FOR more than four hundred years the mind of man has been possessed with a great idea, which, although by its wide diffusion and prophetic nature resembling one of those fundamental instincts whose ...

Darian is an adventurous explorer who likes to travel to remote locations and discover hidden treasures. During a trip to Tamil Nadu, India, he and his friend saw the Palk Strait. The Palk Strait, ...

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Long ago, one great ocean flowed between North and South America. When the narrow Isthmus of Panama joined the continents about 3 million years ago, it also separated the Atlantic from the Pacific ...

Onomatopoeia: As per Merriam webster, onomatopoeia means the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss). Phenomenon: The word means an ...