Mayukh Saha
Freelance Writer
Gaming through VR headsets has become quite common these days. But what happens when we come across a headset that can kill users if they die in the game? Yes, you read that right, and this is exactly what Palmer Luckey has created. The father of modern virtual reality and a defense contractor recently manufactured […]
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An individual, who had been wrongly imprisoned for around 30 years, died just a few months after being released. Claude Francis Garrett was released from the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Tennessee, USA where he was imprisoned on murder charges. In 1993, Garrett had been convicted wrongfully of killing his then-girlfriend Lorie Lance, in what […]
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The Indian state of Gujarat is leading the solar revolution, with Modhera being the first solar-powered village in the country. This has set a precedent for Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations. He considers this to be “a reconciliation between humankind and planet.” This project has reportedly supplied the citizens of this village […]
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Many of us, probably all, would prefer to skip the queues at the checkout counters after doing our weekly shopping. That’s where self-checkout comes in. Theoretically, it is supposed to make the whole process faster, more efficient, and more secure. Even if the other two might be true, the last condition seems to be facing […]
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With rising food costs you might be looking to supplement your diet with as much free produce as possible. To do so, you may just have to stroll down to the park. The city of Andernach in Germany is one of the world’s ‘edible cities’. Andernach has parks that have been turned into orchards where […]
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With the way resources are depleting on Earth every day, it might be wise to invest in another planet. And according to scientists, there could be a potentially habitable planet around 100 light years away. It is understood that the average life expectancy would be close to 3,158 years. The discovery of such a planet […]
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Let’s just cut straight to the point- who doesn’t like vacations? After all, for most of us, we work to enjoy those holidays even more- if possible. Jonny Wheeler of Clinton showed the world that work and vacation could go hand in hand. It has been 7 years since that revelation, and Wheeler doesn’t seem […]
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A motorway bridge was constructed around a house in the Chinese city of Guangzhou- but that is not the most interesting thing about it. Rather, this bridge was built around the house after stubborn homeowners refused to move. In fact, the homeowner refused to sell the house to the government for close to a decade. […]
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A co-pilot of a small aircraft in North Carolina apparently jumped to his death, according to a release from The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The co-pilot was upset that the aircraft had been damaged during an unsuccessful runway approach. Charles Hew Crooks, aged 23, was the co-pilot on a dual-engine CASA CN-212 Aviocar aircraft […]
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The Internet can be a strong forum for empowerment. Recently, a woman who claimed to be body-shamed by another individual found much support online. The woman, Adrienne Airhart, had posted a tweet where she narrated the entire incident. She had apparently been celebrating her birthday at a restaurant when someone in her vicinity decided to […]
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We definitely know someone in our social circle who refuses to wear a condom. While they may be doing so because they consider themselves to be well endowed, that is a complete myth. It doesn’t matter if they are the biggest casanovas around, they should be wrapping up for the greater good. So the next […]
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Did you know a chicken can survive even after getting beheaded? Sure, most of them survive for a few moments- but this hen lived for 18 months! Around seven decades ago, a farmer decapitated his chicken in Colorado. But surprisingly, the chicken didn’t die. The miraculous bird was then called Mike, and it became pretty […]
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