65 facts so weird that you will not believe they are true

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There is one reason that people say that the truth is foreign than fiction. Between impressive inventions andNatural quirks,the world Maybe a pretty incredible place. Just when you think you're too jadé and you know everything, people and things can surprise you in a delicious way. You wonder how long it would take to drive to space? Where are a quarter of the bones of your body? Or what are you calling a rainbow that occurs at night? You will discover all this and more when you read theseTribia Tidbits of the whole world. Prepare to be stupefied by these 65 strange facts. And for more trivia to blow your mind, check these175 random facts so interesting that you will say, "OMG!"

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There is a company that turns corpses into an oceanic reef.

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For those who ride a burial at sea, societyEternal reefs offers an innovative solution. It mixes the quantified remnants of a person with concrete to create a "pearl" on which dear beings can climb personal messages, hand footprints or memories (environmentally friendly). The pearl is then locked in a "reef bullet" that fell into the sea, where it provides a new fish habitat and another marine life, helps to encourage a vibrant ecosystem. The circle of life at work! For more trivia sent directly to your inbox,Sign up for our daily newsletter.

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The name "Bonobo" resulted from a spelling.

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"Bonobo", the common name for monkeys, may seem like a sort of translation of a significant mandate, but in fact, it was the result of a typo. The researchers took place first the animals in the city of Bolobo, Zaire, in the 1920s, but the name of the place wasspelled "bonobo" on the shipping fund In which the animal has been placed, directing others to refer to the animal by the name, which blocked.

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There is an annual festival of coffee break.

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For millions of people, the coffee break is a key part but often undervalued every day. Stopping and giving the break his good due, the city of Steghtonon, Wisconsin, houses an annual annualCoffee break festival. The gathering includes coffee tastings, "breweries" and bean criteria competitions. Why StoCtudon? According to city leaders, the coffee break was "born" in the city in the late 1800s, while women working in the Gunderson Tobacco Warehouse started the break ritual during the work day to prepare a Coffee and chat.

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You can buy a flying bike.

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It sounds like something a sci-fi novel, but British inventorsJohn Foden andYannick Read have mounted a bike that really flies.The Xploreaire paravelo is composed of a folding bike and a light trailer containing a biofuels propulsion fan motor. The engine runs the fan and with enough of a track, it can reach 25 km / h in the air and 4,000 feet of altitude. Although inventors can not achieve their funding goal to produce enough xploy for high availability, they offer inventive services through "custom production".

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The dolphins sleep with an open eye.

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Dolphins are known to be one of the most intelligent animals of the planet-possibly because they can keep their cerebral power. Because they must be constantly on the lookout for predators, marine mammals have developed a trick neat to maintain partial consciousness even as part of their brain sleep.Researchers tested That this "half-sleep has a negative impact on the vigilance of animals during the day, but found that even after five days of their constantly tested night vigilance, they remained alert and insightful than ever.

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Vacuum cleaners were originally drawn by horses.

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One of the older known vacuums was so big that it had to be transported from home to home via acarriage. Its giant pipes have been skipped through the windows of the customers and a gas engine generated the suction that shot the dirt and debris in a glass container where spectators could gawk to the volume of the dirt from the houses of their neighbors.

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The world's largest padlock weighs 916 pounds.

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Created by a team of students and teachers at the Pavlovo Arts College in Russia, the largest padlock in the world (according toGUINNESS WORLD RECORDS) Measures 56.8 inches in height, 41.3 inches wide and 10.2 inches deep. In total, this latch, including the key, weighs 916 pounds. Anyway protecting probably much more!

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Pandas caca most of what they eat.

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Pandas only eat only bamboo, which is also incredibly difficult to digest. This means that these adorable animals must eat on30 pounds of stuff Every day to have enough nutrients - defecate about four-fifths of what they eat (and even what they digest are not particularly easy on their gastrointestinal system). These guys should really consider a change in diet.

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The pilot service introduced by McDonald is introduced by the army.

