Beetroots are recommended for pregnant women for a variety of reasons. It not only helps to avoid miscarriages, but it also contains critical vitamins and minerals that promote the creation of new cells. Beetroots are high in Vitamin B and iron, both of which are necessary for a healthy baby's growth. Beetroots are also high in antioxidants, which can aid to decrease inflammation and enhance general health. 

If you know Hindi or have studied it from the beginning, you will be familiar with all 11 vowels and 33 consonants. It is also written in Devanagari script, as previously stated.

Dennis Quaid is a movie star, but he also has some killer dance moves! While attending the University of Houston, the actor said that he studied dance. He described it as an "amazing exercise" in Us Weekly.

Although stingrays don't have teeth, they still resemble sharks in a number of ways. They share similar skin and belong to the same family of cartilaginous fish, which are supported by cartilage rather than bones in their skeletons. Additionally, they employ the same ampullae of Lorenzini sensors, unique sense organs that detect electrical signals released by prey.

The phrase 'Thai massage' has become famous all over the world with good reason - you can find massage parlors spread across the city, catering to all kinds of budgets and needs. From hour-long reflexologists to day-long pampering, you're sure to find something to release that tension from your muscles. If you're looking for a luxurious experience, Urban Oasis, Health Land and Body Tune are some of the chains to look at. In the early years, Thai massage parlors were notorious for doubling up as brothels, but effective government action has ensured you can let your body unwind with complete peace of mind. 

 

A cricket test match usually lasts five days and consists of four innings. An innings is when all players take turns batting to score runs while the opponent tries to throw the wickets. Over 1,000 cricket tests have been played by the British cricket team around the world. It happened during the 2018 Edgbaston Test against India. See below for information on the current England team.

The Louvre is the world's biggest art gallery and museum, housing over 38,000 works of art, including the most renowned painting ever created, the Mona Lisa. The Louvre received 10.8 million visitors in 2018, making it the most visited gallery on the globe!

Dog owners in Turin, Italy will be fined up to €500 if they don’t walk their pets at least three times a day, under a new law from the city’s council. Italy considers itself an animal-loving nation and in many cities, stray cats are protected by law.

To enforce the law, Turin police would rely largely on the help of tipsters spotting cruel treatment by neighbors. Turin has the most stringent animal protection rules in the country. They even ban fairgrounds from giving away goldfish in bags.

Its exact position is uncertain, and experts are divided on whether it ever existed at all. Those who believe it existed agree that it was most likely located in what is now Poland's Wollin. Others debate this position, but all agree that Jomsborg was on the Baltic coast, between Poland and Germany. According to mythology, Jomsborg existed during the late tenth and early eleventh centuries. According to mythology, King Magnus the Good eventually destroyed it in 1043. A gold disc discovered in 2014 that references the stronghold and King Harald Bluetooth is one piece of historical evidence supporting Jomsborg.

Justin Timberlake and Ryan Gosling not only performed on "The Mickey Mouse Club" as youngsters, but they also lived together and shared a toilet. Timberlake's mother reportedly became Gosling's legal guardian for roughly six months after Gosling's mother had to return to Canada for work.

India was not conquered by Genghis Khan for the following reasons. Genghis Khan was aware of Iltutmish's military prowess. The Himalayas have shielded India from invasions by Central Asian tribes for countless years. Some historians, like the Juzjani, thought that the Khan's army, which was trained to fight in a cold environment, would be too vulnerable in India's hot climate.

Each of the five fundamental flavors has its own taste receptors in the brain: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami (savory). In the journal Nature in 2015, scientists described how they were able to switch individual preferences on or off in mice without using food by activating and silencing neurons in their brains. For example, when neurons linked with "bitter" were triggered, mice formed puckering faces while still tasting sweet, and vice versa.

Starbucks is often known for the music they always have playing in the background of each store. As it turns out, Starbucks is more serious about music than you may have thought. The company actually has its own record label called Hear Music. It was created with Concord Music Group in 2007, and actually includes some pretty huge performers, like Paul McCartney, James Taylor, and Joni Mitchell. 

If you download the app, you can find information on what's playing in the store, and sometimes get points for free song downloads.

 

A lizard may opt to separate their tail from their body as a last-ditch attempt to escape a predator. This is known as autonomy, and it is a left-over response from their wild counterparts, who may use it to escape. This reflex is still present today and is frequently noted by pet lizard owners in times of extreme stress. It can be found in a variety of species, including Bearded Dragons and a variety of Gecko species. If this happens to your pet, it could be a sign that an event or series of events has pushed their stress levels over the edge. Don't worry, your pet's tail will grow back in time!

Michael Buble is Santa's favourite singer! Santa enjoys many types of music and is a fan of BTS and Ed Sheeran, but his favourite singer is Michael Buble! That's perhaps why Buble enjoys a Christmas tune!

Milk is white due to its fat content. Although milk is mostly water, which is colorless, the fat and protein molecules floating inside it reflect all light wavelengths, giving it a white appearance.

Other minerals can be combined with sand, lime, and soda ash to produce different colored glass. Adding nickel oxide, for example, results in the violet glass.

After 21 years of marriage, Queen Victoria became a widow. In 1861, her beloved Prince Albert died from typhoid. Consumed with grief, Victoria would spend her next 40 years of life wearing only black clothing, and would rarely be seen in public.

According to the Federal Statistical Office's most recent cause of death study, heart disease was responsible for 21,512 fatalities in Switzerland in 2013, accounting for one-third of all deaths. This proportion, however, has fallen since it was 41% 20 years ago. Another 26% of fatalities were caused by cancer. Lung cancer, which has been demonstrated to be the most lethal type of illness in Switzerland for over 40 years, claimed over 3,200 lives in 2013. The incidence of dementia-related fatalities in Switzerland is increasing as the population ages. In 2013, approximately 6,000 fatalities in the country were directly caused by dementia, compared to 2,100 in 1995.

The photophores, which are glandular, light-producing organs, allow krill to glow. The purpose of this function, according to experts, is either for krill to communicate with one another when they swarm or to confound and elude predators.

If you need the toilet you can knock on someone’s door and ask to use their bathroom in Scotland – and by law, they cannot deny you. 
 

Hogchokers can grow to be up to 200 mm (8 in.) long in total, although are normally no longer than 170 mm (6 in.). Females often grow to be bigger than men.

The silly term is thought to have been created by fusing two French words: saquer (to draw) and bouter (to shove). The sackbuts of the Renaissance were the forerunners of the trombone, despite having a slightly different size and shape.

Most Star Wars fans are already aware that Yoda's full name, at least in the original draught, was "Minch Yoda," before being condensed to something simpler to say. But here's an interesting statistic that may surprise you: Yoda's original name was—wait for it—Buffy in the very early phases of The Empire Strikes Back. Yes, Buffy, the name we associate with great young vampire slayers. If Yoda had been given this extremely un-Yoda-like name, the world would have been a very different place.

Mosquitoes are one of the most dangerous animals on the planet, yet their optimal life span may surprise you. The average lifespan is a little less than two months: a male mosquito normally survives for three to five days after mating, whereas a female mosquito can live for a month or two under optimal conditions. Females lay eggs every three weeks at the period.