Way of the Preemptive Fist (Tao of Jeet Kune Do), Bruce Lee
The greatest martial artist, Bruce Lee, wrote this book to help any man involved in martial arts, as well as those who want to know themselves.
Most of this book is about fighting techniques and will be of interest to boxers and kickboxers, but the beginning and the end are pure male philosophy.
Bruce Lee talks about things simply. With his book, your understanding of the world will also be simplified, and you will be able to find inner peace.
Bruce Lee will answer your questions on how to stop being afraid of a fight.
Classic Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding, Arnold Schwarzenegger
The best bodybuilding book of all time. If you have ever lacked motivation or knowledge to play sports, then your problem will disappear.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's book motivates to play sports and gives detailed instructions along with a training program.
From reading this book, your eyes are filled with blood, and the only thing you want is to drag iron, as the great and terrible Arnold bequeathed.
Any man will love this book.
The Art of War, Sun Tzu
A man should study war.
The Chinese strategist Sun Tzu wrote one of the most famous treatises on war.
You can use his work to develop.
You can use Art of War to control people. Chinese leaders use his principles.
You can use its principles in any conflicts and fights.
The Art of War is the best book on how to fight.
There is war in every man's life, which means you will need this book.
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
One of the best self development books ever published.
Napoleon Hill talks about how successful people have achieved their success.
Think and Grow Rich contains the secrets of success and determination. You will believe in yourself and you will make your dreams come true.
Many people criticize this and similar books for impractical advice. Are you seriously?
Do you hope for a Russian chance every day, but you cannot believe that dreams come true if you go to them?
If you are open-minded and want to improve, go to your dream - this book is one of the best that you will find.
Fight like a champion. Explosive strikes and active self-defense, Jack Dempsey
Did you think that self-development is time management, yoga and watching motivating TV shows?
You were wrong, friend.
It's time to learn how to fight.
A book by one of the greatest boxers, Jack Dempsey, teaches you how to punch and defend properly.
After this book, you will love boxing - one of the noblest sports.
Open this book and learn how to strike correctly: jabs, hooks, uppercuts.
A man must be able to fight. This book will motivate you to go to the boxing section and develop your fighting spirit.
You will also discover a couple of new tricks, or maybe even turn your understanding of the correct strike technique.
Remember: Mike Tyson looked up to this person - and that says something.
Read this coolest book and soak up the spirit of boxing!
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It's good that we live in a world of technology and new opportunities. They provide many convenient tools to seriously broaden your horizons, gain new knowledge and, of course, spend your free time with benefit and interest.
website rummaged through the Internet and collected several interesting resources from completely different areas. You can not only stick to them for a long time, but also find something new for yourself.
From time to time, we all want to know what is being sung in this or that foreign song. But language knowledge is not always enough to translate the lyrics of your favorite artist. The site of the linguistic laboratory "Amalgam" erases all language boundaries for music lovers and sympathizers. More than 100,000 translations of songs into Russian are collected here. It is important that all translations are checked before publication, so the quality is always at the highest level.
The site "Moscow that does not exist" will be of interest not only to Muscovites, but also to everyone who loves history and wants to learn something about one of the oldest cities in Russia. Here you can learn the history of many houses, streets, see the city as it was a hundred years ago. Here you can get acquainted with the ancient plan of the city, read the most interesting city stories and travel around the city that no longer exists.
No matter what time you were born, this site will allow you to learn many interesting things from the history of the USSR. The creators of the my-ussr resource have lovingly collected filmstrips, postcards and posters of that time, which will help both nostalgic and discover new milestones in the history of a large country.
The Discoveric website contains attractions and simply beautiful places in most countries of the world. The site contains interesting and up-to-date information about all countries of the world, their sights, historical and simply interesting places on earth, natural and architectural monuments. This resource will be useful not only for those planning a trip, but also for everyone who wants to feel the spirit and traditions of other countries.
