General Knowledge

Researchers analyzed the relationship between phone radiation and growth of memory performance.  They found that regular use of mobile phones can damage memory in young people.  Teenagers who hold their mobiles to their right ear were particularly affected.  In the last couple of decades, information and communication technologies have developed a lot, which has caused ...

The World War II might be the bloodiest war in the history of mankind, but nothing affected Europe politically, socially and economically more than the WWI. Initially originated from the Balkans, the World War I lasted for four years from 1914-1918. It took millions of lives and costed countries billions and billions of dollars. Do ...

What makes one country richer than the other? Is it the abundance of natural resources or is it the total number of billionaire citizens? Well, actually it is none of these, instead there is a universal economic indicator that help us decide which nation is more prosperous than the other. Purchasing Power Parity and Geary-Khamis Dollar ...

Researchers estimate that there may a quadrillion tons of diamonds scattered 145 to 240 km below the Earth’s surface.  Cratonic roots contain 1% to 2% diamond, along with peridotite, and a small of amount of eclogite.  There may be an enormous cache of diamonds deep inside the Earth’s surface, according to a new study. However, this isn’t ...

Researchers analyzed the structure of the group of bitcoin owners by observing transaction made from 2009 to 2013. The study reveals that bitcoin owners are oligarchs, and most of the wealth is concentrated in hands of small group of users. Bitcoin was first introduced in 2009 as an open source document by an anonymous developer under ...

Which country has the highest currency in the world? Kuwaiti Dinar, quite simple isn’t. But despite of its value, it doesn’t dominate the world’s currency markets. Without a doubt American dollar is the most powerful monetary unit in the entire world. On a general basis, a currency’s performance is calculated by comparing it to another ...

What is time travel? In simple terms, time travel is the concept of movement between certain points in time, mostly by a person or a hypothetical device known as a time machine. A time machine can be of any shape and size, either in the form of a car or a portal connecting certain distant ...

Special forces, or special operations forces are highly trained military units, well equipped to perform unconventional, unorthodox covert missions that are typically related to a nation’s political, economic purposes. There are many accounts of distinct forces throughout the history of warfare, which specialize in covert operations rather than conventional combat. The Romans used small, fast, ...

According to the ICT global emission report, the carbon emission from smartphones has tripled in last 10 years. iPhone 6s generated 57 percent more carbon dioxide than iPhone 4s. By 2020, smartphones alone will be responsible for 45 percent of total ICT emission. Over the last couple of decades, ICT (information and communication technology) devices ...

Since the beginning of the space exploration, we have achieved a great many things. We have successfully launched people on the moon, landed rovers on Mars and even on Titan, one of the natural satellites of Saturn. Today, we have man-made satellites all over the solar system, but have you ever wondered when will be ...

What happens when you die? It’s a question that you probably have pondered several times over in the past. There are few things in life that no one can prevent and death is surely one of them. According to scientists, death is a process just like life. As soon as the heart and lungs stop ...

An intelligence agency essentially works like a nervous system in any nation’s defense setup, which is responsible for feeding vital information to law enforcement agencies and armed forces about possible threats to the national security. They collect, analyze and exploit secretive information that are not available to common people to their own advantage. These agencies ...