The first train in India began service on April 16, 1853. Mumbai Locals are the world's busiest railroads, carrying over 2.2 billion people each year. Mumbai also features India's most out-of-date electric train network, established in 1925.

Pirates preferred grog, a concoction of rum, water, lemon juice, and sugar. (Hmmm, I wonder where the inspiration for our rum punch came from?)

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.

When Thracian tribes initially settled the Bulgarian capital in 7000 BC, it began a very intriguing history. 

Originally known as Serdika, Ulpia Serdica is now the preferred name for Sofia. In honor of St. Sophia Cathedral, it was renamed Sofia in the fourteenth century.

Have you ever wondered why your hands and feel sometimes feel cold to the touch? Did you know that it could be the result of anxiety? When we feel anxious, the flight or fight response kicks in. When this occurs, blood flow is redirected from your extremities, such as your hands and feet, and towards the torso and vital organs. This creates the feeling of cold in your hands and feet.

Hades, the god of death and the underworld, is associated with darkness and evil since he is frequently seen as the ancient Greek equivalent of the Christian devil. However, it was not Hades who elected to rule over the underworld. To choose who would rule which kingdom, he and his brothers, Zeus and Poseidon, pulled straws. So, let's just say Hades was unlucky and was sent to the underworld, whilst his brothers, Zeus and Poseidon, were given dominion over the Gods and the sea, respectively. We must remember that, contrary to popular belief, Hades was not the one accountable for either the condemnation or the salvation.

A few other fictitious-sounding details about pirates are correct. According to National Geographic, battling pirates would have lost limbs from time to time, and some of them would have replaced their missing appendages with a hook or a wooden peg. "Members of the crew... received compensation for the loss of body parts in action—an early form of worker's compensation," according to the Smithsonian Institute.

The Dussehra celebration is known as Golu in Tamil Nadu. The idols are designed to portray a variety of scenes from their culture and heritage. Legend has it that all other Gods and Goddesses gave their powers to Goddess Durga because she needed them so much. As a result, they became motionless like statues.

This festival received this honor when 1 million people visited it in 2006.

When Reddy and Majety designed Swiggy, they were careful to define its purpose. The new enterprise would become a platform for food delivery dedicated to this niche in the industry, unlike Bundl. They set the initial focus on defining logistics, then locking in key resources. With their plan in place, they had a list of target markets, and in 2014, with technology in place they began offering services in the city of Bangalore.

The Jewish tradition of covering up mirrors during shiva (the seven-day period of mourning by the deceased's immediate family) is still practiced today. According to several Jewish sources, when the soul departs from this world, a void is created. This void may end up attracting evil spirits to fill it. These demonic ghosts have a penchant for attaching themselves to mirror reflections. To prevent this from happening, Jews cover their mirrors until the end of shiva.

Tatum O'Neal, an actress, became the youngest-ever Oscar winner when she won Best Supporting Actress for the movie "Paper Moon" at the age of just 10.

While a sighted person can read 300 words per minute, some fast braille readers can whip through a book at a speed of 400 words per minute. The key to reading braille so quickly is a light touch – and using both hands (one hand reads while the other is poised to start on the next line).

 The lack of natural predators in their usurped habitat is why sea lampreys have been so successful in their penetration into the Lakes. This increases the urgency with which the administration must cope with the invasion.

While humidity levels in the Western United States' Mojave Desert can reach up to 50%, you'll only get a fraction of that moisture aboard a plane. According to the World Health Organization, the average aircraft has a humidity level of less than 20%.

When you visualise with your vision boards every day, you will strengthen your commitment and resolve to attain your goals in life. According to studies, those who frequently regard themselves as successful are less inclined to give up on their aspirations. Highly successful personalities such as Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Tiger Woods frequently saw themselves as successful, regardless of the hardships they faced along the way. This is because when you think about achieving your objectives, you will feel motivated and inspired, and you will feel certain that you will want to take action to attain them. When you are optimistic, you are more inclined to persevere during difficult times.

Herophilus, an ancient Greek surgeon, was the first to formally refer to the pancreas as a gland in about 300 BCE. The name "pankreas," which means "all flesh," was given to the organ about 400 years later by another Greek anatomist and surgeon by the name of Ruphos. This may have been due to the absence of bone or cartilage in the organ. (Pancreata or pancreases, by the way, are the plural forms of the word pancreas.) Later, in the 16th century, the term "sweetbreads" was used to describe a dish of cooked calf or lamb pancreas. That name may have been derived from the Old English word braed, which means "flesh."

Who knew there was a happy mascot out there named Herbie Hot Pockets? We'll let you decide if the sandwich with sunglasses is adorable or disturbing.

The easternmost point of land in the 48 contiguous states is West Quoddy Head near Lubec, Maine.

The theories of Einstein describe how massive objects distort space-time. According to Einstein, the movement of these objects should cause ripples in the fabric of space itself. In fact, three Nobel Laureates were able to observe a collision between two black holes 1.8 billion light-years apart. One of these black holes is 31 times the mass of our sun, while the other is 25 times. In a fraction of a second, the collision converted the mass of approximately three suns into gravitational wave energy!

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.

Think again if you believe that spicy food is the only type of Indian food. According to food theory, all Indian food contains six primary tastes or rasas: sweet (madhura), salty (lavana), sour (amala), pungent (katu), bitter (tikta), and astringent (tikta) (kasya).

The first iPhone was introduced to the world by Steve Jobs. It was 9 January 2007, he announced the release of iPhone in San Francisco, California. He said ‘Today, Apple is going to reinvent the phone’ in his address and showed the world a revolutionary touchscreen phone.

The eye disorder known as heterochromia is characterized by the presence of two distinct hues, one in each eye. When the colors are quite distinct, like green and blue, it looks absolutely intriguing.