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Looking into the past.

In the 1700's, pineapples used to be a status symbol of wealth.

Of course, pineapples are now easily acquired, even by us average folks, and the symbol is gone.

At the Lost Gardens of Heligan in the United Kingdom, you will find pineapples grown in mud structures heated with rotting manure.

But don't worry - the pineapples never actually come into contact with the manure.

The odd strategies used here are reflective of older techniques in order to grow this tropical fruit in a colder climate.

In fact, the structure these rare pineapples are grown in was unearthed in 1991 and renovated just two years later to a working state.

Well technically, these special pineapples aren't even on the market - so they're priceless.

However with the manpower over the course of the 2 years it takes to grow a pineapple, the cost to make each pineapple is $1,300.

The successfully grown pineapples go right back to the staff who grew them as an appreciation for growing them in the first place.

But, one of the pineapples has been given away.

The second pineapple ever grown in the Lost Gardens was gifted to Queen Elizabeth II in honor of her 50th wedding anniversary.

If one of these elusive pineapples were to go up for auction or sale, due to the rarity, ancient technique, time spent growing, and manual labor, these pineapples are worth $16,000!

Although you will probably never be able to taste one for yourself, staff describes the taste as "deliciously sweet, not stringy, and with an explosive flavor".

On the plus side, at least the legacy of these pineapples will make us appreciate the lowly cost of our standard Dole pineapples at the grocery store!

London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, and is the largest urban area in Greater London.

The River Thames travels through the city.

London is the biggest city in western Europe, and the world's largest financial centre.

London was founded by the Romans.

It was called Londinium by the Romans.

All its people lived inside the walls that were built by the Romans.

This area is still called the City of London.

There were many villages around the city.

Then, step by step, the villages joined together into one huge city.

London is one of the world's most important cities for business, finance and politics.

The population of London is 8.63 million.

They may see the famous "Sights of London".

In the year AD 61, the city was attacked and destroyed.

Then the Romans rebuilt the city, and London became an important trading hub.

After the decline of the Roman Empire, few people remained in London.

Once the Romans had gone, trade with Continental Europe dwindled.

In the 9th century, more people started living in London again.

It became the largest city in England.

However, it did not become the capital city of England until the 12th century.

After the railways were built, London grew very big.

The old City of London is only a square mile in size but has its own Lord Mayor.

Another famous old part of Greater London is Westminster, which was always a different city from the City of London.

In Westminster is Westminster Abbey (a cathedral), The Palace of Westminster (the Houses of Parliament, with Big Ben), and 10 Downing Street (where the Prime Minister lives).

Berlin is the capital city of Germany.

It is also the biggest city in Germany.

The city is in the eastern part of Germany.

The rivers Havel, Dahme and Spree run through Berlin.

Berlin is home to many famous buildings and monuments, like the Siegessäule, the Brandenburger Tor, the Reichstag and the boulevard Unter den Linden.

On the boulevard are the Humboldt University and the State Opera of Berlin.

The Governing Mayor of the city is Michael Müller (SPD).

There are a lot of technology companies in the city.

They are important for the city's economy.

Many planes and trains travel to and from Berlin because the city is an important place for tourism and business.

Berlin is an important city for the history of Germany.

The King of Prussia and the Emperor of Germany lived in Berlin.

The government of Germany was in Berlin for many years.

Bombs destroyed many buildings in the city in World War Two.

The city was split into West Berlin and East Berlin after World War Two.

After the Berlin Wall was built in 1961 very few people were allowed to cross from East Berlin into West Berlin.

The wall divided the city until 1989 when the East German government decided to allow anyone to cross, and people decided to destroy the wall.

A tornado is a tube of violently spinning air that touches the ground.

Wind inside the tornado spins fast, but the actual 'circle' of wind around them is huge.

Nearly three quarters of the world's tornadoes happen in the United States.

Tornadoes are ranked on the Enhanced Fujita scale, from EF0 to EF5.

EF0 for tornados that caused the least damage, and EF5 for the ones that caused the most.

Tornadoes can happen in nearly any part of the world.

In the United States, a tornado has happened in all states.

The middle part of the United States is nicknamed 'Tornado Alley' for the number of tornadoes there.

Other tornado-like phenomena that exist in nature include the gustnado, dust devil, fire whirls, and steam devil;

Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court.

The object of the game is to maneuver the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return.

The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player will.

The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users.

The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis.

It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis.

During most of the 19th century, in fact, the term tennis referred to real tennis, not lawn tennis.

The rules of modern tennis have changed little since the 1890s.

Two exceptions are that from 1908 to 1961 the server had to keep one foot on the ground at all times, and the adoption of the tiebreak in the 1970s.

A recent addition to professional tennis has been the adoption of electronic review technology coupled with a point-challenge system, which allows a player to contest the line call of a point, a system known as Hawk-Eye.

The four Grand Slam tournaments (also referred to as the Majors) are especially popular: the Australian Open played on hard courts, the French Open played on red clay courts, Wimbledon played on grass courts, and the US Open also played on hard courts.

Walmart is an American chain of retail department, and grocery stores, known for being the largest company in the world by revenue.

It is also the world's largest private employer with approximately 2.2 million employees.

Penney who purchased a Ben Franklin Store in 1945 from the Butler Brothers.

He increased the sales by 45% in the first year by offering lower prices on products that he purchased from lower cost suppliers.

On July 2nd, 1962 Sam Walton opened the first Walmart Discount City store.

Within five years of the first Walmart opening in Arkansas it expanded to 24 stores in the state and sales reaches $12.6 million.

In 1969, Walmart was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1970.

The first Walmart Supercenter opened in 1988 in Missouri.

This equalled more revenue than the combined revenues of Walt Disney Co, Macy's, Coca-Cola, Amazon, Target and Apple.

The net profit of Walmart in 2014 was $16 billion, which was equal to the gross revenue of the Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy around the world.

Of the 10 richest people in the United States, four of them are Waltons.

The world's richest woman is Christy Walton, the widow of Sam Walton's son.

The other three children of Sam Walton include Jim, Alice, and Rob Walton.

It is estimated that approximately 18% of the food stamps used in the United States are spent at Walmart.

Approximately 44% of the population in the United States shop at Walmart each year.

In the United States there are more than 4,230 stores and there are more than 6,100 stores located internationally.

Walmart stores located internationally do not always use the name Walmart.

Approximately 90% or more of the stores go by other names such as Todo Dia, Trust-Mart, Hypermart, or Bodega Aurrera.

It is estimated that the WAlmart stock owned by the Waltons would fill a big backyard pool with gold if it were translated from dollars to gold.

In respect to charities and giving back, the Walton family is worth as much as Bill Gates and Warren Buffet combined.

The Walton family gives about 2% of its wealth to charity and other causes while Warren Buffet gives 78% of his net worth and Bill Gates gives 48% of his net worth.

The CPU sends signals to control the other parts of the computer, almost like how a brain controls a body.

The CPU is an electronic machine that works on a list of computer things to do, called instructions.

It reads the list of instructions and runs (executes) each one in order.

The clock rate, or speed of a CPU's internal parts, is measured in hertz (Hz).

Canada is no doubt one of the world's most likable countries!

Here we have the top 50 facts about Canada.

In Snag, Yukon, the coldest temperature in Canada was recorded at -81.4 F (-63 C) which is roughly the same temperature as the surface of Mars!

There are over 3,000 lakes in Canada, making its surface area covered by lakes more than any other country in the world.

To put things in perspective, Canada is larger than all of the European Union.

Thai street food is a market place in Thailand where vendors set up stalls to sell food and people buy to enjoy on the go or directly on nearby tables.

This event is set up throughout the day with many different Thai cuisines and desserts.

And "Pad Thai" which is known as the country's famous stir-fried noodles with any kind of meat such as pork, beef, chicken, or shrimp.

