The Story of Carnegie Hall
The story of Carnegie Hall begins in the middle of the Atlantic. In the spring of 1887, on board a ship traveling from New York to London, newlyweds Andrew Carnegie...
Interesting Facts
Dorset Polar Bear Effigies
The Dorset people were a mysterious group of hunter-gathers that roamed the Canadian Arctic between 500 BC and AD 1000. Named after Cape Dorset, where their artifacts were first discovered,...
Athena Parthenos
In 438 BC, Athenian statesman Pericles commissioned master sculptor Pheidias to build the Athena Parthenos in honour of the city’s patron deity. At 11.5 meters (37.7 ft) tall, the statue...
Giant Turtle Found on Spanish Beach
A two-metre-long turtle has reportedly washed onto a beach in Calella, near Barcelona on the northeast coast of Spain. The apparently dead leatherback turtle, which reportedly weighs 700kg, was filmed being removed from the beach...
Super-strong Mortar
The Great Wall of China is one of the oldest, largest, and most celebrated achievements of human ingenuity. The archaeological survey found that the entire wall is 8 852 km and...
Big Ben taking some time out.
The chimes of Big Ben will rarely be heard during the next four years. It is not for the first time the iconic landmark has required maintenance. In 1958 Big...
New RBS £10 note featuring Scottish astronomer Mary Somerville to be released in October
The Royal Bank of Scotland’s brand new polymer £10 note featuring pioneering Scottish scientist Mary Somerville is to be issued on 4 October. The note will have the secure features put in...
The Revolution in American Breakfast
Today, the typical American grocery store might devote an entire aisle to breakfast cereal, but that wasn’t always the case. In fact, boxed cereals were an invention of the 20th...
Beautiful Homes Solving the Problems of Modern Design
Spanish designer Fran Silvestre is making some of the best houses in the world by not giving up on simplicity. Silvestre and Alfaro Hofmann have pioneered a holistic approach to...
Sages were teachers in India
The education in India has a rich and interesting history. It is believed that in the ancient days, the education was imparted orally by the sages and the scholars and...
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