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Fruit is meant to be a good part of a balanced diet, so even if you do end up spending a few bucks more on your favorite fruit, at least it's for a worthy cause.

How much does it cost to make these pineapples?

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.

If that's what it takes to get your hand on one of these Victorian-grown pineapples, I wouldn't hold your breath!

It was called Londinium by the Romans.

It is also important for culture, media, entertainment, fashion and art.

It became the largest city in England.

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

It is also the biggest city in Germany.

It is about 70 km west of Poland.

It has an oceanic climate.

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.

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

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

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

When Walmart holds its annual shareholder meeting it also has entertainment.

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.

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

This enterprise soon took off, and over time it evolved into the Airbnb we have today, with a little cheeky nod to its birth all those years ago, still in its name.

Airbnb was formed in San Francisco in 2008, and it's in that very city where Airbnb plays host to it's most loyal customers and fans, with the Sanfranciscan's on average spending five and half days in each property and splashing out a whopping $1,045 for their stay.

There are no two ways about it.

Airbnb's first year was very successful for the three founders, it changed their lives that year and kept a roof over their heads, and they only had four hundred guests!

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.

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

Beyond the orbit of Neptune (the furthermost planet), it takes a long time to leave the Solar System.

It has no atmosphere.

But it contains many worlds with many kinds of atmospheres.

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.

It was built in different areas by different dynasties to protect different territorial borders.

It helped fix the bricks in place and bound the bricks together so tightly that weeds cannot grow in many parts.

It deserves its place among "the New Seven Wonders of the World" and the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

It was designed to be at least three times the height of a man.

Some of the Wall was built along ridges, which make it look taller.

It was an integrated military defensive system with watchtowers for surveillance, fortresses for command posts and logistics, beacon towers for communications, etc.

It shows us not only China's culture of national pride, grand projects, and determined resistance, but also China's extravagant architecture and creativity.

It means robot acts instead of a person, doing things it is designed for.

But it takes time and money to build just one machine, so early ideas were not built.

It would be controlled with ropes and wheels.

General Motors bought it in 1960.

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.

Because it takes a long time to send a radio signal from Earth to another planet, the robots do much of their work alone, without commands from Earth.

It can walk, which is not easy to program.

It is produced by bacterial fermentation of milk.

It provides numerous vitamins and minerals and is relatively low in calories.

Legend tells that yogurt was discovered because a shepherd, forgetting some milk in one of these skins for a while, when he finally remembered it, found it transformed : into something denser and tastier.

Reason tends to prove this theory, which anyone can check out, quite simply, in the following way : milk left to the open air, naturally transforms itself through the effects of germs, which make it coagulate and ferment.

As far as Yogurt is concerned, it is easy to isolate the main cause of fermentation in the organisms present in the animal skins used as containers.

The first Arab recipe books describe its use in the preparation of various dishes, and even in the fables of The Arabian Nights we can find it served at marvellous banquets.

It makes a yogurt that's thicker, creamier and tangier than regular yogurt.

Usually more tart than ice cream, as well as lower in fat, it is different from ice milk and conventional soft serve.

It goes well on a baguette or biscuit, and the entire experience is akin to eating a small piece of cake.

It cost ￥5,000 (approx.50USD ).

It may be marked by significant disruptions and lightning (a thunderstorm), heavy precipitation (snowstorm, rainstorm), heavy freezing rain (ice storm), strong winds (tropical cyclone, windstorm), or wind.

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

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

It is one of the safest cities in the world.

There are more than 35 million residents in Tokyo that makes it largest and busiest metropolitan area in the world.

It's terribly crowded, yet can be strangely quiet.

It is a large park-like area located in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo and contains buildings including the main palace, the private residences of the Imperial Family, an archive, museums and administrative offices.

Its name translates to cooked cream, but it is actually not cooked that much.

This simple pudding gets firmer as it cools and is usually served chilled.

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

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.