They also have popular desserts such as "Khao Niao Mamuang" or mango sticky rice made with a bed of sticky rice at the bottom with a fresh mango cut into slices on top and finished off with a drizzle of sweet coconut milk;

Sometimes vendors add wantons, which are small dumplings or meat balls, to the broth.

Instagram is among the most used social media sites.

Initially, Instagram was called Codename, but the name changed to Instagram before it was launched.

The name Instagram comes from a mashing of "instant camera" and "telegram.".

The first photo ever posted was by the co-founder, @kevin on July 16, 2010.

The photo is a picture of a dog.

Google really does in essence control the World Wide Web.

Google makes any homework, research or general collation of information a thousand times easier than a trip to the library.

All this, whilst allowing you to look anywhere in the world at any point in time, and yet you will still always go straight to your street first.

In the early days of Google, it could process 30-50 pages per second, today it processes millions of pages per second.

The first of many Google Doodles was an out-of-office message in 1998, the doodle was a man standing behind an O, the second in Goo.

Whenever I need a new gadget or appliance Samsung comes to mind, from phones to TVs this Korean electrical superpower are market leaders in every area of electronics particularly in the cell phone industry.

Over the last few decades they've been at the forefront of technological development and innovation with mind-blowing TVs and unprecedented smartphones.

Here we're going to look at 30 facts about the electronics superstar, Samsung.

Samsung initially sold noodles and other produce, it wasn't until 1970 that the first electrical product was sold by Samsung: a 12 inch Black & White TV.

Following on from this, the pair have started a new collaboration to create a VR game for rollercoaster riders.

Set high upon the crest of a mountain ridge above Peru's Sacred Valley lies the fabled 15th Century Inca citadel Machu Picchu.

A site that bestows wonder upon all who make the journey to its soaring heights, this marvel of Inca architecture is one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th Century.

Despite it being the most preserved archaeological site of the Inca Empire, there are no records of the purposes of Machu Picchu, due to the Inca language being only spoken, not written.

Let's take a look at the cold, hard facts.

The name "Machu Picchu" means "Old Mountain".

Its user can fold the laptop along its hinge for carrying.

The laptop was created mainly for this particular reason.

The user can also plug it in, for longer battery life and additional peripherals.

Laptops combine all the input/output components and capabilities of a desktop computer.

The first laptop was made in 1981 by British Designer Adam osborn.

Seoul is the biggest city of the Republic of Korea (South Korea), and its capital.

Seoul is in the middle of the Korean Peninsula.

The city is bordered by eight mountains, as well as the more level lands of the Han River plain and western areas.

Seoul is situated in the northwest part of South Korea on the Han River.

Han River is a major river in South Korea and the fourth longest river on the Korean peninsula.

They eventually settled for the sum of $305 million.

Adidas is the parent company of Taylor Made, Rockport and Reebok.

Michael Jordan, the world renowned basketball player and 6 times NBA champion, almost went with Adidas before he signed his deal with the Nike shoe brand.

Jesse Owens wore a pair of Adidas when he won the gold in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Interestingly enough, the games were to serve as a display of Aryan superiority for Hitler's fascistic regime.

While he lived in the White House he kept a number of pet cats, most famously Dixie and Tabby.

He was even known to feed Tabby directly from the table during formal dinners, much to his wife's displeasure!

The first cat to take a trip to space was called Félicette.

On the October 18, 1963 a black and white tuxedo cat named C 341 was rocketed out into space, making world history.

Upon its safe return it was decided that it deserved an actual name, and so it was named Félicette, after the popular cartoon character Felix the Cat.

No matter the size of the group though, you will always find them playing around, wrestling, chasing their tails and having an otterly great time.

The father is usually chased away soon after a litter is born though, and the mother takes care of them until they're about a year old.

Historically otters have been used by humans to aid in the process of fishing all over the world.

Sea otters also hold onto kelp that grows from the floor of the sea for the same purpose.

While this usually happens after the previous animal has moved out, they are known to move into beavers dams while they're still using them!

When a horse gallops, all four hooves are off the ground at one point.

The space occupied by the teeth is greater than that occupied by the brain.

Its brain only weighs around 22 ounces, making it just half the weight of a human brain.

There are surprisingly more than 300 different horse breeds in the world!

The tallest horse ever was over seven hands taller than a normal horse.

Katy Perry has the most Twitter followers.

Justin Bieber, Barack Obama and Taylor Swift all boast millions of followers and are up there with the top 5 most popular Twitter accounts.

But Katy Perry is the one who claims the crown as of 2019.

In addition to the issue of real and fake accounts, many users on Twitter who follow celebrities are not very active or have ceased to use Twitter completely.

The very first tweet was posted on March 21, 2006.

After Bingham returned to Machu Picchu in 1912 and started excavating the site, he made the suggestion that it was used as a sanctuary for Virgins of the Sun, of the Inca religion.

At the time of the Spanish invasion there were several thousand of these virgins, otherwise known as Chosen Ones, who were kept in temple like convents.

Bingham made this suggestion as more than 75% of the first few dozen skeletons unearthed were primarily identified as female.

This theory has long been debunked, with the majority of skeletons actually being male, rather than female.

It's no small surprise though, as the fabled mountain citadel was originally thought to be a sanctuary for the Chosen Women, who among other duties often ended up as human sacrifices.

A seismograph is a machine that is used to measure the strength and the length of an earthquake.

You might be wondering what in the world a tsunami has to do with an earthquake, well read on and find out more.

They aren't tidal waves but are actually caused from the forces of the moon and the sun and other planets in our solar system which affects tides.

Tidal waves are not only caused by the solar system, but they can also be caused by wind as it makes its way across the water.

You might have noticed when swimming in the ocean that with normal waves flow in a circular movement.

Home to the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue and the 2016 Olympic games, Rio is a city not to be missed.

Copacabana and Ipanema are two of the most famous beaches in the world, and are widely regarded as two of the best beaches in the world too.

If you want to see the colorful walls featured on many advertisements for Barcelona, head to Park Güell.

For an amazing piece of architecture, Sagrada Familia is a must-see and is situated right in the center of the city.

Don't forget to try churros, tapas and paella while you're there, and head over to the Magic Fountain for a romantic or relaxing evening to finish off the day.

Everything on this car is designed to be the most efficient it can be.

The entire cockpit is even covered in lightweight carbon-fiber CarbonSkin.

A Swedish abbreviation, "Trevita", or "three whites", tops our list of the most expensive production cars.

Before Koenigsegg developed a coating that turns black carbon fibers into white dazzling alternatives, vehicles only had the usual black available.

This amazing coating, called Koenigsegg Proprietary Diamond Weave, not only makes up most of the price it also sparkles when the sunlight hits and has been compared to millions of tiny diamonds.

In fact, Amsterdam has 165 canals and 1,281 bridges - with a whopping 80 bridges just around the canal ring alone!

Amsterdam's heritage is that of a small fishing village located behind a dyke (or dam) on the River Amstel.

At the time, it was known as Amstelredam rather than Amsterdam.

As the village grew into a town and then a city, the network of canals running through it was further formed and shaped to help transport and trade - both with the outside world and within the city.

The city's extensive network of canals and bridges provides it with some of its breathtaking sites.

They have castles, beach huts, mobile homes, and more than two thousand tree houses currently listed on the site!

While logic may dictate that the majority of people are looking for big, spacious rentals, that isn't always the case.

Starting up in their apartment in San Francisco in 2008, Airbnb had little use for an office, but as the company grew, this quickly became a necessity.

From stonewalled Scottish castles to multi-million dollar mansions right the way through to, if you can believe it, your very own private island.

These properties don't come cheap and are often sold out year-round, so move fast if you have the option to land yourself one of these dream-come-true properties, even if it's just for the night.

The longest video on YouTube is 571 hours, 1 minute, and 41 seconds long.

That's the same as 23 days and 19 hours!

