In our Did You Know? section, we dive into interesting tidbits of information that will surprise and educate you. From unusual facts about the natural world to human achievements, this section is all about satisfying your curiosity.
Abandoned Female Infant Rescued by a Tricycle Driver in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. A tricycle driver urinating on a vacant lot in Sitio Sangi, Barangay Pajo, Lapu-Lapu City discovered the abandoned female infant near the airbase on Saturday afternoon, July 23, 2022. The said infant was brought to the Carjay Lapu-Lapu City Hospital in Cebu where Read More
Iran provides drones to Russia as the war against Ukraine continues. On Monday, the White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said that Iran is believed to be providing several hundred unmannered aerial vehicles (colloquially known as drones) to Russia. The US intelligence suggests Iran will provide Russia with hundreds of drones to boost its Read More
From Bloomberg. Shanghai Takes Biggest Steps Toward Reopening in Two Months. Shanghai Takes Biggest Steps Toward Reopening in Two Months. Shanghai will let people in areas deemed low risk for Covid-19 leave their housing compounds, as the city moves to dismantle the last remaining restrictions that confined most of its 25 million residents to their Read More
67 FACTS ABOUT AFRICA YOU DIDN’T KNOW years ago, solidifying the “Out of Africa’ theory. Equatorial Guinea is Africa’s only Spanish speaking country. Morocco is the most visited African country. Nigeria has the richest Black person in Africa, Aliko Dangote. Samuel Eto’o was formerly the highest paid Footballer in the world, he received about £350,000 Read More
In our history classes in the Philippines, students were taught that the Spaniards didn’t teach them Spanish because they wanted us to be ignorant. But how come the other countries which were under their colonization like Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela have Spanish as their official language? The truth is, it was a matter of logistics. Read More
Isko Moreno Defended Himself on the Divisoria Public Market Sale. He says that it was meant to raise funds for the city’s pandemic response. The Divisoria Public Market was sold to Festina Holdings Inc. for P1.45 billion. According to the report, the Manila City Council presided over by Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna issued two resolutions Read More
Telemedicine is technically illegal in South Korea and has only been allowed under emergency COVID measure since 2020. However, the increase in its users and support from President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol who sees it as an “inevitable reality” suggest it may remain part of the healthcare system. According to Yoon, it is really convenient to get Read More
Manny Villar, a business tycoon in the Philippines gave the public a pleasant surprise when he introduced the country’s first-ever smart carts. The smart carts are grocery store carts that are equipped with a gadget where you can automatically scan products you want to purchase. There is also a smart scanner where you can quickly Read More
Typhoon is a submarine built for nuclear war. Named after sharks, this could devastate up to two hundred targets with warheads six times as powerful as those that exploded over Hiroshima. The Akula-class submarines, also known as Typhoon-class, were some of the most terrifying weapons ever created. Russia’s Typhoon-class submarines were true Cold War leviathans. Read More
How did Putin became the President of Russia is the question of most people in the world. After the reign of the reign of the 1st president of Russian Federation, Boris Yeltsin, Vladimir Putin has been the Russian leader taking over pretty much without pause, and it appears that he is not planning to leave (read Read More