False fruit (accessory fruit) refers to a plant structure that looks like a fruit but is not formed from a flower or flowers. The cashew apple matures into a yellow and/or red structure measuring 5 to 11 cm (2.0-4.3 in) long. It is edible and has a pronounced "sweet" odor and flavor.

What happens after you save the world? Of course, you'll want to eat something. In The Avengers, our heroes go out for shawarma after winning the Battle of New York, but Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America, doesn't appear to be partaking. This is due to the fact that Chris Evans had grown a beard for his next film, Snowpiercer, and was unable to shave it in time for the last-minute scene. The actor wore a prosthetic jaw to keep him looking like our fresh-faced Captain America (who wouldn't grow his own beard until Infinity War). He's not only not eating, but he's also covering half of his face with his hand.

Chai, a spiced tea drink, is thought to be a healing beverage that dates back over 5,000 years to an ancient royal court. It wasn't until the 1930s that black tea was added. Coffee was most likely introduced to Indian culture by the British.

Throughout their lives, clownfish experience what it's like to be each gender. They are all born male, but some of them mature into girls (a process known as sequential hermaphroditism). Both are born with both male and female parts, and some males become alpha females if alpha females die.

It has over 300 native mammals, including marsupials, monotremes, and placental mammals.

Take a look at your atlas if you haven't already! When turned 90 degrees, Nepal resembles the map of Portugal. It gives you something to brag about, doesn't it?

Achrekar tutored Sachin at Shivaji Park in the mornings and evenings throughout his childhood. Tendulkar would spend hours practicing in the nets. If Achrekar became tired, he would place a one-rupee coin on top of the stumps, and the bowler who dismissed Tendulkar would receive it.

 

When you think of Nintendo, you probably think of the video game systems you or your children grew up with: the Super Nintendo, Game Boy, Wii, and, most recently, the Nintendo Switch. However, the gaming firm did not emerge until the 1980s: In reality, Nintendo was established in 1889. Of course, the firm founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi over 130 years ago bears little resemblance to the Nintendo we know and love today. The first Nintendo offered playing cards and underwent numerous important alterations throughout the years. It wasn't until the 1970s that the firm began to venture into video games.

While Hollywood extols the virtues of Spartan culture, the world's first human rights charter is thought to have been drafted by the Persians (or at least something very similar to the scope of human rights, as believed by both the British Museum and United Nations). Since it is essentially a cylinder-shaped piece of baked clay with engraved Akkadian writing from 539 BC, this charter is more commonly referred to as the Cyrus Cylinder. When King Cyrus' army entered Babylon and peacefully overcame the legendary city, he gave the order to create the artefact. The ancient writings on the tablet primarily speak about equality for people of all races, religions, and languages.

Under black lights, bananas glow blue. Ripe bananas appear yellow to the naked eye under normal conditions due to organic pigments known as carotenoids. Chlorophyll begins to degrade as bananas ripen. This pigment is what causes bananas to glow, or fluoresce, under UV light and appear blue. While this is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating facts about bananas, there is another that will make you want to eat a banana every day.

Because of 150 years of British colonial control, Chinese cultural traditions combine nicely with Western cultural values in Hong Kong. Feng-shui traditions are extensively practiced, as are other spiritual beliefs such as the belief that the numbers 3, 5, and 8 are auspicious and bring good fortune.

The first iPhone was introduced to the world by Steve Jobs. It was 9 January 2007, he announced the release of iPhone in San Francisco, California. He said ‘Today, Apple is going to reinvent the phone’ in his address and showed the world a revolutionary touchscreen phone.

The majority of vitamins and minerals are not significantly found in eggplant. The vegetable does, however, contain tiny levels of potassium, vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin B6, niacin, copper, and magnesium as well as 10% of the recommended daily intake of manganese.

The finding of a submerged continent in the Indian Ocean known as the Kerguelen Plateau, which is thought to be of volcanic origins, is an intriguing fact from Indian Ocean facts.

Popcorn has long been linked with the cinema, or more recently, the microwave, but while many of us may have questioned why popcorn pops, few of us have inquired where popcorn comes from. Thousands of years ago, the ancient peoples of the Americas cultivated the variety of maize that produces popcorn. Popcorn relics going back 6.700 years have been unearthed in Peru. So, the next time you grab a handful of your favourite food, remember to thank someone other than Orville Redenbacher.

Various people believe that chickens have poor vision and are colorblind. Still, they actually have greater color vision than humans, thanks to a well-organized eye with five different types of light receptors that allow them to see many colors in any given portion of the retina.

So, why do we call the core of a pencil "lead"? Graphite was initially thought to be a type of lead when it was discovered. Today's pencils are made of graphite and clay, a combination first introduced by Conté in 1795.

Yes, bamboo may be used to make fabric similar to linen. Bamboo fabric offers a variety of unique qualities that make it an excellent eco-friendly fabric for clothing. It has a natural sheen and smoothness, making it non-irritating and ideal for those with sensitive skin.

Mosquitoes are cold-blooded insects. They differ from humans in that their body temperatures are modified based on their current location. As a result, mosquitoes, like most other insects, are more noticeable during the warmer months of the year. Mosquitoes that live in temperate climates prefer to hibernate a lot.

In addition to the classic varieties, Hot Pockets releases limited-edition flavours on a regular basis. Check the freezer area for new flavours including Buffalo-style chicken, cheddar cheeseburger, chicken pot pie, and cheesy beef nachos before they're gone.

The Euphausiacea order include crustaceans like the krill, which resemble shrimp. They are an essential link in the food chain, acting as a bridge between phytoplankton at the bottom and animals at the top (animals like the blue whale).

Climbing up and down the cobblestone streets may exhaust you. Bring suitable walking shoes and be prepared.

These insects are extremely elusive. As a result, it is even more difficult to determine whether a particular species is in danger of going extinct. For fairy wasps, there are no known targeted conservation initiatives. Additionally, it is not included on the IUCN Red List (International Union for Conservation of Nature).

What does breast milk have that formula does not? Antibodies from the mother, which can aid in the battle against illnesses. This could explain why, according to one study, 86 percent of breastfed babies survive to the age of one without becoming ill, while only 14 percent of formula-fed babies do.

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.