Even something like pineapples, a tropical fruit which can only be grown in certain climates, are still easy to find almost anywhere.
View moreOf course, pineapples are now easily acquired, even by us average folks, and the symbol is gone.
View moreHowever, there are still a few pineapples with a hefty price tag on them.
View moreThe odd strategies used here are reflective of older techniques in order to grow this tropical fruit in a colder climate.
View moreIn fact, the structure these rare pineapples are grown in was unearthed in 1991 and renovated just two years later to a working state.
View moreHow much are these pineapples worth?
View moreIf 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!
View moreMost people in London are British.
View moreThere are also many people from different countries who stay in London on business.
View moreOn the boulevard are the Humboldt University and the State Opera of Berlin.
View moreThere are a lot of technology companies in the city.
View moreThey are important for the city's economy.
View moreTornadoes are especially dangerous to people in cars or mobile homes and about 60 people are killed by tornadoes every year.
View moreThey are smaller than hurricane but stronger.
View moreTornadoes are ranked on the Enhanced Fujita scale, from EF0 to EF5.
View moreMost tornadoes have wind speeds less than 110 miles per hour (180 km/h), are about 250 feet (80 m) across and travel a few miles before disappearing.
View moreDownbursts are frequently confused with tornadoes, though their action is not similar.
View moreTwo 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.
View moreThe 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.
View moreOf the 10 richest people in the United States, four of them are Waltons.
View moreEach of these Walton family members are worth more than $30 billion EACH.
View moreIt is estimated that approximately 18% of the food stamps used in the United States are spent at Walmart.
View moreIn the United States there are more than 4,230 stores and there are more than 6,100 stores located internationally.
View moreMost CPUs used in desktop (home) computers are microprocessors made by either Intel or Advanced Micro Devices (usually shortened to AMD).
View moreSome other companies that make CPUs are ARM, IBM, and Sun Microsystems.
View moreMost of their CPUs are used in embedded systems for more specialized things, like in mobile phones, cars, game consoles, or in the military.
View moreThe instructions in a 32 bit CPU are good at handling data that is 32 bits in size (most instructions "think" in 32 bits in a 32 bit CPU).
View moreMost CPUs are microprocessors.
View moreSome chips with microprocessors inside them also contain other components, and are complete single chip "computers".
View moreIn celebration of this momentous achievement and their more than ten years in business, here are 20 Fun Facts about Airbnb, that you probably didn't know.
View moreThere are no two ways about it.
View moreThe only countries they are not available in are either war-torn or living under a military dictatorship, which is totally understandable.
View moreOlder folk are flocking to the online marketplace, in record numbers, opting for a home-away-from-home experience, instead of the one size fits all, assembly line hotels, which often feel impersonal and lacking in charm.
View moreNot only are senior citizens the fastest-growing client base for Airbnb, but they're also the most well behaved, with older women consistently showing as the highest-rated hosts on the platform.
View moreHow many of these are millionaires, we just don't know!
View moreThere are some fantastic unique places available to rent on Airbnb if you're in an adventurous kind of mood.
View moreWhile logic may dictate that the majority of people are looking for big, spacious rentals, that isn't always the case.
View moreThese 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.
View moreThese are the kind of number's hotels, and B&B's can only dream of achieving and is a testament to their hard work, attention to detail, and most importantly, their customer service skills.
View moreThere are three general kinds of galaxies: elliptical, spiral and irregular.
View moreNone are as spectacular as Saturn's gorgeous rings.
View moreRobots are usually machines controlled by a computer program or electronic circuitry.
View moreThere are many books, movies, and video games with robots in them.
View moreThey do not look like people, because they are made to do things.
View moreThese are 'industrial' robots.
View moreThere are also robots that help at home, to vacuum or run a lawn mower, for example.
View morePlanet rovers are robots for exploring distant planets.
View moreThe bacteria used to make yogurt are known as yogurt cultures.
View moreThese are the "good bacteria" responsible for all of yogurt's health benefits.
View moreDesert storms are often accompanied by violent winds, and pass rapidly.
View moreStorms are created when a center of low pressure develops with the system of high pressure surrounding it.
View moreEach year, on average, severe storms are responsible for more damage (as measured by insurance costs) than tropical cyclones, earthquakes, floods, or bushfires.
View moreThere are more than 35 million residents in Tokyo that makes it largest and busiest metropolitan area in the world.
View moreLive tuna auctions are the main attraction, which take place every morning at 5 am sharp.
View moreThis is a major tourist attraction and free visitor tickets are given to the public every morning at 4 am.
