Interesting facts about slow walkers.

Many have heard that rats and cockroaches can survive even a nuclear explosion. But the most viable organism on Earth is a slow-moving, tiny creature with a length of 0.1 to 1.5 mm. Tardigrades look like annelids, with 8 pairs of very primitive legs and a chitinous body.

An interesting fact is that the slow-moving can resist temperature fluctuations from -270C (-273C is absolute zero) to 151C. The slow-moving boat is not affected by radiation 1000 times higher than the lethal dose and the pressure is 6 times higher than at the bottom of the deepest ocean (7000 atmospheres). Interestingly, tardigrades can remain in a latent stage for decades and be reborn when conditions become favorable. These animals can fall into a coma when their body size decreases by 85%. There are cases when they came to life after hundreds of years of hibernation in museum exhibits of mosses. However, with constant activity, tardigrades live only one year.

There are more than 1000 species of slow walkers, they are found in vast territories around the world, from the peaks of the Himalayas to the bottom of the oceans. But for all their viability, slow walkers suffer from one problem: environmental pollution. Because of this, they are more common in rural areas than in cities.

Interesting facts about the microwave.

In 1946, engineer Percy Spencer, who worked at Raytheon Corporation, experimented with a magnetron tube. And suddenly he saw that the candy in his pocket had melted! This surprised him, and he continued experimenting with products by placing a magnetron in a metal box. Electromagnetic waves of small length (12 cm) cannot pass through metal and are absorbed by products, causing the latter to heat up. An interesting fact, the first commercial microwave oven was released in 1947, it cost $ 5,000 and had dimensions of about 2 meters. Microwave ovens have enjoyed great success in countries that have little gas, such as Japan.

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Interesting facts about cognac.

Residents of the French town of Cognac were the first to notice the properties of alcohol, which had been standing for a long time in an oak barrel, and one of the most noble alcoholic beverages is named after this village. The recipe for making cognac is both simple and complex at the same time. Grape juice is brought to fermentation and then distilled twice in an alembic over an open flame. Interestingly, after the second distillation, only the middle part of the alcohol is left, using it for the production of cognac. The alcohol is aged in oak barrels for at least two years. At the last stage, the master mixes cognac spirits of different ages to create a harmonious combination of depth and complexity of taste. There are quite a lot of cognac lovers, but 80% of this drink is consumed as part of cocktails. An interesting fact, cognac helps to dilate blood vessels and relieves headaches. Regular consumption of cognac (about 15 ml per day) protects against ...

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Interesting facts about roses.

The father of botany Theophrastus (371-286 BC) first classified plants and named the rose - Centifolia (one hundred petals). The oldest roses are more than 1000 years old. They grow on the wall of the Hildesheim Cathedral in Germany, and the first mention of these roses dates back to 815. According to legend, the rose bush symbolizes the prosperity of the city of Hildesheim, as long as it is alive. An interesting fact is that in 1945 Allied bombers destroyed the cathedral, but the bush survived. Its roots remained intact under the rubble, and soon the roses grew again. Interestingly, the Roman Emperor Nero liked to shower his guests with fresh rose petals. In the Middle Ages, rich ladies filled baths with rose petals. Early Christians saw a parallel between the five petals of the holy Rose and the five wounds of Christ. The red rose meant the blood of Christ, and the white rose was the symbol of the Virgin Mary. In the 17th century, the French ...

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