The markings on dice have a name too
The word ‘pip’ means a ‘spot’ or a ‘speck’. The markings on dice and dominoes are also called pips. The...
The word ‘pip’ means a ‘spot’ or a ‘speck’. The markings on dice and dominoes are also called pips. The...
The unit pound is abbreviated ‘lb’ which comes from the constellation Libra. The word libra means ‘balance scales’ in Latin....
The name dinosaur is derived from two Greek words: deinos meaning ‘fearfully great’ and sauros meaning ‘lizard’. It was coined...
The phrase ‘in the limelight’ means at the centre of attention. However, limelight was actually a form of light which...
The term bungalow gained currency in India in the seventeenth century when the English East India Company officers started coming...
The projecting area between the two eyebrows, which is just above the nose, is called the glabella. It is triangular...