Dec 1 2006
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Pyramid of Cheops is also the largest pyramid of Egypt. This pyramid has been the cause of great controversy and curiosity. The investigation of this pyramid began with robbers looking for treasure,...
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Nov 30 2006
In the 1900’s some Greek sponge divers came across a clock-like mechanism in a shipwreck near the Greek island of Antikythera. On further examination this mechanism was found to be one of the most complex scientific mechanism of ancient times...
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Nov 29 2006
Twenty years after its release, Patrick Suskinds first novel “Perfume - The Story of a Murderer” is being made into a movie. This is a fascinating tale of an orphan John-Baptiste Grenouille on the streets of Paris, who has a highly sharp...
Nov 28 2006
Late Kung-Fu master Bruce Lee is all set to have a park themed after him at his ancestral home in Shunde, China. The foundation laying ceremony took place last Sunday. Lee’s younger brother Robert and Actress Betty Ting Pei, who donated a pair...
Nov 26 2006
This year UK’s oldest and most prestigious design awards, Philips Designer Prize was won by its youngest contender - Thomas Heatherwick. This prize considers the designers entire career not just one project. In his work one can see an...
Nov 25 2006
Wine made from the Douro Valley in Portugal is termed as Port. One of the major producers of various types of Ports is Fonseca. Generally if a particular batch of Port is exceptionally better in quality it is termed ‘Vintage’. These...
Nov 23 2006
Housing more than half the population of One-Horned Rhino’s in the world, Kaziranga National Park is seeing a flood of tourists this season. November to April is the best time to visit this national park. Last season there were about 77000...
Nov 16 2006
Recently a new threat has developed for the underwater ecosphere - Deep sea trawling. Excess fishing of common species like cod and hake has resulted in fisheries heading towards deeper waters for rarer species like the orange roughy, alphonsino and...
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Nov 14 2006
Records of these ‘tiny horses’ begin from the 1600’s where they were a passion of the nobility. Since then there are many places where they are specially bred. Thumbelina the smallest horse of the world is just 17″ tall....
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