Tumbleweeds originated in Russia and Siberia and they were brought to the United States in the 1870s, hidden among imported flax seeds. It only took 20 years for the plants to spread throughout the western United States and parts of Canada.
Mount Everest is growing every year. The high erosion of the combined rivers supercharged Everest's growth, adding around two millimeters of additional height each year.
If you were to lay out all the blood vessels in the human body end to end, they would stretch over 60,000 miles. That's enough to circle the Earth more than twice!
In Japanese mythology, Oni can mean a variety of things like demon, troll, orc or ogre. Children play "oni gokko", which is the same as Tag, but who is "it" is called "the oni"
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,