The video to first reach 1 billion views the fastest was Hello by Adele.

The video to reach the most views in the first day of being uploaded is the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2.

Justin Bieber is one of the first YouTube success stories.

In 2002, NASA had some issues with the discontinuation of replacement parts they needed.

Due to the stop in production, they used eBay as a tool to search for sellers who might have listed items or parts from the same machines.

The sometimes blinding and glaring yellow background was the original design for the interface of eBay and it was used up until the site changed to white.

Due to a high volume of complaints after they changed to white, eBay respected their customers choice, so they changed it back to the bright yellow.

But in a slow passive aggressive manner over time, they faded the yellow color until it eventually was back to being white.

More than two-thirds of the world's cocoa is grown in Africa, and Côte d'Ivoire alone produces 33% of the world's supply.

The famous chocolate river from the original Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory film was made with 15,000 gallons of water mixed with chocolate and cream.

The river spoiled fairly quickly due to the cream and the cast said it stank.

The International Cocoa Organization say the average Brit, Swiss, or German eat 24lbs (11kg) of chocolate a year.

Instead she created chocolate chip cookies, and later sold the idea to Nestle for a lifetime supply of chocolate.

Autonomous and automated, the difference lies in its ability to be controlled by something or whether it has self-governance.

Driverless cars really do belong in what I imagine as the world of the future, alongside robot butlers and a Windows Operating System that doesn't crash.

Now, this does excite me, who doesn't love the idea of jumping in your car and sitting back as it travels you across the country to wherever you're heading, but how far away are we actually from the dream?

Who are the pioneers?

First, we have to look at the pioneers in this automotive field, pushing the boundaries, trying to reach an otherwise impossible dream.

Or maybe your mind goes straight to the elusive yet infamous Loch Ness monster!

Due to the amount of rain it gets (about half of the year - sometimes more!), Scotland also boasts magnificent landscapes and countless lakes along with its rich history.

The world's shortest commercial flight is in Scotland, which connects two of their islands.

The flight can be finished in 47 seconds, and it spans a distance of just 1.7 miles.

Scotland is the birthplace of golf - it has been played there since the 15th century and has evolved into what is now modern golf.

The Royal Canadian Mounted police which has 30,000 members, originated from the Mounted Police which was formed in 1873 which started with just nine officers.

It is just 15 miles long and is the only desert in the world with a long boardwalk for visitors to enjoy the scenery.

Canadians are famous for using the interjection "eh," so much so that it is listed in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary as a legitimate word.

If you write a letter to Santa and send it to the North Pole, H0HoHo, Canada, you will receive a letter back from Santa!

The largest demilitarized border in the world is the US-Canada border.

M&M's are colorful little sugar-coated chocolate pieces that have stolen the hearts of generations in over 100 countries.

They're a popular snack at the cinema or on a picnic, and they're always there for you when you need that sugar rush.

The story of M&M's began way back in 1941, right in the middle of the Second World War.

They were produced in a New Jersey factory, but due to the high demand, they had to be moved to even bigger premises.

During the war years, M&M's were sold only to the military, which meant that the everyday chocolate-lover didn't get to sample the glorious candy until the war ended in 1945.

More than 70% of the Australian population participates regularly in some form of sport, although over 25% of the country is considered to be obese.

Not only is Australia the flattest continent on earth, but it's also the largest island on earth.

The largest producer of gold in the world is located in Australia.

Rather than being found in one of the large cities, its home is a small town named Kalgoorlie.

Despite being the sixth-largest country in the world and the home of several large cities, there are just 24 million people living in Australia.

If you want to send money to a friend in Thailand and you were in the United Kingdom, you'd likely have to pay bank transfer fees, currency conversion fees, and more.

Additionally, your friend may have to wait a few days before the money is available.

With bitcoins, there are little to no transaction fees and the money is available almost instantly!

While the bitcoins in the wallet may still be in existence because they were recorded on the blockchain, they are no longer able to be spent because the wallet is lost.

Samsung is very focused on sustainability, in 2015 they began working with the UN to ensure 17 Sustainable Development Goals are met between 2016 and 2030 these include gender equality, ending hunger through sustainable agriculture, and combating climate change.

All Samsung products since 2013 receive the global standard environmental certifications.

Between 2009 and 2013, the company has $4.8 billion invested in reducing 85 million tonnes of greenhouse gases.

Its construction sector was responsible for constructing the world's tallest building the Burj Khalifa.

In January 2017, Lee Jae-yong Samsung's Chief, was questioned as part of South Korea's largest political corruption scandal according to the BBC over accusations of questionable donations.

432 people own half of the land in Scotland, however, there are outdoor access laws that allow privately owned land to be freely walked on and used as long as you leave no trace behind.

Scotland wanted to build a replica of the Parthenon, bigger and cheaper to be their National Monument.

Construction started in 1826, but due to the lack of funds, was left unfinished in 1829.

Bagpipes were invented in Ancient Egypt and were brought to Scotland by the Roman invaders.

The oldest known tree in Europe is the Fortingall Yew in Perthshire, Scotland.

Who doesn't love the red and white striped peppermint-flavored candy sticks?

National Candy Cane Day is celebrated on 26th December in the United States.

The world's largest candy cane was created in 2011 and was 63 feet tall.

The average-sized candy cane (5 inches) weighs roughly half an ounce and only has 50 calories.

A candy cane turned upside down reveals the letter J, which many believe represents Jesus.

Sugar is found in the fibers of all plants, as a by-product of the process of photosynthesis.

Carbohydrates are necessary for human and animal survival as the building blocks of cells.

Consuming too many calories is what causes a person to gain weight, regardless of where the calories are found.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, sugarcane is the world's largest crop.

168 million tons of sugar were produced around the world in 2011.

Way back in the history of Australia, indigenous people were settled on the land for around 50,000 years before the British arrived.

As a result, you can visit more than 10,000 beaches across the country.

There are no Bills of Rights in this country, making it the only Western country to omit this from its governmental system.

Apparently, the view was so disappointing that there was no better name for it.

You won't find it in Australia, but you will find the same fast-food chain but under the name of Hungry Jack's.

Most of their CPUs are used in embedded systems for more specialized things, like in mobile phones, cars, game consoles, or in the military.

A little over ten years ago now, the Airbnb story began in San Francisco, 2008.

Three college students, down on their luck and in rent arrears, plotted, schemed, and grafted away night-after-night in an effort to avoid having their rental lease terminated and keep themselves off the streets.

The result of all of this hard work was Airbnb, a revolutionary online marketplace for renting rooms and apartments.

With the debt piling up and the landlord on their tail, for rent arrears, Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, and Nate Blecharczyk, found themselves between a rock and a hard place.

With no immediate options available to them to cover their costs, the three of them got creative and decided to rent out an airbed in their apartment to budget-conscious tourists or those simply in need of a safe place to lay their heads.

Our planetary system is located in an outer spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy.

The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy.

Our solar system orbits the center of the Milky Way Galaxy at about 515,000 mph (828,000 kph).

We're in one of the galaxy's four spiral arms.

It takes our solar system about 230 million years to complete one orbit around the galactic center.

The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest sights in the world.

It is the world's longest wall and biggest ancient architecture.

It has a stunning array of scenery from the beaches of Qinhuangdao to a desert corridor between tall mountain ranges.

The "Long Wall" has a long history - more than 2,300 years.

The First Emperor of Qin was not the first to build the Great Wall.

Isaac Asimov's I Robot is perhaps the most famous.

The most successful robot designs in the 20th century were not made to look like people.

George Devol made the first of these, the Unimate, in 1954, with one arm and one hand.

The next year, it started work in a factory in New Jersey, lifting and stacking pieces of metal that were too hot for people to touch.

The engineers could program it, and reprogram it if they had to.

The fermentation of lactose by these bacteria produces lactic acid, which acts on milk protein to give yogurt its texture and characteristic tart flavor.

