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The more options a business gives its customers, the better, or so the thinking goes. For instance, they think that if they stocked 300 different kinds of shirts instead of just a…

In 1963, Despite his success as a tractor maker, Ferruccio Lamborghini was dissatisfied with his choice of Ferrari. The clutch was too easy to disengage, in his opinion. He took a…

What associations do you have with the word "ritual?" Most likely, it will be of a religious nature, with puja, chanting, and centuries-old customs. You may dismiss them as nothin…

What first drew my attention to Mané was a viral post that included a photo of him with a broken iPhone and a remark in which he explained his perspective on material success. ( T…

Frances Tiafoe reached the semi-finals of the US Open, but there is a fascinating tale behind his achievement. Frances Tiafoe and his twin brother Franklin were born in Hyattsv…

The best brands are those that simplify your life. Consider tech giants like Google and Amazon, as well as mobile phone providers like Vodafone. They stand out from the crowd beca…

Laxmanrao has three brothers and sisters. Two passions captivated him. The first was to logically disassemble whatever mechanical thing he encountered. Second, painting. He drew a…

It is routine for a coworker who has been tasked with completing a presentation by a certain date to fail to do so within the allotted time frame, even though they had previously …

The First World War marked the beginning of this soap's fascinating storyline. A lot of sandalwood was sent to Europe from the kingdom of Mysore, which had the world's highest pro…

One of the most important physicists of all time, Richard Feynman also wrote books, created comic book heroes, was a brilliant thinker, and had a deep philosophical outlook. He…

In 1877, in Thirukkurungudi, in Tamil Nadu, T.V. Sundram Iyengar was born to a family of Tamil brahmins. At the beginning of his professional life, T.V. Sundram Iyengar worked as …

I was with friends who frequently hung out at a coffee shop. Due to my long tenure in the coffee trade, I possess passable (not stellar, but fair) understanding knowledge of coffe…

Muhammed Hasham Premji, often known as the "Rice King of Burma," immigrated to India with his family and established a rice trading company in Bombay. Amalner is a tiny hamlet in …

In 1923, Mahashay Dharampal Gulati was born in Sialkot (now in Pakistan). His father, Mahashay Chunni Lal Gulati, opened a store in 1919 named "Mahashian Di Hatti" (which means "r…