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Gadsby: Fifty thousand words without an ‘e’

There are very, very few words in the English language where vowels aren’t used. And ‘e’ is the most commonly used letter in the English language.
Health

Hyperthymesia: A disorder one can’t forget

Neurological disorders occur when the brain, spinal cord or other nerves of our body fail to function properly. Hyperthymesia is one of them. Also known
Films

World’s first fully computer-animated feature film

22 November 1995 remains an important date in world cinema – a day that changed the world of cinema forever: Pixar Animation Studios released the
India

Unsung heroes of India: U Kiang Nongbah

The Jaintia Kingdom was an empire that ruled for around three centuries, in present-day Bangladesh and northeast India. The kingdom fell into British hands in
World

Edmund Hillary and the Three Poles Challenge

We all know of Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand as one of the first two to climb the world’s highest summit, Mt Everest. He
World

Vinicunca: The Rainbow Mountain

A four-hour journey from Cusco city in Peru, and along the Peruvian Andes, brings you to a region with colourful mountains – some coloured in
Language

How to laugh in Thai

Mobile slang has evolved as a distinct style of writing. Short forms and symbols have overtaken complete words. Where on one hand they’ve reduced the
India

Nohkalikai Falls: The Angel Falls of India

A plunge waterfall is one where water falls from a height to the ground without being interrupted. Angel Falls, the world’s highest waterfall, has a

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