The bacteria used to make yogurt are known as yogurt cultures.

These are the "good bacteria" responsible for all of yogurt's health benefits.

The most recent etymology of the word yogurt certainly comes from the Turkish language (meaning to knead or mix with a utensil).

Nobody knows when yogurt was discovered, its origins have been lost in the mists of time.

The financial world can be a confusing place full of strange terms, unusual forms of currency, and endless trading options.

Unfortunately for those who are not so tech-savvy, the integration of the internet into our daily lives has allowed the financial world to evolve.

In addition to extensive banking, payment, and stock options that have become the norm online, there are also new currencies that have been created.

The most popular type of virtual currency is known as Bitcoin and has steadily begun to rise in popularity and strength over the years.

The general concept of currency and money is that a bank controls it, that there are rises and falls in its value based on the global market, and that you can physically hold it.

It transports some substance through the atmosphere as in a dust storm, blizzard, sandstorm, etc.

South-East Queensland (and the central New South Wales coast) experiences the most damaging individual storms anywhere in Australia.

Storms have the potential to harm lives and property via storm surge, heavy rain or snow causing flooding or road impassibility, lightning, wildfires, and vertical wind shear.

Storms are created when a center of low pressure develops with the system of high pressure surrounding it.

This combination of opposing forces can create winds and result in the formation of storm clouds such as cumulonimbus.

Tokyo, officially Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan.

Tokyo forms part of the Kantō region on the southeastern side of Japan's main island, Honshu, and includes the Izu and Ogasawara Islands.

The city ranked sixth on the Global Financial Centres Index of 2019.

Tokyo is one of the most densely populated cities in the world.

Tokyo is also one of the world's most expensive cities.

Panna cotta is an Italian dessert, most popular in Northern Italy, and probably originated in the Piedmont region of the country.

The relative simplicity of the panna cotta recipe makes it a terrific dessert choice for even novice cooks.

While many European custards get their firmness from adding eggs, gelatin makes panna cotta difficult to mess up, and eliminates the possibility that you will end up scrambling your eggs in hot custard mix.

The only thing you need know about this dessert besides the recipe is that you will need to prepare the dessert in advance so it has time to chill.

The pudding can either remain in the ramekin, or be unmolded and plated.

The Internet is the biggest worldwide communication network of computers.

The Internet has millions of smaller domestic, academic, business, and government networks, which together carry many different kinds of information.

The short form of internet is the 'net'.

The Internet was developed in the United States by the "United States Advanced Research Projects Agency" (DARPA).

The Internet was first connected in October, 1969 and was called ARPANET.

Sprite is the leading Lemon and Lime soft drink worldwide, a younger offshoot of the Coca-Cola branch, Sprite has existed for over 50 years to date.

Sprite is manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company.

Sprite was developed in West Germany in 1959 as 'Fanta Klare Zitrone' (Clear Lemon Fanta) and introduced to the United States as Sprite in 1961.

Sprite was manufactured as Coca-Cola's response to the popularity of 7 Up.

Sprite picked up popularity with teenagers in the 1980's after several advertising campaigns targeted at teenagers.

The ostrich is a large flightless bird that lives in Africa.

They are the largest living bird species, and have the biggest eggs of all living birds.

Ostriches have the biggest eyes of all land animals.

They live in open grassland called savannas in the Sahel, and in parts of East Africa and south west Africa.

Some ostriches live in areas of the Sahara desert.

A computer is a machine that accepts data as input, processes that data using programs, and outputs the processed data as information.

The two principal characteristics of a computer are: It responds to a specific instruction set in a well defined manner and it can execute a prerecorded list of instructions call a program.

Being able to calculate many times per second allows modern computers to multitask, which means they can do many different tasks at the same time.

Computers are used to control large and small machines which in the past were controlled by humans.

They are used for things such as calculation, listening to music, reading the news, writing etc.

Ah the age old debate, Apple or Android.

The heavy-hitter and global superpower, Apple, versus the widely used, customizable and in some weird way lesser, Android.

Is this the case though?

It has to be that good if the big boys of the smartphone world are even using it, including Google, HTC, LG and Samsung to name a few.

In 2004, the Android OS was developed with the backing of Google by Android Inc.

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

Covering almost 2,000,000 square kilometers (770,000 sq mi), Mexico is the 13th-largest country in the world.

The border between Mexico and the United States is the second largest border in the world.

Mexico is the most populated Spanish-speaking country in the world.

Olmecs (1400-300 BC), is the first greatest civilization in Mexico.

He was the 16th President of the United States.

He was president from 1861 to 1865, during the American Civil War.

Just five days after most of the Confederate forces had surrendered and the war was ending, John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln for being a tyrant.

Lincoln was the first president of the United States to be assassinated.

Lincoln has been remembered as the "Great Emancipator" because he worked to end slavery in the United States.

The best-known type of football is association football.

The first football game played in 1869 when McGill University played Yale.

80% of the world's footballs are manufactured in Pakistan.

The name football comes from the two words 'foot' and 'ball'.

It is named football because the players of the game walk and often run (on their feet) while playing, as opposed to (for example) polo where the players ride horses.

Mercury is the smallest and innermost planet in the Solar System.

Its orbital period around the Sun of 87.97 days is the shortest of all the planets in the Solar System.

Because Mercury was the fastest planet as it moved around the Sun, it is named after the Roman deity Mercury, the messenger of the gods.

It cannot be easily seen as it is usually too close to the Sun.

Because Mercury is normally lost in the glare of the Sun (except during a solar eclipse), Mercury can only be seen in the morning or evening twilight.

How has it become one of the biggest ways to sell items online?

Here are 10 exciting facts about eBay that will leave you wanting to discover some of the mysteries people list online.

At the age of 28, he was working on designing code for an online auction website originally called Auction Web.

It wasn't until the website was getting too much traffic that he decided to launch as a business and re-branding it as eBay.

The first item to be sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer.

Spring roll recipes are famous throughout the world and have their own variations.

Shanghai Spring Roll and Fuzhou Spring Roll are the two popular spring rolls.

Spring rolls originated in China and the history of these rolls can be dated back to Eastern Jin dynasty.

These cakes were specially made to mark the beginning of spring and eventually started being called "spring dish".

Spring dish gained immense popularity at the time of Tang and Song dynasty rule and in this period the dish was better known as five spice dish because of its hot and spicy flavor.

Archimedes was a mathematician, inventor, and astronomer who was one of the most celebrated mathematicians of all time.

Famously, he is said to have realised a principle of mathematics when he saw the displaced water after getting in the bath.

So excited at realising the importance of this he shouted "Eureka" and rushed out into the street unclothed.

Archimedes was close to the ruler of Syracuse, King Hiero II who employed Archimedes in the defence of the city against the Roman invasion.

He wrote several treatises and corresponded with other mathematicians of the day.

If you want to know some interesting facts about cheese, you've come to the right place, here are 20 awesome cheesy facts!

'Cheese' comes from the Latin word 'caseus', which has been found to mean 'to ferment/to sour'.

Cheese is made from the milk of cows, buffalo, goats, sheep, horses and camels.

Milk is boiled at a high temperature before the curds and liquid whey is separated, and rennet (an enzyme found in the stomach of mammals) is added.

The yellow to red coloring of cheese is done through the addition of annatto (tropical tree seeds).

With travel to Bali Indonesia at an all time high so comes the need for information.

The incredible temples and religion of Bali, coupled with the partying, surfing, and deep Bali history, continues to draw in tourists year after year.

Just about every traveler has heard of the Indonesian island, but how many facts about Bali do you actually know?

The popular Indonesian island is actually massive and covers an area of 2,200 square miles.

It's comparable in size to neighboring Brunei, but it would take you days to circle the island in a car or motorbike.

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second smallest planet in the Solar System after Mercury.

In English, Mars carries a name of the Roman god of war.

