World

Japan is a welcoming country. Its residents are among the most polite people you’ll ever meet, and Japan has many tourist attractions and natural wonders worth visiting. To help you make the most during your visit, 5-Minute Crafts has created a list of 7 tips on how to plan your trip to Japan.

Weather forecasts sometimes mention the words “cyclone” and “anticyclone.” A cyclone usually indicates strong winds, rains, and other forms of bad weather, and an anticyclone, on the contrary, is about clear skies, sun, and cool dry air.

A person’s good manners can be seen right away. Knowing the proper etiquette can serve us well in any situation — for example, at a friendly meeting, during a job interview, or on a date.

Groats are the hulled kernels of various cereal grains that are used in cooking. There are a wide variety of grains in stores, however, some grains are made of the same thing, the only difference is the production process.

People rarely like the sound of their own voice. It sometimes seems to them that it’s too low or too high. And when it’s recorded, it sounds like it’s someone else’s voice, not their own.

Life on Earth depends on photosynthesis a lot. This process is responsible for producing oxygen and maintaining its level in the atmosphere. Photosynthesis also supplies most of the energy needed for life on our planet.

There are so many music genres, styles, and sub-genres to listen to that sometimes it gets confusing when categorizing songs. That being said, 5-Minute Crafts has highlighted some of the major genres, video examples for each, and many artists for you to follow down below.

Many of you have probably seen what a snowflake looks like. It’s quite an interesting sight, right? But have you ever wondered why each snowflake has 6 points?

From the earliest of days, the human race has needed to convey its vocal communication in written form. Almost every society on the planet has come up with its own form of writing. During the development of human civilization, various means of writing were used like stone, clay, wood, papyrus, etc. Likewise, the directions of writing were different in some ancient civilizations. 5-Minute Crafts would like to tell you why for, example, Arabic is written from right to left.

Ancient architecture was based on the principles of harmony, balance, and symmetry. The elegant columns from antiquity are still admired and widely represented in modern buildings. 5-Minute Crafts has prepared some tips on how to distinguish the main styles of ancient columns.

It’s not accidental that there are different shapes and sizes of cups. Each type of coffee has its own designated type of cup, and different types of tea also require different cups. So, for example, If you pour some espresso into a larger coffee cup instead of an espresso cup, this can ruin the drink, as the crema will spread out, causing it to thin and disappear — plus, the coffee will get cold too quickly.

Many of the foods you purchase have traveled numerous miles to get to shelves, and that takes a toll on the environment. But when you purchase local food, you are actually reducing your carbon footprint on the planet. If you want to buy local but aren’t sure how, 5-Minute Crafts is here to help.

We all know that the sun and moon are different sizes. But why do they appear to be the same size in the sky?

The changes in the air temperature are recorded by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It decides which numbers should be officially recorded. Aside from obvious records, there are some unusual cases. For example, in Marble Bar in Australia, the temperature was above 100°F for 160 days at the beginning of the 1920s. And in 1943, in Spearfish, South Dakota, the temperature went from −4°F to 45°F in just 2 minutes.

We often associate diffusion with something we learned in school, where bright food coloring is poured into a flask of water, and the liquids mix together nicely. But in fact, there are many more examples of diffusion. For example, cells in living organisms are saturated with oxygen, gas exchange takes place, and nerve impulses propagate with its help.

Optical illusions trick our brain with the help of light, color, and pattern making it see things differently than the way they are in real life.

Fireworks are an integral part of New Year celebrations and one of the ways to brighten up any festive evening. Whether you are enjoying the fireworks from indoors or outdoors, it is quite interesting to be able to identify each type of colorful flash in the night sky.

We’ve all known what our solar system looks like since school: the sun and 8 planets. However, many of us also remember Pluto as one of these planets, but it was excluded from the list in 2006. And we rarely think that our solar system, in fact, has a much wider variety of objects in it.

Dactyloscopy, the method of fingerprint identification, was invented about 120 years ago. Nowadays, with the help of the papillary ridges on the ends of the fingers, you can open the door to your home or office, unlock your phone, approve monetary transactions, or confirm your documents while traveling abroad.

A wedding ring can not only reveal one’s marital status but also where he or she lives and the traditions they have.