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McDonald's Thru reader was installed in a restaurant based in Sierra Vista, Arizona, located near the military facility of Fort Huachuca. The military rules prohibit soldiers from carrying their military uniforms in public, and they were not about to turn into civilians to catch a hamburger and turn to the base. Do restaurant managerDavid Rich came with a solution: Cut a hole into the wall and let the members of the army pick up their orders without getting out of their car. The convenience and simplicity of the idea quickly took.

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Alfred Hitchcock was frightened with eggs.

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The suspense master, who terrified audiences with films like psycho and birds, considered an ovophobic - someone frightened with eggs.ALFRED HITCHCOCK explained to an interviewer In 1963: "I'm frightened eggs, worse than fear; They revolt. This round white round thing without holes, and when you break it up, inside, there is this yellow thing, round, without holes ... The blood is happy, red. But the egg yolk is yellow, revolting. I have never tasted it. "

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The pigs can not sweat.

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If someone tells you that they "sweat like a pig", you may want to report to them (if you are that kind of person) that if they were biologically accurate, that would mean that they wereDo not swear at all. The pigs are born without sweat pioneers, so when they have to cool down, their only option tends to find a fresh mud puddle in which they can roll.

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The more the refrigerator is more energy.

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An empty refrigerator does not only make it more difficult to decide what to work together, it is also wasting precious energy. It works like this: the more empty space in the refrigerator, the colder air is moved by the hot when you open the door, requiring the device to generate fresh air to replace it. If the refrigerator is packed, less fresh air exhausts and less energy are needed to reconstitute it. The writers of the Kitchn go upAdvise refrigerator owners Fill empty bottles with water to move empty air.

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There is a Lego bridge in Germany that you can cross.

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The German city of Wupperttal is home to Lego-Brücke, also known as Lego bridge-a bridge that looks like candy vegetable bricks, offering a foot foot and a bike for those looking to cross the street below. Despite appearances, the bridge is not made of giant plastic bricks, but concrete, and it was painted to look like popular construction toys byStreet artistMartin Heuwold.

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Umbrellas were once used solely by women.

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While umbrellas are used and appreciated by few living in rainy places for centuries, they were considered somethingOnly to use by women-Sociated women fashionable that women would wear during the most enjoyable days to keep the sun from their skin. But in the middle of the eighteenth century, the barriers began to fall, with public figures like philanthropistJONAS HANWAY Transport umbrellas at public events. Soon others have read the accessory practitioner and it was not long before men used them as often as women.

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For 20 years, a cat served as mayor of a city of Alaska.

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In 1997, a problem of orange cat names becameMAYOR Honorary of the City of Talkeetna of Alaska. With a population of 772 in 2000, he would not have taken too many voices to win the position (and the small town did not really have a real human mayor. Anyway), but the stubbs proved to be Adepts to the role, winning fans of the world and "serve" in the position for years, greeting tourists and become a beloved symbol of the city until his death in 2017.

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Squirrels are behind most power outages in the United States.

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The American Public Power Association (Appa) says thatSquirrels are the most common cause of power failuresIn the United States, the APP has even developed a data tracking called "the squirrel index" that analyzes the patterns and synchronization of the impact of squirrels on power systems. Provides, the peak hours of the year for squirrel attacks may be from May to June and October to November.

As a rule, squirrels cause tunneling problems, chewing through electrical insulation or becoming a power path between electrical conductors. "Frankly, the number one threat proven so far by the American electric grill is squirrels," saidJohn C. Inglis, the oldDeputy Director of the National Security Agency, in 2015.

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The spider bands were used as bandages in ancient times.

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In ancient Greece and Rome, doctors used spider bands to make bandages for their patients. The cobwebs are supposedlyNatural antiseptic and anti-fungal properties, which can help keep wounds clean and prevent infection. He also said that the cobwebs are rich in vitamin K, which helps to promote coagulation. So, the next time you are out of the band, head to your attic and take a "webicillin".

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A woman who lost her wedding ring found her 16 years later on a carrot in her garden.

