The most interesting facts of the world about everything. Interesting facts about everything in the world (38 photos)

There are so many interesting things in the world!
1. The Goniurellia tridens fly found in the UAE has… two more flies on its wings. Thus, the fly is protected from predators, pretending to be a “fly flock”.

2. The 1934 $100,000 note is the largest banknote ever issued. It was not widely used and was used for various transactions between banks.

3. There are "antivitamins" - substances that suppress the activity of vitamins in the body. For example, thiaminase contained in fish destroys the beneficial vitamin B1 (thiamine), which is necessary for the functioning of the cardiovascular and digestive systems.

4. Kiribati was recognized as the fattest country in the world a couple of years ago: it has only 100,000 inhabitants and about 82,000 of them are obese.

5. Dinosaur bones displayed in paleontological museums around the world are not actually bones. Strictly speaking, these are stones, since the bone tissue collapsed millions of years ago, leaving behind an organic sediment. Under the influence of chemical processes, this bone sediment turned into bone-shaped stone over the years.

6. Once a year in Honduras comes the season of fish rains. Between May and July, a dark cloud appears in the sky, lightning flashes, thunder rumbles, and heavy rain pours for 2-3 hours. As soon as it stops, hundreds of live fish remain on the ground.

7. The "smell of leather" that comes from leather products is the smell of fragrances. Real leather does not smell.

8. Basenji or African barking dog is one of the oldest dog breeds. The uniqueness of the breed is that its representatives do not bark, but make special sounds peculiar only to the basenji, similar to rumbling, but they can only be heard when the dog is excited.

9. In 2003, Shelley Jackson invited everyone to become "pages" of her book. 2095 volunteers responded to the call, on whose bodies the words that make up the story were tattooed. The book "Skin" exists only in this form.

10. American entomologist Derek Morley described many unusual behaviors in ants. For example, he noted that when an ant wakes up, it stretches all six of its legs, as if stretching, and then opens its jaws, as if yawning.

11. About half a billion Chinese have never brushed their teeth. Instead of buying a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste, the Chinese resort to twigs and green tea.

12. Fredrik J. Baur was so proud of his invention that he wanted to be buried in it. Baur passed away in May 2008 at the age of 89, and his children complied with this request - his ashes were divided between a pair of urns and ... packaging from under Pringles.

13. In the Middle Ages, farm animals were often subjected to human punishment. In 1470, for example, a rooster was burned in public for allegedly laying an egg.

14. Platinum used to be considered “wrong silver” and thrown into rivers or seas so as not to get underfoot. Only later, when jewelers from Spain discovered that platinum is perfectly alloyed with gold, they began to use it as a jewelry raw material.

15. The total tension of all strings of a tuned piano is 7 tons (7000 kg).

16. The Chinese mountain Jiankunzhu (“Southern Pillar of Heaven”), which became the prototype for some of the landscapes in the James Cameron film “Avatar”, was renamed by local authorities and has since been called “Hallelujah, Avatar!”.

17. It is difficult to say whether the American stuntman Evel Knievel was lucky or unlucky. During his life, he did many motorcycle stunts, but in doing so, he broke 37 different bones in his body and spent a total of three years of his life in hospitals. However, despite this, he managed to live up to 69 years!

18. The disciples of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato once asked him to give a definition of man, to which he replied: "Man is an animal on two legs, devoid of feathers." However, after Diogenes of Sinop brought a plucked rooster to the Academy and presented it as a "Platonic man", Plato had to add: "And with flat nails."

19. The fluid that flows from raw meat is not blood. It consists mainly of water, and the presence of the protein myoglobin gives it a reddish hue.

20. To stop the illegal cutting of trees in parks before Christmas, the authorities of some cities sprinkle the trees with fox urine. On the street, it freezes and is not felt at all. However, if such a sprinkled Christmas tree is brought home, it begins to spread an unbearable stench that cannot be got rid of.

They make an attentive observer think about this, be surprised at the diversity of life, or laugh properly.

But in the bustle of everyday troubles, we sometimes do not notice these things. Do you want to expand your horizons?

We are offering to you interesting facts from life which will definitely cheer you up and teach you to look at the world around you in a new way.

