The entire male population of China was obliged to put their hair in a ponytail

This happened during the Qing Dynasty, when the Manchus conquered ancient China. It was they who obliged the rest of the Chinese to gather their hair in a ponytail under the penalty of death.
This was done to distinguish the other Chinese from the Manchus: the latter wore their hair gathered in a low ponytail. This law did not last very long.

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To officially become a city, one had to brew beer.

It is surprising, but in the Middle Ages, if a Czech village wanted to upgrade its status to a city, it had to meet three conditions.
- The first was to set up a customs office.
- The second was to have a court.
- And the third was to build a brewery.

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The first speeding ticket in the world.

The first speeding ticket in history was issued on January 28, 1896. It happened in London.

Walter Arnold speeded his car up to 13 km/h in the place where the allowed speed was 3.2 km/h.

A policeman chased the offender's car on a bicycle. As a result, the driver received a fine of one shilling (1/20 of a pound).

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Do bacteria live on soap?

Bacteria can live on dry soap only in the form of spores, which means that they are not able to actively feed and multiply.
Some microbes are able to grow on a wet bar by breaking down the residual salts of fatty acids, the main component of soap.
But if the soap is used regularly, most of the bacteria are simply washed away with water. If the piece has time to dry, however, the microorganisms die.

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Do bees sting each other?

The answer from scientists is yes. Bees can indeed sting their mate. There are several reasons for this.

First, bees can sting other bees from another colony when they steal honey. If they try to enter the hive, other bees will immediately be attacked by their hosts.

They also often sting other species of bees, which are slightly different in appearance.
Also, the queen bee brutally kills its competitors with its stinger. The fact is that there should be only one queen in the colony and when a new one is born, the acting queen kills her.

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The most common language is Chinese.

And the second most common is Spanish.

English, on the other hand, takes the honorary bronze.

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Cats step on the tracks of their front paws with their hind paws

Apparently, this is done to reduce the number of footprints so that to step only in places already checked with front paws.
This rule is fulfilled both while walking and running.

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Bee honey has no exact chemical formula.

Its composition depends on plants, soil, weather, etc. Mature honey may contain 20% water 33-40% fructose and only 0.18-0.2% sucrose.

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Puga Valley in India

Puga Valley in the Ladakh region was one of the sites in India that showed significant geothermal energy potential. Puga is located in the southeastern part of Ladakh and is part of the Himalayan Geothermal Belt.

Hot springs, mud pools, sulfur and borax deposits are all evidence of geothermal activity in this area.

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