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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.
Unusual lawsuits of Americans. One woman went to the store and decided to buy a coffee maker. Four coffee makers in boxes stood stacked on a shelf. The woman pulled out the bottommost box. Of course, the top three boxes fell on her immediately. She sued the store for not being warned that if she pulled out the bottom box, the top boxes could fall on her and cause physical harm. bat1.h1.ru/story/story200.htm A woman was driving in her car on a snowy road when a pedestrian suddenly ran out onto the road. Not having time to stop the car, the woman hit a pedestrian, who died before her eyes. A few days later, she sued the widow of the pedestrian she had hit for moral damages. She stated that her mental balance had been dealt an irreparable blow when she looked at the death throes of the deceased, and that his widow should compensate her for this. bat1.h1.ru/story/story200.htm According to statistics published by the British government, the most preferred vehicle among British car thieves is the 80s Toyota Carina. The outdated Vauxhall Astra, Ford Escort are also popular. About 1 cars are stolen every day in the country, but the government intends to reduce their number by 30%. bdg.press.net.by/2000/11/2000_11_02.864/864_10_2.shtml The well-known saying It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven is striking in its strangeness. The comparison, however, will be clear if we remember that the Greeks, along with the word kamelos - a camel, had kamilos - a rope, a thick rope. The probability of substitution is all the greater because the long e was pronounced like i, kamelos sounded like kamilos. It would be more correct: It would be easier to stretch the rope through the eye of a needle ... The culture of written speech (gramma.ru/) Regarding the incomprehensible dog, Academician N. M. Shansky wrote: Most likely, this expression is one of the many idioms that were born as a result of the reduction of the full form ... And its source is the saying recorded by V. I. Dal, - I ate the dog, and choked on his tail. This proverb is used in relation to a person who has done something very, very difficult and stumbled over a trifle .... The modern meaning (master of something) arose already in the abbreviated form ate the dog: one who has done or can do something very, very difficult is, without a doubt, a master of his craft. According to the book: Odintsov V.V. linguistic paradoxes. - M.: Enlightenment, 1988. Culture of writing (gramma.ru/) The rules of the VI Ecumenical Council say: Those who resort to wizards or others like them in order to learn something secret from them, in accordance with the previous fatherly decrees about them, are subject to the rule of six years of penance (Greek punishment - spiritual and corrective measures imposed by a priest or bishop ). The same penance must be subjected to those who make fortune-telling about happiness, fate, genealogy, and many other similar rumors, equally called cloud-chasers, charmers, makers of protective talismans and sorcerers. Those who become stagnant in this and do not turn away from these pernicious and pagan fictions are determined to be completely cast out of the Church, as the sacred rules command. Holy Evenings of the Nativity of Christ (rol.ru/news/misc/news/02/01/08_087 .htm) January 12 marks the 280th anniversary of the founding of the Russian prosecutor's office. On this day in 1722, Peter I signed a corresponding decree, according to which prosecutors were to supervise the observance of the law in all state institutions, including the Senate. Petrovsky decree read: To be at the Senate, the Prosecutor General and the Chief Prosecutor, as well as in any collegium for the Prosecutor, who must report to the Prosecutor General. Soon, prosecutorial positions were introduced at the courts. And then the status of the prosecutor general was determined: This rank is like our eye and a lawyer on state affairs, for this we must act correctly, for the first will be exacted on it. Pavel Yaguzhinsky, one of Peter's associates, became the first Prosecutor General of Russia. Strana.Ru | Peter the Great on the status of the prosecutor... (strana.ru/ stories/02/01/11/ 2325/101247 .html) The official history of South African wines began in the 2th century, when the Dutchman Jan Van Riebeeck, the first governor of the Cape Province, which lies in the vicinity of the Cape - the Cape of Good Hope, planted a vine in the area of \u1659b\uXNUMXbtoday's Cape Town. On February XNUMX, XNUMX, the first South African wine was obtained, which is mentioned in official documents of that time. The success of the enterprise served as a signal for further planting of vineyards in South Africa. History of South African wines. (cooking.ru/ ) At the very bottom of the label on all wines of controlled appellations are the words: mis en bouteilles - bottling. A la propriete - in private ownership, au Chateau - in the castle, dans les Regions de production - in the production area, dans nos chais - in the cellars or just the exact address of the manufacturer. How to read a label/French wines (cooking.ru/ ) In Japan, they invented square watermelons, which are grown in original square-shaped glass jars. Watermelons do not differ in taste from their round prototype and are very convenient because of their immobility. YES Magazine A medium-sized potato contains as much vitamin C as a glass of tomato juice, and iron as much as one egg. Men's fitness. February 2002 The potato was the first vegetable grown in space - it happened not so long ago, in 1995. Men's fitness. February 2002 The largest potato was created by scientists in the German city of Holm. She weighed a little over three kilograms and was bred, of course, by genetic engineering. Men's fitness. February 2002 80% of lightning victims are men. Swiss farmer Werner Münger found his own way