The 37th President of the United States (and the only president to resign from office) was a gifted musician. He was a multi-instrumentalist who could play the piano, saxophone, clarinet, accordion, and violin.

Clay or earthenware pots are readily available and reasonably priced. Without worrying about the company or location, these pots can be purchased from any store. These earthen pot utensils are available from a variety of stores and vendors at fairly low costs and in a variety of shapes and designs. Additionally, it is unquestionably a delight for your wallet when compared to the price of modern cookware from well-known brands.

These magnificent reptiles have been known to travel entire oceans in quest of food! They usually nest on tropical and subtropical beaches, and certain Leatherbacks (a type of sea turtle) can endure extremely cold temperatures (as low as 30 F).

Edo was a little fishing community in the past. Edo thereafter became Japan's imperial capital, and its name was changed to Tokyo. Tokyo is the Eastern Capital.

You said you'd check your Facebook alerts immediately, but 15 minutes later you're still scrolling? You're not by yourself. Part of this is due to endless scroll: when you can stay on the site without engaging or clicking, your brain does not receive the "stop" message.

This astounding number of languages are spoken throughout the Indonesian archipelago, with Bahasa Indonesia serving as the country's official language. Papua Province alone has around 270 spoken dialects. Indonesia has a total population of roughly 242 million people and is the world's largest Muslim-majority country.

After regular services were discontinued, some Cambodians built their own trains out of bamboo. It is now a popular tourist destination and a must-see for anybody visiting Cambodia.

Long before renowned Muppeteer Frank Oz used animatronics and puppetry to create Yoda, the goal was to recruit an actual actor... a simian actor, that is. They planned to put up a real monkey in a Yoda suit and mask, according to The Making of Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back. There are pictures of the monkey in training as well as a rather awful Yoda mask prototype. Fortunately, a crew member who had previously worked on 2001: A Space Odyssey pointed out that the monkeys used in that film's introduction were a major pain, which convinced Empire's creators to dismiss their Yoda monkey.

The oldest, second-largest, and third-largest cricket grounds in the world are all located at Eden Gardens. This venue held the first-ever Day/Night test match between India and Bangladesh on November 22, 2019. In 1977, Eden Gardens hosted a soccer match between New York Cosmos and Mohun Bagan. At that game, the legendary Pelé had represented Cosmos.

The human population of Australia is around 25,704,340. In 2009/2010, The Australian Govt counted 27 million kangaroos across New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia.

Flatfish are fish with a flat body and both eyes on one side of the head. Flatfish species found in Florida waters include flounder, sole, and halibut. Flatfish live on the bottom and are frequently partially submerged in sand or mud, waiting for food to swim past. Some flatfish species may alter their color to blend in with their environment.

Almonds are abundant in mono-unsaturated fats, which are the same sort of health-promoting lipids found in olive oil and have been linked to a lower risk of heart disease.

M. Night Shyamalan comes from a family of doctors. He was expected to be one as well, but he fell in love with film at a young age. As a tribute to his family, he appeared as a doctor in The Sixth Sense.

Yes, indeed. When directing a laser beam through a container of water, a cool effect known as total internal reflection is used. Light is slowed by heavier particles in water as it passes through it, as detailed here. As a result, the laser beam is essentially “stuck” in the water.

It’s a tactile alphabet that can be used to write almost any language. There are braille versions of Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, Hebrew and many others.

Toby Gard claims that one day while messing around with Lara's model, he accidentally made her breasts 150 percent larger. He intended to return them to being simply oversized rather than anatomically impossible, but the other guys on the team noticed the changes and told Toby that Lara "looked better that way" and that he should keep the changes. You don't say anything, do you?

Botox injections block facial muscles, causing wrinkles to vanish. However, scientists have uncovered an intriguing side effect of such injections: the incapacity to completely feel emotion. The emotional state is directly affected by the facial expression, which is why the feelings of individuals who use Botox are not as rich as the emotions of those who do not use Botox.

This well-known oil painting by Johannes Vermeer was completed in 1665. It shows a European girl in an exotic dress, an oriental turban, and what appears to be a large pearl earring. The beautiful girl in the painting is thought to be his eldest child Maria, who was also said to be his muse. She appears in other paintings by Johannes and bears an uncanny resemblance to the painting, though this theory has never been proven.

If you thought being bilingual made you an overachiever, you’re about to get schooled. Queen Victoria was fluent in no fewer than five languages: English, German, French, Latin, and Italian. She also learned a little Hindustani and Urdu to chat with her Indian servants at Windsor Castle (above)

The legendary elite warriors, also known as the Knights Templars, were given authority of the islands by Charles V of Spain in 1530. They are mainly remembered for successfully defending the island from the Ottomans.