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We have selected very interesting short facts that you didn't know about:
— The first barcoded product was Wrigley's chewing gum.
— American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by reducing the number of olives in first class salads by one.
— It takes an average person 7 minutes to fall asleep.
— A moth has no stomach.
— The easiest way to distinguish a vegetarian animal from a predator: predators have eyes located on the front of the muzzle to see the prey. Vegetarians have them on both sides of their heads to see the enemy.
— Chimpanzees are the only animals that can recognize themselves in the mirror.
— The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
— The city of Rome is on every continent.
— By 2080, the world's population will be about 15 billion people.
— There are no transparent windows in casinos. Decorative only.
— Dentists recommend keeping your toothbrush at a distance of at least two meters from the toilet.
— Michael Jordan earns more money from advertising Nike sneakers than all the company's employees in Malaysia.
— The violin consists of about 70 different wooden parts.
— There are 1,792 steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower.
— Men's shirts have buttons on the right, women's shirts have buttons on the left.
— Dolphins and whales can swim and even cover considerable distances in their sleep. This is due to the fact that their brain hemispheres sleep in turns, and not simultaneously, like in humans.
— The Bible is the best-selling book in the world.
— Peter the Great’s height was approximately 213 cm.
- Only one person out of two billion can live to be 116 years old or older.
— Money is not made of paper, it is made of cotton.
— An ostrich's eye is larger than its brain.
— Mosquito repellents do not scare anyone away, they simply hide you from the mosquito senses.
There are so many interesting things in the world!
1. The fly Goniurellia tridens, discovered in the UAE, has... two more flies on its wings. In this way, the fly protects itself from predators by pretending to be a “flock of flies.”
2. The 1934 $100,000 note is the largest note issued. It was not widely used and was used for various transactions between banks. 
3. There are “antivitamins” - substances that suppress the activity of vitamins in the body. For example, thiaminase contained in fish destroys beneficial vitamin B1 (thiamine), which is necessary for the functioning of the cardiovascular and digestive systems. 
4. A couple of years ago, Kiribati was recognized as the fattest country in the world: it has only 100,000 residents and about 82,000 of them are obese. 
5. Dinosaur bones exhibited in paleontological museums around the world are not actually bones. Strictly speaking, these are stones, since the bone tissue collapsed millions of years ago, leaving behind an organic sediment. Under the influence of chemical processes, this bone sediment has turned into bone-shaped stone over the years. 
6. Once a year, the fishing season comes in Honduras. Between May and July, a dark cloud appears in the sky, lightning flashes, thunder roars, and heavy rain falls for 2–3 hours. As soon as it stops, hundreds of living fish remain on the ground. 
7. The “leather smell” that comes from leather products is the smell of fragrances. Real tanned leather does not smell of anything. 
8. The Basenji or African non-barking dog is one of the oldest dog breeds. The uniqueness of the breed is that its representatives do not bark, but make special sounds, characteristic only of the Basenji, similar to rumbling, but these can only be heard when the dog is excited. 
9. In 2003, Shelley Jackson invited everyone to become “pages” of her book. 2,095 volunteers responded to the call, with the words that make up the narrative tattooed on their bodies. The book "Skin" exists only in this form. 
10. American entomologist Derek Morley described many unusual behavior in ants. For example, he noted that when an ant wakes up, it extends all six of its legs, as if stretching, and then opens its jaws, as if yawning. 
11. About half a billion Chinese have never brushed their teeth. Instead of buying a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste, the Chinese resort to using twigs and green tea. 
12. Fredrick J. Baur was so proud of his invention that he wanted to be buried in it. Baur died in May 2008 at the age of 89, and his children fulfilled this request - his ashes were divided between a pair of urns and ... a Pringles package. 
13. In the Middle Ages, farm animals were quite often subjected to human punishment. In 1470, for example, a rooster was publicly burned for allegedly laying an egg. 
14. Platinum used to be considered “wrong silver” and was thrown into rivers or seas so that it would not get underfoot. Only later, when jewelers from Spain discovered that platinum can be perfectly alloyed with gold, they began to use it as a jewelry raw material. 
15. The total tension of all the strings of a tuned piano is 7 tons (7000 kg). 
16. China's Jiankunzhu Mountain ("Southern Sky Pillar"), which inspired some of the landscapes in James Cameron's film Avatar, was renamed by local authorities and has since been called "Hallelujah Avatar!" 
17. It’s difficult to say whether American stuntman Evel Knievel was lucky or unlucky. During his life, he performed many motorcycle stunts, but in doing so, he broke 37 different bones in his body and spent a total of three years of his life in hospitals. However, despite this, he managed to live to the age of 69! 
18. Disciples of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato once asked him to define a person, to which he replied: “A person is an animal on two legs, devoid of feathers.” However, after Diogenes of Sinope brought a plucked rooster to the Academy and presented it as “Plato’s man,” Plato had to add: “And with flat nails.” 
19. The liquid that flows from raw meat is not blood. It consists mainly of water, and the presence of the protein myoglobin gives it a reddish tint. 
20. To stop the illegal cutting down of Christmas trees in parks before Christmas, the authorities of some cities sprinkle trees with fox urine. It freezes outside and is not felt at all. However, if such a sprinkled Christmas tree is brought home, it begins to spread an unbearable stench that is impossible to get rid of. 
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Recently, we have been actively working on the “Short Facts” section and today we present you the result of our work. Updates and improvements:
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Articles appearing on the blog will now be duplicated in “Quick Facts” with a link to the site itself. This is done so that readers who get to random from external links have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the entire Factrum. Well, our regular readers will be able to easily and conveniently learn about those articles that they have not yet read on the blog.
And most importantly: a lot of new facts have been added! Still the same as it was. Enjoy reading!
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