It's also a good idea to purchase ramekins so that you can create individual serving sizes.

Her recipes include classic ones, and some unusual interpretations of the pudding, such as flavoring it with lavender or creating a butterscotch variety.

Webpages on the Internet can be seen and read by anyone (unless the page needs a password, or it is blocked).

In 2012, Sprite was reformulated in France, removing 30% of the sugar and replacing it with the sweetener Stevia, lowering the total calorie count.

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.

It does seem a little bit like David vs Goliath really doesn't it?

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.

It was actually developed as a digital camera platform.

The first smartphone running Android was released in 2008, the HTC Dream or T-Mobile G1 depending on your country, it had a sliding keyboard.

It was completely redesigned for tablets and never ran on smartphones.

From its open-source nature to the simplicity of use, it ticks all the boxes when it comes to a mobile OS.

With tens of millions of people using it, they can't be doing too badly for themselves over at Google!

It is also the largest monument ever constructed in the world.

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.

The ball is often kicked with the foot, but depending on the game, it can also be hit using other parts of the body (in association football) and handling the ball is a part of some other sports known as 'football'.

Today, it is the most popular sport in the world and many people watch it on television, especially the FIFA World Cup that happens every four years.

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.

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

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.

In the first week, he listed it as $1 and to no surprise, it didn't sell.

So he listed it again for the same price for a second week.

This time a bidding war took off and it sold for $14.83.

He contacted the seller to check that they realized what they had bid on, and it turned out they were a collector of broken laser pens!

It was a copy of their single released in 1996 called "You & I".

EBay wasn't launched in the UK until 1999 which was 4 years after it was set up in the US.

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.

This is not the first time an item has been listed in the wrong category, or identified as something it is not.

At the time, Coppard was working with The Natural History Museum in London and was able to confirm from the photo uploaded that the species was unidentified, making it a new discovery of sea urchin that he named Coelopleurus exquisitus.

Their selling process is one of the simplest platforms available online which makes it accessible to almost everyone.

This convenience is one of the reasons it became such a popular platform over the years.

It was once believed that eating cheese before bed could cause nightmares, but in fact it had health benefits.

It's a noodle dish made from wide and thick rice noodles that is stir fried in dark soy sauce with either pork, chicken, or beef and Chinese broccoli or cabbage.

It's a great substitute from pad thai because it's not spicy, although some ask for dried chili flakes on the side.

This dish is flavored with Cinnamon, Tamarind sauce, and sugar, topped with roasted peanuts and bay leaves, it's made with coconut milk, potatoes, and chicken or tofu for vegetarians.

It's served in a coconut shell and is as cheap as 57 to 86 cents (US).

It is filled with warm spicy Ginger soup with rice flour dumplings that have black sesame paste on the inside, it's texture is soft and chewy.

It's easy to get sucked into mindless scrolling when you're on Instagram, especially if you follow a lot of accounts that post photos and videos of adorable animals.

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

It's estimated that posts that include at least one hashtag gain 12.6% more engagement.

Jimmy Wales put it best "If it isn't on Google, it doesn't exist", and that's exactly my opinion, when have you ever had a problem and not said: "Google it?".

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

Oxford English Dictionaries and Merriam-Webster both in 2006 added the word 'Google', it's defined as a "search for information about (someone or something) on the Internet using the search engine Google".

Google bought Motorola in 2011 for $12.5 billion and sold it after its surprise downturn for $2.5 billion.

So there we have it, some facts about the internet juggernaut Google in all its glory.

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.

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.

As a result of this lack of knowledge there have been many wild theories when it comes to Machu Picchu, which is a large reason why it draws so much intrigue.

Although confusing at first, the naming of the site after the mountain it rests besides actually makes more sense than you'd expect.

This makes you wonder whether it was originally called this, or whether its name was lost over the ages and replaced with the nearest geological landmark.

This is a common misconception largely due to it never being reached Spanish Conquistadors in their invasion of Peru in the 16th Century.

