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To help the erudite. Database on the history, geography, biology, science, technology, sport, culture, traditions of the peoples of the world. According to the materials of the press and the Internet.
In the XNUMXth century in Rus' they wrote with goose quills. The pen case was called a pernica, and the ink set consisted of an inkwell, a pernica and a sandbox. To make the text dry faster, it was sprinkled with sand. Instead of a blotter. From here came the saying: The sand has not yet dried up on the charter, which meant that it had just been written. officemart.ru/hist_pen.htm Fashion designers today are trying to predict what hairstyles will be in the future. In Japan, the best hairdressers decided to design a masterpiece of 2084. The press responded about this work of art like this: something between a loose peacock's tail and a flower bed. salons.ru/history.html The leopard, having tracked down a herd of monkeys, comes closer to them and lies down on the ground, spreading its legs wide, opening its mouth and eyes - not breathing, pretending to be dead. When the monkeys see this, they are overwhelmed with great joy, but, distrustful by nature, they first send the most daring monkey to find out everything. The monkey, heart pounding with fear, sneaks up on the leopard, looks into his eyes, sniffs him to make sure that he really is not breathing. The monkeys, seeing that nothing has happened, cease to be afraid and, for joy, begin to dance and jump around the motionless enemy. When the leopard sees that the monkeys have spent a lot of energy and lost all caution, he jumps up, tears several monkeys to pieces, and eats the fattest of them. Conrad Gesner. History of animals. 1551 French wine labels are champions of empty talk and pretentiousness. Here are some typical examples: Appellation Bordeaux Superieure Controlee (that is, some special Bordeaux that meets high quality requirements) - wait, rejoice, all these high requirements mean just an increased degree of fortress. acapod.ru/page_src.php?id=1335 As a result of the research conducted by D. I. Mendeleev, from the end of the 40th century, only such a product was considered Russian vodka, which was grain (bread) alcohol, diluted by weight with water to exactly 1894 degrees. This Mendeleev composition of vodka was patented in 40 by the Russian government as the Russian national vodka - Moscow Special. prospekt.souz.sebastopol.ua/rio-vodka-XNUMX.htm July 24, 1774 near Alushta, commanding a grenadier battalion, he was seriously wounded - a bullet through the left temple came out near the right eye. During the siege of Ochakov (1788), he was again dangerously wounded - a bullet passed right through from temple to temple behind both eyes. The surgeon Massot, who treated him, commented on the wound as follows: It must be assumed that fate appoints him to something great, for he survived after two wounds, fatal according to all the rules of medical science. Massot was not mistaken, for the name of this man was Kutuzov. baskerville.newmail.ru/history/kutuzov.html After a public lecture where Ampère demonstrated to French academics the attraction and repulsion of conductors through which an electric current flows, Laplace decided to test the speaker in his own way. He seized the moment and, unexpectedly slapping the assistant on the shoulder, quickly asked: And wasn't it you, young man, who pushed the wire? ussr.to/Belarus/alesvsh/history.html Frenchman Pierre Defurnel became the father of sons born in different centuries: the first in 1699, the second in 1738 and the third in 1801. Defurnel married his third wife when he was 120 years old and she was 19. Pierre died at the age of 129. The birth certificate of the three sons was published by the French magazine Magazin Pittoresque. Without vitamin D, calcium cannot be absorbed. But it is he who is the basis for the formation of teeth and bones. In addition, vitamin D is not the last in the list of substances responsible for the immune system and the process of digestion. Most vitamin D in egg yolk, liver, fatty fish. Vitamin E is part of the youth elixirs. It prevents the development of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. Vitamin E is also highly regarded by gynecologists: it is prescribed to some expectant mothers, and is also used in the treatment of infertility. This vitamin is abundant in sprouted wheat and sunflower oil (not cooked). Lack of vitamin C in food can cause such a terrible disease as scurvy and more. The lack of ascorbic acid is the cause of insomnia, irritability, headaches, bleeding gums. Delicate in nature, vitamin C is virtually absent from dried and canned fruits. It is sensitive to light and heat. By February, the content of vitamin C in apples and potatoes stored since autumn is significantly reduced. Vitamin C is well preserved in sauerkraut. True, before serving it does not need to be washed with water. There is a lot of vitamin C in rose hips, black currants, red sweet peppers and, of course, citrus fruits. The level of vitamins A, B2, C, D, E decreases in direct proportion to the number of cigarettes smoked. FOLDOC is a dictionary of computer terms, which currently contains more than 13000 definitions. Almost daily replenished with witty and meaningful definitions. You can download the entire dictionary in text format - foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/ foldoc/index .html Loch - unit of the Macedonian infantry regiment. After