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The most interesting facts about numbers and numbers and how they affect our lives.

12/17/2016 / 20:40 | pomnibeslan

Numbers surround every person everywhere, many of them we betray a special meaning. Date of birth, address, age, train ticket number… We will tell you about the most mysterious facts about numbers and numbers.

Do you know what the largest number is called? He was given the name Centillion. It is written as "1" and 600 zeros. The number was first recorded in early 1852.
In Arabic countries, numbers are written differently than in European ones - from right to left, starting with a smaller digit. That is why, when we see Arabic designations in texts, we will habitually read them from left to right, which means that what we read will be incorrect.
Interesting facts about numbers and innovative technologies did not bypass. For example, Google Corporation is one of the largest and most successful search engines on the Internet. Its creators Sergey Brin and Larry Page paid special attention to choosing a name for their creation. Having come up with the name "Google", the developers wanted to talk about the amount of information that the system is capable of processing. "Google" - this is the name of a number that includes one and a hundred zeros. Surprisingly, the name search engine not spelled correctly, instead of "googol" it was decided to give preference to the word "Google"
"13" is one of the most unlucky numbers in Greece, however, this only applies to a date that falls on a Tuesday. The Italians are afraid of the 17th, which falls on Friday. And scientists from the Netherlands conducted a study, as a result of which it was found that the number 13 accounts for the least number of traffic accidents, accidents and other misfortunes, which is associated with the special caution and concentration of people.
The word "Number" is translated from Arabic as "0". However, over time, this name began to be used to refer to any number, not only in Arab countries, but throughout the world.
It is believed that the number "7" refers to the happiest. The person who is accompanied by this number is more fortunate.
There were also unusual facts in the world of insects. So, the centipede, unloved by many, does not have 40 pairs of legs at all. Their number can vary from thirty to four hundred.
At launch, the weight of the space shuttle reaches 2000 tons.
We often enjoy the spectacle when many clouds gather in the sky. It is worth knowing that the average weight of one cloud is five hundred tons.
One of the thickest printed publications was released in New York in 1965 - The New York Times consisted of 946 pages, and its weight was close to 3.5 kg.
If you receive a million dollars in $100 bills, the weight of the money will be nine kilograms;
The earth is rich in various minerals and other resources, however, there are materials that are worth their weight in gold - the total weight of Astatine, located in the earth's crust around the world, is no more than 0.16 grams. This is because Astatine is highly radioactive. From the Greek language Astatine means "unstable".
Satellite TV is preferred by many people today. Have you ever wondered how far the satellite is located, through which television channels are broadcast? It is located at a distance of 35,000 km.
The blue whale is a large mammal, and the length of its tongue is as much as three meters!
The Guinness Book of Records recorded the largest domestic cat, its length was 1.23 m. Breed - Maine Coon.

In fact, Arabic numerals were not invented by the Arabs, but by the Hindus.
All numbers containing "0" (multiples of ten) got their names as a result of adding the name of the first number and ten (Seventy, Eighty, etc.). The exception is the number 40, which is due to the fact that in ancient times "Forty" was called "Fourteen".
"35" and "11" are numbers that for most subjects of the Queen of England mean nothing more than "no money" and "term has come to an end." Such designations were formed from the fact that a special card is used when paying for a bus fare, and if it is inserted into the terminal, these numbers may be displayed, indicating a low balance or an overdue card. Habit is a terrible force, and today many English people use these numbers for quick correspondence via SMS.
The authenticity of a euro banknote can be verified using a serial number consisting of letters and numbers. You should replace the letter with the number that it corresponds to according to the alphabet. Next, all the digits of the number must be added, the resulting number should be added to each other, and so on until one digit is obtained. The fact that the bill is real is indicated by the answer in the form of the number 8.
Anna is the name of more than 100 million women around the world. Therefore, the nickname is considered the most popular among all existing female names!
There is only one digit that cannot be written in Roman numerals - this is "0".
The year 1961 is a fairly rare occurrence, because this number can also be read upside down. The next year is similar to 1961 - 6009.

