What is interesting and unusual. The most incredible facts in the world

A selection of interesting facts from different areas that will be very interesting and educational for many of us.

In 1988, Arnold Schwarzenegger refused to star in the sequel to the film Commando. The script was reworked for a new main character and called “Die Hard.” Thus began the rise of Bruce Willis's career.

The world's population has almost stopped growing. The female fertility rate is currently 2.36. And for simple population reproduction, a female fertility rate of 2.33 is required.

When he was young, George Clooney lived with a lazy roommate who had a cat. Once he had to wash the cat's litter box for four days in a row. On the fifth day, Clooney got tired of it and shit in the tray himself. The neighbor was afraid that the cat was suffering from constipation and dragged the animal to the veterinarian.

In 1600, after a volcanic eruption in Peru, about two million people died... in Russia. The fact is that the accumulation of ash in the Earth’s atmosphere caused the “Little Ice Age,” which became the cause of a terrible crop failure, and then the “Great Famine” that occurred during the reign of Boris Godunov.

France is the only European country capable of providing itself with basic food products.

If you see a cloud from an atomic explosion, extend your arm towards it and bend your thumb so that it obscures the mushroom. If the cloud is larger than your finger, then you are in the radiation zone and you need to evacuate urgently.

In the American city of Anthem (Arizona) there is a monument that functions only once a year, on Veterans Day - November 11. On this day, the sun's rays hit the monument at such an angle that they pass through all the rings in the five concrete structures, symbolizing the five branches of the US military, and illuminate the mosaic in the form of the Great Seal.

One man tried to commit suicide by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco), but survived. He later admitted that this “flight” completely changed his entire understanding of life. “I suddenly realized that there was absolutely nothing in my life that couldn’t be fixed. Except for one thing - this very jump that I just decided to take.”

The first visitor to Disneyland was a college student named Dave McPherson. But that time he didn’t have time to ride a single ride, because he was in a hurry to get to class. But later he had a chance to more than make up for lost time - he was awarded a lifetime pass to all Disneylands on the planet.

Japan imports rice from the US - but only to meet World Trade Organization requirements. The Japanese almost never eat this rice. Most of it is sent to North Korea as humanitarian aid, the rest is fed to pigs or rots in warehouses.

The ancestors of the first whales were medium-sized land-dwelling mammals.

Before Hitler came to Paris during World War II, the French cut all the cables of the Eiffel Tower. If the Fuhrer wanted to look at the city from above, he would have to climb the steps to the top, which he did not do. Therefore, Parisians proudly say that although Hitler captured France, the Eiffel Tower was too much for him.

In 2006, Claudia Mejia, a resident of the American city of Orlando, went to give birth at a local hospital. When she woke up after giving birth, it turned out that she had neither arms nor legs. To all attempts to find out why the woman had all her limbs amputated, the hospital responds that they cannot voice the reason, since in this way the rights of other patients would be violated. Allegedly, she contracted some kind of disease already in the hospital from other patients and the hospital has no right to disclose this information. As a result, Claudia was never able to find out why she was left without arms and legs.

In Vilnius (Lithuania) there is a small district of Užupis, which declared itself an independent republic. This republic has its own flag, its own currency, president, cabinet of ministers and even an army of 11 people

Once the Indian Maharaja Jai Singh visited the Rolls-Royce pavilion in London. One of the workers, not understanding who was in front of him, allowed himself a caustic remark that, “You obviously can’t afford our product.” Singh bought ten cars, brought them to India and ordered them to be used for transporting garbage.

In 1998, during the Australian Open, sisters Serena and Venus Williams recklessly declared that they could easily beat any man ranked below 200 in the tennis rankings. German tennis player Karsten Braasch, the 203rd racket in the world, responded to the challenge. He showed up for the match, refueled with beer and, without much effort, beat first Serena and then Venus with a score of 6:1 and 6:2, respectively.

Due to confusion with similar names, representatives of the Slovak and Slovenian embassies have to meet regularly (once a month) to exchange mail delivered by mistake.

The very first version of Cinderella was written in China.

No one knows the name of the inventor of the fire hydrant because the patent for this invention was burned in a fire.

The inventor of Vaseline, Robert Chesbrough, ate a spoonful of his invention a day and assured that he felt enormous benefits from it for his body. He lived to be 96 years old.

President John F. Kennedy's daughter received a puppy from the first dog in space. The gift was made in order to improve relations between Kennedy and Khrushchev. This puppy managed to bite the entire Kennedy family.

