10 Amazing Facts That Will Completely Change Your Perspective
Human beings are curious creatures. And our curiosity has taken us from the Stone Age to exploring outer space. We sure have come far, but we still do not know everything about our planet and our existence. In a world of biased media and fake news, it’s really difficult to figure out what’s right and what’s wrong. We often build our perspectives through what’s being offered to us and completely miss the truth. So, to offer you a reality check, we’ve come up with a list of 10 amazing facts that would completely change your perspective.
1 Color changes in chameleons aren’t just for camouflage. They can change the hue of their skin depending on their mood, reserving the best color transformations for mating.
If up to now, you’ve been thinking that the chameleons’ ability to change their skin color is only for camouflaging, you are wrong. Chameleons change their hue for far more reasons than just for hiding in the wild.
Certainly one of the prominent reasons is to blend in with the surroundings to avoid danger as these animals are basically defenseless. But according to Michel M, an evolutionary geneticist at the University of Geneva, even chameleons cannot transform their skin color to match every background.
Asserting dominance, change of mood, and attracting a mate are a few other reasons why a chameleon would change its color.
It has been observed that male chameleons often have a color show-off to assert dominance. Some males even use colors to impersonate females which allows them to sneak past other males. But a rather interesting feature is noticed in both male and female chameleons, and that is when they change color to attract or repel others.
Male chameleons switch their colors to attract females. Females, who are not available, turn their skin into dark and aggressive colors. while the ones available do not show much color and remain greenish-brown. (source)
2 Pineapple eats you back when you eat it. It contains an enzyme called “bromelain” which helps in breaking down proteins.
Pineapple is the only known natural source of bromelain. It is found in all parts of pineapple, but the stem is most commonly used for commercial use. Bromelain is used as an anti-browning agent for cut fruits, for manufacturing textiles and cosmetics, and also in baking. It is also used for the removal of dead tissues of severe burn wounds.
Bromelain is an enzyme that breaks down proteins. When we eat pineapple, it starts breaking down protein which is why we experience the tingling sensation in our mouths. It is this property that makes it an excellent meat tenderizer. But you need not worry, as the acid in your stomach is strong enough to destroy this enzyme. (1, 2)
3 According to NASA, the Earth is greener today than it was 20 years ago, and the credit goes to India and China.
Climate change is a real issue, and it can be easily observed in the times we live in. But NASA has some positive news to share with us. According to the data collected by its satellites, our planet is greener than it was 20 years ago, and the credit goes to India and China.
This greening phenomenon was first observed in the 1990s, but scientists were not sure whether human activity played a role in it. After a 20-year-long data collection by its satellites through an instrument called MODIS, NASA has been able to study the phenomenon with precision.
According to them, there has been an increase in the green areas equivalent to the size of all Amazon forests. Much of this can be observed in India and China.
Various tree-planting programs adopted by these two nations, along with an increase in food cultivation, has directly contributed to such statistics. (source)
4 The Mona Lisa was not heard of by people prior to its theft in 1911. The empty space on the wall after its theft attracted more eyes than the painting ever did.
The painting Mona Lisa is undoubtedly one of the most famous paintings in the world, but that wasn’t always the case. It wasn’t until 1860 that art critics claimed it to be one of the finest Renaissance paintings.
And even then, the painting was just like any other item in the Louvre Museum in Paris. According to historian and writer James Zug, “Mona Lisa wasn’t even the most famous painting in its gallery, let alone the Louvre.”
But this was about to change. On August 21, 1911, Vincent Perugia, with two others, stole the Mona Lisa and disappeared in the streets. Vincent Perugia was an Italian handyman who had helped install protective glass around paintings in Louvre.
With very little security in one of the largest buildings in the world at that time, it became easy for him to commit the heist.
Twenty-eight hours after the theft, the Louvre made a public announcement of the stolen masterpiece. This attracted eyes from all over the world making the Mona Lisa famous overnight. Everyone was speaking of the stolen painting.
The Mona Lisa was finally recovered after two years. Perugia, whose intent was to return the painting to its Italian roots, had kept it in his closet. (source)
5 Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, and Joseph Stalin were all nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Adding on to the list of most ironic events in history is the nomination of three, worst dictators of the 20th century, Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini, for the Nobel Peace Prize. Each of them earned a nomination, however, none of them was awarded the honor.
The Nobel Peace Prize is scheduled to be awarded every year since it was first awarded in 1901. The recipient of the award is picked by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, a five-member committee appointed by the Parliament of Norway. The Norwegian Nobel Committee invites qualified people to submit their nominations. These names are then shortlisted and eventually, a winner is named.