Alexander the Great divided each cavalry silt into two detachments, these cavalry detachments also began to be called suckers xlegio.enjoy.ru/voco/rus_l .htm#l One day, Alexander Dumas-son said, his father talked about genealogy and said that in their coat of arms there was gold on a purple background. Too little gold and too much purple,” added Dumas père with a sigh. Questions of Literature, 1983, No 5. When Karamzin was introduced to Ataman Platov, he poured alcohol into his bowl and said: I am very pleased to meet you, I have always loved writers, because they are all drunkards. Often children are frightened by a beech. And among Moldovans, field rats are called buko. Among German sailors, it is believed that he invites a storm. The Arabs believed that he was the music of the devil. In England, it was believed that hearing it from a woman is a very unlucky omen. He is a whistle. From the circular instructions of Peter I: Officials must express themselves in writing, so that their stupidity was visible. The name marijuana comes from the Portuguese marijuango, meaning poisoner. According to an ancient legend, several hairs from the head of the deity Vishnu were taken to a wonderful valley and turned into unusual plants that could make even the saddest person laugh. Thus hashish was born. KABAN.FUD.ru/nark/narcom.htm The word whiskey originates from the Gaelic word uisge (yuisdzh), which is part of the expression uisge beatha, which means water of life (water of life). It has come into use since the 18th century. Previously, the word usquibaugh (asquibo) was used, which comes from the Latin aqua vitae, which also means water of life. In Ireland, Asquibo, as a synonym for Whiskey, is still found. In the old days, they believed that a thunderclap during the wedding of goblin and goblin turns them into wolverines. Immanuel Kant described all the subtleties of the dinner. He believed that: It is generally unhealthy for a thinking person to eat alone, because at a lonely dinner he deals only with himself and loses his liveliness. According to Kant, people should sit at the dinner table No less than the number of graces, but no more than the number of muses. That is, no less than three and no more than nine. In the Mongol Empire, the constellation Ursa Major was called the wagon of eternity. The Greeks and Romans knew that the electric ray possessed a source of some strange energy, and since electricity was not known then, they believed that its source was some unknown substance. There was another belief - that a stingray caught on a bronze hook kills a fisherman who has abandoned the tackle, and death occurs from blood clotting. In the old days, stingrays were used for treatment through shock. Healers placed small rays on the heads of patients suffering from headaches and other ailments; it was believed that the stingray has healing properties. konkurs.maykop.ru/pages/41/Kursrab/fishismollusks.htm#4 The Oklahoma boys claim that OK comes from a campaign shorthand for their home state. But the most plausible theory - the one that OK originates from ol correct - everything is correct. Although in English it is correctly spelled with slightly different letters: all correct. But one American of German origin, who was used to the fact that German is both heard and written, marked all the documents that he approved, OK. Those who dealt with this guy gradually remembered that oh and kay are good. Since then it has gone and gone OK all over the world. developers.usb.dp.ua/uccas/z/archive/text/english/slang/goldall.html Pythagoras (whose theorems we studied at school) was an Olympic winner in fisticuffs. prospekt.souz.sebastopol.ua/ rio-regim-greka.htm It is wrong to assume that most snakes are poisonous. Only 400 of the 2500 species of snakes known to science are venomous. Only 9 of these species are found in Europe. The French naturalist Toussenelle said that she is a chimera, a terrible, impossible creature, a symbol of dreams, delirium, ghosts, painful visions, mental confusion and madness. So he spoke of bats. According to the Criminal Code of Ukraine (dated April 5, 2001), a woman can be convicted of raping a man (Article 152). Under the old Criminal Code, such actions were regarded as hooliganism. The names of Richard Bach and Leslie Parrish-Bach, after the publication of Richard's book The Bridge Through Eternity, have become synonymous for many with True Love For Life. However, in 1999, Richard and Leslie divorced, and some time later, Richard married for the third time. About the reason for the divorce, Richard only said that everything was already written in the Bridge. Seagull Jonathan Livingston from the story of the same name by Richard Bach owes its name to John Livingston - one of the famous American aces of the twenties and thirties, who received 79 first places in pilot competitions from 1928 to 1933. obituary in The New York Times, July 3, 1974 In Rus', ice cream was known long before the refrigerator was invented. How was it done? - you ask. Very simple: cream, whipped with sugar and egg white, was boiled in a water bath until thickened. Then poured into a mold, which was placed in another mold with crushed ice and salt. Thanks to salt, the temperature of the ice reached -27 degrees Celsius. It turned out well-frozen ice cream. Nuts, apples and other components were used as fillers. Ask where the ice was taken from in the summer? It has been stored in glaciers since winter, sprinkled with sawdust. By decree of Peter the Great of 1691, all