Science, Mythology, History, Society
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Do you know what the universe smells like?
A sensory journey across the cosmos Close your eyes for a second. Now imagine you could smell the universe. Not the smell of earth after rain. (Its called PETRICHOR, btw). Not your morning coffee. The actual universe. When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin returned from their historic Moonwalk, they noticed an unusual odour in the…
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9 Moon Landing Innovations That Changed Our Lives
Prologue “Yeah, I know that moon landing was a big leap for mankind, but how does it affect me personally?” asked a friend. So this is how Madame Curieus answered: Well, what if I told you that the smartphone in your hand, the cordless vacuum you just used, or even the life-saving MRI machine, all…
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How to Explain ‘Black Holes’ to a 10 Year Old
It’s Shockingly Easy, BTW Clear ideas, simple pictures — no equations, no sci-fi. Introduction This is the first-ever real image of a black hole. An object once thought to be pure imagination. It was John Michell in the 18th century who first theorized them as “dark stars”. It wasn’t until 1916 that Karl Schwarzschild, using…
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6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the First Moon Landing
Lesser-known stories from Apollo 11, the first human Moon Landing — July 20, 1969 On July 20, 1969, silence and curiosity gripped the world as the Lunar Module Eagle dropped toward the Moon. Warning alarms blared. Fuel ran dangerously low. Then, at last, Armstrong’s calm voice crackled through: “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has…
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8 Most Dangerous Places in the Solar System
Our solar system is home to the planet Earth, where life exists in near-perfect conditions. Yet, it also houses some of the most hostile and dangerous places that exist in the universe. Places so extreme and volatile that they defy our imagination. From scorching radiation belts to supersonic winds, from crushing pressures to absolute-zero cold,…
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6 Delicious Foods That Went Extinct, And What They Tasted Like
Picture a pear so smooth you could spread it like butter. Or a herb so rare the Romans stored it alongside gold. These six foods are gone forever, but their flavors survive in the words of those lucky enough to have tasted them. History is full of things we’ve lost, empires, languages, species. But among…
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Obscure Greek Myths
Everyone knows about the popular Greek Myths about the Olympians, the Trojan War or the Labours of Hercules. But they say that the best stories lie hidden in obscurity. We uncover some such stories which they dont teach you at school, but are so interesting that they will blow your mind!
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Judgement Of Paris – The worst decision in Greek Mythology
Could a decision be so important that it led to the most famous war in Greek History? This decision was the Judgement of Paris. It began at a wedding. During the celebration of the Greek hero Peleus and the sea-nymph Thetis, the Judgement of Paris set in motion a chain of events that would alter…