The first webcam was created in order to monitor the coffee maker.☕

The structure of the money supply in Russia

Of the total number of banknotes in circulation, 35% are 5000 bills. At the same time, according to data of the Bank of Russia, bills of 5000 rubles are expected to occupy 83% of all cash in circulation by the sum of denominations.

The banknote of 1,000 rubles is in second place by the number of banknotes, occupying a share of 21%. Another 17% is accounted for by the 100-ruble banknote.

Relatively new for Russia banknotes of 200 rubles and 2000 rubles take a rather modest share - only 2% and 4% of the total number of banknotes in circulation.

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The Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec dog breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworld.

The hugging teeth of a glycera americana (American bloodworm)

▫️ Countries to which the U.S. has directly intervened militarily in the last 30 years

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the U.S. Army has been present in nearly every part of the world, most often in Africa and the Middle East. But not only: they have fought in Europe (Yugoslavia), and in Latin America, and even in Southeast Asia. Why and who really needed these military operations (at least most of them) is a big, big question...

Chicago

This is an 1896 video of residents of the city of Lyon playing snowballs. The film, which is 124 years old, was colored and adjusted to the playback speed as if it was filmed in our time

Surprisingly, this is not all not real, but made with the help of computer graphics

Barcelona

Mountain of the Three Lands, Austria

Google has created a light field camera for capturing volumetric videos. The algorithms convert camera footage into an array of hemispherical layers, each of which contains color, transparency, and depth data. This allows you to "reassemble" layers and change the viewing angle, correctly transmitting reflections and other optical effects.

Countries hosting U.S. military bases