The Minds Journal

The Minds Journal

Psychology, science, facts.


A selection of interesting facts №33

20 Jul 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Ousuwo

The history of pasta goes back to the ancient Etruscan civilizations [between the third and eighth centuries BC]. The Etruscans produced pasta by grinding several grains and grains, and then mixed them with water. Dan Cooper is the pseudonym of an Am...

A selection of interesting facts №32

18 Jul 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Ousuwo

The disappearance of flight MH370 remains the biggest mystery of the XXI century. The plane took off from the capital of Malaysia and was supposed to land in China on March 8, 2014. To date, there are many versions explaining the disappearance of the...

A selection of interesting facts №31

15 Jul 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Ousuwo

Representatives of dozens of different nationalities live in most African countries at the same time, and they all use their own languages. In fact, few people speak the official languages, which are often considered French and English. The most tran...

A selection of interesting facts №30

15 Jul 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Ousuwo

Brazilians are passionate football fans, almost 75% of the country's population is interested in this sport. The Brazilian national team took part in all the World Cups and won the title of the best football team in the world five times. In fact, pir...

A selection of interesting facts №29

5 Jul 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Ousuwo

In ancient Greece, there was a monetary unit called the obol, which at the same time was a measure of weight equal to about 0.7 grams. In Athens and other polises, obols were silver coins, but in Sparta, obols were used in the form of bulky and impra...

A selection of interesting facts №28

3 Jul 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Ousuwo

The most expensive woolen products are socks made from the wool of the vicuna, an artiodactyl animal that lives in the Andes. One pair costs 1000-1200 dollars. The surface area of Pluto is 17.7 million square kilometers, which is slightly larger than...

A selection of interesting facts №27

1 Jul 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Ousuwo

Australia is home to 6 of the 10 most venomous snakes in the world. For example, the venom from one bite of an Australian cruel snake is capable of killing a hundred people. But it comes to snake bites in Australia quite rarely, and given the presenc...

A selection of interesting facts №26

29 Jun 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Ousuwo

Chickens see better than humans. The human eye distinguishes three colors — green, blue and red. Chickens distinguish five — they are able to see violet and ultraviolet. Therefore, they see the sunrise about an hour earlier than a person and wake up...

A selection of interesting facts №25

28 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Ousuwo

Veselka is the fastest growing mushroom in the world. In a minute it grows by 4-5 millimeters. Other names of this mushroom are Immodest Phallus, Smelly Morel and Gouty Morel. The octopus has a rectangular pupil, and the viewing angle of its eyes is...

A selection of interesting facts №24

25 Jun 2023 2 minute read 1 comment Ousuwo

Queues are one of the biggest drawbacks of New York. For just $25 an hour and another $10 for every additional 30 minutes, you can rent a person who will stand in line for you. It looks like buying Broadway tickets is going to be a fairy tale now. Th...