The Thai love and rever their King, and it's especially hard to miss this fact in Bangkok. Posters and pictures of the royal family adorn many public walls in the city, and the King's anthem is played before every cultural performance, play, or movie screening in cinemas. There are strict laws regarding this as well: It is illegal to not stand up while the anthem plays or laugh at his picture or make fun of him as well. 

 

Antibiotics are proven to kill microorganisms and improve our health. What is less generally recognised, however, is that antibiotics also destroy our healthy bacteria. Antibiotics will impact our immunity because probiotics make up between 70 and 80 percent of our immune response.

Low bush blueberries are wild, whereas highbush blueberries are grown.

A shock wave can be produced by sound. Sharp and repetitive sounds, such as drumming, can cause shock waves when an object vibrates at a high pace. A shock wave is produced by a loud bang or clap. While a shock wave caused by a clap is harmless, a shock wave caused by an explosion is deadly since it can kill many people.

Blueberries enhance memory and cognitive thinking, according to recent studies.

More than half of the 5.4 million Americans who have Alzheimer's disease are unaware that they have it. This Alzheimer's fact may seem unlikely, but it is mostly a result of the difficulties in diagnosing early-stage Alzheimer's, which leaves many instances misdiagnosed.

Every book has its own worth. But the most expensive printed book in the world is the 1640 Bay Psalm book. The book is from America and was sold in 2013, in November, for USD 14.2 million.

Since nails are not naturally alive, they do not require breathing. However, it's advised to give your nail paint breaks in order to prevent some of the negative side effects of leaving acrylics or nail polish on for an extended period of time.

The term "Eskimo kiss" is well known, and it is not unusual to see non-Inuit couples express their love in this way. The Inuit do, nonetheless, employ a slightly different version of this gesture to greet their significant others, children, and parents. In fact, however, they do not rub their noses together in order to kiss. The Inuit are genuinely smelling each other's cheeks and hair, as opposed to what you have likely experienced while participating in a so-called Eskimo kiss. This behaviour is called kunik.

In A.D. 363, a massive earthquake struck Petra, leveling most of the city and bringing the city's reign as a thriving and prosperous trading center to an end. Following the disaster, many Petra residents left the area, and the city was lost to the ages.

Arthropods, like centipedes, typically have a waxy coating to retain moisture. Well, most arthropods aren't centipedes! Centipedes lack a waxy coating, despite the fact that they appear shiny, making them vulnerable to moisture loss. They inhabit very damp, dark areas as a result. However, their lack of a waxy layer is not entirely a drawback. They can move more quickly because the layer isn't there.

Another fun fact about Spain is that it has 44 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Only Italy and China have more. Probably the most famous UNESCO World Heritage Site is the Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona. This building was begun to build in 1882 and is believed to be finished in 2026.

Don't be concerned if your apartment building lacks the fourth level. The number four is frequently omitted because it sounds like the word 'death' in Chinese, making it an unlucky number. The lucky number eight, on the other hand, indicates wealth.

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.

The first toilet paper was created in England in 1880 and marketed as individual sheets in a box rather than on a roll. Now, the typical roll contains 333 sheets.

Splash Mountain, the fastest ride in the Disneyland theme park, reaches a top speed of 40 miles per hour as riders plummet into the briar patch below.

The head, neck, body, and tail are the four main sections of the pancreas. The head, also referred to as the duodenum, is the part of the small intestine that is the widest. The head is typically the area that is affected when a pancreatic tumour is present. A 2008 study found that individuals with tumours in the pancreas' body or tail had lower survival rates than those with cancer in the organ's head.

The femur bone, found in the upper leg, is your body's longest bone. As a result, it can withstand hundreds of pounds of force and is extremely tough to break. Femurs have the ability to support 30 times your own weight! The majority of femur fractures are caused by severe vehicle accidents or falls from considerable heights, which can provide enough force to shatter the bone.

French (20.4%), German (64%), Italian (6.5%), and Romansh (just over 1%) are their four national languages. As a foreign tourist or resident, you may feel at ease since it's totally normal to not comprehend what someone says to you because the Swiss don't understand the Swiss anyhow.

Limes float, but lemons sink. Because limes are denser than lemons, they sink to the bottom of a glass, whereas lemons float on top. This is the one that has been in front of our faces (or rather, in our glasses) the entire time! Check out these other things to ponder that you probably never considered before.

In pantomime versions of Cinderella, the ugly sisters were originally named Clorinda and Thisbe, but their names have evolved over time to reflect current fashions, including Buttercup and Daisy, Euthanasia and Asphyxia, Alexis and Krystle, and even Posh and Scary.

Section 32 of the Salmon Act 1986 stipulates that it’s an offence to handle salmon under suspicious circumstances. This section creates an offence in England and Wales for any person who receives or disposes of any salmon in circumstances where they believe or could reasonably believe that the salmon has been illegally fished. The maximum penalty is two years imprisonment.

Charles Dickens was a bit of an outcast. Growing up in London during the nineteenth century exposed him to such grim realities as working-class life expectancy being twenty-two years old, half a million Londoners suffering and dying from typhus due to a lack of sanitation, 220 crimes being punishable by death, and nearly half of all funerals in London being held for children under the age of ten, the majority of whom had full-time jobs as labourers in 1839, when Dickens was 27.

Today, the vast majority of diamonds on the market are mined underground or beneath the sea using heavy machinery and cutting-edge technology. However, before diamonds were mined beneath the earth's surface, miners discovered them alongside or at the bottom of rivers. Alluvial mining is the name given to this type of mining activity.

We are the world's second-largest silk producer (after China) and third-largest cotton grower. With such a rich history and abundance, it's only natural that the majority of our clothing incorporates these materials.