10 Fascinating Unique Word Pairs
The words we use have long histories. Some are straightforward, but many have interesting stories behind them. I have seen many lists of interesting etymologies (none on Listverse, oddly…
Now Enjoy Bollywood Songs through Google Music
While you can find and listen to almost any Hindi movie song or music album on YouTube, there’s now a better way.
Google India, in partnership with In.com and Saavn.com, today launched an…
10 Unusual and Amazing Snakes
There are about 3,000 species of snakes in the world; since their appearance during the age of dinosaurs they have adapted to many different lifestyles and evolved into many different and often…
21 Tech Companies that Changed The World… Before They Died
The tech industry is a finicky business. Many brilliant companies have failed just because they launched a product too advanced for its time or lacked adequate marketing power. Even successful…
8 Google Contests to Keep an Eye On and Win a Prize
Who doesn’t love a contest? Contests, sweepstakes, challenges, usually come with the lure of a free prize; and the word ‘free’ is the ultimate sweetener. Open contests are really popular and we…
Rubik’s Cube Now Solvable in 20 Moves
A few years ago we reported that it had been proven that Rubik’s Cubes could be solved in 23 moves. Well now that number is down to just 20. Proving it required 35 years of computer time donated by…
10 Great Racetracks as Seen From Space
View 10 classic auto tracks and urban loops from high above Earth.
New Currency Symbol for Indian Rupee
Like the US Dollar ($) and the Japanese Yen (Y=), the Indian Rupee too will soon have a unique sign that will be recognized worldwide.
The Government of India has shortlisted five designs…