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August 5 - International Traffic Light Day🚦

2023-08-03T14:44:07.006Z

🔋The first electric traffic light was invented by Lester Wire from the USA in 1912. It was a device with two signals, red and green, but its invention was never patented.

🚦The first tricolor traffic lights were installed in the USA in 1920, in Detroit and New York.

👁Red on top, yellow in the middle, green at the bottom – the world standard. They adopted it so that people with visual impairment could safely cross the road.

🌳In London, you can see a unique monument to the traffic light, which looks like a whole traffic light tree. By the way, there are also such trees in Belarus, located in Gomel and Minsk)

In Rio de Janeiro, drivers can run a red light from 10 pm to 5 am without stopping. This is due to the risk of robbery at deserted intersections, in order to avoid this, the authorities allowed drivers to violate traffic rules at night.

Berlin has a unique traffic light of 13 sections, which shows 13 different signs. This is a local landmark, but at the same time the device is fully functional.

On this holiday we remind you to be careful and attentive on the road❤️

August 4 - Speleologist's Day

2023-08-01T14:37:11.340Z

Every year on August 4, representatives of a rather rare profession celebrate their professional holiday.

A speleologist is a well–trained specialist whose task is to explore caves, evaluate them from the point of view of possible laying of communications, search for minerals, etc.

Amateur speleologists are engaged in speleotourism — this is one of the most common directions.

There are also speleodivers who dive into underwater caves.

Congratulations to all scientists who have become real fans of caves and underground life on the Day of the Speleologist!

August 3 - World Watermelon Day

2023-08-01T14:09:46.447Z

Summer is the peak season of watermelons. It is a sweet, refreshing, low-calorie and healthy product. Today we have collected interesting facts about watermelon for you)

Watermelon is about 90% water. For comparison, the body of a jellyfish consists of about 95% water, and the body of an adult is 65-70%.

The Russian name of the watermelon was derived from the Turkic word χarbuz/karpuz.

The homeland of watermelons is the Kalahari Desert in South Africa.

Square watermelons were bred in Japan.

The most expensive is the variety of watermelons "Densuke". He has no seeds, and his skin is so dark that it looks black. It is grown only on the northern island of Hokkaido in small quantities.

The largest watermelon ever grown weighed 158 kilograms and 984 grams.

There is an interesting tradition in Vietnam. During the celebration of the Vietnamese New Year ("Tet"), watermelons are always served on the table. It is believed that the red color of a watermelon symbolizes good luck. And watermelon seeds are used as a snack.

Do you think watermelon is a berry, fruit or vegetable?)

August 1 - Birthday Jason Namakeaha Momoa

2023-07-29T11:01:32.847Z

Joseph Jason Namakeaha Momoa is an American actor, director, screenwriter and producer of Hawaiian descent. He became famous for the roles of militant heroes in fantastic action and fantasy films, such as "Conan the Barbarian", "Game of Thrones", "Aquaman", "Stargate: Atlantis", "Fast and Furious 10", "Fast and Furious 11".The actor turns 44 years old)

Jason was born in Honolulu, in the creative family of a photographer mom and an artist dad.

👥His father is Hawaiian, and his mother has German, Irish and Native American roots.

🌊As a student, he worked part-time as a lifeguard on beaches and in surf equipment stores.

🖌Momoa has many tattoos, including a half—sleeve on his left forearm - a tribute to the god Aumakua.

Have you watched movies starring Jason Momoa?

July 28 - International Tiger Day🐯

2023-07-28T21:02:20.804Z

Today we will tell you about the striped predators of our planet.🙂
😥There are less than seven thousand tigers left in the world. At the moment, without exception, all tiger species are listed in the Red Book, and hunting for them is prohibited all over the world.

👀The pupils of tigers are not vertical, like domestic cats, but round.

🥩To maintain vital activity, a tiger needs about twice as much food as a lion. An adult tiger eats up to three tons of meat per year.

💙All white tigers are blue—eyed.

😡With the help of roars and rolling growls, tigers communicate with each other at a great distance. Angry tigers never growl — they hiss.

🗣The voices of tigers and the location of the stripes are as unique as human fingerprints.

Today there are 6 tiger species living on Earth: Amur tiger, South China tiger, Indochina tiger, Malay tiger, Sumatran tiger and Bengal tiger.

Tiger Day can be celebrated at various events. For example, both in the Minsk Zoo, where an informative and entertaining program with animators, photo zones, etc. will be held on 29.07, and at home, watching videos about the life of tigers in the wild.

July 28 - Fingerprints are used for the first time

2023-07-27T17:11:37.801Z

William Herschel, who served in India in 1853-1878, was the first European who decided to use fingerprints for search purposes.

