Donald Davies, a computer pioneer, helped pave the path for the birth of the internet by inventing packet-switched networking. (In addition, fellow Briton Sir Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web.)

Although Laos is fully landlocked, one of the most magnificent natural features along route to the strong Mekong River - Si Phan Don - is located in the country's south. Si Phan Don is also known as The 4000 Islands. These magnificent islands are brimming with white sands and turquoise waters, making a tropical beach trip in Laos a great choice for beachgoers. The Mekong River, which runs for 4350 kilometres, has divided Laos into thousands of beautiful islets.

Speaking of the pyramids, I always thought that they were built by slaves. It wasn’t until visiting Cairo that I learned that the pyramids were in fact built by proper laborers. Archaeological discoveries proved that there were purpose-built villages to house the workers and they were fed and treated well. The things you learn when you travel fill our little heads with tons of fun facts!

Someone born on April 20, 1889, was predicted to rise to power by an astrologer. Adolf Hitler was that "someone." Karl Krafft, a Swiss astrologer, predicted an attempted assassination of Hitler. Krafft was imprisoned by the Nazis for foreseeing the unfortunate event. When it became clear that the astrologer was not guilty, Goebbels, the Nazis' Minister of Propaganda, hired Krafft as their in-house astrologer. "It was Krafft's astrological forecasts that led Hitler to begin the successful Operation Barossa attack," according to AstrologyCosmos.

According to studies, beets' high concentrations of certain antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds lower the risk of a variety of malignancies.

In uncontracted braille, every word is spelled out. Contracted braille is a “shorthand” version where common words are abbreviated, much like “don’t” is a shorter version of “do” and “not.” Most children learn uncontracted braille before they learn the contracted version.

Think again if you believe that spicy food is the only type of Indian food. According to food theory, all Indian food contains six primary tastes or rasas: sweet (madhura), salty (lavana), sour (amala), pungent (katu), bitter (tikta), and astringent (tikta) (kasya).

Apparently, it’s a secret. Celebrities are also banned from posting about it on social media although a couple of years ago some models posted a picture of themselves smoking in the bathroom. However, what the general public knows is that the guest are asked to look around and experience the culture, then later called to dinner.

King Tut is probably the most famous of all the ancient Egyptians, but very little was known about the boy king who died at the young age of 19 until British archaeologist Howard Carter found the tomb in 1922. King Tuts Tomb is the smallest of the tombs in the Valley of the Kings but it was filled with great wealth.

It was believed that Hieroglyphs on the wall of King Tut’s tomb had the curse of death. I’m glad I didn’t know about this curse before entering King Tut’s tomb during our visit or I may not have entered this unassuming tomb.

Dick Clark took over as host of the show in 1974. Clark suffered a stroke in December 2004, and Regis Philbin took over as host at the last minute. Clark officially gave over hosting responsibilities to Ryan Seacrest in 2005.

The temples built during the medieval period were only discovered in the twentieth century and have since been preserved.

Except for one character, it appears that one of the most intriguing parts of the program is that the people go by the names of major cities throughout the world. The Professor is a completely separate and distinct persona, yet many fans are unaware that he, too, has an unofficial city name - Vatican City. Vatican City, a well-protected, secretive, and knowledge-filled city, is the ideal name for the figure played by Alvaro Morte. Another intriguing detail about this actor is that he has great eyesight in real life and it took him a long time to get used to wearing glasses, but the appearance was preserved in the program.

During the four days of the Chhath puja, the body's functioning is enhanced, and a shift occurs in the entire bodily system. The Puja celebration also aids in the development of strong intuition and telepathy.

The 'Most Twisted Love Story Award' goes to Boney and Sridevi Kapoor without a doubt. Sridevi reportedly paid a visit to Boney Kapoor and his then-wife, Mona, and attached a Rakhi to Boney...before she fell in love with him and married him.

One of our favourite amusing facts about Poland is that it is home to the world's first upside down house. The topsy-turvy wooden home was erected upside down in a forest and appears to be something out of a storybook. Visitors must enter the home through the attic windows and may walk around the furnished interior, which is evocative of Communist Poland in the 1970s, to symbolise how Communist control turned life in Poland upside down. Hundreds of interested visitors have visited the home since its unveiling in 2007, and it is located in the little Polish town of Szymbark, which has a population of roughly 500 people.

You're probably wondering how to pronounce "ashwagandha" when you first encounter it. However, it is not as complicated as you may believe. Although it may appear strange, it has a meaning. It means "horse odour" in Sanskrit. This is because the roots of ashwagandha have an odd, disagreeable odour similar to that of a horse. Furthermore, this plant is related with horses because it is recognised for giving individuals energy and power similar to horses.

Robin Dunbar, a British anthropologist, developed Dunbar's number in the 1990s after discovering a relationship between the average size of a social group and the brain size of primates. The suggested cognitive limit for the number of people with whom someone can maintain a stable social relationship is 150. Exceeding this number is extremely rare, because becoming close to new people causes the quality of some older relationships to deteriorate over time

Few people are aware that the Chhath Puja Festival is held twice a year. It is observed twice a year, once in the winter and once in the summer. Kartik Chhath is observed in October or November, while Chaiti Chhath Puja is observed after a few days after Holi.

Everyone enjoys taking a vacation from work when they can, but in Sweden, the concept is ingrained in society. Fika is a recognized break twice a day where workers share coffee, cake, and conversation. But, don't all workers take breaks? Fika is a social and almost compulsory thing in the Western world, despite the fact that many work breaks are simply theoretical in the Western world. So much so that in most workplaces, anyone who does not participate is deemed disrespectful. Perhaps this is why Swedish employees rank fourth in the world in terms of happiness!

Tuition expenses at the prestigious University of Geneva, for example, are 500 CHF every semester, or 1000 CHF for the whole academic year. This price range is common at public institutions, however more costly private universities are available. Still, when compared to universities in the United States, it's a steal!

According to the Federal Statistical Office's most recent cause of death study, heart disease was responsible for 21,512 fatalities in Switzerland in 2013, accounting for one-third of all deaths. This proportion, however, has fallen since it was 41% 20 years ago. Another 26% of fatalities were caused by cancer. Lung cancer, which has been demonstrated to be the most lethal type of illness in Switzerland for over 40 years, claimed over 3,200 lives in 2013. The incidence of dementia-related fatalities in Switzerland is increasing as the population ages. In 2013, approximately 6,000 fatalities in the country were directly caused by dementia, compared to 2,100 in 1995.

Cambodia's New Year's celebrations (known as Choul Chnam Thmey in Khmer) take place in mid-April each year, marking the conclusion of the traditional harvest season. This is Cambodia's greatest celebration of the year.

Did you know that the longest river in the world is located in Egypt? The Nile River cuts through Egypt and about 95 percent of the population of Egypt resides along the Nile River. With much of the country being occupied by desert, this fact about Egypt isn’t all that surprising. 90 percent of Egypt is made up of desert and the River Nile divides that desert.

The ancient Egyptians divided Egypt into two lands, the desert, and the Nile Valley. Contrary to what you would think, upper Egypt is located in the South and Lower Egypt is north. That is because the Nile flows north towards the Mediterranean Sea.

Any claim that chamomile will improve hair quality is speculative at best, although Kluge observes that due to its cooling and modestly anti-inflammatory characteristics, a chamomile tea hair rinse could theoretically help soothe dry and irritated scalp issues like dandruff or itching. There isn't enough scientific evidence to support its usefulness, but if you have any on hand, it can't harm to give it a shot.