Many fans recognise the portmanteau that makes the name "Gundam" as "gun" and "freedom," but this is just half the tale. While it was the original notion, and how the authors arrived to "Gundam," they finally chose "Gundam." Yoshiyuki Tomino, one of the series' animators who helped conceive the concept, imagined the Gundam as a robot brandishing a pistol so strong that it would hold back foes like a dam holds back water.

Poland is the EU's top candle manufacturer as of 2018. All candles manufactured in the EU were worth €619 million to it, or 38% of the total. 10% of the value of candles produced in the EU in 2018 was produced by Germany, which comes in second, and Italy, which comes in third (source: Eurostat). 
Chinese, American, and Vietnamese candles were the most common imports from non-EU nations.

Russia’s Ekaterina Lisina has legs that measure 132.8 cm (4 ft 4.2 in) and 132.2 cm (4 ft 4 in) for the left and right leg respectively, take from the heel to the top of the hip. That’s more than twice the height of the world’s Shortest woman ever.

A shock wave can be produced by sound. Sharp and repetitive sounds, such as drumming, can cause shock waves when an object vibrates at a high pace. A shock wave is produced by a loud bang or clap. While a shock wave caused by a clap is harmless, a shock wave caused by an explosion is deadly since it can kill many people.

Under Victorian law, changing a light bulb without a valid license was against the law. Taking your light into your own hands brought a fine of 10 Australian dollars. However, a revision to the 1998 Electricity Safety Act updated this law. A spokeswoman for Energy Safe Victoria said that, “While the Electricity Safety Act makes it illegal to do your own electrical work if you are not licensed, changing a light bulb and removing a plug from a socket were specifically exempted from this requirement under Order in Council G17.”

In a single lifetime, a person will shed approximately 40 pounds of skin.
Humans, like snakes, shed their skin, but at a much slower rate. Your shed skin, on the other hand, will amount to nearly half of your body weight when accumulated.

Why are melons so costly in Japan? These valuable fruits play an important part in the country's gift-giving tradition; for example, samurai would present tangerines or melons to their shogun as a symbol of appreciation. Farmers now diligently tend to these fruits by hand, adding to their attractiveness. Crown melons are one of the most well-known types and may cost more than $200 per pound.

This, often known as social anxiety, causes severe stress about social interactions and can lead to self-isolation. Simple circumstances such as answering the phone might create panic in people who have social phobias. People who are socially anxious will go to great lengths to avoid being in public.

Speaking of wings, we may have purposefully saved the most fascinating butterfly information for last! Butterflies have four distinct wings, regardless of how they appear in motion or in drawings or paintings. The wings closest to its head are known as the forewings, while those farther back are known as the hindwings. During the flight, all four wings move up and down in a figure-eight pattern due to the strong muscles in the butterfly's thorax.

This lowers your risk of developing acne but also makes it easier for your skin to become dry. Insufficient skin hydration is one of the main causes of fine wrinkles, but fortunately, it's simple to address with a decent moisturizer.

When most people hear the word "hypnosis," they immediately think of stage hypnosis. This is the popular show in which a hypnotist selects seemingly random people, puts them to sleep, and then forces them to perform hilarious (and somewhat mean) tricks for laughs. Stage hypnosis, as entertaining as it is, has little to do with clinical hypnosis. The latter is a recognised form of therapy that assists people in overcoming various ailments through a relaxed mind and strategic suggestion.

Halloween evolved from the Celtic festival of Samhain, which marked the end of the Celtic calendar year in Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. They believed it was a time when spirits or fairies could enter our world, and the Celts would set out treats and food to appease the spirits - sometimes, a place at the table was even set for the souls of the dead. Wiccans continue to celebrate Samhain as a New Year's Eve celebration today.

It is not necessary for the air to be extremely moist in order to produce significant amounts of snow. Unlike rain, a bank of fluffy snow contains a lot of air, which adds to its bulk. As a result, what would have been an inch of rain in the summer becomes about 10 inches of snow in the winter.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates that all ATMs must be accessible to people with visual impairments, and drive-through ATMs aren’t exempt. This mandate ensures that blind passengers traveling in the back seat of cars or taxis can reach the ATM and independently make a transaction without assistance from the driver.

In 1940, "Gone With The Wind" became the first color movie to be awarded Best Picture.

Or at the very least, one that is more horror-inspired. Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream) reportedly signed on to direct a Doctor Strange film in 1992. That obviously never happened, but it's fun to speculate on how terrifying his version of the Marvel sorcerer would have been.

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.

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.

A genome-wide examination of insomnia condition discovered that insomnia was linked to specific genetic variants on chromosomes 7 and 9. Chromosome 7 is discovered near a gene involved in brain development and electrical sleep signaling. Similarly, according to a Sleep Journal study, approximately 35% of patients with insomnia had a familial history of insomnia.

This one from Amazing Facts About Hindi tells us about the origins of Hindi films. Raja Harishchandra is the plot of Hindi cinema's future.

According to studies, when people were shown pictures of famous people without eyebrows, approximately half of them were unrecognizably different! Like the Mississippi River, eyebrows serve as a crucial landmark.

In uncontracted braille, every word is spelled out. Contracted braille is a “shorthand” version where common words are abbreviated, much like “don’t” is a shorter version of “do” and “not.” Most children learn uncontracted braille before they learn the contracted version.

Carl Barnes, an Oklahoma farmer, spent years selectively breeding the colourful corn as a way to reconnect with his heritage. Anyone can now purchase and plant the multicoloured cobs.

Healthy levels of the vitamins C, A, and K as well as manganese are present in this green. Including 1.5 cups of leafy green vegetables in your diet, each day may help reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.