According to Google AI: The three most profound and existential questions for Homo sapiens center on our origin, our purpose, and our ultimate destiny . These questions have driven human philosophy, science, and religion since the dawn of consciousness.   Things to think about: Philosopher Marin Heidegger asked, why is there something rather than nothing? One of the most mind-blowing facts is that Cleopatra lived much closer in time to the launch of the iPhone than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza .   Cleopatra died in 30BC, while the Great Pyramid was built around 2560 BC, a gap of just over 2500 years. From her birth to the iPhone was only around 2000 years. Day vs. Year: A day on Venus (one full rotation on its axis) takes 243 Earth days, while a year on Venus (one orbit around the Sun) takes only 225 Earth days. More cosmic perspective : There are more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way —about 3 trillion trees compared to roughly 100 to 40...

How could I possibly tell the story of India in one blog posting?  Well, I can't, but here is my attempt anyway. India is only the seventh largest country by area, but  in 2023 will have the  largest population in the world . China has held the top spot since the 1750's, when it overtook India. China did not grow in 2021 and will only decline more and more over the next few years. Where are the people in this world? Modern humans arrived from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago. The oldest religion, Hindu , began as far back as 2300 BCE. Gautama Buddha lived in India in the 5th/6th century BCE, and formed the Buddhist religion. The caste system emerged within Hinduism by 400 BCE. 95% of Hindus live in India. Hindus don't eat beef or pork, and many are vegetarians. The swastika is a symbol for good luck While the East India Company, effectively Great Britain, took control in 1757, British Crown rule began in 1858, just around the time of the American Civil War. Soon afte...