Its name comes from lap, as it was deemed to be placed on a person's lap when being used.

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

It was called the Grid Compass.

It also hosted the 2007 World Schools Debating Championships.

It is the 6th most populated city in the world, and 7th most crowded.

The name Seoul is interesting, however, because it has no matching Chinese characters.

Currently, it is the headquarters of companies like Samsung, Lg, Hyundai, and Kia.

It also generates over 20% of South Korea's gross domestic product.

An "entanglement of kittens" is another name, as it's often hard to tell where one kitten ends and another begins when they're playing!

It's been scientifically proven that cat owners are healthier people.

Most importantly though, cats keep you from being lonely - and it's now known that loneliness plays a big part in many diseases!

Most people associate a cat's purr with it being happy, but that's not always true.

Most unexpectedly, cats sometimes purr when they're injured, and it's been suggested their purr actually helps their body to heal faster!

It's quite common for a mother and her pup to hold each other's hands so that they don't drift away from each other while they sleep.

It's key to their survival to eat such great quantities, especially for sea otters, as they use up so much energy keeping themselves warm.

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

Unlike many other mammals, it is impossible for horses to vomit.

Back in the day, the founders would refer to it as "twttr," following the trend of the early 2000's in removing the vowels and shortening the word.

Jack Dorsey posted the first tweet at 9:50pm and it read, "just setting up my twttr.".

It was a cartoon image of a whale being pulled out of water in a net by eight little birds - representative of Larry the Twitter bird.

This has been one of the objectives of the tweet when Ellen posted it, and it succeeded in gaining over three million retweets.

It has become one of the most iconic selfies of all time, as well as being a hugely popular tweet, and many people have sought to replicate it on social media with their own selfies.

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.

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.

Some have claimed it was a mountaintop fortress, the last bastion of the Inca warlords, while others believe it was a university and place of scholarship.

This theory states that it was a palace for the then ruler of the Inca Empire, Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui, who reigned from 1438 to 1471.

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.

It would not be cool to see a tsunami heading in your direction, you certainly wouldn't be able to outrun it!

It happened in 1960, and measured 9.5 on the Richter scale.

It has this name because Petra was carved into the red-rose limestone of Wadi Musa .

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

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.

When 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?!).

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.

As the home of the Van Gogh Museum and the Rijksmuseum, it should come as no surprise that Amsterdam boasts the world's largest collection of Rembrandt paintings and Van Gogh artworks.

There 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!

It reached 1 billion views in 88 days.

It reached 112 million views in 24 hours.

There is a program to scan for copyright infringement called Automated Content ID - it scans over 100 years of video every day.

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

It takes the whole of one year's crop from one tree to make half a kilo of cocoa.

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

However, it seems driverless or autonomous cars aren't actually that far off with some companies even releasing fully functioning, semi-autonomous cars.

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?

The 1920s saw inventors take their first test run with the "Linrrican Wonder", debuted Houdina Radio Control, it was a radio-controlled driverless car and was shown traveling through a traffic jam in New York City.

EUREKA also started the first real project aimed at creating autonomous vehicles from 1987 to 1995, it was called the Prometheus Project.

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 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.

It is among the finest and most sought after whiskeys in the world.

Scotch whiskey can only be labeled as such if it was made and matured in Scotland.

Rumor has it that Forrest Mars only really teamed up with Bruce Murrie because his father owned Hershey's, the company which provided the majority of chocolate rations during the war.

If you lose it, it's lost forever.

However, it's impossible for people to take money from your wallet without you giving it to them.

Bitcoins may sound a bit farcical at first, but it's actually a real currency used to buy real things.

In New York, Samsung has a building called 837, known as a digital playground it's dedicated to showing off Samsung kit, from a huge theater display made of ninety-six 55" screens to a VR Tunnel and family-focused Playroom using Galaxy View.

