Sound waves can only move through solids, gases, and liquids; they cannot travel through vacuum. Space has no medium for sound waves to travel through, and it is completely vacuumed. As a result, astronauts in space cannot hear or communicate with one another. To listen and communicate, they need a radio.

UNESCO designated kimchi and its traditional practices as intangible cultural heritage of Korea in 2015. Every year, just before winter, families, and communities meet to make kimchi from copious harvests. Kimjang is the name given to this grand event. This is a chance for the community to come together. Participants use this opportunity to discuss, exchange, and establish relationships in addition to joining forces to prepare for winter. Even though many families have switched to commercial kimchis, kimjang festivities remain significant in some locations.

What does breast milk have that formula does not? Antibodies from the mother, which can aid in the battle against illnesses. This could explain why, according to one study, 86 percent of breastfed babies survive to the age of one without becoming ill, while only 14 percent of formula-fed babies do.

Mount Katahdin is the highest peak in the American state of Maine. The name translates as "The Greatest Mountain." It is well-known in the hiking and mountaineering world as the northern end of the Appalachian Trail, at 5,268 feet above sea level – a pleasant sight after the 2,180-mile trek.

Workplace software firm Hive examined anonymized data from over 3,000 women and men and discovered that not only do women complete more work on average, but they are assigned 55% of all labor, compared to 45% for males.

During the early years of the Academy Awards, the organisation provided newspapers with the names ahead of time, with the agreement that the names would not be published until 11 p.m. Of course, someone had to ruin it for everyone when, during the heated 1940 competition, The Los Angeles Times broke this rule by announcing that Gone With the Wind had won before the statue was handed out. It resulted in a rule change that is still in effect today. And for more Dolby trivia, check out these 30 Oscars Telecast Jokes That Totally Failed.

If you are invited into a Balinese person's home, you should leave some food on your plate. You may find yourself eating dinner while sitting on the floor with your hands, in which case you only use your right hand. When you're finished, it's customary to leave a small amount of food on your plate to indicate that you're finished.

Until the 1930s, the numbers on London's iconic Baker Street only ran up to 85, and 221B was not a realistic address until the street was expanded in 1930. Abbey National Building Society occupied a building at 219-229 Baker St. in 1932. They soon hired a full-time secretary whose sole responsibility was to respond to fan letters addressed to Sherlock Holmes at 221B Baker St. The City of Westminster assigned the Sherlock Holmes Museum the address 221B Baker Street in 1990, even though it is literally located between 237 and 241 Baker Street.

Gaea, the goddess of the Earth, is the mother of both Thor and Atum. Thor's older half-brother, Atum, received various characteristics from their mother. Thor's father, Odin, desired a son who could comprehend and endure life on Earth, and this was a feature he got from his mother. However, Atum is not the same as Thor. Atum is the physical manifestation of the earth's ecosystem, making him more powerful than Thor. They don't have much of a connection. However, there was an encounter with Atum in the Marvel Universe when he took the guise of Demogorge. Atum is far more powerful than Thor.

Various people believe that chickens have poor vision and are colorblind. Still, they actually have greater color vision than humans, thanks to a well-organized eye with five different types of light receptors that allow them to see many colors in any given portion of the retina.

Imhotep, the world's first known physician, used Sleep Temples as healing sanctuaries. The temples were used as a type of suggestion therapy, and people would go there to be healed of physical and mental ailments. Patients who visit a Sleep Temple are said to be put under the influence of incantation or a hypnotic state. Before finally falling asleep, the physician would make whatever suggestions he could to help them overcome their problem in the hopes that the gods would visit the patient while he slept and fix them.

Dreams are experienced by people who are born blind, but not through the eyes. Instead, they have dreams that rely on other senses, but they are just as intense as those that rely on sight. Those who go blind later in life, on the other hand, will have visual images in their dreams.

After Governor William Bradford Ross died, his wife took over as governor. Nellie Tayloe Ross served the remainder of her husband's term, from 1925 to 1927. Nellie Tayloe Ross was Wyoming's 14th governor, and she is the state's only female governor to this day.

Ayurveda, India's ancient medical system, divides food into three categories: Satvic, Rajasic, and Tamasic. Satvic food is made up of all natural and minimally processed ingredients, such as vegetables, and is thought to have a positive, calming, and purifying effect on the body and mind. Rajasic food is spicy, oily, salty, or bitter, and it fuels ambition, competition, and egotistical desires. Tamasic food is highly processed, toxic, and difficult to digest, and it has a negative impact on both the mind and the body.

An adult rattlesnake typically passes two weeks or so without eating because they only eat when they are hungry. The precise length of time depends on how much they ate for their last meal. Rattlesnakes mainly prey on mice, rats, squirrels, and rabbits, but if they can capture them, they will also consume birds. Young rattlesnakes typically consume more food, up to once a week.

While the turkey is now America's favorite portion of the Thanksgiving dinner, these large birds were proclaimed as vehicles of the gods by the Mayan people around 300 B.C. and were venerated as such, so much so that they were tamed to play roles in religious ceremonies. They were power and prestige emblems that may be found throughout Maya iconography and archaeology.

The Batcave made its television debut. The Batcave, as well as a slim Alfred Pennyworth, were presented in a 1943 TV serial called The Batman. Batman's all-encompassing awareness of everyone's secrets, whether friend or foe, defines him. But this time, we did the research on the Dark Knight, and we uncovered some lesser-known facts about him, ranging from his lost "first film" to some insane comic-book achievements.

All asteroids are categorised into numerous classes based on their chemical makeup and albedo. In a nutshell, there are three basic categories of asteroids: metal, silicon, and carbon. Carbon asteroids have very black surfaces. About 75% and 17% of all known asteroids fall within the first two groups.

No one is totally sure why hypnic jerks occur but they are deemed to be perfectly healthy. However, they may be increased by anxiety, caffeine or physical activity close to bedtime. They’re more frequent in young people and decrease as we get older.

 

The Brahmaputra is considered to be among the most majestic rivers in the world. The Brahmaputra enters India in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, where it is called Siang. It makes a very rapid descent from its original height in Tibet, and finally appears in the plains, where it is called Dihang. It flows for about 35 km (22 mi) and is joined by the Dibang River and the Lohit River at the head of the Assam Valley. Below the Lohit, the river is called Brahmaputra, enters the state of Assam, and becomes very wide—as wide as 10 km (6 mi) in parts of Assam.

Do you think anglerfish and other bioluminescent critters are cool? You, too, light in a similar process known as biophoton emission. Scientists have been able to record minuscule quantities of light emitted by chemical processes in our cells using ultra-sensitive cameras. The glow, however, cannot be seen with the naked eye since it is a thousand times dimmer than what humans can perceive.