Daily Dose of Curiosity
I am born and brought up in Mumbai. I have lived there for 18 long years of my life. I am currently studying at VIT University, The reason to mention this was that there are many students in my college from different states of India bringing along with them their cultural heritage. It is very … Read more
‘If you’re too old for dancing, get yourself a monkey gland’ The above tagline refered to Serge Voronoff’s work. The above line is from a song called Monkey Doodle Doo by Irving Berlin, which refers to the real monkey testicle transplants done by Voronoff. Voronoff believed that transplanting chimpanzee testicles can reverse aging in humans and, ultimately, that problems like loss … Read more
The “its” here is ambiguous. If “its” refers to the USA, there actually isn’t a formally correct answer. Informally, Washington state evokes Washington, DC. But the US capital’s name is officially the District of Columbia. The District was originally home to multiple cities, including Alexandria, Georgetown, and Washington. Alexandria was returned to Virginia, and the District of Columbia … Read more
Vietnam War POW Doug Hegdahl pretended to be illiterate to fool his captors, who believed him to be so stupid that they gave him almost free rein of the camp. He was able to secretly memorize the details of about 256 POWs to the tune of “Old MacDonald,” which he still remembers. Jimmy Carter pardoned … Read more