Mars is often referred to as the "Red Planet" because the reddish iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance that is distinctive among the astronomical bodies visible to the naked eye.

Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features like those of the impact craters of the Moon, and valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth.

It is nearly 7,000 kilometers (km) wide, just over half the width of the Earth.

The Ancient Greeks made pancakes called Tagenias, which translate to "frying pan".

The earliest references to pancakes are in the poems of the 5th century BC poets Cratinus and Magnes.

The first pancake recipe that appeared in an English cookbook was in the 15th century.

The batter is simple, made with flour, sugar, egg, and milk.

Pancake Day, also known as Shrove Tuesday, is a special day that's celebrated in mostly English speaking countries around the world.

It has the ability to store, retrieve, and process data.

You may already know that you can use a computer to type documents, send email, play games, and browse the Web.

When most people hear the word computer, they think of a personal computer such as a desktop or laptop.

When you withdraw cash from an ATM, scan groceries at the store, or use a calculator, you're using a type of computer.

Desktop computers are designed to be placed on a desk, and they're typically made up of a few different parts, including the computer case, monitor, keyboard, and mouse.

They're cute, they're furry and they're one of the most popular house pets in the Western world.

If the answer is yes, you're in luck, because from this point onward cat facts is all we're going to be talking about!

The jury is out - Americans love cats more than dogs!

And no, we're not just talking about the names that we give our feline companions.

What we're talking about is the technical term to refer to cats by their gender.

Another of the most basic terms in the study of economics is Interdependence.

If someone else didn't make the hoes and the rakes and the tractors that your family uses, you wouldn't be able to produce all that food.

Some food grows better in certain areas of the world.

It doesn't grow so well in the African desert.

So, many people who live in China and Southeast Asia grow rice, which they then sell to people around the world.

Otters are the dogs of the water world, so it's no small wonder that we humans have such affection for them.

These adorable little guys have long, streamlined bodies that are just made for being in the water.

They're actually part of the weasel family, but they're the only ones that swim!

Otters have the densest fur of the animal kingdom.

Otters spend a large amount of time in the water, yet they still have fur.

The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus Amphibius), or hippo, ancient Greek for "river horse", is a large mammal in Africa that usually eats plants.

The hippopotamus is generally considered the third largest land mammal (after the White rhinoceros and elephant).

The hippo is also the heaviest artiodactyl.

The hippopotamus is semi aquatic.

This means that even though it usually lives on the land, it spends a great amount of time in rivers and lakes where males lead groups of 5 to 30 females and young.

Older phones also used computer technology, but lacked many of the parts of a computer that were too big to fit into a phone.

The majority of smartphones run on Apple ios or Google android but others use Windows Phone or Blackberry os .

Most can do multitasking, running more than one program which helps the user do things quicker and easier.

Users can get more programs, called mobile apps, from the manufacturer 's app store, such as the Apple App Store and Google Play which can help them complete special tasks.

The industry uses different standards to label the data transmission rates.

A perfect example of technological advancement and the filtering down of military grade high-tech equipment to the masses.

Here we're going to look at 15 fun and interesting facts about the world of drones.

Amazon are seriously considering the use of drones in its daily delivery, the Prime Air service is said to be able to deliver packages within 30 minutes via UAV's.

In remote areas, such as Africa, drones are used for the shipment of live-saving medical equipment and medication where human transport would be too time consuming.

Although not lifesaving, the idea is similar to that of those used in remote areas, delivering the product as quickly and as hot as possible.

The name "Hoi an" was adopted in 1595 by Nguyen hoang, who saw the commercial potential of the port city.

In English and other European languages, the town was known historically as Faifo.

This word is derived from Vietnamese Hội an phố (the town of Hội an), which was shortened to "Hoi-pho", and then to "Faifo".

It is a city located in Vietnam's central Quang Nam Province, on the north bank near the mouth of the Thu bon River.

Hoi an Ancient Town is recognized as a historic trading port with a mix of indigenous and foreign influences, dating back to the 15th century.

The more money you owe other people, the more debt you have.

The more debt you have, the less people will want to give you things without your paying full price for them.

It's far more likely that you the car-buyer or house-buyer will have to borrow money from a bank (or a friend) in order to buy that house or car.

The money that you borrow is your debt.

The very name credit card suggests that you don't have enough money to pay for whatever you use the credit card to buy.

Angkor is the capital city of the Khmer Empire.

The city and empire flourished from approximately the 9th to the 15th centuries.

The city has the magnificent Angkor Wat, one of Cambodia's most popular tourist attractions.

It is one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia.

The word Angkor is derived from the Sanskrit nagara, meaning "city".

Young horses have different names - a young male is called a colt and the young females are fillies.

It's only one bone less, but in total, there are 205 bones in the skeleton of a horse.

The oldest horse lived over twice as long than he was supposed to.

However, the oldest domestic horse on record was Old Billy, who died at the age of 62.

A group of horses will not go to sleep at the same time - at least one of them will stay awake to watch out for the others.

Spotting an eagle is a rare moment for many people, but when the chance arises, how much do you actually know about these beautiful birds?

Here we're going to look at the top 30 interesting facts about eagles.

Despite the bald eagle being an emblem of the United States, just two species can be found on the continent.

The eagle is known to be one of the strongest birds able to carry the heaviest loads, with one being recorded carrying 15 lbs (6.8 kg).

With a height of 3.5 feet (1.1 meters) and a wing span of 7.5 feet (2.3 meters), the average male bald eagle is one of the largest birds around.

Jupiter is the largest and biggest planet in the Solar System with a diameter of 142,984 km.

This is eleven times bigger than the diameter of Earth.

It is the fifth planet from the Sun.

Jupiter is classified as a gas giant, both because it is so large and due to the fact that it is made up mostly of gas.

The other gas giants are Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

There are two determining factors on such a market, the number of things made available, called supply, and the number of things consumers want, called demand.

This relationship will fix the price for a certain type of good.

In perfect competition, the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied will be equal.

This happens at the equilibrium market price.

For normal goods, and a normal market, there are four basic laws that determine the change in the market, if either supply or demand changes.

Virtual reality (often just called Vr) is the name for computer technology that makes a person feel like they are somewhere else.

A user uses a headset which consists of a screen- to project the content, and speakers - to produce sounds.

The technology to do this needs special display screens or projectors and other devices.

Often the picture will change when the user moves their head, they may be able to "walk" through this virtual space.

Virtual reality is different than augmented reality, which shows the real place that a person is in, but changes or adds to it.

As the principal founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates is one of the most influential and richest people on the planet.

This is the equivalent of the combined Gdp of several African economies.

In recent years he has retired from working full time at Microsoft, and has instead concentrated on working with his charitable foundation "The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.".

The family were wealthy but, remembering the challenges of the Great depression, they encouraged their children to work hard and take nothing for granted.

In the early days, Bill Gates would review every line of code.

Born in Germany in 1879, Albert Einstein is one of the most celebrated scientists of the Twentieth Century.

His theories on relativity laid the framework for a new branch of physics, and Einstein's E = mc2 on mass energy equivalence is one of the most famous formulas in the world.

In 1921, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to theoretical physics and the evolution of Quantum Theory.

After contributing to the theoretical development of nuclear physics and encouraging FD Roosevelt to start the Manhattan Project, he later spoke out against the use of nuclear weapons.

Einstein was a truly global man and one of the undisputed genius' of the Twentieth Century.

Fish that is deep-fried in a crispy batter served with fat golden chips (French fries) on the side is still one of Britain and Ireland's favorite meals.

The love for fish and chips ranks alongside roast beef and Yorkshire puddings (as well as the recently nominated chicken tikka masala) as an English national dish.

Chips had arrived in Britain from France in the eighteenth century and were known as pommes frites.

The first mention of chips was in 1854 when a leading chef included "thin cut potatoes cooked in oil" in his recipe book, Shilling Cookery.

