Have you ever wondered what is on top of the Egyptian pyramids or what is the rarest natural phenomenon in the world?
Our world is always changing every day and the secrets it contains always make us amazed. Although at the present time, when technology is extremely developed, people have the conditions to discover many interesting things in life, but there are still things about the world that not everyone knows.
Let’s see in the interesting facts below, how many things do you know.
1. The top of one of the Egyptian pyramids
This is the Benben stone discovered in the Phoenix temple in Egypt. Accordingly, the ancient Egyptians considered the phoenix a symbol of the cyclical seasons and believed that it had the ability to create and revive. According to scientists, the Benben stone was placed at the pyramid of Amenemhat III. The inscriptions on the stone are prayers asking the pharaoh to “look back at life”.
2. The “square wave” phenomenon
The “square wave” phenomenon or “cross sea” is known as one of the rarest natural phenomena in the world. It occurs when there are 2 wave systems in the sea moving diagonally. Seen from above, it forms a square in the middle of the sea, which is extremely interesting but it is also extremely dangerous for people or ships entering this area.
3. King Tutankhamun’s Beard Fell Off During Cleaning
The tomb of King Tutankhamun in Egypt is one of the most famous tombs in history. Among them, the mask of Pharaoh Tutankhamun is one of the rare treasures discovered in 1922 and displayed at the Egyptian Museum.
However, few people know that the museum staff once lost the beard of the mask during the cleaning process in 2014. After that, they even tried to glue the beard back with epoxy and used sharp metal tools to hide their mistake, but this actually caused more damage to the artifact.
4. Colorless Rainbow Phenomenon
The arc fog or white rainbow is a very rare phenomenon. It can only be seen when there are very small fog droplets with a radius of up to 0.05 mm present in the atmosphere and if you stand with your back to the sun and look towards the fog. Interestingly, it can even appear at night when the moon is shining in the sky and then it is called a moon rainbow.
5. Penguin Poop Could Change the Antarctic Ecosystem
As a major Antarctic resident, penguins are believed to have a powerful influence on the region’s ecosystem, producing more than 16 million pounds of rich nutrients for Antarctic crops over the past 5,000 years.
6. Our Brains Can’t Create a Strange Face in Our Dreams
Our brains are capable of many amazing things, but “inventing” completely new faces in our dreams isn’t one of them. Neuroscientists believe that the people who appear in your dreams are people you’ve met before in some way – whether they’re acquaintances, friends, or just strangers you bump into on the street for a moment.
7. The Sahara was once a jungle
As one of the largest deserts on Earth with an area of up to 9,000,000 km², the Sahara in the past was actually a dense forest covered with trees. According to scientists, 6,000 years ago, the Sahara desert was covered with green grasslands, grass and trees, but climate change has transformed this terrain into the arid desert it is today.
Source: Bright Side