This shows just how renowned the brand is worldwide and how intertwined it is with our daily lives.

Scotland had cave dwellers until 1915 when it was outlawed.

It is between 2,000 and 3,000 years old.

It is believed by many that the white of the candy cane represents the purity of Jesus.

The traditional flavor for candy canes is peppermint, however, it is also made in a variety of other flavors and colors.

When it comes to food there are two types of sugar: added sugar and naturally occurring sugar.

Whether it's close to you or very far from home, here are some awesome facts about this incredible place.

Australia is an island, and it's a large island at that.

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.

At 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.

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 is, in fact, controlled by everyone who uses the bitcoin software to record and validate transactions of the bitcoins, then added to the blockchain across the globe.

However, that would devalue the currency and render it worthless.

If you look at a dollar bill, you know that it is simply a piece of paper with a number on it and some fancy pictures saying that it is "worth" $1.

It is a large park-like area located in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo and contains buildings including the main palace, the private residences of the Imperial Family, an archive, museums and administrative offices.

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

Before you travel to Bali Indonesia you should know it has two seasons, wet and dry.

Weather in the tropics is tough to predict, but it's something to consider!

In comparison, the USA's Statue of Liberty is only 306 feet tall, so it's safe to say the new piece of art work has already etched its name into Bali history!

Another amazing Bali fact is that it features both black and white sand beaches!

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.

It has two moons, Phobos and Deimos, which are small and irregularly shaped.

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

It is possible that its size may eventually permit human colonies.

Despite having formed over billions of years, evidence from volcanic lava flows is so recent many scientists believe it could still be active.

It was done by Ross Mccurdy from Kingston, Washington, United States, on August 13, 2013.

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

You can also use it to edit or create spreadsheets, presentations, and even videos.

Normally, a female cat would be referred to as a Molly, but if it's pregnant with kittens then it's a Queen!

It's actually accurate, in most cases at least!

The higher the fall, the more likely a cat is to survive it.

It turns out that if a cat falls from a lower height, say less than 7 stories high, then it's actually more likely to be injured!

If a cat falls from a greater height, it has more time to correct its position mid-flight and prepare itself more for the landing.

It is a big word, but it means "dependent on others for some needs".

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

If 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.

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

So what is it about otters than make them so otterly amazing?

Otter poop has such a unique smell that it has even ended up with its own name - spraint.

Some say it's the least offensive smelling poo of the animal kingdom, while others say it's the absolute worst.

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.

However, if threatened on land it will often run for water.

It was created by Archibald Montgomery Low.

It is, according to drone schools, illegal to fly your drone that's capable of traveling up to a mile or more any further than you can see it with the naked eye or above 400 feet.

On 26th January 2015, a drone crashed onto the White House lawn and the pilot faced charges which were later dropped due to it being an accident.

So there we have it, 15 facts about these wonderful devices.

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

The inscribed property comprises 30 Ha and it has a buffer zone of 280 Ha.

There is also the fine wooden Japanese bridge, with a pagoda on it, dating from the 18th century.

It comprises a grid of streets with one axis parallel to the river and the other axis of streets and alleys set at right angles to it.

By the 18th century, it was considered to be the best place to trade in all of Asia, according to Chinese and Japanese merchants.

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.

You get what you want, and you pay for it over time, including interest, just like a bank loan.

You can pay a little a month, or you can pay it all back once you have the money.

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

It extends over approximately 400 square kilometers and consists of scores of temples, hydraulic structures (basins, dykes, reservoirs, canals) as well as communication routes.

Tourism represents an enormous economic potential but it can also generate irreparable destructions of the tangible as well as intangible cultural heritage.

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

Many people think that when a horse is lying down that means it's sick.

The bald eagle takes its name from the fact it has a white head while the rest of its body is brown.

It is thought that larger eagles lived in New Zealand until the year 1400.

An eagle's beak contains keratin, which means that it grows all the time just like human hair and fingernails.

