From ‘qutun’ to cotton: The journey
Cotton gets its name from the Arabic word 'qutun', which means fine textile or fabric. Archaeologists have found samples of...
Egypt
The longest river in the world
The Nile is one of the most interesting rivers of the world owing to the ancient Egyptian civilization, which is...
Omar Sharif – actor and prolific bridge player
The globally acclaimed actor Omar Sharif, who acted in films like Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965) and Mackenna’s Gold...
Tap into these largest reservoirs in the world
Lake Volta has been created by the Akosombo Dam over the Volta River in Ghana. It has a surface area...
What are Venetian blinds?
Venetian blinds are made of horizontal flat strips of vinyl joined together by corded pulleys that can either gather all...
