The first message sent over the Internet was «LO» in 1969. A programmer from UCLA tried to send the word LOGIN to Stanford University, but the machine was able to forward only the first two letters.

In the process of evolution, light skin in humans first appeared in the inhabitants of the territory bounded by the Caucasus and Mesopotamia. However, we acquired light and red hair colors much later, as we moved north and mixed with Neanderthals.

Green bananas that have «sharp» edges, and not a rounded cross-section, should not be bought, because they will not ripen later: they were simply picked too early.

According to calculations made by scientists, if we could extract all the gold from the Earth's core, it would be enough to cover the planet with a gold layer half a meter thick.

One puffer fish contains enough poison to kill 30 people, and to this day there is no antidote. So the movie scenes with such poisoning are not fiction.

The Chinese term «jingfen», denoting a person who does not like communication and violation of his personal space, literally translates as «Finn in the shower.»

Albert Einstein could become president. In 1952, he was offered the post of president of Israel, but the scientist refused. He explained his refusal by saying that he simply does not have the necessary experience for this position, especially experience working with people. To some extent, Einstein can be considered the founder of modern Israeli science. He co-founded the University of Jerusalem [and later lectured there] and contributed to the establishment of the University on Mount Scopus and the Technion [Institute of Technology] in Haifa.

In the Azerbaijani city of Naftalan there are resorts where skin diseases and joint diseases are offered to be treated... by immersing patients in oil baths. Naphthalan [the liquid from those baths, named after the city] is a liquid non-flammable substance, which is a special type of oil, has a characteristic smell, increased viscosity and dark brown color. Naphthalan does not contain kerosene or gasoline, so it is not used as fuel.

Professional boxers, hockey players, rugby players, etc. there is a «missed blow syndrome» — a chronic brain disease caused by frequent blows to the head.

Despite the fact that the ukulele is called a «Hawaiian guitar», in fact it is a Hawaiian version of the Portuguese Kawakinho guitar.