Feng Shui (風水)
Feng Shui
Feng shui (風水) is a pseudoscientific traditional practice of ancient China using energy forces to harmonize individuals...
Matterhorn
Matterhorn is the name of a mountain in Switzerland. It is the highest summer ski region in Europe and is open throughout...
Jungle, Jungle Raj
Jungle is a word derived from Hindi (jangal), and Pali and Prakrit (jangala). In these languages, the word referred to a waterless...
Proteus, Protean
Proteus, Protean
Proteus in Greek mythology is a sea god who attended Poseidon. Proteus had the power of changing...
Literature: An Art Form
Literature: An Art Form
Literature is writings that are valued as works of art such as fiction, drama, poetry...
Motherland, Fatherland, Homeland
Motherland, Fatherland, Homeland:
One’s country of origin or native country is referred to as
fatherland, or motherland, or simply...
Dhole: The Wild Dog
Dhole is an endangered wild dog. It is also known as Indian wild dog, Asiatic wild dog, red dog, or red fox....
Abeunt Studia in Mores: Pursuits Become Habits
Abeunt Studia in Mores
The Latin phrase abeunt studia in mores is ascribed to the poetry of Ovid,...
Nobel Prize Winner in Physics in 1912
Nils Gustaf Dalén’s motto was: Be Optimistic. He demonstrated this motto to himself: when lost his vision in an explosion while working...