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Absolutely inimitable...
01/14/2009 14:17:11 
Source: Lenta.ru
Every person can find himself in an unpleasant situation or an awkward situation. And often the decision about what to do comes too late. And the consequences are sometimes quite serious.
Don't eat or drink too much
Excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages is a problem in many countries around the world. This disease spares neither people nor animals. The Austrian dog Dingo, for example, got a severe hangover after eating half a kilo of yeast dough, and the British horse Peggy suffers after she was no longer allowed into the pub . The most important alcoholics in the animal world turned out to be tupai , who drink a dose of alcohol equivalent to three liters of beer every three days. And at the same time they feel great. The same cannot be said about people - a young Briton died after the “Who Drinks More” competition, having consumed only half a bottle of strong alcohol (after having “refueled” with beer and cocktails).
Overeating also often entails sad consequences. A huge cake and a mountain of buns were the last things the participants in speed eating competitions saw in their lives. Those who like to “kill the worm” and are not ready to give up their bad habit can be advised to stretch out the consumption of their favorite dish over time. With great pleasure, a resident of Pennsylvania ate a hamburger weighing 9.2 kilograms in 4 hours and 39 minutes (and this is not the limit: the largest hamburger of the year weighs 60 kilograms ). Destroying 23,000 Big Macs took a fast food lover from Wisconsin 36 years, and a chef from England lived 25 years eating only cookies .
Keep track of things and documents (especially if you have secrets)
Always check and record important information
You shouldn’t rely on your memory, especially if you have an important event coming up. For example, bank robbery. In Pennsylvania, a criminal tried to break into a branch shortly after noon, forgetting that the branch was only open until 12 noon. In Germany, a thief gave himself away by forgetting to remove the hanger from a suit he had stolen.
Don't give in to your emotions
Source: Lenta.ruEvery person can find himself in an unpleasant situation or an awkward situation. And often the decision about what to do comes too late. And the consequences are sometimes quite serious.
Don't eat or drink too much
Excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages is a problem in many countries around the world. This disease spares neither people nor animals. The Austrian dog Dingo, for example, got a severe hangover after eating half a kilo of yeast dough, and the British horse Peggy suffers after she was no longer allowed into the pub . The most important alcoholics in the animal world turned out to be tupai , who drink a dose of alcohol equivalent to three liters of beer every three days. And at the same time they feel great. The same cannot be said about people - a young Briton died after the “Who Drinks More” competition, having consumed only half a bottle of strong alcohol (after having “refueled” with beer and cocktails).
Overeating also often entails sad consequences. A huge cake and a mountain of buns were the last things the participants in speed eating competitions saw in their lives. Those who like to “kill the worm” and are not ready to give up their bad habit can be advised to stretch out the consumption of their favorite dish over time. With great pleasure, a resident of Pennsylvania ate a hamburger weighing 9.2 kilograms in 4 hours and 39 minutes (and this is not the limit: the largest hamburger of the year weighs 60 kilograms ). Destroying 23,000 Big Macs took a fast food lover from Wisconsin 36 years, and a chef from England lived 25 years eating only cookies .
Keep track of things and documents (especially if you have secrets)
An example of what happens if you don’t follow this advice was the British intelligence services and government agencies in 2008. Their employees forgot folders with secret documents about al-Qaeda on trains , sold cameras with photographs of terrorists at online auctions , and lost laptops with personal data of more than half a million military personnel. Detectives from the British Crown Prosecution Service lost a disk with information about criminals in the country immediately after receiving it from colleagues in the Netherlands. The police, by the way, have been suffering from forgetfulness for many years : in total, by the beginning of 2008, they had lost property worth about 700 thousand pounds sterling . Among other things, three dogs, 27 motorcycles and 149 satellite navigation systems disappeared. The Czech police are not far behind the British police - in 2008, a four-ton railway bridge was stolen from under their noses.
The musicians also distinguished themselves - over the past 12 months, they regularly left antique violins on public transport that were more expensive than this very transport .
Always check and record important information
You shouldn’t rely on your memory, especially if you have an important event coming up. For example, bank robbery. In Pennsylvania, a criminal tried to break into a branch shortly after noon, forgetting that the branch was only open until 12 noon. In Germany, a thief gave himself away by forgetting to remove the hanger from a suit he had stolen.
Due to the unwillingness to double-check the settings made, the owner of the yacht sold it at an online auction for 20 pounds instead of 10 thousand , and the British woman, who paid all her bills indiscriminately, paid for her neighbors’ utilities for 16 years. An example of absent-mindedness on a cosmic scale was the American astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, who lost her bag with tools during a spacewalk.