View moreThere are hundreds of sushi restaurants with various price ranges in Tokyo and 22 of them have received Michelin stars.
View moreMilk and cream, plus sugar and flavorings are cooked together for a brief period of time, and then added to a thickening agent (most often gelatin).
View moreThere are other recipes for panna cotta that are more complex.
View moreYou should note that if you are a vegetarian, that doesn't mean you can't enjoy this Italian classic.
View moreHere are fourteen fresh, fast facts about everyone's favorite Lymon fizzy-drink.
View moreThey are the largest living bird species, and have the biggest eggs of all living birds.
View moreThey are ratites, a useful grouping of medium to large flightless birds.
View moreThey are now extinct in those areas.
View moreThe 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.
View moreThere are four main processing steps in a computer: inputting, storage, outputting and processing.
View moreSome examples are controlling traffic lights, vehicles, computers, security systems, washing machines and digital televisions.
View moreComputers are used to control large and small machines which in the past were controlled by humans.
View moreThey are used for things such as calculation, listening to music, reading the news, writing etc.
View moreIt 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.
View moreAll Android versions, with the exception of Android 1.0 & 1.1, are named after confectionary and desserts i.e.Jelly Bean, Ice Cream Sandwich and KitKat.
View moreAndroid releases are alphabetical; Astro, Bender, Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean, KitKat, Lollypop and Marshmallow.
View moreIn 2015 there were around 98.5 million Android smartphone users in the US and in 2016 there are 107.7 million.
View moreAs all Android users know, most apps are usually free but the average price seems to be just $0.06.
View moreOf course if you are an Apple fan that is completely understandable, just look at their user base they must be doing something right as well!
View moreModern Mexicans are a unique blend of many ancient civilizations, including the Olmec, Zapotec, Toltec, Maya, Aztec, Inca, African, French, and Spanish.
View moreThere are many ancient statues of gods sticking out their tongues, such as Huitzilopochtli, which may be a sacred gesture that suggests their thirst for blood.
View moreMexico's main industries are food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel, petroleum, mining and tourism.
View moreTheir agricultural products are rice, beans, coffee, fruit, and tomatoes.
View moreChocolate, chilies, and corn are introduced to the world by Mexico.
View moreThis is called "soccer" in North America, South Africa, and Australia to avoid confusion with other types of football that are commonly played there.
View more80% of the world's footballs are manufactured in Pakistan.
View moreFootball balls are made from layers of synthetic leather while the bladders inside the ball are made from latex or butyl.
View moreAn international football game is 90 minutes long and those 90 minutes are distributed in two 45 minute halves.
View moreThese are caused by numerous encounters with asteroids and comets.
View moreMost Mercurian craters are named after famous writers and artists.
View moreHere are 10 exciting facts about eBay that will leave you wanting to discover some of the mysteries people list online.
View moreWith this vast quantity of numbers eBay does not create an annual report on how many items are sold within a year.
View moreSpring rolls are popular Chinese snack items, which comprise of thin pastry wrap stuffed with vegetables, noodles and meat filling.
View moreThese rolls are deep fried and make an amazing starter for parties.
View moreSpring roll recipes are famous throughout the world and have their own variations.
View moreSpring rolls are usually served with a dipping sauce.
View moreShanghai Spring Roll and Fuzhou Spring Roll are the two popular spring rolls.
View moreSpring rolls are one of the delicious appetizers and also make a good party food.
View moreThese finger foods are usually cut into small rolls and served.
View moreCold beverages like alcohol and soft drinks and hot beverages like tea and coffee are usually consumed with these Chinese rolls.
View moreThe basic ingredients to make spring rolls are thin noodles or vermicelli, rice flour, soy sauce, mint, lettuce, tofu, carrots and capsicum.
View moreVermicelli or thin noodles are boiled and once cooked, strained.
View moreNoodles, few mint leaves, chopped vegetables, and lettuce are placed on thin wraps and then is rolled.
View moreThe rolls are deep fried and served.
View moreIf you want to know some interesting facts about cheese, you've come to the right place, here are 20 awesome cheesy facts!
View moreThere are over 3,000 lakes in Canada, making its surface area covered by lakes more than any other country in the world.
View moreThere are more doughnut shops per capita in Canada than in any other country in the world.
View moreThey are harvested to produce beer, vodka, wine, and beauty products.
View moreIn Nunavut, Canada, the number plate for cars, motorcycles, and snowmobiles are in the shape of a polar bear.
View moreThese foods are usually served as a small portion, just enough for one at a very low price.
View moreThere are many Thai cuisines displayed from noodles to curries, soups to salad, and many sweet desserts.
