Dominoes dates back to the 12th century! It was played in China during the Yuan Dynasty and was referred to as 'pupai'!
Fact Lab
In a 2014 study, researchers found that listening to a certain genre of music can affect the decision-making process. People who listened to ‘chill-inducing’ music were more generous than a group of people who listened to music they disliked or people who didn’t listen to any music at all.
Toucans are among the world’s noisiest birds. Their singing sounds like frogs croaking, and they can also make an array of tapping and clattering noises with their bills. Some toucan species can even bark, growl and make braying sounds like a donkey.
Love can cause all kinds of irrationality – in the Victorian era, for example, signing a Valentine’s Card was believed to bring bad luck. Also, if a girl sees a squirrel on February 14, her husband is supposed to be a skinflint.
Fact Lab
In a 2014 study, researchers found that listening to a certain genre of music can affect the decision-making process. People who listened to ‘chill-inducing’ music were more generous than a group of people who listened to music they disliked or people who didn’t listen to any music at all.
Toucans are among the world’s noisiest birds. Their singing sounds like frogs croaking, and they can also make an array of tapping and clattering noises with their bills. Some toucan species can even bark, growl and make braying sounds like a donkey.
Love can cause all kinds of irrationality – in the Victorian era, for example, signing a Valentine’s Card was believed to bring bad luck. Also, if a girl sees a squirrel on February 14, her husband is supposed to be a skinflint.
Mumbai’s officials have a unique way of describing rush hour on the crowded railways. They call it the ‘Super Dense Crush Load’. Sounds very relaxing! At peak hours, trains become crammed by up to 3 times as many passengers as they were built to transport.