Mimosa Pudica has excellent ornamental value since it serves as a fence to keep animals out of the garden and fulfils the decorative function of a garden.

Yes! Chocolate was once used to make alcohol around 1400 to 1100 BC. During those times, people used to drink very less amount alcohol content, and hence the chocolate did justice to those drinks. Fermented cocoa beans were used to create alcoholic drinks. But it doesn't mean that you can ferment the chocolate to make alcohol because it took years to make the drink perfect.

Make sure you're getting enough vitamin D to maintain your immune system operating at its peak.

In contrast to the 10 trillion cells in our body, a healthy person has between 100 and 300 trillion probiotic bacteria and yeast.

If cats are repeatedly exposed to catnip, they might develop desensitized to its effects. When your cat has finished playing with the catnip toys, put them away, and aim to provide catnip once a week or so.

Fish and other marine animals wouldn't exist without algae, which forms the foundation of the marine food chain.

At an event, Mitch Lowe, Netflix’s co-founder, said that they accidentally sent porn to Netflix subscribers during its initial days. When the company was testing its ability to put video onto DVD by putting Bill Clinton’s testimony about the Monica Lewinsky scandal on discs, the duplicator duplicated pornography and sent thousands of porn to their customers. 

He did at first, but it didn't last long. After 1928, Walt stopped animating in favour of concentrating on the direction and development of stories. He trusted Iwerks and other accomplished artists to handle the grunt work of drawing. In fact, it's likely that he only ever really drew Mickey when people asked for his autograph. He never included Mickey in any of his theatrical releases.

A common misconception is that bloody gums are normal; however, if you find blood on your sink after your oral hygiene routine, take note. This could be an indication of gingivitis, a mild form of gum disease. The good news is that this stage of gum disease is reversible if properly treated by your NE Calgary dentist. We understand that flossing is the last thing on your mind when your gums are bleeding, but it is the most effective way to treat the source of infection and halt the progression of gum disease.

Popcorn has long been linked with the cinema, or more recently, the microwave, but while many of us may have questioned why popcorn pops, few of us have inquired where popcorn comes from. Thousands of years ago, the ancient peoples of the Americas cultivated the variety of maize that produces popcorn. Popcorn relics going back 6.700 years have been unearthed in Peru. So, the next time you grab a handful of your favourite food, remember to thank someone other than Orville Redenbacher.

No, toffee is not synonymous with butterscotch. Butterscotch candy is created by heating butter and brown sugar until the mixture reaches the soft-crack stage, at which time it becomes chewy and flexible. Toffee, on the other hand, is prepared by allowing the butter and brown sugar combination to harden and become brittle and breakable.

The raw material is pulverized into a slurry after being combined with a specified amount of water. The proteins and components are extracted at a specific temperature over a set amount of time. The starch is then transformed to sugar by an enzymatic process. The plant milk is then separated from the harvested plant fibres using industrial centrifuges in the following stage. The plant milk is then homogenised with edible oil and blended with other components, heated, and lastly bottled, depending on the recipe.

Bamboo has the distinction for the fastest growing plant on the planet. Certain bamboo species can grow up to 91 cm every day, or over 4cm per hour!

One of my favorite historic Quebec City facts is that Old Quebec is encircled by defensive city walls that were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1985.

Players were never able to advance the ball. Instead, each player was required to toss it from where he caught it. The first team credited with advancing the ball by dribbling did so at Yale in 1897, and the official allowed for dribbling, initially only one per possession, was implemented four years later. The slam dunk, another major basketball technique, was outlawed from the 1967-1968 season until the 1976-1977 season.

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.

In South Korea, If you see a name written in red, it's a bad omen; it means the person is dead or on their way to death.

Menstrual disturbance in PCOS could range from absent menstrual cycles, decreased flow during menses, delayed menarche, or heavy and irregular periods.

CERN, the world's foremost particle physics laboratory, is located within the boundaries of Switzerland. Finding institutions in Switzerland for overseas students will be a simple and straightforward process because Swiss degrees in STEM are prestigious and provide several grants.

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.

According to the Ancient History Encyclopedia, Herodotus wrote in 440BC that when a pet cat died in Ancient Egyptian times the family members would shave off their eyebrows in mourning. Now that’s an interesting cat fact!

Uncracked codes are shown in a sculpture outside the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. The Kryptos sculpture, created by artist Jim Sanborn, has four inscriptions, three of which have been broken but the fourth remains a mystery.

Adultery is legal in South Korea, as it is in China and Japan, and has been since 2015, as the country believes it is more of a personal matter than a state matter.