There is no such thing as pink. The fact that we see it is a great scientific mystery. This color is a combination of red and violet - two opposite spectrums of the rainbow, and such a mixture is impossible in nature. In fact, certain wavelengths, when reflected, are converted into pink in our brain.

Hitler, Stalin, Trotsky, Tito and Freud all lived in Vienna, Austria at the same time in 1913.

While a person eats a pineapple, the pineapple eats a person in return. This is the only plant that contains bromelain, an enzyme that effectively breaks down protein. And since the human body is made of protein, the pineapple tries to “digest” it. This is what explains the ulcers on the tongue of those who overdo it with eating these fruits.

During the 9/11 rescue mission, dogs were so rarely able to locate survivors that they experienced extreme stress as they felt guilty and unable to cope. Therefore, rescuers had to regularly hide in the ruins themselves to allow the dogs to detect them and, thereby, maintain their “fighting spirit.”

Billionaire cocaine smuggler Sal Magluta won the US National Speedboat Race three times and appeared frequently on television despite being a fugitive. Nobody noticed anything for 6 years.

The chemical name of titin consists of 189,819 characters. It will take at least three hours to pronounce it completely.

It turns out that it's even better to store eggs dirty because they have a protective layer that washes off with water. In many countries, eggs are washed before sale to give them a more “marketable appearance”, thereby opening pores in the shell through which harmful bacteria can enter during storage.

16% of Lithuanians are immune against HIV.

There is a legend that Orson Welles' radio play "War of the Worlds", broadcast on CBS on October 30, 1938, was taken at face value, causing more than a million residents of the northeastern United States to allegedly believe in a Martian attack and panic. It was said that entire families barricaded themselves with weapons in the basements of their houses, or hastily packed their things to leave the country. In reality, the effect was not that strong, it was just that the CBS station's competitors were trying to discredit it as a news source.

In China, there is an organization called the “Mistresses Association”, which unites women who live at the expense of married wealthy men. On their website, these women not only share their impressions and experiences, but also help each other collect dirt on their patrons in case they decide to “cut off funding.”

In 2004, humanity produced more transistors than grains of rice, and by 2010, 125 thousand transistors could already be bought for the price of a grain of rice. An electronic device with 16 GB of memory contains more transistors than neurons in the human head.

Biotechnology company Pembient has learned to 3D print “rhino horns” that are genetically identical to natural ones. The company plans to release this product on the Chinese market at a price 8 times cheaper than real horns, hoping to thus combat poaching.

In 2009, an expert on anti-kidnapping in Mexico was kidnapped in Mexico just after finishing a lecture entitled “How to Avoid Getting Kidnapped in Mexico.”

Abstract algebraic principles are typically only taught in college. Meanwhile, mathematicians have proven that even a five-year-old child - that is, almost any member of society - is quite capable of comprehending them.

75% of the world's food comes from just 12 plant species and 5 animal species.

Jerky movements like tapping your fingers on a table or beating a rhythm with your feet can burn up to 350 calories a day. It is easy to notice that such habits are characteristic mainly of slender people.

One day, a 2.5-year-old girl named Michelle Funk fell into the river and was under water for 66 minutes. When rescuers brought her to the surface, the baby had neither a pulse nor breathing. After more than 3 hours, her blood suddenly became warmer. When the temperature reached 25 degrees Celsius, the girl returned to life and lives to this day.

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NASA requires all of its astronauts to study Russian.

During Prohibition in the United States, vineyard owners produced semi-solid grape juice concentrates called “wine bars,” which were then sold with a mandatory warning: “After dissolving the bar in a gallon of water, do not leave the resulting liquid in a container in a cupboard for twenty days to prevent it from turning.” into wine."

One of the American Articles of Confederation from 1781 states that as soon as Canada expresses a desire to join the United States, it will be immediately accepted.

Male Australian marsupial mice are martyred for wild sex. During the mating period (they are able to do THIS for up to 14 hours at a time), males give up all their internal resources and energy until they die from exhaustion. In biology, this phenomenon is called “suicidal mating.”

The word "dollar" comes from the word "thaler", which in turn comes from the word "Joachimsthaler". And Jochimstal is a silver mine in Bohemia.

Macedonian journalist, crime reporter and, as it turned out, serial killer Vlado Taneski often wrote about crimes that he himself committed. The police exposed him only after he published information in his article that at that time could not have been known to anyone except the killer himself.

Residents of the village of Kalachi (Kazakhstan) suffer from a mysterious sleeping sickness - from time to time they fall into deep sleep and can remain in it for up to six days. The level of radiation and gases in this area does not exceed the norm.