those exempted from the death penalty were branded with the letter B. forensic.ru/ sudexpert01 .html In the Navajo tribe, the traditional dress of the bride consists of four colors, each of which represents the cardinal direction: black for the north, blue for the south, orange for the west, and white for the east. during the ceremony, the couple faces east, where the sun rises, symbolizing the beginning of a new life. strofa.chat.ru/traditions/wedding_around_the_world_usa.htm In the 17th century in Amsterdam, on the exchange, they paid for this: 24 quarters of wheat, 48 quarters of rye, 4 fat bulls, 8 pigs, 12 sheep, 2 barrels of wine, 4 barrels of beer, 2 barrels of butter, 4 pounds of cheese, a bunch of dresses and a silver goblet . All this was paid for a bulb of a Viceroy tulip. In the old days there was an expression to stain a horse. This expression means to find a runaway horse by following its tracks on the ground. Triboulet is the court jester of Kings Louis XII and Francis I. In the novel Rabelais Gargantua and Pantagruel, he is called foolish. And the real name of this jester is Ferial. If you have dark eyes, then try shadows in contrasting colors. Shades of lilac shade can be combined very effectively with dark eyes. If you have very light eyes, then you can try to give up dark lines and flashy colors. For example, instead of black eyeliner, use a blue pencil. But this is not an immutable postulate, because much depends on the type of person as a whole. If you choose the color of the shadows to match the color of the iris, then you will never be mistaken, and the eye makeup will turn out to be very effective and harmonious. However, often the look turns out to be more radiant and bright if you use contrasting colors, as well as colors that complement the color of the iris: Blue eyes - gray, lilac, yellow, black-gray; Gray-blue - pale green, bright blue, black; Green eyes - brown, purple, red, orange, yellow, sandy, light brown, bluish green; Blue eyes - pink, warm brown, copper, cinnamon, gray, violet-blue, mauve; Brown eyes - brown, beige, blue; Light brown - lavender, tawny, olive, blue; Black and dark brown - brown, plum, tan, rotten green, lilac. If you have an iris with speckles, then take shadows that match the color of the specks - this will noticeably refresh your look. For example, for blue eyes with greenish speckles, a delicate green tint is suitable. The most privileged caste of pickpockets are the Marvihers. One of the legendary marvihers was a thief named Engineer. He could pull a watch out of someone else's pocket only to find out the time. In the 20s, French colleagues, having heard about the skill of the Engineer, invited him to come to Paris for just a few hours only to remove a very expensive necklace from the neck of an English titled person. Having received a large deposit, the Engineer went to Paris on the documents of a French diplomat stolen by Parisian thieves. within a day he attended a reception at the American embassy and went back to his homeland. Judging by the diplomatic scandal that broke out later in France, the Engineer did his job perfectly well. compromat.ru/main/vragi/karmanniki.htm Medieval monks ranked the beaver as a fish and included it in the monastery menu during fasts, when fast food was not allowed. Murokh V. I. Our green healing friend. Minsk, 1987. Photographs of persons whose identity has not been established were classified as follows: first, all photographs were sorted into categories of the nose (9 main classes, indicated by a fraction), then each of these nine categories was divided into 7 subgroups according to the most pronounced features of parts of the ear, indicated by abbreviated words (nak .high.air.out.bor.). forensic.ru/sudexpert02.html In China and Vietnam, with awe and reverence, they eat eggs smeared with clay and lain in the ground for 100 days. Fried and raw grasshoppers are a favorite dish of the people of Uganda. sdb-ois.asm.md/Eva/Gurman/interesno/Istoria1.htm The favorite military formation of the Zulus was the horns of the bull, which consisted of 4 units. The chest moved straight at the enemy, two horns tried to surround the enemy and attack from the flanks, a detachment of lions stood in reserve. Also in reserve were often the youngest, newly formed regiments, which were used only for pursuit and collection of booty. xlegio.enjoy.ru/armies/litsios/zulusi.htm In the vicinity of the city of Xativa, a cheese is produced called servilleta, that is, in translation, a napkin. It is called so because for the final pressing and shaping, the cheese mass is wrapped in a white sheet, the texture of which leaves a characteristic imprint on the surface of the cheese. In Spanish, there is an expression to serve with cheese, which means to cheat. It is said that before wine sellers fooled inexperienced buyers by serving them with wine cheese, the taste of which made it almost impossible to distinguish good wine from bad. dwelle.de/english/archiv_2/rm1810.html In 1731, a certain metropolitan reported to another that he ordered the bells to be removed from his Moscow courtyard so that their ringing would not prevent him from playing chess all night. At the end of the XNUMXth century, the Catholic Church even classified chess as one of the forbidden, unworthy of a Christian, sinful amusements, but this persecution did not last long and was abolished in the middle of the XNUMXth century. vodoley.on.ufanet.ru/history.htm
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