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 In today's standards mobile phones weigh around 200ish grams but the first mobile phone weighed 2.5 lbs. Imagine that phone falling on your face.  In all of the ads, iPhones are always set to 9:41.  Although many might think that Google created Android, Google actually bought Android in 2005 for an estimated amount of $50 million.  The word ' iPhone ' actually belonged to Cisco, after a long period of negotiating the term was finally settled.  Nomofobia, the term is a combination of the phrase ' no mobile phobia ' and exactly what it sounds like. The fear of being without your phone and unfortunately we all can agree with this situation.  The IBM Simon was the first phone to feature a touchscreen.  There are around 3.8 billion smartphone users worldwide (2021). That's around 48.72% of the total population.  Almost 88% of smartphone users have used their phone while driving.  By far the most expensive phone ever made was the Falcon Supernova Pink Diamond version

  Sometimes owls swallow their prey entirely. Well, they don't do this with the bigger animals but the smaller animals like small mice, baby snakes are swollen whole.  Excluding giant sea creatures like blue whales and giant squid, ostriches have the largest eyes of any land animal. Their eyes are 2 inches in diameter which is bigger than their brain.  Birds are the closest living animal along with crocodiles which are believed to be directly descended from dinosaurs.  Due to the lack of a stable delivering service, in ancient Greece pigeons were used to deliver the results of the Olympic games.  There are more than 18,000 bird species in the world and the number of total birds ranges from 50 billion to 430 billion.  Ravens are great at mimicking human noises. Not only human sounds but they can also mimic the sounds of other things like horns and fire alarms. They can even teach other Ravens.  The hummingbird is the smallest bird on earth; they are also the lightest. The average we

  At birth, a panda is smaller than most mice and weighs around 4 ounces.  Pigs can not look down so if they could ever fly, they would not even notice it.  The blue whale is the largest creature that ever lived on earth. Even larger than dinosaurs and the weight of 1 blue whale is equivalent to around 2,500 people.  If a bear chases you, run as fast as it can because if it catches you it's gonna eat you alive rather than killing you first like a tiger. There are around 1 quadrillion ants on earth. At Least one native species for every region except Antarctica.  Although the presence of aliens is not discovered at least by normal people, there is a creature which is quite close to an alien. The giant Pacific octopus has three hearts, nine brains and blue blood, sounds straight out of a science fiction movie.  Woodpecker tongue wraps around the back of their brains. This helps the brain stay protected during huge speed peeking.  Female dragonflies fake their death in order to preven

 World's first speeding ticket was issued in 1902 for driving at 13 kmph. 

5.Rottweiler: Rottweiler is a medium to large size dog breed who were used for guarding and herding but now are mostly used for search and rescue dogs, guard dogs and police dogs. They have a strong and masculant body which makes them a perfect candidate for guarding. In the ancient Roman Era they were indeed used for guarding dogs for their masters. Rottweilers are strong, energetic and a loyal companion and a guardian for its master and other family members. But they can be aggressive towards strangers, this is why early socialization is crucial for this breed. With a bite force of 328 psi(pound per square inch) they come 5th on this list.  4.Wolf Hybrid: A wolf hybrid is a mix between a dog and a wolf as the name suggests. They are wolves but are more human friendly like dogs which makes them easier to train than actual wolves. Although there are many variants, most of them have a wolf-like appearance. As they are mixed between two animals with totally different behaviours, they c

  1.His Dark Materials: This is a tale of a fantasy world where with every human an animal is connected. Which is called his/her demon. But this is a really small fraction of the entire plot. The show follows Lyra and how she became the chosen one and tries to find out the untold truths about this world full of mystery. This has fabulous CGI considering it is a web series not a movie. This show is available on Hotstar.  2.Wheel of Time: This show is set in a fictional world which has a power called 'The One Power', much like the 'Star-Wars' universe. And not everyone can channel that power. 3000 years ago during an attempt to harvest this power a man named Dragon messed up very badly and the world had to pay the price for it. Now through visions it is believed that he has reborned and the witches (Aes-Sedai) are given the task to find him and stop him. Now who is this Dragon and how the witches are gonna stop him is the story of this series. The show is available on Ama

