General Knowledge

Nobel Prize - The Nobel Prize is a Swedish prize, established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Physics in 1901. The Nobel Prizes in the specific... Read More

Note: The information in this article dates back to 2009. The English once took it to be an alphabet. The Chinese affectionately term it ’the little mouse’. The Dutch call it an ’elephant’s trunk’, the Germans a spider... Read More

An anagram is a type of word play, the result of rearranging the letters of a word or phrase to produce a new word or phrase, using all the original letters exactly once. An example is "silent" which can be rearranged to "listen". The two used in a... Read More

You know the names of all 50 US States but do you know where their names came from? Here is the best information we could find on the origin of each state name. Origin of USA State Names ALABAMA: Possibly from the Creek Indian word alibamo, meaning... Read More

1) The ringtone "Nokia tune" is actually based on a 19th century guitar work named "Gran Vals" by Spanish musician Francisco Trrega. The Nokia Tune was originally named "Grande Valse" on Nokia phones but was changed to "Nokia Tune" around 1998 when... Read More

This article provides information on Important Historical Places in India along with detailed information about those important historical places of India. List of Important Historical Places in India from Alphabet L - S Leh (Ladakh): Capital of... Read More

Today, we are sharing a list of interesting facts about Arvind Kejriwal. Do you know Arvind Kejriwal is a vegetarian and practices Meditation? In a country where political careers begin at 60, Arvind Kejriwal is an exception, donning the mantle of... Read More

Rabindranath Tagore, also known by the sobriquet Gurudev, was born in Calcutta, India into a wealthy Brahmin family. He was a Bengali poet, Brahmo Samaj philosopher, visual artist, playwright, novelist, and composer whose works reshaped Bengali... Read More

Here are some interesting, but true facts, that you may or may not have known. The Statue of Liberty's index finger is eight feet long. Rain has never been recorded in some parts of the Atacama Desert in Chile. A 75 year old person will have slept... Read More

Keyboard Shortcuts (Microsoft Windows) CTRL+C (Copy) CTRL+X (Cut) CTRL+V (Paste) CTRL+Z (Undo) DELETE (Delete) SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin) CTRL while dragging an item ... Read More