Note that the word ‘august’ is not starting with a capital ‘A’. Why because it is not to be the month of August.
The Romans-the present world owes them a lot-right? The calender, chronology, so many English words, all have a Roma origin.
Roma emperor Augustus was considered majestic and subsequently, the word ‘august’ was coined and […]
Never heard of Blue Nile? I too.
BTW, do you know where is White Nile?
Well, Blue Nile and White NIle are tributaries of the great river Nile-the longest river in the world. I have fond memories of the river Nile that I studied about in school.
Do you know why the river is called Blue? It is […]
Typhoid Mary-yes, you guessed it right. She was the first official (?) carrier of the dreaded typhoid virus. Poor Mary, she should not be called like that. It was not her fault to carry the virus. Who would choose to carry a virus in their body?
Her real name was Mary Mallon.
Her period […]
Don’t jump to answer, ‘cobra’. It is not. There are creatures that can kill 40 people at a time. I mean, their poison is enough to kill 60 people at a single shot.
First, there is a frog that carries the poison on its back. The toxin from one frog could kill 10 humans.This is called […]
I am happy and proud to be an Indian. This is the moment for sharing the happiness of every Indian.
Slum Dog Millionaire is an Indian movie that has won several awards and it’s music director A.R. Rehman too won the coveted golden award.
This film is about a boy named Jamaal, who became a millionaire by […]
Pomegranate is a beautiful fruit to look at when opened. Those glossy pink beads are so tempting to touch. At times, I even feel like not eating it. I wanted to preseve the beads as such.But when you eat the fuit, you may not like much because of the seeds inside. There is less pulp […]
Yes, yes, your guess is right! This is a dog alright and contrary to your fear, it is not blind. It can see very well. In fact it can see so well that it is trained as a watch dog. It’s name is Puli. (in Tamil, Puli means tiger).
It’s coat is corded and it is […]
Freelancers from all over the world who work through the Internet have been irked by the U.S. law that makes it mandatory for the freelancer to submit a 1099 form duly signed. Only after submiting the 1099 form, freelancer can receive their earnings from the U.S.sources.
Forom 1099 is a sort of declaration that you are […]
