The world's first Kinokuniya bookshop is located in Shinjuku, Tokyo. You may study as much as you want about Japan and Japanese culture with the abundance of publications available here - as long as you understand Japanese! This bookshop also caters to specialised interests such as anime and provides a limited selection of English-language books.

The effects of toxic air are worse for those who are most at risk. The development of a child's lungs is harmed by air pollution. Additionally, it exacerbates pre-existing respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, especially in elderly patients. Because they frequently reside close to major roads, where air pollution is severe, the poorest members of our society suffer more than others. Air pollution has an impact on every motorist. However, especially when using side routes, pedestrians and cyclists are frequently subject to less air pollution than those who travel by car.

Cocorico! It derives from the term "chandelier" in Old French. 
A "chandelier" was a ceiling fixture made of numerous candles used to light up the rooms before electricity was invented.

If you've seen the crowds that gather around Oxford Circus in London when the green man arrives, you might find this hard to believe. Shibuya Crossing, on the other hand, frequently sees up to 2,500 people crossing at the same time. That's a lot of work!

As of December 2017, the most widely used hashtag on Instagram was #love, followed by #fashion and #photooftheday. 

The hashtag that had seen the greatest rise in popularity during the previous year was #photography.

In South Korea, If you see a name written in red, it's a bad omen; it means the person is dead or on their way to death.

Beluga whales have a low dorsal ridge but no dorsal fins. Less surface area can be used to lose heat to the environment because there is no dorsal fin. A beluga may also more easily swim beneath large ice sheets and find breathing holes without a dorsal fin.

The leathery smell in Chanel’s Cuir de Russie comes from an ingredient originally derived from the abdomen of beavers. Called Castoreum, there’s a fruit-scented extract that is taken from the abdominal glands of beavers and used in perfumes. It is supposed to smell sweet, warm, and animalic. However, since the animal has to be killed to remove the sac which contains this “castor”, perfumes that contain this scent use synthetic recreations of the note.

You may have heard from friends or family that you should drink a glass of water immediately after drinking coffee because too much caffeine will make you thirsty or dehydrate you. While caffeine is a diuretic, studies have shown that when consumed in moderate amounts, it does not cause dehydration. Tea contains far less caffeine than coffee, so tea drinkers can also relax. In fact, coffee and tea can count toward your daily water requirement! Just don't consume more than 400 mg of caffeine per day, and remember that plain water is still the best beverage available.

Sticky rice, the flexible national staple, is consumed more in Laos than anyplace else on the planet. Every year, Laotians devour 155 kg of this national food, which is customarily eaten with their hands and offered sweet, fermented, or sour. In comparison, the average European or American consumes about 9 kilograms of rice per year. Indeed, Laotians are usually referred to as "luk khao niaow," which translates to "children or descendants of sticky rice." This seems fitting.

Beavers chew to keep their teeth at an acceptable length because their teeth never stop growing. However, their teeth are also designed to withstand chewing. They feature an enamel composed of iron, which gives them an orange colour but also keeps them sturdy and acid resistant.

A cow produces 6.3 gallons of milk per day on average. That equates to nearly 2,300 gallons per year. In one year, a single cow produced 59,298 pounds of milk. The record is held by Robtham Suzette Paddy, a Holstein cow from the family-run Robthom Farm near Springfield, Missouri. Sue could produce more than 200 pounds per day at her peak.

Luckily, lots of locals speak English so don’t fret if your Mandarin is less than fluent.

The appendix used to be mainly disregarded as being useless. The appendix would need to be removed in the event of appendicitis, a potentially fatal condition. The vermiform appendix was the subject of study by Randal et al. in 2007 at Duke University. The probiotic bacteria in the appendix were found to release when the body was being attacked by a particular sort of infection, as was discovered by the researchers. When the body is contaminated, the appendix accomplishes this by releasing them into the cecum.

Numerous studies have demonstrated that even with the best instruction on how to use an inhaler (holding the device directly up to your mouth), a significant amount of the drug still ends up reaching the tongue rather than the lungs. As a result, an inhaler may have more negative effects and fewer positive ones. Using a spacer, a piece of plastic that fits between the inhaler and your mouth and allows the medication to fully aerosolize so that it can be drawn into the lungs, is the simplest approach to get more medicine inhaled.

You cannot get your passport photo taken while wearing a uniform, hats, caps, or even sunglasses. In fact, if your hair obscures your face, you will need to be photographed again. Only commercial employees, such as pilots and flight attendants, are eligible for approval.

The Sahara Desert is a vast desert in North Africa that includes portions of Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia, and Western Sahara. It is the world's hottest desert, however, due to a lack of humidity, the temperature reduces throughout the night. The average yearly temperature is approximately 30°C although during the warmest months June- September the temperature can soar over 50°C. Temperatures can dip as low as -5 °C at night. Between October and May, when the weather is pleasant, is the best time to explore Tunisian Sahara. During the warmest months, several tour operators suspend operations.

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.

In 1885, the American Kennel Club was established. One of the first AKC certified dog breeds, the chihuahua was recognised as a breed in 1904.

The strangest thing of all time is that certain snails may sleep for up to three years! This is because they require wet circumstances to exist, and if the weather does not provide adequate moisture, they will hibernate. Honeybees, which can flap their wings 230 times per second, are also fascinating creatures. And did you know that baby pandas are born smaller than mice? They're only four ounces! Finally, horses and cows can sleep standing up but only dream while lying down.

As you age, your eyelashes will fall out more frequently and take longer to regrow. In total, it takes an eyelash 12 weeks to fully regrow after it has fallen out.

Yes, absolutely! T-shirts arose from undergarments in the nineteenth century. The top and bottom garments of the one-piece union suit (also known as "long underwear") shown above were cut. During the late nineteenth century, longshoremen and miners used the style to keep cool in hot environments.