The clock spider is perhaps one of the fascinating things the internet has bestowed upon us in recent years. The story goes something like this. Some time ago, while visiting a relative at their house, someone noticed spider legs crawling out under...
Made from wood pulp or plant fiber, papers are the world’s favorite material. For more than nineteen centuries until the advent of the World Wide Web, almost all written information was transmitted in printed form. The era of the...
The National Basketball Association, or NBA, is the most popular and best professional basketball league globally. Its popularity can be perceived by the fact that more NBA players make the list of highest-paid athletes than any other sports. As a...
What’s comes into your mind when you hear the word ‘kraft paper’? For some people, it’s a thick brown paper used to pack lightweight things. For others, it’s just a fancy paper used in school projects. With increasing...
For many US citizens, the first moon landing (1969) remains the most memorable moment in the history of spaceflight. It was an era when the Soviet Union and the United States were rushing to prove their dominance. During this space race, a lesser...
The Spanish flag, or the flag of Spain, is made up of three horizontal stripes of the color: red (at the top and bottom) and yellow (in the middle). A popular alternative name of the flag, in Spanish speaking nations, is ‘la Rojigualda.’...
The Manhattan Bridge is one of New York’s great bridges that runs between Canal Street in Chinatown Manhattan and Flatbush Avenue Extension in Downtown Brooklyn. It carries truck, automobile, bicycle, subway, and pedestrian traffic over the...
According to the conventional Egyptian chronology, the civilization of Ancient Egypt was established around 3100 BC following the unification of Egypt, possibly under King Narmer. The entire history of civilization is divided into three kingdoms;...
Whenever we talk about superheroes, the first few things that pop into our minds are physical strength and supernatural abilities that make them so destructive and dominant. But the thing about physical strength is that it cannot be the only...
The 17th century, a hundred year period between 1601 and 1700, is regarded as the age of cultural and scientific revolution in Europe. This period saw the rise of colonialism and the emergence of the very first colonial trading mega-corporation. In...
The word paper comes from Latin papyrus, which is a material made from the pith of the aquatic flowering plant named Cyperus papyrus. Ancient Egypt civilization used papyrus (a lamination of natural plant fiber) for writing before the invention of...
The story of the invention of the light bulb is not that straightforward, as it involved multiple scientists. Thomas Edison didn’t invent the light bulb, but he did play a major role in improving and commercializing the technology. Joseph...
