Highest.

The tallest basketball player in NBA history is Sudanese Manute Bol, whose height was 231 centimeters. He is also the only player in NBA history to kill a lion with a spear and buy his wife for 80 cows.

Japanese scientists have discovered parasitic worms capable of killing cancer cells.

Osaka University researchers have created hydrogel shells containing anti-cancer drugs. If you "clothe" nematode worms in them, they can transport drugs and destroy cancer cells in the human body. Nematodes are tiny, free-living worms that usually live in soil or other ecological niches and, under certain circumstances, can enter the human body. Anisakis simplex, a marine nematode that can colonize humans when eaten, has shown an increased interest in cancer cells.

Tesla Cybertruck sold out until 2027.

This means that the buyer will have to wait about 5 years to get his Cybertruck if he orders it right now. Mass deliveries, according to Elon Musk's next statements, will begin at the end of 2022, and applications began to be accepted in 2019. During this time, Cybertruck has been improved in all directions, including based on errors in past models. However, the price will also change significantly. It can be assumed that it will start at $70,000.

In the US state of South Dakota, during a severe storm, the sky turned green.

Meteorologists said that the unusual color of the sky was caused by the reddish emission of light from the setting sun, reacting to the blue drops of water inside the thunderclouds. Such a phenomenon is also a warning before a large hail.

VR bus in Rome.

Rome has launched a tourist VR Bus, which offers to observe the Eternal City of 2000 years ago using virtual reality. By the way, such an excursion is accompanied by special aromas. 30 minutes of sightseeing will cost 15 euros.

Interesting facts about ants.

1. Ants have a larger biomass on Earth than humans. 2. Some ants are able to recognize themselves in a mirror. During the experiments, they noticed and cleaned off the colored dots applied to them from their bodies.

Lady Gaga's stage name comes from the Queen song "Radio Ga Ga".

Rob Fusari once texted Germanotta under the alias "Radio Gaga" and a spell check turned "Radio" into "Lady". Germanotta loved it, and that's how Lady Gaga was born."

Apple will protect its devices from surveillance.

iOS 16 will introduce a lockdown mode. When it is enabled in Messages, the preview of links and files is disabled; incoming calls from unknown people in FaceTime and other applications are blocked; shared photo albums are deleted, new invitations to them are blocked; communication with wired devices and accessories is disabled; installation of configuration profiles is prohibited; it also disables the ability to enroll in the mobile device management system.

Australian police dogs can even find digital media of criminals.

Puppies can find USB sticks, hard drives, microchips, and any form of digital media. These files help the police in solving crimes. Two-month-old puppies are trained for 3 months. Now they are involved in 74 operations and have already discovered 328 digital media.

In a new software update, Tesla has learned how to avoid potholes and put them on the minimap.

Thanks to roadway scanning capabilities and Tesla Adaptive Suspension, ride height is now automatically adjusted to overcome uneven obstacles. Also in the update, it became possible to add all the bumps on the road to a special map, the data of which is transmitted to other cars - but so far on the Model S / X.

Soil samples from Mars will still be delivered to Earth.

Some scientists have raised the question of the danger of shipping Martian samples due to the possible presence of some deadly alien viruses. Thankfully, NASA has said it will not cancel the program and will instead put more effort into isolating the samples and keeping them safe on Earth.

The 10-year record for launching paper airplanes has been broken.

It took Julian Chee months of research to come up with a design concept for a long-range aircraft. According to him, there are several factors that affect the performance of any aircraft, but the general essence always comes down to a balance between mass and wing area. The paper craft flew 77.134 meters, beating the previous record of 69.14 meters set by Americans John Collins and Joe Ayoub in 2012.

In the US, they want to open a bank of faeces.

American doctors want to create a bank of stool samples for the treatment of intestinal diseases using fecal microbiota transplantation. Scientists believe that this procedure in the future will also help rejuvenate the body and treat asthma, multiple sclerosis, obesity and diabetes. In a feces bank, people will be able to store their excrement in anticipation of scientific breakthroughs in medicine. Samples can be taken in youth and used in old age.

Solar electric car.

Dutch start-up Lightyear will launch sales of the first electric car that is fully charged by solar energy this year. Development has been going on since 2016. According to the manufacturer, the car will not charge for months. A test drive starts in July-August, and the first deliveries will begin in October this year. On the site, the preliminary cost in the Aurora colorway is €255,000.

Tattoos and piercings.

The study showed that tattoos and piercings are more common among those who were abused in childhood or received little attention from their parents. Researcher Mareike Ernst and her colleagues used a sample of 2,510 participants aged 14 to 44. The results showed that about 40% of the participants had at least one tattoo or piercing, and approximately 25% of the participants reported severe abuse or neglect at an early age. Among participants who reported childhood abuse, 48% had tattoos or piercings.

The world's first sand accumulator was launched in Finland.

It allows you to store solar and wind energy until winter, when the price and demand for heat rises. Green energy, based on the principle of operation of electric fireplaces, heats sand up to 500 °C in an accumulator. Then, with the help of a heat exchanger, it heats the air circulating inside the chamber. It is it that is used in winter to heat water in the central heating system. From there, heat is supplied to the buildings. Sand is stored in a giant bunker, its volume is 100 tons. The temperature in the storage can stay at +500 °C for several months.

Rhinos have reappeared in Mozambique after disappearing there 40 years ago.

Mozambique, after a civil war and rampant poaching, is restoring its wild fauna - the first white rhinos were brought into the country from South Africa. They disappeared in this East African state 40 years ago. The animals were taken to the Zinave National Park. More than 2.3 thousand re-imported animals already live there. In the next two years, 40 rhinos are planned to be resettled in Mozambique. In ten years, there will be a thriving population.

Global warming is driving methane emissions four times faster than previously thought.

An increase in temperature promotes the production of this gas, activating microbes in swamps. At the same time, natural reactions to neutralize gas in the atmosphere are slowed down due to more frequent forest fires.

China has quarantined almost two million people.

A new outbreak of coronavirus began in Anhui province, where almost 300 Chinese were infected in one day. The authorities decided that it was very dangerous and locked up 1.7 million residents for prevention.

Vinyl records are back.

In 2021, vinyl record turnover was $1 billion, up 61% from a year earlier. The jump is so big that the producers are physically unable to cope and declare that it is time to start building large vinyl plants.