When all of the time spent by every gamer playing Call of Duty back-to-back is added together, it equals 2.85 million years of gameplay. Humans haven't even been on the planet that long. Call of Duty has far outpaced evolution!

During the scientific excavation of the site from 1912 to 1915, Hiram Bingham's team collected thousands of artifacts from the ruins and sent them to Yale University. Ceramics, jewelry, silver pieces, and human bones were among the artifacts discovered. For years, the Peruvian government argued that the artifacts should be returned, until Yale finally returned them in 2012.

Leonardo was born on 14/15 April 1452 at a farmhouse outside the hamlet of Anchiano in Tuscany, the son of Ser Piero, a rich Florentine notary, and Caterina, an unmarried peasant woman. They had 12 other children with other partners, but Leonardo was their sole kid together. Because of his illegitimacy, he was not expected to follow in his father's footsteps and become a notary. He was instead free to pursue his own interests and enter the creative arts.

There are quite a few landmarks around the Harvard campus. The most famous one is known as the statue of three lies. It’s called so to account for its three inaccuracies. The sculpture states that it is of John Harvard, the founder of Harvard and that Harvard was founded in 1638. However, John Harvard was not the founder of the university, he was the first major benefactor. Also, Harvard was founded in 1636 and not 1638. What’s more? The sculpture isn’t of John Harvard at all, but that of some unknown student.
 

Many people want to know why ashwagandha is so good and how it works. This is due to the presence of bioactive substances in its roots, such as withaferins, withanolide glycosides, saponins, alkaloids, and acylsteril glycosides. The most well-known active component of ashwagandha is withanolides. They aid in the normalisation of several metabolic processes in the body. They promote energy, reduce stress, stimulate the immune system, and aid with other health diseases and issues in this way.

When hot lava cools quickly after being expelled from a volcano, it can form obsidian, a type of natural glass.

Tendulkar became Yorkshire's first overseas-born player when he was 19 years old in 1992. Yorkshire had never chosen anyone from outside the county before Tendulkar's arrival. Tendulkar was chosen for Yorkshire as a replacement for injured Australian fast bowler Craig McDermott, and he scored 1070 runs in 16 first-class matches at an average of 46.52.

Yes, you read that correctly: spider silk is extremely strong. It may appear weak and brittle, but this is only due to its thinness. A spider's web is five times stronger than a strand of steel of the same thickness. A spider web made of strands as thick as a pencil is also thought to be capable of stopping an aeroplane in flight!

Walt Disney has won more Oscars than anyone else. He was nominated for 64 awards, and won 26! Composer John Williams is the second most nominated person, with 47 Academy Award nominations (and counting).

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 character of Macbeth was loosely based on Mac Bethad mac Findláich, a Scottish King in the 11th century. There are some significant differences between Shakespeare's storey and reality, and while the Bard portrays Macbeth's reign as brief and bloody, the real king was widely regarded as a successful and fair ruler, reigning from 1040 to 1057.

The scientist is most famous for calculated gravity, but it’s also believed that Isaac Newton invented the cat door. How Stuff Works writes that when Newton was working on his experiments at the University of Cambridge he was constantly interrupted by his cats scratching at the door. So he called the Cambridge carpenter to see two holes in the door, one for the mother cat and one for her kittens! Apparently, these holes can still be seen at the university today.

Hypnotherapists are sought after for a variety of reasons. These include seeking help for overcoming fears and phobias, losing weight, dealing with negative and traumatising memories, insomnia, and quitting smoking. It has even been discovered that hypnotherapy can help labouring mothers by reducing pain during childbirth. More parents of ADHD children are discovering that hypnotherapy has a positive, drug-free effect on their children. "Hypnotherapy allows the child to gain a sense of control, increase self-esteem and competence, and reduce stress," according to the British journal Paediatrics Child Health.

Eat a healthy, balanced diet; exercise frequently; use good form while lifting objects that are heavy; and, if you have a persistent cough, consult your doctor.

A sound wave is a mechanical wave that travels through a medium or object such as water or air. In actuality, a sound is a type of energy produced by the vibrations of matter molecules, and you hear it when the sound waves pass through a medium to your ears.

As each belligerent nation scrambled to furnish its armed forces with adequate personnel and equipment, national resources were mobilised. Early failures in weapons manufacture in the United Kingdom resulted in complete government participation in war production. By 1918, its industry had produced approximately 4 million rifles, 250,000 machine guns, 52,000 aeroplanes, 2,800 tanks, 25,000 artillery pieces, and over 170 million rounds of artillery shells thanks to these regulations.

The Taj Mahal is almost perfectly symmetrical, in keeping with Persian and Islamic architectural principles. The minarets (towers), walls, rooms, and even gardens are all symmetrical. The Taj Mahal, one of the world's most perfectly symmetrical structures, is known for its white beauty and sheen. The placement of Shah Jahan's cenotaph — and his grave — are possibly the only elements of the Taj that do not adhere to perfect geometric proportions and symmetrical precision.

You might be tempted to take off the white flesh that lies between you and the luscious fruit as you peel back the grapefruit's outer skin. Pith is the term for that white flesh. And you might decide not to discard it.

Despite the fact that trumpets aren't as large as the tuba or the trombone, if you stretched out the instrument's densely packed metal tubing, it would measure an impressive 6 1/2 feet.

Boys are naturally group-oriented. They want to be accepted. They like to play group games and form structured friendship groups. Boys, on the whole, do not want to stand out from the crowd. Don't make fun of them in front of their friends, and be aware that they may make poor friendship choices rather than being in a group of one – by themselves. They would rather have the "wrong friends" than no friends at all.

Chia was utilised by the Aztecs, Mayans, and other ancient cultures to maintain themselves during battles and lengthy running and hunting excursions. The Tarahumara Indians of Mexico's Copper Canyon are one ancient tribe that still exists today. They are well-known for their ability to run large distances. They're also known to fuel their big runs with chia seeds.

With over 500 million copies sold, Don Quixote is the best-selling novel of all time. The novel by Miguel de Cervantes, about a man who becomes obsessed with tales of knights and decides to become one, is the one that gave us the phrase "tilting at Windmills" to describe a noble but futile endeavour. Since its publication in 1612, Don Quixote's misadventures as he travels across the Spanish countryside seeking to right wrongs and uplift downtrodden peoples have entertained generations of readers. Don Quixote is also regarded as one of the first novels ever written.

The Earth is not a perfectly symmetrical sphere. It also has many lumps and bumps in the shape of mountains and deep gorges. The Earth's composition is also not consistent around the world. Different types of rock, mineral concentrations, and geography all work together to create pockets of varying average density all over the place. This has an immediate impact on gravity at various locations on the Earth's surface.