After the Cowan's Bridge school tragedy, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne only received rudimentary education. Together with their brother Branwell, they spent their childhood inventing the fictional continent of Angria. They produced journals and magazines about the world of imagination, performed plays, and told stories.

The Amazon River is the second longest river in the world. It stretches for around 6,400 kilometers/4,000 miles. The river runs through Peru, Colombia, and Brazil before entering the Atlantic Ocean.

Sea lampreys suck their victim dry, their keen tongue piercing through the host's skin and scales. Because of the suction-cup capacity of their jaws, they remain connected to their prey. The prey is further rendered immobile by an enzyme secreted by the sea lamprey that serves as an anticoagulant to prevent blood clots and maintain a constant flow.

Over the years, the Times Square ball has gone through several transformations. However, none of them appeared in either 1942 or 1943. World War II was in full swing, and the army was concerned that the Big Apple's extravagant light shows would make it easy for German submarines to spot American ships in New York Harbor. So Lady Liberty's torch was turned off, the Brooklyn Dodgers stopped playing night games, and the Times Square ball drop was put on hold for two years.

In 1895, the Frenchmen Auguste and Louis Lumière are credited with creating cinema. They applied for a patent for their Cinématographe, a device that could not only capture moving pictures on film but also display them on a screen. This breakthrough transformed the entertainment business, giving rise to the modern film industry as we know it today.

Scratching can temporarily relieve the itching associated with eczema, but it never provides long-term relief. Scratching the affected area of the skin can aggravate the irritation and inflammation and expose your skin to infection.

Tobacco use is linked to hyperinsulinemia and an increase in insulin resistance (Facchini et al, 1992). Smokers are also known to have more abdominal fat (i.e. a higher waist to hip ratio) than nonsmokers (Shimokata et al, 1989). Smoking cessation improves insulin resistance, which includes the above-mentioned connections such as dyslipidemia.

Try exfoliating if you have rough skin. By allowing new cells to emerge from beneath the skin's surface when you exfoliate, you help to even out the skin's surface. 

To combat the dead, complexion-dulling skin cells that give your skin a tired look, exfoliate frequently — say, once a week or so.

Hong Kong's official name is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (HKSAR). This means that it is a territory of China, but has the most autonomy, with separate political and economic systems under the idea of 'one nation, two systems.'

In 2023, the probiotics industry will be worth 69.3 billion dollars. The market was worth 16 billion dollars in 2008. Thus, in 15 years, the need for probiotics will have increased by 427%.

The medical term for this condition, melaena, is caused by a slow, steady trickle that travels through the bowels and causes feces to seem very dark, even black. Vomiting can result from mild, unexpected bleeding, and the coffee-colored discharge is brought on by the stomach acids breaking down the blood. Hematemesis, a sign of heavy abrupt bleeding, is characterized by feeling incredibly dizzy and vomiting blood.

In Muslim schools around Cape Town, Afrikaans began to replace Malay in 1815, about 100 years before it was made an official language. It was written in Arabic script. The Qur'an and other religious books were frequently translated into Arabic Afrikaans. The Romanized form of Afrikaans that is used now didn't first appear in newspapers until about 1850.

The Cabbage White butterfly is named for its predominantly white markings with touches of yellow and green like the vegetable. It may not be the most colorful butterfly in your garden or yard, but it is the most common. Cabbage White males have one noticeable black spot on each wing, whereas females have two.

Seeing new individuals nude isn't as fascinating as it sounds after time. The sight of another body does not excite most OB-GYNs. "Over time, that perspective shifts from sexual to therapeutic. I know many patients don't notice a change, but I get a little weirded out when individuals just strip naked in front of me "according to one doctor

The yeti belt is home to both polar and brown bears, and due to climate change, their ranges are overlapping, resulting in the interbreeding. Yetis are merely regular bears or hybrid polar-brown bears, according to some skeptics. However, hybrids have only been reported in North America.

Because of their rigid bodies, sunflowers can be used all over your house as decorations or even as bird feeders, but did you know they also make a great scrubbing pad? All those flowers are very effective at removing the grime from your favorite pots and pans. Sunflowers can be used as the ideal single-use scrubbing pad after drying.

Some of the smallest insects are fairy wasps. Their size can vary from 0.02 to 0.03 in (0.5- 1.0 mm). With a length of only 0.006 inches, Dicopomorpha echmepterygis, the tiniest known insect, belongs to the Mymaridae family (0.13 mm). Kikiki huna, the tiniest flying creature, is a fairyfly as well and measures only 0.006 in (0.15 mm) in length.

Technically, it's the tomalley, which is a digestive gland that includes the gut, liver, and pancreas. And anything red is an egg.

Ambedkar was unhappy with the document just three years after it was adopted. Why? He strongly argued in favor of more powers for the governors. “Sir, my friends tell me that I have made the Constitution. But I am quite prepared to say that I shall be the first person to burn it out. I do not want it. It does not suit anybody,” he had said in Rajya Sabha in 1953.

Italian scientists and researchers have recently been able to conduct CT scans of the bodies interred at Pompeii thanks to recent technological advancements. One of the most intriguing things they have revealed is that Pompeii's inhabitants had white, straight teeth. This is related to their excellent diet, but it is also possibly related to the area's high fluorine content as a result of the volcano.

When skin loses moisture, it loses suppleness, which can lead to wrinkles. Moisturizers aid by retaining liquid or water from the skin's deepest layers.

The Trans-Siberian Railway crosses 3,901 bridges on a one-way trip. The Trans-Siberian Railway is not only Russia's longest railroad but also the world's longest. During the seven-day journey, passengers pass through eight different time zones and cross 3,901 bridges.

In Bali, finding a massage parlour is simple; the island has over 1,200 spas. The massage, particularly the Traditional Balinese massage, is a must-do for everyone visiting the island. Traditional Balinese massage, influenced by Chinese and Indian traditions, is distinguished by long, slightly firm strokes focused on pressure points.

Every book has its own worth. But the most expensive printed book in the world is the 1640 Bay Psalm book. The book is from America and was sold in 2013, in November, for USD 14.2 million.