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Jules Verne could write his book “Around the world in eighty days” in 1873 and show that such a fast journey was indeed possible. But a few ...

Many of you, dazzled by the brilliance of my blog posts, must be wondering how I manage to come up with these masterpieces. Do I have it all...

“Flamboyant Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi's World Twenty20 jersey will soon find a rack at the historic Lord's Museum in London...

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In his autobiographical series titled “Over Seventy”, P.G.Wodehouse referred to a study in which nicotine drops had been placed on a cat’s ...

On opening my Google Reader, I find myself staring at several hundred unread blog posts and magazine articles. In less than 30 minutes, with...

For the benefit of Americans, Coyote Blog explains cricket , in baseball terms. As a public service, here is my quick description of cricket...

Is Roger Federer for real? Or is he just something out of “The Matrix”? When his wife Mirka Vavrinec gives birth in the next few weeks, is t...

There are some who have the ability to infuse passion and zeal into the most mundane or dreary work. I remember a bus conductor who used to ...

“Since the dawn of time, people have found nifty ways to clean up after the bathroom act” says this article in CNN.com …. The ancient Greeks...

Dhoni led from the front, reports The Hindu , after his match-winning performance. This cricketing cliché “leading from the front” is someth...

If you scan the web, you will find several “bull shit generators” such as this one or this. These are indispensable tools to survive in th...

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Commenting on Sarkozy’s remark on the burkha being a symbol of subservience and calling for its ban, Amit Varma says that it is colossally ...

Daughter: Appa, I heard this one today. There are two types of parents in this world. The first type keeps feeding their children fish ever...

The original story: A soldier leaving for battle was given a copy of the New Testament by his mother. She asked him to keep it with him alwa...

I just discovered that if you typed “Russian emphasis Mylapore ” on Google search, and then pressed the “I’m feeling lucky” button, you woul...

Stephen Moore, senior economics writer for Wall Street Journal reports: Last weekend I attended my niece's high-school graduation from ...

I am a fairly contented person and usually go around with a satisfied grin on my face. I am generally happy with my station and feel that li...

Ever since the Wrong Brothers caused the first air crash a century back, efforts have been on to reduce human error. One way to do that, it ...