When you sleep and dream, one part of your brain makes up the story, while the other part observes the events and wonders about unexpected plot twists.

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Being drunk, hugging your partner, and dancing in public are all illegal in Dubai.

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Almost 4 million cats are eaten in Asia every year.

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The Columbia Pictures logo girl is 28-year-old Jenny Joseph, who works as a graphic editor for Columbia Pictures. She posed for the artist during her lunch break.

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If you fail your driving test in Switzerland more than three times, you must pass a psychological evaluation before being allowed to retake it.

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Decomposition of the body to a skeleton in ordinary soil can take about a year, and a skeleton can take eight to twelve years to decompose

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Loneliness weakens the immune system. Friends and loved ones by their presence in your life can increase your immunity by 60 percent.

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The fruits of the pistachio tree are harvested at night. The fact is that pistachios emit essential oils in the sun, which can poison harvesters.

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Kalmykia is the only republic in Europe where Buddhism is the main religion.

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The first pregnancy tests date back to 1350 BC.

They consisted of wheat and barley seeds.

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Hyperthymesia is the rare ability to remember every minute of one's life.

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In June 2022, inflation reached 191.6% in Zimbabwe. This brings back painful memories of the inflation of the 2000s, which got totally out of control in 2008. That year, inflation had reached 231,000,000%! The central bank issued a 100,000 billion Zimbabwean dollar bill.

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The strongest drink in the world is Spirytus - vodka from Poland with 192 degrees (96% alcohol).

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In some high-altitude areas, you can see "watermelon snow". It appears only in spring and summer, has a pink color and a watermelon smell. It's all about algae called Chlamydomonas nivalis, which contain the red pigment astaxanthin.

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Airplanes store fuel in their wings. The main reasons for the storage of fuel in the wings are to balance weight, counter-stress and reduce wing flutter.

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This is what a bear looks like without its fur.

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People spend 93% of their lives indoors.

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Greenland sharks, which are also known as gurry sharks or grey sharks, tend to live long lives. As the longest-living vertebrate on the planet, they can swim around the ocean for up to 400 years and don't reach sexual maturity until they're 150.

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The eyelashes are the darkest hair on our body.

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Okunoshima is a small island in Japan where thousands of rabbits live.

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There is a fish that when eaten causes severe hallucinations lasting up to 36 hours. It was a party drug during the Roman Empire.

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