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A woman in Sweden lost her wedding ring while cooking for Christmas in 1995. She had looked everywhere, and even though her kitchen floor went away in the hope she could find it. But she would not see it until 2012.

During gardening 16 years later, the womanFound the ring around a carrot It has sprouted in the midst of that. The only explanation was that the ring must have been lost in converted vegetable peels. Obviously, composting is not just good for the environment.

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A quarter of all your bones are located in your feet.

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There are26 bones in every foot. It's 52 bones in both feet, out of206 Total OS Throughout your body, more than 25%. It may seem crazy first, but think about it: your feet support your weight and allow you to jump, run and climb. These bones and joints also allow your feet to absorb and freely release energy. This is one of the reasonsHumans can exceed any other animal in an endurance race.

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The blood donors in Sweden receive a text when their blood is used.

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To encourage more young people to donate blood, Sahlgranska University Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden,send a text to donors When their blood has been distributed to a person in need. A common problem with blood donation - with other types of charitable donations - is that if a donor does not know the recipient, it is more difficult to convince them that the donation is worth it. But with this system, which began in 2012, potential donors in Sweden have evidence that their contribution will use.

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You are more likely to get a computer virus to visit religious sites than porn sites.

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According to the search of the Symantec security company,Religious websites include three times more malicious threats than pornography sites. Symantec found that the average number of security threats on religious sites was approximately 115 years, compared to the adult content sites that covered approximately 25. In fact, only 2.4% of adult sites were infected with software. Malicious. The researchers hypothesized that porn sites must generate a profit, so there is a financial incentive to prevent them without virus to encourage repeated activities.

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The inventor of the pringles can now be buried one.

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In 1966,Fredric Baur Developed the ingenious idea to procter & gamble uniformly stacking chips inside a bobbin instead of throwing them in a bag. Baur was so proud of his invention that he wanted to take it to the grave - literally.

He communicated his funerary wishes to his family and, when he died at the age of 89, his children stopped at Walgreens on the path of the funeral home to buy hisFuneral prods can. They had a decision to do, however. "My brothers and sisters and briefly debated the flavor to be used," said Baur's eldest son.Time. "But I said," Look, we have to use the original. 'Fredric Baur, an American classic.

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Sunglasses were initially designed for Chinese judges to hide their facial expressions in court.

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Today, sunglasses serve as eyeglasses, effectively preventing the direct sunlight from causing discomfort or damage to our eyes. Of course, they are also a fashion accessory. But sunglasses were initially made on a smoked quartz in the 12th century in China, where they were used by judges inhide their emotions when they questioned witnesses.

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Candy Cotton was invented by a dentist.

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DentisteWilliam Morrison and confectioneryJohn C. Wharton Candy cotton with invented machine In 1897. It was introduced for the first time to the 1904 World Fair as "Fairy Floss". Then,another Dentiste,Josef Lascaux, Reinvented the machine in 1921. He came with the name "Cotton Candy", which replaced "Fairy Hey".

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The epitaph of Shakespeare contains a curse for serious thieves.

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WhenWilliam Shakespeare Deceased 52 on April 23, 1616, he was buried in a grave that had an epitaph.Move away from the thieves of tombs: "GOOD GOOD FOR THE LOVE OF THE IESVS AND DIGG THE DVST BEILDE / METHEST BE YE MAN YT SPARES THES STONES / AND CVRST SO-ONL YT Moves my bones." Or more clearly: "Good friend, for the love of Jesus and digging the dust enclosed here / blessed be the man who exceeds these stones / and cursed to be the one who moves my bones."

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A new Orleans hotel offered a $ 15,000 to a who stole the "most scandalous" object.

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In March 2019, theHotel Roosevelt In New Orleans decided to celebrate its 125th anniversary by offering aFree stay of seven nights In its presidential suite, with private dinners and free spa treatments deserve $ 15,000 worth of $ 15,000. But it was not a standard gift: the price was only available for the person who returned the article "the most scandalous" never stole from the hotel.

