The Sun sets directly at the end of many of New York City's major streets twice a year because the city is built on a grid that is rotated 29 degrees clockwise from true east-west. This results in a stunning sunset, with the Sun nestled in between the rows of buildings and slightly above the horizon.

Dog owners in Turin, Italy will be fined up to €500 if they don’t walk their pets at least three times a day, under a new law from the city’s council. Italy considers itself an animal-loving nation and in many cities, stray cats are protected by law.

To enforce the law, Turin police would rely largely on the help of tipsters spotting cruel treatment by neighbors. Turin has the most stringent animal protection rules in the country. They even ban fairgrounds from giving away goldfish in bags.

Sort of Certain colourants used in your favourite day-glo shade have not yet been approved by the FDA. OPI, on the other hand, has launched a line that uses FDA-approved formulas.

Monkeypox can affect anyone. The majority of cases in Africa are among youngsters under the age of 15. Outside of Africa, the disease appears to be more common among men who have sex with men, but there have been numerous occurrences in persons who do not fit that description.

Viking refers to a procedure in which exhausted rowers aboard a ship turned up their seats to the fresh rowers in Old Norse. The title usually refers to a man who works aboard a ship. Another suggestion is that the title is derived from the Norse phrase for a sea-mile. Even though it makes the connection between man and the water, this idea is less widely recognized among academics. The phrase, which has Old English roots, refers to a poem from the 9th century about pirates and raids from Scandinavia.

Perhaps it's because of Monaco's stunning sun-drenched setting on the French Riviera. Perhaps it is due to its population of well educated doctors and medical personnel. Perhaps it is due to the popularity of the Mediterranean diet, which has been shown to be the healthiest in the world. Of any event, the average life expectancy in Monaco is 89.4 years old, making it the highest in the world, not just in Europe.

Augustine nuns founded a hospital in Old Quebec in the 1600s. The Hotel-Dieu de Quebec National Historic Site of Canada is a religious and medical complex that was the first of its sort north of Mexico on the North American continent. A wellness hotel is currently part of this complex. During the Women in Travel Summit, my friend Olivia Christine of O.Christine Blog stayed at this hotel and blogged about her experience.

So, why do we call the core of a pencil "lead"? Graphite was initially thought to be a type of lead when it was discovered. Today's pencils are made of graphite and clay, a combination first introduced by Conté in 1795.

There's a reason why it's called the "sunshine vitamin." According to Harvard Health Publishing, a molecule in your skin converts to vitamin D3 when the sun's ultraviolet B light strikes you. Your kidneys receive vitamin D3 from your liver and convert it into an active form that can be utilised by your body.

Lamellae, a hair-like structure that lines the beaks and tongues of flamingos, helps them sift dirt and silt from their prey.

One of the main things that spirituality can do for you is to help you find meaning in life. When you know what your purpose is, it’s easier to stay on the right path and move forward with the design of a cosmic journey.

Starbucks was included as an Index component because it is the world's most extensively dispersed, premium-priced coffee business, and so presents an attractive economic barometer for comparing nations. The price difference for a Grande Latte ranged from £1.21 in Brazil to £5.72 in Switzerland, a 400% price increase.

Everyone’s traits, struggles and ability to cope are different. Some people with ADHD are hugely popular, the funniest, most interesting people in every room – even as they struggle to pay their bills or hold down a job. Other people can’t maintain relationships, but are great in emergencies, when the pressure and thrill of the moment seem to give them super-human powers.

Your brain is linked to your spinal cord. The spinal cord, on the other hand, does not accept all orders from the brain and has the power to send direct impulses to the muscles. A muscular spasm is an excellent illustration of this, in which reflex impulses that induce movement do not come from the brain.

The Exorcist, based on William Peter Blatty's novel of the same name, was produced in 1973 and sparked quite an amount of controversy in the years preceding its release. For instance, when a bird flew into a circuit box, the set used as Regan MacNeil's home burnt to the ground. The only room that remained standing was the one where the exorcism took place. Even creepier, not only did actors get various injuries while making the film, but two of them died shortly after production ended—actors who played characters who perished onscreen. To make matters worse, when the film aired in Rome, lightning damaged a 400-year-old crucifix atop a local church, according to CBS News.

An asterism is a pattern of stars that are widely recognized and contained within an official constellation but is not counted as a true constellation in itself. The Big Dipper, for instance, is a famous asterism but the seven stars in this arrangement of stars represent less than half of the whole constellation known as Ursa Major. Another famous asterism is the three stars in a row that form Orion’s belt.

Devotees bring Lord Surya unique and distinctive prasad (holy food), which usually consists of sweets, Kheer, Thekua, and fruits stored in a bamboo tokari. Salt, onions, or garlic should not be added to the prasad. Date fruits are the most essential offering during this Chhath puja (Khajur). After the last aarti to Lord Sun, the devotee distributes the date fruits to everyone in attendance.

Because red hair keeps its pigment more tightly than any other hair color, it must have its pigment taken before being colored by bleaching, which, of course, destroys the hair. Continue to wear red!

Although butterscotch has no toxins, the candy is high in sugar and preservatives, which dogs do not require in their diet.

Literary heritage seems to be a major theme in Plath's life. The last apartment Plath lived in had been previously owned by the renowned poet W.B. Yeats. (It was here where she died by suicide in 1963.) You can find the apartment at 3 Fitzroy Road in London.

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.

Cleopatra was an incredibly powerful ruler who could afford luxuries that others could only dream of. For example, she was dissatisfied with the beaches on Sedir Island in Turkey during her vacation. So her lover, Mark Antony, had the white sand she preferred transported all the way from Egypt so she could enjoy it on foreign shores. Because of this, Sedir is now known as Cleopatra's Island.

The Western Desert encompasses roughly 262,800 square miles and makes about two-thirds of Egypt's land surface (680,650 square km).