Barns once played an important role in Swiss culture and everyday life. Unfortunately, these days, most of them are just nostalgic reminders of the past. But some locals have come up with a very creative idea to save these buildings from ruin: moving them by helicopter to areas where local legislation would allow them to make changes. Each piece of wood is carefully packed and numbered to make it to the final destination safely. Let's take a look at these and other unusual constructions around the world.

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Imagine hiccuping for 68 years straight. A man named Charles Osborne had quite a funny way of talking that he developed to hide the sound of his endless hiccups. Poor guy had been hiccupping nonstop starting from June 13, 1922, for over 68 years! There are a few different theories about what might have caused his hiccups. Either way, he was stuck with the hiccups for all his remaining life. But is hiccuping dangerous?

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Have you ever noticed that the food you see in ads on the big screen and the food that ends up on your plate at fast food restaurants are rather different? That's because they use commercial tricks to make you hungrier for their products. The staff at Cinnamon rolls places heat baking sheets with sprinkled cinnamon and brown sugar to keep the sweet aroma in the air all day long. Slogans, mascots, or meals can change, but nearly all well-known fast-food chains go with a similar warm color palette. And did you know that your burgers are wrapped in grease-repelling paper?

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When you see mold on your food, your first instinct is to throw it away. But is mold always that terrible and dangerous for your health? There are at least 14 types of molds you can find in the woods, in your house, or even on your plate. They look weird and cool at the same time. What about the friendly food that’s moldy on purpose? Penicillium roqueforti is the blue cheese mold. And if Penicillium sounds familiar, that's because it does save lives, and I'm sure you heard about it before.

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For a long time, scientists have been trying to figure out how plants start the process of turning sunlight into sugar through photosynthesis. But now, some researchers have finally decoded those tricky signals that plants send to themselves! Humans can't survive without photosynthesis. Without plants, there would be no animals, including humans. So, if we understand how to manipulate plant growth, we can also control the quantity of food we produce and our life.

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Imagine being so tall that you can work in construction without a ladder, touch the ceiling in your house without even raising a hand, or lift a horse without a problem. That’s all real in the world of giants, and I’m not talking about some fictional characters here. Robert Pershing Wadlow was officially the tallest person in recorded history, with a height of 8 feet and 11 inches, about half as tall as a giraffe. The current Guinness World Record holder for being the tallest living man is Sultan Kösen. What is it like to be taller than everyone you know?

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How to get better service in a hotel? How to get the biggest discount for your stay? What do hotels offer for free? We love hotels: they are part of the adventure of our travels. And they are supposed to be your home away from home, but do you know what secrets they’re keeping? To ensure nothing blights your vacation, it would be useful to know several hotel tricks. Even a small thing like a broken bed or a dirty hotel room can spoil the impression of the entire trip. Therefore, to get ready in advance, check out some little tricks that will help you save money and have a great time on vacation. Do you know, for example, that you can easily get an upgraded room without any additional charge if you have a birthday, anniversary, or wedding? Or that you can view everything in the hotel and choose which room you like the most? So, here’s what no staff member or hotel manager would ever tell you…

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Right now, there are about 10,000 planes carrying almost 1½ million people from one point to another. But once you're on the plane and look out the window, it seems as if your aircraft is the only one dashing across the sky.  The sky may seem deserted, but it's just an illusion. Planes can't just fly wherever they want - they need to follow special routes. These routes are more or less the same for all aircraft, and during your flight, several other planes are likely soaring nearby. Soтwhere is everybody? 

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Why does a stop sign have 8 sides? Why don't snorers wake themselves up? Why do we have red eyes in flash photos? There is so much to know about the world, and sometimes when you stumble across some amusing facts you cannot help but gasp in wonder. Some facts blow your mind, some information makes you want to try it yourself immediately, and other things simply prompt you to find more trivia.  So if you are one curious cat, you are in for a treat because this video is full of random facts that you were probably never aware of. Do you know, for example, why we have eyebrows? Or why we feel colder when our skin is wet? So here's another compilation of amazing facts about the world that can make you sound knowledgeable in conversations with others.

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How far is the edge of the Universe? Astronomers have recently found a strange object far away from Earth. It disappears every two minutes and sends out waves of radio noise three times in one hour. This space object appears to be different from anything else we've seen before in space. Speaking of weird things we've found in the Universe, the toughest object we know of is made from the remains of a star that has faded away.

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