In that famous poppy-field scene in Wizard of Oz, the snow coming down is calming to Dorothy and her posse. But they should probably have been far less relaxed as these were actually asbestos-based fake snowflakes—a popular Christmas decoration throughout the United States and Europe at the time. Wicked, indeed.

Who knew a high-ranking Norwegian officer could be found in the Edinburgh Zoo? Originally, King Penguin Sir Nils Olav served as the Norwegian Guard's mascot. He swiftly rose through the ranks, from Corporal in 1982 to Knighted in 2008, and Brigadier in 2016.

We’re seeing a lower incidence of gastric cancer these days, partly because our diet contains fewer foods that cause cancer (as refrigeration became widespread, we ate fewer smoked and cured meats).

We now also know that H. pylori can cause stomach cancer, but H. pylori are relatively easy to diagnose and treat.

Do you believe the Ark of the Covenant is hidden away in a government warehouse? Wrong. It's in Lara Croft's foyer, to be precise. Hey, it's a great way to evict lingering partygoers.

According to studies, those who consume more vitamin C in their diets had a lower risk of contracting cancer. Additionally, there is a small body of evidence suggesting consuming citrus fruits like grapefruit may reduce the incidence of stomach and lung cancer.

The bulk of this deep subseafloor biosphere develops incredibly slowly in comparison to life on the top, with cell division estimated to occur once per 10-1000 years or so. Scientists are discovering new microscopic life sources further and deeper beneath the ocean than ever before. In March, a team of scientists announced that they had discovered signs of bacteria in rocks 400 feet below the seafloor—the deepest ever discovered.

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.

There are actually various varieties of cataracts, which is an intriguing fact that many people are unaware of. People are affected by the three basic categories in various ways. They are: Nuclear cataracts, which primarily develop in the lens's middle. The majority of cataracts in people over 40 are these. Cortical cataracts are lesions that develop around the margins of the nucleus and have a wedge-like structure. The back of the eye is affected by posterior capsular cataracts, which progress more quickly than nuclear and cortical cataracts.

It is one of the oldest shops in the city and serves the most authentic samosas in the city. Also, heavenly gulab jamun is another specialty of the city.

There are fine artists who have chosen crochet as their preferred technique, which is a true testament to the adaptability of this craft. One of my favorites is Toshiko Horiuchi Macadam, who crochets mind-blowing "playscapes" in Canada and Japan, and Shauna Richardson, whose style has been dubbed "crocheter." Find out more about crochet as art; you'll be amazed!

A treaty was drafted between the two countries in 1898, leasing Hong Kong to Britain for 99 years. As a result, Hong Kong became a Chinese Special Administrative Region on July 1, 1997.

In addition to the classic varieties, Hot Pockets releases limited-edition flavours on a regular basis. Check the freezer area for new flavours including Buffalo-style chicken, cheddar cheeseburger, chicken pot pie, and cheesy beef nachos before they're gone.

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.

The average number of calories in a bag of Halloween candy is 11,000, per CNN's consumer research. I wonder how many points that would be on Weight Watchers.

Swiggy falls under the ownership of Bundl, which didn’t turn out to be the kind of company the two enjoyed doing. They were operating a business-to-business venture when they wanted to deal more with a business-to-consumer operation, which are two different types of enterprises. The co-founders consulted with Rahum Jaimini formerly at Mynta to found Bundl Technologies as the parent company and Swiggy as its subsidiary.

When developers purchase property from the Chinese government, they are required to build on it immediately. Of course, there aren't always purchasers for these hurriedly built projects, resulting in the uniquely Chinese phenomena of ghost cities. The ghost cities provide an intriguing and unsettling view into China's commodity housing industry, with completely vacant high rises and motorways that appear like a director's vision of the world post-zombie apocalypse.

Wearing moonstone is thought to work as a talisman for travellers, allowing them to have a safe voyage without any losses or mishaps.

Pavitr meets an old yogi who bestows upon him the strength of a spider in order to combat the evil that threatens the planet. While exploring his abilities, Pavitr declines to assist a woman who is being attacked by numerous males. He departs, but returns when he hears his uncle's cries, who was stabbed while attempting to aid the lady. As a result, Pavitr recognises that enormous power comes with great responsibility. Peter Parker was given the name Pavitr Prabhakar, Mary Jane was given the name Meera Jain, Aunt May was given the name Auntie Maya, and Uncle Ben was given the name Uncle Bhim. Are you still astounded?

Butterscotch candy is thought to have originated in the early 1800s in Yorkshire, England. The term "butterscotch" is supposed to be a combination of the terms "butter" and "scotch," both of which signify to cut or score. In 1817, English confectioner Samuel Parkinson used the term "butterscotch" for the first time. Parkinson's butterscotch was a brown sugar, butter, and vinegar hard candy.

Leonardo was born on 14/15 April 1452 at a farmhouse outside the hamlet of Anchiano in Tuscany, the son of Ser Piero, a rich Florentine notary, and Caterina, an unmarried peasant woman. They had 12 other children with other partners, but Leonardo was their sole kid together. Because of his illegitimacy, he was not expected to follow in his father's footsteps and become a notary. He was instead free to pursue his own interests and enter the creative arts.

Scientists in Voronezh, central Russia, announced on Tuesday that a Russian cockroach named Nadezhda (Hope) had given birth to the first organisms ever conceived in space. Nadezhda was conceived during the Foton-M bio-satellite journey from September 14 to September 26.

In 2017, San Marino was dubbed the "Least Visited Country in Europe," with only 60,000 international tourists.

It takes a lot of water to produce the cotton required for clothing. To put these figures in context, the amount of water required to make a t-shirt is enough to keep one person hydrated for 900 days, whereas the amount of water required to make a pair of jeans is equivalent to hosing down your lawn for 9 hours.

Almost always, shaggy white primates appear in yeti films. The majority of accounts given by purported eyewitnesses, who describe them as reddish-brown, conflict with this.