Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain reacts after competing in the women's 200m during the Wanda Diamond League Golden Gala meeting. Dina Asher-Smith placed first. (Photo by Ciro De Luca/Reuters)

A pigeon eating cherries in Bydgoszcz, Poland on September 14, 2018. The pigeon was captured at dinnertime, as he was caught on camera with its mouth full of a cherry. (Photo by Piotr Grny/Caters News Agency)

People celebrate the victory of the final of EURO 2020 Italy vs England on July 11, 2021 in Rome, Italy. Italy's men's team claimed victory over England in the UEFA EURO 2020 final at Wembley Stadium this evening, winning the tournament for the first time since they hosted the competition in 1968. (Photo by Yara Nardi/Reuters)

If we were to burn NH4Cr2O7 with HgSCN in the Dark Ages in Europe and show it to anyone, it is us who would be burning next on a fiery cross of Inquisition. And it’s no wonder, since this experiment produces a truly marvelous result. At first, as you ignite the mixture of NH4Cr2O7 and HgSCN, all you can see is that it is slowly burning with a reddish flame. After a while, however, a crater is formed in the middle of the burning pile, and then, suddenly, tentacle-like appendages start sprouting from the burning mixture. And you can almost hear the scream of the mad occultist – “Come forth, Kraken! Come forth!” But of course, this is simply a chemical reaction that is called the "Pharoah's Serpent". It was also often sold in firework stores until people realized that it was toxic.

The world's longest moustache (belonging to one Ram Singh Chauhan of Rajasthan, India) measures a staggering 11.5 feet, or nearly 4 metres.

Отава Ё – Яблочко (Otava Yo – Yablochko; Russian: Яблочко, “Little Apple”). Yablochko is a Russian folk song of chastushka style and dance, traditionally presented as sailors' dance. The choreographed version of the dance first appeared in the 1926 Reinhold Glière ballet The Red Poppy and from there is known in the West as the Russian Sailors Dance.

People pose for photos beneath the Hollywood sign on September 25, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Hollywood is awaiting the final vote on a tentative contract agreement between over 11,000 Writers Guild of America members and Hollywood studios in the nearly 150-day writers strike. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

NHRA funny car driver Alexis DeJoria suffers an engine fire after winning her first round matchup during the Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex on October18, 2020 in Ennis, Texas. DeJoria would be uninjured in the fiery incident. (Photo by Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports)