Cheese listener, alcoholic parrots and other interesting facts about what surrounds us (9 photos)

It’s never too late to expand your horizons, which means it’s time to take a short break and get acquainted with the next selection of interesting facts about everything in the world. It will be interesting…





Despite the stereotype that it is correct to eat sushi with chopsticks, in Japan it is considered good manners to eat it with your hands. This is how the guest of the establishment demonstrates respect for the cook.



There are a lot of strange professions in the world. There is one in Parma, Italy. There you can work as a cheese listener. What they do is tap a wheel of cheese with a special stick to check whether it is “ripe.”





Everyone is very familiar with checkers and chess, but there is also such a game as chess. As you can easily guess from the name, this is a combination of the first two. True, learning to play it is much more difficult, because the rules are much more sophisticated.

It turns out that there are also plenty of alcoholics among animals. Most parrots can be called this, since in nature they prefer to eat fermented fruits and nuts.



If you love mangoes, be aware that you need to be careful when choosing them, as the peel of unripe fruits contains toxins that can cause a serious allergic reaction.

If for some reason you don’t have a toothbrush, carrots can come to the rescue. It not only cleanses tooth enamel, but also massages the gums well.

It may seem that the smallest citrus fruit is the tangerine, if you do not know about the existence of the kumquat. Outwardly, it looks like the same orange, only the size of an olive.



In the Costa Rican dictionary there is such an expression as “Hacerse el ruso”, which translates as “to become Russian”. And it means “to pretend to be a fool for one’s own benefit.”



Steve Buscemi is known to the world as an actor, but in the 80s he also worked as a firefighter in New York. That's why he returned to his firehouse after the 9/11 attacks to help search for survivors, working 12-hour days.



In the 17th century, Pope Urban VIII tried to ban tobacco worldwide. The reason sounds very strange: its use causes sneezing, which, in his opinion, resembles sexual ecstasy.



If you like to be late, then it's time for you to go to Argentina. There, being on time is considered impolite and insulting. Therefore, arriving at a dinner party on time will be perceived as if you showed up an hour earlier than expected.



A very strange scientific fact: hairiness is closely related to a high IQ. So, if you have a lot of chest hair, scientifically speaking, you are quite smart.

Well, let's finish with roosters, which, it turns out, have a hierarchy. Among them is the alpha rooster, who has the privilege of being the first to crow in the morning. So it’s quite easy to figure out the leader.