Gold of the oceans.

If you extract all the gold from the world ocean, then each person on Earth will get about 4 kg of gold. Not bad, right? The only question is how to extract it...

The tallest statues of Jesus Christ.

The world's largest statue of Jesus Christ is located in Poland. The famous statue in Rio de Janeiro is only the third tallest statue of Christ. Runner-up: Bolivia, statue of Christ Concord.

That's the kind of torture.

Ancient times were full of a variety of cruel and painful tortures. However, there were also such as tickling. For example, it was used by the Romans. They put the victim's heels in salt water and then let the goat lick it.

China announced the successful removal of debris from orbit.

The thinnest sail, as thick as a tenth of a human hair, was launched on July 6 along with the Long March 2 rocket. Thanks to the drift effect, it successfully "flooded" debris left from the launch in the Earth's atmosphere.

Microplastics were first found in the meat, milk and blood of cows and pigs.

A possible route of infection is plastic particles in the feed that got there from the packaging. The laboratory tested 12 animal blood samples - microplastics were in all. including polyethylene and polystyrene. Plastic was also found in seven out of eight beef samples, five out of eight pork cuts and 18 out of 25 milk samples. Scientists do not yet know how microplastics can affect the health of farm animals and people who eat meat and drink milk.

Hungry people do get irritated and angry more than others.

Hunger is indeed associated with irritability and anger. Up to 56% of the variability of these emotions during the day can be explained precisely by an empty stomach. These conclusions were made by British and Austrian scientists during a study involving 64 people. For three weeks, five times a day, they entered data on the feeling of hunger and emotional state into the application on the smartphone. In total, scientists analyzed about nine thousand records. They showed that feeling hungry is associated with more negativity and less satisfaction.

An interesting fact about hippos.

Hippos can sleep underwater thanks to a reflex that allows them to float up, inhale, and dive back without waking up.

Cleopatra was one of the richest women of all time.

Her net worth in today's money would be approximately $95.8 billion.

Highest.

The tallest basketball player in NBA history is Sudanese Manute Bol, whose height was 231 centimeters. He is also the only player in NBA history to kill a lion with a spear and buy his wife for 80 cows.

Japanese scientists have discovered parasitic worms capable of killing cancer cells.

Osaka University researchers have created hydrogel shells containing anti-cancer drugs. If you "clothe" nematode worms in them, they can transport drugs and destroy cancer cells in the human body. Nematodes are tiny, free-living worms that usually live in soil or other ecological niches and, under certain circumstances, can enter the human body. Anisakis simplex, a marine nematode that can colonize humans when eaten, has shown an increased interest in cancer cells.

Tesla Cybertruck sold out until 2027.

This means that the buyer will have to wait about 5 years to get his Cybertruck if he orders it right now. Mass deliveries, according to Elon Musk's next statements, will begin at the end of 2022, and applications began to be accepted in 2019. During this time, Cybertruck has been improved in all directions, including based on errors in past models. However, the price will also change significantly. It can be assumed that it will start at $70,000.

In the US state of South Dakota, during a severe storm, the sky turned green.

Meteorologists said that the unusual color of the sky was caused by the reddish emission of light from the setting sun, reacting to the blue drops of water inside the thunderclouds. Such a phenomenon is also a warning before a large hail.

VR bus in Rome.

Rome has launched a tourist VR Bus, which offers to observe the Eternal City of 2000 years ago using virtual reality. By the way, such an excursion is accompanied by special aromas. 30 minutes of sightseeing will cost 15 euros.

Interesting facts about ants.

1. Ants have a larger biomass on Earth than humans. 2. Some ants are able to recognize themselves in a mirror. During the experiments, they noticed and cleaned off the colored dots applied to them from their bodies.

Lady Gaga's stage name comes from the Queen song "Radio Ga Ga".

Rob Fusari once texted Germanotta under the alias "Radio Gaga" and a spell check turned "Radio" into "Lady". Germanotta loved it, and that's how Lady Gaga was born."

Apple will protect its devices from surveillance.

iOS 16 will introduce a lockdown mode. When it is enabled in Messages, the preview of links and files is disabled; incoming calls from unknown people in FaceTime and other applications are blocked; shared photo albums are deleted, new invitations to them are blocked; communication with wired devices and accessories is disabled; installation of configuration profiles is prohibited; it also disables the ability to enroll in the mobile device management system.

Australian police dogs can even find digital media of criminals.

Puppies can find USB sticks, hard drives, microchips, and any form of digital media. These files help the police in solving crimes. Two-month-old puppies are trained for 3 months. Now they are involved in 74 operations and have already discovered 328 digital media.

In a new software update, Tesla has learned how to avoid potholes and put them on the minimap.

Thanks to roadway scanning capabilities and Tesla Adaptive Suspension, ride height is now automatically adjusted to overcome uneven obstacles. Also in the update, it became possible to add all the bumps on the road to a special map, the data of which is transmitted to other cars - but so far on the Model S / X.

Soil samples from Mars will still be delivered to Earth.

Some scientists have raised the question of the danger of shipping Martian samples due to the possible presence of some deadly alien viruses. Thankfully, NASA has said it will not cancel the program and will instead put more effort into isolating the samples and keeping them safe on Earth.

The 10-year record for launching paper airplanes has been broken.

It took Julian Chee months of research to come up with a design concept for a long-range aircraft. According to him, there are several factors that affect the performance of any aircraft, but the general essence always comes down to a balance between mass and wing area. The paper craft flew 77.134 meters, beating the previous record of 69.14 meters set by Americans John Collins and Joe Ayoub in 2012.