“Love tester”, robber-goat with black magic and other interesting facts and stories (9 photos)

Monday is a hard day. Although for some, any other day is the same. However, it can always be alleviated while relaxing with another selection of interesting stories and facts about everything in the world.





It turns out that you can lower your blood pressure in a very unusual way. In the course of the study, it turned out that sitting by the fire contributes to this.



It's no secret that warm beer tastes disgusting. However, few people know that under prolonged exposure to light, it can produce substances called “fetid thiol.” These substances resemble glands produced by a skunk.

Speaking of beer. It turns out that this foamy drink may be beneficial due to the antioxidants it contains. True, to feel their very benefits, you need to drink 450 liters a day.





Do you know the difference between fog and haze? The first is formed due to the accumulation of tiny particles of water in the air. The second appears due to the presence of dust or smoke particles.



Smoking kills, but obviously not the 50-year-old Chinese man nicknamed Uncle Chen. He managed to run a 42-kilometer marathon in less than 3.5 hours, smoking an entire pack of cigarettes while running.



A rather strange study was conducted by the American Journal of Public Health. According to him, people who hold homophobic views live 2.5 years less than others.

It's no secret that Nintendo products use electronic components. So their first product was the “Love Tester,” supposedly measuring how much people love each other.



Since 2004, crime rates have been declining in the Netherlands. This led to the fact that, for example, in 2013, 19 prisons there were closed at once, and the people who worked there lost their jobs. To save jobs, it was decided to fill the remaining prisons with imported criminals.



It turns out that a perfectly even heartbeat rhythm can be dangerous, since it indicates the complete exhaustion of adaptive resources. This can lead to the fact that any additional stress can be fatal.

Every person has a depression at the base of their thumb. So it’s called the “anatomical snuffbox”. This is because it was previously used to house snuff.



It's no secret that hygiene was held in high esteem in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. People of that era believed that bathing and steam opened the pores, facilitating the entry of infection.

Well, let's end with a rather funny story from Nigeria. In 2008, a goat was arrested there and charged with armed robbery. The vigilantes took the animal to the police station, saying that the robber threatened with a weapon and tried to steal a car, and then used black magic to turn into that same goat and avoid arrest.