View moreSometimes vendors add wantons, which are small dumplings or meat balls, to the broth.
View moreBeing one of the hottest places in the world, there are a lot of stalls that sell many ice cream desserts like "Itim Kati" or coconut ice cream.
View moreA study has discovered that 8% of all Instagram accounts are fake.
View moreThere are at least 1 million advertisers on Instagram.
View moreThe top five countries that use Instagram, in order of popularity, are the United States, Russia, Turkey, Brazil, and the United Kingdom.
View moreThe top three most used filters are Gingham, Clarendon, and Juno.
View moreEvery month, there are over 16 million Google searches for "Instagram.".
View moreGoogle often settles many arguments in my house and here we are going to look at some mind-boggling facts that will make you want to work, use and learn about Google even more!
View moreGoogle's new employees are known as Nooglers, they are required to wear blue, yellow and red hats at their first company-wide meeting.
View moreA powerhouse that won't be going anywhere soon and are just going to gather even more momentum, swallowing up companies like YouTube, making searching for information easier and more efficient, whilst giving you a great mail client and a million other side ventures.
View moreWhenever 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.
View moreSamsung are very focused on creating as much appliances as possible in house, around 90% of Samsung equipment is made in Samsung factories.
View moreSamsung truly are a world-wide employer, in 79 countries they employ over 236,000 staff.
View moreSamsung are always at the forefront of technology.
View moreSamsung are delving into the world of AI technology for their mobile devices rivalling the likes of Cortana or Siri.
View moreDespite 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.
View moreThere are even maps which show reference to the ruins as early as 1874, strengthening the theory that Bingham was certainly not the first there.
View moreThe larger the screen is, the larger the laptop (screens are measured diagonally).
View moreIt's been scientifically proven that cat owners are healthier people.
View moreIt's common knowledge that cats are fans of milk, but many of them are actually lactose intolerant.
View moreCat brains are very similar to human brains.
View morePhysically, at least, their brains are about 90% similar to ours.
View moreTheir brains are smaller, weighing just 0.9% of their total weight while ours weigh 2%.
View moreOtters are raised by their mothers.
View moreOtters are born with their eyes closed, and as soon as they open they have a lot to learn like swimming and hunting.
View moreNowadays this technique is still practiced in Bangladesh, where trained otters are used to chase fish into fishing nets.
View moreRiver otters are much more likely to take another animal's home instead of building their own.
View moreWhile this usually happens after the previous animal has moved out, they are known to move into beavers dams while they're still using them!
View moreWhen a horse gallops, all four hooves are off the ground at one point.
View moreHorse's brains are pretty small.
View moreThere are surprisingly more than 300 different horse breeds in the world!
View moreRather than being measured in feet and inches, horses are measured in hands.
View morePonies are horses which are under 14.2 hands high.
View moreJustin Bieber, Barack Obama and Taylor Swift all boast millions of followers and are up there with the top 5 most popular Twitter accounts.
View moreHowever, many people have noted that a large percentage of celebrity followers are often fake accounts, and Justin Bieber's following is only thought to be 50% real accounts.
View moreIn 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.
View moreThere are many myths and legends of Machu Picchu being used as a site for human sacrifice, yet very little scientific evidence backs this fact up.
View moreThis theory was debunked of course, but there are plenty of other locations within the Inca Empire where such things did occur.
View moreOf all the structures are unearthed and identified to date, the most impressive and of seemingly greatest importance, as well as being the most fabled is the Temple of the Sun.
View moreThis is another way that earthquakes are formed.
View moreThese plates as they are called move in all sorts of directions and at different speeds too.
View moreThey 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.
View moreTidal 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.
View moreThere are many interesting facts about earthquakes.
View moreCopacabana 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.
View moreThe above destinations are just a few of the places to visit if you want culture, fun and some wonderful adventures!
View moreWhen it comes to cars, like all forms of transport, there are always people searching for the next level whether that's technological, raw speed or pure indulgence (like diamond-encrusted headlights?!).
View moreBut the technology these vehicles are producing and pioneering will eventually (hopefully) filter down to "normal" vehicles like the ones we all can afford, albeit slightly less fancy and probably a dumbed down version.
View moreThere are that many museums in Amsterdam that even Amsterdam's Schiphol airport has a museum in it - making it the only airport in the world to have a museum!
View moreThere are more than 1 million bicycles in Amsterdam.
View moreAs those who are lucky enough to have visited Amsterdam will tell you, there are bicycles everywhere!
View moreAfter all, there are more than 250 miles of cycle path weaving across the city.
