Remembering The Time - Badminton

Badminton was invented long ago; a form of sport played in ancient Greece and Egypt. Badminton came from a child's game called battledore and shuttlecock, in which two players hit a feathered shuttlecock back and forth with tiny rackets. The game was called "POONA" in India during the 18th Century, and British Army Officers stationed there took the Indian version back to England in the 1860's. The army men introduced the game to friends, but the new sport was definitely launched there at a party given in 1873 by the Duke of Beaufort at his country place, "Badminton" in Gloucestershire. During that time, the game had no name, but it was referred to as "The Game of Badminton," and, thereupon, Badminton became its official name.

The Origins Of Everyday Thing - SMS

Short Message Service (SMS) is the key word for today phone technology.Who do not send SMS ? Almost all of us do, as an alternative to phone conversation.In fact SMS become a necessary thing in our daily life.

SMS text messaging is the most widely used data application in the world, with 2.4 billion active users, or 74% of all mobile phone subscribers.The term SMS is used as a synonym for all types of short text messaging as well as the user activity itself in many parts of the world. SMS is also being used as a form of direct marketing known as SMS marketing.

Hand jive The American way

Hand gestures...? Almost everyone use them knowing or withouth knowing them.Same hand gestures may not have the same meaning if you're in different part of the world. See the most common hand gestures and places where you should avoid using them.

Vishu and Vishukkani

When the sun enters into Sidereal Aries, Ashwini nakshatra—is celebrated as Vishu. It is said that what one sees when one first opens one's eyes on Vishu morning is an indication of what one can expect in the year to come. Thus on Vishu, effort is made to assure one opens one's eyes before an auspicious image—the Vishukkani.

Why This "Kolaveri"

This really make me uneasy when the news of Thailand bomb blast which also killed a tourist from my country Malaysia.Vacation in Thailand ? Well I rather give a second thought about it.I did plan to have a vacation to Bangkok with family this year but this incidence make my wife a bit phobia I guess to travel there.Although the incidence happened in Southern Thailand but....who will not worried.

The Girl With Highest IQ In The World

The girl in the above picture is K. Vishalini, an 11 years old girl from Tamilnadu, India. Born with speech impairment (most geniuses in the world are) but was overcome with the help of her mother, Vishalini is due to claim the Guinness World Record because of her IQ which is estimated to be around 225.

Toads sense earthquake days in advance

Dogs, rodents, fish and snakes have been observed reacting to earthquakes, sometimes several days before they occur. Now we can add toads to the list of animals that can ‘predict’ seismic activity.

A British study on toads in Italy shows strong evidence that the amphibians can detect earthquakes days before they happen. According to a report from BBC News, toads that were being studied in L’Aquila, Italy last year produced no spawn during an earthquake period, which begins at the main shock and continues to the last aftershock.

The Orgins Of Everyday Thing - Scotch Tape

I do like the segment,The Orgins Of Everyday Thing which and idea rose to me to post in my Blog.I had a book which I purchase through Reader Digest years back on the subject and I belive we might be interested to learn how thing around us came about.So here another one that will interest you.