10 Crazy Facts That Look Like Lies

Can a crazy cannibal host a cooking show? Why do men's doodles paint on houses in Bhutan? Where has the red light been for 29 years? Has the population of Riga decreased by a third since independence? Crazy facts that are hard to believe, read onSite Right now.

Male genitalia on the facades of Bhutanese houses

In the Kingdom of Bhutan on the walls of most houses you can find the image of the male genital organ. It is noteworthy that this “sign” for Bhutanese people represents good luck. The tradition of drawing phalluses goes back to the XV century. It was at that time that the active preaching of Buddhism began in the mountainous country. And the ancestor of the strange tradition is Chimi Lakhang. This Buddhist monk became famous as a “mad saint”, thus demonstrating his passion for women and love of wine.

Cyber Homeless Countries of the Rising Sun



There is a whole class of people in Japan who are called “cyber homeless.” They don’t have a home of their own, but spend the night in an internet café or manga café. These establishments in Japan offer separate rooms that are cheaper than hostel apartments.

Airmail by plane



The ANT-20 Maxim Gorky aircraft used pneumatic mail. The beginning of the XX century is the period of the greatest spread of pneumatic mail not only on Earth, but also in the air.

Another Crazy Fact About Japan



Issei Sagawa was jailed in France for eating his classmate, René Hartevelt, a Dutch student at the Sorbonne University in Paris. He invited her to lunch, supposedly for a literary conversation. At home, he shot her in the neck with a small-caliber rifle, and then carried out his plan. He chose her because of her beauty and health, something he thought he lacked. In an interview, he described himself as “small, ugly and weak” and claimed he hoped to “absorb her energy.”

Isseyo Sagawa briefly served his sentence in a French psychiatric hospital. After Issei was deported to his homeland. Since the term of detention was not agreed, only a year and a half Sagawa was discharged from there and since then leads a normal life and enjoys a certain fame - he is invited to film. The cannibal killer also has a restaurant review.

Traffic light that has been burning continuously red for 29 years



In the city of Dresden, Germany, there is a traffic light that has been continuously lit in red since 1987. It prohibits movement from the Ziegelstrasse street at the intersection directly or left, but allows movement to the right, if there is no interference with other participants. Dismant the traffic light and install in its place the sign “Moving only to the right” prevents the law, according to which if traffic lights are installed at intersections, they must be present on each street adjacent to the intersection.

Social network audience



Back in 2015, the social network VKontakte overtook Channel One in terms of daily audience in Russia.

Phytoncides, such useful and dangerous



The phytoncides of garlic, onions, horseradish and red pepper kill most protozoa, bacteria and lower fungi in the first minutes.

Why do many crabs live off the coast of Japan with a pattern on the shell in the form of an angry face?



Off the coast of Japan, heikegani crabs live, the pattern on the shell of which is very similar to the face of an angry samurai. According to science popularizer Carl Sagan, this species owes its appearance to unintentional artificial selection. Many generations of Japanese fishermen, catching heikegani crabs, released them back into the sea, as they considered them reincarnations of dead samurai in battle. This increased the chances of heikegani to reproduce and increase their number among other crabs.

Disappearing Riga



In 1989 the population of Riga was 910455 people. By 2015, the population of the Latvian capital fell by almost a third, reaching 64,1007 people.

Mollusks living for 500 years



The Arctica islandica mollusk, which lives in the waters of the Atlantic and Arctic oceans, can live about 500 years. It is one of the longest living creatures on Earth.

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