At first, Herschel practiced fingerprinting when paying benefits to local residents.

Later, he proposed to use fingerprinting in one of the prisons of the district on July 28, 1858 - this is how the use of fingerprints in criminology began.

The technology is based on the uniqueness of the skin pattern. To date, fingerprint identification is the most common biometric technology.

July 25 - Carousel Day🎠

2023-07-24T21:02:38.142Z

📜The holiday was created by the National Carousel Association of the USA in honor of the registration of the first patent for the design of a carousel in 1871 by William Schneider.It is said that the earliest known image of a carousel originated in the Byzantine Empire in 500 AD.

The word "carousel" comes from the Italian word "garosello" and the Spanish word "carosella", both of which mean "little battle".

🎡The world's tallest carousel located in Dubai has opened. The attraction allows you to soar on a chain swing at a height of 140 meters.

Now let's talk about the most visited amusement parks.

1. Magic Kingdom, located in Florida, USA.

👥About 20 million people visit the Magic Kingdom every year.

2. Tivoli Gardens. Copenhagen, Denmark.

🎢One of the oldest operating amusement parks in the world, Tivoli Gardens has been welcoming thrill seekers since 1843.

3. Aquaventure Waterpark. Dubai, UAE.

💦- this is the best place to experience the rides and adrenaline water slides, which are among the best among the water parks in the Middle East and Europe.

😌Carousels are associated with family pastime and create special memories for both children and adults.

This is the perfect day to go to an amusement park, carnival or fair and ride the merry-go-round for fun.

When was the last time you went on rides?

July 22 - World Brain Day.🧠

2023-07-17T12:47:21.830Z

Below we have collected 10 interesting facts that will help you learn a little more about him.

❤️- The amount of brain memory is unlimited

- Falling in love can be seen on fMRI

Someone thinks that falling in love is a state of a person's soul. But in fact, when a person is in love, changes occur in the brain. If you do fMRI, then the pictures will show how the places where dopamine is present, a neurotransmitter that causes pleasant sensations, "light up".

🤕- The brain does not feel pain

There are no pain receptors in the brain. They are present only in the meninges and blood vessels. For example, when a person experiences a headache, it is not the brain itself that hurts, but the surrounding tissues.

🌬- The brain cannot exist without oxygen or glucose

📘- The brain does not get tired of intellectual work. The feeling of fatigue and apathy primarily appears due to emotions and experiences.

⌛️- The human brain has long-term and short-term memory, and in the latter information is usually retained for less than half a minute. That's why it's so easy to forget what you were thinking a couple of minutes ago.

🧈- The fat content in the human brain is higher than in any other organ.

🤔- The average brain generates from 25,000 to 50,000 thoughts per day.

A healthy lifestyle, adequate sleep, proper nutrition, rejection of bad habits and sweets, walking, physical activity, training and fresh air, involvement of the brain in non-standard tasks, search for solutions and solutions will help in maintaining the health of the brain. Take care of your brain, friends)

June 20 - World Chess Day

2023-07-14T14:16:35.504Z

🕌It is known that this sport was born in India. It was a war game in which a board and grains were used to replace the pieces.

👑The terms "checkmate" and "checkmate" originated from the Persian expression shahmat ("the king is dead").

A draw or a loss can happen even before the players start making moves. This happens in the case of a certain scenario in the standings or as a result of the fact that the player did not come or was late for the game. For example, at the Chinese Championship in 2009, Hou Yifan received a technical defeat. She was five seconds late for the party.

📱If a chess player's phone rings during the game, he will be automatically credited with a defeat or assigned a draw, if the opponent in theory could not already win.

♟The folding chessboard was invented in 1125 by a priest: the church forbade clergymen to play chess, but he decided to circumvent the ban and, in order to hide a chess set, came up with a folding board that looked like the spines of two books when lying on a shelf.

Do you know how to play chess?)

Marilyn Monroe's First Movie Auditions

2023-07-14T08:21:50.321Z

On July 19, 1946, Norma Jean came to the film audition at the film studio "XX century-Fox" and a few years later the whole world will know under the name of Marilyn Monroe. But it won't be for a while yet, but for now a 20-year-old girl with an open look and a mischievous smile was pretty worried before the first pass in front of the camera in her life. Photo below)

The debut of Marilyn Monroe is considered a minor role, received after the renewal of the contract in February 1947.

During the first period of her contract, Marilyn did not receive film roles, so she had a lot of free time, which she devoted to studying acting, singing and dancing

In February 1947, she was given her first two cameo roles in the films "Dangerous Years" and "Skudda-U! Skudda-Hey!"