How Bad is the Sting of a Scorpion?
Ever seen a scorpion scurrying across with two crab-like claws and its tail high in the air? Well this tail is what has to be …
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Road of Jute
You must have seen jute rugs, jute dolls, even jute clothes. But, have you seen, or even heard of jute roads? A research centre in …
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Where are the Shaking Minarets?
Among the many architectural marvels of the world, like the leaning tower of Pisa, the whispering gallery at St Paul’s …
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Where Did Numerals Originate?
We deal with numbers all the time. Not just while doing math lessons at school, but also while counting money at the shop, …
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Do Raccoons Wash their Hands Before they Eat?
We wash vegetables before cooking it. And we wash our hands before we start eating. That is because we have been told that …
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The Spectacled Bear
Many of us wear glasses when we have problems with eyesight. But, have you ever heard of bears with glasses? No, not the bears who …
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Who Invented the Photocopying Machine?
We have all used it at one time or another to copy our school documents, or parts of a book borrowed from the library, or just …
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Can You Speak Dolphin Language?
Mastering a language is not an easy task. Different countries have different languages, and each language in turn has different …
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A Train of Villages on the Net
Most people have fond memories of train journeys, though some have unpleasant ones of being left behind at a station, while they …
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Ginger, the New Wonder Medicine
Ginger has always been an essential part of most Indian kitchens and grandmothers’ medicine boxes. This spice has been used …
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What is Memory?
As a child my day began with a LARGE glass of milk and five almonds with their skin pealed, that my mother used to put in a bowl …
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How Did Santa Claus Originate?
Its nearly midnight and with a jingle of bells a sled comes streaking from the north, pulled of course by Rudolph, the red-nosed …
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