Despite being in the middle of Europe, Bulgaria has never been colonized, which is one of its more interesting things. This is probably because of where it is and the mountains surrounding it.

Most people are familiar with Volkswagen's classic range of campervans, the Kombi, or even the Beetle. Currywurst sausages are a lesser-known food produced by Volkswagen's facilities. Why on earth would Volkswagen create sausages? VW constructed a facility in a secluded place and chose to prepare their own meals for the industrial workers. Volkswagen ended up selling its sausages commercially because they were so popular. Volkswagen's sausages are so popular that they generate more income than the company's automobiles!!

Toby Gard hacked together Lara Croft Manor, one of the most iconic locations in the original Tomb Raider, in a weekend, and it was based on the actual building Core Design was headquartered in. Yes, even indie video game developers can stay in castles in England.

 Cronus castrated Uranus, and she was the consequence. His cut genitals dropped in Pontus (the sea), and the goddess of love sprang from the froth. She is credited as Zeus' daughter, although according to the original narrative, she is considerably older than him, actually his great-aunt. This lends credence to the notion that the Greeks were unconcerned with their timeframes.

The Thai love and rever their King, and it's especially hard to miss this fact in Bangkok. Posters and pictures of the royal family adorn many public walls in the city, and the King's anthem is played before every cultural performance, play, or movie screening in cinemas. There are strict laws regarding this as well: It is illegal to not stand up while the anthem plays or laugh at his picture or make fun of him as well. 

 

Klecksography—the technique of creating pictures using inkblots—was a popular children's game in the late nineteenth century. In general, the game entailed pouring ink onto paper, flipping it over, and seeing what pictures appeared. Rorschach, who worked in a Swiss asylum, wondered if patients might read these inkblots differently based on pathology, and he had some success with this. That prompted him to start employing his own custom-made, abstract, symmetrical drawings to elicit mental responses from his participants. Rorschach felt that by doing so, he could delve deeper into a patient's psyche than written psychological exams permitted.

Understand that bad breath, or halitosis, is caused by more than just the foods you eat; it can also reveal information about your gum health. When food particles become trapped between your teeth, they promote bacterial growth, resulting in bad breath. Bacteria will begin to spread between your teeth and gums during the early stages of gum disease, forming infected pockets that contribute to bad breath.

You may have be aware that Valentine's Day was named after its patron saint, St. Valentine — but there is some debate about which St. Valentine the celebration truly commemorates. According to History.com, at least two persons called Valentine may have inspired the festival, one of whom was a priest in third-century Rome. According to legend, this Valentine disobeyed Emperor Claudius II's marriage ban (he believed it distracted young troops), illegally married couples in the spirit of love until he was apprehended and put to death.

According to a recent UBS Global Wealth Management report, 58% of women entrust those critical decisions to their male spouses. And this does not appear to be changing with Generation Y or Z. Younger women between the ages of twenty and thirty-four were 60% more inclined to defer to their significant others.

According to research, humans have a "satiation point" in terms of wealth when happiness peaks, and earning more would not make you happier. Various studies have indicated varying sums (one 2010 research suggested $75,000, while a 2018 poll suggested $105,000), but the conclusion is the same: Constantly pushing for more, more, more won't necessarily help you.

Anethole, found in fennel seeds, promotes galactagogues (substances that induce breastfeeding) to secrete more milk. According to several research, anethole mimics the effect of the oestrogen hormone and stimulates breastfeeding.

Obviously, it failed. McDonald's has been introducing healthy choices onto its menus for the last decade. It now provides a wide variety of salads, and in 2011, it made it possible to substitute apples for fries in Happy Meals. However, before settling on apples, the fast food company experimented with a variety of fruits and vegetables, most notably broccoli. But not just any broccoli will do. Recognizing that youngsters dislike the waxy green vegetable, McDonald's designed it to taste like bubblegum.

They consider it sacred because the Buddha was accustomed to rest in the lush mango groves. Mangoes were also considered one of the best gifts to be exchanged amongst one another. Buddhists monks would also carry a few mangoes with them on their long expeditions, popularising the fruit. 3. It is said that the rich and pulp flavour of the fruit also caught the fancy of Alexander the Great, who upon his return to Greece, carried enough mangoes along.

At Allahabad Pioneer was published as one of the biggest English dailies in India. It was also known for its great Railway system which unites Bengal with Central India and Bombay

Dry skin may become flaky and pale in the heat, or utilizing a direct moisturiser may not give your skin that plump appearance. Choose toners with hyaluronic acid, vitamin E, chamomile, glycerine, and antioxidants like green tea for dry skin because they are incredibly moisturising and will give you a youthful, natural appearance.

Nitrocellulose, also known as guncotton, is the main ingredient in regular nail polish. It's made of plant fibre and is what causes TNT to explode. (Don't worry; it's also found in ping pong balls.) Ethyl acetate is used to dissolve the nitrocellulose. When you apply the nail polish to your nail, the solvent evaporates, leaving the nitrocellulose to dry into a solid (and pretty!) film.

At a time when it was considered impolite to show a toilet being flushed on screen, Alfred Hitchcock saw an opportunity to add even more shock to his already shocking film by presenting a scrap of paper that proves to be an important clue, failing to flush in a toilet. The clue in the book was an earring discovered in the bathroom, but Hitchcock changed it to a piece of paper found in the toilet, partly to give viewers a surprise.

Fish nostrils, like those of humans, do not open into the back of the mouth and are thus not used for breathing. They lead to smell organs, which are extremely sensitive, allowing fish to sense the presence of food in the water from great distances. More nostrils equal more sniffing!

Have you heard that formula feeding, maybe with a little of rice cereal in the bottle, fills babies' tummies for longer periods of time, allowing them to sleep longer? While it is true that formula takes longer to digest and hence stays in a baby's stomach longer, this unfortunately does not translate into more sleep for the mother. A research published in Pediatrics by West Virginia University discovered that whether mothers gave their newborns breast milk, formula, or a combination of the two, they all received the same amount of sleep and felt similarly pooped.

Ladakh is home to a specialist in the creation of fake glaciers. Chewang Norphel, a retired civil engineer, saw a little brook had frozen beneath the trees. Soon after, he became involved in waster shed development and built more than 15 artificial glaciers. His longest glacier was over 1000 feet long and could support a whole settlement of 900 people.

Prior to the 1990s, it was widely assumed that significant human construction did not occur until early man dealt with agriculture and began to establish towns. When archaeologists discovered Göbekli Tepe in southern Turkey, this notion was thrown out the window because the remains, which included the world's oldest megaliths, were created roughly 2,000 years before the agricultural revolution.

Earthworms are fully formed when they are born, except for their sex organs. Their sexual system takes 60-90 days to develop. An earthworm's lifespan can range from four to eight years. Gardening earthworms, on the other hand, only live for a year or two.

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.