View moreSo it doesn't come as too much of a surprise that there are over 1 million bicycles here.
View moreEvery day, over 150 years of YouTube are watched on Facebook.
View moreEvery minute, there are 400 tweets going out that include a link to a YouTube video.
View moreNow, 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?
View moreWho are the pioneers?
View moreWhatever you think you know about this impressive country, here are 30 facts about Scotland that might surprise you!
View moreThere are an estimated 3,000 castles in Scotland - which equals one castle for every 100 square miles.
View moreOf Scotland's 800 islands, only about 100 of them are permanently inhabited.
View moreThere are three officially recognized languages in Scotland: English, Scots, and Scottish Gaelic.
View moreThere are over 600 square miles of freshwater lakes in Scotland.
View moreCanadians are famous for using the interjection "eh," so much so that it is listed in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary as a legitimate word.
View moreMembers of the Westboro Baptist Church are banned from entering Canada.
View moreCanadians are known for being very polite and apologizing a lot.
View moreAround 10% of Canadians are Vegetarian or Vegan.
View moreFor every 1,000 people in Canada, there are only 459 cars.
View moreM&M's are colorful little sugar-coated chocolate pieces that have stolen the hearts of generations in over 100 countries.
View moreRed M&M's are among the most popular today, but in the 1970s, they were replaced with orange pieces for almost ten years.
View moreAnd if you're still not convinced that M&M's are some of the most-loved chocolates the world has ever known, the M&M's factory produces more than 69,000 pieces per second to keep up with the staggering worldwide demand!
View moreDespite being the sixth-largest country in the world and the home of several large cities, there are just 24 million people living in Australia.
View moreWith many more sheep than humans, there are approximately 100 million of these animals across the country.
View moreThere are several Australian actors on the Hollywood scene, and Russell Crowe is often mistakenly thought to be Australian.
View moreThere are up to 1,500 different species of spiders, and some of them are poisonous while others are totally harmless.
View moreThe kangaroo and emu are both featured on the Australian coat of arms.
View moreWith bitcoins, there are little to no transaction fees and the money is available almost instantly!
View moreBitcoins are held in digital wallets.
View moreLosing a wallet means those bitcoins are lost forever.
View moreWhile 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.
View moreThese bitcoins have unique keys to them and so if they're lost with a wallet, then they are essentially removed from circulation forever.
View moreSamsung 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.
View more432 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.
View moreScottish people are more likely to have blue eyes than anyone else in the rest of the United Kingdom.
View moreOn the boulevard are the Humboldt University and the State Opera of Berlin.
View moreThey are mainly associated with Christmas and can be used for a tasty treat or a traditional Christmas tree decoration.
View moreOver 1.7 billion candy canes are made each year around the world.
View moreCarbohydrates are necessary for human and animal survival as the building blocks of cells.
View moreContrary to what many people believe, there are only 15 calories in a teaspoon of sugar, which can be burned off in 15 minutes simply by socializing with other people.
View moreConsuming too many calories is what causes a person to gain weight, regardless of where the calories are found.
View moreThere are 37 different species of sugarcane and they all crossbreed with one another.
View moreWhen it comes to food there are two types of sugar: added sugar and naturally occurring sugar.
View moreWhether it's close to you or very far from home, here are some awesome facts about this incredible place.
View moreKoala bears are popular in Australia, although there are 10 times as many camels as koalas.
View moreThere are no Bills of Rights in this country, making it the only Western country to omit this from its governmental system.
View moreThere are so many different types of species in Australia that only 25% of them have been discovered and are known to humans.
View moreThis leaves 75% which are totally undiscovered as of yet.
View moreUnfortunately for those who are not so tech-savvy, the integration of the internet into our daily lives has allowed the financial world to evolve.
View moreIn addition to extensive banking, payment, and stock options that have become the norm online, there are also new currencies that have been created.
View moreAt first glance, Bitcoin may sound confusing, however below are ten facts that will truly explain in layman's terms what exactly bitcoin is and how it came to be.
View moreThe 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.
View moreInstead, there are exactly 21,000,000 coins.
View moreLive tuna auctions are the main attraction, which take place every morning at 5 am sharp.
View moreThere are many types of cheese such as hard cheese, soft cheese, cream cheese, and processed cheese, all which can be used in cooking.
View moreThere are many types of cheese: Brie, Cheddar, Cottage Cheese, Cream Cheese, Blue cheese, Edam, Emmenthal, Mozzarella, Parmesan, Ricotta.
