As technology seeps into aspects of our life, it’s only natural for a lot of it to spill over to the automobile industry. From self-driving cars to studio-style infotainment systems, the tech used in cars has grown significantly in the past decade. Features that were thought to be science fiction just a few years ago…… Read More »
How to Track Text Messages without Installing on Target Phone Apple and other big names in the industry boast of the powerful security system they have built into their mobile devices. But parents and people concerned about the safety of their loved ones are finding ways to monitor their phones, including text messages. So let’s…… Read More »
Most of us are familiar with this classic nursery rhyme, while many of us are also aware with its surprisingly dark origins. While on its face “Ring Around the Rosie” may appear to be just a silly song for children, it is, in fact, a chilling description of the Black Death, the outbreak of Bubonic… Read More »
When we think of ‘the final frontier’ and the last unexplored places we tend to think of outer space. Yet despite covering 70% of the planet, more than 80% of the world’s oceans remain unexplored. In fact, we know more detail about the surface of the Moon than the bottom of the ocean, as for… Read More »
On August 2, 1990, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein launched an invasion of his southern neighbour Kuwait.100,000 troops surged across the border, quickly overwhelming the tiny Kuwaiti army of only 16,000 men. After a mere two days’ fighting, Saddam announced that Kuwait had ‘ceased to exist.’ Iraq claimed the attack was motivated by Kuwait’s economically aggressive… Read More »
On this channel we have covered several of the daring POW breakouts of the Second World War, from the ingenious British plot to build an airplane to escape Colditz Castle to the epic saga of Lieutenant Franz von Werra, the only Axis prisoner to escape from North America back to Germany. But one country whose… Read More »
History is a curious thing. While an individual may accomplish many things in their lifetime, human memory only seems capable of retaining one feat per person. Very rarely will someone be widely remembered for two separate things. Charles Augustus Lindbergh was one of those rare people. On May 20, 1927, the then 25-year-old air mail… Read More »
The writings of J.R.R. Tolkien are widely read and revered by both his home country of England and around the globe. A BBC poll found Lord of the Rings to be the “Nation’s best-loved book” and Amazon customers worldwide in a 1999 survey rated it as their favorite book of the entire second millennium. Given… Read More »
Does the following sound familiar to you? “Dear Sir, Although I know you only from good references of your honesty, my sad situation compels me to reveal you an important affair in which you can procure a modest fortune saving at the same time that of my darling daughter. Before being imprisoned here, I was… Read More »
Reading can be a joyous task for some, but it is often challenging and arduous for many. Prescribing reading for students is a common practice in all schools. The importance of reading cannot be overstated. Reading is a great mental exercise that utilizes several areas of the brain. The actual reading task entails comprehension (making…… Read More »
On 3 December 1967, South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard made medical history by performing the first successful human heart transplant, transferring the heart of accident victim Denise Darvall into 65-year-old Louis Washkansky. While Washkansky died 18 days later of pneumonia, the pioneering surgery heralded a new era of medicine, giving thousands of people a new… Read More »