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Creepy tales of the paranormal
Halloween is nearly upon us and we thought it would be fitting to explore Colombo and its suburbs for any haunted spaces. Despite some of them rumoured to be filled with all kinds of paranormal activities, most houses were abandoned due to mundane reasons. However, we did find a few spaces that had an eerie [...]
Maestro of the cube
A few twists and turns and presto the mystery of the cube is solved! 16-year old Osidu Nayanajith shocked audience members and the jury at the recently concluded Sri Lanka’s Got Talent (SLGT) contest with his mind boggling performance as he shattered consecutive records by solving the Rubik’s cube – a herculean task for most [...]
Hit song ‘Despacito’ earns seven Guinness World Records
The reggeton/ Latin pop hit song ‘Despacito’ by Luis Fonsi has been certified seven Guinness World Records. The 40 year old Puerto Rican artist thanked his fans on October 17 on winning the seven titles. He thanked Daddy Yankee who collaborated on the song and Justine Bieber who helped write and add the English vocals [...]
NASA reveals stunning image of newborn stars in the Cat’s Paw Nebula
It’s the biggest footprint you’re ever likely to see. This image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Cat’s Paw Nebula, named for the large, round features that create the impression of a feline footprint. It reveals gigantic ‘bubbles’ in the star forming region. Framed by green clouds, the bright red bubbles are the dominant [...]
More than a Mad Hatter’s tea party
A classic story emerging from a hard leather bound book to being browsed on Kindle is the best way to describe Elizabeth Moir ’s modern retelling of a Lewis Caroll fable rewritten by Jonathan Yukich “Alice @ Wonderland.” The story surrounded by a 21st century setting aimed at entertaining the young and the old is [...]