Linda Blair, best known for her role as the possessed child Regan in The Exorcist, made a brief appearance in Scream. She played a reporter who harassed Sidney Prescott briefly.

Plato, the ancient Greek philosopher, observed that "likes tend towards likes" as early as 391 BC. As you may be aware, this is very similar to the adage "like attracts like." That is the main lesson of the Law of Attraction.

The city got its name from the Hindi word khaujur, which means "date," since the city walls were covered in date palms. Khajuraho was known as Khajjurpura in ancient times.

In a country that’s famous for its windmills, it’s no surprise there are over 1,000 windmills spread across the Netherlands. 

The windmills traditionally harnessed the wind for a variety of purposes, such as grinding grain and draining wetlands, but there are only a few still in commercial operation. 

The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Kinderdijk is the best place to see Dutch windmills, with 19 traditional windmills.

That's correct. Netflix once recruited a professional who studied spoilers in the context of binge-watching. The expert's data collected analysed how spoilers may damage the show's/initial movie's attractiveness to its viewers. According to the study results, most viewers are satisfied with watching a show even if its major narrative is only partially disclosed.

China pieces have served as a special collector's item for porcelain enthusiasts ranging from Chinese emperors to Western art lovers. The highest price ever paid for a piece of antique china is $84,000,000. Less expensive, non-antique pieces are always a popular souvenir for friends and family as the classic artistic product of China.

At first, the iPhone was not going to be a smartphone. Steve Jobs actually told his engineers to explore the idea of touchscreen and tablets. Because there were no touchscreen gadgets at the moment. Later, the engineers came with some prototype to Steve Jobs of their touchscreen tablet. However, he liked the design and told the engineers to make a smartphone instead. Because at that time, there were no tablets in the market, and Steve Jobs thought that a new type of device might not be successful. However, later, they obviously made the iPad.

Persian rugs are among the earliest varieties of oriental rugs; the earliest one that has been discovered is estimated to have been made in the 4th (or 5th) Century B.C. These rugs have gained notoriety and recognition for centuries due to their recognizable patterns and warm, rich colors. Genuine Persian rugs are handcrafted, and their creation can take weeks or even months with the assistance of several people. However, the final products are unique, endearing, and robust rugs. Currently, wool or cotton is used to make the majority of Persian rugs, but older rugs were occasionally made with silk. Despite producing a beautiful appearance, using silk made these rugs more expensive and less sturdy.

There are thousands of distinct species all throughout the world, and Britain has 26 of its own. The most prevalent in the UK are reddish-brown 'surface dwellers,' such as tiger worms (Eisenia fetida), grub around in rotting leaves and other organic materials. Then some worms dig no deeper than 30cm, such as the grey worm.

We continue to throw away our old textiles year after year, despite the fact that almost all of them can be recycled! This means that there is an alternative to dumping garbage in a landfill. The US Environmental Protection Agency estimated in 2013 that 2.3 million tonnes of textiles were recycled, avoiding disposal. They claimed that this figure had the same environmental impact as removing 1.2 million cars from the road. Whether you choose to donate your old clothes to charity or up-cycle them into something new for yourself, imagine the environmental impact if everyone chose to recycle their clothes!

Anaximenes was the third Milesian amongst the Greek philosophers before Socrates. He was a student of Anaximander and was also a monist. Where Thales saw water and Anaximander the Apeiron, Anaximenes saw air, which he thought was the arche (beginning) of all things.

According to the Koran and Sharia, a Muslim man has the right to marry four women at the same time and must treat them all fairly. A Muslim lady can only have one spouse at a time. Tunisia was the first Arab country to outlaw polygamy in 1956. Having more than one marriage at the same time is illegal in Tunisia, and those who engage in polygamy will face punishment. Polygamy is typically permitted under civil law in nations where Islam is a dominant religion.

Lord Shiva is regarded as the originator of yoga, the first yogi, or Adiyogi. He was the first person to plant the seeds of yoga in the human mind. Lord Shiva had taught yoga to seven people who became known as Saptarishis and were tasked with spreading it throughout the world.

The Han Dynasty was the first to produce genuine Chinese porcelain (206 BC– 220 AD). Its production remained an important national art form until the last imperial dynasty, the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).

Hernias cause a variety of symptoms in people. The hernia site is typically where the pain, bruising, or discomfort occurs.

One of the lesser-known facts of the Indian Ocean is that it has a number of tectonic plate boundaries, notably the Rodrigues Triple Point, where the African, Indo-Australian, and Antartic continental plates collide.

Before that, people used flattened animal horns to create windows.

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.

Although no one knows for certain, it appears that cricket started in the hands of shepherds as a simple method to pass the time while protecting a sheep. Our first impression of cricket was that the cricket balls were made of cotton and that the bowlers' speed was likely unattainable. Cricket has been recorded in English history since 1597, when in a dispute over land possession, he cited the game of "creckkett." However, it took over ten thousand years until the first formal cricket match was held in 1877.

While umbrellas are used and valued by almost everyone who lives in a wet area, they were once thought to be exclusively for women, as they were connected with the stylish parasols ladies would carry on good days to keep the sun off their skin. However, boundaries began to crumble in the mid-eighteenth century, with notable personalities such as benefactor Jonas Hanway using umbrellas at public occasions. Others soon saw the usefulness of the item, and it wasn't long before males were wearing them as frequently as women.

Since 3500 BC, the Greeks have been cultivating olives. On the island of Crete, it all began. For thousands of years, olives have been an important element of the Greek diet, and the ancient Greeks even referred to olive trees as sacred. Greece is now the world's third-largest producer of olive oil (after Spain and Italy) and has more olive types than any other country. already drooling

Dussehra is also known as Vijay Dashmi in some Hindu subcultures, which means victory on the tenth day. To commemorate Goddess Durga's victory over the Demon King Mahishasura, it is observed as Vijay Dashmi.

While the British forbade lipstick, it remained a popular option in the good old USA, or more correctly, the American colonies. Colonial ladies altered the color of their lips by smearing red ribbons on them and sipping lemons. One colonial-era whisky company even advertised that it would turn consumers' lips crimson. They were probably mixing up the lips with the nose and Gin Blossoms. The original first lady, Martha Washington, had her own formula for lip rouge. She combined hog's lard with spermaceti discovered in whale intestines. That sounds really revolting!