Let's take a break and at the same time learn some interesting facts from various areas of life. For example, something about the marketing ploys of prostitutes in Ancient Greece or where the billions of rabbits in Australia come from. 
1. In 1961, James Monaghan, co-founder of Domino's Pizza, traded 50% of the company's shares for a used Volkswagen from his brother Tom. Tom sold his 93% for $1 billion 
2. To advertise their services, prostitutes in Ancient Greece wore sandals that left the words “Follow Me” imprinted on the ground as they walked. 
3. The 1982 film Poltergeist used real skeletons as props because they were cheaper than plastic ones. 
4. The Japanese company Nissan used the number 23 in motorsports because the number 2 translates to ni and the number 3 translates to san 
5. The venom of Dieffenbachia, also known as mother-in-law's tongue, can cause temporary inability to speak. 
6. Robin Williams attended the Juilliard School of Art and Music, but dropped out during his first year. Because his teacher, a famous actor and producer, said that there was nothing to teach him, he already knew everything 
7. Pumpkins, watermelon, avocados and bananas are all berries, but strawberries, raspberries and blackberries are not. 
8. There is such a thing as the “Bus Factor”. This is the number of people in a company that would need to be "hit by a bus" to get the company into such disarray that it cannot continue operating. 
9. Whale milk is 30-50% fat and often has the consistency of toothpaste. 
10. The Colossus of Rhodes, one of the seven ancient wonders of the world, stood for only 50 years and was then destroyed by an earthquake 
Its ruins lasted much longer than the original statue (reportedly hundreds of years) before the remains of the iron frame were finally recycled for scrap.
11. Highest temperature ever recorded in Canada, 45.0 °C. Higher than any temperature ever recorded in Brazil or Thailand 
12. The sting of a giant American wasp, called the tarantula wasp, is so painful that one scientific journal advises anyone who receives one to “lie down and scream” to avoid further injury. 
13. Five-time Tour de France winner Miguel Indurain had a resting heart rate of just 28 beats per minute. Typically, the average resting heart rate is around 60 beats per minute. 
14. An Austrian music group called Das erste Wiener Gemüseorchester uses instruments made entirely from vegetables, and after the performance the musicians make soup from these vegetables. 
15. In 2009, a Kansas City car dealer gave away a voucher for a free AK-47 with every truck purchase during a clearance sale. 
16. Until 1993, the BT Tower was an official state secret, despite the fact that this 177-meter structure in central London was open to the public 
17. Mushrooms can create a slight breeze even in calm air. They release water vapor, cooling the air and creating a convective current that causes the air to move, carrying the spores away from the parent. 
18. In 2001, the US Drug Enforcement Administration tried to ban the use of glow sticks at parties, calling them "drug paraphernalia." 
19. In 1859, English settler Thomas Austin released 24 rabbits onto his property in Australia, stating that “the keeping of a few rabbits will do no great harm and may provide a feeling of home as well as a place for hunting.” 
By the 1920s, the rabbit population in Australia had reached 10 billion.
20. Claire Cameron Patterson, the man who discovered how old planet Earth really was, was the same man who discovered global lead pollution, which ultimately led to the ban of leaded gasoline. 
21. The word "retard" came into use in the US in the 1960s because it was considered much less offensive and more politically correct than calling someone a fool, an idiot or an imbecile. 
22. In 1923, a jockey named Frank Hayes suffered a fatal heart attack and died during a race. His body remained on the horse and crossed the finish line first. He's never won a race in his life 
23. Kevin Mitnick was considered so dangerous as a hacker that he was placed in solitary confinement for fear that he could “start thermonuclear war by whistling into a payphone.” 
24. Dalmatians used to run next to horse-drawn fire engines, acting as a siren to disperse the crowds. Everything has changed since then, but the good reputation remains 
25. Dragonflies are one of nature's most effective killers, catching their prey more than 95% of the time. 
26. More than 90% of the monarch butterfly population has disappeared over the past 25 years. 
27. Winston Churchill found so much pleasure in bricklaying that he joined the Bricklayers' Union and paid dues. 
He even asked in one letter: "Is there a rule governing the number of bricks a man can lay in a day?... and what are the limits on overtime work?"
28. After returning from a long stay in space, some astronauts habitually let the object fly for several months, expecting it to float. 
29. Motion sickness occurs due to confusion between perceived motion and actual motion. The brain's conclusion is that one of the senses is hallucinating due to poisoning, and so the brain induces vomiting to expel the supposed t 
30. Deuterium, one of the ingredients in nuclear fusion, is easily found in seawater and is considered a potential fuel for a fusion reactor. A gallon (3.8 L) of seawater can produce as much energy as 300 gallons of gasoline 
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