10 Stunning Facts That National Geographic Has Shared With Us

• 2:22 pm July 29, 2022
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What is situated on the highest point of the pyramids of Egypt? How is "volcano bread" made in Iceland? In which conditions could the most extraordinary phenomenon on the planet at any point be seen? The method involved with searching for answers supports individuals' energy, makes them dream, and causes them to feel like pioneers. That is the reason we like to learn new things about ourselves and the world encompassing us to such an extent.

Tutankhamun’s beard fell off during a cleaning process in the Egyptian Museum in 2014.

Pharaoh Tutankhamun's burial mask is the symbol of Egypt and one of the 10 symbols of our human progress. The mask, which was found in 1922, has experienced many conflicts and unrests however was ruined by the workers of the historical center in 2014. They unintentionally knocked off his beard and endeavored to stick it back with an epoxy glue to hide their slip-up, which carried significantly more harm to the artifact. The mistake was uncovered in 2016 and stunned historians all over the world.

If you feed canaries red pepper, they will change their color.

There is an extraordinary pigment located in canaries wings that is liable for their color. That is the reason their feather develop different tinges because of sun rays or food devoured by the birds. Yellow canaries consuming red pepper will become orange or totally red. What's more, the pepper doesn't hurt birds — it actually contains numerous nutrients.

There exists a rare and beautiful phenomenon called “cross sea”.

Cross sea is an extremely lovely and uncommon peculiarity that happens when there are 2 wave frameworks in the ocean moving at sideways points. It very well may be lovely from the above, yet in the event that you get found out in these waves, your vessel can easily turn upside down or lose its way, while these wave systems can prevent you from being able to swim to the shore.

This is what the top of one of the Egyptian pyramids looks like.

This is the Benben stone (from roughly 1840 B.C.) that was found in the sanctuary of Phoenix. Old Egyptians looked at Phoenix as a symbol of repetitive seasons and accepted it had the ability to create and resurrect. As indicated by researchers, Benben was situated on the highest point of Amenemhat III's pyramid. The inscriptions on the stone are a prayer asking for the pharaoh to “see life again.”

Some types of orchids are called “devil’s plants” and it’s not for nothing.

Satan's orchid (Telipogon diabolicus) has been as of late tracked down in the woodlands of Colombia. This type is one of a kind in view of its appearance — you can see the picture of a face with horns and red eyes looking like a devil in the middle of the flower. Tragically, you can't buy this flower in a shop since it just fills in unique circumstances and is recorded as an endangered plant species.

Every 23,000 years the Sahara turns from a thick forest into a desert and vice versa.

Researchers say that around 6,000 years back, the Sahara was covered with green fields, grass, and trees however environment changes have transformed the landscape into a bone-dry desert. As per the review, these progressions happen roughly at regular intervals.