ARM China company seal was with Allen Wu, and the board was not able to fire him — The Chinese unit of ARM faced an issue recently. Though the semiconductor industry is on a boom, this unit was racking losses. The company tried to fire the CEO, but it was not possible. All this was due to a seal. Seal:

The compliment on setting an ambitious goal might hinder you from achieving it. — In his book, Motivation Myth, Jeff Haden points out an interesting theory about goals and how our brains perceive them. Usually, productivity gurus suggest sharing our goals with a broader audience as it will create a sense of credibility for us and create pressure to achieve it. …

Cartier sponsored Emma Chamberlain’s choker for the event, and it has a dark history behind it. — The Met Gala event of this year met with a lot of criticism, especially the dress of Kim Kardashian. A controversial attire in the event masked even the Kardashian. It was the choker worn by Emma Chamberlain, sponsored by the famous jeweler Cartier. …

Werner Heisenberg was interrogated and harasser by the SS frequently, and it stopped only after Heisenberg’s mom called Himmler’s mom. — Suppose your classmate at school bullies you. Then you might probably complain about it to your mom. As a next step, your mom might call the bully’s mom and complain about the action. What if a secret police force bullied a Nobel-Prize-winning physicist? The same thing happened. The Nobel Prize…

The Prince Of Wales is a title given to the next in line to the throne of the British monarchy. Why is it so? — Queen Elizabeth II recently became the longest-reigning monarch in the history of Britain. Her son, Charles, became the longest next in line to the throne in British history. While awaiting the throne, Charles holds the title of Prince of Wales. What does Wales have to do with the British monarch?

Ernst Gräfenberg developed the first effective contraceptive for women during the Nazi era and also noted the G spot — It was the interwar period in the 1920s. Germany’s economy was in ruins as people stood in queues to collect their rations. Abortion was generally banned, which forced women to have children from unplanned pregnancies. A Berlin gynecologist found an answer to the problem. …

In 1184 a group of dignitaries fell into a cesspit in Erfurt due to a weak floor. — It was the castle of Erfurt where a critical debate about the Holy Roman Empire was about to commence. The dignitaries assembled in the castle heard a creaking noise, and the entire floor collapsed. The dignitaries faced an excruciating death as many drowned. You might doubt, when a floor collapsed…

To confuse hijackers, South Korean authorities went to great lengths to make a South Korean airport resemble a North Korean counterpart. — It was a bright sunny day, and an aircraft landed at an airport on the Korean peninsula. The airport authorities greeted the flight with North Korean songs and kids waving North Korean flags. The passengers were about to disembark the flight, thinking they were in North Korea. But they were…

The TU 114 was in the prototype stage when it carried Khrushchev on his maiden journey to the USA — It was September 1959 at Andrews Air Force Base, the first visit by a Soviet leader o the USA. Journalists pointed all their cameras on the runway. The Soviet leader made a grand entry, and news about his plane went viral. The plane was a military aircraft a few months…