10 amazing facts about our life and history that will surprise you

The world is huge and diverse, and to try to explore it fully. But the editors of the Site not discouraged: after all, not all, but very much interested to know! Holy Lenin

Shafir.infoПоследователи of Caodai religion, is widespread in Vietnam, worship the same deity, however, I believe the Holy leaders of many other religions and not only. In the first grade of Holiness in Dai — Buddha, the second to Confucius. In the third stage, besides Jesus, Muhammad and Moses are also present, Lenin, Shakespeare, Joan of Arc and Victor Hugo.

Penalty-city

ThehikinghighheelУ Singapore one of the world's highest GDP per capita, the city is famous for its purity and a very low crime rate. Such achievements are partly due to harsh laws and heavy fines for minor violations. Spitting or throwing garbage on the street, drinking or eating on public transport, being in a state of intoxication in public places and even feeding the birds — all this subject to the penalties in amounts equivalent to hundreds and thousands of dollars. Thanks to these measures, Singapore is often called the "fine city", meaning two meanings of the word "fine" "beautiful" and "fine".

Torture room

Tvc.hikogda George Orwell worked as an announcer on BBC radio, he had to participate in a protracted boring planning meetings that took place in the Cabinet 101. Later, he gave this room the torture room in the novel "1984".

The difficulties of translation

Rabstol.netВо multiple sources of information can be found on the "map of tastes" — allegedly for perception of basic tastes (bitter, sweet, sour and salty) correspond to the different areas of language. This myth arose because of misinterpretation and translation into English of the work of 1901, the German scientist D. P. Janiga. He came to the conclusion that, although parts of the language may vary slightly according to the speed of response to a particular taste, intensity of taste determined by them are equal. The fact that any area of language can fix any taste, was confirmed later by other researchers.

Manual cheetahs

Retronaut.gigapede quite easily tamed and help people in the hunt since the times of Ancient Egypt. Widespread Cheetah hunting had in the middle ages the rulers of the Middle East. Predators are taught to stay on the horse behind the rider and were released to chase prey, when he approached her at a reasonable distance. After killing prey, the Cheetah waited for the hunter and was awarded her insides.

Vilna and Drop

Cont.wsКосмические dogs Belka and Strelka received these names only six days before the flight. To this Protein was the Villa, and an Arrow Drop, and before either Silva, or Martian. These data are found in archival notebooks Oleg Gazenko, who led the physiological preparation of these and many other dogs of the Soviet space program.

Silly Peppa



In the 47th episode of the animated series "Peppa Pig" characters found in the shell of the spider, and Peppa gets scared of it, until he comes to the conclusion that it is possible to be friends. The series was banned in Australia, so as to encourage the children not to fear spiders on the continent known for many dangerous poisonous species, considered a bad idea.

Laugh after the word "shovel"

Rollingstone.geviscope one day before the Japanese audience, the US President Jimmy Carter began his speech with a joke. When the audience as one laughed, impressed Carter asked his interpreter how he managed so well to convey the humor. He confessed that he translated thus: "the President told a funny story. Everyone needs to laugh."

Around the world in a straight

Сloudfront.netНа our planet there is a sea path length of approximately 32,000 km, which is 80% of the length of the equator, where you can swim, never changing direction. The line starts on the Kamchatka Peninsula, passing by the Aleutian Islands on the Pacific ocean, then through the Drake passage to the Atlantic ocean, then between the East coast of Africa and Madagascar, and ends in Pakistan.

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