People experiencing homelessness in Hong Kong and Japan often take advantage of McDonald's "Always Open Door" policy and live in the chain's restaurants. These people are called "macrefugees".

Shortly after Australian truck driver Bill Morgan suffered a heart attack and a 14-minute clinical death, he won a large sum in the lottery. A local television company decided to film a story about the lucky guy and asked to show how he buys an instant lottery ticket and peels off the protective layer. This ticket brought Bill a new winning of 250 thousand dollars.

We don't see baby pigeons for one simple reason: they don't leave the nest for the first 30 days of their lives. And by this time they look just like adult birds.

Interesting stories, data and traditions are always exciting. On the one hand, the volume of information and its accessibility is growing incredibly today. But on the other hand, choose the right one in this stream interesting fact, it’s very difficult not to drown in a sea of something interesting. In this article we have collected such interesting details about our world, its inhabitants and events.

1. Mysterious Hagfish

An interesting representative lives in the waters of the World Ocean animal world– hagfish. This order of vertebrates is represented by 15 species, the largest number of which are distributed along the western coast of North America.
The hagfish is an ancient animal, it is already more than 300 million years old, and the structure of these creatures has not changed in almost all this time; it is a kind of intermediate link between worms and fish. Hagfishes have no backbone, only a skull, which makes up the entire skeleton. Hagfish are vicious predators. They gnaw out the insides of fish with their powerful tongue with sharp teeth. By the way, there is interesting fact about the fact that hagfish actively use fishing nets - they attack immobilized fish and often leave fishermen without a catch. Therefore, in Northern Europe, fishermen often have to change their fishing grounds to escape the arrogant primitive predators.
The creatures' bodies are covered with a thick layer of mucus and can tie themselves into knots, which is an excellent defense mechanism. The largest animals reach 127 cm, although usually the size of the hagfish does not exceed 45-70 cm. The internal structure of the hagfish is also amazing - it has 4 hearts, one nostril and two brains. There are 2 eyes and light-sensitive elements near the cloaca - the hagfish “feels” light, but does not distinguish the image. Hagfish reproduce by laying eggs. In this case, their fertilization is external, and in some species there may be only one male per hundred females.

2. Swiss hemp

Invented in Switzerland most An interesting way to combat the illegal distribution of marijuana. Residents of the country were allowed to grow 4 hemp bushes for personal use. Of course it is possible smile Such naivety, but there is a certain logic in the decision. after all, if someone needs hemp, no matter how cruel the prohibitions are, he will still find it. Then it’s better for a person to just grow a bush so dear to his heart.
But you also need to take into account interesting fact that everyone is entitled to hemp, which means that a family of 4-5 people will already have a whole, and completely legal, clearing of 16-20 bushes.

3. The birth of M&M's

Forrest Mars Sr. got the idea for his famous candies during the Spanish Civil War. He saw how soldiers ate chocolate dragees, and due to the hardened chocolate shell, the candies did not melt and did not smear their fingers.
Actually M&M's began to be produced in 1941. The candies immediately became very popular, so much so that they were even included in the food rations of American soldiers on the fronts of World War II.

4. Long-legged spider crab

One of the most The largest arthropod on Earth is the Japanese spider crab. Its cephalothorax is up to 37 cm long, but if you measure the crab along with its legs, you will get all 4 meters! This representative animal world feeds on animal remains and shellfish and can live up to 100 years. I usually use it for scientific, food and decorative purposes; it is often placed in large aquariums.

5. Rain Trader

At the beginning of the twentieth century Charles Hatfield called a rainmaker. He sold sewing machines, and in his free time he studied materials on chemistry, physics, and meteorology. His goal was to learn how to make rain using chemicals.
By 1902, Hatfield had a potent secret mixture of 23 ingredients, which had to be evaporated over fire from large zinc pans. The first few experiments are unsuccessful, but after bringing his younger brother Paul into the business, Hetfield begins to make money by betting on causing precipitation to a certain point.
Hatfield's fame quickly spreads throughout the country. The most interesting story takes place in Sag Diego. A contract was awarded to the city in 1915 to fill the Morena Reservoir for $10,000. As a result, multi-day downpours, terrible flooding, casualties and destruction begin, and the authorities incur losses of $3.5 million. After such a large-scale event, legal proceedings followed, opinions about the connection between Hetfield's activities and the rainfall were divided. But the process served as good advertising and the popularity of the “rainmaker” only grew. So successful events in the entire history of Hetfield's activities there are about 500.
During his lifetime, by the way, Charles did not reveal his secret, telling it only to Paul, with whom she died.

