Every oyster is born male, and they all undergo at least one gender change. Oysters can fertilise their own eggs since they have both sets of reproductive organs at birth.

As each belligerent nation scrambled to furnish its armed forces with adequate personnel and equipment, national resources were mobilised. Early failures in weapons manufacture in the United Kingdom resulted in complete government participation in war production. By 1918, its industry had produced approximately 4 million rifles, 250,000 machine guns, 52,000 aeroplanes, 2,800 tanks, 25,000 artillery pieces, and over 170 million rounds of artillery shells thanks to these regulations.

The text's vocabulary consists of only 50 different words, the result of a bet between Seuss and Bennett Cerf (Dr. Seuss's publisher) that Seuss could not complete an entire book without exceeding that limit (after completing The Cat in the Hat with 236 words). The 50 words are as follows: a, am, and, anywhere, are, be, boat, box, car, could, dark, do, eat, eggs, fox, goat, good, green, ham, here, house, I, if, in, let, like, may, me, mouse, not, on, or, rain, Sam, say, see, so, thank, that, them, there, they, train, tree, try, will, with, would, you

The first color film to win the Best Picture was 'Gone With The Wind' in 1940.

People invented "safety coffins" after being buried alive by accident so many times.
Doctors frequently misdiagnosed sick patients, which was common in 17th century England. Alice Blunden is one such example. After she drank sedatives, a doctor mistakenly declared her dead, and she was buried alive. This terrifying ordeal occurred not once, but twice. After exhuming her and discovering she was near death, they buried her again, only for her to struggle in the casket, still alive, until she died.

Walt Disney may have been the first to put gloves on his characters, as shown in Mickey Mouse's 1929 film The Opry House. Aside from being simpler to animate, Disney chose gloves for another reason: “We didn't want Mickey to have mouse hands because he was meant to be more human,” Disney told his biographer in 1957.

Santa's Village is a festive theme park in Canada that is open 365 days a year, so you may come in the winter or camp there in the summer. Many movies, including Hallmark's Christmas in Grand Valley and Netflix's The Knight Before Christmas, starring Vanessa Hudgens, have been shot in the seasonal locale.

Eczema comes in a variety of forms, and each person is affected by it differently. A qualified diagnosis can guarantee that your course of treatment corresponds to your particular symptoms.

Halloween goes by various names, even though kids often refer to October 31 as the finest day of their lives. Other names for the celebration include Samhain, All Hallows' Eve, All Saints' Eve, Witches Night, Summer's End, and Snap-Apple Night.

Cashew trees (Anacardium Occidentale) are exotic evergreen trees with uneven trunks that may reach a height of 14 meters (46 feet). The cashew tree, which is native to Brazil and Southeast Asia but is now planted in many nations throughout the world, bears red blooms from which the fruit grows.

What's with the fork? Forks, the most often used dining tool, were previously considered blasphemous. They initially appeared in Italy in the 11th century. These spiky spaghetti-twirling devices were considered an abomination to God. And why, you could ask? Because they were "artificial hands," they were deemed sacrilegious.

Butterscotch is a type of confectionary that has a toffee taste. It is prepared by combining sugar and butter to generate a sticky, sweet concoction that may be used to coat sweets or to make a variety of desserts. The name butterscotch is also used to describe the flavour of brown sugar and butter together, even when the real dessert butterscotch is not present, as in butterscotch pudding (a type of custard).

A genome-wide examination of insomnia condition discovered that insomnia was linked to specific genetic variants on chromosomes 7 and 9. Chromosome 7 is discovered near a gene involved in brain development and electrical sleep signaling. Similarly, according to a Sleep Journal study, approximately 35% of patients with insomnia had a familial history of insomnia.

Your vision board can also increase your desire for the things you wish to attain. When you constantly think about what you want and live the life you want, you will be inspired and the desire to act will be strong. You will develop a strong desire to achieve your goals. When you look at and visualize the things you want in your life, such as your ideal sports car, you subconsciously enhance your desire to reach that goal. And having a strong desire to achieve your goals in life is a crucial attitude to develop. You will settle for less if you do not have a strong desire.

While Pluto's icy neighbours are to blame for the planet's demise, they are also part of what makes the New Horizons mission so interesting. "Pluto may be the star witness to the entire third zone of the solar system," NASA's Jeff Moore told TIME. The solar system was thought to be divided into two zones until the Kuiper Belt was discovered: the inner zone, which contained the rocky planets from Mercury to Mars, and the outer zone, which contained the gas giants from Jupiter to Neptune. Pluto, on the other hand, introduced astronomers to the third zone of our solar system, which Moore described as a "vast region of ice planets."

This is referred to as the Triple Boil, and at that temperature, water exists as a gas, a liquid, and a solid all at the same time. It need highly precise circumstances, so don’t even think of doing it at home. Have you had your fill of amusing scientific facts?

Buddha is not seen as God or even Godlike. In this regard, Buddhism varies from the main premise of most Western religions. Buddhism, according to Narada Thera on Buddhism in a Nutshell, does not revolve around worship or allegiance to a higher authority, such as God. Buddhists never pray to gods, sculptures, natural phenomena, or other deities. Buddhists, on the other hand, gaze within to seek personal understanding and spiritual growth.

When the African Lungfish is in danger of dying, it secretes a mucus cocoon and burrows up to 9 inches into the earth, where it breathes through a built-in breathing tube that leads to the surface. It is thus dependent on rainfall to breathe.

Taylor Swift’s Look What You Made Me Do attract 84.4 million US streams for the week ending 31 August 2017. 

The track was streamed more than 8 million times on Spotify on 24-25 August 2017, also earning the record for the Most streamed track on Spotify in the first 24 hours. 

With 43.2 million YouTube views, the music video for this song also has the record for the Most watched video online in 24 hours.
 

Jessica Tandy, who was 81 years old, held the record for the oldest Oscar winner. She was honored for her performance in "Driving Miss Daisy" as the Best Actress.

First Impressions was the working title for Pride and Prejudice. Yes, the title was chosen as part of a branding strategy designed to increase sales, with publishers opting for a "if-you-liked-that-you'll-love-this" approach. By sticking to the noun-and-noun formula to ca$h in those book sales, Jane Austen's blockbuster sales of Sense and Sensibility encouraged this name change.

According to studies, when people were shown pictures of famous people without eyebrows, approximately half of them were unrecognizably different! Like the Mississippi River, eyebrows serve as a crucial landmark.

A fun fact about Spanish is the second language in the world with more native speakers. It comes right after Chinese and right before English. Spanish was born in Spain, but today it is spoken throughout the American continent and in some places in Africa and Asia.

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. 

 

Football is one of the things that Bengalis are born with. More specifically, Bengalis from all over the world enjoy watching the rivalry between the two clubs East Bengal and ATK Mohun Bagan. These two clubs, which have a combined history of more than a century, regularly hold derby matches. There is a lot of excitement as they compete with one another and strive to outdo one another every time they meet. One of Kolkata's most fascinating aspects is its rivalry.