White elk are very rare.

They live only in the forests of Värmland, on the border between Sweden and Norway. The number of individuals does not exceed 100.

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An amazing recycling machine from New Zealand that turns glass bottles into sand that can later be used in construction.

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About one-sixth of all aluminum produced in the United States goes into the production of cans for Coca-Cola.

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Olympic gold medals are actually made of silver.

According to the International Olympic Committee's recommendations, major sports awards must be covered in at least 6 grams of gold, that's all. For example, the gold content in the medals of the 2012 Olympics, which were held in London, was a little more than 1%.

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23% of the world's copier breakdowns occur because people sit on them to Xerox their ass.

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The Man Who Withstood a Cannon Shot

With the help of his abs, Frank Richard was able to withstand a cannon shot. It was for performing such a dangerous act that he was awarded the noscript "Cannonball" Richards.

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Boys who were given unusual names are more than 50% likely to have mental problems. Girls have no such correlation.

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Felix Baumgartner's famous stratospheric jump

For the first time in history, a man broke the sound barrier during a free fall at the edge of outer space.

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In a day on Earth, an amount of oil equivalent to what was formed in the bowels of our planet over a millennium and a half is consumed.

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The gorillas watch with interest the movement of the caterpillar. Son is also very interested.

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The most expensive metal in the world that cannot be found in nature

Californium, a metal of laboratory origin, named after the place of its creation. It is formed after long neutron irradiation of plutonium. Its isotopes are used in the treatment of tumors and in experiments. The price of 1 gram of this metal reaches $10 million, and there are about 5 grams of it in the world.

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The crew of a nuclear submarine receives a lower dose of radiation than the average person on land.

The reason for this is the protective effect of the water column and the lower radiation background underwater than on land.

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An owl's flight is completely silent thanks to its special feathers.

This useful property helps owls in their night hunting.

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The world's smallest horse lives on a farm in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

The horse named Tambelina is a horse, not a pony, but she is even smaller than a pony. Her height at the withers is only 44.5 cm, which is less than three times the height of an average horse. Tambelina weighs only 26 kilograms.

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Flycatchers are very small birds, but their nests reach a diameter of two meters. But they are located above the water, so predators certainly can't get there.

These flycatchers are native to the Amazon. Nowhere else in the world is this species of bird found in the wild.

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In many countries, you can pay a hefty fine for chewing gum past the garbage can. In Singapore, chewing gum is illegal.

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Which water will turn into ice faster, cold or hot water?

Strangely enough, the second one, although it needs to cool down completely before it can freeze. This property of water is ranked as an amazing fact: scientists have not yet explained why this happens.

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Savannah is considered one of the most expensive cat breeds in the world.

Its value ranges from 4 to 22 thousand dollars. It was bred by crossing a serval with a domestic cat. It is one of the largest breeds in the feline family.

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