India – the birthplace of chess
The original word for chess is the Sanskrit chaturanga, meaning four members of an army, which were most likely elephants,...
The original word for chess is the Sanskrit chaturanga, meaning four members of an army, which were most likely elephants,...
Goats have no upper front teeth. In place of the upper front teeth, they have a padded gum plate known as...
Prof. Henrich Focke, a German inventor, devised the first practical helicopter called the Focke-Wulf Fw 16, which was successfully flown...
A fortnight means fourteen days. The word 'fortnight' is derived from the old English word ‘fēowertīene niht’ which means ‘fourteen...
Researchers have come to the conclusion that fungi are genetically more closely related to animals and humans than to plants....
Lightning bolts are electric discharges that originate in the clouds during a storm and travel to the earth’s surface. About...