The first kindergarten was started by German educator Friedrich Froebel in 1837 in Blankenburg, Prussia. Froebel chose the German term kindergarten because he intended children in his school to grow as freely as flowers in a garden. Froebel based his educational philosophy on a belief in the innate creativity of children. His kindergarten stressed that children should spend part of …

Chess was played in 1851 in London as an international tournament. The tournament was conceived and organised by English player Howard Staunton, and marked the first time that the best chess players in Europe met in a single event. German Adolf Andersson won the 16-player tournament, earning him the title of the Best Player in Europe.

Though the origin of billiards is lost in history, an account by Greek traveller Anacharsis suggests that a rudimentary version was played by Egyptians around 400 BC. This form was adopted by the Greeks. The word ‘billiard’ has its roots in the French words ‘billart’ meaning stick, and ‘bille’ meaning ball. In 1470, the first billiards table was found among …

एक बार की बात है। एक लड़का था। अक्ल के मामले में थोड़ा – सा कमजोर। एक दिन खेल से लौटते समय उसने एक आदमी को एक गधी लेकर जाते हुए देखा। लड़के को गधी बहुत अच्छी लगी। उसने मालिक से पूछा, “तुम इस गधी को कितने में बेचोगे? मै इसे खरीदना चाहता हूँ।” वह आदमी बोला, “सौ रुपल्ली हाथ …

भारत के पूर्वी हिस्से में उड़ीसा नाम का राज्य है। महानदी के मुहाने के आसपास की जमीन बहुत उपजाऊ है – धान के खेत, जंगल और ताजा हरी घास, जिसे वहां के मवेशी भरपेट खाते हैं। बहुत पहले वहां एक महाजन की पत्नी अपने तीन बेटों और बहुओं के साथ रहती थी। सुखी परिवार था और सब लोग आराम से रहते …

One of the most difficult tasks of geology (the science or study of the Earth), has been to establish the age of the Earth. Until about fifty years ago the scientists had little information to help them with this problem. By careful observation they could discover whether one rock was older than another, but the further back they went in …

The male stickleback’s belly turns red at the start of the breeding season in spring. Normally the belly of this small fish is silver-colored, the rest of it varying from brown to green. But when the time comes for him to mate he becomes very active in attracting females with his bright new color. In building the home and rearing …

A river will die when pollution reaches such a level that all the available oxygen is absorbed. This can happen if the oxygen is used up by presence in the water of an excessive number of waste organisms. Large amounts of nitrogen or phosphorus make a river’s oxygen-producing plants grow so rapidly that they become over-crowded and die of exhaustion. …

If the earthworm detects an unfamiliar object next to its skin, the muscles will contract immediately and the body will turn to avoid the object. The worm will also turn in response to heat and, in a lesser degree, to light and sound. Even the heat given out by an ordinary match some inches away, will cause a worm to …

Frogs’ eggs become tadpoles with in two weeks of being laid in the water, but tadpoles may take anything from two months to three years to change completely into frogs. The time taken seems to depend on the environment. Tadpoles will generally develop faster in warmer waters. Also the more advanced species of frog have simplified and shortened the process …