Advertising executive Alex Faickney Osborn, “the father of brainstorming”, invented the term back in 1941. He described brainstorming as "a conference technique by which a group attempts to find a solution for a specific problem by amassing all the ideas spontaneously by its members."
Friday, May 30, 2014
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Ravindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore is the only known person to have written the national anthems for two different countries. He wrote Jana Gana Mana, the national anthem for India, and Amar Sonar Bangla, the national anthem for Bangladesh.
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Onions -- Why They Make Us Cry
Onions -- Why They Make Us Cry
Just about anyone who has ever cooked a hot dinner has experienced this particular food side effect -- onion tears. They're so upsetting! But what actually causes them? Turns out that when you cut into an onion a volatile sulfur compound called Propanethiol-S-oxide is released. This gas reacts with water in your eyes -- and forms Sulfuric Acid. Ouch! The burn causes your eyes to produce more tears to wash the acid away. But there are a few things you can try to prevent this problem:
- Wear goggles
- Chop near a fan or oven vent
- Refrigerate the onion prior to chopping
- Chop under running water
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