One of the lesser-known facts of the Indian Ocean is that it has a number of tectonic plate boundaries, notably the Rodrigues Triple Point, where the African, Indo-Australian, and Antartic continental plates collide.

Chhath puja is also associated with the celebration of the new crop. The followers present Surya Dev with food prepared from the current crop and fruits.

111 is probably plenty for the team to attain. Most cricket fans, however, thought this score was unfortunate. 111 has the look of a cricket wicket, but some people believe it is a bad omen of something that might happen in the future. Obviously, the charges are never substantiated because there is no evil omen. That seems odd, don't you think?

Amsterdam’s beautiful bridges are an icon of the city. There are 1,281 bridges in Amsterdam which connect the city’s 165 canals. 

There are several historic bridges, while others are decorated with bright flowers or lit up at night. You can even see 15 bridges at once, by crossing the Reguliersgracht and Herengracht bridges.

Pigeons can find their way home from 1,300 miles away, believe it or not! Furthermore, they have demonstrated that they can do so after being relocated in full isolation to a region they had never been to before. The cages were even rotated during shipment to keep the birds guessing which way they were going. Scientists aren't sure how pigeons manage to find their way back when there are no visual, olfactory, or magnetic cues to help them. They now believe that pigeons have compasses and map mechanisms that aid in navigation. While the mapping mechanism is unknown, the compass mechanism is most likely based on the location of the sun.

Sweden has a population of around 10.3 million people. That is nearly double the population of Norway! It is also significantly larger than Denmark, the other Scandinavian nation, which has a population of about 5.8 million people.

The title of foggiest place in the world goes to the Grand Banks area of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland. The area is where the cold Labrador Current from the north meets the much warmer Gulf Stream from the south. This mix of currents regularly causes fog to form, with over 200 days of fog per year.

People used typewriters to deliver their messages professionally before computers existed. The first Hindi-language typewriter was introduced in the 1930s. It is primarily utilized for government purposes.

Harvard University holds a record number of honors and awards with 161 Nobel Laureates, 23 heads of state, and 132 Pulitzer Prize winners. Harvard has been producing quality graduates right from the second president of the USA back in 1797 – John Adams. By the end of the first decade of the 21st century, Harvard had educated seven US presidents.

In the 1880s, hosiery merchant LaMarcus Thompson despised that Americans were enticed by hedonistic establishments such as saloons and brothels. So he set out to clean up one of the most immoral locations he could think of, New York's Coney Island. There, he created America's first roller coaster to divert New Yorkers' attention away from more sinister pursuits. This is the most terrifying roller coaster in every state.

The world's largest cake was created for Las Vegas' centennial celebration and weighed 6.18 tonnes, making it an elephant-sized cake. The tallest cake ever made stands 108 feet and 3 inches tall. If those figures surprised you, this one will certainly astound you. Did you know that the world's most expensive cake, "Pirates Fantasy," costs $35 million? That is more money than most people will ever see in their lives.

The Starry Night, painted in June 1889, depicts the view from the east-facing window of Van Gogh's asylum room in Saint-Remy-de-Provence just before sunrise. It is widely considered to be one of the most recognizable paintings in Western art and Van Gogh's masterpiece. Van Gogh willingly admitted himself to an asylum in May 1889, following a breakdown that resulted in the self-mutilation of his left ear. He stayed at the asylum for a year and created some of his most famous and renowned works, including Irises and the blue self-portrait.

Harry Chandler, publisher of the Los Angeles Times, built the sign in 1923. It began as a $21,000 billboard for Chandler's Hollywoodland real estate development. In 1949, the sign was shortened to the one we are all familiar with.

The silent movie "The Artist" is heavily favored to win the Best Picture Oscar at this year's Academy Awards, but the only other silent movie to ever win the award was "Wings" in 1929. Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Richard Arlen, Clara Bow, and a young Gary Cooper starred in the film about two aspiring World War I fighter pilots.

At a time it was considered inappropriate to show a toilet being flushed on screen, Alfred Hitchcock saw an opportunity to add some extra shock to his already shocking film—presenting a scrap of paper, which proves an important clue, failing to flush in a toilet. In the book, the clue was an earring found in the bathroom, but Hitchcock changed it to a piece of paper actually in the toilet, partly to add an extra jolt for viewers. 

For devotees, it sometimes seems like Starbucks can do no wrong, especially when it comes to new and creative drinks. But they have had a big flop, and it's called the Chantico. The Chantico came out in 2005 and was described as a "drinkable dessert."

It was a 6-ounce hot "drinking chocolate" that was supposed to mimic the sweet chocolate drink served in Europe. According to some employees, it failed because it couldn't be customized, while others say customers said it was too rich and heavy. Starbucks pulled the drink in 2006.

Many claims that before lighting a candle, it will survive longer if it is frozen. Sorry, but that is untrue news!The candle is harmed by freezing because the wax actually 

Many people find it difficult to understand that a city with so many buildings also offers so much natural beauty. Hiking the green paths is a popular weekend activity among Hong Kong residents.

Sunflowers enjoy the sunshine. Even their name implies it. Sunflowers track the sun when they are young and face the east when they are mature plants, but that is not all.

The average number of calories in a bag of Halloween candy is 11,000, per CNN's consumer research. I wonder how many points that would be on Weight Watchers.

Valletta, Malta's capital, was Europe's first planned city. In 1565, the city was sketched out by the Order of St. John of Jerusalem.

In our list of Spider-Man facts, we discussed how the Clone Saga nearly ruined Marvel Comics, but a decade earlier, DC was in trouble because its heroes weren't selling well. Jim Shooter, Marvel's editor-in-chief at the time, was approached by the head of Warner Communications' publishing but declined the offer, arguing that DC characters wouldn't sell since they weren't very good. Ouch! Consider what would happen if the deal went through. That old Marvel vs. DC comics dispute would not have occurred!

In fact, it's still there, above the fire station. Although VIPs are occasionally given tours, Walt's private apartment is typically off limits to the general public. There are still many of the same furnishings from Walt's earlier visits, including a lamp in the window that is visible from the outside. To imply that Walt is always in the park, it is always left on.

Shimla's name is gotten from the Goddess Shyamala Devi, a manifestation of Hindu Goddess Kali.