Victoria and Albert’s first child, Princess Victoria, was born nine months after their wedding. But little Vicky wasn’t an only child for long. A year later, she had a baby brother for company, and within 17 years, the royal household boasted nine children: four boys and five girls.

Because the International Space Station (ISS) has Russian-language modules and operations, all astronauts who travel to the ISS must be fluent in the language. According to some astronauts, learning this new language was the most difficult aspect of their training. English-speaking astronauts can expect to spend 1,100 class hours to reach a reasonable level of fluency in Russian, according to the US State Department Foreign Service Institute. That's twice as long as it takes to learn other languages such as French, Spanish, or Dutch.

Swiggy has only been in business for a little over six years. It’s considered to be in its infancy as far as businesses go. The service was officially launched in 2014 in Bangalore, India. Even though it hasn’t been in business for long, it has expanded its reach to become the largest of its kind in the country, according to Wikipedia. This makes it one big baby.

Since the nail bed does not have any sweat glands, fingernails cannot perspire.

We've already discussed Marvel and DC's relationship, but did you know about this fascinating crossover fact? Mjolnir can be wielded by Wonder Woman! Being able to handle Thor's renowned difficult-to-use divine weapon is a symbol of immense power and worth, a test that Diana has easily conquered in the comics. Who is taken aback?

Most people know that anxiety causes difficulty focusing and concentrating, restlessness, irritability, and frustration. However, few people realize that anxiety causes serious physical problems like weakness, shortness of breath, rapid heart rate, nausea, hot flashes, and dizziness. People experiencing a panic attack often end up in the ER believing they are having a heart attack.
 

Iguanas do have blood. Because of the presence of biliverdin, a consequence of hemoglobin breakdown, their blood is often greenish in hue. Iguanas have a renal portal blood system, which filters blood from the rear limbs before it enters the main circulation.

Centipedes are skilled hunters due to their incredible speed and venomous forcipules. Smaller species primarily consume mollusks, worms, insects, and spiders. Larger species frequently eat small birds, bats, and frogs as food. Even other centipedes will be eaten by some centipedes! Their meals are somewhat dependent on what is available to them. Some centipedes will scavenge for food in a pinch, but most of the time, they will hunt for it. Centipedes hunt for prey with the help of their antennae and catch it with their speed. Then, after encircling their prey, they wait for their venom to take effect before consuming their meal. Really brutal, no? However, it does the job.

According to Grunge, Russia discharged radioactive waste into Lake Karachay from 1951 to 1953. Like a result, its colouring is extraordinarily vivid (typically neon aqua, until it's agitated, as in this photo, when it bubbles crimson). You wouldn't be able to breathe after only one hour in its waters, such is the severity of its poisoning.

With over 500 million copies sold, Don Quixote is the best-selling novel of all time. The novel by Miguel de Cervantes, about a man who becomes obsessed with tales of knights and decides to become one, is the one that gave us the phrase "tilting at Windmills" to describe a noble but futile endeavour. Since its publication in 1612, Don Quixote's misadventures as he travels across the Spanish countryside seeking to right wrongs and uplift downtrodden peoples have entertained generations of readers. Don Quixote is also regarded as one of the first novels ever written.

Luckily, lots of locals speak English so don’t fret if your Mandarin is less than fluent.

These include superstition relating to various numbers, reliance on Chinese medicine, and relatively low religious rates. Only 50% of the population is religious, most commonly following Buddhism and Taoism.
 

Since 2004, the Netherlands has seen a continuous reduction in crime, and it has grown so safe that it has closed down one jail after another—23 prisons have shuttered their doors since 2014. To assist reduce employment losses, the nation has begun importing convicts from foreign countries, including 242 offenders from Norway in 2015.

Due to cost or a lack of infrastructure, 70–75 percent of the world still doesn't use toilet paper.

Additionally, it aids in removing toxins from the body and increases vigor and strength.

Starbucks was chosen as a component in the Index because it is the world's most widely distributed, premium-priced coffee chain, and so provides an intriguing economic barometer comparing countries. The price differential for a Grande Latte varied from £1.21 in Brazil to £5.72 in Switzerland, representing a roughly 400% price increase.

The Terracotta Army was accidentally uncovered in 1974 in Xi'an by local farmers while they were digging a well after remaining hidden underground for more than 2,200 years.

I thought it was only available in South Africa. Think again. Particularly Namibia has a sizable population of Afrikaans speakers, which is a neighbour of South Africa. Argentina, more specifically Patagonia, where a tiny community of Afrikaans-speaking farmers live, is unquestionably the most intriguing region. They are descended from an Afrikaner migration to South America that took place between 1903 and 1909, following the Anglo-Boer War, and involved roughly 800 people. Amazingly, the language has persisted among a select few of them up until this point.

The Amazon, which spans nine South American countries and covers between 6.24 and 6.56 million km^2 is the world’s Largest tropical rainforest. The rainforest represents more than 80% of the Amazon biome and contains a dazzling array of different animal species – ranging from mammals, to reptiles and insects!

You wouldn't anticipate centipedes to be perfect mothers given how brutal they are. Though it may come as a surprise, some species are actually fiercely protective of their young. In order to shield their eggs from predators until they hatch, females of the aforementioned species will encircle them. Some mothers will stay with their babies until they are old enough to leave the nest on their own, and these mothers will also clean the eggs to stop them from growing fungi.

You may know Benjamin Franklin as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America and the man who performed the lightning rod experiment, but did you know he also invented bifocal lenses? He was both far-sighted and near-sighted, and he was sick of constantly changing his glasses. As a result, he devised the idea of combining both lenses into a single frame.

Typically, when you hear the word "sunflower," you picture large, bright yellow sunflowers. There are other options besides these, though. Sunflowers are also available in a wide range of hues, such as orange, red, bronze, and white. You might even see two-toned ones based on the seeds you plant.

The majority of iguanas lay eggs, however, the amount of eggs varies per species. The female rock iguana normally lays five to twenty eggs, whereas the female green iguana lays roughly 65 eggs. In a warm, sunny location, eggs are placed in a burrow.

Fairy wasps are not suitable as pets. They don't even have life spans that can last a week, and first of all, they are usually too small to be seen.