Interesting facts factroom. Short and funny facts about everything

We have selected very interesting short facts which you did not know about:

- The first product with a barcode was chewing gum Wrigley's.

- American Airlines saved $ 40,000 in 1987 by reducing the number of olives in first class salads by one.

- It takes a normal person an average of 7 minutes to fall asleep.

- The moth has no stomach.

- The easiest way to distinguish a vegetarian beast from a predator: predators' eyes are located on the front part of the muzzle to see the victim. For vegetarians - on both sides of the head to see the enemy.

- Chimpanzees are the only animals that can recognize themselves in the mirror.

- The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

- The city of Rome is on every continent.

- By 2080, the population of the Earth will be about 15 billion people.

- There are no transparent windows in a casino. Decorative only.

- Dentists recommend keeping the toothbrush at least two meters away from the toilet.

- Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike sneaker advertising than all of his employees in Malaysia.

- The violin consists of about 70 different wooden parts.

- 1,792 steps lead to the top of the Eiffel Tower.

- Men's shirts have buttons on the right, women's ones - on the left.

- Dolphins and whales can swim in their sleep and even travel considerable distances. This is due to the fact that their cerebral hemispheres sleep in turn, and not simultaneously, as in humans.

- The Bible is the best-selling book in the world.

- The growth of Peter the Great was approximately 213 cm.

- Only one person in two billion can live to 116 years and older.

“Money is not made of paper, it is made of cotton.

- The eye of an ostrich is larger than its brain.

- Mosquito repellents (repellents) do not scare anyone away, they simply hide you from the mosquito senses.

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Premiere!

How many curious things in the world!
1. The fly Goniurellia tridens, found in the UAE, has two more flies on its wings. Thus, the fly defends itself from predators, pretending to be a "fly flock".

2. The 1934 $ 100,000 banknote is the largest banknote issued. She did not receive wide distribution and was used for various operations between banks.


3. There are "anti-vitamins" - substances that suppress the activity of vitamins in the body. For example, thiaminase found in fish destroys the beneficial vitamin B1 (thiamine), which is essential for 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 of which about 82,000 are obese.


5. The bones of dinosaurs on display in paleontological museums around the world are not really bones. Strictly speaking, these are stones, since bone collapsed millions of years ago, leaving behind organic sediment. Under the influence of chemical processes, this bone sediment has turned into a stone in the form of bones over the years.


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


7. The "leather smell" that comes from leather products is the smell of fragrances. Real tanned leather doesn't 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 they emit special sounds characteristic only of Basenji, similar to rumbling, but they can be heard only when the dog is agitated.


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

10. American entomologist Derek Morley described many unusual behavior in ants. For example, he noted that when an ant wakes up, it stretches out 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 toothbrush and a tube of pasta, the Chinese use 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 ... a box from Pringles.

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

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


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


16. China's Jiankunzhu Mountain ("Southern Heavenly Pillar"), which became the prototype for some of the landscapes in James Cameron's film "Avatar", has been renamed local authorities and since then has been named "Hallelujah, Avatar!"

17. It is difficult to say whether the American stuntman Evel Knievel was lucky or unlucky. He has done many motorcycle stunts in his life, 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. Pupils of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato once asked him to define a person, to which he replied: "A man is an animal on two legs, devoid of feathers." However, after Diogenes of Sinope brought a plucked rooster to the Academy and presented him as a "Platonic man", Plato had to add: "And with flat nails."

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


20. To stop the illegal cutting of trees in parks before Christmas, the authorities of some cities sprinkle 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 gotten rid of.