Better Side of Nicotine!

Each pack of cigarettes has a warning about the brutal truth of harmful effects of tobacco, but it does not inform that smoking bans around the world are creating a new trend – the number of marriages, friendships and close relationships is increasing...

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Zuma Fact: #44: Hurricane Names!

The U.S. National Hurricane Center is giving official names to hurricanes since 1953. Until 1979, hurricanes were named only with female names, but, since then – with both, male and female.  For example, in 2005 hurricanes were named: Dennis, Katrina,...

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The Old Man Who Was Creating Trouble!

When the Romans, in 189 BC, defeated the army of King Antiochus III of Syria, at Magnesia in Asia Minor, they demanded that Antiochus military adviser, the famous military commander Hannibal (247-183 BC) is immediately handed over to them. But, the...

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Zuma Fact: #43: Dung Beetle!

Dung beetles can sniff out a fire at a large distance and then they begin to mate. These insects belong to a group of insects with the most perfect sense of sme...

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Amazing Animal Senses That Humans Do Not Have!

Although we are very proud with the fact that, unlike animals, we have the capability of rational reasoning and suppression of unwanted impulses, as well as many other characteristics that make us 'superior', the animal kingdom still fascinates with...

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Zuma Fact: #42: Silver Ghost!

When Charles Rolls and Henry Royce made their first premium car in 1906, thanks to glazed aluminum body, the vehicle was called "Silver Ghos...

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The Cause of the Disease!

Hippocrates (460-377 BC), father of medical science, was the first doctor who rejected the superstition and the supernatural, or magical, explanations for various diseases. For many physiological changes in the human body, Hippocrates gave detailed...

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Zuma Fact: #41: First Computer!

The first computer was made in 1946 at the University of Pennsylvania. ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer) contained 18,000 vacuum tubes, it was 30 tons heavy and occupied the space of 154 ...

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Film Something Else!

Jack Warner (1892-1978), one of the founders of Hollywood film production company The Warner Brothers (Warner Bros.), was known as a skilled businessman who didn’t care about other people's judgment. When he would read in the newspapers some unfavorable...

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Zuma Fact: #40: Neurology!

Expression “neurology” (science that studies the nerves) has been made up in 1681. Bishop and doctor Thomas Wilson (1663-1755) was the first one who used it....

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Thank God!

Celebrated Spanish film director Luis Buñuel (1900-1983) reporters once asked whether his artistic destiny was crucially influenced with his Jesuit education, which was a wish of his very pious parents. "Not at all!" Replied Buñuel. "I am an atheist,...

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Zuma Fact: #39: Nick Anderson Syndrom!

Nick Anderson, a former basketball player of "Orlando Magic" has his place in psychological science: after he missed free throws in the 1995 NBA finals against the "Houston Rockets", he had developed the fear of free throws, although he was an excellent...

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Beautiful Country!

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Zuma Fact: #38: Caliph!

  Caliph is a title of a spiritual leader of Muslims who is considered as the successor of Muhamm...

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Culture or Science, Whatever!

Many anecdotes even today tell about the not so bright Soviet politician Leonid Brezhnev (1906-1982), President of the Soviet Union and Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of that country. Leonid’s political speeches, that...

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Zuma Fact: #37: Eskimos and Words!

   Eskimos have 15 words for snow, and none for the w...

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Much Better!

When a friend of Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) came to visit this famous opera composer, he found him, as usual - playing the piano. Rossini's friend, who was  a conductor, was surprised when he saw that on the piano was the score of Wagner's...

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Zuma Fact: #36: Carl Gustav Jung's Tomb!

On the tomb of the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung this saying is written, "Called or uncalled, God is there." This is Spartan proverb translated into Latin: Vocatus atque non vocatus, Deus ader...

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Like a Soup!

Although some works of John le Carre, the famous English writer of detective novels, born in 1931, are transferred on the big screen, he was never satisfied with these films. When  a film was made based on his novel "The Constant Gardener", the...

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Zuma Fact: #35: Americans and Aspirin!

  Americans annually consume, on average, about fifty billion tablets of aspir...

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Space Fame!

Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911), American newspaper magnate of Hungarian origin, founded the newspaper "New York World" in 1883. He was also the owner of the daily "New York Evening World," known for conferring the "Pulitzer" prize for journalism and literature....

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Zuma Fact: #34: Romans and Lettuce!

The Romans believed that lettuce makes people asleep. Therefore they served it to the emperors with their evening meal so that they can calmly and easily fell asle...

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Now I Know!

When the Italian composer Luigi Arditi (1822-1903), who was famous  opera conductor, once visited England, the kind hosts wanted to show him the sights. One of Arditi’s friends suggested that they visit the birthplace of William Shakespeare.       ...

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Zuma Fact: #33: Yul Brynner!

American actor Yul Brynner (1915-1985) was of  Russian-Mongolian origin. He was born in Vladivostok as Julij Borisovič Briner, and already when he was seventeen he came to Paris where he performed in nightclubs – he sang  and  played ...

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The Reward!

French King Louis XIV was driven mad by his aspiring subjects that were, among others, true sycophants. One of them, who wanted to be promoted by all means, the king met in private to talk to him. When the subject entered the king's chamber, Louis...

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Zuma Fact: #32: The Moon and Fish Appetite.

 It is scientifically proven that the position of the Sun and the Moon around the Earth affects the behavior of fish, specifically their "appetite", and that is very important for fishermen. According to scientific knowledge, fishermen have the...

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Student of a Generation!

American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was seventeen years old when he entered the University of Virginia. Already the first day he managed to gamble his annual scholarship and really soon he owed $ 2500 to local notorious gamblers. At that time,...

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Zuma Fact: #31: Cinecitta Studio in Rome.

"Cinecittà", a famous film studio located about ten kilometers from Rome, was opened in 1937. The idea of building this movie studio came from fascist leader Benito Mussolini, who realized the importance of cinema, to be precise - the film propaganda....

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500 Years of Enigmatic Smile

This great man of Renaissance was revered as a painter, architect, and in later years he devoted himself to scientific research. He believed that the artist does not need to know only the rules of his craft, but also the laws of nature. This he confirmed...

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Zuma Fact: #30: Animals and Mammals in Lake Nicaragua!

  Lake Nicaragua is the only freshwater lake in which live the same animals and mammals as in the ocean. This lake was once part of the Pacific Ocean, but it was separated from it with volcanic activi...

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Christian Drink!

When Arab traders brought coffee to Europe, the Catholic Church called it the "drink of infidels." This, however, did not prevent the Venetian and French merchants to start a lucrative business of selling coffee which was becoming very popular drink. The...

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Zuma Fact: #29: Fear of Walking!

  Many people in the world suffer from Basophobia or Basiphobia, fear of walking, so they are always lying or sitti...

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