The culinary site "It's delicious for me" will be useful to everyone who is learning to cook or who has run out of fantasy. Most of the recipes have been tested by the site visitors themselves, which means that these are definitely not just beautiful pictures. Here you can choose a recipe by only marking the products that are currently in the refrigerator. You can also choose by cooking time, recipe complexity, and exclude unloved foods.
Dedicated to all music lovers. On the resource you can learn a lot of interesting and little-known about your favorite or just familiar songs and performers. The authors of the site have collected not only the stories of writing compositions, but also some unusual, funny or unexpected moments related to Russian and foreign popular music.
An excellent resource for fans of non-standard cinema, created by an American screenwriter and director. On the 5secondfilms website, the shortest films are posted, the duration of which is no more than 5 seconds. Three seconds for the credits and a couple of seconds to tell the story. Every week, a new short film appears online.
Innokenty Nesterenko has prepared for the site a selection of useful and interesting books that you can read during your summer vacation. At the end of the material - a reading system for those who do not have enough time to study books.
Summer is a great time when it's easier to find time for reading: sit with a book in the park or on the beach, where your loved ones dragged you. That being said, you're unlikely to want to wade through a how-to guide to analytics. On vacation, it’s more pleasant to read about self-development or about how everything works.
I hope my selection of books to broaden your horizons will help you with this. I have already written about some of them, some are new. At the end of the article - a few words about how to organize a reading system.
Self-development and self-knowledge
"Thinking Traps". Chip Heath and Dan Heath
The star duet of the Khiz brothers - one advertiser, the second a psychologist - gives out hits of psychological science pop one after another. In this entertaining and helpful book, they analyze the common mistakes and stupidities people make when making decisions - in a way, it's a collection of anecdotes. Naturally, the authors also offer solutions to problems - they teach how not to fall into the traps of perception, how to make decisions faster and not regret the choice.
I also recommend their other books - Made to Stick (about ideas that captivate people, in English) and "Heart of Change" (Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard).
“Success strategy. How to get rid of imposed stereotypes and find your own way. Richard Shell
A book about personal success, structured as a series of leading questions. It has an important difference from "training" books about success - the author does not try to prove or sell you anything. He just talks to you about the fact that everyone has their own success. The fate of Shell himself is interesting. He searched for himself for a long time: he was interrupted from one temporary job to another, traveled on pennies to different countries of the world in an attempt to escape from himself, and so on. Only at a very mature age, he came to a career as a teacher. In general, he has a lot to say.
"Mastery: Keys to Success".George Leonard
A short but deep book on the subject of mastery. The author, a former military flight instructor and aikido teacher, talks about how to master complex skills. He criticizes the “quick fix” epidemic, saying that in reality the path to mastery lies through long periods of “plateau” when you train but do not see a clear return. The transition to the next step occurs abruptly, followed by a new, even longer plateau. Conclusion - you need to distract from the results and love the process. The following is a step by step guide to mastery.
Personal Productivity
"Genius Mode" (Daily Rituals). Mason Curry
Once again I recommend this entertaining selection of mini-biographies of famous people: writers, artists, architects from the point of view of how their working day was arranged. The main idea is clear from the first pages: to create something significant, you need to stick to a daily schedule (at the same time, some creators used amphetamines at night, but also regularly). The book helps to look at your day from the outside and start the fight against inefficiency.
"The Embodiment of Ideas".Scott Belsky
The founder of Behance talks about personal and team productivity, including the organization of the workflow.
"Essentialism. The path to simplicity. Greg McKeon
A book about personal and team productivity. The main idea - to do less, but better - is considered from different angles (planning, structure of the day, working with a team, and so on). The author does not give detailed recipes on how to implement the approach, but offers many methodological recommendations and examples. The middle between motivational and instrumental book.
