The naming of Shimla
In Jakhoo hill, there was a temple of Shyamala or Kali in 1845. The British shifted this temple to what is now known as Shimla. The name of the place was based on this goddess.
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Fluctuations in the boiling point of water on Mount Everest
The boiling point of water decreases with the reduction of atmospheric pressure. Since the pressure at an altitude of 8,848 m gets highly reduced, the boiling point of water also gets drastically reduced. With every 285 m of elevation, the boiling point decreases by 1 °C. The boiling point of water on Mount Everest (8,848…
Charged with stealing the coat of a beauty queen
George Best is considered at times to be the best footballer ever produced. His performance can be best summarized by the statement ‘Maradona good, Pelé better, George best’. But he was notorious for his extravagant lifestyle, most notably alcoholism, which led him to several problems. He was charged with trespassing and stealing a fur coat,…
His warfare tactics earned him the name Desert Fox
Erwin Rommel was a German Field Marshal in World War II. He was a highly decorated officer of World War I. His troops were known to treat the war prisoners humanely and never accused of war crimes. He was highly skilled in the art of desert warfare, which earned him the name Desert Fox. Hitler forced…
Sherlock Holmes died . . . then he was alive again!
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes in 1887 and the fictional detective became a phenomenon. When Doyle attempted to kill Holmes in 1893 in the story The Final Problem, there was a public outrage. In 1903 Doyle was forced to bring Holmes to life through his story The Adventure of the Empty House.
Concomitance between the life of Newton and Galileo
Both in respect of his laws of motion and law of gravitation, Newton got a platform which was already built by many stalwarts, the most conspicuous among them being Galileo. Thus, it is an interesting coincidence that Newton was born in the same year 1642 in which Galileo died. Galileo died on 8 January and…