Fish and chips gained popularity when the meal helped feed the masses during the First World War.

Often referred to as the Chinese ravioli, wontons are a variety of thin-skinned dumplings with meat, seafood or vegetable filling enclosed in tender wheat dough wrappers.

Many sources suggest that the origins of wontons date back to the Han dynasty era.

They used to be prepared for the Chinese ancestor worship rituals as offerings to the spirits of the deceased.

As the Han era concluded, the northern Chinese farmers who had long grown wheat discovered they could ground this grain into flour and knead it with water.

These dishes soon became so popular they were sold anywhere from river boat food vendors to the streets, enjoyed both by royalty and the common folk.

An apple pie is a pie in which the principal filling ingredient is apple.

It is generally double-crusted with pastry both above and below the filling.

The upper crust may be a circular or a pastry lattice woven of crosswise strips.

The filling generally also includes sugar, butter, and cinnamon, sometimes also lemon juice or nutmeg.

Many older recipes call for honey in place of the expensive sugar.

Bangkok is the capital and most populous city of Thailand.

Bangkok is one of the world's most popular cities, attracting more tourists each year than even Paris.

To the outside world, the capital of Thailand has long been known as Bangkok, but this is not what the Thai people call it.

Bangkok is by far the largest city in Thailand.

In fact, it's roughly 8.2 million population is close to 13% of the entire population of Thailand.

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun in the Solar System.

It is the second largest planet in the Solar System, after Jupiter.

Saturn has 62 known moons orbiting the planet;53 are officially named.

The largest moon is Titan, which is larger in volume than the planet Mercury.

Titan is the second largest moon in the Solar System.

Lions are the only big cats to live in groups, called prides.

The females in the pride tend to do the majority of the hunting.

They have few sweat glands so they wisely tend to conserve their energy by resting during the day and become more active at night when it is cooler.

Two or more lionesses in a group tend to give birth around the same time, and the cubs are raised together.

A lion's roar is the loudest of any big cat and can be heard up to 8 km away.

YouTube is no doubt, the biggest video sharing service in the world.

It was originally funded with the bonuses that the employees received when eBay bought out PayPal.

The first ever YouTube video was uploaded on April 23, 2005.

It is a video of its co-founder at the San Diego Zoo.

There are over one billion users on YouTube, which is nearly one-third of everyone on the Internet.

Manila, capital and chief city of the Philippines.

The city is the centre of the country's economic, political, social, and cultural activity.

It is located on the island of Luzon and spreads along the eastern shore of Manila Bay at the mouth of the Pasig River.

The city's name, originally Maynilad, is derived from that of the nilad plant, the name was shortened first to Maynila and then to its present form.

The Manila city proper encompasses only a small proportion of that area.

Amsterdam is the capital and largest city in the European country of the Netherlands.

Unlike most other countries, the national government is not in Amsterdam, but in The Hague.

The city hosts two universities (the University of Amsterdam and the Free University Amsterdam) and an international airport "Schiphol Airport".

About 2.2 million people live in the metropolitan area.

The city of Amsterdam is the world's most multi cultural city.

Giraffes have an even number of toes and are the tallest land animals.

They live on the Savannah, which is the African grassland, or in light woodland.

When the female is close to giving birth, it leaves the group for a time to give birth to its offspring, and comes back 2-3 weeks after her baby is born.

After a pregnancy of 14-15 months, the female gives birth to usually a single baby (which is called "calf").

Giraffes give birth while standing, so the baby falls down 2 metres.

Disposable income is one of the standard terms of economics and finance.

The term disposable income comes from the idea that you have money left over to dispose of, or spend, as you wish.

In general, the more money you make, the more disposable income you will have (although you are also taxed at a higher rate).

A person or family can make a budget for the month based on disposable income and know exactly how much money they will have that month to spend on things like rent or mortgage, food, insurance, car payments, and entertainment.

And the longer you take to pay back the loan, the more money you will pay in the end.

Black tear shaped streaks on the face help to reflect the sun when hunting.

Previously, cheetahs were wide spread across African and Asian continents, but now they are confined mostly to dry open grasslands of Sub Saharan Africa, with the majority inhabiting natural reserves or parks.

The cheetah is the fastest land animal in the world, reaching speeds of up to 70 miles per hour.

Cheetahs are the only big cat that can turn in mid air while sprinting.

The tail essentially acts like a rudder on a boat.

For many years, people all over the world have enjoyed playing badminton.

The court is divided by a net and a shuttlecock is passed back and forth between teams or players with racquets.

The origins of badminton can be traced back to the 1800s in India, where stationed members of the British military developed the sport.

In 1934, the International Badminton Federation was established as a formal governing body that continues to oversee the sport around the world.

Badminton is the fastest racquet sport in the world - shuttles can reach speeds of over 200 miles per hour!

Opportunity cost is the value of the next best thing you give up whenever you make a decision.

It is "the loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen".

The idea of an opportunity cost was first begun by John Stuart Mill.

The utility has to be more than the opportunity cost for it to be a good choice in economics.

And in the other words " Opportunity Cost " can be termed as cost of forgone alternatives or cost of shifting from one opportunity to the other.

Rome is the capital city of Italy.

It is also the capital and largest city in the region of Lazio, and the geographical region of Latium.

It is on the Tiber River and has 2.8 million people.

An estimate by the OECD put the number of people in the city area of Rome at 3.47 million.

When the Roman Empire was new, Rome was called the Eternal City because it was already very old.

Computer hardware is the physical parts or components of a computer, such as the monitor, keyboard, computer data storage, graphics card, sound card and motherboard.

Hardware is directed by the software to execute any command or instruction.

The template for all modern computers is the Von Neumann architecture, detailed in a 1945 paper by Hungarian mathematician John von Neumann.

The meaning of the term has evolved to mean a stored-program computer in which an instruction fetch and a data operation cannot occur at the same time because they share a common bus.

This is referred to as the Von Neumann bottleneck and often limits the performance of the system.

Paris (nicknamed the "City of light") is the capital city of France, and the largest city in France.

The area is 105 square kilometres (41 square miles), and around 2.15 million people live there.

If suburbs are counted, the population of the Paris area rises to 12 million people.

The Seine river runs through the oldest part of Paris, and divides it into two parts, known as the Left Bank and the Right Bank.

Paris is also the center of French economy, politics, traffic and culture.

Other than water and tea, beer is the world's most popular beverage.

The 18th amendment triggered prohibition making it illegal to transport, manufacture and sell alcohol within the United States.

It was repealed by the 21st amendment.

The phrase "rule of thumb" derives from the fact that brewers would use their thumb to determine if the liquid was at ideal temperature to add yeast.

Wine is mentioned in the Christian Bible over 500 times.

Fog is a visible aerosol consisting of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth's surface.

The term "fog" is typically distinguished from the more generic term "cloud" in that fog is low-lying, and the moisture in the fog is often generated locally.

Fog forms when the difference between air temperature and dew point is less than 2.5 °C (4.5 °F).

Fog begins to form when water vapor condenses into tiny liquid water droplets that are suspended in the air.

This occurs from either added moisture in the air, or falling ambient air temperature.

Twitter is one of the most popular social media platforms, with over 300 million active users logging in at least once a month.

While many users know the basics about Twitter, such as its 280-character limit for tweets, there are many interesting facts which most people won't have heard about before.

Whether it's staggering statistics or fun facts about how this social media platform was created, here are the top 10 facts about Twitter.

One of the original ideas for a name was "FriendStalker.".

While Twitter definitely allows you to "stalk" friends and celebrities by scrolling through their posts and seeing what they've been talking about, it could have been a completely different brand had the name "FriendStalker" won in the end.

It may be humanity's most important food, furnishing about 15 percent of the world population's protein intake.

Even those with toxic properties, such as certain blowfish, can be prepared so as to circumvent harm to the consumer.

