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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 until today.

Do you know what chemical can make you faint just by smelling it? Can the most dangerous killer live like a Hollywood star and have tons of fans? Is it true that the most merciless pirate in history was a woman? You will learn about all this from our article.

11 incredible facts about the world around us: let's replenish your knowledge!

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 it still 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 exchange rate, it will be 8 times the value of Apple, amounting to more than $7 trillion. 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.

Surely the most incredible facts will shock you. After all, it’s not every day that you hear what we’re going to tell you about right now. Of course, there are many more of them than in this article. But it’s impossible to describe everything, but some of them will certainly make your leisure time enjoyable.

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Surely you are well aware that since ancient times there have been legends that there are vampires on earth who want to drink your blood? So today, for suspicious people who believe in this, special kits for hunting vampires are sold. Yes, yes, it has everything you need to protect and counterattack the evil bloodsuckers!

An Englishman named Albert Marcantonio got into the Guinness Book of Records because he managed to grow the world's largest zucchini. Its length was 165 centimeters.

By the way, the most stolen book on the planet is the Guinness Book of Records. This fact will also be included in this book.

It is believed that the best trained dogs in the world are police dogs. They are capable of incredible endurance. We have collected everything in a separate article.

The gecko animal is a champion in camouflage. No one knows how to hide from the eyes of a predator as cleverly as this species.

Madagascar flat-tailed gecko

Did you know that the distance between and is only 4 km? And this is not a joke at all! The distance between the Russian Ratmanov Island and the American Krusenstern Island is really only 4 km. So, on occasion, you can safely show off your knowledge of this incredible fact among your friends. It is also interesting that the Greenwich time difference between these islands is exactly 21 hours!

Surely you have not heard anything about such an amazing plant as cardiocrinum, which is translated as “Heart-shaped lily”. It seems incredible, but this miracle of nature blooms only once in a lifetime. Moreover, the plant spends all its energy on this task, and immediately after flowering it dies.

Scientists have long noticed that a person, in any incomprehensible area, is more inclined to go to the right than to the left. This feature is successfully used by all marketers in the world. When you come to a hypermarket, pay attention to how the stands are arranged.

The world's largest production car is the Ford F650. Its weight is 12 tons, and the cost is relatively low: only 70-80 thousand dollars.

This fact may seem incredible to you, but it is absolutely accurate: more than half of the world's population uses rice as their main food product.

The most expensive tea in the world is considered to be Dahongpao - “Big Red Robe”. This is Chinese cliff tea. It can only be bought at auction, and the cost can reach 70 thousand dollars per 100 grams.

is the largest city in the United Arab Emirates. It's no secret that it is one of the richest cities. It is no coincidence that more than a hundred public transport stops there are equipped with air conditioning for comfortable waiting for transport.

By the way, also located in Dubai. Its height is 828 meters.

This incredible fact will seem unpleasant to music lovers, which includes the author of this article. The fact is that one hour of listening to music on headphones increases the number of ear infections 700 times. Yes, sir, it would be better if I didn’t know this, since I still can’t give up headphones!

Nature never ceases to amaze us with its “tricks”. For example, the heart is in the head. Poor thing!

In 1898-1910. The cough medicine was made from... heroin.

As you know, they are one of the smartest animals in the world. They are also the only representatives of the animal kingdom that can laugh. This is truly an incredible fact.

Buckwheat is rarely respected among young people. However, it differs from many cereals in its unique properties and the presence of a huge amount of useful substances. It’s time to write a separate article about it, but for now we’ll just say that it is buckwheat that can cleanse the stomach of chewing gum. Keep in mind!

It seems incredible, but bamboo can grow up to 3 meters in height in just 24 hours.

It differs in that it has black beaches. And all because of the black gravel and black boulders. There are only a few such beaches on the planet.

The specimen is considered evergreen. This unique tree grows in the USA and has its own name - Hyperion. The height of this giant is 115.61 meters, and its age is 700-800 years. Its exact location is not disclosed so that the flow of tourists does not disturb the existing ecosystem there.

