The Moscow Cathedral That Was Once a Swimming Pool
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 10, 2019
The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour near Moskva river, Moscow. Photo credit: Valeri Potapova/Shutterstock.com On the northern bank of the ...
Where Do The World’s Oceans Meet?
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 7, 2019
Two huge ocean waves clashing. Photo credit: David Bostoc/Shutterstock.com There are five oceans on earth, and all of them are connected w...
The Ancient Chinese Earthquake Detector That’s Puzzling Modern Researchers
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 6, 2019
In the year 132 CE, a brilliant Chinese astronomer, mathematician and engineer named Zhang Heng presented to the Han court an impressive inv...
The Wonderful Art of Missing Pet Posters
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 5, 2019
“Have you scene [sic] my CAT ?”, pleaded a crude hand-made poster. Underneath it was a sketch of the missing cat, apparently drawn by a chi...
Punkah: The Hand Operated Ceiling Fans of Colonial India
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 4, 2019
When the British first came to India, they had to adapt themselves to a lot of unfamiliar things, such as the climate, the blood sucking mos...
Monadnock Building: The Last Brick Skyscraper
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 2, 2019
In a city full of high-rises, a sixteen story skyscraper might not seem like much, but the Monadnock Building standing in the south Loop are...
Britain's Last Remaining World War One Memorial Tank
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 2, 2019
After the end of the First World War, many British towns received gifts from the National War Savings Committee as recognition for the commu...
Flying Aircraft Carriers
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 31, 2019
Germany’s mixed success with Zeppelins during the First World War convinced the British and the Americans to take a closer look at these fly...
The Other Anne Franks: 10 Holocaust Diaries You Haven’t Read
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 29, 2019
Anne Frank wasn’t the only teenager who lost her childhood to war. Thousands of children and teenagers across Europe found their freedoms c...
Letters Q, W, And X Were Once Illegal in Turkey
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 28, 2019
An alternative spelling for taxi in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo credit: Jürgen Luger/Flickr In 1928, the Turkish government decided to change ...