6. The terrible companion of Santa Claus

In Germany, Austria and Hungary, there is a strange belief in their Alpine regions. According to local residents, there is a creepy creature in Santa Claus's retinue - Krampus. His specialty is punishing especially spoiled children, and his name comes from “claw” (claw).
The first mentions of Krampus date back to the 19th century, but now its popularity is declining. But some areas of Austria and Bavaria celebrate “Krampustag” (Krampus Day) on December 5th. At the same time, people wear scary costumes and scare passersby. According to legends Krampus kidnaps children who “distinguished themselves” in the past year, takes them in a sack to his castle, and then throws them into the sea.

7. The Japanese have figured out how to “revive” a toy

Japanese designers have come up with a special PINOKY device with microcontrollers and photosensors, which looks like a bracelet and is worn on the limb of a soft toy. Next, you can transmit commands to the device from the remote control and the limb will move. In addition, PINOKY will be able to remember all the movements that a person made with a limb and reproduce them when given a signal.

8. Birmingham Rollers pigeons do somersaults in the air

In Birmingham, England, the Birmingham Rollers pigeon breed was bred, which became especially popular among fanciers due to the unusual abilities of the birds. These pigeons can somersault in the air. Scientists cannot explain this interesting fact - birds have no special reasons for tumbling, and pigeon experts say that birds simply like it.

9. Happy coincidences

Barbara Soper gave birth to her first daughter on 08/08/08, and exactly on time. Literally a year later, the housewife gave birth to a son, then the doctors had to intervene, the boy was born prematurely (September 20), but also at an amazing moment - 09.09.09. and a year later, 36-year-old Barbara gave birth to another girl. This time the doctor also had to intervene. Theoretically, the girl was supposed to be born on November 4, but due to the risk of complications, the birth was accelerated and the baby was born on October 10, 2010.
The sopers say that they did not plan such a unique event at all. event, everything happened by chance, although the chance of coincidence is only 1 in 50 million!