of making money - he makes wigs for cows. Such a trifle costs 72 marks. There is no end to clients. Basically, they are all peasants exhibiting their heifers at fairs. Therefore, it is only natural that they want to embellish their product a little. for three years, a 15-year-old Englishman from the town of Gosport exchanged tender letters with a mysterious stranger from Russia. He already intended to invite the lady of the heart to visit when he discovered that she had recently turned 80 years old. beltsy.md/sp/20-99/soyuzpec.htm On July 17, 1883, a cloud of locusts stopped a train on the Vienna-Budapest railway. Passengers had to leave the cars and spend the night among the fields, at an abandoned station. The next day, and even then not in the morning, but closer to noon, with the assistance of an arriving detachment of guards and several guns that opened fire (eyewitnesses claimed: straight on the Sun!), The train finally continued its journey, however, without one passenger, who , visibly agitated by the event that had taken place, the evening before, he set off on foot back to Vienna. agama.ru/r_club/journals/inostran/N9/SHNAYDER.html The authorities of the small Romanian town of Roman, located in the province of Yasi, have introduced a new type of tax. Actually, there would be nothing remarkable in the fact itself if the new tax did not concern alcoholics. Now any resident of the city who needs hospitalization and specialized treatment due to chronic or temporary alcoholism will have to pay a tax equal to the average daily wage in the country. True, you will have to pay not so much for the treatment of alcoholism, but for its consequences, namely, injuries in the form of fractures, bruises, cuts, etc. mayakinfo.ru/news.asp?msg=4285 The Rev. Wesley Markle, a pastor from the US city of Salem, Oregon, sat down at the table to dine that God sent. On that day, God sent cabbage cooked by the pastor's wife, Carol. At some point, the pastor's teeth met something hard. It turned out that he almost ate a small golden crucifix. Most likely, it got into the cabbage that grew on a farm in California, from where it was brought to Oregon. The vegetable merchant who sold the head of cabbage to the Reverend Markle's wife was surprised by the find. He stated that from time to time spare parts from equipment used for harvesting fall into containers. However, the case with the cross is the first in his practice. It is also surprising that the crucifix hit the pastor's plate, and not someone else's. strange.km.ru/view/aCCA843A24750402B86EB6A8396D77C48 .htm Senior Sergeant Kalashnikov submitted his product to a closed competition under the pseudonym Mihtim (the first syllables of his name and patronymic). The Commission specifically set such a condition in order to be objective. In a separate envelope, each participant (there were about 20 of them) sent a transcript of his last name. Needless to say - the competition was on an equal footing. And he won! stud.math.rsu.ru/reg/n24/inter24.htm Thai Veera Raungshri, famous throughout the country for his phenomenal potency, recently discovered the secret of his success with women. According to him, he has been eating two lizards daily for 20 years. He adopted this practice after he consulted a shaman about a liver disease, who prescribed him a diet of live lizards as a remedy. It was then that Veera noticed the side effect of eating lizards. A resident of Nice, Nadia Khedyazi, tattooed on her arm a complete list of lovers she had dealt with in her 38 years of life. And then she opened a merciless hunt for them along with a new friend, 43-year-old Christian. The woman pursued her former lovers throughout France, and before the moment of arrest she managed to kill four. Nadia explained her crimes to the police like this: They all treated me badly! kurierweb.com/41-60(2)/43(143)kurier/rubriki/Everywhere/everywhere.htm There are 13092 knives, forks and spoons in the White House. February is Groundhog Day in the United States. On this day, they determine when spring will come. In Pennsylvania, where the main groundhog of the United States lives, tens of thousands of tourists come in early February. This whole crowd will be watching the only groundhog Phil, who will be released from the hole into the light of God. If he casts aside, or, as they say in America, sees his shadow, then spring will come in a month and a half. At least 16% of the UK's working population suffers from the so-called winter blues. The reason for this disease, according to specialists from the University of Southampton School of Medicine, is the lack of daylight in winter. As a result of light deficiency, an imbalance occurs in the part of the brain that is responsible for mood and energy. And the main symptoms are: sleep disturbance, depression, severe lack of energy. Around the world In India, in the second millennium BC. e. Only men had the right to divorce. According to the then existing law, a wife who has not given birth to children can be changed in the eighth year, giving birth only to girls - in the eleventh, but quarrelsome, immediately. In ancient China, a husband had the right to expel his wife for treason, disobedience, gossip, and excessive jealousy. In Turkey, according to Sharia, if a woman revealed her face to a strange man, her marriage was annulled. An Australian Aborigine becomes a bachelor if he says a single word to his wife Go away! A woman, in order to get a divorce, must have strong evidence that her husband is an incorrigible don Juan. Shiites living in Iraq have two types of divorces: final and divorce, which ... can be taken back if the spouses reconcile within a year. But after this period, the divorce is considered final, in addition, the husband must pay his wife a certain amount. In Japan, a husband's complaint that his wife sleeps in an ugly position can serve as a reason for divorce. In England, divorce is not allowed if both spouses demand it