Google is a very powerful search engine though it isn't that powerful there are certain details that escape its attention because the information isn't publicly available or hasn't been worked out yet even Google has its limits I've decided to try and plug that huge gap with a list of facts that catch them napping I'm Mike with list 25 and here are 25 unique facts you won't easily find from Googling 25 incredible genders there's an amazing condition out there called bil gynandromorphism this sounds complicated and it is the main fact you need to know is that it
gives animals male and female characteristics you can find it in lizards butterflies and our own personal favorite chickens their chromosomes don't separate neatly meaning they can be half male and half female 24 Apollo Wipeout the Apollo moon landings of 1969 inspired awe and wonder they were also broadcast on TV worldwide so everyone could share the astronaut's Journey what did NASA do with the tapes afterward well they wiped them of course this shocking decision was made for economical reasons the agency reportedly needed the tape to record something else we only have footage because other people made
their own copies 23 crazy knee experiment Shining Light on the back of your knees can help you sleep well that was the finding of a study carried out in 1998 by scientists at Cornell University Medical College in New York York it was believed that this unusual part of the body was linked to circadian rhythms just like our eyes are these rhythms otherwise known as the human body clock can allegedly be reset through the knees not everyone agrees with the study's conclusions but it's definitely unique fact that you need to know 22 billboard thirst trap in
2013 a strange science project was announced that combined advertising with hydration the University of engineering and technology in Peru unveiled a billboard capable of providing drinking water to deprived communities it did this by filtering condensing and purifying water vapor people could then access the freshwater Supply through a storage tank which was thought to contain approximately 100 L of collected water every day 21 Everest online did you know that Mount Everest got 3G internet in 2010 It could only be provided at the bottom of the famous mountain but it was a start 10 years later Wi-Fi
data mask replaced on Everest itself a literally groundbreaking move hopefully this means less lost climbers and greater connectivity 20 your chemicals are worth money have you ever thought about the monetary value of the chemicals inside your body weird as it may seem someone actually worked out what it would all cost adding the amounts of carbon hydrogen nitrogen oxygen and other elements together producing a fascinating result your insides can be sold for a grand total of $160 sounds a little cheap I'm not going to lie although if you're a Full Metal Alchemist fan you you already
knew that 19 power of the pinky what's the most powerful finger on the human hand it could be the pinky yes that little digit is responsible for approximately 50% of your total hand strength how does that work it helps if you think of your fingers as a team working together even if one little pinky fails it can have serious consequences for the rest of the gang 18 negative Gene if you think negatively about things then there could be a genetic reason for this adra2b is a receptor which basically means it's part of a cell that
attaches itself to substances creating a crazy biological cocktail adra2b is known to impact how someone processes emotions resulting in a negative outlook this can be a good thing because you're also alert to any threats that might disrupt your wellbeing 17 New Holland do you know where New Holland is or rather do you know where it used to be the country we know as Australia used to be called New Holland this name was given in the 17th century and lasted right through to the early 19th century since the people who landed in oz in 16006 were
Dutch they naturally used one of their own place names Australia didn't become wildly used until around 1800 it was first r written down by Matthew flenders an Explorer from England 16 first impressions are really fast as the old saying goes you only get one chance to make a first impression in fact the speed at which a first impression moves will surprise you they've been clocked at one/ tenth of a second making them the race cars of emotional responses 15 River resurrector rendra Singh is an environmentalist whose passion for water preservation has led to some insane
results from the 80s onward he managed to revive over 12 rivers in India that were previously thought Gone Forever how did he do this sing gathered local communities to work together harvesting rainwater planting trees and restoring natural water supplies crucially he employed traditional methods using the ways of the past to solve drought issues of the future sing's nickname is the Waterman and it's not difficult to see why 14 knotted water as bizarre as it may sound you can actually tie water in a knot this happened in 2013 when experts started playing with water molecules based
on Lord kelvin's theory that knots exist on an atomic level the team manipulated the water and tied it together why would they do this in the first place it was believed the research would have a major impact on fluid dynamics and the principle could be applied to other natural phenomenon it's actually just bending my brain to think about 13 a nose for statistics dogs appear to have a sense of when their owners are around how does that work it's well known that Arcanine companions have a super developed sense of smell this is apparently used when
we're out of the house the longer we're out for the Lesser our smell becomes a dog can then theoretically pinpoint when we're going to be back through the volume of smell in its living space 12 the chocolate fart pill this isn't a product by the Willy Wonka company it's actually a real life invention that was reported on in 2014 Christian poal of France is the individual responsible for this allegedly amazing pill the exact scientific explanation seems to be a little vague so I can't give you a thorough breakdown of how it works I mean do