Superstitions and numbers

Numbers have always been surrounded by a halo of superstition. In each country they have a certain meaning:

The most unlucky number for many of us is 13. A person is horrified by him and tries his best to avoid everything connected with him. The number 13 in the date promises trouble at work, parting with loved ones, accidents and other troubles. In Italy, the number 17 is equal to our 13 - people believe that 17 entails mortal danger. In ancient Rome, the Romans wrote the number VIXI on the tombstone, as if speaking on behalf of the deceased - "I am no longer here."
Superstitious fear of certain numbers experienced famous people. So, the musician Arnold Schoenberg did not like the number 13. As his life showed, it was not in vain. The composer died on the 13th on Friday, he was 76 years old, and if you add 7 and 6, we get 13! Sigmund Freud was afraid of the number 62. There are no confirmed facts that this number somehow influenced the life of a psychoanalyst, but the phobia brought the man to the point that he avoided hotel rooms with the name 62!
The number 4 for the Japanese and Chinese is a symbol of death. It is for this reason that in the houses of these countries there are no fourth floors and apartment numbers with the number 4. In the scientific world, the fear of four is called Tetraphobia.
The number 666 - in our understanding, this combination of numbers somehow refers to the devil. So, three sixes are clearly visible from the satellite, if you look at one of the residential microdistricts (522 district) located in the city of Kharkov (Ukraine). In the Himalayas, some stories are also associated with this number, for example, Mount Kailash rises to a height of 6666 meters, it is located at the same distance from North Pole. And if you are a gambler, you should know that 6666 is the sum of roulette numbers!
In Russia, Ukraine and other countries of the post-Soviet space, it is not customary to give a bouquet consisting of an even number of flowers. To bestow such a bouquet on a person is considered not only a bad taste, but also a direct wish for death. But in other countries such superstition does not exist. For Europeans, an even number of flowers symbolizes happiness!
The number 7 is the luckiest number, according to experts. It accompanies us everywhere, from the number of days in a week and the biblical seven deadly sins, to the number of shades in the rainbow and the presence of seven continents! The Japanese are of a different opinion. For them, the number 8 is lucky, denoting love, happiness, good luck.

Nostradamus cipher

The book of prophecies of Nostaradmus was first published back in 1555. On the title page of the publication there was a digital code, which was subsequently applied to other publications. However, after some time it lost its meaning and was no longer used.

They say that if you solve this cipher, a person will become enlightened and will be able to see the full picture of the future. However, this is not a simple key, because Nostradamus, protecting valuable knowledge from dishonest people, encrypted it. Unfortunately, the secret has remained unsolved.

One of the daredevils who decided to find out the secrets that the digital code holds was a certain Raphael, who lived in the 19th century. Based on the information received, tables were compiled to predict the future and present in detail the present.

Each of Nostradamus's predictions is marked with a specific date. However, you should not tie them to specific years. The seer wrote that in most of the prophecies, both places and dates are indicated, as well as times that are close to the most accurate. For encryption, Nostradamus used the science of Numerology.

One of the predictions of Nostradamus looks like this:

“The collapse of the world will occur between 2065 and 2066. Humanity will perish due to prolonged famine, merciless wars, natural disasters. The following describes the decline of mankind in the time period from 2065 to 2242 BC.

Vanga's predictions

Vanga is a Bulgarian seer who has helped many people. After the death of Vanga, talk about her does not stop. So, today the predictions of the seer by date of birth are extremely popular. Unlike the traditional astrological forecast, which should be created annually, Wang has compiled a permanent table where forty numbers are located, each of which has its own meaning.

At first glance, all the numbers and dates are arranged in a chaotic manner, however, such an arrangement can help everyone to find out the purpose, striving for which, you can achieve the desired success both in work and in family life.

How was the blind seer able to draw up and depict the magic table, accurately calculating the meaning of each number? This question has no answers. The age of people is clearly limited by dates of birth, ranging from 1940 to 1995, and find a table with complete guide to the action and the meanings of numbers on the Internet is not difficult.

The magic of numbers has always been an effective tool for clairvoyants who wanted to convey something to people through numerical designations. Knowing the date of birth of a person, you can calculate and see the pattern of events taking place in his life.

The prediction of the Bulgarian seer with the help of the table she compiled is an example of how numerology can be skillfully used.

Mysterious number "23"

IN last years the devilish number 666 has left the leading positions, today the sign leading to unpleasant situations is the number 23.

Scientists analyzed numerous facts, and it turned out that quite a lot of unpleasant events are associated with the number 23, some of them:

Before his death, Julius Caesar received 23 knife wounds;
The Roman Empire fell in the summer of 476, on August 23;
On January 23, 1556, a terrible earthquake hit China, which led to the death of many people;
In 1648, on the 23rd of May, the Thirty Years' War began;
In 1985, on June 23, there was a terrorist attack - a bomb was blown up on board the plane, which led to the death of all the people there;
At the time of the explosion on the Kursk submarine, there were 23 people in the compartment;
Visitors to Nord-Ost were captured by terrorists on October 23rd.

