General Knowledge

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 ...

Extrajudicial punishments are those punishments which are carried out by the state’s official authority without having legal process. Middle Ages were considered a time of punishment and harsh torture. In ancient time, people used some of the most brutal methods of execution. That time, people accused of crimes didn’t go through any type of court system. ...

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 ...

Could Aliens 65 million light years away possibly see dinosaurs on the Earth? Well, theoretically yes. The last known species of dinosaur became extinct approximately 65 million years ago. So the light that left the earth back then is now 65 million light years away. With directing a huge telescope at the right direction (towards the Earth) aliens might ...

There is a popular saying that the World is small. But, it’s actually big, really big. With roughly 196 countries (UN recognized), countless cities, and their constantly shifting borders, keeping up on your geography can be difficult. But, sometimes it just crosses the line from an honest mistake to hilarious ignorance. Here is a list comprising silly ...

In humans, most mammals and even birds, sleep occur in repetitive cycles, in which the body fluctuates between two different phases; REM sleep and non-REM sleep. REM sleep or Rapid eye movement sleep, as indicated, is a distinctive sleep phase which is characterized by rapid movement of the eyes, minimum muscle tone (residual muscle tension) and tendency ...

For all the reader out there, the global warming is real. And if you are a non-believer or know someone who doesn’t believe in this, the best we can do is provide you with important facts. First of all, we need to clarify the difference between weather and climate. Weather is a term denoted to describe ...

The nervous system is simply the part of an organism that brings together and coordinates its actions by transmitting signals to-and-fro from every single part of its body. It detects environmental changes in the immediate surroundings and affects the body and then work as a unit with other body system to respond to such events. The nervous ...