StarCraft, developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released for Microsoft Windows in 1998, was the first computer game to be played in space. The game is about three species who fight for dominance. The mission specialist of the space shuttle mission STS-96, a StarCraft fan, took a CD of the game with him to space. After…
The place which has an 85-letter-long name is called Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki maungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu. It has longer versions of 92 and 105 letters too. It means: ‘The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the climber of mountains, the land- swallower who travelled about, played his nose flute to his beloved brother.’ It is a hill…
Yes, a pearl is made of mostly calcium carbonate, which can react with a weak acid. Vinegar is a weak acid (acetic acid) which dissolves the calcium carbonate in the pearl and converts it into calcium, water and carbon dioxide.
Swami Vivekananda was born as Narendranath Datta on January 12, 1863. He was an avid scholar of Western and Hindu Philosophy. He is one of the most admired spiritual leaders all over the world who left an indelible mark in history with his teachings. He celebrated the American Day of Independence on 4 July by penning the…
Deep Blue is a computer designed by the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). It was programmed to play chess. Deep Blue’s chess playing program is written in C and runs under AIX operating system. It is capable of evaluating 100 million positions per second. In 1996, it was defeated by Garry Kasparov, and in 1997…