The harvesting of wild seafood is usually known as fishing or hunting, while the cultivation and farming of seafood is known as aquaculture or fish farming (in the case of fish).

The UK Food Standards Agency recommends that at least two portions of seafood should be consumed each week, one of which should be oil-rich.

The harvesting, processing, and consuming of seafoods are ancient practices.

Refrigerator is considered as an important electronic device for the people who live in the developed world.

The rate of spoilage will be decreased significantly when the foods are kept inside the fridge due to the low level of bacteria reproduction.

The temperature of refrigerator is only a few degrees above the water freezing point.

The perishable food storage usually maintains the temperature at 37 to 41 degrees F or 3 to 5 degrees C .

Freezer is always a part of refrigerator, which maintains the temperature below the freezing point.

Snow forms when water vapor in the atmosphere freezes into ice crystals.

The highest snowfall ever recorded in a one year period was 31.1 meters (1224 inches) in Mount Rainier, Washington State, United States, between February 19, 1971 and February 18, 1972.

Snowflakes nucleate around particles in the atmosphere by attracting supercooled water droplets, which freeze in hexagonal-shaped crystals.

Where the climate is cold enough for year-to-year accumulation, a glacier may form.

Major snow-prone areas include the polar regions, the northernmost half of the Northern Hemisphere and mountainous regions worldwide with sufficient moisture and cold temperatures.

For the wide collections, easy accessibility and reading and learning proficiency of eBooks, people are getting more attached to eBooks.

The e-Reader innovation had got a revolutionary move by a Spanish woman named Angela Ruiz Robles, in 1949.

The aim for her was to reduce the loads of books that needed to carry by the students.

Her e-Reader was operated by the compressed air.

This e-reader contains reels of amazing images and important texts threaded around the spindles.

The Banh Mi is more than just a sandwich.

Google is celebrating the savoury and satisfying Vietnamese street-food sandwich known as bánh mì, with a doodle showing all it's delicious preparation in motion.

In the doodle, a traditional bánh mì is put together, consisting of a baguette-like bread packed with meat, vegetables and herbs alongside a spread of mayonnaise or margarine and savoury soy sauce, topped fiery with chilli sauce or peppers.

But while it's universally agreed the sandwich is a tasty meal, where did it come from, and importantly why is it worth celebrating?

Here are five things you might not know about the bánh mì.

Peacocks are among the most fascinating and beautiful creatures on earth, but there are so many things that we fail to realize about these breathtaking birds.

The word "peacock" does not actually apply to both the male and female birds.

It's only the males that are called peacocks, while the females are called peahens.

Together, the collective name for them is "peafowl".

There are just three different types of species in the peafowl family.

Although many people get a chill through their spine at the very mention of the word pickles, Koreans have found a way to make fermented pickled vegetables interesting, tasty and titillating.

Although the popularity of kimchi is still rising in the West, it is an ancient dish, dating about two thousand years back, when it was first mentioned in written documents.

Because kimchi was soaked only in brine or beef stock in the past.

But by the 12th century, other ingredients and seasonings began to be added to the pot.

Nowadays, kimchi is made both in North and South Korea, the Southern version being more salty and spicy than the Northern one.

Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia, which is a region of Spain.

Barcelona is the largest city on the Mediterranean coast.

The city is between the rivers of Llobregat and Besòs, and south of the Pyrenees mountains.

Barcelona is seen as one of the most beautiful cities in the world, full of life and features on many bucket lists.

The landscape, culture and food all amalgamate into the unique atmosphere and feeling of Barcelona.

She is a model, actress, singer and arguably one of the most famous women of the twentieth century.

As a child, Marilyn Monroe's mother, Gladys Pearl Baker, was institutionalised and then Norma Jeane, lived an orphanage and had eleven different sets of foster parents.The traumatic childhood made her shy and reserved.

Marilyn became a housewife, but the couple were not close, and Monroe reports being bored.

In 1943, her husband left to join the Merchant Marines to participate in America's War effort.

Photographer David Conover was covering the munitions factory to show women at work for the War effort.

In addition to transportation, the company offers food delivery and digital payments services via mobile app.

The company was originally founded in Malaysia and later moved its headquarters to Singapore.

It now operates in the Southeast Asian countries of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia and Japan.

The Grab app assigns taxis and private hire cars to nearby commuters through a location-sharing system.

Each time the company enters a new market, they buy smartphones for drivers in countries that they expand to, allowing those drivers to pay daily instalments for the phone.

Rabbits can make a cute house pet, but they also live in the wild, if you've got one as a pet, read these twenty awesome facts about rabbits.

The rabbits fall into the category of lagomorphs and not rodents.

The baby rabbits are collectively known as litter.

The teeth of a rabbit are very strong and they never stop growing.

The rabbits can make sounds that are very similar to that of a cat.

I love the place and I just can't get enough of it - the past three years me and my wife have gone together every year.

The city itself is full of timeless and beautiful architecture, stunning waterfronts, lush green parks, culture, museums, history, amazing food and a great night life.

So I couldn't turn down the chance to share some of the interesting things I know about my favorite city with you all, could I?

Due to the thick layer of fen and clay present in the soil of the city, all the city's buildings were erected on wooden poles that are fixed into a sandy layer of the ground over 35 feet deep!

Normally, a house rests on about 10 wooden poles, but the bigger buildings sit on thousands of them.

She was the only designer to be listed in the Time 100 most influential people of the Twentieth Century.

She made innovative use of jersey fabric - a manufactured cloth which proved useful during the shortages of the First World War.

She quickly gained a rising reputation for being on the forefront of fashion, and her initial success encouraged her to start another shop in Biarritz which prospered as a venue for the wealthy during the First World War.

In the 1920s, she launched her first perfume and eventually introduced the Chanel suit and the little black dress, with an emphasis on making clothes that were more comfortable for women.

The 1920s were a significant period of liberation for women.

If you're new to this beverage or a lifelong drinker, then these facts on green tea will have you reaching for the kettle!

Green tea is traditionally made from the leaves of the Camellia Sinensis plant.

The plant is a small leaf bush, with multiple stems, that can reach up to three meters in length.

The most popular locations for the plant are the Sunset Peak and Tai Mo Shan in Hong Kong.

The leaves have been have used in various beverages for over 4000 years.

The company sells these shares of stock at a certain price;

And the more money you pay, the more shares you can buy.

Many companies sell shares of stock, and they depend on the money they get for these shares of stock to pay their bills.

The higher the stock share price goes, the more shares the company will usually sell, meaning that more money will be available.

The reverse is usually true as well: The lower the stock share price goes, the less shares the company will usually sell and the the less will be coming in.

The tiger is the largest living member of the cat family, the Felidae.

The black stripes usually extend to the white underside.

The stripes are used to keep them camouflaged while hunting.

No two tigers have the same pattern of stripes.

The white coat only appears once in every 10,000 births.

Located in the Quang Ninh province of Vietnam is Halong Bay.

The rich biodiversity of the bay, and its beauty and its history has captured the interest of many throughout the ages.

It is classified as both a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.

Legend states that gods sent dragons, who dropped jewels and jade from their mouths into the bay, creating the islands.

Research has shown that there were prehistoric humans in the area tens of thousands of years ago.

Ah chocolate, the first love of every man, woman and child, it's a solution (however temporary) to every problem from upset and anger to happiness and adoration.

Chocolate truly is one of the wonders of the world, in the past it has been that valued it's actually been used as currency.

In 2014 US chocolate sales were $21.1 billion, that alone shows the significance and the demand for the product.

The film "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" was financed by Quaker Oats to promote its new Wonka Bar candy.

That's why it's named that instead of the book's title of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory".

Venus is the second planet from the sun.

It is a terrestrial planet because it has a solid, rocky surface like other planets in the inner solar system.

The ancient Romans named it after their goddess Venus.