In many countries, the eagle is thought to bring good luck, which is one reason it has been featured on various national flags.

Its beak and talons enable it to be threatening and ruthless, and its amazing eyesight allows the eagle to see long distances for prey.

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 volume of Jupiter is 1,317 times the volume of Earth, in other words, 1,317 Earth sized objects could fit inside it.

It was known to the ancient Romans, who named it after their god Jupiter, for causing lightning strikes on Earth.

It gives off more heat than it gets from the sun.

It describes how a price is formed in a market economy.

When there is more demand, prices will go up because many people want to buy the same item but there is not enough supply for it.

It uses software to produce images, sounds and other sensations to create a different place.

It's actually a way of allowing a person to completely submerse themselves in a game, movie or scene and is pretty genius.

Haptic feedback might also be used to help make it seem more real.

Haptic feedback uses special gloves that make it feel like you touched something in real life.

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

Recent estimates of his wealth put it at US$84.2 billion (Jan.2017);

This was a breakthrough in operating software as it replaced text interfaces with graphical interfaces.

It soon became a best seller and was able to capture the majority of the operating system market share.

It is estimated Gates and his wife Melinda have given away $28 billion via their charitable foundation - including $8 billion to improve global health.

When it comes to the chip, a floury potato is best-waxy potatoes can often result in greasy chips.

However, cooking fish and chips in vegetable or corn oil is now commonplace as it is healthier and more readily available.

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.

It was a collective name for steamed breads, grilled flatbreads, noodles, and various dumplings.

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

It is often served with whipped cream, ice cream, or cheddar cheese.

It wasn't until the 15th century that Dutch bakers transformed the crust-less apple pie into the lattice-style pastry we commonly see today.

They use cinnamon and lemon juice in the pie to make it taste better.

It has since become a very popular dessert.

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

It is officially known as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep.

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

It currently ranks 24th largest, behind the likes of Moscow, New York City, Shanghai and Beijing.

It's not that daily high temperatures are really stupidly high, it's more the fact that the city remains hot all year round.

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

Like Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune, it is a "gas giant".

It is surrounded by a deep layer of metallic hydrogen, then a layer of liquid hydrogen and liquid helium and finally, an outer gaseous layer.

Saturn is an oblate spheroid, meaning that it is flattened at the poles, and it swells out around its equator.

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.

It would certainly be a surprise if that changed anytime soon!

Most of us use their website or app on a daily basis, whether it's for going from video to video until you end up watching conspiracy theories, or just to entertain ourselves with cute cat videos.

No matter how you use it, these 30 YouTube facts are worth a read!

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

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

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

It is situated on one of the finest sheltered harbours of the Pacific region, about 700 miles (1,100 km) southeast of Hong Kong.

It is now plagued with the familiar urban problems of pollution, traffic congestion, and overpopulation.

It has people living there from 175 different countries.

They do not live in thick forests where it is difficult to see predators, such as lions, approaching.

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.

It is a difficult-sounding word that has a simple definition.

It's always a good idea to save money.

It takes about 16 feathers to make the shuttlecock.

Before badminton was called "badminton," it was referred to as shuttlecock and battledore.

Badminton made its Olympic debut at the 1992 games, and it was seen on television by over 1.1 billion people.

Even though badminton was invented in the 1800s, it did not become a popular sport in the United States until the 1930s.

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

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

Even though going back to university has a big opportunity cost, many people think it is a good decision because increased education gives you more job opportunities.

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.

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

The city is crossed by two rivers: the Tiber, which runs from east to west, and l'Aniene, which runs from north east to north - within the city, it flows into the Tiber.

It grew and is now built on seven principal hills.

Legislation makes it mandatory to recycle computers through the government approved facilities.

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.

It is surrounded by many forests.

It also has two airports.

The Russian army seized Paris from Napoleon in 1814, and the Prussian army captured it in 1871.

The next time it was captured was by the Nazi Germans in 1940.

