First Look: Special coin for 2000th Test, at Lord's - Rediff Sports

First Look: Special coin for 2000th Test, at Lord's - Rediff Sports: "It is coincidence. Maybe it is destiny.

At the same time, it is also fact.

On 21st July 1884, Lord's hosted the first Test match ever played. That featured England and Australia, the former winning by an innings and five runs."

News of the World sold 1.1 million extra copies

The last edition of News of the World sold 1.1 million extra copies on top of the usual 2.66 million. But in which decade did sales of the newspaper reach 8.5 million?
t's the 1950s. It reportedly made it the world's biggest selling newspaper.


Scientists in Japan have grown the teeth from stem cells planted in the mouths of mice.

A Tanzanian scientist has created a powerful new weapon against disease-spreading mosquitoes - a trap that uses the pungent odour of what?

It's smelly socks. The pongy garments attract four times as many of the deadly mosquitoes as the scent of a human body. By spraying a similar smell into special traps outside homes, they stopped the bugs going inside and biting people.
source : bbc

A Simple Strategy for Simplifying | zen habits

A Simple Strategy for Simplifying | zen habits: "‘It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly.’ ~Bertrand Russell"

The longest day – Summer Solstice 21st June 2011

The longest day – Summer Solstice 21st June 2011: "June 21st, 2011 is Summer Solstice – the longest day of the year.

This is the time when the Sun is at its highest or most northerly point in the sky in the Northern Hemisphere and when we receive the most hours of daylight. If you live in the Southern Hemisphere it is the reverse, so you will be having “Winter Solstice.”"

Filipino teen declared world’s shortest man – The Express Tribune

Filipino teen declared world’s shortest man – The Express Tribune: "Junrey Balawing, from a remote town in the southern Philippines, stands just under two feel tall and has been officially declared the World’s Shortest Man by Guinness World Records.
Balawing, who just turned 18, is 23.5 inches tall, succeeding previous title holder Khagendra Thapa Magar from Nepal, who is 26 inches tall."

IIM-Ahmedabad comes up with India's first Eco-label - The Economic Times

IIM-Ahmedabad comes up with India's first Eco-label - The Economic Times: "Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad (IIM-A) today launched India's first Eco-label - The Green Signal - which certifies environmental preferences adopted during the manufacturing of a product or a service."

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, also known as the Tiananmen Square massacre and the June Fourth Incident[1] (in part to avoid confusion with two prior Tiananmen Square protests), were a series of demonstrations in and near Tiananmen Square in Beijing in the People's Republic of China (PRC) beginning on 15 April 1989. The movement used mainly non-violent methods and can be considered a case of civil resistance.[2] Led mainly by students and intellectuals, the protests occurred in the year that was to see the collapse of a number of communist governments in eastern Europe."