we know about ancient GreeceA routine sponge diving trip near Antikythera in 1900 led to the discovery of an ancient shipwreck. Among its treasures were corroded bronz...
- In 1892, A North Carolina furnace test for cheap aluminum produced an unexpected solid; that accident helped build the industrial Acetylene AgeA chance discovery in 1892 by Willson in North Carolina led to calcium carbide. This substance could produce acetylene gas. Acetylene provi...
- What construction workers discovered beneath a South Dakota housing site became one of North America’s richest mammoth fossil localitiesIn 1974, construction workers in Hot Springs, South Dakota, unearthed a significant Ice Age fossil site. The discovery revealed numerous ma...
- The alchemist of Bengaluru: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw began from a garageKiran Mazumdar-Shaw has named her niece Claire Mazumdar as successor, setting up a gradual leadership transition at Biocon. A pioneer who b...
- Word of the day: SerendipityWord of the day: Serendipity means finding good things by chance. It is about happy accidents and life's unexpected surprises. This word ca...
- 5 Zodiac Signs Destined for Unexpected Luck, Prosperity & Breakthroughs This WeekSurpassing all expectations, this week, selected zodiacs will be blessed out of the blue. Whether due to unexpected career and financial br...
- He was a keen artist and got imprisoned at 11: How a rebellious boy ended up discovering the brain’s greatest secret, winning him a Nobel PrizeSantiago Ramón y Cajal’s transformation from a rebellious 11-year-old prisoner to a Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist is a tale of perseve...
- Bengaluru girl, Medha Rana, joins the star cast of Border 2. A look at her educational qualifications and careerMedha Rana, a Bengaluru-born actress, will star opposite Varun Dhawan in the upcoming war drama, Border 2. The film is scheduled for releas...
- 'All We Imagine As Light' OTT release: Check release date and where you can watch Payal Kapadia's movieIndian filmmaker Payal Kapadia's 'All We Imagine As Light', which has received widespread appreciation and bagged several awards, is all se...
- NASA shares rare lightning bolts spotted over the Himalayas. What causes these gigantic jets?NASA recently showcased gigantic jets over the Himalayan Mountains,. These jets, a new discovery, bridge thunderstorms with the ionosphere,...
- How to watch Begin Again online? Check live streaming options and moreFor those eager to stream the film "Begin Again" it is available on both Amazon Prime Video and Netflix.
- Culinary historian Chitrita Banerji's memoir is styled like a 3-course meal with an ironic twistPublished by Picador India, the book is titled 'A Taste of My Life: A Memoir in Essays and Recipes'.
- New-age career lifecycle management platform, GENLEAP, wants to help you choose the right careerDiscovering one’s innate abilities may not always be easy, but if a child’s hidden potential is uncovered early on, the parents get a longe...
- What’s shaping India’s digital economy? Zinnov finds outThe confluence of content and e-commerce is fuelling a transformation in India’s digital economy, Zinnov says in a report.
- Biden their time to make a connectionIndians with that surname is unusual, a ‘Jo Baiden’ in Japan even more so.
- Set to conquer US, Indian 'Viagras' may give Pfizer a hard timeThe nearing end of Pfizer's patent will open floodgates of the lucrative US market to Indian companies.
- After billion-dollar 'Blue', PIO chasing colour redThe search has been on for nine years, since his team in 2009 came up with the first inorganic blue in 200 years, which soon became a billi...
- Holy Cow, it’s Actually Go(ld)mutra!It cannot be denied that the 3-10 mg of ionic (water-soluble) gold salts retrieved from a litre of cow urine is no piddling amount.
- Molecular gastronomy: Big Bang may have been a kitchen malfunction of celestial proportionsThe Great Gastronome cannot be blamed for not stopping till the Universe was filled up with creations, some nebulous, others undoubtedly st...
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