Entertaining business books
"Startup for $100".Chris Guilbaud
A fun business pop about starting a small business with pocket money. The author, himself a small businessman and seasoned traveler, sifted through one and a half thousand success stories and described 50 of the most entertaining cases. There are various infobusinesses, and successful private practice, and cafes with cleaning companies. If you are thinking about opening something, but are worried about the start-up capital, then this is a good kick in the right direction. The book is very light, this is both its plus and minus - it goes with a bang, but does not contain deep details or economic calculations. In general, get inspired in the summer, and in the fall go to the Megabreakthrough courses for specifics.
Yes, and please don’t open digital agencies, don’t waste your youth in vain. There are many more rewarding activities.
Rework. Business without prejudice»
The startup manifesto of the creators of Basecamp, a popular project management system for small businesses. They tell by their own example where exactly to put business plans, how to launch without investment, where to get clients and how to develop a product.
Of course, this is not a cookbook - you can't do business with it. Rather, she calls into question various well-established myths about the fact that “everything is bought, divided and very seriously”, provoking an aspiring entrepreneur to experiment. Very funny, good motivational read. It is instructive and as an example of creating a market with the help of a book - naturally, grateful startups set themselves Basecamp.
"Remote. Office not required
Another lively text from the same 37 Signals aka Basecamp, this time on the topic of remote work. All the myths that do not allow the introduction of remote work and flexible schedules in companies are disassembled in detail - allegedly working away from the office allows employees to kick the bullshit, harms team spirit, paralyzes knowledge sharing, and so on.
In the end, of course, Jason Fried and colleagues show how wonderful it is to organize everything without an office. The topic is holivar, something is relevant only for the development of software and related areas, but the view of the “remote workers” is presented here as briefly and juicy as possible. I especially recommend the book to managers of product companies (everything is much more complicated in service companies).
Memoirs about work
"How to Write Books".Stephen King
King's autobiography will be of interest to both fans of his books and all those who are curious about how the writer's head works. The biography is complemented by valuable craft tips. By the way, King sausages every day for more than a thousand words without days off and holidays - everyone would be like that.
"Craft". Sergey Dovlatov
Another writer's memoir about the craft - but this is a completely different writer. A short tragicomic thing, like all Dovlatov's books. We are so accustomed to Dovlatov's "theatrical realism" that it is difficult to believe in the authenticity of events. It seems that everything was so.
"Notes of the district surgeon". Dmitry Pravdin
Doctors are traditionally one of the best memoirists: smart people who observe life and death every day will always find a topic for a story. Especially if it takes place in Russia. In the 90s. In the Far East. In a small town Tin, from which even the characters of Game of Thrones would hiccup, is complemented by comic and lyrical plots. Sincere text about Russia as it is.
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Freakonomics and Super Freakonomics. Stephen Levitt and Stephen Dubner
A mini-series of two informative books about how society works. The authors - economist Stephen Levitt and journalist Stephen Dubner - have collected a collection of unusual stories that they share with readers. These are the economics of prostitution, from street to elite, and comparisons of pools with firearms (pools are more dangerous), and the principle of the operation of a gang of drug dealers (one to one MLM marketing), and entertaining statistics about the dynamics of the popularity of names from generation to generation. The perfect summer read.
"Religions of the World. Experience of the beyond." E. A. Torchinov
You have heard the truism more than once that Buddhism is more of a philosophy than a religion, but you have hardly ever thought about how Christianity or Islam is fundamentally different from Buddhism. The answer to the question is in this not the easiest, but fascinating book written by an outstanding Russian orientalist. This is a generalized comparative overview of all world religions.
It is not for sale, it is everywhere on the net.
Blog Wait But Why. Tim Urban
A wonderful blog by a New York neurotic who single-handedly opposed sites like Buzzfeed, Upworthy or the current version of Adme, where dozens of collections like "20 most unusual cities" and "15 portraits of stars without makeup" appear daily. Tim Urban decided to write smart and very, very long articles for those 10% of the audience who do not want jokes, but fascinating essays about the complex. Once every couple of weeks, he gives out pearls that collect traffic no worse than naked stars. In form it is a blog, but in fact it is a book in development.