View moreThose who are lactose intolerant (unable to process a type of sugar found in milk and milk products) should avoid eating cheese.
View moreVegetarians eat vegetable based cheeses, which are usually almond or soy based.
View morePenjor are tall decorative poles that can be seen outside Balinese homes during certain religious holidays.
View moreIt has two moons, Phobos and Deimos, which are small and irregularly shaped.
View moreThe seasons are extreme because its elliptical (oval-shaped) orbital path around the Sun is more elongated than most other planets in the solar system.
View morePancakes are flat cakes, often thin and round, prepared from a starch based batter that can also have eggs, milk, and butter.
View moreThe earliest references to pancakes are in the poems of the 5th century BC poets Cratinus and Magnes.
View moreA Crêpe or crepe is thin, large pancakes that are flipped and cooked on both sides.
View moreThey are then folded over sweet fillings like chocolate and fruit, or savory cheeses and stir-fried vegetables.
View moreIn Canada and the United States, pancakes are often eaten for breakfast with butter and syrup.
View moreDesktop 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.
View moreLaptops are battery powered computers that are more portable than desktops, allowing you to use them almost anywhere.
View moreTablet computers or tablets are handheld computers that are even more portable than laptops.
View moreSo without further ado here are some cute facts about cats and kittens!
View moreWhile there are more US households with pet dogs, there are way more pet cats than dogs in total!
View moreThere are even reports of cats falling from as high as 32 stories high and coming away with just a chipped tooth and a punctured lung.
View moreThere are many ways to refer to a group of cats.
View moreRegular house cats are generally called a "clowder of cats".
View moreYou are dependent on someone else for those things.
View moreAnd unless you live on a farm, you are dependent on others for all kinds of food.
View moreIf you live in the African desert and you want to eat rice, you are dependent on other people to grow that rice and sell it to you.
View moreThe people who use their own hands to make everything they could ever want are rare these days.
View moreMore common are people like you, who get different things from different people.
View moreOtters are the dogs of the water world, so it's no small wonder that we humans have such affection for them.
View moreThese adorable little guys have long, streamlined bodies that are just made for being in the water.
View moreThere are 13 known species of otters, which range in size from 2.9 feet (90 cm) all the way to 5.9 feet (1.8 m) long!
View moreOtters are expert hunters.
View moreOtters are known to be pretty incredible hunters, living off a diet of mostly seafood.
View moreTheir closest living relatives are cetaceans (whales, porpoises, etc.) from which they diverged about 55 million years ago.
View moreFemale hippos, though, become heaviest when they are about 25 years old.
View moreThey are only territorial while in the water.
View moreThey work as a computer but are mobile devices small enough to fit in a user's hand.
View moreAnother way to think of them is that they are PDAs that can make voice calls like any other mobile phone.
View moreMost smartphones are also GPS receivers and digital cameras.
View moreBecause smartphones are small computers, they run an operating system that is often common between devices to ensure compatibility.
View moreDepending on where they are, 3g phones vary in speed between about 200kbit/s to 14mbit/s (Megabits per second).
View moreFrom a techy point of view, drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV's) are a wonderful idea.
View moreNowadays a drone can be picked up for under $50 in most toy stores or superstores and are great fun.
View moreAmazon 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.
View moreIn 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.
View moreDomino's are trialling drones for their delivery process.
View moreThe houses are tiled and the wooden components are carved with traditional motifs.
View moreThey are arranged side-by-side in tight, unbroken rows along narrow pedestrian streets.
View moreTherefore, the city offers unique cooking classes which are quickly becoming a popular tourist activity.
View moreTemples such as Angkor Wat, the Bayon, Preah khan, and Ta Prohm, exemplars of Khmer architecture, are closely linked to their geographical context as well as being imbued with symbolic significance.
View moreThe plants are prepared and then brought to different temple sites for blessing by the gods.
View moreThese aspects of intangible heritage are further enriched by the traditional textile and basket weaving practices and palm sugar production.
View moreHorses are beautiful creatures to look at, and thousands of fanatics enjoy riding them or showing them every year.
View moreHere are some important (and some very interesting!) facts you might like to know about horses.
View moreHorses are called different names depending on their gender.
View moreYoung horses have different names - a young male is called a colt and the young females are fillies.
View moreThere are fewer bones in a horse than in humans.
View moreThere are over 60 different species of eagle, most of them from Africa, Asia and Europe.
View moreIt's fair to say eagles are creatures of habit!
View moreThe other gas giants are Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
View moreOnly the Earth's moon and Venus are brighter.
View moreOf these, 55 are very small and less than five kilometres wide.
