What are some surprising facts about North Korea?

 North Korea is definitely one of the strangest and most cruel countries the world has ever seen, so it's no surprise that there are so many surprising facts about it.

• Kim Jong Il once kidnapped a South Korean filmmaker for eight years. One of the films he made (with Kim Jong Il as executive producer) was Pulgasari, a knock-off version of Godzilla.

• North Korea doesn't use a calendar system like other countries. April 15, 2018, will be the year 106 in North Korea. They use the Juche Calendar, which begins with the birth of Kim Il Sung.
• Kim Il Sung was born on the same day the Titanic sank.

• Kim Il Sung is still technically the leader of North Korea, even though he has been dead for more than 20 years. This makes North Korea the world's only necrocracy, or government ruled by the dead.
• People should not give birth or celebrate their birthdays on July 8 and December 17. Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il died on these dates.
• North Korea has their own Propaganda Anime featuring a North Korean Squirrel fighting against a South Korean Rat, an American Wolf, and a Japanese Weasel.

• Marijuana is not classified as a drug and is legal in North Korea.
• In South Korea, juice is called Ju-Seu, which is an English translation. But in North Korea, juice is called gwail, which roughly translates to "sweet fruit water."
• In 2013, North Korea banned chocolate pies. The reason was that a joint factory between North and South Korea produced chocolate pies, and North Korean workers smuggled them as black market souvenirs.
• South Korea sent thousands of Chocolate Pies to North Korea via balloons in response to the ban.

• Only 2 South Koreans have defected to North Korea, but thousands of North Koreans have defected to South Korea.
• There is a North Korean School in Japan.

• Remember the armored train Kim Jong Un used to travel to China? It was built during his father's reign because he was afraid of flying.

• Former Equatorial Guinea dictator Francisco Nguema sent his children to study in North Korea.

• While his father spent millions of dollars on wine, Kim Jon Un spends millions of dollars on cheese.

Which country has the most interesting/surprising facts?

 Netherlands

• We were once a global superpower. Now we're taking a break to give the US a chance, but some people are losing their composure and have already dusted off their bikes. Just kidding.
• Approximately one-third of our country is below sea level.
• We are, on average, the tallest people in the world. I think that has something to do with being underwater. At least our heads would stick out.
• There are more bicycles than people. Those who say artificial intelligence is dangerous have never been to the Netherlands.

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• Emergency alerts will sound in all cities on the first Monday of every month. Please do not attack us during this time, as we do not expect it.
• Approximately 20-30% of babies are born at home. In fact, that was the case for me too.
• There are highways specifically for cyclists.

• Due to a shortage of prisoners, it is necessary to close or repurpose prisons.
• There are dozens of ecoducts built on highways that serve as crossroads for wildlife.

• Our national anthem is one of the oldest known national anthems. That said, many people dislike the frequent references to Spain and Germany.
• We have the world's best and most stealthy special forces.

• We are at least twice as smart and funny as those Belgians.
• After Scandinavia, we are the world's largest coffee consumer. *View credentials*
• If you want to attract the attention of the Dutch, put up a sign that says "Free..." It doesn't matter what it is, we'll come and check it out.

What are some surprising facts about food?

 1. In places with very cold temperatures, people usually use refrigerators to prevent food from freezing.

2. When you eat pineapple, it also "eats" you. (Pineapples contain a substance called "bromelain," which, when eaten directly, will give you a "biting" sensation on your tongue and mouth.)

3. Strawberries are the only fruit with seeds outside the skin. On average, one strawberry contains almost 200 seeds
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4. In an emergency, coconut water can replace plasma.

5. Bananas with black spots can also be eaten. There are many reasons why bananas turn black, including cold temperatures, accidental drops, or overripeness. At this point, the banana's skin will turn black, and the fruit may turn black and soft. However, as long as the flesh is not moldy or stale, the banana is safe to eat.

6. If you eat too many oranges, you'll turn yellow
. Oranges tend to have high levels of carotene. If you eat too many, your palms, soles, and chest will appear slightly yellow. However, if you stop eating oranges, your body will slowly metabolize the excess carotene, and your skin will return to normal.