"From Jerusalem to Rome: in the footsteps of St. Paul".Henry Morton
Henry Morton, the witty journalist of the 1930s, would be a trendy travel blogger today. He wrote three dozen entertaining books on different countries, starting with his native England. “From Jerusalem to Rome” I recommend to those who managed to get to the Mediterranean in the summer. In this book, the author travels through Palestine, Turkey, Greece and Syria (I hope you will not end up in Syria) in the footsteps of the Apostle Paul. This is where Morton's 80-year-old travel notes, which have become historical evidence in their own right, and fascinating extracts from biblical history intersect.
Legal versions are hard to find online.
P.S. How to organize a reading system
Last time I promised to write about my reading system, which allows me to master a decent amount of articles and books, both professional and artistic, while simultaneously developing the agency and creating a marketer's guide.
The most important thing here, of course, is finding the time. This is where many people stumble. With the exception of reading on vacation, you are unlikely to have an hour or two a day dedicated to replenishing your knowledge base until retirement. Complaining about life with the words “I would read it, but there is no time” is useless - there will always be no time. Thank God, reading is not programming, copywriting, design, language learning, or even sports. It does not require dedicated periods of time when your head works in maximum concentration mode. On the contrary, it is a universal filler of pauses.
In contrast to the impossible advice "spend 15 minutes a day on ...", you can really read for 15 minutes a day - on the road, in line, between meetings, when you need to take your mind off work, or even if there is a power outage. The main reserve is the road to the office and back. For me, let's say, it's about 2 hours a day, and most of this time I read (I also write, but that's another story). That's why I take the subway. Of course, the text from the sheet is absorbed faster, but if you drive a car or bike, listen to audio books - the essence is the same. Use the time you already have. Yes, spend a little less on social networks - but the loss is small.
Next, you need to learn how to instantly dive into the text, as soon as you have an extra 5 minutes. Naturally, if you think every time what to read, you will not be able to use these 5 minutes. Your reading system should do just that. In general, this is pure GTD: lists and next steps. The specific set of tools may vary. I have it set up like this.
- No paper books. Do not be fooled - you will not carry them with you, you will be too lazy to get them, you will be left without reading if the book runs out, business books in English are expensive, etc. Leave the paper for children's fairy tales and gift editions. For business - only readers and a smartphone.
- Everything interesting first appears in English, then, if you're lucky, in Russian. Reading is easier than talking, don't waste your time. Do you want to leave Balashikha? Learn languages!
- To search for articles, I use the RSS feed on my smartphone. The tool is old school, but still indispensable for professional purposes. I use gReader , a lot of people like Feedly . If I have time, I read articles right there, but more often I marinate for the future using the Pocket app.
- The second source of articles is Facebook, VKontakte and other sharing centers. Articles from here are sent to Pocket in the same way.
- Books are found in a variety of places. These are reviews like this, recommendations from colleagues and much more. The most useful business book sources for me are:
- Category tops and personalized Dropbox recommendations so you don't have to search for torrents on the dead internet on the train. Anything is suitable for list maintenance - your favorite planner, Evernote, Goodreads or similar service, at worst, a store wishlist if you only read legal books.
- Reading a lot on a phone is hard on the eyes. It may be different for you, but it’s easier for me to read with a Kindle by putting a horse font so that the letters are visible even where it shakes - in the subway, minibus or somewhere else.
- Therefore, I use Pocket on my smartphone only as a gateway, only occasionally reading something from there if the Kindle is not at hand. And so I have the Crofflr service set up, which daily makes an automatic digest of all articles in Pocket and sends them to my Kindle. For those who are not in the know, each Kindle automatically comes with its own email for delivery of materials, so that the reader is synchronized in the background. Digests in Crofflr cost a pretty penny, but you only pay once.