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The children of identical twins are genetically brothers and sisters, not cousins.

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The cousins ​​whose parents are twin identical share 25% of their DNA, instead of the usual 12.5%. WhileComplete brothers and sisters share 50% of their DNA, the half-brothers and sisters share 25%. That's why, although the children of identical twins are legally cousins, they aregenetically the equivalent of half-brothers and sisters.

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A giant turtle considered extinguished for 100 years was recently discovered in Galapagos.

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Because there was no observation of a giant tortoise of Fernandina in more than 100 years, scientists believed that we had lost the last of creatures a long time ago. However, in feb. 2019, aAn adult woman was spotted around the island of Fernandina In Galapagos. Scientists have also found bite brands on neighboring cacti that led them to suspect that there may be other turtles in the region.

Wacho Tapia, Director of the giant turtle restoration initiative to the conservation of Galapagos, published a statement saying: "To find a living turtle on the island of Fernandina, it may be the most important discovery of the century ... We must now confirm the genetic origin of this woman. She is old but she is alive! "

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The Goodyear Blimp is the official bird of Redondo Beach, California.

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The Goodyear Blimp is nothing emblematic, but we do not classify it like a bird. Nevertheless, it did not stop Redondo Beach-a coastal city located near the Home Airport of Goodyear Blimp de Carson, California, the transition from a resolution in 1983 todo the vigneed his official bird.

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It would only take an hour to lead to space.

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If you entered your car, lit the ignition and led to the sky at 60 mph, it would just takeOne hour to reach space, according to the astronomerFred Hoyle. Of course, it's purely theoretical, but it's fun thinking about!

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A corn in the form of Illinois sold on eBay for $ 1,350.

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In 2008, two Virginia sisters found corn corn that was shaped as the state of Illinois and sold it on eBay for $ 1,350.Monty Kerr, the owner of a Trivia website of Austin, Texas, was the buyer; He explained that he wanted the Cereal Special Museum to his travel museum. "We start aCollection of pop culture products and Americana, "he says to the associated press." We thought it was fantastic. "

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The amount of copper on the roof of the Capitol Arizona building is equivalent to nearly 5 million cents.

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The copper roof of the Arizona Capitol building in Phoenix is ​​undeniably impressive, especially once you learn that it is theequivalent to 4,800,000 cents. It's a devil of a lot of pocket change!

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A cloud can weigh more than a million pounds.

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The clouds are not as clear and mellow that they appear. In fact, the researchers found only onecloud weighs about 1.1 million books. How do they know? Well, this number is calculated by taking the density of water from a cloud and multiplying it by its volume. Fortunately, the cloud can always "float" at this weight because the air below is even heavier.

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The Apollo 11 crew used hundreds of autographs as life insurance.

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Neil ArmstrongAnd the Apollo 11 crew faced the actual probability of not returning from the moon safely, leaving their families without financial support. Due to the extreme danger where they were about to cope, they could not contract life insurance policies. Thus, instead, they have signed hundreds of autographs that their families could have sold if they did not return home. Fortunately, theseLife insurance autographs was not necessary. However, they reveal in souvenir auctions of space, selling up to $ 30,000.

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The Queen has all swans in England.

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According to the British law, any unclaimed swan swimming in the open waters of England and Walesbelongs to the queen. The law is native of medieval times when swans were a delicacy for the rich, but it is still standing today. Queen Elizabeth II also defends a secure tradition with swans: each year during the third week of July, allThe swans of the Thames are counted for the queen In a practice called "Swan Hopping".

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A fortune biscuit company once preserved at the lottery, which gives 110 winners.

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In 2005, a Powball drawing had shocking winners of 110 seconds allawarded their chance to a fortune biscuit. Powerball people were suspect (typically, there are only four or five winners of the second place); However, no game game fault has been involved.

