The word ‘Phile’ comes from the ancient Greek word ‘phileein’, meaning ‘to love’. So a ‘philia’ is a special love, attraction or preference for a certain type of thing. Do you love working and being productive? You’re an ergophile. Obsessed with tattoos? You’re a stigmatophile. Read on to find out more words that might describe you!
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Optical illusions are images or pictures that we perceive differently than they really are. Put another way, optical illusions occur when our eyes send information to our brains that tricks us into perceiving something that does not match reality. We present to you the most famous optical illusions that you can’t just figure out in one look. Have a look for yourself.
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Back in the vintage days of the 80s and 90s Doordarshan was the only channel for our entertainment and only platform for brands to advertise. While people used to enjoy their favourite shows and movies, many also cherished the musical or funny advertisements. These Doordarshan ads are simply iconic and great. Some of melodies and jingles made us sing along with them and some made us emotional.
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If you need inspiration and motivation to change the way you work and increase productivity, millionaire entrepreneurs with amazing rags to riches stories can help you. These stories aren’t of super-intelligent humans or lucky ones but of superlative grit, determination and insatiable hunger to achieve the unachievable.
Here are 10 stories of self-made millionaires and billionaires that will undoubtedly motivate you to work harder and smarter.
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Creativity has no end. With the availability of technology and various software, people try unorthodox combinations of videos, photos, art, etc. to create internet humour. Photoshop has helped netizens to not only change the look but also the appearance of things, living or non-living. What’s trending these days is celebrity face swaps and the results for some are quite funny and for some its creepy.
A lot of celebrity faces were swapped recently with their partners, friends and kins to make the result look funny and witty. Following the trend, here are some of the best results of face swapping.
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Who would think that Albert Einstein or Martin Luther King Jr. or Jawaharlal Nehru or John Grisham will ever have the need to talk about stupidity? But they did, and many of us understand why. Don’t you?
There’s a lot happening around us and stupidity contributes to it in a big way, so here are a few quotes and memes on the ubiquitous stupidity.
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The Black Lives Matter movement and Floyd’s death has prompted dialogue around the world regarding police discrimination and racism in their own communities — and it is a conversation that Indians cannot hold themselves exempt from anymore. India’s love for light skin is also no secret — our movies, magazines and every other form of media echoes a westernised concept of beauty. Why do Indians hate their own color?
Colonialism has caused us to associate fair skin with power, desirability and success, and embrace the contempt for our natural brown skin. Find out why this movement is important for Indians and how can we contribute.
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All Indians have grown up hearing tales and watching Mahabharata, the great Indian epic. Mahabharata is always associated with Hinduism and has an immense impact on Hindus and their cultural traditions. Mahabharata in many ways has sculpted Indian culture and beliefs.
Is Mahabharata a reality or just a tale? Well, readers across the world have their own beliefs and views on the same, giving rise to a great debate. Let’s have a look at the history, facts and logic supporting the case.
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While the pandemic has rendered air travel arduous, it’s not an impossibility, as thousands of people still need to fly for various reasons — whether to get back home to their family or to travel to another place for work.
One such passenger shared her travel experience to Hong Kong, and many people are calling it “the future of travel” due to the meticulous checks and precautions taken by the staff and other officials at the Hong Kong airport. Journalist Laurel Chor travelled from Paris to Hong Kong via London and documented her experience by live-tweeting.
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All countries use intelligence agencies to thwart away external threats and they’re known to use all possible means to achieve their means including espionage, covert operations and a network of informers.
Over decades these intelligence agencies have built a reputation of being notoriously effective, aggressive and secretive, reminiscent of James Bond Movies. Here’s a lit of top 10 intelligence agencies around the world.
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