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1 day ago · Cricket became a vessel for social mobility and offered opportunities and hope to people across India regardless of their religion, caste, or social standing. With the increased popularity of the sport in India, especially in the 1980s, international satellite television networks latched onto cricket because of its global audience and the newly emerged market of viewers in India. [ 17 ]
1 day ago · t. e. Edgar Allan Poe (né Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as one of the central figures of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the United ...
1 day ago · Theodor Herzl was the founder of the modern Zionist movement. In his 1896 pamphlet Der Judenstaat, he envisioned the founding of a future independent Jewish state during the 20th century. Zionism[ a ] is an ethnocultural nationalist [ 1 ][ b ] movement that emerged in Europe in the late 19th century and aimed for the establishment of a Jewish ...
6 hours ago · These wax models were vulnerable to heat and sunlight, so they did not last long, causing manufacturers to rent them out instead of selling them. After the war ended in 1945, Japan saw an influx of western food. Since many Japanese people had no idea what some of these foods looked like, replicas became a popular way to showcase these foreign ...
1 day ago · A Möbius strip made with paper and adhesive tape. In mathematics, a Möbius strip, Möbius band, or Möbius loop[ a ] is a surface that can be formed by attaching the ends of a strip of paper together with a half-twist. As a mathematical object, it was discovered by Johann Benedict Listing and August Ferdinand Möbius in 1858, but it had ...
1 day ago · Evidence for the earliest occupation of the territory of present-day Georgia goes back to c. 1.8 million years ago, as evident from the excavations of Dmanisi in the southeastern part of the country. This is the oldest evidence of humans anywhere in the world outside Africa. Later prehistoric remains (Acheulian, Mousterian, and the Upper ...
6 hours ago · Hollywood is making many music biopics right now. In the last five years, movies about famous musical artists have become popular. We have seen movies about Elvis Presley, Bob Marley, Whitney Houston, and Amy Winehouse’s story called Back to Black. More music biopics are coming soon.
