This is what blew up the Internet! 50 unique facts about everything

Agree that being erudite is very cool. So, you can support the conversation at any time, and during an awkward silence you know how to fill the pause. And when you recently read some unusual, but interesting, facts automatically become the soul of the company.

1. In 1889, the Queen of Italy, Marguerite of Savoy, for the first time in the world made an order for pizza at home, or rather in the palace.

2. In Japan, anyone can buy an eel ice cream.

3. In Portugal it is considered indecent to write a pen with red paste.

4. Although it is not every day you can see, but the lynx is the most common wild cat in North America.

5. The cat's tail contains about 10% of all bones.

6. Everyone knows that a gecko is that lizard that can run on walls and ceiling. It turns out that the gecko on the legs has billions of tiny setae (about 2 billion fibers per cm2 of contact with the surface).

7. The term "astronaut" came to us from the Greek words meaning "stars" and "sailor".

8. Nile crocodile is able to hold breath for up to 2 hours under the water, waiting for its prey.

9. Jellyfish are not fish, but marine animals. And their name came from the mythological ancient Medusa.

10. The Chinese giant salamander can grow up to 1.8 m in length. And this means that she is the longest salamander in the world.

11. Most people prefer blue toothbrushes. And least of all - red.

12. There are still people who believe that kissing an ass can get rid of toothache.

13. According to statistics collected by the Fitbit service, women sleep 20 minutes more than men. At the same time, ladies are 10% more likely than boys to complain about a bad dream.

14. In the era of dinosaurs, the duration of the day was 23 hours 42 minutes. This is due to the fact that previously the rotation of the Earth greatly compensated the force of attraction.

15. Kolibri for 1 second wings makes 200 strokes.

16. Once Charlie Chaplin jokingly took part in the contest of doubles Charlie Chaplin. And what do you think? He finished third.

17. The seahorse can simultaneously move the pupils in different directions. He needs it in order to search for food and to ensure that not on the horizon there were no predators.

18. To prepare eggs on the sidewalk, the asphalt must be heated to a temperature of + 32 ° C.

19. Of 30 grams of gold, you can make a thread 85 kilometers long.

20. In 2011, astronomers discovered a planet consisting of 92% of diamonds.

21. Less than 1% of the territory of Antarctica is not covered by ice.

22. The highest wave on which someone surfed was 10 meters high.

23. Most people do not know how to distinguish an expensive wine from a cheap one.

24. The area of ​​all apple orchards on Earth is about 5,000,000 hectares.

25. Corn is grown on all continents except Antarctica.

26. Unlike most fish, the seahorse body is not covered with scales, but with long spines and leathery outgrowths.

27. Every day we lose from 50 to 100 hairs.

28. Most of their free time, monkeys are paid to care for each other's appearance.

29. Dinoponera giant - the largest ant in the world. It grows to 33 mm in length.

30. Kiwi is the only bird in the world that does not have wings.

31. Komodo monitor can eat up to 2 kg of meat in less than a minute.

32. In fact, the duration of the year is not 365 days, but 365.2564 days.

33. Some Viking leaders were buried inside the ship.

34. Clouds cover about 60% of the Earth.

35. If you tickle the monkey, she will start laughing.

36. Spotted hyenas are able to digest the skin, bones and wastes of other animals.

37. The length of needles of the African porcupine reaches 50 cm, and the thickness - 7 mm.

38. A person feels successful and happy only when his brain is busy with something.

39. There are five times more gold in women's hair than in men's.

40. In Japan they do not see a man on the moon, but ... a rabbit.

41. Depending on the wind, clouds can fly across the sky at a speed of 100 km / h.

42. A naked digger is insensitive to some forms of pain (thermal burns and chemical burns with acids).

43. Opposal is found on Mars.

44. George Washington loved to explore the caves.

45. The production of 4 liters of ice cream takes 6 liters of milk.

46. ​​The remote from the TV is the dirtiest thing in the house, hotel room or in the hospital.

47. Beetle-Hercules is famous for its incredible power. He is able to carry objects that are 850 times greater than his own weight (by the way, his weight is 100 g).

48. Emeralds of high quality (without defects, any inclusions) can compete with diamonds.

49. Hearing is the fastest human feeling. It sounds strange, but it's true. A person is able to recognize the sound in 0.05 seconds.

50. Up to 7 months the child is able to breathe and swallow simultaneously.