Today humanity is experiencing a new turn in the development of civilization. Thus, society is actively interested in the possibility of personal self-development, business, proper education of the younger generation, their own health, the creation of a strong family, and many others. It all has to do with numbers in one way or another. Thinking about them, we no longer make appointments at random, choosing the most attractive dates for this. Carefully selected time for rest, entertainment and other activities. We are looking for lucky numbers that would help avoid difficult life situations, could make life easier and more comfortable!

One of Benjamin Franklin's hobbies was collecting synonyms for the word "drunk", that is, "drunk". During his life, the politician heard and recorded 200 original expressions.

Under the original, we mean something original: for example, the author's text, a picture painted by a famous artist, etc. And in the old days, this was the name of the stick, with which a taciturn witness was bludgeoned in court in order to literally knock out testimony from him.

It was no coincidence that the British policemen were nicknamed "Bobby", and not "Willy", "Johnny" or something else. This is a tribute to Robert Peel, the British Prime Minister, who led a very successful police reform at the end of the century before last.

The word "bastard" has nothing to do with the "dish" and the tasty crumbs that you can eat from it. But with the word "fornication" it is in the closest relationship. Previously, a bastard was called a descendant, whom an animal of a thoroughbred suit "started" on the side. Then such offspring began to be called scientifically - hybrids - and the original word migrated to the Russian language as a curse word.

In everyday life, we put an equal sign between the words "ship" and "ship", considering them synonyms. But sailors don't think so. For them, a “ship” is a strictly civilian floating craft, and a “ship” is a military one.

What we call "barn" in the Kazakh language is understood as a palace. And it looks like it.

The Yahoo search engine owes its name to writer Jonathan Swift. It was he who invented this word, and also introduced into the language a synonym for the word "dwarf" - "Lilliput".

In Russia 15-18 centuries there was a position with a funny name - lip kisser. If you do not know the etymology, you might think that this man kissed those whom the king-father or other important person did not personally want to kiss. In fact, the kissers were engaged in very boring cases - financial or judicial. And they were called kissers because of the oath procedure, during which it was necessary to kiss the cross. The word "labial" also has nothing to do with the mouth: that was the name of the administrative-territorial unit in Russia.

The pesky celebrity hunters - the paparazzi - owe the definition of their profession to the Fellini film La Dolce Vita. And the character from this picture - the Italian photographer Paparazzo.

Solid and completely fitting caps with slits for the eyes and mouth are today called balaclavas. This lexeme comes from the toponym - the name of the city. During Crimean War the British besieging Balaklava suffered from the cold. To protect their faces as much as possible, they pulled hats over their heads, cutting holes in them.

The first idiots weren't stupid at all. At first, this was the name given to the ancient Greeks, who were not interested in politics and public life. But with the development of Athenian democracy, speakers from the stands increasingly uttered this word with a touch of disdain. They tried to convey to the public that a person who is not interested in politics simply does not have the intellectual abilities for this. Today, "idiot" is one of the medical diagnoses of a person's mental disability.

We still call pocket knives penknives, although we have not repaired any feathers with them for a long time. And in an era when the only writing tool was a quill pen, there was also a special knife for sharpening (grinding) it. From him came the word "pencil".

The Internet term for loud laughter - LOL - is actually much older than we think. In the language of the Dutch, it means exactly "fun, laughter." Only this is not an abbreviation, but an independent word, and it is written not in uppercase, but in lowercase letters.

The Russian language belongs to the group of Indo-European languages, which directly links it with Greek and Latin.
The closest relatives of the Russian language are the Ukrainian and Belarusian languages.
The languages of the Germanic group - German and English - had a strong influence on the Russian language. Although at first glance, they have nothing in common.
The Russian language is considered one of the most difficult languages in the world. We Russians are always surprised by this, why is it so difficult. And you try to explain to a foreigner the quatrain:

I love river banks and braids

I love it when spit meadows ring

But I love my favorite braid

You do not look askance at this weakness

Russian is one of the working languages of the UN. There are 6 working languages in the UN.
In Russian, in addition to 16 countries former USSR, large communities in Israel, the USA and freely communicate.
It is believed that more than 200 million people around the world are native speakers of the Russian language. This is about 3% of the world's population.
In total, more than 300 million people in the world speak Russian.
In some territories of the US state of New York, all official documents must be translated into Russian without fail.
Russian is the only state language in one state - Russia.
In many countries of the former USSR, Russian is the state language on a par with the national language of these states.
The Russian language is in 8th place in terms of the number of people who consider it their native language.
In addition to Russia, most people consider Russian as their native language in Ukraine - 38 million people.
Most of the native speakers of Russian who consider Russian as their native language in countries other than the countries of the former USSR are in the United States. More than 700,000 people here consider Russian as their native language.
Among the languages into which books are most often translated, Russian takes 7th place in the world.
Among the languages from which books are most often translated, Russian takes the 4th place in the world.
The Russian language is officially recognized as the "language of science", and is official language communication between scientists from all over the world.
The Russian language is one of the languages of storage of universal knowledge.
As of 2013, the Russian language ranks second in the world among the most popular Internet languages.
During the heyday of the USSR, the Russian language was studied in more than 90 countries of the world.
At the peak of the popularity of the Russian language, more than 25 million schoolchildren all over the world studied it.
At the end of the 20th century, the Russian language began to rapidly lose popularity in the world.
Surzhik is a special form of the Russian language, which has become widespread in the central regions of Ukraine.
The Russian language has a large number of dialects and dialects. This is due to the large territory of our country.
Linguists count more than 20 varieties of dialects of the Russian language.
The modern Russian alphabet was adopted in 1918 and is still in use today.
Historians of the Russian language distinguish three main periods in the development of the language - Old Russian, Old Russian and the period of the national language.
In Russian, depending on the meaning of the word, the stress can be on different syllables.
In the very big dictionary Russian language more than 253,000 lexical units.
The most famous dictionary of the Russian language, the Dahl Dictionary, contains more than 200,000 lexical units.
“Ridiculous verbs” in Russian were called obscene and indecent words.
Do not say this to schoolchildren: scientists consider the words bull and bee to be the same root words.
The Russian alphabet has its oddities. Some letters are written and sound like letters of the Latin alphabet. And some letters are written as in Latin alphabet but they sound different.
Only two letters of our alphabet have no sounds. These are hard and soft signs.
There are 74 words in Russian that begin with the letter Y.
In Russian, there are words that begin with the letter "Y". These words mean geographical names. Basically, these geographical objects are located in Siberia and in the north of Russia.
The youngest letter of the Russian alphabet is the letter "Ё". She was born in 1873.
As a sign of respect for the letter “Yo”, several monuments to this letter have been erected in Russia.
Point of wonder. So in Russian they used to call the exclamation point.
In Russian, two words claim to be the longest word in the Russian language. X-ray electrocardiographic (33 letters) and highly contemplative (35 letters).
The scientist did not come to a consensus on the issue of the emergence of the Russian language. According to one version, the ancestor of the Russian language is Sanskrit.
The first mention of the letters of the Russian language dates back to 863.
The first rules of the Russian language appeared at the end of the 15th century.
Schoolchildren learn 6 cases of the Russian language. Actually there are 10 of them.
It is believed that in no other language of the world there are so many obscene and abusive words. This speaks of the richness and diversity of the Russian language.
The Russian language, along with French and English, for its melodiousness, is considered the most the best language for songwriting.

How are the words "rocket" and "racket" etymologically related?

The words "rocket" and "racquet" are etymologically unrelated. "Rocket" appeared in Russian under Peter I from German, and in German, in turn, from the Italian "rosshetta", which means "spindle". This is due to the fact that cracker rockets resembled a spindle appearance. But the “racquet” came from the French language, where it was borrowed from the Arabic “r??at” - “palm”.

Where does the word miniature come from?

The word "miniature" comes from the Latin name for red paint "minium" and in the original refers to ancient or medieval paintings in the genre of illuminated manuscript. Because of small size of these paintings and the presence of the prefix "mini" in the word, an etymological metamorphosis later occurred, as a result of which any small drawings, especially portrait miniatures, began to be called miniatures. From painting, the term also penetrated into literature, where it refers to works of a small format.

What was called subbotnik before the advent of Soviet power?

Before the advent of Soviet power, the word "subbotnik" had a different meaning. So the high school students called the collective flogging, which was arranged for them by the authorities for misconduct committed during the school week. Corporal punishment itself was used in Russian schools until the second half of the 19th century.

