The war over financial pyramids, jock kangaroos and other interesting facts about everything in the world (10 photos)

The work week has just begun, but that doesn’t stop us from taking a short break and spending time productively with another selection of interesting facts and stories.





We have all seen how in the movies, thanks to a defibrillator, a person is brought back to life. However, it is important that this device does not actually restart a stopped heart. On the contrary, it stops the work of the heart muscle, giving the body a chance to restore its normal rhythm on its own.



It turns out that the music industry has lost its most iconic duo because of Freddie Mercury's integrity and Michael Jackson's weirdness. The artists were supposed to record a duet, but the leader of Queen was against the King of Pop bringing his pet llama to the studio.





In many countries around the world, tear gas is used to disperse street protests. However, it cannot be used in war, since, according to the Geneva Convention, it is regarded as a chemical weapon.



If you don't like being called lazy, ask the other person to use a phrase used in the 19th century. “I was born a little tired” - this is what they said about those who like to be lazy.

A rather alarming fact: the likelihood of dying on your own birthday is 14% higher than on any other day of the year. I would like to believe that statistics still have their flaws.



One can only envy the dedication of the ants. If an insect is mortally wounded, it will in every possible way prevent its relatives from helping it, forcing it to leave so that the resources of the colony are preserved as much as possible.



It's no secret that financial pyramids and their collapse can lead to serious consequences. This was best demonstrated by the example of Albania, where a civil war began in 1997 for precisely this reason. People were angry after losing up to $2 billion in deposits.



Surely many would like to have vision like that of bald eagles, because their eyes have two focal points that allow them to see clearly both straight ahead and to the sides. In addition, they can control each eye independently. This is something that would definitely come in handy for many people in exams.

Do you know where you can find the same time zone as ours? For example, at the North Pole. This is because no one lives there, and therefore is not assigned its own time zone. Because of this, those who come here to work can choose any time convenient for themselves. Is there any point in time zones at all?



Can long and voluminous hair save lives? As the case of Rita Marley (the wife of a famous reggae artist) showed, quite so. During the assassination attempt, she was shot in the head, but she managed to survive thanks to her thick dreadlocks.



Well, let's finish with some interesting facts about kangaroos, which, by the way, are not much different from people. It turns out that females prefer muscular males, which is why the latter bend their front legs to show off their biceps and pectoral muscles. In general, in the same way they try to warn other males to stay away. Well, everything is exactly like with people!