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L O G O U T Srirekha Pillai
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To bee or not to bee. Well, no such
doubts here. Research shows that
bee brain, the size of a grass seed,
can beat computers. Scientists
from the University of London say |
that bees need little time to solve complex mathematical problems, which keep computers busy for days
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Talk of going against the flow. Well, Giethoorn, a village in Holland, has done the unimaginable. With nearly 7.5km of canals running through it, all transportation is conducted on |
| ‘whisper-boats’, driven by electric motor, so that the peace of this
scenic little village, without any roads, is not disturbed |
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| US President Barack Obama definitely believes in putting his
best foot forward. No wonder he
owns four identical pairs of
black size ‘11’ shoes |
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World’s largest book, Earth,
an enormous 19kg, 580-page atlas was unveiled recently. The brain behind this six foot by nine foot book is Australian publisher Gordon Cheers. Cheers
to that! |
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| Chew on this. Planet Hollywood, partly owned by Sylvester Stallone, has bought over Italian restaurant Buca di Beppo, located at Universal City. Stallone’s guests are treated to food personally cooked by him |
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Did You Know? |
The ‘unlucky 13’ was the reason why the
thirteen loaves that bakers once supplied
were called ‘a baker’s dozen’. The thirteenth
loaf was regarded
as a special bribe for the
devil, not to spoil the sale or the bread
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| French First Lady Carla Bruni Sarkozy’s pants are on fire after she broke a 200-year-old
archaic Parisian law by wearing pant in Élysée Palace while welcoming Prince Daniel and Princess Victoria of Sweden. The law forbids women from wearing trousers in the Palace without authorisation |
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A Thriller indeed! Forbes
has declared King of Pop
Michael Jackson as the
highest grossing dead
celebrity. His This Is It
brought in $250 million,
putting him at second place
after Oprah Winfrey for
celeb earnings last year
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Nachiket Barve - Lakme Fashion Week - Winter Festive 2010 |
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Future of Screen Technology |
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