This fact is so incredible that you might think it is not true. However, this is a completely reliable fact. The fact is that one of the most famous drug lords of the 20th century was the Colombian Pablo Escobar. His daughter said that once, when they were hiding from the police, they had to spend the night in the open air. Since she was cold, her dad made a fire.

But there was no firewood anywhere, so he burned about $2 million overnight. Despite the extreme cruelty and many bloody murders on his conscience, he loved his family very much.

He owns the quote: “In this life I can find a replacement for any thing, but I will never find a replacement for my wife and children.” At the time of 1989, his fortune was estimated at $3 billion.

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In this collection of interesting and incredible facts, we have collected for you the most interesting, unexpected, educational and funny facts from around the world.

Morocco- the only country in the world where goats, due to a lack of grass, climb trees and graze in whole herds, feasting on the fruits of the argan tree, the nuts of which are used to make a fragrant place.

We can change jobs, spouses, or religions, but until we change inside, we will attract the same people and the same circumstances.

April 11, 1909. About a hundred people cast lots to equally divide the 12 acres of purchased sand dunes. Then it will become Tel Aviv.

This photo shows a rally of Hitler supporters, which took place in 1937.

Hitler supporters rally - 1937

No rally in the history of mankind has brought together such a number of people. After 8 years (in 1945) they will say that they never supported Hitler’s ideas.

Saint Petersburg
The only European capital that has never, at any time in history, been captured by the enemy.

For the cartoon “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” Walt Disney was awarded a special prize in 1937 "Oscar"– one large figurine and seven small ones.

In 1975, Academician Sakharov received the Nobel Peace Prize.
That is, the man who invented the hydrogen bomb received a peace prize named after the man who invented dynamite... Peace to the world.

The executioner bird impales mice on the thorns of bushes, thus making provisions for a rainy day.

The English Mastiff is the largest living dog on earth. Antique English breed of Great Dane, the largest Great Dane in Europe and the largest of mastiffs.

The world's smallest private library belongs to Hungarian Jozsef Tari and contains more than 4,500 items.

If a person under the influence of hypnosis is told that a cigarette will touch his hand, the brain will send impulses and burn marks will appear on his hand.

Helicopter flights are banned over Antarctica because short-necked penguins try to look at them and fall over like dominoes.

Box with the blood of poets, 1965-1968.
In 1965, Eleanor Antin (a conceptual artist) began collecting blood samples and within 3 years she had collected samples from 100 poets.
She was inspired to do this by Jean Cocteau with his 1935 film “The Blood of a Poet.”
Among the poets who donated their blood were such personalities as Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Jerome Rothenberg and others. Now this box is in the Tate Gallery (American Foundation). Hence the question. For what?

Monument to a woman's handbag, Italy
The sculpture was first presented in Italy at the exhibition “Thoughts. Space. Dialogue between nature and imagination”, Piedmonte in the province of Cuneo, in 2013. A woman's handbag is a very important wardrobe item. Psychologists say that a handbag can determine the character, hobbies and much more about its owner.

Guardian of the Royal Chair
This was the most coveted and honorable position at the court of monarchs. The duties of this courtier included nothing more than wiping the royal buttocks after fulfilling their natural needs. Oddly enough, the guardians had enormous power at court, and the expression “licking ass” came to mean: “moving up the career ladder.”

Until the twentieth century, the position of “Groom of the King’s Close Stool” was highly valued at the British court. He was a courtier responsible for assisting the monarch in fulfilling his natural needs. Considering the fact that the king’s body was considered almost sacred, only representatives of noble blood could touch it. It is worth noting that lords and counts very willingly became Guardians of the Royal Chair, despite the fact that they literally had to wipe the king’s ass.

Under King George III, his courtier John Stewart, Earl of Bute, performed his duties in the dressing room so well that he rose to the rank of Prime Minister of England.

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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 urgently evacuate.

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's radio play The 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.