Washington Monument the tallest stone structure

The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, commander-in-chief o... Read more »

How to measure the Hotness of a Chili Pepper?

The Scoville scale is a measure of the 'hotness' of a chilli pepper or anything derived from chilli peppers, i.e. hot sauce. ...Abhi... Read more »

56 Interesting Facts About . . Left-Handedness & Left-Handed People

Between 10-12% of people on earth are “lefties.” Women are more likely to be right-handed than men by about 4 percentage points.i August 13t... Read more »

The tiny chip that can track its location WITHOUT satellites

System developed to target weapons if GPS system is unavailable Tiny chip contains three gyroscopes, three accelerometers and a master clock... Read more »

Two million-year-old 'missing link' human ancestor

Biggest-ever study of the two million-year-old fossils found in South Africa Australopithecus sediba is thought to be the most direct ancest... Read more »

German insects able to sense an earthquake before it hits

Ants in Germany prefer to build their colonies along active faults Researchers discover their behaviour significantly alters before earthqua... Read more »

Phuket Vegetarian Festival

The Phuket Vegetarian Festival is an annual event held during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar. It is believed that the vegetar... Read more »