An attraction called "Globe of Death"

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100 years ago, kissing was forbidden in train stations in France

So as not to cause delays when trains were dispatched. By the way, the law is still in force today.

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When you see an advertisement for a shampoo that strengthens, stimulates growth or stops hair loss, it's just another marketing ploy.

The shampoo cannot have any noticeable effect on the root of the hair, because it is on the scalp for a short time.

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In Sweden, there is a Museum of Disgusting Food, opened in 2018.

Since October 29, the Swedish city of Malmö has been home to the Museum of Disgusting Food, whose creators reflected on the meaning of food for humans. According to the authors of the exhibition, a sense of disgust from an evolutionary point of view often helped humans avoid unsafe food and, as a consequence, diseases.

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Sugar used to be sold in large chunks - so-called sugar heads.

In 1841, the wife of Jacob Christoph Rad, the manager of an Austrian sugar manufactory, cut her finger severely while trying to break a piece off the head. Taking this incident into account, Rad soon invented and patented the production of refined sugar in small cubes.

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The traditional Vietnamese pointed hat came into being as a protection against coconuts falling from trees.

If a coconut falls on such a hat, of course, it will hit a person, but not fatally, and then it will bounce away. Without the hat, the fall of a coconut on the head most often results in death.

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The Grand Canyon of Stanislaus in the Kherson Mountains is one of the most amazing and beautiful places in Ukraine.

The vertical slopes of the canyon consist of multicolored clay and reach up to 55 meters in height.

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Methane Bubbles in the Ice of Lake Baikal.

Baikal is not only the oldest and deepest lake in the world, containing one-fifth of the world's freshwater reserves, but also a huge methane reservoir.

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American man lived for 17 months without a heart

In the U.S. successfully tested a new technology that allows patients on the waiting list for a heart transplant to survive for a long time without this vital organ. Stan Larkin lived for 17 months during which the heart functions were performed by the device lying in his backpack.

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The place where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans meet.

Their waters touch, but do not mix because of their different densities.

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The fastest pit stop in the world: only 1.82 seconds.

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The CIA tried to use cats as spies in the Soviet Union. The project lasted 5 years from 1962-1967 and cost the U.S. budget $20 million

In the 1960s, the CIA attempted to create an intelligence unit out of cats. They are cautious and clever animals, which can easily overcome most obstacles and have good camouflage. Also in favor of cats was the fact that they arouse sympathy in most people, which increases the likelihood of direct contact with the "object".

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British KFCs have edible coffee cups.

The utensils are made from unique cookies, which are wrapped in sugar paper and then covered with a layer of heat-resistant white chocolate.

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Β 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.

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Dimples on the cheeks are actually a genetic defect.

They mean that the muscles didn't grow properly and hollows formed between them.

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In Germany, trees are numbered.

This is done in order to keep a list of the trees in the forest. The list contains all the information about the tree: age, condition, species. This is necessary to take proper care of the trees and to prevent them from falling down.

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The density of liquids clearly

Honey, tinted water, and oil are compared.

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Easter Island heads have bodies

When archaeologists decided to see what was under the famous head monuments, it turned out that there was... everything else that should be below the neck!

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An accident on the set of a movie

During a struggle between the characters of Robert Downey Jr. and Halle Berry in the thriller "Gothika", Robert got into a frenzy, strongly pressing the actress to the floor, broke her arm. Berry recalls the scene: "He twisted my arm and I literally heard how it crunched. Filming had to be suspended for two months.

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January 15, 2009 "Miracle on the Hudson" - the famous landing of the A320 in New York City

Ninety seconds after takeoff, the plane collided with a flock of geese, resulting in both engines failing. The pilots realized that they would not make it to the airport, so they decided to divert the plane to the Hudson River. Miraculously not hitting the George Washington Bridge, the commander of the A320 leveled the plane over the river and, with a strong impact, dived. Only 208 seconds elapsed between the crash and the downdraft. Another 24 minutes later, all passengers and crew were rescued.

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