  5. The Avengers: The Avengers released in 2012 is an American superhero movie written and directed by Joss Whedon. This is the 6th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the first superhero assemble movie bringing in all the major characters shown in live action movies. This movie basically set the bar for future superhero assemble movies. The movie does a great job showcasing every Avenger and foreshadowing future projects.               In this movie Loky, an arguardian god and Thor's brother tries to invade the earth by summoning a giant chidori army through a wormhole. S.H.I.E.L.D tries to stop Loky by gathering all the super powered individuals. The Avengers made over $1.5 billion with a budget of $220 million.  4. Avengers: Infinity War: Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, Avengers: Infinity War (2018) is arguably the best movie produced by Marvel so far. Although many might not agree on this, most fans say that this movie is their favourite Marvel movie. This movi

  The comparison between Lions and Tigers has always been a hot topic to discuss. People simply cannot stop arguing about who is the strongest land predator in the animal Kingdom. Well, there is the ending line,"tigers are bigger than lions". Which is true but bigger doesn't always mean better. So, let's go on a deep analysis about their diet, hunting strategy and rivals and you will probably find your answers.  Tigers and Lions both are from the feline family which consists of other big cats like jaguar, cheetah, leopard and even your domestic cat. Both are the descendants of Panthera blytheae, who roamed around Asia about 6 million years ago. These two are the biggest big cats in existence. Both of them possess extreme strength, indorace and have evolved to become the apex predators they are today.  Tiger: Panthera Tigris or more known as tiger is the biggest cat species in the world. The first tiger to ever be described scientifically was in 1758. Once spread widel

Pokemon, it's a franchise that managed to stay in our hearts for over a decade now. From children to adults Pokemon is a topic that is hard to ignore. Although people of all age groups play these games, Pokemon is mainly targeted towards kids. But there are some things that make people rethink that. Here are some creepy facts about Pokemon that you propubly didn't know about.  Cacturne wanders around the deserts in search of lost travelers. It follows the victim till they are exhausted and when it seems they can't fight back, it attacks them.  In the end of Pokemon Gold and Silver, when you fight the leader of team Rocket, Giovanni and manage to beat him in a fight. He says,"Someday you will understand." Shortly after the screen turns black and you can hear a splash in the water. When the screen is lit again, Giovanni is no were to be found, this means that by the shame of defeat he has jumped into the water.  We can clearly see that Uxie never opens its eyes. Wel

         Phones are getting smarter and Better day by day, from making an automatic call to place an order because you are lazy phones have become a massive part of our daily lives in the past couple of years. We are being spoiled by various futuristic features that were unbelievable few years ago. Companies are trying their best to come up with something new that will be the new ge changing feature, but in search of  gold some companies have found soil in the most brutal ways. Here are 6 phones that failed miserably and thought us a lesson that what not to do. 1.Blackberry Storm: Once Blackberry used to be a status symbol, just like an iPhone today. In the early 2010s it had a huge dominance over the smartphone market. But in 2008, when touch-screen phones were starting to trend, Blackberry also jumped into it and released the BlackBerry Storm. It was the first phone to come without a physical keyboard. But it didn't appeal to the general public due to some issues. The so called t

  Games have come a long way in terms of gameplay, graphics and the whole experience in general. Games were just for kids and weren't that realistic just 10 years ago but now games feel more realistic that real life. People are playing games day in and day out. Here are the top 6 most sold games of all time.               6. Super Mario Bros:  Super Mario Bros was first published in 1985 for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). This was the predecessor of the widely popular 1983 game Mario Bros. At first only released in Japan and some parts of the U.S. it got broadly released in 1987 all over North America. The game was designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka and was praised worldwide and managed to sell more than 58 million copies which was a huge milestone at that time.           The game follows Mario, the protagonist of the series. In the multiplayer Mario's brother Luigi is controlled by the second player. The objective is to rescue Princess Toadstool from th

