At the 1936 Olympic games, competitors from Liechtenstein were shocked to discover their flag was the same as Haiti’s. Liechtenstein added a crown to their flag a year later.
100 Mind-Blowing Discover Facts
There’s enough gold inside Earth to coat the planet. Turns out, there’s quite a bit of gold on—or, really, in—our planet: 99 per cent of the precious metal can be found in the Earth’s core, Discover Magazine reports. How much is there? Enough to coat the entire surface of the Earth in 1.5 feet of gold.
Scientists don’t know what causes the shower curtain effect. Picture this: you hop into the shower after a long day. You close the curtains. As you run the shower, you notice that the curtain billows inward. Thus, you discover the shower curtain effect. Until now, scientists haven’t pinpointed what causes this strange phenomenon.
The Mayo Clinic made glow-in-the-dark cats while trying to find a cure for AIDS. This was mainly due to the specific protein in their bodies that was fluorescent green. They also used this protein to discover if their tests worked out or not. Glowing was a sign that the tests were successful.
Bumblebees can fly at great heights. Bumblebees can fly beyond the height of Mt. Everest. Researchers were shocked to discover that two bees that they were tracking were able to fly up to 30,000 feet high.
Some young axolotls are cannibals! Yes, the grim reality is that many young axolotls wouldn’t think twice about having a nibble of their brothers and sisters after they’re born. Don’t worry, though, as this isn’t a death sentence, as you’ll discover from fact #11.
The Titanic wreckage was discovered during a top-secret mission to search for sunken nuclear submarines. Robert Ballard, who discovered the Titanic wreckage, originally went to the US Navy to request funding to develop an advanced robotic submersible that would allow him to search for the wreckage. The navy liked his idea but decided to use it to search for two lost US nuclear submarines. The mission finished early, and Ballard was able to use the extra time to discover the lost ship.
With the usage of AI, customer services can map out customer journeys and discover business-related information about different parts of the experience. – Forbes