Benito Mussolini was the first amongst the three to receive the nomination. He was nominated in 1935 by two different people, a German law professor, and a French professor. Ironically he received the nomination in the same year Italy invaded Ethiopia.
Adolf Hitler was nominated in 1939 by EGC Brandt, a member of the Swedish Parliament. He was nominated as a protest against the nomination of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. No award was handed out that year as WWII broke out.
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Mambo 10 ya kushangaza ambayo yatabadilisha kabisa mtazamo wako - Uwezekano wa kugundua Na udadisi wetu umetupeleka kutoka enzi ya mawe hadi kuchunguza anga la nje. Kwa kweli tumekuja mbali, lakini bado hatujui kila kitu kuhusu sayari yetu na kuwepo kwetu. Katika ulimwengu wa vyombo vya habari vyenye upendeleo na habari bandia, ni vigumu sana kujua ni nini sahihi na ni nini kibaya. Mara nyingi sisi kujenga mtazamo wetu kupitia nini ni zinazotolewa kwetu na kabisa miss ukweli. Kwa hivyo, ili kukupa ukaguzi wa ukweli, tumekuja na orodha ya ukweli 10 wa kushangaza ambao unabadilisha kabisa mtazamo wako. 1 Mabadiliko ya rangi katika nyumbu si ya kujificha tu. Wanaweza kubadilisha rangi ya ngozi yao ikitegemea hali yao ya moyo, wakihifadhi mabadiliko bora ya rangi kwa ajili ya kujamiiana. Kama hadi sasa, umekuwa ukifikiri kwamba uwezo wa kameleoni wa kubadilisha rangi ya ngozi yao ni kwa ajili ya kujificha tu, umekosea. Vipepeo hubadili rangi yao kwa sababu nyingi zaidi kuliko kujificha tu katika mazingira ya porini. Kwa hakika moja ya sababu kuu ni kuunganisha na mazingira ili kuepuka hatari kwani wanyama hawa kwa msingi hawana ulinzi. Michel M, mtaalamu wa chembe za urithi wa Chuo Kikuu cha Geneva, anasema kwamba hata kameleoni hawezi kubadilisha rangi ya ngozi yake ili ifanane na rangi nyingine. Kudai kutawala, kubadilika-badilika kwa hisia, na kuvutia mwenzi ni sababu nyingine chache ambazo humfanya nyani-mwitu abadili rangi yake. Imegunduliwa kwamba mara nyingi nyani wa kiume huonyesha rangi zao ili kudhihirisha kwamba wanatawala. Baadhi ya wanaume hata hutumia rangi kuiga wanawake ambayo huwawezesha kujificha mbele ya wanaume wengine. Lakini kuna jambo la kushangaza linaloonekana katika nyigu wa kiume na wa kike, yaani, wanabadilisha rangi ili kuwavutia au kuwafukuza wengine. Vipepeo wa kiume hubadili rangi zao ili kuwavutia wanawake. Wanawake, ambao hawapatikani, hubadili ngozi yao kuwa rangi nyeusi na zenye jeuri. wakati zile zinazopatikana hazionyeshi rangi nyingi na hubaki na rangi ya kijani-kibichi. 2 Ananas hukula nyuma wakati unayala. Ina enzyme inayoitwa <unk>bromelain<unk> ambayo husaidia kuvunja protini. Ananas ndiyo chanzo pekee cha asili kinachojulikana cha bromelain. Inapatikana katika sehemu zote za mananasi, lakini shina hutumiwa kwa kawaida kwa ajili ya biashara. Bromelain hutumiwa kama anti-browning wakala kwa matunda kukata, kwa ajili ya utengenezaji wa nguo na vipodozi, na pia katika kuoka. Pia hutumiwa kuondoa tishu zilizokufa za majeraha makali ya kuchomwa moto. Bromelain ni enzyme ambayo huvunja protini. Wakati tunachoma ananas, huanza kuvunja protini, na kwa hiyo tunapata hisia ya kunyongwa kinywani. Ni sifa hiyo inayomfanya awe mtengenezaji mzuri wa nyama. Lakini si lazima uogope, kwa kuwa asidi katika tumbo lako ni yenye nguvu vya kutosha kuharibu enzyme hii. NASA inasema dunia leo ni ya kijani kibichi kuliko ilivyokuwa miaka 20 iliyopita, na sifa hiyo inakwenda kwa India na China. Mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa ni tatizo halisi, na yanaweza