14 interesting facts about ordinary things we see every day (15 photos)

We usually take the world around us for granted. Every day we pass by familiar things and do not attach much importance to them. So a fresh look never hurts. In this post, you will read educational facts about common things.





The holes on crackers are placed for a reason.



It's quite strange that most crackers have holes in them. The answer lies in the science behind baking, and it's all about the pairing. These holes allow steam to escape during cooking, which prevents air bubbles from forming and ruining the crackers.

Cucumbers are berries





Botanically, the cucumber is classified as a pepo, a type of botanical berry with a hard outer skin and no internal divisions. Cucumber is a close relative of melon and watermelon, which are berries. Its fruits appear from flowers, the pulp is tender and juicy with a large number of seeds. Botanists classify cucumbers as false berries.

The elephant can't jump



The elephant is the only mammal that cannot jump. The reason is that the structure of their legs is significantly different from the legs of most mammals - they do not have any “spring”, so they cannot push off the ground.

Chicken earlobes can predict what color egg they will lay.



The color of the egg is determined by the color of the hen's earlobe. Chickens with white earlobes lay exclusively white eggs, while birds with dark earlobes lay brown eggs.

Erasers don't just work mechanically



Pencils leave marks on paper because the graphite they contain reacts with the fibers that make up the paper. Because eraser particles are sticky, they pick up graphite from pencils when rubbed. Therefore, it is also a chemical reaction.

The smell of rain



The smell of rain is incredibly strong. Although it is difficult to name the individual components that emit this aroma, we recognize it unmistakably. Bacteria, plants and lightning all contribute to the fresh smell that accompanies rainfall.

Coffee beans are seeds



Coffee beans are the seeds of the coffee fruit, red or purple berries that grow on trees. The coffee bean, the seed of the coffee plant, is located inside the so-called “coffee cherry,” which is the red pulp of the ripe and juicy coffee fruit.

Human birth control pills work on gorillas



Human birth control pills work on gorillas, and scientists hope to use this knowledge to control the growing gorilla population.

You'll likely never see white dog poop again.



Until recently, dog food was made from much more meat and bones. These days, dogs rarely consume as much calcium as they used to, so the appearance of four-legged stool has become completely different.

Sleep for memory



Three scientists from New York conducted a study with students to find out whether sleep helped them in any way. And they found that if you fall asleep immediately after learning something new, the information will be remembered better.

The average man spends a total of a full year of his life looking at women



Until the 19th century, shoes for the left and right feet were the same



A woman's brain shrinks in size when she is pregnant. In this way, nature prepares her for the colossal load during childbirth.



90% of cats survive falls that would be fatal to humans