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.

Despite filling everyone who drinks it with joy, alcohol is actually a depressant.

During prohibition, wine growers sold grape juice warning buyers not to follow a detailed set of instructions to turn it into wine.

Vodka's popularity in Russia was due to the fact it would not freeze during their cold winters.

It is heavily influenced by nearby bodies of water, topography, and wind conditions.

This can occur when the fog layer is lifted and cooled sufficiently, or when it is forcibly compressed from above by descending air.

The inversion boundary varies its altitude primarily in response to the weight of the air above it, which is measured in terms of atmospheric pressure.

The marine layer, and any fogbank it may contain, will be "squashed" when the pressure is high, and conversely, may expand upwards when the pressure above it is lowering.

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

While it might seem like a large quantity, by comparison Facebook has an average of 3 million new posts per minute.

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.

At first, there were doubts around whether the hashtag would ever become popular with internet users, since it appeared too technical and "nerdy.".

Chris Messina could have patented the idea of hashtags and made a large sum of money from it.

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

It is often served with pickled ginger (gari), wasabi, and soy sauce.

Due to the presence of a fridge, it is a common item to have.

In the beginning of 1800s, it was developed.

As snow accumulates into a snowpack, it may blow into drifts.

Though, this invention did not get into the reality, it was a strong step for the foundation of today's e-reader.

They must avoid unnecessary talk and make it long with quality stories or informative content.

It's a meaty tale of Vietnamese's history, culture and philosophy.

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.

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

The baguette was one of them, and when Vietnamese tried the baguette they remade it by adding rice flour to the ingredients, which is always available in this agricultural country, made it shorter and baked it in a different way.

These changes made Banh mi the flavor it is today which is much different from the baguette.

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

It is marinated in brine with hot chili peppers, salty fish paste, leeks, ginger, sugar, and garlic.

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.

It was originally called chimchae, literally translated to soaked vegetables.

Due to its sharp and pungent odor, it is traditionally fermented outdoors, buried in barrels or crock pots.

Even though it is served as an appetizer, it usually stays on the table during the whole meal, accompanying classics such as bulgogi, kalbi, and mandu guk (dumpling soup), while cabbage kimchi is often fried into kimchijeon pancakes and incorporated into numerous soups and stews.

It has a hot summer Mediterranean climate.

It is one of Barcelona's most celebrated festival days in which loved ones are given roses and books.

It was a great opportunity to improve the city.

It is the unfinished church Sagrada Familia, which is the symbol of Barcelona.

It is known for its tapas food, a delicious meze.

It was here that Marilyn got her first big break.

Her first few films were low key, but from these beginnings, it gained her more prominent roles in films such as All About Eve, Niagara and later Gentleman Prefer Blondes and How To Marry A Millionaire.

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

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.

Before this, despite a lack of clarity on the country's actual capital, Den Haag (The Hague) was considered to be the capital of the Netherlands as this is where the government resided (and still do to this day), making it the country's hub of political power.

For the unclaimed dead, a city poet is hired to find out as much as possible about the person, and they then write up a poem about them and recite it at their funeral.

It is only 3.5 feet wide and is barely wider than the house's front door!

The "XXX" symbol of Amsterdam does not mean what you think it does.

It was a decade where women received the vote in several western countries.

It was also a time when women were increasingly seen in professions and jobs, previously the reserve of men.

It was called Chanel No 5 as it was the 5th scent from her samples.

It was this that made her the most recognisable name in world fashion.

It originates from China.

China produces 80.8% of the world's green tea, so it is no surprise that they export the most too (83%).

It can also be stored until the next year's harvest where it will sell for a higher price.

Some measure out two grams of tea and add it to their cup, which contains 100 ml of hot water.

It is believed that regular green tea drinkers are at a lower risk of developing heart disease and certain types of cancer.

It's kind of like a loan, except that payback isn't guaranteed.

But it always help to know what they're talking about.

