Every day across Japan at 5 PM, loudspeakers play music.

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The Vatican and the Philippines are the only countries where divorce is prohibited by law.

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Mount Thor in Canada has the world's longest vertical drop. If you fell off it, you would fall for over a kilometer before you hit anything.

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🦜 African grey parrots can not only memorize around 1500 words but also understand their meaning.

They can also recognize shapes, colors, and even numbers.

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Actors who smoke on camera are more likely to smoke "herbal cigarettes" stuffed with lettuce or tea leaves instead of tobacco.

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In Japan, there are special umbrella stands on the streets, for when it starts raining. After the rain stops, you shall put the umbrella back at the nearest stand.

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Owls can't rotate their eyes, but they can perfectly rotate their heads 360 degrees

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In the Antarctic and high mountains, snow is pink, purple, red, and yellowish-brown.

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Firefighters use chemicals to make the water more humid. Chemicals reduce the surface tension of plain water, so it spreads more easily and soaks into objects better.

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Crusts of bread prevent the development of colon cancer and cleanse the body.

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Very strong and sweet (with sugar) hot tea with milk is an antidote for poisoning from alcohol, drugs, and medicinal substances.

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In Japan, special tea bags have been released, with excerpts of new works placed on their labels. If a passage interests you, you scan the QR code attached to it and read the entire book.

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Your veins look blue because subcutaneous fat only allows blue light to penetrate skin all the way to veins, so this is the color that is reflected back.

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Eighteen people have died in space throughout history.

Among them are 4 citizens of the USSR, 1 citizen of Israel, and 13 citizens of the USA.

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At the North Pole, there is no land at all.

Only ice floating on the surface of the ocean.

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The benefits of tomatoes

Special mention should be made of the choline contained in tomatoes - it helps reduce blood cholesterol levels, promotes the formation of hemoglobin and strengthens the immune system.

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Japan has created a new variety of banana with an edible peel. When growing fruit, extremely low temperatures and a melting process are used.

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A fastened safety belt reduces the risk of death by 5 times.

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Boiled penguin eggs have transparent egg whites.

The eggs of macaroni penguins are eaten in the Falkland Islands — they are hard-boiled or made into omelets. However, boiling such an egg takes 45 minutes.

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