San Marino is the world's fifth-smallest country, behind Monaco, the Vatican city-states, and the island countries of Tuvalu and Nauru. San Marino has a population of 33,562 people and a land area of slightly more than 61 km2 (24 sq mi).

Although you should be meticulous about using broad-spectrum sunscreen every day now, there may have been a period when you were not as attentive. If this was the case, your bad habits could now be catching up with you. UV photographs can show the sun damage simmering beneath your skin, even if you can't see it in the mirror.

We actually have a lot in common with the ancient Egyptians and one of the more fun facts about ancient Egyptians is that they too loved board games. It wasn’t just the wealthy that played board games either, even the commoners enjoyed a good board game.

The most popular board games were Senet and Mehen. Senet was a game that involved throwing sticks and was so popular that even Pharaohs were buried with the game to keep them occupied in the afterlife. These board games date back 5000 years. What is your favorite board game?

 

Eel flavoured ice cream and Green Tea Kit Kats are just two of the weird and wonderful flavours you can come across in Japan. Kit Kats are the most popular confectionary (‘Kit Kat’ sounds similar to ‘kitto katsu’, a Japanese saying meaning ‘good luck.’) You can try edamame, wasabi and ginger ale flavoured Kit Kats, too.

Almonds have one of the highest protein contents of any nut, at 21.1g per 100g! For those looking to bulk up, almonds are a terrific addition to smoothies! They also make excellent complements to vegetarian and vegan diets!

Kolkata has always promoted science and technology, and the city has produced some of the world's most renowned scientists. Birla Planetarium, Asia's largest, is now the world's second largest. It was built in 1963 and inaugurated by the then-Prime Minister, Jawahar Lal Nehru. Let us also mention that Science City is the largest scientific culture centre in the Indian subcontinent.

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

This one from Amazing Facts About Hindi is a slap in the face to those who believe that the Hindi language has no standards and that only impoverished people speak it. The Hindi language is taught to students in various fields all around the world, making them recognise the value of this language.

Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, got the idea for the company back in 1997 when Blockbuster had charged him a late fee of $40 for a VHS copy of Apollo 13. His little idea soon grew into something a lot bigger and he eventually launched Netflix in 1998. 

Hydra' comes from the Greek word 'Hydra', meaning 'water snake'. Therefore, biologists use it to classify a water-based species with characteristic tentacles at the end of a tube-like body. Apart from this, the English dictionary also incorporates the phrase 'hydra-headed.' The phrase refers to a difficult situation with multiple aspects to consider. The phrase is derived from the mythical monster slain by Heracles as part of his labors to atone for the sin of killing his wife and child due to his stepmother's insanity.

Collagen is a popular filler used to treat fine lines and wrinkles on the skin. When it is difficult to increase collagen production in your body, surgery is an option. It is injected into the affected areas to improve the contour of the skin and make it look fuller and younger without creases.

We bet your average Hyrax doesn’t know its hardened poop is so special that people want to spray it on their bodies. A lot of niche perfume houses use this animalic, fecal note in their perfumes even now.

Although no one knows for certain, it appears that cricket started in the hands of shepherds as a simple method to pass the time while protecting a sheep. Our first impression of cricket was that the cricket balls were made of cotton and that the bowlers' speed was likely unattainable. Cricket has been recorded in English history since 1597, when in a dispute over land possession, he cited the game of "creckkett." However, it took over ten thousand years until the first formal cricket match was held in 1877.

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.

Prior to the 1840s, toothbrushes had only one row of bristles. With the benefit of being able to cover a larger surface area in mind, toothbrush makers began introducing changes to the standard toothbrush design in about 1844. Three rows of bristles would later become the standard for most commercial toothbrushes, proving to be more effective than the previous single row.

After the Cowan's Bridge school tragedy, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne only received rudimentary education. Together with their brother Branwell, they spent their childhood inventing the fictional continent of Angria. They produced journals and magazines about the world of imagination, performed plays, and told stories.

The sodium content of various butter chicken recipes is always high because the dish is cooked with tomato paste sauce and all methods of preparation involve some type of tomato, whether it be whole, canned, or pureed. Recipes for butter chicken have 763 mg of salt per serving.

Boys are naturally group-oriented. They want to be accepted. They like to play group games and form structured friendship groups. Boys, on the whole, do not want to stand out from the crowd. Don't make fun of them in front of their friends, and be aware that they may make poor friendship choices rather than being in a group of one – by themselves. They would rather have the "wrong friends" than no friends at all.

Even though the first cataract extraction operation was conducted in the 18th century, cataracts have really been treated for a much longer. In actuality, the earliest known cataract operation took place in the fifth century BC. As a result, it ranks among the earliest surgical techniques ever performed. The methods employed then were undoubtedly less advanced than those used now or even in the 18th century. When the lens was fully opaque and hard, a procedure called "couching" was applied. This involved poking the eye with a sharp item or striking it with a blunt one.

Danielle Fernandes' formal name is Danielle Fernandes Fernande Dominique Schuelein-Steel, better known as Danielle Steel, is an American novelist who is the best-selling author alive today and the fourth-bestselling author of all time, with over 800 million copies sold.

Because earthenware is porous and allows for even heat distribution, the food cooks more tenderly and tastes better. The benefits and goodness of nutrition and flavor are retained in the food cooked in these pots, which keeps it fresher for longer.

Although they are both composed of keratin, your nails are stronger than your hair because of how the molecules are arranged differently, giving your nails more robust qualities.