More often than not, one thinks of superstition as soon as the eye starts twitching. What does superstition say? The Chinese say that if your left eye twitches, then good fortune awaits – but if the right eye twitches, then you’re going to face some rough waters. The Indian version is the opposite of this. [...]
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Every once in a while we end up seeing a horrible dream – we wake up shivering, crying, screaming, and gasping for breath. The horrifying images haunt us, and leave us insecure, terrified, and scared. Falling, drowning, running away from something which is chasing us, seeing frightening objects such as snakes and the scariest of [...]
Make a guess – how hot would fire be? It actually depends on the source of fire. Coal, candle, wood, gas all have different temperatures of flame. On average, the flame from burning gas and a burning candle is 1,000
Did you ever wonder why vanilla ice cream is white even though vanilla extract is brown? Lets be logical here – the amount of vanilla extract put in ice cream is not enough to change the color of the milk and cream which are the key ingredients for ice cream!
The world is full of expensive stuff. The price of an item determines the target market, i.e. who can afford it, and who can just put it in their Christmas wish-list. So did you ever wonder which is the most lavish scent, and how much does it cost? Clive Christian’s $215,000 (Yes, $215,000) fragrance named [...]
“Leaves of three, beware of me” – The saying fits well for the Poison ivy. Each bigger leaf on the poison ivy has three smaller leaves. The plant is toxic, and contains a poisonous oil (called urushiol) which irritates the skin, and causes redness, rash, and blistering on skin. The oil absorbs into cloth, and [...]
When you need a roomful of people to leave, there’s no need of hypnotism to force them to do so – just take off your shoes and socks, and they will oblige . The foul odor being generated by your feet would be enough for them to want to be somewhere else (You might even [...]
Manholes are called manholes because they serve as the entry point for ‘man’ to get into the underground network of sewerage pipes for cleaning and maintenance purposes. Did you ever wonder why manholes are round? The simplest answer is that round covers don’t fall in! Imagine the ‘accidental’ fall of the manhole cover inside the [...]
English is a strange language. We say p-u-t = ‘put’, but c-u-t =”cut”. There is no apple or pine in pineapple. Similarly, the letter “w” of the English is pronounced double “u” but is made of double “v”s! “W” is the only letter of the alphabet which has a three-syllable name. When spoken out loud, [...]
