Hello & welcome to another edition of the GK Nugget. It’s that time of the year when racing aficionados get very excited and agitated talking about car changes, pit stops, tire quality and drivers. That’s right; it’s the start of the Formula One World championship season. Formula 1 is the most technologically advanced, competitive, and dangerous auto racing in the world. Formula 1 cars are designed and built to the limits of technology. Here are some astonishing facts about this sport . The Formula 1 automobile racing has its roots in the European Grand Prix Motor Racing of the 1920s and 1930s. The “ formula ” in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must comply. Formula 1 cars are made up of over 80,000 components , if they were assembled 99.9% correctly; they would still start the race with 80 things wrong. A Formula 1 car’s cockpit is so tight that it requires the driver to remove the steering wheel in order to get in or ou

Hello & welcome to another edition of the GK Nugget. I want to take this opportunity to wish all the female recipients of this nugget a very happy  International Women’s Day (IWD). As you all know IWD is celebrated across the globe on 8 th March every year. Today’s Nugget will turn back the pages of history to find out when & where did this celebration originate. IWD was observed for the first time on Feb. 28, 1908. About 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter hours, better pay, and the right to vote. On the same day the following year, women staged another demonstration — this time with the blessing of the Socialist Party of America. In 1910 , a woman called Clara Zetkin – leader of the ‘women’s office’ for the Social Democratic Party in Germany – tabled the idea of an International Women’s Day. She suggested that every country should celebrate women on one day every year to push for their demands. A conference of more than 100