Where is the world’s highest cricket ground located?
Chail located 49 km from Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, is the world’s highest cricket ground. It is said that Maharaja Bhupinder...
Month: December 2015
Convert minus 40 degrees to minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit
To convert from Celsius to Fahrenheit, multiply the Celsius value by 9 and divide the product by 5. To this...
Which chemical is used in the lead of a pencil?
The chemical lead was used by the Romans as lead rods to write on papyrus. These rods left a grey...
Which famous astronomer had to get an artificial silver nose?
Tycho Brahe, a 16th century astronomer, lost the bridge of his nose in a duel with one of his friends...
Inspiring life of Walt Disney – Hardships conquered, dreams realised
In his life, Walt Disney experienced a lot of failures. He was rejected by the Army, struggled to find work...
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...
