30 interesting facts from different areas of life (31 photos)

It is impossible to know everything in the world, but it is always interesting to learn something new and interesting. A Twitter account called WTF Facts collects interesting, unusual and fun facts about everything around us - nature, history, personalities and psychology. Perhaps you too will discover something new from this collection.





In Finland, the cost of a speeding fine is determined by the income of the offender. In 2002, a Nokia executive received a $103,000 fine for driving at 45 km/h in a zone where the speed limit reached 30 km/h.



American virologist Jonas Salk (1914-1995) decided not to patent his polio vaccine in the 1950s so that it would be more accessible to people. He lost approximately $7 billion, but saved millions of lives





These white yaks live in Tibet



In the 19th century, many slaves escaped from America to Mexico. The authorities tried to force Mexico to sign a treaty on fugitive slaves, but Mexico refused - they believed that everyone was free as soon as they set foot on Mexican soil



James Harrison has donated blood more than 1,000 times to save the lives of Rh-negative babies. His blood contains a rare antibody that protects newborns from death. He saved 2.5 million lives



In Norway, education at public universities is free, no matter what country you are from.



While Eminem was undergoing drug rehabilitation, Elton John often called him and supported him. In the 90s, he himself overcame his addiction to cocaine and alcohol.



In some zoos, cheetahs have emotional support dogs. They spend time and play together - the dogs help soften the shy and anxious nature of cheetahs



In 2019, a Jamaican man showed up to claim his $1.5 million winning lottery check wearing a Scream mask. He said he wore it because he didn't want his relatives to bother him about his money.



This hotel opened in Japan in 718 AD. More than 1,300 years have passed, and it is already run by the 50th generation of the same family that once opened it.



Psychology says that forgiving people silently and not talking to them again is a form of self-care



In 1959, 9-year-old Ronald McNair refused to leave the library, and the staff even called the police. McNair later earned a degree in physics and became an astronaut. Unfortunately, he died aboard the space shuttle Challenger in 1986



People show more empathy for dogs than for other people



There is a place in Iceland where a green field, a yellow river, a black beach and the sea meet in one place.



Pope Francis I was censored by Vatican staff for calling whiskey "the real holy water" while filming a documentary. This scene was cut from the film



Lucy and Maria Aylmer are twin sisters from Great Britain, whom no one mistakes for sisters. They were born to a white father and a half-Jamaican mother.



George Carlin once said, “Think about how stupid the average person is, and then figure out in your mind that half of them are dumber.”



"Invisible Poverty" - street drawing by Kevin Lee. He depicted a child on the steps being stepped on without a second thought - to illustrate how invisible the poor who live among us can be



Stephen King is selling the rights to some of his stories for just $1 so that film students can use them to make films



Psychologists once proved that people who swear are more honest



In Japan, a handwash sink is often attached to the toilet to reuse water. This is how Japan saves millions of liters of water every year.



Nikola Tesla's last words to his mother were: "All these years that I spent in the service of humanity have brought me nothing but insults and humiliation."



This fossilized nodosaur, found in Canada in 2011, is considered the best-preserved dinosaur ever discovered. It is over 110 million years old



Killer whales can weigh 8 tons and jump out of the water to a height of 5 meters



In 2016, a swarm of 20,000 bees followed a car for two days straight because their queen bee was inside



In 2020, they took the first ever image of a solar system like ours, with a large star at the center, around which several planets orbit.



46-year-old Leonardo DiCaprio has never dated a woman over 25



The Queen of Great Britain has always deliberately hidden what her favorite dish was - so that it would not be served everywhere she went



In Vienna, Austria, a brothel has started offering visitors a free 30-minute stay with the girl they like if they get vaccinated against Covid.



"Squid Game" creator Hwang Dong-hyuk wrote the script in 2009, but studios rejected it for 10 years. Today this series is the most popular in 90 countries, and claims to be the most watched in Netflix history