17 interesting facts about everything in the world that will instantly make your horizons wider

Agree that it is always interesting to learn something new and get information that was previously unknown to you. Today we have collected for you interesting facts from different areas of life that will absolutely expand your horizons and make you a little more erudite.

The highest wind speed was recorded in 1999 in Oklahoma and reached a gust of 484 km/h

There are no wall clocks or windows with transparent glass in the casino

More than 35,000 Americans are insured annually in case of alien abduction

Diamonds are formed in the earth 's crust at a depth of more than 200 km . Only thanks to volcanic eruptions, diamonds are transported to depths within human reach. The average age of any diamond is about one and a half billion years

Until the beginning of the XIX century, shoes were not divided into right and left, both shoes were the same

The brain of a squid has the shape of a donut, and the esophagus passes through it. If a squid eats something too big, it can damage the brain

It takes from 1.5 to 3 years to grow one pineapple

The hippo's sweat is red, but it's not blood. It protects the animal's skin like a sunscreen

Your eyes can't see all 12 points at the same time

The story of the apple that fell on Newton's head was first told by Voltaire in his essay on Newton. Newton himself never told this story

Man is the only representative of the animal world capable of drawing straight lines

A teaspoon of honey is the result of the work of a lifetime of 12 bees

Koalas suffer from chlamydia. In some parts of Australia, the number of koalas with STDs reaches 90%

When the Pope dies, the cardinal strikes the forehead of the deceased with a silver hammer, and then calls him three times by his baptismal name. If the pontiff does not respond, the cardinal declares "The Pope is dead"

The sound you hear when you crack your fingers is the sound of collapsing gas bubbles that form when the volume of the joint increases dramatically

Every 5th person in the world suffers from mental disorders

Blondes have a beard growing faster than brunettes