Past Present ContinuousMythology Mondays Hercules is the Roman name for the Greek hero Herakles, the most popular figure from ancient Greek mythology. He was the son of Zeus, king of the gods, and the mortal woman Alcmene. He performed amazing feats, including wrestling death and traveling twice to the underworld, and his stories were told throughout Greece […]
Enron was one of the world’s most creative corporations. America’s seventh largest company, over 30,000 employees, and then a scam that led to a share price high of $90.75 fall to $0.26. Finance Fridays Enron was once the seventh largest company in the United States. They were behemoths in the energy and trading markets. Their […]
Technology Thursdays ILOVEYOU is the best thing to read sometimes, but not always. ILOVEYOU became a nightmare for the 10 million windows users when the virus ransacked their computers on May 4th, 2000. The ILOVEYOU virus was circulated as an email titled ILOVEYOU with an attachment “LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.txt.vbs”, and this attachment was where the virus was […]
War Wednesdays We have all heard of some atrocious war stories and the Nazis feature in a lot of them. But the Japanese weren’t far behind. While there was a lot of propaganda and counter propaganda between the axis and allied powers during the World Wars, one specific incident of cannibalism stands out as a […]
I was today years old when I found out that our humble popping favourite, the bubble wrap was originally created to be a wallpaper! Trade Tuesdays The original idea was executed by sealing together two shower curtains, in a manner that air bubbles would be trapped between them. The creators of this product thought that […]
Explore the story of the legendary kingdom, with elements people love to fascinate about. Is it a myth, though? Mythology Mondays The island of ‘Atlantis’ – the lost subcontinent, has often been described as an advanced, utopian paradise, with enough wisdom to bring back world peace. People have lost tons of money, and in some […]
The single worst incident of racial violence in American history Social Saturdays As I am writing this, the blood of the free citizens of the US is boiling looking at the aftermath of the non-violent protests over the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota. The incident re-ignited the #BlackLivesMatter movement across the US, the ripples […]
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