While most parents do everything they can to keep their children from crying, this isn't always the case in Japan. That's because it's a 400-year-old Japanese belief that if a sumo wrestler can make your baby cry, he or she will live a long and healthy life. Parents hand over their infants to sumo wrestlers during a special ceremony, who bounce their precious tots up and down and sometimes even roar in their faces to get the tears flowing. "He's not a crying baby," Mae Shige said at a 2014 event, "but today he cried a lot for us and we are very happy about it."

This custom of worshipping the Lord Sun (as in Chhath Puja), the sustainer of life on Earth, was also common in ancient Egyptian and Babylonian civilizations, indicating that it is not unique to India. It is also observed in nations such as Fiji, Mauritius, Trinidad and Tobago, and others as part of their respective cultures and customs.

In actuality, centipedes are among the world's oldest animal species. Centipede fossils dating back more than 400 million years have been discovered! Over those millions of years, they changed into the centipedes we see today

Tulsi's phytochemicals have potent antioxidant effects. As a result, they aid in the prevention of skin, liver, oral, and lung cancers.

Krill are the primary target of Antarctic fishing, measured by catch volume. Omega-3 oil supplements for people and feed for animals, including farmed fish, are two high-end items made from krill.

Cashew trees (Anacardium Occidentale) are exotic evergreen trees with uneven trunks that may reach a height of 14 meters (46 feet). The cashew tree, which is native to Brazil and Southeast Asia but is now planted in many nations throughout the world, bears red blooms from which the fruit grows.

Near Santander lies the Altamira cave. In this cave, a lot of prehistoric drawings have been discovered of very varied shapes and meanings. The fun fact about Spain is that this cave is so impressive and of historical importance that people began to call it the Sistine Chapel of Prehistory.

Here's some interesting DC trivia for you superhero fans! Because of a legal dispute, DC's Captain Marvel is also known as "Shazam." When Marvel learned that DC was planning to resurrect an old hero named "Captain Marvel," they swooped in with a copyright for their own "Captain Marvel" before DC could complete all of the paperwork. That's when Detective Comics decided to rename its hero "Shazam."

Elephants have their own spa. You may have pampered yourself in a spa, but an elephant spa? Yes, elephants can be pampered in spas if you travel to South India. Visit the Punnathur Kotta Elephant Yard Rejuvenation Centre in Kerala to see elephants being massaged, bathed, and fed!

While cow's milk-based formula is still the most common, roughly 12% of newborns consume soy baby formula. The one chemical that has parents concerned is phytoestrogen, a plant-based oestrogen dopplegänger that may cause early puberty. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania surveyed over 900 adults, some of whom were fed soy formula as babies, and found no long-term positive or negative effects, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Vegan infants, rejoice!

During World War I, there was a cotton scarcity, therefore Kimberly-Clark created a thin, flat cotton replacement that the army sought to employ as a filter in gas masks. Because the war ended before scientists were able to perfect the material for gas masks, the firm redesigned it to be smoother and softer, then sold Kleenex as facial tissue instead.

Because rattlesnakes are ovoviviparous, they don't produce eggs. Instead, before giving birth to live offspring, female rattlesnakes carry and incubate their eggs inside of their bodies for about 90 days. A juvenile rattlesnake is born fully formed and enclosed in a membrane that it must pierce in order to inhale its first breath of air. The majority of species' breeding season is in the spring, and females only have offspring every two years.

 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.

In no way are fairies dangerous to people. They can be a serious threat to other insects because they are parasites of other insects.

The Nabataeans revered their dead and took special care to honor them as they transitioned from this world to the next. They constructed over 1,000 protected tombs in the mountains surrounding the city. These tombs coexist with depictions of their gods, creating a sense of fluidity between the sacred and the mundane.

A single cigarette contains more than 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which are known carcinogens. Over 7,000 chemicals are found in secondhand smoke, including 70 carcinogens.

The growth rate of toenails is around half that of fingernails. They usually expand by 1.6 millimeters each month.

If the Babylonians hadn't thought 12 was a neater number than 13, you could have been born under the sign Ophiuchus. The 13th constellation was dropped from the Zodiac calendar 3,000 years ago, NASA explains.

While inhaled steroids are less likely to cause side effects than oral steroids, they nevertheless primarily function by reducing immunological activity. That aids in reducing lung inflammation and preventing asthma, but it can also significantly impair the immune system in the mouth, making thrush more likely. After each use, remember to rinse your mouth out. Since these prescriptions are frequently used twice daily, keep them next to your toothbrush because brushing is an effective way to eliminate the extra medication from your mouth and maintain a healthy immune system.

The distance to the moon is measured using a mirror and laser formation on the moon, as well as a telescope on Earth. Because of the moon's elliptical orbit around the Earth, this distance varies, making it critical that such a facility exists.

Minnesota may be the Land of 10,000 Lakes, but Alaska is the Land of 3 Million Lakes. Lake Iliamna, the largest of these, is the eighth-largest lake by area in the United States and is home to a diversity of marine animals.

A female chihuahua called Milly measured 9.65 cm (3.8 in) tall on 21 February 2013. 

She is owned by Vanesa Semler of Dorado, Puerto Rico. Born on 1 Dec 2011, Milly was so small that she could fit in a teaspoon, and had to be fed milk every two hours with an eye-dropper. 

She loves having her picture taken and often sticks out her tiny tongue for the camera.

Niacinamide also called nicotinamide, is a form of vitamin B-3, an essential nutrient. A B-3 deficiency can lead to disorders of the skin, kidneys, and brain. Taking niacinamide can help prevent B-3 deficiency.

For her suspenseful film about the Iraq war, "The Hurt Locker," Kathryn Bigelow made history by becoming the first woman to win the Oscar for Best Director. James Cameron, who was nominated for the same award for his 3-D epic "Avatar," was defeated by Kathryn. She is only the fourth woman to ever receive a nomination; the others are Lina Wertmüller for "Pasqualino Settebellezze," Lina Wertmüller for "The Piano," and Sofia Coppola for "Lost in Translation" (2004). (1977).

The final of our mirror facts is that some animal species can recognise themselves in the mirror. When determining which animals can see themselves, a mirror test is frequently used to determine the animal's self-awareness. What animals have this self-awareness? Dolphins, elephants, chimps, and even magpies Each of these animals have been discovered through research to see and recognise their own reflection in the mirror.