A shocking fact, subverting your cognition!
Explore the unknown and uncover the wondrous truths of history. Today, we're going to take you on a journey through 25 jaw-dropping historical facts that may give you a whole new perspective on the world.
During Prohibition, wine makers invented a unique "wine brick" in order to adapt to market demand. These bricks can be dissolved in water, similar to the "depth charge" candy that was popular as a child.
And, interestingly, as long as it is steeped for three weeks in a row, this brick can naturally ferment into a delicious wine.
Since 2001, a male white stork from South Africa has flown thousands of kilometres every year just to mate with a female white stork in Croatia who is unable to fly.
This affection lasted for 20 years, until the death of the male stork last year. Its story teaches us that love is selfless, transcending geography and ethnicity.
3. In India, religious beliefs deeply affect people's daily lives, and some people will even take extreme actions because of this. Take Amar Bharati, for example, who claimed to have been summoned by Shiva in 1973 and has been holding his right hand ever since.
4. Although the son of Makqin gradually became deaf in both ears due to continuous experiments after the invention of the machine gun, he successfully designed and produced the world's first silencer during this period, showing his innovative spirit and talent.
5. There used to be an American casual game called "Send Me to Heaven", which measured the score by the height of the phone toss. After the game was released on the Apple Store, it was abruptly removed from the shelves for unknown reasons.
Stevenson's invention of the steam locomotive, although it opened up a new mode of transportation, was questioned by speed. At the time, many people were worried that the speed of 80 km/h would affect women's reproductive systems.
In the 80s of the 19th century, farmers in the American West created a new way of communication using steel belt barbed wire. They made ** lines that connected the entire village so that the villagers could chat collectively at their leisure.
It is a unique and innovative way of "group chatting" that allows farmers to find fun and networking opportunities in their boring time.
John Thompson, a young American man, was unfortunately grabbed by a farm farm on his arms, but he dialed the first aid with a pen in his mouth, and was finally rescued in time and his arms were saved. This feat showcased his resilience and courage in the face of danger.
In September 1966, the Soviet Union launched a nuclear bomb in the Utabaq region of Uzbekistan to extinguish a fire caused by a gas leak. This nuclear bomb is twice as powerful as the Nagasaki atomic bomb, and the powerful ** air wave instantly extinguishes the flames of dozens of kilometers around.
Despite its Western origins, the camera was still a luxury and expensive in Europe at the end of the 19th century. Therefore, in order to maximize the benefits of photography, it is customary for people to take photos with their deceased loved ones.
In London, England in the 50s of the 18th century, if you don't have enough money to buy a ticket to the zoo, you can try to give your pet as a gift to a lion in exchange for a ticket.
Cruise ships are equipped with morgues as standard, which are required by European laws to ensure the safety of navigation.
13. Anton blindness is a rare disease, and patients often have the illusion that their vision is normal, so as to make up for their actual blindness.
In Egyptian female mummies, archaeologists often find mysterious objects called "stone babies", in which the fetus dies in the mother's womb and is not absorbed by the mother, but gradually calcifies in the abdomen.
15. In one experiment, we were surprised to find that the rigor of aviation security did not seem to be as strict as we thought. After the Transportation Security Administration inspected more than 100 bags containing firearms, 96 bags were successfully "boarded".
More than half of the pilots surveyed in the U.S. commercial pilots admitted that they had taken a nap while flying an airplane, and even more surprisingly, nearly 30 percent of the pilots surveyed said they woke up to find the co-pilot napping as well.
Genghis Khan is known as the most powerful conqueror in the world for his brave and warlike conquests. However, he was also one of the most environmentally conscious emperors.
During his warfighting career, a large number of civilians and soldiers were killed in the war, which led to the gradual transformation of large amounts of barren land into dense forests under the long-term natural restoration, making an important contribution to the ecological environment.
Known for their remarkable ability to hold grudges and learn, according to experts, they have entered the "Stone Age", which will pose a major challenge to humanity.
In early 19th-century cancer research in the United States, an American woman named Henrietta Lacs had her cancer samples taken by scientists without her knowledge, and these samples have so far propagated more than 50 million tons of offspring.
It has been almost 80 years since Pluto was discovered, however, during these long years, it has not even been able to complete a third of its revolution, which led to a decline in its status and its eventual classification as a dwarf planet. "
In Australia's primeval forests, there is a highly poisonous plant called the goldenbark tree, which emits a toxin that causes people the pain of being splashed with sulphuric acid that lasts for months.
As a result, many animals choose to kill themselves because they can't bear the pain.
Your body is home to 4,500g of tiny organisms, including bacteria, fungi and other microorganisms.
23. From a genetic point of view, the genome of mushrooms is very different from that of plants, but it has striking similarities with humans.
The honey produced by bees is actually the fruit of their labor and one of their excrement.
About 40 percent of criminal cases in U.S. households remain unsolved, a 16-year chart of unsolved cases in the United States.