The Eiffel Tower is rusty and in urgent need of repair.

Experts argue that the only way out is to almost completely disassemble it, repair it, repaint it and reassemble it. The renovation will be completed by the end of 2024. The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889, and initially its service life was not to exceed 20 years. Every year this attraction is visited by about 6 million tourists, it ranks fourth in attendance after Disneyland, the Louvre and the Palace of Versailles.

In Britain, an antique vampire hunter set was sold for 13 thousand pounds.

It belonged to a high-ranking 19th-century official, Lord William Haley. The set includes standard tools for fighting evil spirits: a Bible, crucifixes, a bottle of holy water, a rosary, two pistols and a wooden stake. The buyer of the antique set wished to remain anonymous.

The British have found the largest water lily on the planet.

Its diameter is three meters. Scientists have discovered a third species of giant water lilies from the genus Victoria. Its seeds were misidentified and brought to Britain from Bolivia 177 years ago. For almost two centuries, the water lily Victoria boliviana grew in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and no one knew about its uniqueness. Before that, it was believed that only two species of giant water lilies of this genus grow on the planet - Victoria amazonica and Victoria cruziana.

Artificial intelligence will test the Chinese for loyalty to the party.

The Hefei Research Institute in China has developed an AI that is able to test members of the Chinese Communist Party for party allegiance. Due to the loud discontent of the citizens of China, the institute removed the research from the public domain. According to scientists, the AI ​​was supposed to read the reaction of politicians to the news and draw conclusions about their loyalty - "do they feel gratitude to the party, do they listen to the words of the party and follow the party." Thus, the researchers planned to apply new technologies to strengthen the Chinese Communist Party. 43 party members participated in the AI ​​test.

Fountain with beer.

The Austrian "Beer Party" has set up a fountain with beer on the central square of Vienna - anyone can pour themselves a glass of foam. The beer fountain was promised 2 years ago, when the party won a seat in the local parliament, then the election promise could not be fulfilled due to the coronavirus. But the pandemic ended and the promise was kept.

The Volkswagen auto concern is engaged, among other things, in the production of sausages.

The German carmaker has been making its own currywurst at its Wolfsburg plant since 1973. The company produces more than 18 thousand sausages per day and they even have their own number in the spare parts catalog, and each package is labeled VW Original Part, which translates as “Volkswagen Genuine Part”.

The history of the handshake.

Handshakes were originally meant to make sure the person you meet wasn't hiding a weapon. By squeezing the hand, they determined that there was nothing in it, and by shaking it a little, they were convinced that nothing was hidden inside the sleeve.

Did you know?

Astronauts on the ISS do not hover because of the lack of gravity, but vice versa. They are in constant free fall, falling below the Earth's horizon. Gravity pulls them towards the Earth.

Popular cocktail.

An unusual Caesar cocktail is popular in Canada. It is a mixture of vodka and clamato (clam broth + tomato juice).

Why did pirates wear earrings in their ears?

Among pirates, the earring was considered a magical amulet that saved from blindness, from the evil eye, from seasickness, from drowning and many other misfortunes.

The youngest country in the world.

Uganda is the youngest country in the world: 48% of the country's population is under 15 years old.

An island of wet wipes has changed the course of the Thames.

The course of the Thames has changed slightly due to an artificial island made up of used wet wipes. It is the size of two tennis courts and in places reaches a meter thick. The UK authorities have repeatedly urged residents to give up wet wipes and even wanted to ban them. People wash this hygiene product down the drain, but it does not dissolve there and eventually accumulates in the Thames. Ecologists say that wet wipes harm not only the river itself, but the entire aquatic ecosystem, because they contain a lot of plastic. Wet wipes make up 90% of the solid fat deposits found in sewers.

Kate Bush broke three Guinness World Records with "Running Up That Hill".

The composition was released in 1985, and in 2022 experienced a new wave of popularity after being featured in the fourth season of Stranger Things. The Guinness World Records Committee confirmed that Bush has won the following titles: "Oldest Female Artist to Top the Chart", "Longest Time a Track Topped the Official UK Singles Chart" and "Longest Gap Between Topping the Chart".

Scientists have taught artificial intelligence to detect the "distress cries" of chickens.

Researchers in Hong Kong have created an AI that detects the sounds chickens make when they have health problems. It was previously known that a sharp and short squeak signals this - only it is impossible to recognize it on a farm where thousands of birds live without special technologies. The deep learning model detects the sharp, short "peep" of a chicken from the general noise on the farm.

The largest alcohol molecule in space has been found at the center of the Milky Way.

In the Sagittarius B2 gas and dust cloud, astrophysicists have found the largest alcohol molecule in space - isopropanol, which is added to sanitizers on Earth. This substance was first discovered in interstellar space. The discovery of the molecule will help to understand how different substances are formed in interstellar space.

Italian barbers have been banned from washing their clients' hair twice.

The mayor of the Italian city of Castenaso, Carlo Gubellini, has banned barbers from washing their clients' hair twice. For violation - a fine of up to 500 euros. The restriction was introduced due to the strongest drought in the country over the past 70 years. Against the background of the drought, restrictions on water consumption were introduced throughout the country. For example, fountains were turned off in Milan.

Replacement for opium: American scientists have created an anesthetic implant that cools the nerves.

According to the developers, the device can help with acute pain - for example, after amputations, nerve transplants or spinal decompression surgeries. The device includes a pump, an external control system and an implant made of a soft elastic polymer. The latter contains a sealed set of tiny channels that are placed around the target nerve like a cuff. The implant has an important advantage: unlike pain relievers (such as opioids), it is not addictive.

The bones of astronauts in space age faster than on Earth.

Doctors have found that the bones of participants in long-term expeditions to the ISS are rapidly losing density in space. She does not return to normal even a year after returning to Earth. Scientists believe that this factor should be taken into account when developing exercises for astronauts.

In Switzerland, they created eco-plastic from plant waste.

The heat-resistant and durable material is made from inedible parts of plants and is suitable for the production of food packaging, 3D printing filaments and fabric fibers. The new plastic is as strong as PET thanks to lignin, a biopolymer that makes up the stiff walls of plant cells. The material can be heated up to +100 °C, it does not pass oxygen and steam. Ecoplastic is recycled chemically or breaks down into sugars in the natural environment.

Wastewater has learned to turn into beer.

The NEWBrew drink appeared in Singapore - for it, water from the sewer is thoroughly cleaned using ultraviolet light and filters. According to those who tried it, the drink tastes no different from ordinary beer.