At a time it was considered inappropriate to show a toilet being flushed on screen, Alfred Hitchcock saw an opportunity to add some extra shock to his already shocking film—presenting a scrap of paper, which proves an important clue, failing to flush in a toilet. In the book, the clue was an earring found in the bathroom, but Hitchcock changed it to a piece of paper actually in the toilet, partly to add an extra jolt for viewers. 

This species lacks eyes, heads, tails, mouths, and brains. They are still alive! They spend most of their lives entrenched in one place. Their bodies are covered in holes, which sea sponges use to pump water and filter out food particles!

Now for a positive fact about Taiwan. Compared to its neighboring countries like Japan, Korea, and China where LGBT people face discrimination, Taiwan is forward-thinking and progressive.

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.

Sir Ratan Tata, the most beloved carmaker, was the first Indian to purchase an automobile. Jamshedji Tata used to drive a 2000cc Bugatti. However, the first automobile to arrive in India belonged to British officer Mr. Foster of Crompton Greaves. By 1897, he had purchased an automobile. Simultaneously, Jamshedji Tata became the first Indian to acquire an automobile.

This is referred to as the Triple Boil, and at that temperature, water exists as a gas, a liquid, and a solid all at the same time. It need highly precise circumstances, so don’t even think of doing it at home. Have you had your fill of amusing scientific facts?

The original Beauty and the Beast fable was written in 1740 by French author Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, and the beast was a horrible mix of an elephant and a fish. The story was designed to persuade girls to accept arranged marriages, "for an alliance that entailed effacing their own wants and surrendering to the will of a monster," according to children's literature expert Maria Tatar.

Charlotte and Emily left the parsonage in 1842 to go to the Pensionnat Héger in Brussels, Belgium. They studied literature, German, and French with the intention of becoming teachers or opening their own schools. While there, Charlotte developed feelings for Constantin Héger, the school's married head of school. She actually developed an unhealthy obsession with him.

Breast, colon, kidney, lung, and pancreatic cancers are thought to be more prevalent in people with very low vitamin D levels, according to Carol Fabian, MD, an oncologist at the University of Kansas Cancer Medical Center in Kansas City and the director of the center's cancer prevention research program. Additionally, vitamin D may help reduce the incidence of prostate cancer, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

Chinese porcelain's raw materials are inexpensive and widely available. Chinese porcelain was made from a variety of materials, including glass, bone, ash, quartz, and alabaster. Kaolin, a clay mineral, is the primary and main raw material of Chinese porcelain. Kaolin was named after Gaoling, a small village near China's porcelain capital of Jingdezhen.

According to the Ancient History Encyclopedia, Herodotus wrote in 440BC that when a pet cat died in Ancient Egyptian times the family members would shave off their eyebrows in mourning. Now that’s an interesting cat fact!

Many different things, such as illnesses and daily lifestyle choices, can contribute to fatigue. It has been established that a 100-gram custard apple has 101 calories, or about 5% of the daily recommended intake. Therefore, the fruit will enable you to carry out your daily tasks without difficulty.

Young PCOS patients with regular menstruation need no hormonal treatment. Irregular menstruation and patients anxious to conceive need to be treated accordingly.

A black and white film or photograph is often more difficult to recall than a colour image. Color, according to scientists, has a stronger appeal to the senses and thus leaves a more lasting impression on the memory.

The Chandramani stone has a good influence on a woman's hormonal equilibrium. With yin, it is often regarded as a feminine stone that improves hormonal balance and vigor. It reduces menstruation irregularities and alleviates discomfort during delivery.

Activision recorded nearly 5 million gamers playing Call of Duty at the same time during the days of Black Ops and Modern Warfare 2. Except for New York, this is a substantially larger population than practically any other city in the United States.

Despite being in the middle of Europe, Bulgaria has never been colonized, which is one of its more interesting things. This is probably because of where it is and the mountains surrounding it.

In the 12th and 13th centuries, a large and powerful Kingdom flourished in the plains of central Myanmar. Kings built a succession of ancient temples and pagodas, which became a center for Theravada Buddhism. This was also the birthplace of the dominance of Burmese culture and language in modern-day Myanmar.

Visiting the temples in modern-day Bagan is one of the top things people do when they visit the country. You can see more than 2000 religious monuments in a very tiny area and experience the best sunset of your life.

Pompeii was thought to have originally belonged to and had been ruled and inhabited by, the ancient Greeks before becoming a Roman town, according to researchers. While the precise dates of the Greeks' occupation of the region are unknown, Pompeii does contain fragments of a Greek Doric Temple. This temple, which dates to the sixth century BC, is accessible as a day trip from Rome.

Eggshells have a porous structure. That is, they allow air to pass through. As eggs age, they absorb air and form an air pocket. In general, you can test the freshness of an egg by placing it in a cup of water. If the egg floats, it means it is old and has a large air pocket, and you should avoid eating it. If the egg remains on the bottom, it is usually safe to eat. You can smell an egg before eating it to ensure that it is fresh. If it smells sour, you should avoid it.

The evil eye has become a popular piece of jewellery in a variety of cultures, but it has a much deeper meaning for the Greeks. Many Greeks wear this token for security as well as aesthetic reasons, as it is thought to protect you from any curses that an angry person may throw your way. It is always preferable to be safe than sorry.

The typical dust mite produces 1,000 allergen waste particles during its 80-day lifespan.

What’s with the long face? In Milan, the law compels you to smile. It’s prescribed by a city regulation from Austro-Hungarian times that was never repealed. Exemptions included funeral goers, hospital workers or those at the bedside of an ill family member. For everybody else there is no excuse for being glum, the alternative being a fine.

Several times over its lengthy existence, the Great Sphinx has been destroyed by the shifting sands of the Egyptian desert. Thutmose IV, who would shortly rise to the throne as Egypt's king, was responsible for the first documented repair of the nearly totally buried Sphinx. The monument was once again covered by the three millennia that followed. By the nineteenth century, the statue's front arms had sunk well into Giza's walking surface. It wasn't until the 1920s that the statue was fully unearthed again.