Finding fireflies is one of the summer's joys. You might be able to spot a ghost firefly if you're in the Southern Appalachians; you'll know it when you see it because it will shine a distinctive blue-green color rather than the usual white.

If you like tea, it could originate from Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, a name linked with tea. The first tea plant on the island, brought from China by the British in 1824, was showcased in the Royal Botanical Gardens near Kandy and has evolved into a big enterprise. This teardrop-shaped island nation is still a major tea producer and exporter, with more than one million of its 22 million inhabitants employed in the tea sector.

At Allahabad Pioneer was published as one of the biggest English dailies in India. It was also known for its great Railway system which unites Bengal with Central India and Bombay

With this prestigious scholarship, Plath went on to study at Newham College in Cambridge, England. She studied under Dorothea Krook, an Israeli literary scholar that Plath held in high regard. Plath kept writing throughout her time in Cambridge and traveled through Europe over the summer.

It should come as no surprise that "Avatar" has the highest production budget of any Oscar-winning film, with an estimated $280 million spent on its making. It received Academy Awards for Art Direction, Cinematography, and Visual Effects despite not winning Best Picture or Best Director.

The Wankaner House, which covers 10,000 square yards, was erected in the 1930s. It was sold to the American government in 1957 for Rs. 18 crores ($ 4 million) since the royal family could not afford to maintain such a large property and there was a large tax owed. Another building owned by the Wanaker royals was the Amar Building on Firozsha Mehta Road in Bombay. It was sold to the government of India for Rs. 19 crores ($4.2 million) and presently houses the Reserve Bank of India's foreign currency department.

Switzerland has one of the highest rates of gun ownership among developed nations. However, this does not always imply an increase in crime; Switzerland has about half the number of gun-related deaths as the United States. Switzerland has one of the lowest crime rates among all developed nations.

Yes, you read that correctly: spider silk is extremely strong. It may appear weak and brittle, but this is only due to its thinness. A spider's web is five times stronger than a strand of steel of the same thickness. A spider web made of strands as thick as a pencil is also thought to be capable of stopping an aeroplane in flight!

According to legend, the addition of candles to cakes began in Ancient Greece, where cakes were made in the shape of a moon for the Goddess of the Moon, Artemis.The moonlight was reflected in the candles, and the smoke lifted the devotee's prayers to Artemis. It's also said that when we blow out the candles on birthday cakes, the smoke carries our wishes away to be granted. You don't want to be blowing out those birthday candles in Venezuela, where it's customary to try to push the birthday girl/face boy's into the cake after the candles have been extinguished. At the very least, they get to try the cake first!

An asterism is a pattern of stars that are widely recognized and contained within an official constellation but is not counted as a true constellation in itself. The Big Dipper, for instance, is a famous asterism but the seven stars in this arrangement of stars represent less than half of the whole constellation known as Ursa Major. Another famous asterism is the three stars in a row that form Orion’s belt.

Throughout history, Malta has been ruled by numerous empires, including the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Sicilians, Spanish, Knights Templars, French, and lastly the British.

Collagen in your body aids in the prevention of free radical oxidation in your skin. When free radicals are oxidised, they can cause skin damage and pigmentation. On the other hand, if free radicals outnumber collagen levels, they can inhibit collagen production and harm healthy skin cells. To avoid this problem, increase your intake of antioxidants to neutralise free radical levels in your body.

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.

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was the result of a request from Universal in 1927 that Walt and his head animator Ub Iwerks create a cartoon character for them. Oswald was a huge success, with strong merchandising to match. Disney travelled to New York in 1928 to renegotiate his contract with producer Charles Mintz after achieving this success. But Mintz came back with a different proposal: He wanted to reduce the budget. To further aggravate the situation, Mintz was hiring Disney's animators under his nose through secret agreements. Oswald's rights ultimately went to Universal, and Disney felt as though he had lost almost everything as he left New York. But everything functioned as intended.

In the history of Disneyland, there have only been four unscheduled park closures. After the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the Northridge earthquake in 1994, and 9/11, the United States observed a national day of mourning. Also, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the most recent closure.

Donkey milk is used to make the world's rarest cheese. It was long thought that making cheese from donkey's milk was impossible because the liquid lacked enough casein to coagulate. Slobodan Simi, a Serbian cheesemonger, found a roundabout way to make it. He charges $500 per pound for his cheese.

Each page of the handwritten document was decorated by artists like Beohar Rammanohar Sinha and Nandalal Bose from Shantiniketan, West Bengal. The trailblazing educational institution was developed by poet-philosopher Ravindranath Tagore in the early 20th century.

Lex Luthor is the polar opposite of Superman. Instead of a living deity with limitless might, he is a normal mortal who ascended to power by his immense knowledge. That same intelligence convinces him that Superman is a menace to humanity who must be revealed and eliminated at all costs. In non-canon realities such as Injustice and the "Batman/Superman: Absolute Power" narrative, Superman becomes an absolute dictator of Earth, destroying anybody who resists his dictatorship. Even in official continuity, he has periodically succumbed to grandiose illusions that threaten to bring the entire globe under his despotic domination.

Lamellae, a hair-like structure that lines the beaks and tongues of flamingos, helps them sift dirt and silt from their prey.

The city of Mysore hosts India's most renowned Dussehra celebrations. On this day, Goddess Chamundeshwari is worshipped, and a large procession of her idol is carried through the city. Lights and colour are used to decorate all significant structures.

Chances are good that you know that the Starbucks logo is a mermaid, even if you never buy coffee there. The mermaid, though, is actually a siren. Before 1987, it was super controversial, because the siren was naked and had exposed nipples. In 1992, they changed it to be a little more covered up.

The Sun sets directly at the end of many of New York City's major streets twice a year because the city is built on a grid that is rotated 29 degrees clockwise from true east-west. This results in a stunning sunset, with the Sun nestled in between the rows of buildings and slightly above the horizon.

The Earth is not a perfectly symmetrical sphere. It also has many lumps and bumps in the shape of mountains and deep gorges. The Earth's composition is also not consistent around the world. Different types of rock, mineral concentrations, and geography all work together to create pockets of varying average density all over the place. This has an immediate impact on gravity at various locations on the Earth's surface.

From the tropics to the Antarctic Ocean, every marine niche is home to different shrimp species. Isn't it cool? Another fascinating shrimp tidbit I discovered was that their hearts are really in their skulls. Isn't it fascinating?