at once - according to local law, only one of the spouses can initiate a divorce case. The Malagasy, the indigenous inhabitants of Madagascar, have temporary divorces. According to their concepts, this prevents more complex family conflicts. Divorce is taken, for example, if the husband leaves on a long business trip, and when the husband returns, the solemn resumption of marriage takes place, but neither spouse should be interested in what happened in his absence. In Italy, the husband still has the right to demand a divorce if his wife forces him to wash dishes or do other housework. One Milanese woman today allowed herself to disagree with such a reason, but the court considered the wife's actions a serious insult to the law and granted her husband's request for a divorce. There is no talk of any terms of reconciliation. Divorce is divorce. In general, it is better not to marry next time. (aidyn.narod.ru) The most famous and most significant in size (55 thousand square meters) - the pyramid of Pharaoh Cheops in Giza is made of giant limestone stones, and the weight of each block is about 2-3 tons, located at a height of up to 146 meters. Scientists have calculated how many stones should have been used to build this pyramid - 2.300.000. At the same time, the stones of the pyramid are still so tightly fitted to each other that it is impossible to stick even a needle between them. Progulka.ru (progulka.ru) There used to be three patriarchal ponds. But two fell asleep. (progulka.ru) Scotch Whiskey In most Russian periodicals, the word whiskey is used in the middle gender. While experts and specialized media have long switched to masculine in relation to whiskey. The fact is that some proofreaders out of habit use Ozhegov's authoritative dictionary, which suggests using the word whiskey in the middle gender. Later dictionaries already allow for a double interpretation - neuter and masculine. When Ozhegov compiled his whiskey dictionary, whiskey was practically unknown in Russia, but the language is constantly evolving. It is believed that whiskey is a noble drink with a pronounced masculine character. Experts, and just connoisseurs of whiskey, always speak of it respectfully, in the masculine gender, not in some impersonal average. Whiskey is now produced in many countries of the world: the main world styles of whiskey are Scottish, American, Irish, Canadian and Japanese. Australia is also becoming a big whiskey producer, making whiskey in India, Spain, Thailand, Malta and even Latvia. Once upon a time, Whiskey-73 was produced in the USSR. But nowhere in the world is there anything quite like Scotch whisky. Whiskey exports brought the UK 66 pounds every second in 1999. In 2000, 30 bottles of Scotch whiskey were sold every second in the world (excluding the UK). Scotch whiskey is spelled whiskey in English, and whiskey produced in the USA, Ireland and Canada (with rare exceptions) and a number of other countries usually have the letter e - whiskey. Therefore, if you see the word whiskey on the label, you can almost be sure that you are offered Scotch whiskey. Whiskey is one of the top five UK exports. In France, more whiskey is sold monthly than cognac in a year (!). In Scotland, a shot of whiskey is called a dram. In bars, you are poured so that only the bottom of the glass is barely covered, and when you drink with friends, you have to determine the size of your dram yourself. Good dram is when three fingers from the bottom. Eternal theme - pyramids: There were several inaccuracies about the pyramid. Many sources indicate that the blocks were up to 7,5 tons. But, the height of the pyramid of Cheops is not 146 (144.6) meters, as it was before, but 137,2. In 1168 after R. Chr. Cairo was burned and its inhabitants took the facing from the pyramid and the 9-meter-high upper (larger) stone block. Now the top of the pyramid is a square of 10 by 10 meters. I want to add that there is a version that the Egyptian pyramids were made of concrete using more or less modern technology. The following facts speak in favor of this version: - Very tight fitting of stone blocks; - Obvious difficulty in delivering blocks to the site of the pyramids, especially their rise to the top. - No quarries necessary for such construction have been found nearby. And the fact that for centuries the locals used the pyramids as a source of building stone suggests that there is a lot of tension with stones in this area. Regarding the Egyptian pyramids, their cyclopean stones, perfection of fit, and so on. It's high time to get rid of the old and amateurish myth that the poor Egyptian peasants dragged these millions of tons of stones for who knows how many kilometers in order to build a pyramid for decades to build a pyramid for the pharaoh who had not yet died! This is complete nonsense and absurdity: carving such stones, transporting them, dragging them to the top, then adjusting them is the most unproductive work that one can only invent. The French chemist Iosif Davidovich has long proved that in fact it is not a stone, but a geopolymer concrete obtained from crushed limestone with the addition of two or three common components. Concrete blocks were cast into formworks on site: these stones now show netted formwork marks (lined with woven mats on the inside) that could not have appeared on hewn stone. This also explains the incredible fit of blocks one to another. The technology and ingredients for making geopolymer concrete were available at the time of the construction of the pyramids, although their secret has only recently been recovered. Thus, the pyramids were built not in decades at the expense of the labor and lives of hundreds of thousands of workers, but in a few months by a relatively small team of concrete workers. A.T. Fomenko. Reconstruction of world history. Studies 1999-2000, FID Business Express Publishing House, Moscow, 2000, pp. 259-271
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