Venus is the brightest object in the night sky except for the Moon.

Venus comes closer to the Earth than any other planet does.

They are both reptiles from the same family (Testudines or Chelonian).

The main difference between the two is that turtle is the name given to water dwellers and tortoise is the name given to land dwellers.

They are easily identified by the presence of a shell, from which their head and limbs protrude.

Their life span is shorter than that of the tortoise with an average of 20 to 40 years and a maximum of 86 years.

Their life span is longer than that of the turtle with an average of 80 to 150 years and a maximum of 188 years.

"Doughnut" is the more traditional spelling, although its shortened form, "donut," is also acceptable.

Doughnuts are often eaten in the morning, along with a cup of hot coffee.

When the arteries get clogged, blood does not go through them easily, this can cause a heart attack.

Ring doughnuts are made by joining the ends of a long, thin piece of dough into a ring or by using a doughnut cutter.

It leaves a doughnut-shaped piece of dough and a doughnut hole from dough removed from the center.

Today it is a Special Administrative Region of China in the eastern Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea.

The name of the city is a Cantonese phrase that translates to fragrance harbor.

The people of mainland China moved to Hong Kong in 221 BC.

In the 1900s, this region became a special refuge to Chinese exiles.

In 1941, the fear of the communist party led a huge number of immigrants to flee China and settle in Hong Kong.

But paying over $600 for a burger, or $150 for a pizza seems ludicrous - though if you have the money, why not!

Here we're going to look at some of the world's most expensive foods, obviously, this doesn't list every type of food by any means but I've chosen some of the world's favorites and those that are most common.

Wagyu beef is the world's most expensive beef, costing around $275 per lb for the meat itself, and a 2000 vintage cote de boeuf, or rib steak, costing $3200.

Apparently, for the steak at least, it's due to the very small numbers of hanging aged Wagyu ribs and the very low-stress levels the cattle are put through both during slaughter, with a specially designed abattoir, and during rearing.

Wagyu beef itself must come from a specific breed of Japanese cattle with incredibly high in fat marbling, allowing the meat to in essence melt in your mouth.

Neptune ,is the eighth and last planet from the Sun in the Solar System.

It is the fourth largest planet and third heaviest.

Neptune has four rings which are hard to see from the Earth.

It was named after the Roman God of the Sea.

It also contains small amounts of methane which makes the planet appear blue.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519) is one of the world's greatest thinkers, artists and philosophers.

Seeking after perfection, he created rare masterpieces of art such as 'The Mona Lisa' and The Last Supper'.

His far reaching investigations and discoveries sought to show an underlying unity of the universe.

Da Vinci is considered to be a key person in the birth of the European Renaissance, which saw an emergence of new ideas, scientific discoveries and the creation of beautiful art.

In 1466, he moved to Florence where he entered the workshop of Verrocchio.

Snakes belong to the animal class reptiles.

Reptiles are cold blooded animals that raise their body temperature by lying in the sun or lower it by crawling into the shade.

Their body temperature changes to the temperature of its surroundings.

Because of this, snakes that live in colder climates must hibernate through the winter.

They will find burrows or caves and fall into a deep sleep until the weather becomes ware enough for them.

Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water.

The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake).

Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, with varied distance events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley.

In competition, there are distinct regulations concerning the acceptable form for each individual stroke.

Evidence of recreational swimming in prehistoric times has been found, with the earliest evidence dating to Stone Age paintings from around 10,000 years ago.

The company generates revenue from subscriptions and fees associated with Bloomberg terminals as well as a variety of other services including Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Business, focused on venture capital, brokerage, and more.

Bloomberg terminals are essentially unrivaled within the finance world and have contributed to the company's massive growth in its 39-year history.

The central component of the company-the Bloomberg terminal, which provides real-time market data and analytics - was already in place at the founding.

Over the years, Bloomberg has acquired a variety of competitors across different industries, including media (New York radio station WNEW and BusinessWeek magazine), data companies (New Energy Finance), and even government and legal entities (Bureau of National Affairs).

However, a report by Business Insider indicated that the company generated more than $10 billion in revenue in 2018.

Software includes all different software programs on a computer, such as applications and the operating system.

The operating system (like Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, Android and various Linux distributions) is a layer of software that is used as a platform for running the applications, and controls all user interface tools including display and the keyboard.

The word software was first used in the late 1960s to emphasize on its difference from computer hardware, which can be physically observed by the user.

Software is a set of instructions that the computer follows.

Before compact discs (CDs) or development of the Internet age, software was used on various computer data storage media tools like paper punch cards, magnetic discs or magnetic tapes.

Earthquakes are a sudden and quick shock of the Earth's surface.

Earthquakes are actually a type of way that the Earth gets rid of some tension, just like you and I do, except we don't rock the world.

In many places such as California and Japan, where earthquakes are common, the government lets the people of the country know when an earthquake is about to strike by sending mobile phone alerts.

But who knows what the future might bring.

There are things called plates that run along the surface of the Earth.

Adventures are the best way to learn, and it's very difficult to argue against that statement when there are so many amazing places to see around the globe.

Brimming with culture, this city won an award in 2016 for being the best travel destination.

Watch the Changing of the Guard ceremony outside Buckingham Palace, take a cruise down the River Thames and view the city on foot or from the top of an iconic red bus.

Siem Reap is a great place if you're young and looking for adventure, but there are certainly no age limits when it comes to seeing the world.

Find a friendly youth hostel or stay in one of the five-star hotels.

Cars aren't cheap as we are all aware, but none of the vehicles you've, more than likely, ever bought even scrape anywhere the boundary of the cars we are here to discuss today.

The cars mentioned below are the stuff of legend, the dreams of every man, woman and child.

They send grown men into fits of screams as they hear the roar of a powerful V12 juggernaut zoom past them, or see it aggressively stood on a drive.

Here we're going to look at the 5 most expensive street-legal production cars.

The Pagani Huayra BC gets its name from the Incan God of Wind, Huayra.

The first "cheese cake" was created on the Greek island of Samos.

The Ancient Greeks used the simple ingredients of flour, wheat, honey and cheese formed into a cake and baked.

Incidentally, this concept eventually paved the way for wedding cakes to become a tradition that continues today.

History has the first recorded mention of cheesecake as being served to the athletes during the first Olympic Games held in 776 BC.

When the Romans conquered Greece, the cheesecake recipe was just one spoil of war.

Adidas, the German footwear maker, celebrated its 65th anniversary in 2014.

After close to 70 years into the game, the brand is as relevant as ever with the addition of influential taste makers such as Kanye West and Pharrell Williams to their stable.

While it is still in direct competition its arch-rival Nike, Adidas has managed to garner much attention to the brand with new and improved designs from world renowned designer Jeremy Scott, and the introduction of new ground-breaking technology such as their Ultra Boost line of products.

The 'Stan Smith', Adidas's most iconic sneaker, was originally intended to be named after Robert Haillet, the iconic French tennis star, and not Stanley Smith.

As a matter of fact, anyone who dared go to the park wearing Nikes or Puma ran the risk of getting their shoes snatched and hung on the park's "tree of shame" where countless pairs of off brand sneakers could be found.

The history of basketball is very large one, filled with rich events, legends and changes among the years.

We gathered a list of facts and figures about one of the most interesting sports in our list Basketball Facts.

Earlier, The basketball used to be brown in color.

When a team shoots the ball into the basket, a goal is scored.

The NBA and the BAA were two different basketball associations in 1949.

McKinsey is one of such businesses: it is one of the best-known global management consultancy groups in the world.

They are at the center of a network of 150 of the world's leading technology companies.

In order to bring new ideas, innovation, and capabilities to the table for customers, McKinsey has increased its network of partners to include 150 of the world's leading tech-product companies.

They tackle problems with the end in mind.

No matter how complicated a task or problem at hand, first, they take a proposed framework of what the solution looks like.