Clean up regularly
If you haven't cleaned up your home for a long time, then you have a chance to find something very unexpected there. And it is not at all necessary that the find will please you. For example, an elderly Japanese man discovered a beggar woman in his closet who had been “living” there for almost a year. And in Bryansk, a teacher found a mine from World War II in a school safe . In Miami, in one of the houses whose residents did not bother to clean, a hive was found where three million bees lived. In Britain, police found an entire zoo in the building, as well as weapons, drugs and jewelry.
Behave culturally
The past year has pleased us with the abundance of people repaying old debts and keeping promises. Visitors to two libraries at once returned books taken 57 and 100 years ago, respectively, and the British Queen Elizabeth II received back two bananas that she donated to an injured girl in 1943. A robber who robbed a store in Vermont left loose change in the cash register at the owner's request and even apologized to him.
Some of the heroes of 2008, on the contrary, should think about their behavior. In particular, Dutch police officers who were asked to stop using drugs . The UK has also tried to improve the image of its fellow citizens - a process has been launched there, the result of which should be a ban on the consumption of alcoholic beverages for teachers . Officials say relaxing cops and teachers tarnish the image of their professions.
Don't give in to your emotions
This tip will help you follow the previous one. Intemperance in expressing your feelings can be very costly. In Genoa, a robber tried to make a date with the cashier of the post office he robbed, but the vindictive girl still called the police. Love turned into trouble for a Chinese couple who kissed on the subway. A video of young people hugging, filmed with a camera installed on the platform, became very popular on YouTube. Now the lovers are suing the metro.
It's not just positive emotions that you should be careful of. The Japanese, who was too worried about being brought to the police , set himself on fire during interrogation , and the Australian barricaded himself in his own house and tried to provoke the police to open fire, since no one wished him a happy birthday .
In addition to dealing with the police, people often become nervous if someone does not share their political views. In Pennsylvania, a young man stabbed his brother-in-law because he supported Barack Obama and not Hillary Clinton . Another point of contention is food. In the Stavropol Territory, a livestock breeder almost killed his friend because he insisted on adding tomatoes to his scrambled eggs .
Listen to the smart ones
In addition to wasting budget funds, “eggheads” sometimes engage in useful research. For example, they calculated which day of the year is the hardest. It turns out that this is not every Monday and not January 2nd. The most unbearable of 365 days is Monday January 21st . In 2008, scientists developed the formula for the perfect pudding (last year they figured out the sandwich ), the perfect golf ball and the perfect telephone conversation . In addition, researchers convicted Moses of drug addiction , found a connection between height and jealousy , proved the benefits of ICQ , found the oldest “toilet” joke and - most importantly - calculated the flight conditions of flat rectangular cats .
Don't give importance to money
Take the example of the beautiful silver-free cleaner who gave half of her £1.2 million bingo win to the friend who was next to her when she won. Moreover, the old woman continued to work in her old place, just like the Briton who won 1.3 million pounds, who returned to his native McDonald's . A resident of Peterborough, who also loves his profession, swept the streets for free for 14 years.
If you do your job well and don't think about rewards, then perhaps one day you will be as lucky as 20-year-old James McPike, who looks after the shoes of English club Birmingham City football player Olivier Capo. The young man took such good care of the player’s boots that he decided to give him a Mercedes and pay for the car insurance.
Don't get carried away with too much technology
Technological innovations are great, but sometimes commitment to progress can quietly turn into fanaticism. Take, for example, an Australian who not only equipped his entire house with electronic devices, but even implanted a radio tag in his hand , with which he opens the door to the house. In Japan, the passion for technology does not reach such proportions, but it is widespread. Toilet paper was released especially for residents of the Land of the Rising Sun, describing the advantages of the new operating system Windows Vista Ultimate SP1. But the biggest hobby of the Japanese is not computers, but mobile phones - half of the inhabitants of Japan take a bath with them .
Communication on the Internet should also be treated with caution so as not to repeat the mistakes of 16-year-old British schoolgirl Jodie Hudson. The girl posted an invitation to the “party of the century” on several social networks, and as a result, the guests (of which there were about 400) completely destroyed the villa worth 10 million pounds, which the Hudson family rented. Many lovers of the virtual world stop seeing where it ends and where reality begins. After divorcing his wife, an Australian resident put his life up for auction, and a German couple tried to sell their eight-month-old child on the eBay network auction (the starting price of the “lot” was set at one euro).