Your gut is sometimes called the “second brain”. The gut has 100–500 million neurons, forming the enteric nervous system that controls digestion independently of the brain.
Research studies have found knitting to be associated with reduced levels of stress2, subjective improvement in cognitive functioning3, and a lower risk of cognitive decline4, mild cognitive impairment5, and dementia6,7,
While you’re on the ground, you can only observe the classic semi-circular rainbow (hence the word ‘bow’). However, when you’re flying in an airplane and looking down below, you can actually see a rainbow as a complete circle! If the weather circ
Those teasing conversation hearts raining down my bare skin started as medicinal lozenges in 1847. Boston pharmacist Oliver Chase invented America's first candy-making machine to cut them efficiently, before his brother Daniel added messages in 1866, tu
High thigh socks (often called over-the-knee socks) became popular in Japan during the 1990s with the "Zettai Ryōiki" fashion trend - the term describes the little strip of bare skin between the top of the socks and a skirt/shorts.