The Hurt Locker' broke another film industry record when it bagged six Oscars out of a total of nine nominations - including the coveted Best Picture gong - as the lowest-grossing movie to ever win at the Oscars. It is estimated to have earned $21 million at the box office, that's less than 2% of what its competitor 'Avatar' made in ticket sales in the same year.

The Hindi alphabet and Consonants are arranged in such a way that it produces some rhyme, and reading it makes you feel happy. That is why it is so easy to recall.

In 2007, the Yonsei Medical Journal published a major example of scientific support for the Law of Attraction. Ji Young Jung et al., from Korea, discovered a high link between optimistic thinking and overall life happiness in the population. This is consistent with the views of academics who advocate positive thought activities to increase manifestation potential. "These findings suggest the promise of positive thinking as a method for psychological interventions aiming to increase life satisfaction," the authors of the medical journal paper wrote.

When Einstein was a patent clerk, he started the "Olympia Academy" book club with two pals. The trio's favourite foods were sausages, Gruyere cheese, fruit, and tea. On Einstein's birthday, though, his pals surprised him with pricey caviar. Einstein, who had a habit of compulsively eating when discussing something he was enthusiastic about, started filling his face while explaining Galileo's theory of inertia, completely unconscious of what he was eating. He subsequently said, "Well, you know, if you provide sophisticated dishes to peasants like me, you know they won't like it."

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.

Adultery is legal in South Korea, as it is in China and Japan, and has been since 2015, as the country believes it is more of a personal matter than a state matter.

Documents state that a number of British officers stationed in Pune, which was formerly known as Poona, invented the game. Badminton became well-known throughout time, starting in Pune, and is now regarded as one of India's most cherished sports.

Since blood is how nails receive their important nutrients, blood flow is crucial for nail health and growth. When there is an injury preventing them from receiving adequate blood flow, your fingernails may actually momentarily cease growing.

With this prestigious scholarship, Plath went on to study at Newham College in Cambridge, England. She studied under Dorothea Krook, an Israeli literary scholar that Plath held in high regard. Plath kept writing throughout her time in Cambridge and traveled through Europe over the summer.

After an additional 5 minutes, 90% of recollection is gone. Sigmund Freud believed this was because dreams represent our repressed thoughts and so our brain wants to get rid of them quickly. However, it’s much more likely due to our brains simply being used much more as soon as we’re awake and so we forget much of what we’ve dreamed about.

Pink Floyd, a rock band, captured a live performance in Pompeii's Roman Amphitheater in 1972. There was no audience present, but director Adrien Maben had realized his vision; the sound was incredible, and it was unquestionably a significant moment in rock history.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it, as the saying goes, and this proved to be true for a very early design of the mousetrap. Colin Pullinger unveiled his Perpetual Mousetrap in the mid-1800s, claiming that it would last a lifetime. Pullinger could still make that claim more than a century later.Even without bait, the 155-year-old device on display at England's Museum of English Rural Life caught a mouse that snuck into it in 2016. In an attempt to build a nest, the mouse entered the trap and activated the see-saw mechanism. Unfortunately, the rodent did not make it. The perpetual mousetrap, on the other hand, clearly does!

Who can forget Gwyneth Paltrow's sobbing during her 1999 acceptance speech for Best Actress for "Shakespeare in Love"? Or Julia Roberts, who burst out laughing and neglected to thank "Erin Brockovich," the subject of her movie. However, Greer Garson, an actress, received the award for Best Supporting Actress in 1934 and delivered a speech that was seven minutes long.

This will come as no surprise to most cat owners. Every sofa is a sofa bed to them. Otherwise found on your favourite seat or computer keyboard.

 

Jorhat is a major city and district in upper Assam. It is widely referred to as the ‘Tea Capital of India’. It was the last capital of the Ahom dynasty and is home to some of the oldest historical monuments of Assam. Jorhat produces large quantities of tea which is exported to different countries.

Amsterdam’s beautiful bridges are an icon of the city. There are 1,281 bridges in Amsterdam which connect the city’s 165 canals. 

There are several historic bridges, while others are decorated with bright flowers or lit up at night. You can even see 15 bridges at once, by crossing the Reguliersgracht and Herengracht bridges.

This study complements the previous one. While formula is helpful for helping newborns gain weight, this propensity may be dangerous. According to one research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, formula-fed babies are more likely to become obese later in life. Researchers believe this is because bottles are simpler to guzzle than breasts, resulting in overeating and a bigger appetite that children retain into adulthood.

Rose fossils dating back 35 million years have been discovered by archaeologists. Roses are the oldest plant species to be grown for decoration, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. The rose (genus Rosa, family Rosaceae) is the oldest plant species cultivated and used for decoration. According to documents dating back to AD 50, the flowers were grown in vast plantations and local hothouses to ensure a year-round supply of medicinal extracts, cooking ingredients, and ornamentation. Roses were used to decorating buildings, furniture, and people in ancient Rome, and petals were laid to create rose carpets and walkways.

Angkor Wat is Cambodia's heart and soul. The world heritage-listed structure was created in the early 12th century and is the world's largest religious complex.

Before erasers, people would use lumps of bread to erase their mistakes. As you might expect, these "erasers" were ineffective because they, like all bread, were susceptible to mold and rot.

You probably imagine horses bounding across a landscape, not something scaly and low to the ground. However, according to a 2019 study published in Nature, crocodiles have the "full range of quadrupedal footfall patterns used by mammals," which means they can gallop like a horse—and occasionally do! Of course, they aren't as graceful, but they can reach speeds of up to 11 miles per hour.

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.

Sheep was Nirvana's working title for their sophomore album. This was apparently a snide remark about the people who might buy the album, as Cobain wrote in his journal, "Because you don't want to because everyone else is." According to bassist Krist Novoselic, the title reflects the band's cynicism.

This only lasted until 2007 when the Burj Khalifa was built.