- If you read something really useful, make a short summary - just a set of quotes, a review of a couple of lines, whatever. It will be much easier for you to remember what and where you saw interesting things. Evernote is ideal for these tasks. For example, all my review collections are excerpts from my Evernote.
- Fly in the ointment: constant reading also causes its own problems. First, just like with games, you start to use your phone or e-reader at meetings and at family dinners. You should pull yourself up: this is no longer filling pauses, but harm to work and relationships. Secondly, try not to let entertaining articles and texts about politics into your system, otherwise you will chew the void incredibly effectively. It is not easy to get rid of such informational "blockages", I know from myself.
Your system could be much simpler - most importantly, keep a reading list and keep a supply of materials on hand to fill in any random gaps with useful information. Good luck.
Brain training is essential for everyone. Without load, problem solving, information processing, the ability to think, analyze, and think is lost. To increase intelligence, you need to work daily. Impossible by drinking vitamins or reading one book in a year. New information makes the brain think and increases IQ. What to read for intellectual development, outlook and erudition?
Ways to develop intelligence
The level of IQ depends on literacy, education of a person, non-standard thinking. For intellectual development, train your brain daily. One of the ways to develop intelligence is reading books. Choose your reading list carefully: the best books for the general development of intelligence, vocabulary and speech in adults can really improve the quality of life. But modern detective stories, love stories will not saturate with information - such reading relaxes, but does not teach.
Before proceeding directly to the solution of the urgent question “what useful books should be read for the development of the brain, consciousness, memory, logical thinking, literate speech?”, One should realize that the development of intelligence is impossible without acquiring the following skills:
Memory upgrades. Needed to remember information. Data is captured and retrieved as needed.
Vocabulary increase. The conversation acquires an intellectual connotation if the interlocutor knows how to speak beautifully. An extensive vocabulary helps to give the impression of an intelligent person.
Ability to think figuratively. Intellectually stimulating audio books and speech-developing intellectual reading help as the person lives through the story. Experience is formed, images are remembered, in a similar case, information pops up and is used.
The skill of speed reading helps to assimilate information and process tons of literature. Interesting intellectual literature for reading and developing the mind of an adult, books on self-organization and efficiency motivate, make you follow your goals.
What books should be read to increase intelligence?
Most intellectual sites offer a list of books for developing the mind, improving speech and increasing vocabulary in communication - this list includes literature covering various spheres of life. The development of memory, the improvement of vocabulary and the ability to think are the base that is used to process information: in order to become a well-rounded person, it is necessary to expand knowledge in the main areas.
Scientific works. This is not about reference books and encyclopedias, consisting of continuous incomprehensible terms. Read books that tell the story of the creation of the world, about natural phenomena, the development of culture and art. Remember Darwin's theory, read Hawking's works on the history of time.
Philosophical literature. Scientific books are built on theories, evidence and teach to understand the world. Philosophy is a branch that dedicates to the secrets of human actions and actions, studies the thinking of people. Include biblical editions of various religions in the list of philosophical literature. Today, many are fond of oriental authors, share their wisdom on social networks. A prominent representative of Eastern philosophy is Omar Khayyam and his Rubaiyat. Interesting to read, easy to learn by heart. Supplement the study of philosophy with the books of the Strugatskys, Nietzsche, Kant.
Works of art. Knowledge of the classics is like an exam in an intellectual society. The smartest books for adults that develop the intellect, brain and personality will be useless without the base received in due time - the foundations are laid from the school bench, a love of poetry and prose is instilled. If you missed this period, not wanting, then it's time to catch up. Artistic works help to replenish vocabulary, improve literacy. Start with the following books: Bulgakov's Master and Margarita, Prishvin's Forget-Me-Nots, Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment, Stendhal's Red and Black, Tolstoy's War and Peace. The modern intellectual writer Dyusimbiev Gazinur and his stories will perfectly complement the list of classic works.