What are some surprising facts about food?

 

1. White chocolate is not chocolate

Don't be fooled by its name. White chocolate doesn't contain any chocolate at all. It's a mixture of sugar, milk, vanilla, lecithin, and cocoa butter.

2. Nutmeg is a hallucinogenic psychotropic drug.

If you consume large amounts of nutmeg, it can become a psychedelic drug. This is because nutmeg contains a natural compound called myxorubicin . Consuming large amounts can cause hallucinations. Nutmeg is also toxic if consumed in large quantities.

3. There is no difference between the wax on the surface of fruit and the wax on the surface of a car.

The shine on the fruit's surface comes from Brazilian palm wax, which is the same type of wax found on cars. I don't know what you think about this!

4. Tomato sauce was once used as medicine

In the early 1800s, people believed that tomatoes had medicinal uses. At the same time, doctors claimed that tomato sauce could treat diarrhea and digestive disorders. So, at that time, tomato sauce was used as a medicine.

5. Biscuits are more harmful to your teeth than sugar

Acid is the biggest cause of tooth decay, not sugar! Biscuits tend to stick to your teeth and become a breeding ground for bacteria.

6. Drinking more wine at the bar not because it tastes good, but because the music is too loud.

Research shows that music volume can influence a person's drinking habits. Loud music makes people drink more and faster.

7. The expiry date on a bottle of mineral water has nothing to do with the water inside.

The water doesn't spoil, but the bottle does. Over time, plastic bottles will leak chemical particles into the water. While this doesn't make the water harmful, it can reduce its freshness.

8. Honey is bee vomit

When bees collect nectar, they swallow it and store it in their stomachs. When they return to the hive, they regurgitate the nectar back into the hive.

9. Sweet drinks can cause dementia

Studies have shown that people who consume one or more artificially sweetened drinks a day are three times more likely to develop dementia than others.

What are some surprising facts that sound unrealistic but are actually true?

 #1 The material on airplane wings looks like duct tape, but it's actually a different material known as speed tape.

#2 This is Paul Alexander, one of the last people to survive with an iron lung. He is currently 78 years old.

#3 The first sunglasses were actually made from animal hide that had been shaved so thinly that it was transparent.

#4 The Arabian Sand Boa looks like a child tried their best to draw a snake.

#5 In the Middle Ages, women would poison their lovers' breakfast to ensure their husbands' loyalty, and then have the poison removed upon their return.

we must accept the choice to date online. It may save you time, effort, and even your life.

#6 During the Cold War, the CIA surgically implanted recording devices in cats as part of its surveillance activities.

#7 The thrilling journey of a computer's hard drive.

#8 Boots were invented in the 1920s to conceal footprints when stealing cattle.

What are some of the most surprising and mind-boggling cosmological discoveries?

 Imagine tossing an apple in the air, expecting it to fall, only for it to accelerate upward into the sky. In 1998, astronomers discovered the universe is doing exactly that.

1. Accelerating Expansion (Dark Energy)
For decades, cosmologists assumed gravity was slowly braking the expansion of the cosmos. Instead, observations of distant supernovae revealed that galaxies are actually accelerating apart. This unknown driver, dubbed "dark energy," makes up nearly 70% of the universe, yet its physical nature remains entirely unknown.

2. Ripples in Spacetime (Gravitational Waves)
Einstein predicted that accelerating objects would create invisible ripples in the fabric of spacetime, like a boat moving through water. He thought they would be too faint to ever detect. In 2015, the LIGO observatories detected a signal lasting a fifth of a second—the "chirp" of two black holes colliding over a billion light-years away. For a brief moment, the power radiated by this invisible collision was 50 times greater than the combined light of all stars in the observable universe. The detection was only possible because the physical distance between mirrors on Earth briefly changed by a fraction of the width of a proton.

3. The Boötes Void
The universe is structured like a cosmic web. Galaxies form long filaments, and between those filaments are dark, empty voids. The Boötes Void is a spherical region of space roughly 330 million light-years across. A sphere of space that size anywhere else in the universe typically contains around 10,000 galaxies. In the Boötes Void, astronomers have found only about 60. As astronomer Greg Aldering noted, if the Milky Way had been in the center of the Boötes Void, humans would not have known other galaxies existed until the 1960s.

