May 28, 2012

Coffee, anybody?

The story of Cuppa Joe and the old chicks I heard it first on the radio and then read a more detailed article which stated that according to research published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, people who drank four or five cups of coffee a day tended to live longer than those who drank…
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May 19, 2012

May 6, 2012

The Kohinoor Diamond

The Jewel in the Queen’s Crown The story of the Kohinoor diamond, if legends are to be believed, starts with the Syamanthaka Mani or Karna’s talisman. From there it starts its incredible journey through various locales, Golconda or Kollur to Malwa and Gwalior, then to Agra, Agra to Persia, Persia t…
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