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Imagine a city built 4,500 years ago, with proper drainage systems, well-planned streets, standardised bricks, and even public baths. Sounds modern, right? But this wasn’t a modern city. This was Mohenjo-daro, one of the greatest mysteries of the ancient world. A Discovery That Changed History In 1922, archaeologists unearthed the ruins of Mohenjo-daro in present-day …
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On September 12, 1940, four teenage boys in the village of Montignac, in Southwestern France, followed their dog into the woods. It was an ordinary afternoon just like any other day. Their dog had disappeared into a narrow hole in the ground. As the boys widened the opening and climbed inside, they expected to find a …
Pic Courtesy: Contract signed: Suffolk Fairylore – Francis Young In the 12th century, in the quiet village of Woolpit village in Suffolk, England, something unusual happened that left villagers both frightened and fascinated. It was harvest season, and farmers were working in the fields when they noticed two small children near a pit that was used …
I have always loved reading about remarkable women whose ideas were ahead of their time. Imagine how fascinating and at the same time how difficult it would have been for them. One such lady is Ada Lovelace. Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, an English mathematician, worked with the nineteenth-century polymath Charles Babbage, who designed a …
History has always surprised us, but sometimes it also quietly mirrors the present. In 1932, something unusual happened in Australia. Farmers in Western Australia were facing a strange problem. Thousands of emus were destroying crops. They trampled the wheat fields, broke the fences, and ruined harvests. Desperate, farmers asked the government for help. The military …
Today, I bring to you a piece of history that will stun you. Sometimes, history quietly unfolds in isolation, in belief, and in unwavering commitment. Sometimes, people make history without even realising it. Hiroo Onoda was one such person. In 1944, a young Japanese intelligence officer named Hiroo Onoda was sent to Lubang Island in …
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In 1974, a few farmers in Xi’an, China, set out to dig a well. The land was dry, and they hoped to find water beneath the surface. As their tools struck the ground, they expected rocks or soil. Instead, they uncovered something unexpected. They found a broken piece of clay. At first, it seemed like …
In July 1518, something strange began on the streets of Strasbourg. A woman stepped into the street and began to dance. Her name was Frau Troffea. What’s weird in that, you may ask. Well, she danced for nearly a week without any music or any reason till she collapsed from exhaustion. This didn’t end here. …
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History often surprises us with stories of innovation, courage, and discovery, yet there are some moments that make us deeply uncomfortable. Whenever I visit a zoo, it feels disheartening to see the wild animals in captivity. However, I start wondering, what if there is a world where the roles are reversed, or are we already …
“Be thankful for what you have, you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” -Oprah Winfrey What better time to write about gratitude than when the world around us seems on the brink of crumbling? The times may be turbulent, but perhaps this is …
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