View moreThe four largest moons of Jupiter are Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
View moreThey are collectively called the Galilean moons, because they were discovered by the Italian astronomer Galileo galilei.
View moreThere 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.
View moreFor normal goods, and a normal market, there are four basic laws that determine the change in the market, if either supply or demand changes.
View moreVirtual reality (often just called Vr) is the name for computer technology that makes a person feel like they are somewhere else.
View moreToday, there are about 11,000 fish and chips shops throughout the UK and Ireland, so finding a chippie (a fish and chip shop) is usually easy.
View moreFish and chip shops are now also around the world, including a few shops in New York City, and are especially popular in coastal regions of Spain.
View moreThere are claims to the first chippie from Lancashire in the North and London in the South of England.
View moreA great fish and chips are only as good as its ingredients.
View moreHaddock is the second favorite, and there are regional variations include whiting in Northern Ireland and some parts of Scotland, as well as skate and huss in the south of England.
View moreOften 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.
View moreNowadays, wontons are available in numerous varieties.
View moreIn the North, they are most often stuffed with pork or lamb.
View moreFurther to the south, people make their wontons with egg wrappers and fill them with a combination of pork and shrimp, while in Cantonese cuisine, wontons are often served as an appetizer, deep fried and smothered in sweet and sour sauce.
View moreIngredients used in the Dutch style apple pie are different.
View moreThere are American apple pie recipes, both manuscript and printed, from the 18th century.
View moreAs if 50 districts wasn't enough, these are further subdivided into 169 subdistricts.
View moreMany of the city's major tourist attractions are located right on the river, or within easy walking distance of a river ferry stop.
View moreIt's not that daily high temperatures are really stupidly high, it's more the fact that the city remains hot all year round.
View moreThe annual mean air temperature is 28C, and the hottest months are from March to May.
View moreThe vast area, known locally as Yaowarat, is full of streets and alleys that are in turn full of shops and restaurants and countless street food vendors.
View moreSaturn has 62 known moons orbiting the planet;53 are officially named.
View moreThese rings are made of ice with smaller amounts of rocks and dust.
View moreLions are the only big cats to live in groups, called prides.
View morePrides are close family groups.
View moreThey work as a group and use intelligent hunting tactics to catch prey which they would not be able to catch alone as they are faster than them.
View moreLionesses are caring mothers who will even take care of a neglected cub, allowing him/her to suckle and giving them a chance to survive.
View moreTwo or more lionesses in a group tend to give birth around the same time, and the cubs are raised together.
View moreNo matter how you use it, these 30 YouTube facts are worth a read!
View moreThere are over one billion users on YouTube, which is nearly one-third of everyone on the Internet.
View moreThis is because TV, Facebook, and Twitter are banned in Saudi Arabia, but YouTube is unrestricted.
View moreBased on a 2013 study, 60% of the 1,000 most viewed YouTube videos are banned in Germany.
View moreAlmost all the residents of Manila are Filipinos.
View moreHealth facilities in Manila are among the best in the region.
View moreThe city government maintains numerous health centres as well as San Lazaro Hospital, where patients are treated free of charge, and subsidizes a number of government hospitals.
View moreThere are also many missionary and private hospitals in the city.
View moreNearly all citizens over age 10 are literate.
View moreGiraffes have an even number of toes and are the tallest land animals.
View moreGiraffe calves are already 2 m tall and weigh 50-55 kg.
View moreYoung giraffes become mature when they are 4 years old, and they are fully grown when they are 6 years old.
View moreIn general, the more money you make, the more disposable income you will have (although you are also taxed at a higher rate).
View moreBuilt for speed, cheetahs are slender, with long thin legs and a long tail.
View morePreviously, 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.
View moreCheetahs are carnivores, so rely on meat for survival.
View moreFemale cheetahs are solitary, living alone or with their young.
View moreCheetahs are the only big cat that can turn in mid air while sprinting.
View moreThere are badminton players around the world, and badminton has become the second-most popular sport in the world behind soccer.
View moreMost badminton racquets weigh between 70 and 95 grams before strings or grips are added.
View moreWhen players are playing a badminton match, their Wilson racquets are not allowed to make contact with the net.
View moreOf all of the badminton competitions that the International Badminton Federation oversees, about 70 percent have winners who are from either Indonesia or China.
View moreShuttlecocks were traditionally made from feathers that are gathered from the left wing of a goose.
View moreBecause leisure and income are both valued, we have to decide whether to work, or do what we want.
View moreAccording to the EPA these e-wastes have a harmful effect on the environment unless they are disposed of properly.
