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Do You Know Why Lord Ganesha Has A Half Broken Tusk (Tooth)?

The most popular story as to how Ganapati lost his tusk is as follows. Veda Vyasa decided to compose the huge epic Mahabharata. He needed some body to write down his composition, as soon...

Tissot Watch

5 World Famous Watch Brands

Tissot Watch Tissot is a luxury Swiss watchmaking company founded in Le Locle, Switzerland by Charles-Félicien Tissot and his son Charles-Émile Tissot in 1853. Tissot introduced the first mass-produced pocket watch as well as...

Padang Singapore (Photo Credit: Robert Lowe / CC BY 2.0)

Top 10 Richest Countries In The World

Qatar Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a sovereign Arab country located in Southwest Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is...

Nail Polish

15 Beauty-Products That Makes You Feel Like Princess

Nail Polish Nail polish is a lacquer that can be applied to the human fingernails or toenails to decorate and protect the nail plates. The formulation has been revised repeatedly to enhance its decorative...

Samuel Beckett Bridge At Sunset (Photo Credit: Giuseppe Milo / CC BY 2.0)

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a sovereign and unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. The Antarctic...

Omega SA

6 Luxury Watches Brand Available At Affordable Cost In India

Omega SA Omega Swatch LCD shows the time. Various models in different colors of the LCD are available which include back lighting for reading in the dark. Omega SASA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker...

Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

9 Sweet-Sounding Lovable Birds In The World

Common Nightingale The common nightingale or simply nightingale also known as rufous nightingale is a small passerine bird best known for its powerful and beautiful song. Its song is particularly noticeable at night because...

Google Search

Google Search Google Search, commonly referred to as Google Web Search or just Google. It is a web search engine owned by Google Inc. It is the most-used search engine on the World Wide...

Gucci On Box (Photo Credit: Empoor/ Public Domain)

Gucci Gucci is an Italian fashion and leather goods brand, part of the Gucci Group, which is owned by the French company Kering, formerly known as PPR. Gucci was founded by Guccio Gucci in...

Maltese

10 Small-Breeds Of Dogs That People Like To Keep For Pleasure

Maltese The Maltese is a small breed of dog in the Toy Group. Characteristics include slightly rounded skulls with a finger-wide dome, a black button nose and brown eyes. The body is compact with...

432 Park Avenue, New York City

5 Tallest Residential Buildings In The World

432 Park Avenue, New York City 432 Park Avenue is a supertall residential project with 104 condominium apartments developed by CIM Group in midtown Manhattan, New York City. At a height of 425.5 m,...

Portrait Of Gandhi

5 Men Who Fought For The Indian Rights

Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil...

The Doon School

The Doon School, Uttarakhand The Doon School is a boys-only independent boarding school in Dehradun, India. It was founded in 1935 by Satish Ranjan Das, a Kolkata lawyer. The school is a member of...

Tennis Racket And Balls (Photo Credit: Vladsinger  / CC BY-SA 3.0)

Top 10 Most Famous Sports In The World

Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players each on a field at the center of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. The game is played by 120...

Rabbit

9 Different Animals That Have Lofty Hair On Their Body

Antarctic fur seal The Antarctic fur seal is one of eight seals in the genus Arctocephalus and one of nine fur seals in the subfamily Arctocephalinae. This fur seal is a fairly large animal...

Rani Laxmibai's Statue In Solapur

5 Women Who Fought For The Indian Rights

Rani Lakshmi Bai Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi (19 November 1828 – 17/18 June 1858) was an Indian queen and warrior. She was one of the leaders of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and...

Giant Panda

7 Amazing Bears That Looks Like ‘Teddy Bear’

Polar Bear The polar bear is a carnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle encompassing the Arctic Ocean its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. The polar bear is a...

Kari Letup (Photo Credit: Yun Huang Yong / CC BY 2.0)

Worlds Top 10 Innovative Food Brands

Maggi Maggi is an international brand of seasonings, instant soups and noodles owned by Nestle since 1947. The original company came into existence in 1875 in Switzerland, when Julius Maggi took over his father’s...

White Temple, Chiang Rai

5 Beautiful Places In Thailand To Visit

Chiang Rai Chiang Rai is the northernmost province of Thailand. It is bordered by the Shan State of Myanmar to the north, Bokeo Province of Laos to the east, Phayao to the south, Lampang...

Bison

Different Types Of Fibre That We Get From Animals

Angora Wool Angora wool or Angora fiber refers to the down coat produced by the Angora rabbit. There are many types of Angora rabbits – English, French, German and Giant. Angora is prized for...