Here's some interesting DC trivia for you superhero fans! Because of a legal dispute, DC's Captain Marvel is also known as "Shazam." When Marvel learned that DC was planning to resurrect an old hero named "Captain Marvel," they swooped in with a copyright for their own "Captain Marvel" before DC could complete all of the paperwork. That's when Detective Comics decided to rename its hero "Shazam."

Einstein was naturally fascinated about creating, having spent seven years working in the Swiss Patent Office, and would acquire about 50 patents throughout his career. He loved fiddling with electronics and went on to invent a self-adjusting camera, a refrigerator that could last 100 years, and even a blouse.

The English language evolves at a breakneck pace. A new word is added to the dictionary every two hours, according to one estimate. At regular intervals, the conventions for how to use words change as well. Some of the most popular style guides, such as Chicago, APA, MLA, and AP, for example, change their rules for how to use punctuation, pronouns, and specific words and phrases on a regular basis. To ensure that their writing is up to standard, writers must keep up with the latest style changes.

The typhoon season lasts from May to November, and Hong Kong has a very effective infrastructure in place to deal with these intense tropical storms. A T1 signal implies that a storm is on its way. Then a T3 indicates that the storm intensifies, so schoolchildren and the elderly should stay home. Winds up to 180km/h swirl across the city during a T8 or T10, closing businesses and public transportation.

When Princess Margaret was born in 1930, The Sunday Express decided to commission an analysis of her birth chart. The job ended up in the hands of R.H. Naylor, assistant to in-demand astrologer Cheiro. His piece was so popular, that the newspaper commissioned a regular astrology column from him—the grandfather of every newspaper's daily horoscope section.

a protein that aids in the improvement of skin elasticity It tightens your skin while preventing sagging. Furthermore, elastin heals skin tissues and aids in cell renewal, revitalising your skin and making it youthful and wrinkle-free.

Sharks have microscopic teeth called epidermal denticles that cover their bodies. Because of this, their skin feels like sandpaper.

Toby Gard claims that one day while messing around with Lara's model, he accidentally made her breasts 150 percent larger. He intended to return them to being simply oversized rather than anatomically impossible, but the other guys on the team noticed the changes and told Toby that Lara "looked better that way" and that he should keep the changes. You don't say anything, do you?

Before that, people used flattened animal horns to create windows.

We noted before that butterflies enjoy eating, which is correct. What we didn't mention at the time is that their only source of food is fluids. In actuality, they simply lack the requisite chewing apparatus. Butterflies consume nectar or other liquid nutrition through their proboscis, which acts similarly to how you or I may use a straw.

Nepal is home to 5,980 flowering plant species, 2% of the world's orchids, and 6% of rhododendron species. The country is home to over 250 species of flora and fauna, including 870 species of birds (roughly 8% of the world's total), 650 species of butterflies, and the world's largest moths and honeybees. The Chitwan National Park is a protected area for endangered and rare animals like Asia's one-horned rhinoceros and the Royal Bengal Tiger.

Each fairyfly weighs a minuscule amount due to its minuscule size. It is reasonable to assume that no fairyfly weighs more than 1 mg. Termites, which can grow to be about 10 times larger, only weigh 2.5 mg. Therefore, it is possible to estimate how little the fairyflies weigh.

Ben Affleck Can Play Both Batman and Superman. Ben Affleck is the only actor to have worn both the Batman and Superman costumes in separate films, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Hollywoodland.

More people celebrate Cinco de Mayo in the US than in Mexico. An annual Chihuahua race is held to celebrate in Chandler, Arizona and Denver, Colorado.

The largest book market in the world, College Street is a bibliophile's paradise. People from all over the world swarm here like bees to browse the enormous selection of books available, which range from common textbooks to rare archives, brand-new volumes to antiques.

More volume for those in the rear! So, no, anime is not a cartoon for children. It is a highly polished art style presented in an animated format. Anyone who has seen a decent anime movie or anime will never compare it to a cartoon. So put your prejudices aside and join us on this emotional roller coaster known as "anime."

This is a fun fact about Spain and Spaniards. You can easily spot Spaniards anywhere because they are the ones that speak in the loudest voice. It is part of the Spanish character and it is something that contributes to creating that special atmosphere.

The Royal Spanish Football Federation grew preoccupied with inviting Lionel Messi to join the Spanish Football Team a few years after he arrived in Barcelona. But Messi had a different plan; he wanted to follow in the footsteps of former Argentina great Diego Maradona and play for his country, so he turned down the opportunity. When the Argentine Football Association learnt of the situation, they planned two under-20 friendly despite knowing nothing about young Messi (actually, they did not know who that Messi guy was).

This mandates a selling price for independent bookshops and retail locations, resulting in Amazon's negative impact on the book market. They drastically reduce their prices because they sell such a high volume at a reduced price. Basically, whenever possible, buy your books locally!

Also known as the corpse flower, Amorphophallus titanium or titan arum releases an extremely foul odor comparable to that of rotten flesh, which can be smelled 0.5 mi (0.8 km) away.

Are you relocating to South Korea and looking for a new home? If you're organizing a housewarming party ( | jipdeuri) when you move in, skip the toilet paper and laundry detergent. You'll receive a lot of it as presents! One of the unique and entertaining facts about South Korea is that toilet paper and laundry detergent are frequently given as housewarming presents. While you may need to clear some room in your home to store all of the additional household items, the beautiful thing about this custom is that it makes choosing housewarming gifts a breeze.

Hydra' comes from the Greek word 'Hydra', meaning 'water snake'. Therefore, biologists use it to classify a water-based species with characteristic tentacles at the end of a tube-like body. Apart from this, the English dictionary also incorporates the phrase 'hydra-headed.' The phrase refers to a difficult situation with multiple aspects to consider. The phrase is derived from the mythical monster slain by Heracles as part of his labors to atone for the sin of killing his wife and child due to his stepmother's insanity.

By drumming and fluttering their pointed appendages, crabs produce sounds that can only be described as crustacean Morse code. Some crab species have a particularly big claw that is utilised for communicating.