The French are known to be expert wine-makers. But archaeologists have analysed a stone platform dated to 425 BC to 400 BC from a site in southern France. The traces of tartaric acid on it suggest that people used the platform for stomping on the fruit to make wine. They also analysed the pottery shipping…
According to the UNESCO Report of 2013, 57 million children are unable to pursue their education. These children do not have the scope to enter the portals of a school. The first five countries in the world are the following: Nigeria – 10.5 million Pakistan – 5.4 million Ethiopia – 1.7 million India – 1.6…
From 1978–1988, an image of Isaac Newton designed by Harry Eccleston appeared on Series D £1 banknotes issued by the Bank of England. Newton was shown on the reverse of the notes holding a book and along with that a telescope, a model of the solar system and a prism were also seen.
The first episode of Hum Log was aired on 7 July 1984. It had 156 episodes and each episode was about 25 minutes long. The eminent actor Ashok Kumar was the narrator, and the music was scored by Anil Biswas.
Prince William was born on 21 June 1982. In June 2013 scientists announced that William is a direct descendant of an Indian Eliza Kewark who was a housekeeper for his great-great-great-great-great-grandfather Theodore Forbes, a Scottish merchant who worked for the East India Company in Surat.
The Tsukiji fish market is 78-year-old and is the world’s largest fish market. In 2013, it sold more than 2500 tonnes of fish worth $23 million every day. Some 400 varieties of fish could be found here including other seafood such as scallops, crabs, etc.
