Gérard Omel was one of the most famous climbers on the planet - he had six ascents of Everest to his credit. And he died after falling from a two-meter ladder.

Lenticular (lenticular) clouds are a rather rare natural phenomenon. Such clouds are formed on the crests of air waves or between two layers of air. A characteristic feature of these clouds is that they do not move, no matter how strong the wind is.

Scientists have proven that chocolate can boost your math ability.

Each king depicted on the playing cards is a real historical character.

The King of Spades is King David, the King of Crosses is Alexander the Great, the King of Hearts is Charlemagne, and the King of Diamonds is Julius Caesar.

Densuke black watermelon, $6,100

In 2008, one of these rare watermelons sold at auction in Japan for $6,100. It doesn't seem crazy, but precious black watermelons are still worth less than royal melons (about them below).

A gorilla named Michael is the first "talking" male gorilla in history to learn to communicate through gestures. His vocabulary included more than 600 words, and thanks to gestures the zoo workers learned about the fate of his parents. Michael was able to "tell" that his mother was killed by poachers for meat.

Just imagine how many stories we would learn if we taught this language to all the primates!

The most popular sandwich in France is simply a baguette cut lengthwise and smeared with butter and to which slices of ham are added. It is called the Jambon-Beurre.

The Japanese released the world's first jacket made of spider web, the Moon Parka.

Spider web is one of the strongest materials in nature, and clothes made of it are waterproof, breathable and very warm. The material for the jacket is woven by special bacteria, and this process of creating clothes is incredibly environmentally friendly. Perhaps this is what the future colonizers of the Moon will wear.

Baked Watermelon

If you bake or fry the flesh of the watermelon, it will lose its grainy structure, turning it into a "watermelon steak" - quite a passable substitute for meat

Why are almonds not nuts?

Many people think that the fruit of almonds is a nut, in fact, it is not. Almonds are a plant of the plum family. This means that an almond "nut" is the kernel of a stone fruit, almost the same as a plum or apricot. Only in almonds, all the flavor has "gone" from the pulp to the kernel of the stone.

The longest engagement lasted 67 years, the couple eventually married when they were 82.

Lipophrenia - sadness for no apparent reason.

One liter of unfiltered beer is ten times healthier than one liter of milk. This is scientifically proven by the Munich Beer Institute.

Children who are constantly exposed to computers learn math much faster and learn to write and read five times faster.

In Sicily, the oldest and thickest chestnut tree in the world grows. It is listed in the Guinness Book with a trunk circumference of 57.9 m and its age is between 2000 and 4000 years.

Bryndza is high in B vitamins, vitamin A, vitamin D, calcium, phosphorus, and zinc. Compared to other types of cheese, bryndza has relatively little fat.

Mixing 200 kilograms of leavening agent and 450 liters of water

A visual representation of why you can't stew oil burning in a pan with water

Wine for cats

Japan sells special wine for cats.