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#7. Istanbul not Constantinople When the Ottoman Empire gained control of the city of Constantinople, they renamed it as Istanbul. But European powers continued referring it to as Constantinople. So, since 1930 the Turkish Postal Telegraph and Telephone Office started sending back all letters...

#6. Brittle stars, a species related to starfishes, have no eyes. But research has shown that they can see without eyes through what is called extraocular vision. Interestingly, a woman by the name of Rosa Kuleshova could apparently see with her fingers and even demonstrated reading printed...

Enlightened Empire is a good read. Also, there is a contest going on here with Kingdom Building as a theme. So if you don't mind picking a new story, you can check from that list. https://www.scribblehub.com/contest/the-adventum-contest/

Our profession depends on having debates no one wanted. Don't mind us :3 Btw, is it a well-known law in Canada?

#5. Space pens NASA needed something to write in space with but ordinary pens don't work in space. They considered using pencils. But the graphite in pencils conduct electricity and could conduct short-circuit equipment in space. NASA even bought mechanical pencils to be used in space for 130...

o.O I got that... I didn't realise the reference was to torrents

I meant it as a voluntary thing, ofcourse not an enforced official thing. Also, I didn't know the pledge doesn't work on RR to be honest. But I have found a few good ones from the list there though. If it's a voluntary participation, I don't think how it would hamper creativity. But if the...

1. A lot of novels get dropped midway or go on prolonged hiatuses on SH (actually on all web platforms). But there have been plenty of instances where I start a story but it gets dropped and after a point it feels like a risk to invest in a new novel again. 2. I have seen "other sites" that...

I was speaking from more of a jurisprudence (philosophy of law) stand-point. This is a dead letter (non-applicable) law and I don't see any real application of the same in any court. Confession even in common law origin country like or hybrid institutions like in mine has specific procedures...

Common law did originate and spread with the British Empire, so it makes sense. But even UK now isn't strictly a common law nation.

I was speaking from more of a jurisprudence stand-point. This is a dead letter and I don't see any real application of the same in any court. Confession even in common law origin country like or hybrid institutions like in mine has specific procedures that need to be fulfilled to constitute...

But why did it have to be Canada! smh.:blob_popcorn_two:

Technically Apology act would be an instance of Civil Law. Common law is law derived from customs and case laws. But common law is funny too. They generally state the obvious so intensely. (for an interesting read, check R vs. Lipman where the court finally realised intoxicating yourself cannot...

#4. You know there is a stereotypical expression that Canadians apologize for everything? Well, I don't know if there is any truth to that, but in 2009 they did pass a law in Ontario, Canada to make sure saying Sorry cannot be used in court as an expression of guilt. I present to you the APOLOGY...

Found my a man in 1991 while searching for food and timber, but forgot the route when he reached back home. It took him 18-years to find the place again. It is the largest of its kind and home to the Great Wall of Vietnam. There is a river flowing within it with a nearly two year...