kuonekana kwa urahisi katika nyakati tunazoishi. NASA ina habari nzuri ya kushiriki nasi. Kwa mujibu wa data zilizokusanywa na satelaiti zake, sayari yetu ni ya kijani kuliko ilivyokuwa miaka 20 iliyopita, na sifa inakwenda kwa India na China. Hali hii ya kijani kibichi iligunduliwa kwa mara ya kwanza katika miaka ya 1990, lakini wanasayansi hawakuwa na uhakika kama shughuli za binadamu zilikuwa na jukumu katika hali hiyo. Baada ya miaka 20 ya kukusanya data kupitia satellite za NASA, NASA imeweza kuchunguza tukio hilo kwa usahihi. Kwa mujibu wa ripoti hiyo, idadi ya maeneo ya kijani kibichi imepanda kwa kiasi kikubwa kama misitu yote ya Amazon. Jambo hilo laweza kuonwa sana katika India na China. Programu mbalimbali za kupanda miti zilizopitishwa na mataifa hayo mawili, pamoja na ongezeko la kilimo cha chakula, zimechangia moja kwa moja takwimu hizo. Mona Lisa: Mfano wa kwanza wa picha ya Mona Lisa uliibiwa mwaka 1911 Nafasi tupu kwenye ukuta baada ya kuibiwa ilivutia macho mengi kuliko uchoraji ulivyofanya. Picha ya Mona Lisa bila shaka ni mojawapo ya michoro maarufu zaidi ulimwenguni, lakini sivyo ilivyokuwa sikuzote. Ilikuwa hadi mwaka 1860 ambapo wakosoaji wa sanaa walidai kuwa moja ya michoro bora zaidi ya Renaissance. Hata hivyo, mchoro huo ulikuwa kama kitu kingine chochote katika Jumba la Makumbusho la Louvre huko Paris. Kulingana na mwanahistoria na mwandishi James Zug, "Mona Lisa" haikuwa hata mchoro maarufu zaidi katika nyumba yake ya sanaa, achilia mbali Louvre. <unk> Lakini hii ilikuwa karibu kubadilika. Mnamo Agosti 21, 1911, Vincent de Perugia na wengine wawili waliiba Mona Lisa na kutoweka barabarani. Vincent Perugia alikuwa fundi wa kazi za nyumbani Mwitaliano ambaye alikuwa amesaidia kuweka kioo cha kulinda karibu na michoro katika Louvre. Kwa kuwa kulikuwa na ulinzi mdogo sana katika mojawapo ya majengo makubwa zaidi ulimwenguni wakati huo, ikawa rahisi kwake kufanya wizi huo. Saa 28 baada ya wizi huo, Jumba la Louvre lilitangaza hadharani kwamba kazi hiyo ya kipaji ilikuwa imeibiwa. Jambo hilo lilivutia macho kutoka sehemu zote za ulimwengu na kufanya Mona Lisa awe maarufu mara moja. Kila mtu alikuwa akizungumza juu ya mchoro uliokuwa umekibiwa. Hatimaye Mona Lisa alipatikana baada ya miaka miwili. Perugia, ambaye nia yake ilikuwa kurudisha mchoro huo kwa mizizi yake ya Kiitaliano, alikuwa ameuweka katika kabati lake. Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler na Joseph Stalin walipewa tuzo ya Nobel ya Amani. "Kujumuisha kwenye orodha ya matukio ya kushangaza zaidi katika historia ni uteuzi wa watatu, wakuu wa karne ya 20 ""Hitler, Stalin, na Mussolini"" kwa Tuzo ya Amani ya Nobel." Kila mmoja wao alipata uteuzi, hata hivyo, hakuna yeyote kati yao aliyepokea heshima hiyo. Tuzo ya Nobel ya Amani imepangwa kutolewa kila mwaka tangu ilipotolewa kwa mara ya kwanza mwaka 1901. Mpokeaji wa tuzo hiyo huchaguliwa na Kamati ya Nobel ya Norway, kamati ya wanachama watano iliyoteuliwa na Bunge la Norway. Kamati ya Nobel ya Norway inawaalika watu wenye sifa kuwasilisha uteuzi wao. Majina hayo huchaguliwa na hatimaye, mshindi huchaguliwa. Benito Mussolini alikuwa wa kwanza kati ya hao watatu kupokea uteuzi huo. Alichaguliwa mwaka 1935 na watu wawili tofauti, profesa wa sheria wa Ujerumani na profesa wa Kifaransa. Kwa kushangaza alipokea uteuzi huo katika mwaka huo huo Italia ilivamia Ethiopia. Adolf Hitler aliteuliwa mwaka 1939 na E. G. G. Brandt, mwanachama wa Bunge la Sweden. Alichaguliwa kama maandamano dhidi ya uteuzi wa Waziri Mkuu wa Uingereza Neville Chamberlain. 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