The canals which helped in a great way in reducing distances pertaining to sea travel are linked with such interesting coincidences: the first with the year of birth of Mahatma Gandhi, the second with the year of beginning of the First World War, while the date is same as that of Indian Independence.
Tracking the origin of the human race
Scientists believe that humans originated about 200,000 years ago in the Middle Paleolithic period in southern Africa. One of the oldest human settlements dating back to 160,000 years ago has been found at Middle Awash in Ethiopia. About 70,000 years ago, humans migrated out of Africa. They spread to Eurasia and Oceania 40,000 years ago, …
Tap into these largest reservoirs in the world
Lake Volta has been created by the Akosombo Dam over the Volta River in Ghana. It has a surface area of about 8,502 km² (3,275 square miles), making it the largest reservoir in the world by surface area. It is the fourth largest in the world in terms of the volume of water it contains. …
The mysterious connection between Mark Twain and Halley’s Comet
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, was a famous American writer and a humourist. He was born on November 30, 1835, when Halley’s Comet passed by the earth. He predicted that he would ‘go out with it’ and sure enough he passed away the next morning of April 21, after the Halley’s Comet passed …
What makes Dolly the sheep special?
Dolly the sheep was the first cloned sheep. It was cloned by Ian Wilmut, Keith Campbell and colleagues at the Roslin Institute near Edinburgh in Scotland. An adult cell from the mammary gland of a sheep was used to clone Dolly.
Inspiring life of Walt Disney – Hardships conquered, dreams realized
In his life, Walt Disney experienced a lot of failures. He was rejected by the Army, struggled to find work after World War I, and worked for newspapers and movie theatres. He also struggled to start his own business before finally becoming one of the most successful entertainment entrepreneurs in the world.