According to statistics, chronic alcoholics live 15 years longer than people who work without vacation. Rest, more, gentlemen, but do not abuse alcohol!
25% of our compatriots think about sex while stuck in a traffic jam. Oddly enough, only 6% think about work.
Blue-eyed people are less likely to suffer from visual impairment than brown-eyed and gray-eyed people.
Brown-eyed people are more adapted to everyday difficulties.
An interesting fact of life: the more often a man makes love, the lower his risk of a heart attack. Consider this a guide to action! Unfortunately, this does not apply to women.
In the morning we are about 1 centimeter taller. During the day, the joints are compressed, which makes us a little lower in the evening.
No person in the world can sneeze with their eyes open. Want to check it out? Please! Just don't do it while driving. According to statistics, 2% of all accidents occur due to the fact that the driver sneezed and lost his vigilance for a couple of seconds.
Women speak 13,000 more words per day than men. All men will agree with this fact, but women may be outraged!
Interestingly, in a cold bedroom, nightmares are more common.
Swearing can dull the pain for a while. Probably, Russian builders feel it on an intuitive level!
The more you overeat, the worse your hearing gets.
Cats' taste buds are not sensitive to sweets. By the way, read in a separate article.
Men's hair is coarser and thicker than women's. However, there are twice as many hairs on a woman's head!
If a woman periodically listens to an audio recording of a baby crying, her breasts can increase by 2 centimeters in a week.
There is a small pocket on men's jeans that designers came up with in order to hide a condom there. In fact, it is designed for hours. Recommended reading.
The best cleaner for kettles, bathtubs, toilets and ovens is regular Coca-Cola!
Unpainted Coca-Cola is green.
Flavored cigarettes contain urea.
The timbre of the voice of women who work in a male team is much lower than that of ladies who work side by side with other women.
Regular sex relieves headaches. Interestingly, not all women use this fact in their lives. But men can take it into service as an argument!
It is more convenient for left-handers to chew food with the left side of the jaws.
You can stop yawning by touching your tongue with your finger.
When talking to a person we like, our pupils involuntarily dilate.
When there are many cows, it is a herd. Many horses are called a herd. A large group of sheep - a flock. But when there are a lot of frogs - this is ... an army! At least that's what zoologists call them.
A 4-5 year old child asks about 400 questions a day.
Fear of Friday the 13th is considered a disease and is successfully cured by psychotherapists.
A clear fact from life: the average person eats 35 tons of food in a lifetime.
Turtles can breathe through their anus.
OK (okay) is the most frequently used word in most languages of the world.
95% of emails sent by email are spam.
A champagne cork can jump up to a height of 12 meters.
Interestingly, in the entire history of the Earth, there were no two identical snowflakes. However, like people. Even twins have slight differences.
In 2 years, a pair of rats can give birth to more than a million cubs. For comparison, a domestic cat gives birth to no more than 100 kittens in a lifetime.
The first president, George Washington, in his spare time loved to admire the lush cannabis bushes that grew in his garden.
Do not microwave grapes or they will explode!
The cow is not able to go down the stairs.
Incredible, but true: the largest eyes on Earth belong to a giant (colossal) squid. They are about the size of a soccer ball.
Humpback whales scream louder than all animals on Earth. The cry of these mammals is louder than the roar of an airplane and is heard in the open ocean for more than 500 kilometers.
Believe it or not, a caterpillar has more muscles than a human.
People in white swimsuits and swimming trunks are more likely to become victims of sharks on beaches.
The nostrils of a shark are an organ of smell, but not of breathing. Sharks breathe with gills.
Babies have more bones than adults.
The lighter the beard, the faster it grows.
An interesting fact from life: the smartest woman (according to the results of the IQ test) was ... a housewife.
Over 1,000 people die each year from lightning strikes.
Initially, cologne was used to treat the plague.
Koalas sleep 22 hours a day. Eh!..
Domestic injuries and heart attacks peak on Monday.
Every day, 13 new varieties of children's toys appear in the world.
The most common tree in the world is the Siberian larch.
And this fact is terrible, despite the fact that it is about life. Some sharks eat their siblings while still in the womb. Truly, the fittest survive!
Contrary to popular belief, anteaters do not eat ants. Their main food is termites.
The Indians and Aztecs used cocoa beans instead of money.
A quarter of our skeleton is made up of leg bones.
Dogs are able to guess the intentions of the owners. Pay attention to .
The heart of a shrimp is located in the head, in the back of the head. Nearby are the genitals.
The tongue of a giraffe reaches a length of up to half a meter.
Blue can not breathe for 2 hours.
Surprisingly, it is a fact: the female nightingale cannot sing.
A postage stamp contains one tenth of a calorie.
Tongue prints, like fingerprints, are unique and unrepeatable.
Purple clothes are worn as a sign of mourning in Turkey. In all other Muslim countries, white is considered mourning.
In the late 19th century, cocaine was used to treat insomnia and the common cold.
If you chew gum while peeling onions, it is impossible to cry.
Ticks can go 10 years without food.
Until the end of the 19th century, it was possible to buy vodka in Russia only in a 12-liter bucket. People knew the measure once! By the way, we recommend reading where we have put together a very interesting selection.
There are more color blind people among men than among women.
This fact from life may surprise you. The fact is that some men are terribly afraid of virgins. Psychologists call this phenomenon parthenophobia.
The hibernation period in snails can last 3 years.
Vinegar can dissolve pearls.
99% of the living things that ever lived on Earth are now extinct.
Every day on Earth, 3 people undergo a sex change operation.

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In this collection of interesting and incredible facts, we have collected for you the most interesting, unexpected, informative and funny facts from around the world.

Morocco- the only country in the world where, due to lack of grass, goats climb trees and graze there in whole herds, feasting on the fruits of argan, a tree from whose nuts a fragrant place is made.

We may change jobs, spouses, or religions, but until we change inside, we will attract the same people and the same circumstances.

April 11, 1909. About a hundred people cast lots to equally share the 12 acres of purchased sand dunes. Then it becomes Tel Aviv.