History books. People are accustomed to comparing today's events with the past. An intellectual is able to draw parallels at a high level, as he knows the history of the development of his country and other states. Reading historical books gives knowledge about significant events in the world and reveals the features of the life of famous people. History helps to understand life. Find the works of popular authors: Lawrence, Bushkov, Yury Mukhin.
poetry reading. Poetry is one of the oldest ways of transmitting information to descendants. The genre is light due to rhyme, euphony and beauty of speech. Constant reading of poetry helps to improve memory and replenish vocabulary. For the development of intelligence, the work of Akhmatova, Shakespeare, Brodsky is suitable.
There is no definite list of literature for the development of intelligence. There are recommendations for reading for schoolchildren, students, applicants preparing to enter universities. The main thing is to develop the habit of reading. Use your free time to get information. Modern gadgets and audiobooks will come to the rescue. Over time, notice that reading will become a habit. There will be a need to immerse yourself in a fascinating world filled with knowledge and discoveries.
List of books for the development of intelligence
The foundations are laid during the school years. Therefore, many books have been published with the expectation of a growing audience. But, not when it's not too late to learn, gain knowledge, train memory. Intellectual development has no age limits. The main desire to become smarter and the regularity of action.
List of books for the development of intelligence:
"Intellect-training", Rodionova A. After reading the works of this business coach, a person receives the following results: thinking processes are launched, vocabulary is replenished. The book is built on the principle of educational literature: read and implement. The author makes it clear that human capabilities are unlimited, it is never too late to achieve perfection. The reader is offered options for the development of mental abilities. 
"Develop the intellect ...". Carter Philip's writings include tests that help develop intelligence. Suitable for those who are ready to solve a variety of charades and puzzles. Practical exercises will help in the development of thinking, improve memory, make a person more quick-witted. The book is very addictive, the puzzles are answered.
"Brain at 100%." The author will tell you how. In an ordinary person, he is in a sleeping state. Watching TV shows, performing monotonous work leads the brain to hibernation, the skills acquired at school are lost. Olga Kinyakina proposes to make the brain work. The book contains all the necessary exercises, tasks and puzzles to improve memory, develop intelligence. The intensive program promotes the development of thinking,.
"Fundamentals of rote memorization". Zack Belmore's book is for all ages. Moreover, for better assimilation of information and to achieve results, the author has divided the book into chapters. Each section is for a specific age group. Performing exercises, a person learns to memorize large amounts of information and canvases of text. The memorization process is simplified, it becomes arbitrary.
The recommended intellectual reading for the mind, good classical literature for the development of speech are a set of exercises for brain training. As a person needs water for life, so the brain needs information for reflection. Take food for thought daily, dedicating to reading at least 1 hour per day.
What do smart people read for spiritual development and for intellect?
Literature that can start the processes of thinking and contribute to the activation of memory is suitable. Wanting to increase IQ levels, many people bet on the number of books they read. If the plot does not captivate, the described exercises seem ridiculous and useless, then it is better to put the book aside and move on to the next one. Just reading won't make you smarter because the material will not apply in life.
Works of Edward de Bon. If you want to learn how to think differently, ready to break away from the standards, then start with the book "Six Thinking Hats". During the study of the material, you will have the opportunity to play. To get the result, act, follow the tasks of the author. The book is interesting by the inclusion of various life situations to which the reader is invited to pick up his thinking hats. Practical exercises help to make thinking original and non-standard. Another entertaining book by the author is Teach Yourself to Think. The plot is based on Edward's technique, which helps to instill in the reader the skill to want to learn and develop. The proposed technique is aimed at improving the mental mechanism. The book can be called a tutorial, as it includes 5 stages. The gradual implementation of the steps leads to the desired result.