Wonton Food, a Chinese distribution factory of Fortune Fortune in Long Island City, so it has happened correctly five of the six winning digits. "We are so excited,"Ho sings LeePresident of the manufacturer of cookies, said at the time. "I knew that people were taking our lucky numbers seriously. It shows that they really say fortunes and we are happy so many people have benefited." Each winner brought home between $ 100,000 and $ 500,000, depending on their number.

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A woman with two uterus gave birth to twins less than a month after having a baby.

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When most people have a baby, they usually wait for some time before thinking about having another child. But it was not an option for a woman in Bangladesh, which gave unexpectedly birth to twins in March 2019, less than a month after having another newborn. The extremely unusually unusual circumstance came because theWoman has two uterus And both were successfully transported the three children in good health. However, the mother's doctor admitted: "We were very shocked and surprised. I never watched something before."

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A meteor exploded on earth with the strength of 10 atomic bombs and everyone missed it.

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You would think that if a spacial body has met a phenomenal ardent spell just above our heads, we would notice. But when aMeteor hit our atmosphere On December 18, 2018 and exploded with a force of 10 times the energy of the atomic bomb of Hiroshima, it was not discovered by NASA scientists before the fact. Stops, it went largely untied because it happened on the sea of ​​Being in a nearby area, but not directly on, the way of commercial aircraft flying between North America and Asia.

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Louisiana has a rare pink dolphin.

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It's hard to imagine that the dolphins are more wonderful than they are already, but a Louisiana bottle dolphin named "Pinky" is almost too adorable to believe. First spotted in 2007, the unusual creature got its name from its surprising pink color, which is probably the result of a rare genetic state.

Pinky has been revised in2015 and in2018 coupling. Despite the fact that fishermen apparently saw him swimming with baby dolphins, they do not know if she is their mother, especially because no news of any pink dolphins surfaced.

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A "Moonbow" is a rainbow that occurs at night.

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If a storm passes and the sun begins to shine, you might have the chance to spot a rainbow. But did you know that you can see something like incredible at night? While they are incredibly unusual,masonry (or lunar arches) are caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light and tend to occur most often in places with waterfalls and mists. There must also be a quasi-moon with a light to have enough light so you can see it.

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Bumblebees can fly higher than Mount Everest.

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If you thought it was impressive that humans can return it to the summit of Mount Everest, you will be stunned to know thatBumblebees can do it at the top, too much. The researchers who followed two bees that can fly more than 29,525 feet (9,000 meters, which is higher than Everest) admitted that they were "shocked how much they could fly".

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The terminatorSold for $ 1.

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The terminator, featuringArnold Schwarzenegger andLinda Hamilton, won a global total of $ 78.3 million at the 1984 box office. As it continued, the franchise took over 1.4 billion dollars - not bad for a film whose rights including the rights rightsSold for a dollar.

BeforeJames Cameron became famous for directing blockbusters likeTitanicandAvatarHe was just an unknown filmmaker with an ambitious idea. In order to make his film make, he handed the rights to the script for an amount of token on the terms he would be allowed to direct the film. Despite the potential success of the project, Cameron then admitted that he regrets the decision to sell such a valuable story for an amount as low, saying, "I would like to have not sold the rights of a dollar. If I had a little bit of time. Machine and I could only return something the length of a tweet, that would be- "do not sell." "

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Scientists have discovered an organization with a disappearing ass.

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The jelly comb is also known as War Comb Jelly, Sea Nuts, orMnemiopsis Leidyi-A a disappeared ass.Sidney Tamm of the marine biological laboratory in the wooden hole, the Massachusetts, saysNew scientist that "there is no documentation of atransitional anus In all other animals I know. This is not visible when the animal is not coca. There is no trace under the microscope. It's invisible to me. "

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Someone tried to sell New Zealand on eBay.

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Some strange things were sold on eBay, fromA grilled cheese sandwich with the face of the Virgin Mary atJustin Timberlake.French toast half eaten. But one of the foreigners had to be for the country of New Zealand. That's right: a man of Brisbane, Australia tried toSell ​​New Zealand on eBay in 2006.

