The corals of the Great Barrier Reef are spectacular and of every imaginable color! They look brilliant and the only living thing visible from space! They clone themselves into thousands of copies. 25% of the ocean's species are present in the coral reefs which occupy less than 0.015% of ocean space! But the reefs are dying due to human activity... There are a lot of volunteering opportunities where we can help and make a difference. Listen to the podcast to know more
Highest mountain in the world formed by colliding tectonic plates. It attracts adventurers from all over the world and on average takes 2 months to summit! Learn about the death zone, the traffic jams near the summit, how many people have sumitted and how many died, what it takes to go on the adventure and a lot of interesting trivia!
Is mankind alone in the universe? What is the probability of finding intelligent life in the universe? If there is intelligent life outside Earth, Do they have internet and Swiggy? Learn about the Goldilocks zone extremophiles, radio communication, UFOs and more.
How did people buy things before money was invented? By bartering! Then we graduated to using IOUs and commodity money aga's finally the Chinese created coins and then notes. The Jews created cheques and then came credit cards. But huge innovations happened once the internet became mainstream. Online payments and mobile wallets are increasing in popularity. And the latest innovation is bitcoins or virtual currency. If you were the President of a new country and had to create a new currency, what would it be?
How humans evolved from sitting on trees eating fruit to making gourmet food, how cooked food made us smart, some popular cuisines like Chinese, Mexican, Italian, Japanese and more and how every region of India has its own ethnic food and dishes
Legend about how cheese was accidentally made, different types of cheeses in the world, cheese fondue, cheese chasing competition and a lot of interesting and weird cheesy facts that you will love!
Hear first hand from a sports fanatic and author of two books on sports - Vinay Kanchan. Learn about a football movement he started called Juhu Beach United, how sports helps children, what life lessons you can learn from sports. Vinay also shares his sporting heroes and a few interesting anecdotes that you will enjoy!
7 wonders of the ancient world listed by the Greeks. Learn how the 7 wonders of the modern world were selected. And hear about some wonderful facts and anecdotes of the 7 modern wonders plus an honorary 8th - The Great Wall of China, Christ the Redeemer, Machu Picchu, Chechen Itza, Colosseum, Taj Mahal, Petra and the Pyramids of Egypt
Meet India's top 100 ultra runner Shajan Samuel and hear first hand how he conditioned his mind to do what he thought was impossible. Hear about his experiences running at high altitude, getting lost during an ultra and his future goals.
Hammer heads, great white shark, whale shark, bubble gum pink colored shark, how sharks hunt and swim, their sixth sense, sharks don't find humans tasty, sharks going extinct. You can make a difference
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About Fiya's Trivia
From the publisher's feed
Just about everything under the sun. And beyond!
Started the podcast for my nieces and nephew but making it open. Meant for 8 to 16 year olds but it has fun and interesting topics so really anyone can listen and learn.
Most of the info is from publicly available sources on internet