Tag: time
Qingyan Village, China: The Enigmatic Land of Twins
Imagine walking through a village where nearly every street has a pair of twins. In Qingyan Village,...
May 13, 2025
Igbo-Ora, Nigeria: The Town Where Twins Are Everywhere
In a small town in southwestern Nigeria, seeing double is completely normal. Welcome to Igbo-Ora, of...
May 13, 2025
The Village Without Doors: India’s Shani Shingnapur Miracle
No doors. No locks. No fear. In Shani Shingnapur, India, people sleep peacefully with their homes wi...
May 13, 2025
The Floating Stones of Rameswaram: Myth or Engineering Marvel?
Stones that float on water? Sounds impossible—unless you’re in Rameswaram, India. Here,...
May 13, 2025
Habemus Papam: What Happens When a New Pope Is Elected?
Conclave, the new Pope is elected: it is Robert Francis Prevost. His name will be Leone XIV ...
May 08, 2025
Why Are There Towns in the U.S. With No Roads?
Imagine a town where your daily commute doesn’t involve traffic lights—but a bush plane....
May 08, 2025
George Washington Didn’t Have Wooden Teeth – They Were Even Weirder
One of the longest-running myths in American history is that George Washington had wooden teeth. It&...
May 07, 2025
The Origin of Bluetooth: Named After a Viking King
Most people use Bluetooth daily — to connect headphones, speakers, or even cars. But few know...
May 07, 2025
Your Smartphone Has More Power Than NASA’s Apollo Computers
In 1969, NASA’s Apollo 11 mission made history by landing humans on the Moon. But what&r...
May 07, 2025
Why Airplane Mode Exists — And What Happens If You Don’t Use It?
You’ve heard it a hundred times: “Please switch your device to airplane mode.” But...
May 07, 2025