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 340 degrees. A person's view is 190 degrees.

Intellectual pursuits were not encouraged in Sparta. People who tried to develop in this were declared cowards and expelled. Over the centuries of its existence, Sparta has not given Hellas a single philosopher, orator, historian or poet.

Scientists have found out that hippos and whales have a common ancestor that lived about 50 million years ago. Therefore, we can say that whales and hippos are distant relatives for each other.

Clean air is the key to health. Villagers are on average 50% less likely to suffer from various respiratory diseases than townspeople. It's all about ecology.

2/3 of all smartphone users have never downloaded paid apps.​​ At the same time, the first mobile applications in the world were calendars, calculators and even games developed in the Java environment. And the first smartphone was released by IBM back in 1993.

Henry Morgan, who went from a free pirate to the lieutenant governor of Jamaica, at the peak of his pirate career captured and plundered Panama, which was then the richest and most protected city in all the Spanish possessions in the New World.

St. Petersburg has three times as many bridges as Venice. According to the number of canals and bridges over them, it is much more appropriate not to call St. Petersburg Venice of the North, but Venice — South Petersburg.

Nowadays, for the first time in more than 130 years, there are more people under the age of 34 living with their parents than those who live separately and independently.

In Mexico, a donkey is considered a vehicle. To manage it, you need to have permission. The document must necessarily contain a photo not only of the owner, but also of the «vehicle» itself.