If you really want a drink from Starbucks and noticed they closed five minutes ago, you're in luck: they are allegedly still obligated to serve you. According to one employee, there is a rule where they have to open the store 10 minutes before the posted opening time and leave the doors unlocked for 10 minutes after the posted closing time.

 

Although it has been popularly stated that the month was named after the Roman deity Janus, it is really derived from the Latin word "ianua," which means door. The name was selected to represent the opening of a fresh door as the new year begins.

The mid-year solstice denotes the moment that the Sun arrives at its most noteworthy point overhead. This is the longest day of the year, and the days gradually get shorter after that until the winter solstice, which is on December 21. The winter solstice, which marks the shortest day of the year, occurs in the Southern Hemisphere at the same time as the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Half of the globe, the summer solstice happens at some point between June 20 and June 22, and between December 20 and December 23 in the Southern Hemisphere.

If you already knew everything about butterflies up to this point, this information may come as a surprise. However, from the perspective of the butterfly, it isn't all that unusual. A butterfly's everyday duties include eating and mating, both of which necessitate landing, even if only temporarily. When food is a priority, those taste receptors assist the butterfly in locating the appropriate plants and vital nutrients for survival. Many people wonder what it means when a butterfly lands on them, but the truth is that it is most likely just hungry.

The salt-water crocodile grows to 6m or more and has the world's highest jaw pressure: 3,000 pounds per square inch.

The majority of iguanas lay eggs, however, the amount of eggs varies per species. The female rock iguana normally lays five to twenty eggs, whereas the female green iguana lays roughly 65 eggs. In a warm, sunny location, eggs are placed in a burrow.

The food of flamingos primarily consists of carotene-rich algae and crustaceans. Flamingos' well-known hot pink or reddish colouring is caused by this pigment.

This is maybe the most stunning and perplexing anime truth mentioned here. In 1973, a manga called The Miraculous Notebook, also known as Fushigi na Techou, was produced. It told the story of a middle-aged worker who discovers a note that may murder people if their name is put on it. In 2003, the Death Note manga was launched. Is this just a coincidence? Could it be that the author of Death Note was aware of Fushigi na Techou?

When it comes to creepy facts about mirrors, no one beats Bloody Mary's mirror folklore. It is said that if you chant 'Bloody Mary' 13 times in a dark room while looking in the mirror, she will appear. This is a myth that we are too scared to test for ourselves. This myth, which dates back to 1978, is said to summon a vengeful spirit, which is a creepy fact about mirrors.

The Philological Society of London proposed the first comprehensive English language dictionary in 1857, including words from the 12th century to the present. The Philological Society joined forces with Oxford University Press in 1879, and work began. The first volume of the dictionary (A to Ant) was published by Oxford University Press in 1884, and the final volume was published in 1928. The dictionary, titled A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, contained over 400,000 words and phrases. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is now one of the most respected and widely used dictionaries in the world.

Nepal, on the other hand, is a peaceful country because it is the birthplace of Buddha. In 623 B.C., Siddhartha Guatama, also known as Lord Budhha, was born in Kapilavastu, Lumbini. Lumbini was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.

Tuition expenses at the prestigious University of Geneva, for example, are 500 CHF every semester, or 1000 CHF for the whole academic year. This price range is common at public institutions, however more costly private universities are available. Still, when compared to universities in the United States, it's a steal!

While most parents do everything they can to keep their children from crying, this isn't always the case in Japan. That's because it's a 400-year-old Japanese belief that if a sumo wrestler can make your baby cry, he or she will live a long and healthy life. Parents hand over their infants to sumo wrestlers during a special ceremony, who bounce their precious tots up and down and sometimes even roar in their faces to get the tears flowing. "He's not a crying baby," Mae Shige said at a 2014 event, "but today he cried a lot for us and we are very happy about it."

This astounding figure is actually pretty simple: increased access to contraception saves lives.This astounding figure is actually pretty simple: increased access to contraception saves lives.

According to estimates, 75% of persons with stomach ulcers show no symptoms. Through testing for another ailment, such as chronic heartburn or acid reflux, those persons may learn they have them. When the ulcers are eventually causing symptoms due to their severity, others may discover them.

Prepare to be met by a swarm of unique twin-humped Bactrian camels as you travel through Ladakh's Nubra valley. The Gobi desert is home to these twin-humped Bactrian camels. Another fascinating feature of these camels is that they can survive in temperatures as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit.

According to Grunge, Russia discharged radioactive waste into Lake Karachay from 1951 to 1953. Like a result, its colouring is extraordinarily vivid (typically neon aqua, until it's agitated, as in this photo, when it bubbles crimson). You wouldn't be able to breathe after only one hour in its waters, such is the severity of its poisoning.

One of the most significant advantages of vision boards is that there are no limitations. You can be, do, or have whatever you want. You can live in a large castle on a cliff or drive a Lamborghini, travel first class, and visit the most exotic destinations on the planet. In other words, you are not constrained by the constraints of your physical environment; instead, you are free to consider any possibility. This boundless thinking will cause you to unlock your inner brilliance in order to achieve something deep within you that you truly desire. The Wright brothers invented the aeroplane many years ago because they envisaged in their heads that humans could fly before they really built it.

Another proof that reinforces the fact that the origin of Tandoori chicken took place in the Harappa Civilization is the mention of roasting the meat, after marinating it in the spices, in the clay oven in the Susruta Samhita. 

 

This was back when the couple was attempting to get the film made in Hollywood with only one puppet.

After an additional 5 minutes, 90% of recollection is gone. Sigmund Freud believed this was because dreams represent our repressed thoughts and so our brain wants to get rid of them quickly. However, it’s much more likely due to our brains simply being used much more as soon as we’re awake and so we forget much of what we’ve dreamed about.

Many people assume that slaves built the pyramids, however this is not the truth. They were hired workmen who constructed with great respect for the Pharaoh, and those who died were interred in tombs near the holy pyramids.

Niagara Falls generates a lot of electricity and erected its first hydroelectric station on the Niagara River in 1881. Today, it generates approximately one-fourth of the electricity for the state of New York and the Canadian province of Ontario, and various hydroelectric facilities in and near Niagara Falls provide electricity for both America and Canada. In the summer, hydroelectric stations divert less water, allowing tourists to view a larger water flow. Because less water falls across Niagara Falls at night, power generation input rises.

Stingrays bury their bodies in the sand when they sleep, leaving their protective barb protruding to keep themselves safe. It is advised that beachgoers perform the "stingray shuffle" in order to cause vibrations in the sand and alert stingrays to their presence because this can be problematic in areas where humans join the ocean.

Consider industrialist Matthew Boulton if you thought Bill Gates was wealthy. At his peak, the Birmingham-based inventor acquired a personal fortune equal to that of Microsoft tycoon Bill Gates! Boulton lived in the beautiful Soho House in the late 18th century.