Don’t Touch Me Plant is a very sensitive plant to the touch. This kind of plant is easily recognized by its characteristic of folding up and dropping down leaves when touched.

If you order from Starbucks regularly, you know that there are three cup size options: tall, grande, and venti. But what you might not realize is that there are two other sizes as well. First is an 8-ounce "short" cup, which is what the kid's hot chocolate is served in. You can ask for it for anything, though. Then there's the Trenta, which holds 31 ounces and is only for iced drinks.

Wayanad is Kerala's sole district that shares boundaries with Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. As a result, visitors from these states frequently visit.

Experts believe the Portland Vase was created in Rome between AD 5 and AD 25. The Vase is currently housed in the British Museum and has been there for over 200 years.

By sowing this unusual plant, the soil's physio-chemical characteristics are altered, increasing the levels of nitrogen and potassium. For these plants, the ideal soil conditions are loose and loamy, well-moisturized, and extremely humid.

In a perfectly dark room, close your eyes. When you open them, the hue you see is known as eigengrau, which translates to "intrinsic grey." When there is no light, humans see a tone of dark grey.

The noise produced by a jet aircraft during takeoff is millions of times louder than the sound you normally hear. Such thunderous sounds are known as deafening sounds, and they can inflict discomfort and substantial damage to your ears.

This fun fact about the Netherlands dates back to the 16h century when the Dutch invented gin (jenever) and introduced it to the British. It became popular in Great Britain after William of Orange (King William III) held the English, Irish and Scottish thrones. Ever wondered where the term ‘Dutch courage’ comes from? It’s said to originate from when the Brits and Dutch drank gin during the Thirty Years’ War from 1618 to 1648.

When I picked up a hook for the first time, I was unaware of this. The advantages needlecrafts can have on your emotional health are now well known and a fascinating topic to learn more about. This blog is actually devoted to examining the fact that so many crocheters around the world report experiencing an increase in happiness. In summary, the majority of the ten distinct positive emotions identified by positive psychology can be felt while engaging in this hobby. Learn more about this fascinating fact and how simple it is to increase your level of happiness here.

Kolkata has always promoted science and technology, and the city has produced some of the world's most renowned scientists. Birla Planetarium, Asia's largest, is now the world's second largest. It was built in 1963 and inaugurated by the then-Prime Minister, Jawahar Lal Nehru. Let us also mention that Science City is the largest scientific culture centre in the Indian subcontinent.

A few other fictitious-sounding details about pirates are correct. According to National Geographic, battling pirates would have lost limbs from time to time, and some of them would have replaced their missing appendages with a hook or a wooden peg. "Members of the crew... received compensation for the loss of body parts in action—an early form of worker's compensation," according to the Smithsonian Institute.

Under all the ash and pumice that Mount Vesuvius' eruption left behind, many bodies were found. Italian architect Giuseppe Fiorelli discovered many of these had left holes in the ash layers after collapsing in 1863. He came up with the concept of injecting plaster into these holes to produce plaster casts of the Pompeii mummies. Since then, as they work to learn more about what transpired during this enormous tragedy, researchers and other architects have found this to be helpful.

The Sun reported on the astrological analysis done by UK Domain on the most recent Forbes list of billionaires. As it happens, Libra claimed the most—an impressive 27 billionaires. "And considering how Libras tend to be organized perfectionists obsessed with balance," the outlet notes, "it'll come as no surprise really."

A fun fact about Spain is that thanks to the colonies that the Spaniards established in the American continent and their relations with North Africa, today we can all enjoy oranges, avocados, cacao, potatoes, or sugar. The Europeans did not know any of these things until the fifteenth century.

The Wankaner House, which covers 10,000 square yards, was erected in the 1930s. It was sold to the American government in 1957 for Rs. 18 crores ($ 4 million) since the royal family could not afford to maintain such a large property and there was a large tax owed. Another building owned by the Wanaker royals was the Amar Building on Firozsha Mehta Road in Bombay. It was sold to the government of India for Rs. 19 crores ($4.2 million) and presently houses the Reserve Bank of India's foreign currency department.

Take a look at your atlas if you haven't already! When turned 90 degrees, Nepal resembles the map of Portugal. It gives you something to brag about, doesn't it?

This is the volcano that erupted and buried the entire city in a layer of ash and pumice, freezing it in place. Many people were killed when it erupted in 79 A.D. Those who survived fled to nearby towns and cities with whatever they could carry. There is a permanent evacuation plan in place in case of any warning signs because the volcano is classified as a stratovolcano and could erupt at any time.

If you want to have an everlasting connection with a loved one who has passed away, you can compress their ashes and turn them into a man-made diamond. You will be able to cherish them in this manner for the rest of your life.

They eat worms, insect larvae, small crustaceans, larval fish, and other invertebrates. They use their stinging cells to stun, entangle, or kill their prey before eating it. Some species of Hydra have even been known to sting fish to death.

Try exfoliating if you have rough skin. By allowing new cells to emerge from beneath the skin's surface when you exfoliate, you help to even out the skin's surface. 

To combat the dead, complexion-dulling skin cells that give your skin a tired look, exfoliate frequently — say, once a week or so.

The same is true for knitting. Your overall health is improved by needlecrafts because they significantly lower your stress and blood pressure. They maintain your flexibility and improve the blood flow to your hands. The simultaneous stimulation of both hemispheres of your brain by using both hands in various ways gives your brain a workout that not many other activities can. You can learn more about this topic here and here.

Harvard University holds a record number of honors and awards with 161 Nobel Laureates, 23 heads of state, and 132 Pulitzer Prize winners. Harvard has been producing quality graduates right from the second president of the USA back in 1797 – John Adams. By the end of the first decade of the 21st century, Harvard had educated seven US presidents.

This is more than anywhere else in the world due to Australia's isolation from other continents.

We know people who thrived in high school but fell apart in college when the workload was higher and they had to wash their own laundry, and people who were huge successes when they were single, but struggled mightily when they had to get their kids out of the house in the morning as well as themselves. It helps to recognize and plan for these extra stresses – and not beat yourself up when life gets harder.

Small amounts of sun exposure — 10 to 20 minutes is ideal — can be beneficial for acne. Excessive sun exposure, on the other hand, can aggravate existing acne scars and cause new breakouts. Wearing sunscreen or an oil-free moisturiser with SPF is also essential no matter how long you're out in the sun.