The 2011 earthquake in Japan shortened our days by 1.8 microseconds
Did you know? The magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck Japan in 2011 , was so powerful, that it shortened Earth's day by 1.8 microseco...
The Felicity Ace, a cargo ship carrying thousands of Volkswagen Group's luxury vehicles, caught fire near the Azores Island in the Atlantic ocean
The Felicity Ace , a massive Panama-flagged cargo ship carrying thousands of Volkswagen Group vehicles, including Porsches, Lamborghinis, Au...
68% of people suffer from phantom vibration syndrome - hallucination of phone vibrating when it's not
Did you know? 68% of people suffer from phantom vibration syndrome - the feeling that one's phone is vibrating when it's not. Othe...
Abandoned ship in Sydney that is named as Floating Forest
Did you know? There is an abandoned ship in Sydney, the SS Ayrfield , that now houses fully grown mangrove trees and has earned the Floatin...
Road crossing the runway of Gibraltar International Airport
DID YOU KNOW? The runway of the Gibraltar International Airport has a road crossing it. Gibraltar International Airport or North Front Airp...
The smell after rain on dry soil is called Petrichor
Did you know? The smell after rain is called Petrichor . It is caused by the water from the rain along with certain compounds like ozone, ge...
Top 10 Indian States with the highest number of electric vehicles
Above mentioned are the top 10 Indian states having the highest number of electric vehicles.
Happy New Year 2022
Wishing you a Happy New Year ! May this year be filled with new adventures and good fortunes.
Merry Christmas
Christmas is the season of joy, of gift-giving, and of families united. Merry Christmas May this day be a magical and a blissful one to you ...
Acrophobia is the fear of heights
Acrophobia is a mental health condition in which the individual experiences an intense fear of heights . It is a type of anxiety disorder. ...
Achluophobia is the fear of the dark
Achluophobia is the fear of the dark . 'Achulo' is the Greek for darkness and 'phobia' means fear.
Lemniscate - another name for the "infinity symbol"
The figure-eight shaped curve referred commonly by the name "infinity symbol" can also be called as a lemniscate .
Octothorpe(#) - another name in the list (hashtag, pound symbol)
The hashtag (pound sign) has a much more official-sounding name, octothorpe . "Octo" refers to the eight points, while the origin ...
Obelus - The division sign that we use in mathematics
The division sign that we use is technically called an obelus .