20 Cosas Rarísimas que No Sabías Hace 5 Minutos #6

20 Weird Things You Didn't Know 5 Minutes Ago: real curiosities, fun facts, and surprising tidbits about design, maps, brands, sports, transportation, language, technology, and everyday objects. In this video, you'll discover 20 weird things you didn't know 5 minutes ago: why the power button mixes a 1 and a 0, what the hole in some padlocks is for, what the ampersand (&) symbol hides, how lane ropes in swimming pools break waves, why some runners start further ahead, how the Panama Canal lifts ships, why Samoa removed a day from the calendar, and what arrow FedEx hides. The 20 Things You Didn't Know 5 Minutes Ago series is designed for curious minds: general knowledge, design, everyday life, famous brands, sports, cities, and little details of the world explained quickly, clearly, and with visuals. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:22 The power button mixes a 1 and a 0 01:06 Padlocks have a hole that isn't there for decoration 01:50 Credit cards are almost exactly the same size worldwide 02:38 The zipper on your jacket probably has the initials of a Japanese company on it 03:23 Braille was born from an idea of ​​night writing with raised dots 04:11 The ampersand (&) is a compressed Latin word 04:55 “Lorem ipsum” is not random text: it comes from Cicero 05:46 The ropes in competition pools are wave breakers 06:34 In track and field, some runners start further ahead to run the same distance 07:20 US interstate highways have a number code 08:07 The Panama Canal lifts giant ships using gravity 08:53 Railroad tracks can bend from heat 09:35 The bridge of The Øresund disappears into an island and becomes a tunnel 10:18 Baarle has borders painted on streets, shops, and houses 11:03 Samoa skipped a whole day on the calendar 11:47 Cappadocia has underground cities carved into the rock 12:35 The FedEx logo hides an arrow 13:20 McDonald's arches were originally real architecture 14:09 PlayStation buttons weren't random symbols 14:59 The first computer mouse was a wooden box with a wheel 15:48 Closing Subscribe to Now You Know to discover real curiosities every week about everyday objects, travel, technology, sports, brands, history, and the world around us. Follow me on my other social media:   / ahoralosabes96   Contact email: [email protected] #funfacts #trivia #thingsyouneverknew #nowyouknow