In 2011, the West African state of Benin issued a 100 franc coin in the form of a cannabis leaf. The 44-millimeter silver-plated copper-nickel coin looks like a green hemp leaf on one side [reverse] and has the coat of arms of Benin and the denomination on the other. If you rub the coin, it exudes the smell of marijuana.

The longest place name consists of 85 English letters and is called «Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu». This is a hill in New Zealand. Locals simply call it Taumata. An even longer version, consisting of 92 letters in transcription, is listed in the Guinness Book of Records. In the Maori language, this word means: «The top of the hill where Tamatea, a man with big knees who rolled, climbed and swallowed mountains, known as the eater of the earth, played his flute for his beloved.»

Life and body parts insurance against any strange accidents is not popular in our country. But in the USA and England, more than 50,000 policies have been sold, which compensate the family for losses if you are stolen by aliens. And the Royal Falcon Hotel in Lowestoft [England] has insured its employees and customers against death and disability caused by ghosts, poltergeists and other abnormal phenomena. The great power of marketing!

Waterfowl pigs live on one of the uninhabited Bahamian Islands. They were the most ordinary domestic piglets, but because of the terrible smell that bothered tourists, the owners had to part with their pets and let them on free bread. The same tourists began to feed the pigs, and the animals, in turn, learned to swim and even climb into boats to eat treats.

Hiller is the most unusual lake in Australia and one of the most amazing in the world. The sour-pink water attracts thousands of tourists every year and retains its amazing shade, even if it is poured into a glass or other small container. Scientists suggest that this color is given by special algae located in the reservoir.

Brewer Xavier Vanneste from Bruges often joked that it would be good to deliver beer through pipes directly to homes. And at one point, this pun turned into a real project — now his beer is delivered from the brewery outside the city to the industrial zone for bottling and packaging via a three-kilometer beer pipeline. Part of the amount spent on the construction of this system was raised through crowdfunding, and those participants who contributed more than $8000 are now provided with free beer for life.

In 1985, a backlight was installed on the Eiffel Tower, which is an author's creation, and not a national treasure of the country, unlike the tower itself. Therefore, pictures taken at night are prohibited from being sold. It is not forbidden to share night photos of the main attraction of Paris on social networks, but it is possible to produce souvenirs only with the permission of the management company.

The stripes on the tiger's skin are as unique as human fingerprints. At the same time, the skin is as striped as the fur of the animal. So if this wild cat is shaved bald, it will still remain a tiger. The rarest color in the world is considered to be «strawberry» — a white tiger with red stripes. There are only about thirty such individuals in zoos, and the genetic mechanism of the formation of such a color remains a mystery for scientists.

The first mention of toilet paper is found in the VI century China, and by the XIV century its mass production began. In 1857, the American Joseph Gayetti began producing toilet paper in the form of squares with his name printed on them. Unfortunately, his business failed because people were embarrassed to buy paper for intimate needs and preferred to use free catalogs that came by mail. It was only at the end of the XIX century that the Scott brothers gave a second life to this invention, having established mass production of paper in rolls. And now about 30,000 trees are flushed down the toilet by people all over the world every day.

There are no muscles in human fingers. Their mobility is provided by 17 palm muscles and 18 forearm muscles. It is they who pull the tendons, controlling our fingers on the principle of a puppet. And even the thumb was no exception. So taking care of the fingers is primarily attention to the joints and strengthening the muscles of the arms and shoulder girdle in general.