19 interesting facts about life, the universe and everything

1 - The LEGO headquarters in Denmark contains a temperature controlled underground safe to store all parts already produced by the company;

2 - Avocados do not usually mature on trees, so when planting does not have birds and other animals that can eat the fruits, it is possible to store some avocado species on the trees, even for a long time;

3 - Elvis Presley's manager created brooches that said "I hate Elvis" to sell and thus make money from people who were not buying the album of the singer;

4 - All pandas in the world belong to China. Animal rent yields about $ 1 million a year;

5 - Bones found on the Seymour Islands show us that nearly 40 million years ago penguins were over 1.80 m high and weighed almost 115 kg;

6 - Some cats have allergies to humans;

7 - Tsundoku is the act of buying books, but not reading them;

Ravens can learn to speak better than parrots;

Hungarian actor Bela Lugosi, who played Dracula, was buried using the costume of the famous vampire;

10 - In Sweden, blood donors receive a thank-you SMS when donated blood has been used by someone;

11 - In 1908, the Russians arrived 12 days later at the London Olympics because they were using the Julian Calendar;

12. In Japan, if a sumo wrestler makes your baby cry, it is a sign of good luck;

13 - Japanese and British believe that seeing a black cat is a sign of good luck too;

14 - Russian cosmonauts traveled with guns in case they landed in Siberia and had to face a bear;

15 - The smell of space is produced by dying stars. The odor is a mixture of diesel oil, gunpowder and barbecue;

16. Marie Curie remains the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two different sciences;

17 - Dogs can understand up to 250 words and gestures. An average dog is as smart as a two-year-old;

18 - Goat pupils are rectangular;

19 - In France, supermarkets cannot throw away food. Either they recycle the items, or donate near-expiring foods to charities.