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Toys are forever!

What works for Toy Story 4 is that you need not even have watched the previous films to enjoy this one. The last Toy Story film ended with a grown-up Andy giving his toys away to a little girl named Bonnie. Woody (actor Tom Hanks), however, is no longer the favorite toy. Bonnie makes a […]
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It’s a vase, and it douses fire!

The nondescript, simple flower vase sitting on your side table is very handy. It’s not just a flower vase but also a fire extinguisher… yes it’s literally a fire vase!  Produced by a Samsung subsidiary called Cheil Worldwide, the vase works using an outer chamber filled with potassium carbonate that quickly cools and suppresses oxygen […]
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Western Art History

Since the beginning of human history, we have used various forms of expression to convey a message. This includes using soil, soft rocks, chalk or charcoal to make hands and faces on rocks or drawing animals to warn fellow tribe from dangers of getting attacked. The beginning of The Western Art History was The Ancient Classical […]
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More power to the sea!

Cruise ships are enigma. Imagine stories of building housing the best of amenities floating in water… and now imagine these stories powered by batteries. Yes, a cruise ship company has devised a way to let you enjoy the water sails without the guilt of wasting natural resources. The world’s first cruise ship propelled partially by […]
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Not just you, crocodiles were vegetarians too!

Ever being teased in school for being a herbivore. Well, you can always tell you friends a long list of animals in the jungle who are strong and vegetarian. Like elephants, giraffes, crocodiles… err yes. Crocodiles were vegetarians too, though you can add ‘once upon a time’ every time you place this argument. The researchers […]
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You can’t cheat in this Monopoly

The game of Monopoly hardly ends well. There are smug winners and arrogant losers. Not to mention the defaulters and thieves. And you can never trust a banker who may slide few notes here and there. Now Hasbro has introduced Monopoly Voice Banking where the banking is controlled by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) speaker.  Players […]
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England Holds The Cup!

This is one cup nobody would dare have tea in, or in your case, milk. The ICC World Cup 2019 that was held in London, England, couldn’t have been more exciting. For a team which couldn’t even enter the Finals for 27 years (they last played finals against Pakistan in 1992), it surely was a […]
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Modi 2.0 and his (wo)men

Now that all the brouhaha over campaigning and results is over, it’s time to take stock of the General Elections results. Narendra Modi led National Democratic Alliance (BJP and allies) came back to power with thumping victory with 353 seats in the Parliament of 545. Bhartiya Janta Party alone has won 303 seats. The cabinet […]
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Move over ISS, India is planning own space station

There’s going to be another space station around the Earth, and it’s not the USA’s. Indian Space and Research Organization (ISRO) recently announced this ambitious project which will enable the agency to send more humans to space when executed. However, India will not join the International Space Station (ISS).  ISRO will begin working on its […]
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President Trump’s historic 20 steps

US president Donald Trump has a way to make news, be it via his controversial statements or funny tweets. Now he has made history by being the first US sitting president to step a foot into North Korea… and not just a foot but 20 steps. He shook hands with the Korean leader Kim Jong […]