Episode 080 - Swimming, Pole Vaulting & Horseplay (The Olympics Bonanza)

Do you know which iconic Indian character/mascot was conceived by Bobby Kooka, and Umesh Rao, an artist at J. Walter Thompson Ltd and whose look was inspired by Syed Wajid Ali, an industrialist from P...

1 Kesä 202354min

Do you know which author's first murder mystery novel is believed to have been inspired by a real life murder at a hotel in Mussoorie? Do you know which country lost its entire navy, the largest on th...

25 Touko 202353min

Do you know why the erstwhile Ticker symbol of Steinway & sons used to be LVB? Do you know what Turkish slang term which may be offensive to Indians is used to denote corruption in Turkey? Do you know...

18 Touko 20231h 6min

The last veteran of the Crimean war in the 19th century died in the 21st century - Do you know how that's possible? Do you know why FC Everton's flagship store in a shopping complex in Merseyside is n...

12 Touko 202350min

Do you know which iconic author derived the first name in his nom de plume from his actual middle name and the second name in his nom de plume from his actual first name? Do you know the title which w...

4 Touko 202359min

Do you know what the Persian names for the king and the rook in chess are? Do you know which Irish born actor was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar 8 times, but never won? Do you know what connects Sou...

27 Huhti 202355min

Do you know which legendary tech founder held the record for the highest score on Tetris for almost 15 years? Do you know which Indian snack marketed by Brittannia is actually a French-Algerian pastry...

20 Huhti 202347min

Did you know in what ridiculously obvious way, the town of Tesnus paid tribute to the Southern Pacific Railway, to which it owed its existence? Do you know what potentially litigious name is given to ...

13 Huhti 202348min