Associate of Arts degrees in History, Social Sciences, Social Behavior and Self-Development, Arts and Human Expression, and Science and Mathematics – these are the five degrees earned by 12-year-old Clovis Hung.
KnowALLedge Plus: Hung was just nine years old when he enrolled at Fullerton College after being inspired by Jack Rico, who earned four degrees when he was all of 13.
The Italian club last won the league title in 1990 when Diego Maradona was captain. This time, they drew with Udinese to take home the trophy.
KnowALLedge Plus: Napoli’s home stadium is, in fact, currently named after Diego Maradona.
After three years of constant anxiety and the highest level of alert was raised, coronavirus no longer represents a “global health emergency”, according to the World Health Organization. The statement is one step closer to the curtain call of the mayhem that has resulted in “at least seven million” people dying, though the true figure is “likely” closer to 20 million deaths globally.
KnowALLedge Plus: The Bubonic Plague of the 14th century, also known as the Black Death, still tops the list of death tolls. It is said to have wiped off 75–200 million across Europe, Asia and North Africa.
The famous Dabbawalas of Mumbai have sent gifts like Puneri Pagadi and the Uparne stole ahead of King Charles’ coronation. The ‘Puneri Pagadi’ is a headgear from Pune, while the ‘Uparne’ is a traditional stole worn by men during ceremonial occasions.
KnowALLedge Plus: In 2003, the then Prince Charles met the dabbawalas during his visit to India and was in awe of their accuracy, punctuality, and work culture. Two members of the Dabbawala association were even invited to the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005.
Priyanka Mallick, a 29-year-old from Badinan village of West Bengal’s Hooghly district, has designed a dress for Queen Camilla and a brooch for King Charles III. She received a letter from the Royal family thanking her and inviting her to attend the coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey on May 6.
The Amazigh language of the Afroasiatic family has between 18 and 30 million speakers. Their activists have long campaigned for state recognition of their own calendar, with the people making up around 40% of Morocco’s population. Morocco has approved the new year of the Amazigh as an official national holiday.
KnowALLedge Plus: Berbers, also called Amazigh or Imazighen, are an ethnic group indigenous to the Maghreb region of North Africa. The calendar is said to have begun 2972 years ago when an Amazigh king defeated an Egyptian pharaoh.
June 2nd is celebrated as National Donut Day in the United States. More than 10 billion donuts are made annually in the country. Donuts and doughnuts are the same things. While “donut” is the US spelling, “doughnut” (the older spelling) is used more frequently in the UK.
KnowALLedge Plus: During the world wars, dedicated chefs were sent to army barracks to bake this popular food item in makeshift huts for the soldiers.
India’s post-pandemic travel boom has entered record books, with 456,082 passengers flying on a single day, as 2,978 flights took off across the country on April 30. Data says, more than 37.5m passengers were carried by domestic airlines in just the first three months of 2023.