It feeds by hunting.

It lives in Asia, mainly India, Bhutan, China, Korea, and Siberian Russia.

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

Many of the islands are untouched due to their steep edges and heights which make it too dangerous to explore.

Nguyen Trai, a scholar and poet wrote about Halong Bay 500 years ago, calling it 'rock wonder in the sky'.

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.

Whether it be white, milk, dark or other more rare varieties (all will be revealed later on), everyone loves to sit down and have a square or 10.

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

Andes Candies were called "Andy's Candies," after creator George Andrew Kanelos but it was changed after men didn't want to buy their partners chocolates with another man's name.

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 was the first planet to have its motions plotted across the sky, as early as the second millennium BC and spins very slowly on its axis, it spins in the opposite direction to the other planets.

This effect is called the greenhouse effect and it is very strong on Venus.

Venus has no oceans because it is much too hot for water.

To enable swimming, it has webbed feet with long claws.

It has a rounder, bumpier, heavier shell than a turtle.

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.

Hong Kong is made up of more than 200 islands which is why it is often necessary to travel over water bodies.

It handles over 59 million passengers every day.

It is the longest road and rail suspension bridge in the world.

It is the world's tenth-largest exporter and ninth-largest importer.

Why is it so pricey?

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.

One pound is the equivalent of 80,000 flowers or one acre, so use it sparingly.

The Perigord, a black truffle, for example costs $1.47 - and it weighs 0.03 ounce!

It's made of blended 70% Valrhona cacao combined with truffle oil to form a ganache and hand-rolled before being dusted with cocoa powder.

It is a gas giant.

It is the fourth largest planet and third heaviest.

It is 17 times heavier than Earth and is a little bit heavier than Uranus.

It was named after the Roman God of the Sea.

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

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

The warmer a snake's body, the more quickly it can digest its prey.

Typically, it takes 3-5 days for a snake to digest its meal.

Although 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.

Bloomberg has faced legal troubles in its past, including a 2007 class action suit regarding female employees and maternity leave, and it has also faced challenges related to data breaches, as indicated above.

Still, though, it seems unlikely that this dominant company is going anywhere anytime soon.

Rarely has it been the legacy company facing off against young and nimble competitors, at least not until the advent of Symphony, the Alphabet Inc.backed company that threatened to eat into Bloomberg's large profits.

With non-terminal revenues totaling about 23% for 2018, an increase of about 9% over the previous year, it's possible that the company will continue to search for other ways to generate revenue into the future.

Wouldn't it be great if some brainy scientists created some sort of warning system that earthquakes were coming?

It's almost like waves, but obviously a lot bigger.

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.

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.

Certainly not a country most people will visit during their lifetime, but for those in search of something different, it's a great choice.

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.

It's a lighter and more aggressive version of this already unbelievable V12 beast.

Number 3 is definitely a newbie when it comes to this level of automotive prowess but they deserve it.

Unsurprisingly the legendary black and yellow bull has to make an appearance on this list and it does at number 2.

It also became a custom for a Greek bride to bake and serve cheesecakes to her new husband's friends as a gesture of hospitality.

People who classify it as a torte point to the presence of many eggs, which are the sole source of leavening, as a key factor.

For others, the overall structure, with the separate crust, the soft filling, and the absence of flour, is compelling evidence that it is a custard pie.

Other sources identify it as a flan or tart.

New Yorkers say that cheesecake was not really cheesecake until it was cheesecake in New York.

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.

While the brand is often associated with Hip Hop, it is also known for its innovations in the world of basketball as well.

Designer Jeremy Scott, who now has a full line of Adidas sneakers bearing his name, began his collaboration with the brand many years prior when Adidas produced a version of its Forum Hi sneaker with the designer's face on it.

While performing their hit "My Adidas" the group told attendees to take one of their Adidas shoe and hold it in the air.

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

The diverse client base of McKinsey & Company makes it important to hire these individuals.