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Sati is an ancient Hindu practice where a widow self-immolates on her deceased husband's funeral pyre. Once viewed as an act of devotion, it was banned in the 19th century due to its inhumanity towards women. Although now prohibited, isolated cases have been reported in India until recently.
The name "Brazil" comes from the word "pau-brasil," which means "red log" in Portuguese. The Pau-brasil tree was plentiful in Brazil during the time of its discovery by the Portuguese, and its redwood was highly sought after in Europe for dyeing. That's why the country was named after this tree.
In Tana Toraja, an island in Indonesia, if a child passes away before their teeth come in, they're placed inside the trunk of a growing tree. The hole is then sealed, and as the tree heals, the child is believed to be absorbed. Dozens of babies can be buried in a single tree.
North Korea uses a different calendar called the Juche calendar, which starts from the birth year of Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea. This means that the current year in the Juche calendar doesn't match the standard Gregorian year.
A lot of folks are spreading the misconception that the Hantavirus doesn't transmit from person to person.
Yeah, that's true, but with a caveat. The strain of the virus found in people from a cruise ship - the Andes strain - can be passed from one person to another through close contact.
There's also some good news; if we believe the WHO's statements, the risk of illness for the global population is estimated to be very low.
Yeah, that's true, but with a caveat. The strain of the virus found in people from a cruise ship - the Andes strain - can be passed from one person to another through close contact.
There's also some good news; if we believe the WHO's statements, the risk of illness for the global population is estimated to be very low.
🇭🇷 Croatia boasts pristine ecology, wide clean beaches surrounded by pines and rocks, as well as healing mineral springs. The ski resorts are just as well-equipped as those in Switzerland or Austria, and vacations there are significantly cheaper.
Add to that the generous national cuisine and the friendliness of the locals, and you’ll definitely want to plan a trip to this sunny country.
Add to that the generous national cuisine and the friendliness of the locals, and you’ll definitely want to plan a trip to this sunny country.
🇸🇦 In Saudi Arabia, there are camel beauty contests with prizes up to €58.5 million. In 2021, 43 camels got disqualified for trying to game the system. These camelids had undergone Botox injections.
🦒 The giraffe, despite their height reaching up to 5.5 meters, can sprint at speeds between 55 to 60 km/h.
Over short distances, they can even outpace a racehorse.
Their run is a unique gallop.
Over short distances, they can even outpace a racehorse.
Their run is a unique gallop.
🇳🇮 Back in the 80s, hundreds of Nicaraguan deaf kids hit the scene for the first time in schools in Managua.
It was a total bust because most of the students couldn't grasp spoken Spanish or lip reading.
But in the hallways, playgrounds, and school buses… something epic was happening.
Without any mentors, teachers, or pre-existing methods, these kids started crafting their own sign language from the ground up.
Linguists are adamant: it's the only known case worldwide where the birth of a language has been observed and studied in real-time, right from the start.
Today, Nicaraguan Sign Language (ISN) is still going strong. It's even being taught in schools across the country.
It was a total bust because most of the students couldn't grasp spoken Spanish or lip reading.
But in the hallways, playgrounds, and school buses… something epic was happening.
Without any mentors, teachers, or pre-existing methods, these kids started crafting their own sign language from the ground up.
Linguists are adamant: it's the only known case worldwide where the birth of a language has been observed and studied in real-time, right from the start.
Today, Nicaraguan Sign Language (ISN) is still going strong. It's even being taught in schools across the country.
Once every 6 months, this guy from South Dakota climbs this 457-meter communication tower to change the bulb. He gets paid 20,000 $ per climb.
Would you be able to handle that?
Would you be able to handle that?
🇨🇳🏙Hangzhou (China), a building with over 30,000 residents 😮
Riding the Boredom Wave
When boredom strikes, the brain switches to default mode, processing info without conscious thought. Boredom fires up the introspection centers, boosting creativity like a bullish trend.
When boredom strikes, the brain switches to default mode, processing info without conscious thought. Boredom fires up the introspection centers, boosting creativity like a bullish trend.
In South Korea, the time spent by a baby in the womb counts towards their age. According to the "hanguk-nai" or "Korean age", a baby is already considered 1 year old at birth, with traditions taking into account the nine months of pregnancy.
In 2015, a Colombian farmer stumbled upon 600 million $ in cash while digging up part of his land. He turned it all over to the police. This found cash could be tied to the drug lord, Pablo Escobar.
What would you have done in his place?
What would you have done in his place?
While humans are getting robotized, robots are getting humanized. 😭
🇨🇳 Wan Hu, a Chinese from the 16th century, is famous for being one of the first to attempt a space flight, unfortunately without success. His goal was to reach the Moon by attaching rockets to a chair, then asking his servants to light them up. Nearly 400 years later, NASA honored his memory by naming one of the lunar craters after him.
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Dostoevsky was 28 years old when he was about to be executed. Blindfolded. Hands tied. He could hear the rifles being loaded.
At the last moment, a messenger on horseback arrived. The tsar had commuted the sentence. The whole execution was a setup. A psychological torture designed to break him.
It worked. He had an epileptic seizure on the spot.
They sent him to a labor camp in Siberia. Four years. He suffered from the cold and hunger. He slept on wooden planks, next to murderers. His epilepsy worsened. He had neither paper nor pen, nothing.
Upon his release from prison, he was broke. His first wife had died. His brother was gone. He inherited his brother's debts. So short on cash, he signed a contract with a publisher who would take all rights to his works if he missed deadlines.
He wrote The Gambler in 26 days to meet the deadline. He dictated it to a 20-year-old stenographer named Anna. He married her three months later.
Then the real grind began. Crime and Punishment. The Idiot. The Devils. The Brothers Karamazov. The greatest novels in the history of Russian literature. Indeed, in all languages.
The man who, blindfolded, stood before the firing squad, convulsing on the ground under the soldiers' gaze, who slept next to his assassins in Siberia for four years, who was buried under debt and grief.
This man wrote: "Every minute can be an eternity of happiness."
He earned the right to say it.
It’s never over. Never give up, my friend.
Dostoevsky was 28 years old when he was about to be executed. Blindfolded. Hands tied. He could hear the rifles being loaded.
At the last moment, a messenger on horseback arrived. The tsar had commuted the sentence. The whole execution was a setup. A psychological torture designed to break him.
It worked. He had an epileptic seizure on the spot.
They sent him to a labor camp in Siberia. Four years. He suffered from the cold and hunger. He slept on wooden planks, next to murderers. His epilepsy worsened. He had neither paper nor pen, nothing.
Upon his release from prison, he was broke. His first wife had died. His brother was gone. He inherited his brother's debts. So short on cash, he signed a contract with a publisher who would take all rights to his works if he missed deadlines.
He wrote The Gambler in 26 days to meet the deadline. He dictated it to a 20-year-old stenographer named Anna. He married her three months later.
Then the real grind began. Crime and Punishment. The Idiot. The Devils. The Brothers Karamazov. The greatest novels in the history of Russian literature. Indeed, in all languages.
The man who, blindfolded, stood before the firing squad, convulsing on the ground under the soldiers' gaze, who slept next to his assassins in Siberia for four years, who was buried under debt and grief.
This man wrote: "Every minute can be an eternity of happiness."
He earned the right to say it.
It’s never over. Never give up, my friend.
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