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Why Do Knuckles Pop?

Ever laced your fingers and bent your fingers back? And did you hear a distinctive CRACKing sound? The sound comes when bubbles in the fluid around the joint burst! Read on ...

How Can We Correct Crooked Teeth?

Do you know how your smile lights up your face? Unfortunately some of us have crooked teeth. However, this can be corrected through means of metal clips and braces. Read on ...

How Did Pencils Originate?

We use pencils everyday, in school, at home, in offices, everywhere. Not many of us know that writing implements were used 2000 years ago! Read on ...

We use numbers all the time. At math class, while counting money, using the telephone, etc. We are so used to numbers that it has never occurred to us to find out where these numbers come from. Read on ...

How do Houseflies Spread Diseases?

Beware of the housefly! Whether it is rubbing its legs together or feeding itself, its slightest actions could be contaminating your food. Read on ...

Who Invented the Frisbee?

An American baker named Frisbie started it all by packing pies and cookies into round tins that students of Yale University tossed around for fun more than a 100 years ago. Read on ...

Which Film Stars were Inventors Too?

Yes, Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr thought of guiding torpedoes with radio signals and tough guy Steve Mcqueen invented the bucket seat that is the backbone of the automobile industry the world over today. Read on ...

What is Cloud Seeding?

Can we control when and where it will rain? It seems unimaginable, but it's true. However, the days of drought are far from over, as cloud seeding still needs one simple thing - a cloud! Read on ...

How does a Juggler Juggle?

Clowns juggle balls, knives, plates -- anything. The world famous Massachusettes Institute of Technology, US, has even investigated the art and science of juggling, a sport more than 3000 years old. Read on ...

What Kind of Animals are Orcas?

They are called killer whales but actually belong to the dolphin family. They are also sometimes mistaken for the shark because of their characteristic six-foot tall dorsal fin. Read on ...