Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest in the world. Three time zones are covered by the nation! Brazil is also the most populous country in the Southern Hemisphere, outnumbering Australia.

Because Uranus rotates on its side, something large may have collided with it in the past. Its magnetic north and south are likewise opposed to its polar north and south. Overall, this has some strange seasonal consequences. Consider a planet in which the south pole is aimed at the sun and the north pole is wrapped in darkness. That was the situation faced by Voyager 2 on its 1986 visit.

On June 19, 1905, the Nickelodeon theatre opened in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Within a few months, the owner, vaudeville promoter Harry Davis, opened more than a dozen Nickelodeon theatres in Pittsburgh. Within two years, more than 8,000 cinemas sprouted up.

The fight against air pollution must include tax breaks for cars with low and zero emissions. Massive investments in environmentally friendly public transportation and better-integrated walking and cycling routes are also necessary to encourage people to abandon their cars altogether.

Walt's personal favorite song was a ballad called "Feed the Birds," which is from the Mary Poppins movie and is one of the many upbeat hits from Disney films over the years. Richard Sherman, who wrote the song, claims that Walt frequently visited the Sherman brothers' office at Disney on Fridays and asked for a personal rendition of "Feed the Birds." Sherman recalled that the man "loved that song and knew it was the heartbeat of the whole movie."

Along with former Late Show with David Letterman bandleader Paul Shaffer, the trumpeter and jazz pioneer played a street musician in the 1988 Bill Murray holiday comedy.

With all that land, there has got to be a couple of libraries, right? Harvard has some of the world’s most famous university libraries that boast a collection that is the oldest in America. There are 79 libraries, the main and largest one is known as the Widener Memorial Library. It houses about 3.5 million works in over 100 languages and 92 kilometers of shelves across ten levels. Four of the floors are underground because they needed to expand and could not go anywhere but down.

The Nepalese Himalayas are the confluence of three major Asian river systems: the Ganga, the Brahmaputra, and the Yamuna. The Himalayas also has the world's third-largest ice and snow depository.

cDrummer Chad Channing was still on the roster at the time, but he left a few months later. Channing was replaced by Dave Grohl, who played on almost the entire album Nevermind. However, Channing's ride cymbal can be heard on the acoustic ballad "Polly," which was recorded at Smart Studios.

While Copernicus is credited with creating the heliocentric concept of our solar system, the Rig Veda was the first to recognize the central positioning of the sun and other planets around it in the solar system. Rig Veda 1.164.13 "The Sun travels in its orbit, which is also moving." Because the sun is heavier than the Earth and other things, they travel about it owing to the force of attraction." The sun moves in its own orbit, yet holds the earth and other heavenly things in such a way that they do not clash via force of attraction, says Rig Veda 1.35.9.

What’s with the long face? In Milan, the law compels you to smile. It’s prescribed by a city regulation from Austro-Hungarian times that was never repealed. Exemptions included funeral goers, hospital workers or those at the bedside of an ill family member. For everybody else there is no excuse for being glum, the alternative being a fine.

Saint Marinus established the monastery on September 3, 301 CE. For a long period, the city-state has retained its independence and has survived several crises, including barbarian invasions, the Napoleonic Wars, and the Italian Reunification.

Convertibles have a tremendously exciting and romantic feel about them. Even though the country was not equipped for open-air automobiles and the heat, many Indians enjoyed the Standard Herald when it debuted in 1965. However, it is an excellent option for friends and families that wish to travel together. For decades, this automobile could be spotted on numerous Indian roadways.

Glassblowing is a disappearing art form. There is just no demand for blown glass today due to the rise of mass production. Really, it's a shame because blown glass is so exquisite and distinctive. No two pieces are exactly the same because each is entirely handmade. Only a few glass-blowing studios are in existence, and even fewer artists are skilled at blowing glass. 

A single orange contains approximately 51 mg of Vitamin C. A cup of chopped broccoli contains approximately 81 mg of Vitamin C. Broccoli contains more Vitamin C than an orange!

Richard and Maurice McDonald both the company's founders established and occupied a hot dog stand near the Santa Anita racecourse in Arcadia, California, the USA in the late 1930s. They launched a drive-in barbecue restaurant in San Bernardino, California, in 1940, which they converted into a burger establishment in 1948. Maurice and Richard McDonald owned the world's ninth-largest economy, with 27 billion dollars in income from McDonald's franchisees.

Mexico will be the seventh most visited country in the world by 2022, having received 45 million international tourists in 2019. It has the world's 15th greatest tourism income.

The silent movie "The Artist" is heavily favored to win the Best Picture Oscar at this year's Academy Awards, but the only other silent movie to ever win the award was "Wings" in 1929. Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Richard Arlen, Clara Bow, and a young Gary Cooper starred in the film about two aspiring World War I fighter pilots.

The word "sea" refers to the lamprey's native home, the Atlantic Ocean. The word "lamprey" is derived from the Latin words lambere and petra, which mean "to lick" and "stone," respectively. This term relates to the typical mouth of the sea lamprey.

The paralysis of voluntary muscles is characteristic of REM sleep. REM atonia is a condition that prevents you from acting out your dreams while you are sleeping. Simply put, your body does not move because your motor neurons are not stimulated. While the sensation can be frightening, experts say it's perfectly normal and should only last a few minutes before normal muscle control returns.

Stockholm, Sweden's capital city, has rich of beautiful architecture. However, one of the most spectacular sites is found underground! Around 90% of the Stockholm metro stations have been decorated, resulting in one of the most unique art galleries in the world. The project, which includes mosaics, paintings, graffiti, installations, sculptures, and more, involved over 150 artists.

The Exorcist, based on William Peter Blatty's novel of the same name, was produced in 1973 and sparked quite an amount of controversy in the years preceding its release. For instance, when a bird flew into a circuit box, the set used as Regan MacNeil's home burnt to the ground. The only room that remained standing was the one where the exorcism took place. Even creepier, not only did actors get various injuries while making the film, but two of them died shortly after production ended—actors who played characters who perished onscreen. To make matters worse, when the film aired in Rome, lightning damaged a 400-year-old crucifix atop a local church, according to CBS News.

Most birds are unable to recognize their own appearance. Pigeons, on the other hand, may recognize themselves over an image of another pigeon. Their recognition abilities do not stop there; they can also distinguish between images of various persons.

Several studies on insomnia have indicated that persistent cigarette smokers have greater incidences of insomnia symptoms such as sleep deprivation, longer sleep latency, increased rapid eye movement, sleep density, and more bouts of obstructive sleep apnea.

Unlike Queen Elizabeth II, who was born into the role of monarch, Malaysia's King, Abdul Halim of Kedah, was chosen in December 2011. In Malaysia, the king is elected by the Conference of Rulers and granted a five-year tenure to govern the country. The country's sultans, who inherit their titles from their fathers, make up the Conference of Rulers.