Why is the word "untalented" misused today?

The word "untalented" today is mainly used in the sense of "talentless", having no talent. However, it is based on the Turkic word "talan", which means "happiness, prey". Thus, the word "untalented" in the original simply meant "unhappy" and initially had nothing to do with talent, and the modern meaning arose due to confusion and confusion with the word "untalented".

Where did the word "silhouette" come from?

In 1759, French minister Étienne de Silhouette imposed severe economic restrictions due to the financial crisis caused by the Seven Years' War. It was from his last name that the name of the silhouettes - portraits cut out of black paper - came from, since, firstly, they were much cheaper than paintings, and secondly, the minister himself was fond of making such portraits.

Where did it come from English word guy?

In 1605, a group of English Catholics tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament - these events were called the Gunpowder Plot, and Guy Fawkes became its most famous participant. He was instructed to light the fuse, but failed to do so, and Fox himself was arrested. His name was immortalized in the festivities dedicated to the salvation of the king - first, the word guy began to be called an effigy burned on the anniversary of the conspiracy, then a effigy in general, then a poorly dressed person. Now in colloquial American English, any man can be called this word.

Why did the creative elite get the name "bohemia"?

In the Middle Ages, a lot of gypsies lived on the territory of modern Bohemia in the region of Bohemia, and the gypsies who got to France began to be called Bohemians. Their way of life became the basis for comparison with the gypsies of the creative elite, leading an equally chaotic and eccentric life. That is why such a layer of society was called "bohemian".

Where did the word "fuck" come from and what was its original meaning?

In the Old Russian alphabet, the letter X was called "kher". From here came the word "fuck" in the meaning of "cross something on paper with a cross." And only later did this word acquire its modern meaning: “spoil”, “lose”.

How was the word "Internet" translated into the language of the Eskimos?

At the beginning of the 21st century, the Eskimos got acquainted with the Internet, and this term needed to be translated into their language. The experts chose the word "ikiaqqivik" - "journey through the layers". Previously, this word was used to describe the actions of a shaman who, in order to find an answer to any question, "traveled" through time and space.

Where did the expression "quiet glanders" come from?

The word sape means "hoe" in French. In the 16th-19th centuries, the term "sapa" meant a way to open a trench, ditch or tunnel to approach the fortifications. Gunpowder bombs were sometimes planted in the tunnels to the castle walls, and the specialists trained to do this were called sappers. And from the covert digging of tunnels came the expression "quiet glanders", which today is used to denote cautious and inconspicuous actions.

Where did the word "humor" come from?

The word "humor" comes from Ancient Greece, but there it was used in a medical sense. Ancient doctors believed that a person's condition consisted of the ratio of fluids in his body - blood, lymph, yellow and black bile. Each such liquid was called "humor". If all four humors were in perfect balance, the person could be considered healthy and happy.

Why do football fans shout: “Shai-boo! Shai-boo!"?

The cry of the fans: “Shai-bu! Shai-boo! can be heard at both hockey and football matches. This happened thanks to the famous hockey player Boris Mayorov, who loved to play football and even took part in the matches of the USSR Major League for Spartak. When the ball hit Mayorov on the football field, the fans began to cheer him up with the usual hockey chant.

Why is a Mitsubishi Pajero car sold in Spain under the Montero brand?

The Mitsubishi Pajero car was introduced to the Spanish market as the Mitsubishi Montero, because in the local slang the word "pajero" (read "pajero") means "masturbator".

What languages have words without vowels?

Serbian and Croatian have words without vowels. For example, in the Adriatic Sea there is the island of Krk. It is even more difficult in this regard for the Czechs and Slovaks. Their longest word without vowels is ?tvrthrst, which means "a quarter of a handful." Moreover, sentences can be formed from such words, for example Str? prst skrz krk - "put your finger through your throat."

Where did the word "coin" come from?

The Roman goddess Juno had the title Moneta, which in Latin means "warning" or "adviser". Near the temple of Juno on the Capitol there were workshops where metal money was minted. That is why we call them coins, and in English language from this title came the general name of money - "money". By the way, the original meaning of the word "coin" comes into play when we toss it for advice.

Which vegetable's name comes from the word "unripe"?

The word "cucumber" is borrowed from the Greek language, in which it was formed from a word meaning "unripe". The reason for this is that cucumbers are eaten unripe.

Where did the word "bug" in the meaning of "malfunction" come from?