Books by Ron Hubbard. The book "Teaching Technology" received good reviews. It is a textbook, the main task of which is to teach the reader to learn. People who followed the author's hints increased their intellectual level by 15%. Ron Hubbard is convinced that a person's IQ is formed from several components. And the main one is the ability to learn or, in other words, the systematic nature of obtaining new information throughout a person's life. In the book "Introspection" the author focuses on the memory of a person. If you do not recall an interesting fact or historical information in a timely manner, then it is not worth talking about intellectual development. Read books will be forgotten in a few days, if you do not run the memory to its fullest. The book contains practical recommendations that help a person to improve himself. The author pays special attention to visual memory, believing that there is a possibility of its development. 
"Memory Development for Dummies". The book's main purpose is clear from the title. Before you start studying, take as a basis that there are no universal and simple ways to improve memory. To achieve the result, the methods are combined. The more ways you use, the better the effect. Interestingly, the combination of methods brings results regardless of age. John Bogosian Arden, the author of the book, is sure that the properties of memory are the same for a student and a pensioner, therefore they lend themselves to the same development.
Before reading books check the level of intellectual development. Tests are given on the Internet and time is suggested for completing tasks. On the first playthrough, do not rush to invest in the deadline. By answering the test questions, you are already developing as you solve problems and puzzles. The data obtained will help you decide in which direction to move, what you lack: vocabulary, creative thinking, the skill of remembering information. Then proceed to correct the situation by studying and practicing the suggested books.
Conclusion
Given the fact that people speak, think and read in different languages, lists of intellectual literature from different compilers can vary greatly: it is impossible to make a universal list- it will be too big. Therefore, always read, try to continuously and consistently improve your intellect - let this become a useful habit that prolongs life and improves communication with people around you. Read with benefit and with pleasure!
March 17, 2014, 03:32 pmWith the help of this compilation, you can spend a few minutes pleasantly, at the same time expanding your erudition and learning some amazing things.
6. There is a mental deviation in which a person considers himself dead, and his body - long decomposed. It is called "Delirium of Kotara".
7. Men were the first to wear high heels. Persian cavalry warriors wore them as early as the 9th century.
8. The ancient Spartans had this custom: a young man who planned to marry, by force took away the girl he liked, shaved her head and dressed in men's clothes. Then, for a while, the groom/kidnapper secretly visited the bride, until, finally, it came to bed. By the age of 30, all Spartans were supposed to marry.
9. Once upon a time, the color of carrots was not orange, as it is now, but purple. Modern carrots are orange because the Dutch began to grow some varieties that mutated and became orange, as this is their national color.
10. Prairie dogs greet each other by touching their tongues.
11. Police dogs often confuse the smell of heroin with the smell of pickles or glue.
12. If you yell at your computer, the hard disk head will slow down for a while. The vibration of the sound is enough to move the read head of the disk from its current position. 13. There is a cafe in South Carolina where each visitor pays not for himself, but for the next visitor.
14. The word "prostitute" comes from the Latin verb "prostituere" - to put up for sale.
15. Ernest Hemingway survived two plane crashes, with the second occurring the day after the first.
16. Youtube started out as…a virtual dating service.
17. Several English historical documents of the 12th century mention the mysterious "Green Children of Woolpit". According to ancient records, they were green-skinned brother and sister who spoke an unknown language and ate only green food.
18. After the death of the Sultan of Egypt and Syria, Saladin, only one gold coin and 47 silver coins remained from his vast fortune. Saladin gave the rest to the poor.
19. In one of the universities in Taiwan, you can get a degree in pornography.
20. The exclusion zone around Chernobyl was planted with hemp, as it has the ability to purify the soil and water.
21. Moonquakes occur on the Moon.
22. In the Indian state of Gujarat, cow urine is bottled and sold as a remedy for a range of ailments, from liver disease to excess weight and even cancer.
23. Keanu Reeves was forced to star in the movie "The Observer" due to the fact that a friend forged his signature in the contract.
24. On a long dog sled ride, Japanese adventurer/whale catcher/marathon runner Yuhiro Wada ran out of food and fed his leather pants to hungry dogs.
25. One married couple from New Zealand defended in court the right to name their child “Bus Stop Number 16” (Number 16 Bus Shelter).
