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...in Russia, there are more hundred-dollar bills than in the USA!..
...in the 11th century, Benedict IX became Pope at the age of 11.
...in ancient times, in Russia, to keep milk cool and fresh, a frog was placed in the vessel.
...the spear ceased to be the official weapon of the British army only in 1927.
...soldiers of all countries salute with their right hand.
...more than 99.9 percent of the animals that have ever lived on Earth became extinct before the appearance of humans.
Early measurement systems used parts of the body as units of length. For example, the cubit (45 cm) is the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, and the distance between the arms stretched to the sides is a fathom (that is, 182 cm).
Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox, and UNIX is a trademark of AT&T.
The longest recorded chicken flight lasted 13 seconds.
When glass cracks, the crack spreads at a speed of about 5000 kilometers per hour.
...Over the past five years, humanity has produced and accumulated more information than in all of its previous history.
...Homeless people in Paris, suffering from theft of their personal belongings, have been given the opportunity to store their most valuable documents online.
...The latest study of intelligence quotient (IQ) scores of 23 European nations placed Russians only 17th. The normal level of intelligence is between 85-115 points; our average IQ was only 96. For comparison, in Germany, whose inhabitants are the smartest, it reaches 107. The top three also include the Netherlands (107), Poland (106), and Sweden (104). Below Russia are Greece, France, Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey. The Serbs were recognized as the least intelligent.
...Contrary to popular belief, a pathological passion for gambling is not a chronic disease: gamblers often get rid of their addiction without any treatment. 36-39% of avid gamblers successfully overcame the ailment, that is, they did not experience any symptoms of gambling addiction for at least a year. And only 7-12% of people suffering from a pathological addiction to gambling sought medical help or attended "Gamblers Anonymous" meetings.
...On March 4, 2102, the Earth will most likely collide with the VD17 asteroid, which is more than half a kilometer in size. The depth of the crater will be 10 km.