The list described the country as "the winner of the latheric American cup of all time" and stated that he has "the very ordinary time". Despite these points of sale, the ridiculous auction has won a ton of interest. The starting offer was 1 hundred and after 6,000 hits and 22 offers, theSelling price for New Zealand climbed up to $ 3,000. Finally, eBay caught the wind from the auction and shot it. "It is clear that New Zealand is not for sale," said a spokesman for Ebay Australia at the time.

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A tomb of London is supposed to a teleportation room or a teleportation room.

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The Brompton Cemetery of London inspires some strange beliefs. This is the last place of rest ofHannah Courtioy, which had a well-known respect for astrological astrological knowledge of ancient Egyptians (and perhaps mystical). It is buried there, with two of his daughters, in a massive 20 feet granite mass with a pyramidic pic and a bronze gate decorated with Egyptian hieroglyphs.

The entrance also includes a lock hole, but the key that unlocks it has been lost, which, along the history of Courti, has generated the particular reputation of the grave. Because no one can enter inside to confirm or deny superstitious suspicion, there is a local legend that says it's not a tomb at all, but atime Machine. However, historianStephen Coates RecountMental floss, "It's not a time machine. It's ateleporting room. "

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Sumo's wrestlers make babies cry for good luck.

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While most parents do what they can need to prevent or prevent their babies from crying, it is not always the case in Japan. It's because it's a 400-year-old Japanese tradition that if aSumo Wrestler can cry your babyIt means he will come a healthy life. At a special ceremony, parents put their infants to Sumo Wrestlers who bounce their precious children from top to bottom and sometimes even roar in their small faces to circulate tears. "It's not a baby who cries a lot, but today he cried a lot for us and we are very happy," motherMae Shige said at a 2014 event.

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A 155-year-old mousetrap has successfully taken a mouse in 2016.

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They say that if it's not broken, do not repair it - and that turned out to be the case for a very early conception of the mousetrap. In the mid-1800s, inventorCOLIN PULLINGER unveiledSmiling perpetual smiling And said it would last a life. More than a century later, Pullerger could always make this claim.

The 155-year-old device, exposed to the English Rural Life Museum of England, has succeeded incatch a mouse It pushed you in 2016 - even without bait! The mouse entered the trap that tries to build a nest and ended up activating its passenger mechanism. Unfortunately, the rodent did not survive. But clearly, the perpetual mouse mouse!

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A human could swim through the veins of the blue whale.

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The blue whale is the largest living creature, it is even bigger than most dinosaurs. The largest blue whales can have a length of more than 100 feet and weigh more than 100 tons. Their hearts alone can weigh 1,300 pounds and have the size of a small car. Unsurprisingly, blue whales have enormous arteries, which peak blood through their massive hearts and in their vital organs. These arteries are so big that a great cultivatedthe man could swim through them, not that you should try it.

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Crying makes you feel happier.

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They do not call it a "good cry" for nothing. Studies suggest thatCrying stimulates the production of endorphins, the natural analgesic of our body, and feel good hormones, such as oxytocin. In short, crying more will eventually lead to smile more.

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International astronauts must be able to speak Russian.

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As the International Space Station (ISS) has modules and operations in Russian, all astronauts going to ISS mustKnow how to speak Russian. Some astronauts asserted that the learning of this new language was the biggest challenge for their training. According to the United States Department, the Foreign Services Institute, Anglophone astronauts can expect to spend 1 100 hours of class to reach a reasonable fluidity level in Russian. It's twice as many hours as it usually takes to learn other languages ​​such as French, Spanish and Dutch.

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The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

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In 1881, dentistAlfred P. Sudwick witness a drunk man die quickly afterTouch a live electric generator. Southwick quickly realized that electricity could be a fast and more humane alternative to the suspension for executions. And so, the electric chair was born and was used for the first time in 1890. Although it was not an initial success - a second shock was to be used - Southwick finally developed the Kinks. Candy and Electric Chairs Cotton: What do the dentals think next?