In this photo, a rally of Hitler's supporters, which was in 1937.

Rally of Hitler's supporters - 1937

No rally in the history of mankind gathered such a number of people. After 8 years (in the 45th) they will say that they never supported the ideas of Hitler.

Saint Petersburg
The only European capital that has never, in any period of history, been captured by the enemy.

For the cartoon "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" Walt Disney was awarded a special award in 1937. "Oscar"- one large figurine and seven small ones.

In 1975, Academician Sakharov received the Nobel Peace Prize.
That is, the man who invented the hydrogen bomb received the Peace Prize named after the man who invented dynamite... Peace to the world.

The executioner bird impales mice on the thorns of the bush, thus making provisions for a rainy day.

The English Mastiff is the largest dog in existence today. ancient English Great Dane breed, the largest Great Dane in Europe and the largest of mastiffs.

The smallest private library in the world is owned by Hungarian Jozsef Tari and consists of more than 4,500 items.

If a person under the influence of hypnosis is informed that a cigarette is touched to his hand, the brain will send impulses and burn marks will appear on the hand on its own.

Helicopter flights are banned over Antarctica as short-necked penguins try to look at them and fall down like dominoes.

A box with the blood of poets, 1965-1968.
In 1965 Eleonora Antin (conceptual artist) started collecting blood samples and in 3 years she collected samples of 100 poets.
Jean Cocteau inspired her to do this with his film “The Blood of a Poet” in 1935.
Among the poets who donated their blood were such personalities as Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Jerome Rothenberg and others. This box is now in the Tate Gallery (American Foundation). Hence the question. For what?

Monument to a woman's handbag, Italy
The sculpture was first presented in Italy at the exhibition “Thoughts. Space. Dialogue between nature and imagination”, Piedmont in the province of Cuneo, in 2013. Women's handbag is a very important piece of clothing. Psychologists say that a handbag can determine the character, hobbies and much more about its owner.

King's chair keeper
It was the most coveted and honorary position at the court of monarchs. The duties of this courtier included nothing more than wiping the royal buttocks after fulfilling natural needs. Oddly enough, but the keepers had great power at court, and the expression "licking the ass" began to mean: "moving up the career ladder."

Until the 20th century, the position of Groom of the King's Close Stool was highly valued at the British court. He was a courtier, responsible for assisting the monarch in the implementation of natural needs. Given the fact that the body of the king was considered almost sacred, only representatives of noble blood could touch it. It is worth noting that the lords and earls became the Keepers of the royal chair very willingly, despite the fact that they literally had to wipe the king's ass.

Under King George III, his courtier, John Stewart, Earl of Bute, performed his duties in the dressing room so well that he rose to the rank of Prime Minister of England.

National Geographic's new children's book has a lot of fun facts that many of you probably didn't know. By the way, the book is called - "5000 amazing facts (about everything) 2". If you need to show off your mind in a company or start some dispute or conversation, these interesting facts can help you. We replenish our stock of erudite.

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1. In 1889, Queen Margherita of Savoy of Italy ordered the first pizza delivery.

2. In Japan, you can buy eel flavored ice cream.

3. In Portugal it is considered indecent to write in red ink.

4. Although the bobcat is rarely seen in the wild, it is the most common type of wild cat in North America.

5. The tail of a cat contains almost 10% of all the bones in her body.

6. On the paws of the gecko, there are millions of tiny hairs that stick to surfaces with the help of a special chemical bond, which allows these reptiles to climb walls and hang, holding on to only one finger.

7. The word "astronaut" comes from Greek words that mean "star" and "sailor."

8. Calcium in our bones and iron in our blood came from the ancient explosion of huge stars.

9. The Nile crocodile can hold its breath underwater for up to 2 hours while waiting for prey.

10. Jellyfish in English are called jellyfish - literally "jelly fish", but in fact they are not fish, because they have no brain, no heart and no bones.

11. The Chinese giant salamander can grow up to 1.8 m in length, making it the largest salamander in the world.

12. According to studies, people prefer blue toothbrushes more than red ones.

13. People used to think that if you kissed a donkey, a toothache would go away.

14. Scientists say the best time to take a nap is between 1:00 pm and 2:30 pm, because that's when the drop in body temperature makes us sleepy.

15. Due to the change in the speed of rotation of the Earth over time in the era of dinosaurs, the day consisted of only 23 hours.

16. Hummingbird wings can beat 200 times per second.

17. There are more than 1,200 water parks in North America.

18. A seahorse can move its eyes in the opposite direction - to find food in the water and spot predators in time.

19. To cook scrambled eggs on the sidewalk, the sidewalk needs to be heated to 70°C.

20. A group of jellyfish is not called a flock, not a school or a herd. It's called relish.

21. The mass of the Sun is 99.8% of the entire mass of the solar system, and the diameter is 109 times the diameter of the Earth - the Sun can accommodate 1 million Earth planets.

22. There is no ice on only 1% of Antarctica.

23. The biggest wave ever ridden on a surfboard was the height of a 10-story building.

24. A team of beagle dogs, which are used at 21 airports in the United States, help customs officers find and prevent the entry into the country of about 75,000 illegal items a year.