Curious Facts

What is Rapid Eye Movement (REM)?
Rapid Eye Movement (REM) is a phenomenon observed in sleeping people. REM has been calculated to take up to 20% of a normal night’s sleep and has been associated with the time spent dreaming. The sleeper passes in and out of REM sleep and although it is possible to make do with very little sleep, he or she suffers if deprived of REM sleep.

What Is Veneer?
Veneer is an extremely thin sheet of wood, or a thin sheet of a precious material such as ivory or tortoise-shell, which gives furniture or other objects the appearance of being more valuable than they are. Plain, cheaper woods or substitutes such as plywood, cupboard or blackboard, may be completely covered in a richly coloured or grained veneer to give it the appearance of a decorative hardwood. Veneers may also be used as decorative shapes in laid into a surface.

What is Zodiac Belt?
Zodiac is a belt o the celestial spheres which forms the background for the motions of the Sun, Moon and planets (except Pluto. The Zodiac is divided into 12 signs., which are named after the constellation they contained at the time of the ancient Greeks: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. The constellations now inside the Zodiac do not correspond to those named by the ancients, because precession of the Earth’s axis has meanwhile titles the Earth in a somewhat different direction. Most of the zodiacal signs represent animals and the name Zodiac derives from a Greek phrase meaning “circle of animals”. To modern astronomers the Zodiac has only historical significance.

Where Do Barchan Occur?
Barchan, crescent-shaped Dune us found in sandy deserts throughout the world where the wind is constant in speed and direction. Barchans also occur fairly frequently in coastal regions; they are quickly shifted by the wind; particularly when small.