The Kung Fu nuns dress up in pyjamas and yellow sashes to sing for you when you visit the Drukpa monastery. This is a 2,000-year-old custom among them. They also offer a variety of events, one of which is the Eco Pad Yatra, which involves picking up rubbish and educating villagers about the environment across a distance of 400 miles on foot.

The world's highest horse statue, a 40-metre (131-foot) figure of Genghis Khan, is just outside Ulaanbaatar.

Ruby red beets are a top supplier of nitrates, which help lower blood pressure, not to be surpassed by their tops. Beets also provide fibre and other minerals.

According to Alzheimer's Orange County, "as the size and proportion of the U.S. population 65 and older continue to expand, the number of Americans with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias will climb each year." The number of persons with Alzheimer's and other dementias is predicted to increase by more than 40% from 2015 to 7.1 million by 2025. With an estimated 13.8 million, this will almost triple by 2050.

A small 2011 study with 24 participants discovered that eating kiwi fruit appeared to enhance the quality of their sleep. Their sleep onset (the amount of time it took them to fall asleep), sleep duration, and sleep quality all improved after 4 weeks of kiwi consumption.

James Gunn and the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 crew spent two years planning and creating Baby Groot's dance to Electric Light Orchestra's song Mr Blue Sky. Gunn had his producer video him busting some moves for this massive project (which definitely paid off).

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.

In the United Kingdom, nearly £368 million is spent on whole cakes each year, which includes birthday cakes! That's nearly £1 million worth of cake per day, which is a lot of cake (and even more candles). When you extrapolate this to the entire world, you'll discover that people eat between 50 and 100 million birthday cakes every single day, not just once a year.

Our sense of smell has a significant impact on our perception of taste. Consequently, use caution when lighting scented candles at the dining table. That is one of the reasons why we at Fraendi have solely produced unscented candles.

Trifasciata is a member of the succulent family but is not a cactus. Its look often leads people to mistake it for a cactus. The plant has thick, fleshy leaves that mimic those of a cactus. In actuality, agave, jade, and aloe vera plants share a structure with snake plants. The plant's maintenance needs are likewise quite similar to those of cacti.

The Netherlands has one of the highest home birth rates in the developed world. Around 30% of Dutch women deliver their babies at home, and this figure has changed little since 1990. 

So why are home births still cherished in the Netherlands? It’s partly because Dutch health insurance fully covers home births, but doesn’t always cover hospital births without medical necessity. 

The Dutch medical system also has a good screening system and provides midwives (verloskundige) who help mothers have a safe delivery at home.

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.

The Republic of China (RoC) is not to be confused with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Both parties fought during the Chinese Civil War which ended in 1949 and ignore each other’s sovereignty. Today the PRC controls mainland China and the RoC control Taiwan.

 

Cambodians think that counting the chirps of a gecko would reveal whether or not you will be lucky enough to marry. If a tokay gecko makes seven or more calls in the same room as you, it is considered lucky.

Summer is the time of year with the greatest number of thunderstorms. The glow of summer frequently gives the ideal states of rising air and dampness expected for the production of rainstorms. They are most common in the southeast and East Midlands of the UK.

Driving may be a pleasant and freeing experience—until you get trapped at a red light. According to the National Association of City Transportation Officials, the average time spent waiting at a red light is 75 seconds, accounting for around 20% of total travel time. That's a lot of time spent doing nothing, and yet another reason to use public transportation.

Brazil is the world's ninth largest economy. The country is a member of the BRICS group, which also comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

The first Jane Austen fan fiction was written in an 1823 letter to the editor of The Lady's Magazine, in which Austen appeared as a character. The letter writer claims to want to know more about being a successful writer and consults Jane Austen's ghost for advice. Harvard University owns the first Austen dissertation, "Jane Austen's Novels," which was published in 1883 by George Pellew.

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.

Many people are familiar with Venetian blinds and believe that they originated in Venice. However, these blinds were originally a Persian invention that was later discovered by the Venetians in the 18th century before being shown to the rest of Europe.

We are the world's second-largest silk producer (after China) and third-largest cotton grower. With such a rich history and abundance, it's only natural that the majority of our clothing incorporates these materials.

Regina King, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and Linda Manuel Miranda will be co-hosting this year’s gala and red carpet event. And Blake Lively took the red carpet by strom this year

Bond is a very adaptable character. He looked to be capable of accomplishing everything the story needed, dishing out a lot of harm in every film, book, comic, and just about any piece of media he's been in. This involves firing practically any type of firearms, defeating powerful and intimidating opponents, and speaking several languages, to mention a few. However, Kingsley Amis' book The James Bond Dossier made it plain that, while Bond was skilled, he was easily trounced by his teacher. Not only that, but he is decent but not the greatest in things like hand-to-hand combat or sports like golf.

Santa's sleigh is the most powerful vehicle ever! Santa must go around the world on Christmas Eve to give gifts to all the youngsters on the nice list. There are around 2.5 billion children in the globe, thus Santa's sleigh must go at a pace of almost 1,800 miles per second, amazing!