View moreIf suburbs are counted, the population of the Paris area rises to 12 million people.
View moreThe city has a multi cultural style, because 20% of the people there are from outside France.
View moreThere are many different restaurants with all kinds of food.
View moreFog begins to form when water vapor condenses into tiny liquid water droplets that are suspended in the air.
View moreWhile 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.
View moreWhether it's staggering statistics or fun facts about how this social media platform was created, here are the top 10 facts about Twitter.
View moreApproximately 350,000 Tweets are posted every minute.
View moreEvery single minute, an average of 350,000 new tweets are posted on Twitter.
View moreThe Vatican and the Catholic Church claims there are many things you can do to reduce your time spent in purgatory and become a better person.
View moreMost nontoxic aquatic species are exploited for food by humans.
View moreFish are cooked whole or cut into steaks, fillets, or chunks.
View moreThe harvesting, processing, and consuming of seafoods are ancient practices.
View moreThese are illustrated in tomb scenes, drawings, and papyrus documents.
View moreFishing scenes are rarely represented in ancient Greek culture, a reflection of the low social status of fishing.
View moreThe rate of spoilage will be decreased significantly when the foods are kept inside the fridge due to the low level of bacteria reproduction.
View morePortable refrigerators are so useful and popular these days.
View moreMore than 8 million fridges are sold yearly in the US.
View moreENERGY STAR fridges are the most economical ones.
View moreSnow is a form of precipitation, other forms of precipitation are rain, hail and sleet.
View moreHeavy snowfalls are often called 'snowstorms'.
View moreSnowstorms with high winds are often called 'blizzards'.
View moreSnowflakes take on a variety of shapes, basic among these are platelets, needles, columns and rime.
View moreSnow affects ecosystems, as well, by providing an insulating layer during winter under which plants and animals are able to survive the cold.
View moreEbooks, like printed books, are largely made up of text, but can also include images.
View moreThey are produced and sold commercially.
View moreThey are not necessarily copies of existing printed works.
View moreFor the wide collections, easy accessibility and reading and learning proficiency of eBooks, people are getting more attached to eBooks.
View moreMany analyses showed that longer eBooks are sold for many times than a shorter eBook.
View moreHere are five things you might not know about the bánh mì.
View moreThey are typically eaten as a breakfast food.
View moreThe dictionary's example for this food reads, "along with classic banh mi, there are refreshing cold noodles and exceptional bowls of soup.".
View morePeacocks 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.
View moreNext time you look at a peacock, here are some fun & feathery facts which will make you even more amazed than before!
View moreIt's only the males that are called peacocks, while the females are called peahens.
View moreThere are just three different types of species in the peafowl family.
View moreWhen they are domesticated, some will live up to 50 years.
View moreIt is one of Barcelona's most celebrated festival days in which loved ones are given roses and books.
View moreGrabChat can even translate messages if the set languages of the driver and passenger are different.
View moreThe baby rabbits are collectively known as litter.
View moreThe teeth of a rabbit are very strong and they never stop growing.
View moreThere are currently 45 known breeds of rabbits.
View moreThe rabbits can make sounds that are very similar to that of a cat.
View moreThe droppings of a rabbit are widely used as a fertiliser in gardens.
View moreHere are my 10 friendly facts about Amsterdam.
View moreDue 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!
View moreAmsterdam's buildings are so narrow due to taxation reasons.
View moreBecause of this, the gorgeous old buildings you see lined up on the canal - and street-fronts of Amsterdam are particularly thin and tall.
View moreThe most popular locations for the plant are the Sunset Peak and Tai Mo Shan in Hong Kong.
View moreThese time periods are: April to May, June to July, and, July to August.
View moreIt is believed that regular green tea drinkers are at a lower risk of developing heart disease and certain types of cancer.
View moreAll of these companies are buying and selling share of stock all the time.
View moreTogether, they are called the stock market.
View moreYour older family members are more likely to own stocks.
View moreTigers are solitary animals.
View moreThe stripes are used to keep them camouflaged while hunting.
View moreSometimes there are tigers with different colors.
View moreThere are white tigers that have white fur with black stripes, or that even have pure white fur.
View moreSiberian tigers are the largest.
View moreThis bay is famous for its more than 1960 limestone, rocky, tall islands which are rich in tropical vegetation.
View moreThere are 450 different mollusks and 200 different species of fish in Halong Bay.
View moreMost of the islands in Halong Bay are limestone.
View moreMany of the islands are untouched due to their steep edges and heights which make it too dangerous to explore.
View moreThey reach much higher than they are wide.
