Books are an interesting market in part because they offer a 100% return policy. So, if a publisher sells 50 copies of a fresh new book to, say, Target or a local independent bookshop, that company has the option of returning all 50 copies to the publishing house if they don't sell. Isn't that crazy? 50 copies aren't much, but when you get into the hundreds, you can see how this can be a difficult market to predict.

The tale of Jasy Jatere stems from Guarani traditions in Paraguay. Parents often use the spooky story as a scare tactic to get their children to behave. Supposedly, Jasy Jatere roams the streets during siestas looking for children who would rather play than nap. Most variations depict Jasy Jatere as a child himself, with long, light-colored hair, but some say he is a small man who takes children, prisoner, before scooping their eyes out so they cannot find their way back home.

Nepal does not observe an independence day because it has never been occupied by a foreign power. The country is the oldest in South Asia. Nepal was a monarchical monarchy until 2008 when it became a federal democratic republic. Isn't that amazing for a small country surrounded by Asian behemoths?

Today, the vast majority of diamonds on the market are mined underground or beneath the sea using heavy machinery and cutting-edge technology. However, before diamonds were mined beneath the earth's surface, miners discovered them alongside or at the bottom of rivers. Alluvial mining is the name given to this type of mining activity.

Kudrow stated that she was surprised to hear Perry's interpretation of Chandler during the first table read because she thought Chandler was supposed to be gay when she first read the script. She wasn't the only one who felt this way. Many fans speculated about Chandler's sexual orientation during the first few seasons of the show. "No, Chandler isn't gay," David Crane told Entertainment Weekly in 1997. He will not be gay."

The disease affects more than just your gums... Infected gum tissue can cause serious and irreversible problems such as jawbone deterioration and tooth loss. Your gums will recede as bacterial growth destroys gum tissue. As a result, your teeth will detach from their anchor in the gums. When missing teeth are not replaced, your jawbone withers away from lack of use because it no longer has your teeth to support it.

Centipede is a Latin word that means "hundred legs," but that name is actually quite deceptive. Since centipedes only have one set of legs per body segment and they are always oddly shaped, they can never have exactly 100 legs. Each species of centipede has a different number of legs. Some species only have 15 pairs, while others have 177 pairs!

"We don't really know who first came up with the idea for looking at things in nature and divining influences on humans," NASA astronomer Sten Odenwald told Time. "There's some indication that cave art shows this idea that animals and things can be imbued with some spirit form that then influences you, and if you appease that spirit form, then you will have a successful hunt. That was taken over by the idea of divination, where you can actually look at things in nature and study them carefully, such as tea-leaf reading."

Taylor Swift’s Look What You Made Me Do attract 84.4 million US streams for the week ending 31 August 2017. 

The track was streamed more than 8 million times on Spotify on 24-25 August 2017, also earning the record for the Most streamed track on Spotify in the first 24 hours. 

With 43.2 million YouTube views, the music video for this song also has the record for the Most watched video online in 24 hours.
 

The countdown utilized by Fritz Lang to generate tension in his 1929 silent film Frau im Mond's rocket launch scene not only changed film history but also influenced NASA to adopt countdowns before its own blastoffs. However, it is not a race against the clock. NASA is free to suspend the clock to investigate mechanical issues.

The tongue is basically measured from the epiglottis to the tip. And it has been found that the average length of the tongue in males is 3.3 inches and that in females is 3.1 inches. Moreover, as per the Guinness World Records, an American Man called Nick Stoeberl holds the record for longest tongue with a length of 3.97 inches. So, how long is your tongue??

Most ancient Greek women were discouraged from wearing lipstick. Harlots, on the other hand, were encouraged to apply lip color in order to be clearly identifiable. In fact, the original lipstick legislation condemned harlots who appeared in public without lipstick to jail time. The Greeks believed that by wearing a bare lip, harlots might fool men into thinking they were ladies, demonstrating that even thousands of years ago, lipstick was associated with sensuality and was used as a justification to separate and subjugate women. Crocodile dung, sheep sweat, and red dye were among the materials in the Greek light paint recipe. Were they forced to use crocodile dung? Evidently, yeah.

As the most powerful autocrat in history, Genghis Khan. Mongol Empire was established by Genghis Khan. He brought together the tribes of northeast Asia, creating his substantial kingdom. At that time, China's dominant Jin Dynasty was overthrown by Genghis Khan. 11% of the world's land was conquered by Genghis Khan. One of the famous quotes attributed to Genghis Khan is, "If you're afraid, don't do it; if you're doing it, don't be afraid!"

Anovulatory (absence of egg release from the ovary) infertility occurs in almost 75% of PCOS patients. Most PCOS patients conceive either spontaneously or with treatment for egg release with either oral medications or injections. 

Since its inception, the firm has been interested in how its members engage with the software it provides. Netflix collects this information in order to choose which films to add to their catalogue next. During the late 1990s, the firm would make home visits to customers in the California area to conduct surveys. Following that, the staff would ask if they may come and see how they used the site, to which the majority consented.

You could be well on your way to a healthier and longer life if you routinely fill your supermarket cart with a variety of vegetables.

Otto Plath died unexpectedly due to complications after the amputation of his foot from untreated diabetes. His death had a significant impact on Plath, and was the inspiration for many of her poems, including one of her most famous: "Daddy."

One weird law, that’s since been long-forgotten, is that it’s illegal to pass wind in Florida after 6pm on a Thursday. It’s never really been enforced in Florida but it was probably written in the 1800’s. It’s not clear why this ever became a law, or a rumoured law in the first place.

Maxwell Lappe, a dentist, invented Nu Nails, an artificial nail designed specifically for nail biters, in 1934. Dentists must be obsessed with nail care, because dentist Fred Slack invented the first modern acrylic nails.

Green Seal is a non-profit organization that supports environmental development standards and certification. It was founded in 1989. Green Seal recommends microfiber because it can remove and firmly retain microscopic particles of dust, oil, and grease that no other type of cleaning product can! As a result, Green Seal highly advises hospitals to utilize microfiber cleaning solutions. It's simply more sanitary.

Only a small minority of authors receive big advances like those seen on television. People like Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey receive large sums of money. However, it is usually quite modest, and royalties from book sales will make their money. So, go out and get your favorite author's books!

It might come to you as a matter of surprise, but kakapo, the world’s largest parrot, can not fly. Kakapo can grow up to two feet and can weigh up to nine pounds. Kakapo is the only flightless parrot in the world. But that’s not the only interesting fact about the world’s largest parrot. Kakapo is also the only parrot that is active at night.

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.

In November 2015 the Museum broke a modern record. Mapped out and presented digitally, the Museum became the largest indoor space on Google Street View. You can explore it at your leisure from the comfort of your own home (or the discomfort of the bus, or anywhere really), plus there are stories of thousands of highlight objects at the Google Cultural Institute.

A number of discoveries indicate that the Sphinx was initially meant to be an even bigger achievement than what we see now. Large stone blocks, tool kits, and, believe it or not, lunches presumably abandoned midway through a workday were unearthed by American archaeologist Mark Lehner and Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass.