Today chewing gums all over the world are made according to a single recipe: 20% is rubber, 60% - sugar (or its substitutes), 19% - corn syrup and 1% - flavorings.

Manufacturers add different flavors in order to get new flavors that competitors do not have.

China does not sell large pandas, but leases them to zoos around the world. Renting one panda brings China about $1 million annually.

Any baby under 3-6 months of age, when exposed to water, reflexively holds his breath and begins to move.

If water enters his mouth, the vocal cleft and epiglottis narrow, preventing fluid from entering the lungs. Children older than 6 months lose these skills and have to learn to swim from scratch if they haven't mastered it since birth.

A guy drowned a drone in the throat of the volcano Fagradalsfjall - all for unique footage.

Test of the Crew Dragon manned parachute system.

The Crew Dragon parachutes look like big jellyfish in the sky. The most recent test demonstrated the parachute system's ability to land the spacecraft safely in the unlikely event of one of the four main parachutes failing.

British royal family banned from playing Monopoly

When Andrew - Prince Charles' younger brother - received a Monopoly board game as a gift in 2008, he said: "We're not allowed to play Monopoly at home. It makes people too aggressive.

🥔 Chips are just a joke.

Chips were invented by a chef who decided to play a joke on a customer who asked for thinner and firmer potatoes. I think his joke is well appreciated by billions of people.

The Dutch painter Piet Mondrian, one of the fathers of abstractionism, was a true workaholic.

Sometimes he kept working until his hands were covered with blisters from the brush.

The most unusual and one of the most beautiful glaciers is located in the north of Greenland and is called - "Elephant's Footstep".

Its shape, indeed, very much resembles the footprint of a huge elephant.

Diamonds are formed in the Earth's crust at a depth of more than 200 km.

Only thanks to volcanic eruptions are diamonds transported to depths accessible to man. The average age of any diamond is about 1.5 billion years.

The first advertising messages appeared long before our era - back in the days of ancient Egypt.

Archaeologists discovered a papyrus left by the master of a slave. The document praised the physical endurance, excellent health and other qualities of a slave, so that he could find a buyer more quickly.

Fish and seafood are digested in just 45 minutes!

It takes the stomach more than 5 hours to "process" pork and beef! This means that even fatty fish can be eaten at night and be sure to have a restful sleep. The combination of omega-3, fatty acids and vitamin D improves sleep quality.