It's the middle of the night and you are having a nice sleep after a long, exhausting day and suddenly you feel a heavy weight on your chest, you can't move your hands or your legs. You open your eyes and see a ghostly figure sitting on your chest or standing beside you, you try to call for help but you can't move your mouth either. You are scared and wondering what you are going through. Well that was a sleep paralysis you just experienced.  Most of us have experienced this kind of incident in our lives because 4 out of 10 people have confessed to experiencing the night-hag. So the night-hag or the old-had is a situation in which the victim feels the same things as a sleep paralysis, that is why it is commonly associated with sleep paralysis. This demon can be either visible or invisible to the victim. The best depiction of this is in Henry Fuseli's painting "The Nightmare".  Henry Fuseli, The Nightmare, 1781 Here you can see a demon sitting on its victims ch

 Dogs are undoubtedly human's greatest and closest friends. From cuddling in the bed to pulling sledge or guarding there is a dog breed for everyone's needs in all shapes and sizes. When you come back from work, tired and frustrated by the world and the infinite number of projects by your boss and colleagues, you see your dog welcoming you with a wagging tail. He/she gives you some sniffs, jumps all around you and gives you some not so gentle hugs. Dogs are not shy expressing their joy and excitement seeing you and when you see their eyes, filled with love and care that has no other intention but love and protect you with their lives, all of your tiredness, frustration vanishes in a second.      Image credit:Petfinder          If you are a dog lover/owner, you should also know that that cute poodle you are holding shares 97% of its genes with a wild wolf. Yeah! One slight genetic mutation will change your dog into a ferocious predictor. All the current wolves and dogs are direc

  What makes an anime to be considered as a classic anime, might vary from person to person. But for most it comes down to two points: Passing the course of time. The impact it had on the industry. The hardest test that every anime or any movie, animation,game has to overcome is time.        "And every fair from fair sometime declines By chance or nature's changing course untrimmed."                                William Shakespeare   Time is always changing so is people's taste in anime, the animation style. Most of the anime tend to be forgotten after it reaches the highest mark. This is a normal thing, nothing can be relevant for eternity, everything has to decline at some point in the future. But even though the classic shows have lost their peak in popularity, they are so unique that new fans watch them by recommendation and older fans watch them over and over again just to get that experience. An experience that they simply cannot get from newer anime. Time is

  The beta for the new Call of Duty ® Modern Warfare 2 has been released just a few days ago. People are all hyped and players who are given the chance to play the beta are all over it because we are only given 1 or 2 games from the famous Call of Duty franchise each year.  Activision announced the game back on 8th of June,2022 with a quote that suggests " a new era for Call of Duty ® begins on october 28." They claimed it will be an involved special Ops experience.  First of all slide cancelling is completely removed from the game so you can't move around the map like a rampaging monkey and it will contribute a huge role in the overall gameplay. A new mechanic called 'dolphin dive' is added to the game and as the name suggests you can dive through small obstacles, windows rather than climbing them but it has a slight delay while shooting also running and shooting has a delay too. The FOV(field of view) can go upto 120 which is again a pretty neat feature and mig

 People mostly think about sharks, killer whales and giant octopus when asked about terrifying sea creatures, but in the deep sea there are much more terrifying creatures lurking around  1.Grilled shark:     Image credit (PBS) Grilled shark was discovered in Awashima, Japan and is known to be at least 80 million years old by scientists. They commonly appear at a depth of 50 to 200 m (160 to 660 ft) where they hunt their prey with their huge and flexible jaws which also have around 300 razor sharp teeth. Although they mostly live close to the sea level compared to other deep sea creatures, scientists have found specimens as deep as 12,00 m (3900 ft). 2. Chimaera:     Image credit(Adobe shark) Chimaeras, also known as ghost sharks, rat fish, are believed to be 420 million years old. They can grow upto 50 to 200 cm and their skin colour can vary from pitch black to brownish gray .They are mostly found in the template ocean floor in the depth of 2600 m (8500 ft).  Some of them are kept in