20 interesting facts from different areas of our lives (21 photos)

If you think that interesting facts will ever end, you are mistaken. Sometimes it’s interesting to replenish your knowledge base and learn something new that you didn’t even suspect before - after all, no one has canceled our natural curiosity and desire for knowledge. Let's take a look at a few facts from a variety of areas that may reveal something previously unknown to you.





1. Crocodiles really “cry”. But not from pain or depression, as some believe. Tears appear due to air trapped in their sinuses after eating prey. Tear fluid also removes salt from their body



2. If the Earth were left without the Moon, a day would last eight hours, and a year would have more than a thousand days





3. Both monogamy and polygamy occur among deer



4. In the film "The Godfather" the word "mafia" is never uttered. This happened due to a real conflict between the studio management and the Italian mafia - after many protests, threats, and even shots fired at the main producer's car



5. The longest hangover recorded in the world lasted four weeks - a resident of Scotland who drank 28 liters of beer



6. In Japan, there are 23 vending machines per person



7. The ancient Romans dipped a piece of bread into a glass of wine during feasts. This was done to soften the strong drink, and promised good health. And while the wine was soaking up the aroma of bread, they made speeches - they say that’s how toasts appeared



8. More than 90 percent of films made in the United States before 1929 are lost forever. There aren't even copies of them



9. Tsundoku (Japanese term) is a practice in which a person buys many books but then does not read them. Unlike bibliomania, when books are bought for collection, in the practice of tsundoku there is still the “potential” for further reading of books



10. According to scientists’ statistics, at any given time, 0.7% of the planet’s population is intoxicated. That is, about 50 million people are drunk now



11. From the beginning of 2022, supermarkets in France are prohibited from disposing of unsold food before the expiration date. Stores can donate food to charities in advance



12. In 2007, a Bosnian couple divorced after discovering they were having an online affair with each other under false names.



13. A large number of scenes in the movie "Fight Club" include a cup of coffee from Starbucks.



14. A paper cut is so painful not because of the paper itself. According to scientists, it's all about the delicate nerve endings on the fingertips - there are many more pain receptors there than in many other parts of the body



15. Research has proven that dogs enjoy hearing a gentle, “high-pitched” voice in which their owners speak to them.



16. The most expensive film in the world is “Pirates of the Caribbean”. More than $375 million was spent on filming. For comparison, the average budget for a studio film is $65 million.



18. If you hold your nose, you won't be able to hum the melody.



19. Chaunax fish (Chaunax pictus) have legs. They live deep at the bottom of the ocean, and have unusually shaped fins with which they can move along the bottom



20. One study found that 4-year-old children on average ask up to 300 questions throughout the day. By the time a child is 5 years old, he will have asked approximately 40 thousand questions.