Dogs can't suck up liquids like we can.

This is partly because of their cheeks and partly because of the shape of their mouths. As a result, dogs have had to find another way to drink water. Some people think that dogs lick the water and curve their tongues forward when they drink. However, dogs do just the opposite!

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Paintings that look more like photos

Pedro Campos is a truly unique artist. He paints from life with oil paintings, adhering to such a trend as hyperrealism. The canvases he creates, when viewed from a certain distance, appear as simple, high-quality photographs.

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The speed of light is visual.

7.5 revolutions around the equator in 1 second.

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In any circus, the diameter of the arena is 13 meters

Circus in its modern form appeared in the 18th century, and its "father" is considered to be the Englishman Philip Astley. It was he who experimentally determined that it was most convenient for horses to gallop in a circle with a diameter of 13 meters. This diameter of the arena is observed in all circuses of the world today.

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The road to Hogwarts - a viaduct in Scotland

One of the most famous viaducts is the Scottish Glenfinnan. It became famous all over the world after the release of the Harry Potter films.
It was over this bridge that the train to Hogwarts, the school of magic, followed.

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To understand why penguins don't fly, it's enough to see them in the water.

They mainly eat fish and mollusks - and when hunting them, they show themselves as talented sailors and divers. Their short wings become elastic fins, their plump body - streamlined, like a torpedo, and funny legs and tail - an excellent rudder. The penguins can easily dive to depths of up to 250 meters and can reach speeds of up to 10 m/c, or 36 km/h in the water!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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🥔 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.

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