you really want me to ultimately a fart is a fart whether it stinks of chocolate or not 11 an incredible wartime Story the EA twins grew up on opposite sides during World War II Jack and Oscar e they were separated as identical twin babies in 1933 and went on to have very different upbringings Oscar went to Germany where he became Catholic while Jack stuck to his roots in Trinidad the twin's father was Jewish so it was one heck of development when Oscar signed up for the Nazi party after the turmoil of the second world war
Jack and Oscar were finally reunited though at the time they couldn't overcome their differences eventually they reconciled in the' 70s several decades after they first parted company 10 civil war Switcheroo the American Civil War was brutal though there was a way out of the deal if you had the financial means commutation meant that a reluctant Soldier could pay someone else to fight instead of them the amount of money offered was $300 a large sum back in the 19th century if you think that sounds bad then you'll be amazed to hear it was all perfectly legal
nine heart of the explosion can you believe that a person's heart slows down in a highly stressful situation this has been observed in the responses of bomb disposal experts they have what is surely one of the most stressful jobs in the world making this fact really astonishing while you'd expect someone's pulse to quicken in dramatic circumstances this doesn't happen when you're trying to avoid getting blown up of course it's worth noting that bomb disposal experts receive a lot of training and are more accustomed to stress than most people eight Rubik and the robots Robotics and
AI are taking over the world but they rely on old-fashioned stimuli for their learning processes one surprising teaching aid for machines are Rubik puzzles the old school Rubik's Cube with its various combinations has had an effect on things like how we search the internet not bad for something invented in 1974 here's an interesting question how long does it take a robot to crack a Rubik's Cube reports from 2024 state that one robot solved the puzzle in an incredible 305 seconds we can do it really quick by switching the stickers probably not 035 seconds but you
seven the fifth state of matter you may think there are four states of matter solid liquid gas and plasma well in 1995 a fifth state of matter was introduced the fifth state is a collective referred to as bec's or Bose Einstein condensates they can be found in things such as atomic gases and superf fluids beccs are composed of atoms but flow together as one thing making them part of matter itself six deaf servants worked for the Ottoman Empire being deaf was kind of an advantage during the days of the Ottoman Empire people with hearing difficulties
were hired as servants due to their silent communication skills this was a lifesaver when it came to classified messages information was passed along by trusted servants nonverbally any hostile forces found they couldn't listen in because well there was no sound this sounds a lot like Bernardo in Zoro I love Bernardo he's awesome five the memory of plants have you ever heard of the touch me not plant also known by its scientific name Utica or the sensitive plant it reacts like a shy person when interacted with the plant folds its leaves as if guarding against Intruders
it then opens them again after a few minutes what happens when you drop a touch meot plant not much at least that was the case with plants taking part in the 2015 study where the mimos aticle was deliberately dropped after this happened a few times the plant learned that being dropped wasn't a big deal this shows that plants use a form of memory to recall experiences four Sherpa endurance the Himalayan Sherpas come from a tough mountainous environment because of this they have a tough genetic makeup to match it's believed that Sherpas can handle lower oxygen
levels also they know how to use oxygen more efficiently giving them the edge in cold and remote places oxygen plays a key role in blood circulation meaning the Sherpas cope better in these extreme conditions three electric Tei in 2017 an extraordinary Discovery was made about tears they can generate electricity how is that even possible the research focused on Lyme a protein naturally found in the salty stuff that flows from our eyes if you place enough pressure on this protein it creates electricity how powerful is this potential energy source referred to as P electricity well more
powerful than you might think for example you could theoretically use lome crystals to help power electronic devices two the first chemist had a surprising background when do you think the first chemist was born the answer is thousands of years ago back in the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia a woman called tapti created fragrances from nature these oils and perfumes involved specialized work with chemicals making toti the first chemist to be mentioned by name in cultural records one the truth about paper cuts when you receive a paper cut you are damaging a highly sensitive area of skin
your fingers are full of nerve endings making them one of the worst places to have an injury maybe if you got a cut Elsewhere on your body it wouldn't be as painful I'm not going to demonstrate that theory by the way I'm just speculating the intense stinging produced by a paper cut comes from these sliced nerves plus the shape of the cut and the effect of air on the wound so rest assured you are not being a baby when you react badly to a paper cut there's so much information out there no one can contain
it not even Google though it is possible to put a physical Google server in a container of some kind this leads me to an interesting question what was the first ever Google server stored in was it a a strong box buried underground b a laptop bag owned by Mark Zuckerberg c a case of Lego or D someone's attic let me know the answer in the comments and don't Google it also don't forget to subscribe for more intriguing content and killer questions if you find Google a bit of a strain then let me do the searching
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