Eel flavoured ice cream and Green Tea Kit Kats are just two of the weird and wonderful flavours you can come across in Japan. Kit Kats are the most popular confectionary (‘Kit Kat’ sounds similar to ‘kitto katsu’, a Japanese saying meaning ‘good luck.’) You can try edamame, wasabi and ginger ale flavoured Kit Kats, too.

In 2010, a Southern California school district temporarily removed all copies of Merriam-10th Webster's Collegiate Edition from elementary school classrooms. Why get rid of the dictionary? The school district decided to remove the books after a parent informed the principal of Oak Meadows Elementary School that the dictionary contained an explicit definition of a sex act. The dictionary was deemed age-appropriate by a committee of teachers, administrators, and parents, and the copies of Merriam-Webster were returned to the classroom. Let's hope that parent never finds out about Urban Dictionary!

A common, but the lesser-known side effect of anxiety is anger. When we feel powerless over a situation, or our life is out of our control, expressing anger is a natural way to feel a sense of control.
It’s much easier to externalize the conflict rather than acknowledge the real issue and deal with it. Additionally, with chronic sufferers of anxiety, depression sometimes develops.

If you don't know what you want, you'll be like a lost sheep going around in circles. When you have a vision board, everything changes. When you know what you want, you may take specific steps to get it. Your vision board will serve as a lighthouse to guide you through life. When times are tough and you've lost your motivation and focus, your vision board will remind you of your goals and encourage you to achieve them. Stop wasting your valuable time and life on things that don't actually matter. Instead, use your vision boards to help you live the life you want.

His interviews on the red carpet always brought a certain pizzaz; he talked about fashion like no other and as a fashion man himself held extensive expertise! His Gala days go all the way back to when Vreeland was in charge, so he witnessed so many great looks for years. It will be sad to no longer him have at these events but hopefully guests can feel his fashion fierce energy as they arrive!

There are many concepts of life after death too. While what we majorly believe is the fact that if someone has been a kind, generous and good person, he will go to Heaven after his death. In case he has not been good enough then the person is sent to hell and is punished according to the sins he has committed. In another theory, it has been revealed that the goods and bad of a person are canceled after his death, and after reaching a neutral ground the person is sent to a commonplace after death. In addition to that, another theory reveals that a creature keeps coming back to earth in different life forms and after ding, as a human, he/she attains supreme salvation.

When you sit quietly and imagine the accomplishment of your goals while looking at your vision boards, you are actually boosting your capacity to focus. You are no longer constrained by the constraints of your day. The more you visualise, the more focused you will be. We are all aware that concentration is critical in today's environment. Every day will present you with numerous distractions and disruptions. One reason people fail to reach their goals is that they become distracted by their daily lives, eventually forgetting about their ambitions and being lost in their busy lives. This is why you need a vision board to guide you through the tornado of daily life.

Chile, with slightly over 1300 volcanoes, is one of the countries with the most, and many of them are currently active. Cerro Arul, Cerro Hudson, and Villarrica are three of Chile's most visible and historically active volcanoes. They are all composite volcanoes, sometimes known as stratovolcanoes. Climbers from all around the globe like putting their abilities to the test on climbs up these volcanoes.

If the Bible contains the earliest reference to the passport, the origin of the two French words 'passer' + 'port' meaning "to pass through a port" dates from the 15th century. It was also written as a compound word at the time, "passport." From the middle of the 15th century, the compound name "passport" was used to refer to the movement of people after it was first used to authorize the movement of goods. However, it is not certain that the term "port" referred solely to seaports, but rather to the gates of fortified cities.

The languages of the individuals who were brought to South Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries had an impact on the formation of Afrikaans. These included the now mainly extinct Khoisan languages, several Bantu languages (primarily Xhosa and Zulu), Malay, Portuguese, French, German, Scottish, Yiddish, and South African English.

Hindi and Urdu are very similar, with most terms being the same in both languages. If you know Hindi, you can easily speak with anyone in Urdu.

Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena invented the thermoscopic adapter for the early color television transmission system in 1942. The first broadcast aired in 1946.

According to a 2017 Runners World poll, 40% of women have been harassed while running outside (and 58% if you're under 30), whereas men are not catcalled while running.

The researchers behind this project compiled data from museums, botanical gardens, agricultural centers, and other sources to conclude that there are currently 60,065 tree species known to science. These include Abarema abbottii, a rare and poorly understood tree native to China and Kyrgyzstan, and Zygophyllum kaschgaricum, a vulnerable limestone-bound tree found only in the Dominican Republic. The Global Tree Assessment, which aims to assess the conservation status of all of the world's tree species by 2020, is the next step in this field of research.

The scientist is most famous for calculated gravity, but it’s also believed that Isaac Newton invented the cat door. How Stuff Works writes that when Newton was working on his experiments at the University of Cambridge he was constantly interrupted by his cats scratching at the door. So he called the Cambridge carpenter to see two holes in the door, one for the mother cat and one for her kittens! Apparently, these holes can still be seen at the university today.

All asteroids are categorised into numerous classes based on their chemical makeup and albedo. In a nutshell, there are three basic categories of asteroids: metal, silicon, and carbon. Carbon asteroids have very black surfaces. About 75% and 17% of all known asteroids fall within the first two groups.

This is because Hong Kong is a former British colony, and many of the status-conscious British aristocracy, businesspeople, and officers preferred to cruise around in extravagance, therefore Rolls-Royces were imported. As a result, Hong Kong boasts the most Rolls-Royces per capita.

The Cabbage White butterfly is named for its predominantly white markings with touches of yellow and green like the vegetable. It may not be the most colorful butterfly in your garden or yard, but it is the most common. Cabbage White males have one noticeable black spot on each wing, whereas females have two.

Betel leaves are a mild stimulant that the locals like to chew on for a couple of minutes. Unfortunately, the leaves cause their mouths to water, which in turn is mixed with the red dye of the substance. People then spit this out onto the floor causing red stains along the street. The first impression when you see this ubiquitous marking on the floor may be blood. But, it’s not.

When you’re in Myanmar, you’ll see people chewing this and will become familiar with the red stains that line the streets. Vendors sell large green leaves containing the nut with spices and occasionally tobacco. Try it yourself if you dare.

Iguanas are huge lizards that move quickly and easily on land. They have powerful jaws with razor-sharp teeth and long, spiky tails that may be used as whips to drive off predators.

It is the biggest inland body of water in the world. The Black Sea has a total area of 163,000 square miles, which is larger than the whole state of California. The Black Sea, however, differs from most other inland bodies of water in that it is also classified as a marginal sea.

This one from Amazing Facts About Hindi tells us about the origins of Hindi films. Raja Harishchandra is the plot of Hindi cinema's future.