10. Sex trainers in the USA

In the USA there is a unique profession - a sex coach. He, like any other coach, must improve the theoretical, technical and moral-volitional level of training of his players. Now this profession is very popular, and the services of such trainers are in incredible demand. Topics covered include dating, kissing, foreplay, ejaculation and much more. In addition, the training program includes joint trips to sex shops and watching porn films. Intimacy with the coach is not included in the program, which means that the students will have to figure it out in practice on their own.
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Every day, 12 newborns fall into the hands of the wrong parents due to the fault of medical personnel.
99% of the total mass of the solar system is in.
There are 32 muscles in a cat's ear, thanks to which the animal can move it in different directions.
Surprisingly, he can live another 2 weeks without a head!
Scientists have developed dishes made from wheat. Therefore, after eating the main course, you can safely eat the plate.
In order for a tanker loaded with oil to come to a complete stop, it must brake for 20 minutes.
With its half-meter tongue, it can clean its own ears.
A giraffe can live without water longer than .
A person busy with any activity loses about 4 liters of fluid per day.
Interestingly, the weight of the smallest bird is less than a coin (see).
95% consist of . This is why they are so transparent.
And this is a very interesting fact. A jet plane has to use 4000 liters of fuel to take off!
The record holder is Charles Osborne, who suffered from this disease for about 6 years.
An interesting fact is that a mole is able to dig a 9 m long tunnel in just one night.
A funny incident happened in Indiana: authorities arrested him for smoking in a public place.
According to scientific research, they can experience orgasm within 30 minutes.
The law allows women to divorce their spouses if they refuse to give them money.
An interesting fact is that sharks are the only animals that can blink with both eyes.
so sensitive to the presence in water that they can detect one gram in 100 thousand liters.
When a skunk senses danger to its life, it can spread a stinking odor within a radius of 10 m. It is perhaps the most unpleasant-smelling animal.
In 1845, a very interesting law was adopted. According to him, a person attempting to commit suicide would face hanging.
An interesting fact is that 25% of the area is occupied by vehicles.
slept on stone pillows. I just wonder why?
It is believed that the average person laughs 15 times a day.
Iguanas can swim underwater for half an hour.
It's funny, but his eye is larger than his brain.
Among animals, only armadillos suffer from leprosy.
Armadillos always have only 4 children, and all of them are born of only one sex.
Did you know that babies are born without kneecaps? They are formed only 2 years after birth.
If a Barbie doll were 175 cm tall, then her proportions would be as follows: 39-23-33 cm; despite the fact that the generally accepted ideal is the ratio 90-60-90.
When bats fly out of caves, they always turn left.
In the tiny state, the main product exported is poultry manure.
Chewing gum contains rubber.
Camel milk does not sour or curdle.
can make about 100 different sounds, and no more than 10.
Every year, people buy food for dogs and cats totaling $7 billion. This is one of the most interesting facts.
Did you know that people always sleep with one eye open?
A duel is officially permitted, provided that both duelists are blood donors.
The most famous scientist of the 20th century could not speak clearly until he was 9 years old.
Before sitting down to compose his compositions, he dipped his head in ice water.
Giraffes do not have vocal cords.
Incredibly, hair grows before your eyes!
According to the law, a student can end up in prison for cheating on exams.
Half of Kentuckians who marry for the first time are teenagers.
Due to the lack of gravity, astronauts are physically unable to cry. The most interesting thing is that the need for this still arises periodically even in .
You can buy wigs for dogs.
Once upon a time, the law prohibited citizens from keeping dogs.
There was a time when residents were prohibited from slamming car doors.
In Kansas, people are prohibited from fishing with their bare hands.
It has been scientifically proven that a person cannot sneeze with his eyes open. Although many probably continue to check this statement.
When Kotex began, it produced bandages, not personal care products.
The Great One is the creator of scissors.
Every second, 100 lightning strikes can be seen in the world. The most interesting thing is that they are not amenable to statistics, since their nature has not yet been studied.
In fact, banknotes are not made of paper, as many people believe, but of cotton. That's why they don't spoil for so long. By the way, .
An interesting fact is that more people die in donkey riding than in plane crashes. We have already talked about.
Out of two billion people, only one manages to live to be 116 years old.
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Scientists have long noticed that they give much more when they play classical music.
Did you know that most of the dust in homes comes from dead skin cells?
Most lipsticks contain fish scales.
Few people know that 25% of all human bones are in his legs. We told you all the most interesting things about the human musculoskeletal system.
Only half of American citizens know that the sun is a star.
have been the same size since birth. But the ears and nose grow until death.
Dynamite contains peanut extract.
Surprisingly, the clumsy ones can jump up to 2 m in height. By the way, read about and watch the most terrible footage of this ritual.
If you give it to deer, they will eat it with pleasure.
Scientists managed to prove an interesting fact. It turns out that mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas.
Sigmund Freud was terrified of ferns.
Slugs have four noses. This is probably someone who knows how to “breathe deeply”!
Interestingly, a cat falling from the 20th floor has a better chance of surviving than if it fell from the 10th.
It takes the average person 7 minutes to fall asleep.
The author of the electric chair was a simple dentist. Still, there is something sadistic about them.
Among all mammals, only elephants cannot jump. Pay attention - you will learn a lot of new things.
Greens hear sounds thanks to holes located on their hind legs.
One day, an employee of one enterprise, passing by the radar, noticed that the chocolate in his pocket had melted. Thanks to this ridiculous accident, the microwave oven was invented.
Muhammad is the most common name on the planet.
The Greek hymn consists of 158 verses, but it is very difficult to find those who know them by heart ().
The penguin is the only bird that can swim, but cannot fly.
The donkey's eyes are placed in such a way that all 4 legs are always in its field of vision.
Among only the praying mantis can turn its head.
The first bomb dropped during World War II killed only one elephant.
The expression in chess “Checkmate” translated from Persian means “the king is dead.”
There are approximately the same number of chickens on the planet as there are people.
The tabby has not only fur, but also the skin itself.
To free yourself from the jaws, you should “simply” press your fingers on his eyes. The most interesting thing is that you are unlikely to remember this fact if you fall into a crocodile’s mouth.
They have this strange pathology where they are born with two heads. But the most interesting thing is that both heads of the mutant snake behave not like one animal, but like two: they fight for food, snatching prey from each other.
All windmills rotate counterclockwise, and only in this case everything happens the other way around.
A man's heart beats slower than a woman's.
There are about 300 bones in a baby's body, but as they grow older, only 206 remain (more on that).
The human heart beats about 100,000 times per day.

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You've probably heard various incredible facts about the world around us. Some of them made you wonder, others you couldn't believe. And some facts still seem like myths to you. Read 11 facts you didn't know about until today.

