Pioneer 10 was the first spacecraft to traverse the Main Asteroid Belt. It took place in 1972. The apparatus disproved the idea that the belt contained dust that could harm the technological components aboard. Eight additional Earth representatives have safely traversed the area since that time, and the Dawn spacecraft has actually travelled there. It first entered a stable orbit around the asteroid Vesta before moving on to Ceres.

When our airways are too small to allow the air to leave our lungs quickly enough, we develop asthma, and wheezing is the result of the air becoming turbulent when it is expelled too quickly. Comparable like switching from a regular drinking straw to a thin cocktail straw: considerably more difficult to transport fluids. However, a number of factors, such as having narrower airways at birth or experiencing inflammation or mucus when ill, can also cause that narrowing. Kids' airways expand as they get older. This frequently helps with asthma problems.

According to archaeologists, the function originally appeared in Ancient Egypt. The Berlin State Museum displays a sample recovered from a temple near Abusir's Sahure pyramid. Because the copper pipe is still in good shape, it demonstrates how durable copper is as a piping material. What makes it even more intriguing is that the remainder of the temple is currently in disrepair.

Although it's rarely used, the phrase's full form is "as joyful as a clam at high water." The full meaning of the idiom is clearer because clams are normally safe from predators during high tide.

When lightning strikes sand, glass can naturally develop due to the high temperatures. 
 

The first color film to win the Best Picture was 'Gone With The Wind' in 1940.

The Kalka Shimla Rail route line is perceived as a world Legacy site by UNESCO. The rail line was worked to interface Shimla during English Raj with the Indian Rail line framework. "The Guinness Book of Rail line realities and accomplishments " records the Kalka Shimla Rail line as the best-limited check Designing in India.

The figures of Gods and Goddesses at the Khajuraho temples depict the different manifestations of Shakti and Shiva, also known as the Yin and Yang, or feminine and masculine forces.

Pirates preferred grog, a concoction of rum, water, lemon juice, and sugar. (Hmmm, I wonder where the inspiration for our rum punch came from?)

The Aztecs regarded chia seeds so highly that they were frequently used as legal money. Conquered peoples paid their Aztec monarchs in chia seeds. According to one historical source, the Aztec Empire received almost 4,000 tonnes of chia seeds each year.

Viking refers to a procedure in which exhausted rowers aboard a ship turned up their seats to the fresh rowers in Old Norse. The title usually refers to a man who works aboard a ship. Another suggestion is that the title is derived from the Norse phrase for a sea-mile. Even though it makes the connection between man and the water, this idea is less widely recognized among academics. The phrase, which has Old English roots, refers to a poem from the 9th century about pirates and raids from Scandinavia.

One of the lesser-known statistics is that Mexicans are the hardest working people on the planet, with the average resident working 2,148 hours each year, or 41.3 hours per week!

Demi Moore, Britney Spears, Reese Witherspoon, Mickey Rourke, Sharon Osborne Everyone adores them!

The roots of your teeth are the first to form. They then push the visible part of the tooth, known as the bud, through your gums. Wisdom teeth typically have two to three roots, but they can have more. As a result, if your wisdom teeth need to be extracted, it is easier to do so before the roots take hold. When removing teeth, surgeons prefer to leave some of the roots in place. A root provides them with something to grasp because removing a tiny tooth bud can be difficult.

The Dussehra celebrations in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, are another well-known event in India. To take part in this enormous festival, individuals travel from all over the nation to Kullu, also known as the Valley of the Gods. Beginning on the tenth day of Navratri, or Dussehra, it lasts for a week. Lord Raghunath and other gods are carried through the town in a procession to begin.

Hades, the god of death and the underworld, is associated with darkness and evil since he is frequently seen as the ancient Greek equivalent of the Christian devil. However, it was not Hades who elected to rule over the underworld. To choose who would rule which kingdom, he and his brothers, Zeus and Poseidon, pulled straws. So, let's just say Hades was unlucky and was sent to the underworld, whilst his brothers, Zeus and Poseidon, were given dominion over the Gods and the sea, respectively. We must remember that, contrary to popular belief, Hades was not the one accountable for either the condemnation or the salvation.

Do you want a large, muscular baby? Then formula is your ticket, according to a study published in the Journal of Proteome Research by UC Davis. Researchers discovered that when five formula-fed infant rhesus monkeys were compared to five breastfed monkeys, the former developed quicker and bigger than the latter. One probable explanation is that formula includes higher protein than breast milk: human milk contains 8% protein whereas rhesus monkey milk contains 11.6 percent. At 18%, formula outperforms both.

Hungary has a plethora of underground hot water sources. It's no surprise that Budapest is regarded as the world's thermal bath capital. There are dozens of spas and baths in Budapest, some of which are housed in magnificent buildings such as the Szechenyi, Gellert, or Kiraly Baths.

According to popular belief, the first lavish celebration of Dussehra was held in the Mysore Palace in the 17th century on the king's orders. Since then, Dussehra has been grandly observed throughout the nation.

Tulsi leaf extract has been demonstrated to reduce blood glucose levels in type 2 diabetes patients.

At Allahabad Pioneer was published as one of the biggest English dailies in India. It was also known for its great Railway system which unites Bengal with Central India and Bombay

The Banshee is Ireland’s best-known spirit. This female figure roams the countryside and is said to wail as a warning that death is near. Though she does not cause death, her presence is believed to foreshadow death’s arrival. Historians have traced the Banshee story back to the 8th century when it was customary for women to sing sad songs to lament a death. There are a few variations as to how the Banshee appears: some depict her as a beautiful, young woman with flowing white hair, while others describe an old woman with dirty, rotting teeth and long fingernails.