View moreVenus is sometimes called the sister planet of Earth as they are quite similar in size and gravity.
View moreIn other ways the planets are very different.
View moreTurtles and tortoises are closely related.
View moreThey are both reptiles from the same family (Testudines or Chelonian).
View moreThey are easily identified by the presence of a shell, from which their head and limbs protrude.
View moreTurtles are found in Africa and America.
View moreTurtles are omnivores, eating both vegetation and meat.
View moreDoughnuts are often eaten in the morning, along with a cup of hot coffee.
View moreDoughnuts are sold at doughnut shops, bakeries, or grocery stores.
View moreDoughnuts can cause health problems if they are eaten too often.
View moreAlso, doughnuts contain a large amount of sugar and white flour, which are turned into fat when they come inside our body.
View moreDoughnuts are a health concern in Canada where each person eats more doughnuts per year than any other country.
View moreSome islands that make up the Hong Kong region are completely uninhabitable and unreachable.
View moreIn this region, parents that give birth to a son and then daughter are considered to be among the luckiest people in the world.
View moreDimsum which are a popular snack for many people across the world originated from this region.
View moreHere 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.
View moreApparently, 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.
View moreThere are, however budget versions offering Wagyu beef burgers at $4.40 for a pack of 2.
View moreSaffron comes from the saffron crocus, this flower bears up to four flowers with each having three vivid crimson stigmas, these stigmas are handpicked, dried and then air sealed which kind of explains the price.
View moreTruffles are one of the most expensive ingredients in the world, with white costing more than the black varieties.
View moreNeptune has four rings which are hard to see from the Earth.
View moreReptiles are cold blooded animals that raise their body temperature by lying in the sun or lower it by crawling into the shade.
View moreThere are more than 2,900 species of snakes in the world.
View moreSnakes cannot survive in places where the ground stays frozen year round so there are no snakes north of the Arctic Circle or in Antarctica.
View moreThe top 5 most venomous snakes in the world are the Inland Taipan, the Eastern brown snake, the coastal Taipan, the tiger snake, and the black tiger snake.
View moreIn competition, there are distinct regulations concerning the acceptable form for each individual stroke.
View moreThere are also regulations on what types of swimsuits, caps, jewelry and injury tape that are allowed at competitions.
View moreAlthough it is possible for competitive swimmers to incur several injuries from the sport, such as tendinitis in the shoulders or knees, there are also multiple health benefits associated with the sport.
View moreBloomberg terminals are essentially unrivaled within the finance world and have contributed to the company's massive growth in its 39-year history.
View moreApplications are programs that are designed to perform a specific operation, such as a game or a word processor.
View moreThe firmware for a CD drive or the firmware for a modem are examples of firmware implementation.
View moreSoftware engineers are responsible for producing fault-free software which has literally become an essential part of our daily lives.
View moreChangeability and conformity are two of the main properties of software design.
View moreThere are also different processing models for designing software including Build and Fix, Waterfall and Agile software processing design methods.
View moreEarthquakes can sometimes be really scary things, but they are very interesting in how they form and why they do.
View moreEarthquakes are a sudden and quick shock of the Earth's surface.
View moreEarthquakes 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.
View moreIn 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.
View moreThis happens no matter which station you are watching.
View moreAdventures 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.
View moreSiem 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.
View moreSnorkeling and scuba-diving are two of the main activities which tourists enjoy while visiting this country.
View moreCars 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.
View moreThe cars mentioned below are the stuff of legend, the dreams of every man, woman and child.
View morePeople who classify it as a torte point to the presence of many eggs, which are the sole source of leavening, as a key factor.
View moreAccording to New Yorkers, only the great cheesecake makers are located in New York, and the great cheesecake connoisseurs are also in New York.
View moreIn total, there are more than 200 locations.
View moreThe brand's EQT line of sneakers were originally supposed to serve as a status symbol, similar to how Jordan sneakers are viewed nowadays.
View moreNike tried to stop Adidas from releasing their own woven upper sneakers, which are a huge trend right now.
View moreThe positions of players in a basketball game are: Point guard, Shooting guard, Small forward, Power forward and Center.
View moreThere are companies that inspire us here at Charlotte Fractional CMOs.
View moreHere are 5 curious facts about McKinsey & Company.
View moreThey are at the center of a network of 150 of the world's leading technology companies.
View moreThey are also expanding their own technological offerings by including cloud solutions, industry-specific solutions as well as microservices.
View moreSome of the leading trade shows where they are doing so are the Web Summit in Portugal, WSJ D Live Asia in Hong Kong, World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
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