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Fact 1. The smell of thioacetone is recognized as the stinkiest in the world

This volatile liquid was invented in a chemical laboratory. By the way, immediately after it, a panic evacuation of residents began in the city of Freiburg, who vomited all night from a smell of unknown origin. At the same time, the stench was so severe that people lost consciousness in batches. Needless to say, if in the 70s Oxford researchers just opened a flask with this substance, and massive attacks of vomiting began within a radius of 200 meters.

Fact 2: Roller coaster rides help clear kidney stones

Initially, this dubious fact was brought to the attention of Dr. D. Wortinger. His patients told amazing stories of getting rid of the problem after visiting the attractions. It was then that he decided to start research: he created a 3D model of the kidney and began to calculate the probabilities. It turned out that the more rides a person makes on the slide, the higher the chance of getting rid of the problem, up to 100% cure! At the same time, the chances of success increase if you sit with your back forward.

Fact 3. The Pinocchio effect exists

Numerous studies of people who tell lies have yielded interesting results. So, incredible facts say: when we deliberately lie, ours activates neural networks. And they are involved in controlling body temperature. And the latter may rise slightly. Simply put, lying causes the skin around the nose to warm up, which is called the Pinocchio effect.

Fact 4: Pain destroys the brain and leads to dementia

If you're a rabid anti-painkiller, you should know that patience is not the answer. Not only does pain spoil your mood and undermine your performance, but in its chronic form it can cause serious brain damage. Doctors were able to prove that people who often suffer from pain of various locations (in the knees, back, head, etc.) are 10% more likely to develop dementia.

Fact 5. The fewer teeth, the worse the memory

It turns out that teeth can influence the process of memorizing information. Thus, experiments confirmed that the fewer healthy teeth a respondent has, the weaker his memory. It turns out that when they fall out, not only the gums and dental nerves are destroyed, but also the neural connections in the brain. Most of them are responsible for assimilation and memorization of the facts of the surrounding world.

Fact 6. Strong immunity can save you from snake venom

The most amazing and incredible facts about yet say that not a single person is able to survive after being bitten by a black mamba... If he is not injected with an antidote within 15 minutes after infection. However, Tim Fage proved the impossible: he survived! So, the reason for this “luck” was hidden in the fact that the man himself devoted about 20 years to creating a powerful serum against snake venom. He obtained it through the natural production of antibodies by his immune system. To do this, he injected himself with small doses of snake venom, and then made “vaccinations”, allowing himself to be bitten by over 170 types of poisonous vipers.

Fact 7. Pablo Escabar's hitman became a popular blogger

John Velasquez is the personal hitman of the famous drug lord, who admitted to the brutal murder of over 250 people. However, now he lives in Hollywood, takes pictures with armies of fans and posts videos on YouTube. There he talks about his past and attempts to change. In addition, “Popeye” does not particularly regret the crimes he committed and is happy to share his experience. They are also planning to make a full-length film based on his story.

Fact 8. Unemployment and excess weight are to blame for sleep problems

Scientists at the University of Leipzig surveyed over 10 thousand people who complained of insomnia. They were able to find a direct relationship between the weight, economic status of the respondents and their sleep problems. It turned out that obesity and lack of money seriously undermine not only the quality of life, but also the quality of sleep. These incredible facts suggest that all this can be solved if you start working with your body and find some kind of activity.

Fact 9. The most cruel and powerful pirate in history was a woman

She was born in the second half of the 18th century and was popularly known as Lady Zheng. History is silent about how a prostitute became the wife of a famous pirate captain. But she fell into his heart so much that he gave her a good half of his fleet, which she managed to increase to 1800 ships. By the way, they say that the key to her success lay in strict discipline: theft from the common treasury, disobedience and rape of captive women under her leadership was punishable by beheading. On top of everything else, luck has not been canceled!

Fact 10. The most expensive company in the world is the East India Company

If we convert its capital to today's rate, it is 8 times higher than the value of Apple, amounting to more than 7 trillion dollars. The trading society itself was founded in Holland at the beginning of the 17th century. By the way, it was famous for being the first in the world to practice the shareholder type of management with shared responsibility of all co-founders. What were they doing? Trade in tea, precious metals, silk, ceramics and opiates between Europe, China and Indonesia.

Fact 11. The Antarctic authorities have banned the import of dogs into their territory

These animals are the most environmentally friendly mode of transport and the most adapted to such harsh living conditions. But, despite this, their import and cultivation was strictly prohibited in the 90s. It threatened the reproduction of northern seals, which were allegedly greatly weakened by the advent of dogs. The agreement itself is still considered absurd, but despite this, in 2009 it was extended for another 50 years.