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Even the man who created comic without only used it once.

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Comic without is Cute Classic Police, Lightime, Informal, Happy Birthday-Invitation-Invitation. But it also appears as an immature and non-professional, and was called theThe most hated fonts in the world. Comic without has been designed byVincent Connaie In 1995, and evenhe is not a fan. "I have only neverused cartoon once. I struggled to change my broadband to heaven, then wrote a letter to comic without, saying how disappointed I was. "He saidThe Guardian. "I received a refund of £ 10." It's worth it, we guess.

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At least one of the colors of the Olympic flag appears on all national flags.

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Fresh aristocraticBaron de Coubertin Designed the Olympic flag in the early 1900s and it was very intentional with its creation. At least one of the colors on the Olympic flag appears on the flags ofEach nation that participated in games At the time (but only if you count the white background of the flag itself). "A white background, with five rings interlaced in the center: blue, yellow, black, green and red ... is symbolic," said Coubertin in 1931. "This represents the five inhabited continents of the world, united by Olympism, While the six colors are those that appear on all the world's national flags right now. "

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Australia has pink and purple lakes.

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Lake Hillier is on the edge of the Middle Island, who is off the coast of Western Australia. He is known for hisvibrant pink color, which is due to the presence of algaeDunaliella Salina. It causes the lake salt content to create a red dye, helps produce its bubble gum color. And despite the high levels of salt, Lake Hillier is safe to swim.

Hillier also has a brother of Violet-Ish Lake. Hutt Lagoon, at Port Gregory on the coral coast of Western Australia, has a large amount ofDunaliella Salina, too much. Depending on the season and the amount of cloud cover,The Hutt lagoon can be different colors, going from red to pink to Lilas.

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The tea bag was an accidental invention.

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In 1908, the New York tea merchantThomas Sullivan sent tea tree samples to some of its customers inSmall silk bags. Many beneficiaries have assumed that bags were supposed to be used in the same way as metal infusers. So, they put the whole bag in the teapot rather than emptying its contents.

After such positive returns from the happy accident, Sullivan designed intentional tea cards for commercial production. In the 1920s, its gauze bags - and later, the chain included the chain with the tag hanging on the side so that the bag can be easily removed. Some things really stay the same thing.

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Nearly 163,000 pints of Guinness are wasted every year in the facial hair.

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A realResearch study commissioned by Guinness found that 162,719 Irish pints are estimated with waste every year ... by mustaches. The study revealed that 0.56 milliliters of Guinness are trapped in the average beard or mustache with each sip. And it takes about 10 groovers to finish a pint.

It is estimated that 92,370 Guinness consumers each year in the UK have facial hair. Assuming they consume on average 180 pints each year, the total cost of GUINNESS wasting annually is approximately $ 536,000. The moral of this story? Share and save!

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The Russians arrived 12 days late at the 1908 Olympic Games because they used the bad calendar.

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More than 2,000 years ago,Julius Caesar Promoted the use of Julian calendar, a 365-day calendar that had no jump years. Finally, the calendar fell from synchronization with seasonal equinoxes and similar Easter holidays - are not land-based where they should. Finally, in 1582,Pope Grégory XIII mandated as the Catholic nationsSwitch to a new Gregorian calendar who solved the problem.

But for many countries, including Russia, the passage ofJulian calendar In Gregorian took centuries. As a result, in 1908, the RussiansFailed the first 12 days of the Olympic Games, who was hosted in London because they still used Julian calendar. The country finally changed in 1918 after the control of the Bolsheviks. Fun bonus: Greece, the country where the Olympic Games were born, was the last nation to make the switch in 1923.

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Grooves on the road on the road 66 play "America La Belle".

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The Ministry of Transport of New Mexico has decided to spice up a sorry quarter-mile road section of Route 66 between Albuquerque and Tijeras. The grooves were added in the road thatPlay music when you drive on them Go the speed limit of 45 mph. The grooves work like the roar bands, which vibrate your car if you derive from your path. These particular bands are positioned to create different locations when driving them and, if you do, you can clearly manifest "America the beautiful" play through the vibrations of the wheels of your car.

