Riding the YouTube Wave When you think of YouTube and billions of views, it’s often chart-toppers like Ed Sheeran or Justin Bieber that come to mind. But nestled among them is the delightful earworm from Pinkfong, “Baby Shark Dance”, boasting an impressive 4.6 billion views. Pinkfong’s fascinating journey with this song, with over 100...
Ever pondered the origins of the term “Cricket”? Let’s dissect its historical roots. The names “criquet” from Old French and “kricke” from Middle Dutch have been proposed as potential sources of the name “Cricket”. Given the strong medieval trade relations between south-east England and Flanders, which belonged to the Duchy of Burgundy, the derivation...
There are currently hundreds of millions of people in Africa who can use electricity that is generated by hydropower. Providing around a quarter of all electricity generated south of the Sahara, it is by far Africa’s most important renewable energy source. But some nations are much more dependent on it than others. Countries like...