On September 9, 1947, engineers at Harvard University discovered the cause of a malfunction of the Mark II computer - a moth stuck between the relay contacts. One of them documented an incident called "First Bug Discovery" (in English, bug means insect). However, the word "bug" for technical malfunctions began to be used long before that, for example, it is found in Edison's diary. The word "debugging" in the sense of "debugging, correcting errors" also arose earlier - the Oxford Dictionary of 1945 described it in relation to the repair of aircraft engines.

What holiday decorations were originally sweet and edible?

Since ancient times, there has been a tradition to shower participants in balls, carnivals, weddings with sweets. They got the name "confetti" from the Italian word for "candied" (hence the candy also got its name). Later, they came up with the idea of replacing sweets with small pieces of paper, but the word for them - confetti - remained the same.

What name of the armor was borrowed from the Mongols and ennobled?

Mongolian warriors wore armor called "khuyag". During the wars of Russia with the Golden Horde, this word penetrated the Russian language, but in an ennobled form - oriental armor of the brigantine type began to be called "kuyak"

What is the blue ball spinning overhead in the popular song?

In a popular song that sounded in the 1934 film Maxim's Youth, there are lines: "The blue ball is spinning, spinning, spinning overhead." The obvious illogicality of the text (what kind of ball can spin overhead?) is easily explained. In the original version of this song, which arose back in the middle of the 19th century, it was not “ball”, but “scarf” that was sung. But since the letter "f" at the junction of words at a fast pace was very difficult to sing, it was subsequently reduced.

How many nouns of Russian origin are there that begin with the letter "a"?

Almost all Russian words that begin with the letter "a" are borrowed. There are very few nouns of Russian origin with "a" in modern speech - these are the words "alphabet", "az" and "maybe".

Russian is the ancestor of many other languages, but at the same time it is considered one of the most difficult to learn. He is really beautiful and to be convinced of this it is enough to read the works of outstanding writers such as Chekhov, Pushkin, Lermontov, Tolstoy and many others. Many literary experts believe that if these authors wrote their works in English, German, French, or any other language, the result would be quite the opposite. And it's hard to disagree with that.

We present to your attention some very interesting facts about the Russian language.

The most interesting facts about the Russian language for children and adults

1. We all know very well that the Old Russian alphabet differed from the modern one. Most of the letters in it have retained their original appearance to this day, but their sound has changed. So, for example, the letter "X" sounded like "Dick".

2. A very large number of Russian words cannot be translated into foreign languages. One such example is the word "hangover".

3. Have you ever met in Russian words that have three letters "E" in their composition? And they are - it's "serpentine" and "long-necked".

5. Do you still think that there are no words in Russian that are written with a capital letter “Y”? And they are and these are the names settlements and rivers, namely Yllymakh, Ygyatta, Ynakhsyt, Ynykchansky, Ytyk-kuyol.

6. Without exception, all cosmonauts are required to learn Russian, since there are some names on the ISS made in our native language.

7. "High Excellency" is the longest noun in Russian, which consists of 24 letters. There is also another unusual word "take out" in Russian - its peculiarity lies in the fact that it is the only one of its kind that does not have a root.

8. Most of the words that begin with the letters "F" and "A" are borrowed from foreign languages. This was also emphasized by the outstanding Russian writer Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin - he was proud that in The Tale of Tsar Saltan there is only one word, the capital letter of which is "F" - the word "fleet".

9. The word "back street" is also unique to the Russian language - it has the prefix "KO", which is absent from any other Russian word. Also in Russian there is another very interesting word“whacked up” - after reading it, you noticed that it has six consonants in a row.

10. In ancient Russia, before the 14th century, obscene words were called "absurd verbs", and there were many of them then and now.

11. About 7 billion people live in the world, and 200 million of them speak Russian. It is also worth noting that linguists classified Russian as an Indo-European language. It is one of the four most advanced languages in the world and is also one of the six official languages of the UN.

12. Another interesting fact from the history of the Russian language: it is believed that the writer Karamzin is the "parent" of the letter "Yo".

13. The word "exclusively" - is considered the longest particle in the Russian language. But the leader in length between interjections is the word "physical education-hello."

14. World-famous linguists note that the Russian language is considered one of the most difficult. Foreigners spend a lot of time learning it, especially when it comes to writing.

15. The most interesting fact about verbs: the word "to be" is not used in the plural.

16. In Russian, you can use an infinite number of prefixes.