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The Presley Elvis Manager sold badges "I hate Elvis".

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ColonelTom Parker wasElvis Presley's Manager for nearly two decades. Many credited it as the Mastermind behind Presley's massive commercial success. In 1956, Parker signed a merchandising transaction toTurn Elvis into a brandAnd at the end of the year, the sales of goods had brought $ 22 million.

Because he got a 25% profit share, Parker still found new ways to get fans spending. He even decided to market on the hatest of Presley. He came with the idea of ​​selling badges that read "I hate Elvis", "Elvis is a fool" and "Elvis The Joyik" ("Jerk" in a New York accent).

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Paper bags can be worse for the environment than plastics.

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It has become a common notion that paper is always a better choice than plastic. In reality,Bans on plastic bags are regularly enacted.

However,Paper and plastic have their disadvantages. Depending on the research, paper bag production emits about 70% pollution, uses four times more energy and takes longer to break down, compared to plastic bags. Guess the best option is to carry reusable bags with you.

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The fastest man in the world has scoliosis.

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You can assume that a man who can run as fast asUsain bolt would be the incarnation of physical perfection. But it turns out, Bolt had his share of physical difficulties to overcome, including scoliosis. "MyThe spine is really curved bad, says BoltESPN magazine In 2011, "but if I keep my heart and my back strong, scoliosis does not really bother me. So I do not have to worry so much as I work hard."

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The majority of people in Iceland believe in the elves.

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An investigation from the University of Iceland of 2007 revealed that62% of the Icelandic believe in the elves of real life. In fact, in 2014, the protesters claimed that a proposed highway would destroy an "Elf Church", which, for many, was only a gigantic rock. Finally, the church was transferred to a safe place so as not to be injured and that construction continued. Although the rock weighed 70 tons and required a crane to move it, preserving important locations for the elves is significant for the Icelandic.

The countryELFES HISTORYGo to Viking-Era poems about the year 1000. For the Icelandic, these elves are not tiny numbers that build toys for Santa Claus; They look a lot like humans and can have a size size. Many believe that the serious misfortune will happen to those who dare to build in an elf territory, even if it can not be seen - hence the preservation "church".

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Janis Joplin left $ 2,500 in his will for his friends to have a party.

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Article 11 ofJanis Joplin will Includes the stipulation it wanted $ 2,500 of its domain set aside for a post-funeral party "in a suitable place as a final gesture of appreciation and farewell."

About 200 special guests have been invited to the party with invitations that read: "The drinks are pearls", which was a reference to the nickname of Joplin and its final title of the album. The party took place at a suitable place for Joplin: the lion's share in San Anselmo, California. "I think it wasapprover to send it in this way, "The old lover of JoplinJames Gurley to crushPearl: the obsessions and passions of Janis Joplin.

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The bubble envelope was initially intended to be wallpaper.

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Wrap Bubble was invented in 1957 by engineersAlfred W. Fielding andMarc Chavannes, who sealed two shower curtains together, creating a smile of air bubbles, they initially tried to sell as wallpaper. Then, in 1960, they realized that their product could be used for protection in the packaging, and they founded an sealed air society. When the inventors showed the product at IBM, which had just launched its first mass products, the Tech company became the first big wrap customer. The sealed air still exists today, creating both Cryovac and Yes, Wrap Bubble packaging.

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The offenders of Ohio Dui must use yellow license plates.

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The Ohio standard license plate is white with marine blue letters and numbers and a red border at the top. It's of course that if you do not have multiple duis. Since 1967, Ohio has published specialYellow license plates with red characters to offenders DUI. From 2004, these "scarlet letter plates" -or "party plates" -Mandatory for repeated offenders, and whenever the driver's alcohol level is twice the legal limit. Although there is a public damage that comes with these license plates, it also helps the police spot these vehicles when patrolling highways.


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