One of the best ways to surprise the interlocutor, join the team and become the soul of any company is to tell a couple of rare, exciting facts that will appeal to anyone. By the way, this is also a great way to start an interesting conversation, reasoning and generally learn a lot of curious.
- Einstein could become president
In 1952, after the death of the President of Israel, the Prime Minister offered Einstein a presidential position. The scientist was extremely touched by the proposal, but still decided to refuse, saying the following: "For me, mathematical equations are more important, because politics is needed by the present, and equations are for eternity."
- In ancient times, earrings were exclusively male accessory.
For the ancient Egyptians earring was a sign of high status, they were worn by members of the royal family, priests and very rich people. Sailors put on an earring after crossing the equator. She gave them the right to one free mug of alcohol in any tavern and allowed them to put their feet on the table. For the pirates, the pierced ear meant one looted ship. And the soldiers wore earrings as a talisman and a reminder of the house.
- Buttons as a cure for a cold
If you look at the classic models of men's jackets, then on the sleeves you can see a number of buttons, which are now a decorative element. Previously, they had a very specific goal.
Napoleon Bonaparte ordered a series of buttons on the sleeves of each soldier's uniform. In such a tricky way, he taught the soldiers from the nasty habit of wiping their nose on their own sleeve.
- Clicking fingers on the neck as an offer to drink alcohol
The origins of the gesture are many, but two of them are the most interesting.
The first tells about the master of all trades and the lover of alcoholic beverages Peter Telushkin, whom the sovereign has bestowed a diploma for services. According to this certificate, he should have been poured free of charge in any tavern of the capital. At first, Telushkin used the letter, and then, because he often lost it, he was stamped on the right side of his chin. He went to the pub and gestured at the distinctive sign.
According to the second legend, the soldiers serving in the regiment of Peter I, had special tattoos on his neck. When they approached the bar, they snapped their fingers on the neck, paying attention to the tattoo, and they poured it once for free.
- GMOs do not harm your health.
“GMOs do not harm anyone’s health,” say scientists from the National Academy of Engineering and Medicine. They conducted many studies that helped to find out that GMOs do not cause any harm to the body.
“In fact, what is called GMO is the same fruit or vegetable that you can grow in your garden. The only difference is that with the help of gene modifications it is protected from pests, it grows in better conditions, ”the researchers explain. So we don’t turn into a Frankenstein monster because of the salad eaten.
- The cry is best heard after the rain.
Audibility during and after rain improves because there is little dust, pollen and other particles in the atmosphere that absorb and attenuate sound waves. During fogging, when there is too much water in the atmosphere, the opposite can be observed - audibility gets worse.
- People who have a large number of moles on the body, live longer than the rest
Scientists from King's College in London conducted a study that attracted 900 pairs of volunteers. They studied cells and tissues and compared their condition with the number of moles on the body. It turned out that the organisms of people with from 100 to 400 moles were much younger than the tissues and organs of those who did not have marks on the body at all.
The explanation is that in people with a large number of moles, the length of telomeres of chromosomes is much longer. Telomeres are called sections that allow DNA to reproduce. That is, the longer the telomeres, the slower the person ages.
- Mandarins also slow down the aging process.
Another way to slow down aging is to eat tangerines more often. The pulp of mandarins contains a large amount of antioxidants that help remove toxins and waste products from the body. They protect the skin from ultraviolet radiation, thereby reducing wrinkles and age spots. And tangerines are excellent antidepressants that relieve fatigue and anxiety.
- Every year, due to the incomprehensible writing of doctors, 7,000 people are killed.
The incomprehensible handwriting of doctors kills more than 7,000 people, and mistakes with drugs harm 1.5 million patients annually. And this is only US statistics provided by the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine (IOM).
Berne Inselspital Clinic also shared the results of its research. It says that incomprehensible handwriting of doctors is the cause of death for 25% of patients, and in 4% of cases handwriting was frankly unreadable.
- Pilots are forbidden to wear a mustache and beard.
See pilots with a lush mustache and a beard can only be in films. In fact, pilots are strictly forbidden to grow bristles longer than 1 cm in length. The ban is due to the fact that facial vegetation prevents the oxygen masks from sticking to the face, which puts everyone on board the aircraft in mortal danger.