Roman blinds date back to Ancient Rome, long before the invention of glass windows. These blinds are popular today due to their lovely textures and patterns. They kept dust and debris out of their homes by providing privacy.

According to the '10 interesting facts about curtains and blinds,' These interior design accessories have a long history and many distinguishing characteristics. As a result, they make excellent décor items.

The Tonle Sap supports about half of Cambodia's agriculture and is a key fishing source. The incredible thing about this lake is that it regenerates in major areas throughout the rainy season when monsoon rains fall and flood the centre area between Siem Reap and Phnom Penh.

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.

When an enzyme called luciferase is present, oxygen reacts chemically with calcium, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a chemical called luciferin, and other substances inside the firefly's light organ to produce light.

Swiggy is a delivery platform but it very much relies on technology to achieve its goals. The company’s website and services use a total of 38 different technologies that are distributed among 35 different technology products. A few of these tech products used include jQuery, Google Analytics, HTML5, Viewport Meta, IPhone Mobile Compatible, Apple Mobile Web Clips Icon, and dozens of others. There is a lot more behind the scenes that have to take place to provide the smooth and seamless delivery services that Swiggy’s customers currently enjoy.

Each night more stars and constellations begin to appear in the eastern part of the sky at dusk before moving across and disappearing over the western horizon by dawn. Likewise, those constellations which we had been able to see low near the western horizon after sunset will vanish from our view only to be replaced by constellations that had been higher in the sky at sunset just a few weeks earlier. The constellations which appear in the east have a daily shift rate close to one degree per day, as completing a 360 degrees circular journey around the Sun in 365 days produces roughly that rate. One full year later, the stars subsequently return to the same position and rising time as the year before.

A cricket test match usually lasts five days and consists of four innings. An innings is when all players take turns batting to score runs while the opponent tries to throw the wickets. Over 1,000 cricket tests have been played by the British cricket team around the world. It happened during the 2018 Edgbaston Test against India. See below for information on the current England team.

Glass, contrary to popular belief, is not a solid... liquid... or gas. Glass cools to form a "amorphous solid," which allows molecules within the glass to continue moving.

Every second, around 28 million litres (700,000 gallons) of water flow down Niagara Falls. It is believed to be the fastest-moving waterfall in the world. With a height of 188 feet (57 meters) and a depth of 170 feet (52 meters), Horseshoe Falls is the tallest waterfall. Glacier action caused Niagara Falls to develop some 12,000 years ago.

The infamous Taj Mahal in Agra, built by Emperor Shah Jahan, is known to change colour every morning, noon, and midnight. Many people believe it is because of the white marble used in the construction, which is shiny and reflective. Others believe that the structure is infused with historical magic.

This is an unfortunate fact because many of us have been told the opposite and have tried to cut it far too frequently. However, it is important to remember that split ends prevent our hair from growing, which means that we must cut them as soon as they appear.

Formula One cars aren't only about speed and power. They are among the safest vehicles on the market. There have been many F1 collisions throughout the years, and most of them have not been fatal. The vehicles are also quite uncomfortable, and it requires a great deal of stamina to compete for hours without becoming tired. According to Wired, an F1 driver may survive an incident in which the car goes from 100 mph to a complete stop in 2 seconds. For a car to be qualified for Formula 1 racing, it must meet hundreds of safety criteria. The driver's cockpit should be safeguarded as well.

Halloween goes by various names, even though kids often refer to October 31 as the finest day of their lives. Other names for the celebration include Samhain, All Hallows' Eve, All Saints' Eve, Witches Night, Summer's End, and Snap-Apple Night.

Would you believe a small, landlocked country of 147, 181 square kilometers? Is an abode of 80 ethnic groups speaking 123 languages squeezed among its neighboring giants? Despite the fact that Hinduism is the official religion, Nepal has never experienced religious or ethnic riots. The Nepalese take pride in their country's ability to maintain peace.

The massive red walls of Jaigarh Fort can be seen from almost anywhere in Amer. Keeping in mind that I had not yet seen Kumbhalgarh Fort, these walls appeared interminable. The guard assured us they were just 3 kilometers long, but they looked much longer. The brilliant red hue set them apart from what we observed at Amer Fort. Personally, I enjoyed visiting the turrets, climbing up the narrow open staircases to see what was below, and simply roaming about the fort's perimeter.

During the first season, The Office was a close adaptation of the UK version. As the first season came to a finish, Steve Carell's The 40-Year-Old Virgin hit cinemas and catapulted him to stardom. It was at this point that The Office's creators decided to soften Michael Scott. From Season 2 on, we see a huge shift in the program, which may be attributed to Carell's popularity.

A catastrophic occurrence, according to John Cook, an expert on misinformation at George Mason University's Center for Climate Change Communication, creates a "particularly fertile breeding environment for conspiracy theories." He argues that when individuals feel threatened or are unable to completely comprehend a critical event, conspiracy theories might assist them in making sense of it. Consider the assassination of JFK. It was easy to picture "shadowy groups and agencies" managing things behind the scenes when the world felt terrifying and out of control. "Randomness is incredibly uncomfortable to people," Cook explained.

According to Grunge, Russia discharged radioactive waste into Lake Karachay from 1951 to 1953. Like a result, its colouring is extraordinarily vivid (typically neon aqua, until it's agitated, as in this photo, when it bubbles crimson). You wouldn't be able to breathe after only one hour in its waters, such is the severity of its poisoning.

Natural Moonstone promotes sensations of strength and natural stability. It regulates your emotions and gives you confidence in any scenario.

According to the National Sleep Foundation, women are twice as likely as men to suffer from insomnia. Sleeplessness at night is noticed in women due to regular hormonal changes caused by menstruation cycles, pregnancy, menopause, or other comparable factors.

In a single lifetime, a person will shed approximately 40 pounds of skin.
Humans, like snakes, shed their skin, but at a much slower rate. Your shed skin, on the other hand, will amount to nearly half of your body weight when accumulated.

Although no one knows where tulips originated, it is evident that the Ottomans adored the flower and helped it spread throughout Europe. According to legend, the flower was introduced to Holland in the 16th century by a Flemish diplomat who visited Süleyman the Magnificent.

The typical dust mite produces 1,000 allergen waste particles during its 80-day lifespan.