4. The Deep Fields
In the 1990s, astronomers pointed the Hubble Space Telescope at a tiny, seemingly empty patch of black sky—an area roughly the size of a grain of sand held at arm's length. It seemed like a poor use of telescope time. But after staring at that blank spot for days, the image came back filled with thousands of glowing jewels. They were not stars; they were entire galaxies, billions of light-years away. Recent observations by the James Webb Space Telescope repeated this feat in infrared, confirming that no matter where telescopes look in the darkness, there are trillions of stars and billions of worlds.

The James Webb Space Telescope's First Deep Field shows thousands of distant galaxies in a patch of sky approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm's length. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

What are some surprising facts about babies?

 

• Babies like to face right.

• Newborns can only see up close. They can only see objects 20–30 cm away.
• In one second, 4 babies are born.
• A newborn's stomach is only the size of a hazelnut. This is why they need to be fed frequently.
• Human babies are the only primates that smile at their parents.
• Research says that babies already show awareness and can remember from the age of 5 months.
• Until 7 months old, babies can breathe and swallow at the same time.
• Newborns' sleep patterns are different from those of other babies. This is because they are born without a biological clock (the clock that regulates our sleep patterns).
• Their sense of taste is three times greater than that of adults.
• Tears don't form in the first few days after birth. They don't form until 1-3 months of age.
• Babies are born without kneecaps.
• Your baby knows your musical tastes. Babies recognize the types of music they hear in the womb until they are 4 months old.
• On average, babies laugh 300 times per day.
• Your baby's cries follow your accent.
• Babies cannot taste salt until they are 4 months old.
• A newborn's head accounts for 25% of his total body weight.

• Babies start learning to sit at 7–9 months of age.
• Most babies say simple words like "mamma" or "dadda" by the end of 12 months.
• Most children have all their baby teeth by the age of 3.

What are some surprising facts about Hollywood actresses?

 

• This is the woman who was once crowned the sexiest woman in the world, beating out Angelina Jolie, considered a Hollywood sex symbol. Megan Fox may be nearly perfect, but she also has some surprising physical flaws.

Megan has a condition known as brachydactyly. Her thumbs are short and appear swollen, with abnormally long nails.

• Actress Jennifer Garner has a crooked pinky.

A condition known medically as brachymetatarsia occurs when one of the bones in the foot is too short.

• Before Adriana Lima, one of Victoria's Secret's stars was Karolina Kurkova. This Czech model achieved supermodel status thanks to her sexy face and body. Her only imperfection might be her belly button. Karolina doesn't have one like other humans.

This condition was apparently caused by an operation he underwent as a child. Doctors theorized it was caused by an umbilical hernia.

What are some most surprising Bollywood marriages of all time?

 Most Controversial Bollywood Marriages of All Time!

1. Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput

After several failed relationships, when this Bollywood hunk decided to look for a partner outside the industry, in a traditional arranged set-up—he got hitched with a girl his family chose, from his religious community. After that, there was no looking back!

Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput are the couple to emulate, and their generous doses of social media PDA are enough evidence of the fact that this couple is madly in love. Shahid Kapoor's marriage made headlines not just because his wife was not a celebrity, but because she was younger to him, with a whopping age-gap of 13 years! Their baby daughter, Misha will soon turn one, and the young mother recently gave an interview that they are planning a second baby as well. #FamilyGoals anyone?

2. Sridevi and Boney Kapoor

Sridevi and Boney Kapoor's love story shocked Bollywood, thanks to it's twisted conception. Boney Kapoor's ex-wife, Mona went into complete denial when she got to know that Sridevi, who she had generously hosted when she was new to Mumbai, would end up getting cozy with her husband! Sridevi, was considered the reason for ending a 13 year marriage between Boney Kapoor and Mona Kapoor.

