Everyday Facts
#11 Who is "Teddy" in Teddy Bear? 🧸
NO, it's not a random name! Teddy Bear has a very INTERESTING story behind its name, read on...
Team APH
History
#10 Where did QR Code come from??
It's literally everywhere now! But who came up with this idea? Why? And HOW?
Everyday Facts
#9 You'll never find a clock in a mall. Here’s why!
And no windows either! Let's understand the Gruen effect.
Last newsletter of 2023👋
A look at Arey Pata Hai?!'s journey and learnings from 2023.
Etymology
#8 Holiday meant Holy Day?
Exploring the origins of the holiday-related words. Come join our curious, vacay mode :)
History
#7 Why do we cut cake on birthdays?
Why is it cake? Why are there candles on the cake? Why is it all on a birthday?
History
#6 ABCD... had 27 letters!
There were 27 letters in the English alphabet. AND we use this 27th letter even today...
History
#5 Why is it called "Dec"ember?
"Decem" means 10, but December is the 12th month. What is happening???
Technology
#4 Why QWERTY & not ABCDE?
We learned alphabet as A, B, C, then why does a keyboard have all these letters in such random order? Let's find out!
#3 Your Keyboard is weird...
Welcome to the 3rd edition of our fun + informative newsletter ft. a very click-baity title haha. Here to add some much needed mid-week light after that match... Every week we share: * 🤯 An Aaj Pata Chala! info * 💭 A random Quiz for you (with the answer in the end) * 🤗 Our Arey Pata
#2 Nursery rhymes have the same tune! 😯
Why do Twinkle twinkle, ABCD Alphabet song and Baba black sheep sound the same?
Marketing & Brands
#1 Why is it always 9:41 in iPhone ads?
While the iPhone ads always show 9:41 for the reason mentioned, the Apple watch doesn't follow this tradition...