In the forests of India grows a plant called kalir kanda, locally called "cheat your stomach. After eating 1-2 leaves, one feels full for a whole week, despite the fact that there are no nutrients in the leaves. Ηe is good for people who want to lose weight.

The Sorveira tree grows on the banks of the Amazon, whose sap is very similar to milk in composition. To get it, you have to make an incision in the trunk of the tree, so you can get up to 4 liters of "milk" at a time.

The myth that you have to walk 10,000 steps a day to stay healthy has been disproved in an experiment with 17,000 elderly women. It was found that about 4,400 steps taken in a day have a beneficial effect on the body. Exceeding this number has no additional effect.

In Finland they have introduced daytime sleep at the workplace and this time is paid for.

The maid is the most popular costume for role-playing games.

The holes in the caps of pens were made so that people who accidentally swallow them would not suffocate

The body perceives the sound of an alarm clock as a danger and threat.

Coffee is the world's best-selling commodity after gasoline.

Clothing with color programming - a working prototype, when it will be on sale have not yet been reported.

Hamsters on a wheel can run 9 km in one night

Evolution: the kiwi birds are losing their vision

In France it is forbidden to kiss on railroad platforms.

In 1910 a law was passed in France that banned kissing on railroad platforms to avoid delays and traffic jams entering the carriage

There is a population of unusual wolves known as "sea wolves" in British Columbia.

They get about 90 percent of their food from the sea. They have special DNA that sets them apart from their fellow animals, and they are completely adapted to sea life. These amazing animals swim several kilometers every day in search of "seafood.

The human eye can see up to 48 kilometers away

If the Earth were completely flat, we could clearly see the flicker of a candle at a distance of up to 48 kilometers away.

Shortest prison sentence

Sean Jenkins, a 23-year-old Briton, received the shortest sentence in history. The court took into account the fact that the guy sincerely repented and confessed to what he had done. The guy spent 50 minutes in jail and was released

Scientists have found that blueberries can powerfully slow the aging process.

The air inside any room is about 23 times more polluted than the air outside.

The iguana has three eyes. The third eye is on top of the head and responds only to the brightness of light.

On average, each person touches their face 15.7 times per hour

More than half of bachelors under 27 live with their parents.

A cave in China has been discovered so huge that it has its own climate and even clouds.