Having first met on the sets of Mr. India, it was love at first sight for Boney Kapoor, but he didn't know how to approach Sridevi, not to mention the fact that he was already married with two children. She stayed at his house at that time when the city was under high-alert in 1993, and eventually got pregnant with his child, after finally confessing her attraction for him. Soon after, the couple got married(keeping it a secret for six months), despite differences with Boney Kapoor's first wife—crowning their marriage as one of the most controversial in the history of Bollywood.

3. Hema Malini and Dharmendra

Regional differences, as well as an existing marriage—these were some obstacles that this 'dream' couple had to undergo, to tie the knot. While Dharmendra belonged to Punjab, Hema Malini was the reigning queen down South, so obviously their union did not go down well with their respective families, especially Hema Malini's father. To top this off, Dharmendra was already married and a father to two, when he had an affair with Hema Malini.

After her father passed away, she decided to marry Dharmendra, and both of them adopted Islam as their religion, getting married in a secret Nikaah ceremony, when the latter's wife refused to divorce him.

4. Amrita Singh and Saif Ali Khan

Back in the 90s, following a traditional Islamic wedding, this duo tied the knot, which created a lot of buzz. Amrita Singh had left her career in acting at its peak, to be a home-maker, and together they became parents to Sara and Ibrahim.

Their love story began at a party, when Amrita Singh invited him over to her place. A few hours and a bottle of Scotch later, the couple fell in love. Amidst a lot of uproar and disapproval from their families—owing to their different religious background and their striking age-gap (13 years, woah!), they got married in October 1991. But alas, their marriage eventually hit the rocks and they split up in 2004.

5. Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover

This marriage with its own hashtag to boast of, titled #MonkeyLove—became the butt of memes as soon as it was announced! The groom, Karan Singh Grover is infamous for his romantic relationships err marriages, that went down the drain. When his first marriage with Shraddha Nigam ended in less than a year, followed by another failed marriage with his Dil Mill Gayye co-star Jennifer Winget within a short span of two years, people lost faith in his loyalty, thanks to his frivolous love interests. As of yet this newly married couple is going strong, and with one year into wedlock, one can only wish that this one lasts, including Salman Khan! Yes, Salman, who also attended their reception, said he likes the couple together — "I hope Bipasha and Karan's pair will last and that's important."

6. Nargis and Sunil Dutt

Even today, inter-religion marriages are frowned upon by several communities, so during the post-partition era—you could imagine the catastrophe it would be pitched as! After a very heart-breaking break-up with Raj Kapoor, Nargis found solace in the company of Sunil Dutt, especially after he heroically saved her life in an accidental fire on set. After the accident, the actress made an entry in her personal diary, "If it were not for him, perhaps I would have ended my life. For I alone know the turmoil that was going through me. 'I want you to live,' he (Sunil Dutt) said and I felt I had to live."

Awaiting the release of their film, Mother India, the couple has to keep their relationship discreet, as they played the role of mother-son in the film and it would have appeared scandalous to declare a romantic relationship at that time. Only after the movie's release and success, the two openly talked about their relationship, and got married in 1958.

7. Rani Mukerji and Aditya Chopra

Being Yash Chopra's most prized actor, Rani Mukherjee ended up working and spending some time with his son, Aditya Chopra as well. They shocked the world with the news of their sudden marriage in 2014, many deeming it to be a hoax. It was only when an official statement was issued by Yash Raj Studios revealing, "We are happy to announce that Mr. Aditya Chopra and Ms. Rani Mukerji got married last night on April 21, in Italy. The wedding was a very small intimate affair with very close family and friends," did people actually believe it and the news obviously, spread like wildfire!

There are speculations that Rani was the one who came between Aditya Chopra and his ex-wife, Payal's seven year long marriage, which made their union pretty controversial.

8. Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra

This actress too met with her fair share of disappointment in love, the most scandalous one being dumped by Akshay Kumar for another woman (Twinkle Khanna).

When Shilpa Shetty finally settled down with NRI businessman, Raj Kundra, the country couldn't stop raving about their wedding and it's grandeur. They tied the knot on 22nd November '09, and are now proud parents to a son. The couple seem to be blissfully married, even though Raj Kundra's ex-wife openly accused Shilpa to be the reason behind her broken marriage.

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source: 9 Most Controversial Bollywood Marriages of All Time!