As I journey the world on my bicycle, I’m continually looking out for brand spanking new and attention-grabbing items of knowledge. Fixed curiosity, in any case, is the key to long-term world journey.
This 12 months I cycled throughout Portugal, Spain, France, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, the USA and Ecuador and I wrote down any little attention-grabbing nuggets of knowledge I occurred throughout. Wanting again at my notes now, I notice I realized quite a bit this 12 months!
I realized a lot, actually, that I assumed it is likely to be enjoyable to take a second and share ten of essentially the most attention-grabbing items of knowledge I acquired this 12 months.
#10 – How Lengthy Can You Maintain Your Breath?
Herbert Nitsch is an Austrian free-diver who holds the world document for diving to a depth of 253 meters (831 toes) on a single breath. Are you able to imagine that!?!
#9 – Ought to We Hold Jobs In America?
The concept conserving your cash/jobs within the USA (or in anyone nation) is likely to be a narrow-minded one. The world is likely to be a extra peaceable place if we traded extra continuously with folks and corporations in different international locations. In any case, we wouldn’t wish to go to warfare with Russia, let’s say, if we acquired a considerable amount of meals, assets and cash from that nation. In case you owned a enterprise, for instance, and your clients had been in Russia, you wouldn’t wish to go to warfare with them as a result of it will be dangerous for what you are promoting. Bertil Ohlin and James E. Meade gained the Nobel Peace Prize for this concept in 1977.
#8 – Russia Bought Alaska For Solely $0.02
Alaska was bought by the USA from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million {dollars} (or $0.02 USD per sq. mile). At their closest factors, Alaska and Russia are solely three miles aside.
#7 – They’ll By no means Discover Your Mom’s Assassin
Many police departments in the USA have a “clear fee” of lower than 10% for sophistication 1 crimes (similar to homicide, rape, and so forth.). That signifies that 90% of the category 1 crimes in these areas go unsolved. And but no company or governmental physique steps in to say, “That is unacceptable.”
#6 – Are You As Furry As This Gorilla?
Because it seems, sure, you’re! Gorillas have the identical variety of hairs per sq. inch as human beings. Gorillas simply have longer and thicker hairs than people.
#5 – I Hope You’re A Individuals Particular person
There are greater than twice as many individuals per sq. mile in Paris, France as there’s in New York Metropolis. The inhabitants density of New York is 27,000 folks per sq. mile, whereas the inhabitants density of Paris is 56,000 folks per sq. mile.
#4 – Beetles Are Taking Over The Amazon!
There are roughly 10 million species of animals, vegetation and bugs recognized to man and greater than half of them reside within the Amazon rainforest. 90% of the animals within the Amazon rainforest are bugs, with beetles accounting for about 40% of that.
#3 – Hitler Hated Smoking
Adolf Hitler did some atrocious issues in his lifetime. However do you know that Hitler created the primary anti-smoking marketing campaign in historical past, which is estimated to have saved the lives of greater than 20,000 individuals who may need in any other case died from lung most cancers? Click on right here to study extra.
#2 – Are You a Mama’s Boy?
The typical American lives solely 18 miles away from his or her mother. The wealthier and extra educated a person is, the additional away from dwelling she or he tends to maneuver.
#1 – Your Title Dictates Your Future
“Nominative determinism” is the speculation that folks are likely to gravitate in direction of areas of labor that match their title. For instance, in case your final title is Farmer, there’s a very good probability you’ll develop as much as turn into a farmer. In case your final title is Tooth, you’ll probably develop as much as turn into a dentist. And in case your final title is Regulation, there’s a very good probability you’ll gravitate towards being a choose or a lawyer.
Photographs by: Ines Hegedus-Garcia, John Cunniff, James Cridland, Roberto Bosi, Anglea N., Matthew, IMLS Digital Collections & Content material, Dale Cruse, Conor Lawless.
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