Fun fact: the “thumbs up” emoji can mean “great job,” “okay,” “end of discussion,” or “I am mildly annoyed” — depending entirely on the age of the person reading it. That’s not a typo. That’s modern communication. Somewhere between rotary phones and reel videos, we created a new dialect — one built out of hashtags, …
Fun fact: during major global crises, meme creation often spikes faster than official news updates — sometimes within minutes of an event trending online. That tells us something about our times. Before politicians speak, before news anchors adjust their ties, someone somewhere has already turned the moment into a meme. And that is exactly what …
Fun fact: Studies show that the average teenager now sends more messages in a single day than many grandparents spoke words outside their home in an entire week half a century ago. “Family Dinner vs Family DM: How Different Generations Communicate Tonight” is not just a catchy headline. It is a snapshot of what is …
Fun fact: the phrase “swag gap” didn’t come from fashion theory or relationship psychology—it came from memes, screenshots, and brutally honest comment sections. The “Swag Gap”: When Style Turns Into a Relationship Debate is not really about clothes. It never was. What started as playful internet humour—partners photographed side by side, one dressed like a runway …
Fun fact: one of the world’s oldest known monuments, Göbekli Tepe in present-day Turkey, was built around 11,000 years ago — long before agriculture, cities, or writing. We’ve been building monuments almost from the moment we gathered in groups. Why? Because building is more than creating. In asking Why Do We Build Monuments? we dig …
Fun fact: the ancient Egyptians believed that every morning the sun god Ra sailed across the sky in a boat—only to descend through the underworld at night, battling chaos until dawn returned. But that dramatic myth hints at a deeper question: Why did ancient civilizations worship the sun? In this article, we’ll peel back the …
Fun fact: even newborns prefer looking at faces to scrambled shapes—suggesting our brains are wired to recognize meaning, relationships, and narrative almost from birth. But why do humans tell stories? Why did our ancestors gather around fires to pass down tales of hunts, gods, love, loss, or tricksters? The title of this piece—“Why Humans Tell …
Fun fact: The Great Banyan Tree in Kolkata has over 3,600 aerial roots and covers more area than the average football field! There’s something undeniably magnetic about a banyan tree. Maybe it’s the sheer size, the way its roots grow down like ancient pillars, or the quiet sense of presence it exudes. In India, you’ll …
Fun Fact: The Homeric epics like the Iliad and Odyssey were passed down orally for centuries before they were ever written down—yet the stories survived almost word-for-word. Now think about how hard it is for you to remember a phone number without saving it. That contrast right there? That’s the cognitive distance between oral cultures …
Fun Fact: The average person checks their phone about 96 times a day—that’s once every 10 minutes. Picture starting your day with no clue what day it is. Or forgetting your best friend’s birthday. Or walking into a supermarket without a clue what to buy. These things don’t happen anymore—not because our memories have improved, …
