Only three films have even won all five of the most coveted Oscars for Best Film, Actor, Actress, Director, and Writing. They are: 'It Happened One Night' (1935), 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1976), and 'The Silence Of The Lambs' (1992).

Due to cost or a lack of infrastructure, 70–75 percent of the world still doesn't use toilet paper.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates that all ATMs must be accessible to people with visual impairments, and drive-through ATMs aren’t exempt. This mandate ensures that blind passengers traveling in the back seat of cars or taxis can reach the ATM and independently make a transaction without assistance from the driver.

Amalgam Comics was a DC Comics and Marvel Comics publishing brand in which the two comic book companies combined existing characters into new ones. Dark Claw, an amalgamation of Batman and Wolverine, was created. Superman and Captain America merged to form Super-Soldier. Characters such as Iron Lantern and Shatterstarfire may also appear.

That quantity may appear to be very astonishing at first, but keep in mind that the moon does not create its own light; rather, it reflects the light of the sun. And not particularly well. "The brightness of the Moon depends on the exact angle between the Earth, Moon, and Sun... the brightness of a Full Moon is typically reported as a magnitude around -13, roughly 14 magnitudes or 400,000 times fainter than the Sun," according to Sky & Telescope. That implies the moon has a lot of work ahead of it if it wants to be as visible as our brightest star.

The northwestern Brazilian city of Manaus, on the banks of the Negro River, is located in the centre of one of the world's most lush jungles. Manaus, the Amazon's largest city and a major port, is a well-developed and busy metropolitan centre with a population of over 2.5 million people. However, the metropolis' position is unusual in that it is totally encircled by the Amazon Rainforest.

The languages of the individuals who were brought to South Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries had an impact on the formation of Afrikaans. These included the now mainly extinct Khoisan languages, several Bantu languages (primarily Xhosa and Zulu), Malay, Portuguese, French, German, Scottish, Yiddish, and South African English.

Swiss astrologer Karl Ernst Krafft was arrested when it was discovered that he had made a prediction about Adolf Hitler that had come true. Using the stars, he predicted that at some point over three days in November 1939, the Nazi leader's life would be in danger. On the second day, a bomb meant for Hitler exploded in a Munich beer hall where he had just been speaking.

False fruit (accessory fruit) refers to a plant structure that looks like a fruit but is not formed from a flower or flowers. The cashew apple matures into a yellow and/or red structure measuring 5 to 11 cm (2.0-4.3 in) long. It is edible and has a pronounced "sweet" odor and flavor.

The terrifying noises made by the raptors in Jurassic Park were sourced from recordings of tortoises mating. The sound designer also experimented with horses breathing and geese hissing, but the tortoises proved the most evocative.

According to studies, consuming grapefruit daily for six weeks marginally lowers systolic blood pressure.

The Grand Teton National Park is another well-known national park in Wyoming. It is located in the state's northwest corner. The Grand Teton National Park contains about 1,000 kinds of vascular plants, as well as 300 species of birds, various animals, and fish species, as well as several reptiles and amphibians.

Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the Oscar for Best Director in 2010 for her Iraq war thriller, 'The Hurt Locker in. Kathryn beat her ex-husband James Cameron who was up for the same award for his 3D epic 'Avatar'. She is only the fourth woman to ever receive a nomination, the others are Sofia Coppola for 'Lost In Translation' (2004), Jane Campion for 'The Piano' (1994) and Lina Wertmüller for 'Pasqualino Settebellezze' (1977).

The average snowflake can be as small as a penny or as large as a human hair. However, some unconfirmed sources claim they can grow much larger. Witnesses to a snowstorm in Fort Keogh, Montana in 1887 reported seeing milk-pan-sized crystals fall from the sky. If this is correct, they would be the largest snowflakes ever seen, measuring about 15 inches across.

We've all been caught jaywalking. You will NOT see jaywalking during your vacation here, even though it is rather widespread in other world areas. This is one of the fascinating facts about South Korea that may take some getting accustomed to. South Koreans are extremely conscientious about traffic and pedestrian restrictions, therefore they will always wait for visual confirmation that they are permitted to cross the street, even if the crossing is clear! Fortunately, in a densely populated city such as Seoul, this results in safer streets and fewer traffic accidents.

Insulin resistance can be tested invasively (with catheters and infusions) or more realistically using fasting glucose and insulin levels. However, because testing plasma insulin levels is still not common practise in primary care, we must concentrate on detecting risk factors early. We must actively treat variables such as dyslipidemia and hypertension in people with IGT.

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.

Due to the dramatic increase of educational institutions in Pune, it has become a national hub for education. It is no surprise that the city is known as the Oxford of the East because thousands of international students graduate from its esteemed universities.

Make sure you're getting enough vitamin D to maintain your immune system operating at its peak.

The majority of Mercedes-Benz race cars—as well as several unique and flagship vehicles—are painted in the company's famous silver hue, although this was originally an unplanned improvisation. Mercedes-white, Benz's aluminum-bodied W 25 race vehicle had to be under 750 kg to compete at the Nürburgring in 1934, but it was one kilogramme over weight. The racing team management chose to have the paint ground off, resulting in a gleaming silver racer that won the race—and established silver as an emblematic hue.

The Banasura Sagar Dam in Wayanad is India's only earth dam. It is also Asia's second biggest earth dam. Speedboating and camping are available here, with spectacular views of the Banasura hills in the background.

We have always heard that life is only possible on the planet Earth. But of all the planets in our solar system except Earth, Mars is most likely to hospitable to life on earth. In the year 1986, NASA found something that they thought to be the fossils of microscopic living things in a rock recovered from Mars.

Ashwagandha has been utilised in Ayurvedic medicine for about 3000 years. Isn't that a really lengthy amount of time? According to claims, it was used to treat a variety of health problems and diseases, including stress, insomnia, arthritis, snake bites, constipation and other gastrointestinal difficulties, fever, memory loss, and infertility. It's a diuretic, an aphrodisiac, and a Rasayana - a treatment that boosts vigour and health. It is still used to relieve tension in India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.

Australia played South Africa in a Test match in Melbourne in 1952. South Africa appeared untested and poor, to begin with, with only one victory in their previous ten test matches. Despite the disadvantage, South Africa scored 370 runs and took 13 wickets. It could go down as one of the biggest test cricket upsets ever.