What is the story of the exotic fruit that is banned from airports, hotels and public transport?

However, as soon as you open it, it smells so bad that it is banned from most public transportation and airports around the world, even though it is one of the most expensive fruits in the world.

Behind its unpleasant smell, lies a big secret, durian has an incredibly delicious and sweet taste. Everyone describes the taste of the fruit as custard-like, which is a mixture of caramel and vanilla, and it has a strange soft texture, while its external shape resembles the shape of a pineapple.

Due to its strong, unpleasant odour, the durian fruit has been banned on many public transport across Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore.

On one of the flights that were transporting durian from Asia to Europe, passengers refused to board the plane, and the flight was canceled because of the bad smell.

Despite the unpleasant smell, the durian fruit is one of the healthy fruits, as it is naturally rich in iron, vitamin C and potassium, which improves muscle strength and skin health and lowers blood pressure. Moreover, durian contains dietary fiber that is beneficial for gut health.

The original home of this magical fruit is Malaysia and Indonesia, but today durian farms are spread in Sri Lanka, southern India, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, southern China, and Thailand. Source: agencies

Ground rehearsal for the search for the optimal location for a station on the moon

Sergey Ponomariov, who is in charge of implementing the SIRIUS project, announced that the participants of the Russian SIRIUS-23 isolation experiment will determine the best location for the station on the moon.

Ponamariov said in an interview with the Russian Novosti news agency: “The daily work schedule of the participants in the experiment is set by the hour, and sometimes by the minute. We call this schedule a pie chart consisting of scientific methods, which we are currently forming in the scientific experiment program. There are also starting points, important points, and special events. , such as landing on the moon, and searching for the perfect place for a future lunar station."

According to him, during this experiment, scientists will monitor the behavior and reactions of crew members while simulating possible emergency situations.

It should be noted that the SIRIUS (Scientific International Research In Unique Terrestrial Station) project is being implemented at the Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences and includes conducting isolation experiments simulating a trip to the moon. The first 17-day trial was conducted in November 2017, a four-month trial in 2018-2019, and a third eight-month trial in 2021-2022. The experts are planning to conduct three experiments, each of which will last a full year, starting with the first experiment in the month of November, as those wishing to participate in it are currently being selected by the competent committee. Source: Novosti

Putin congratulates the world's first female cosmonaut on her birthday

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the world's first female cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova, on her 86th birthday.

The text of the statement, in which Putin congratulated Tereshkova, said, "The highest degree of professionalism, fortitude and sincere desire to serve the homeland allowed you to realize your big and daring dream, and to write a bright and unique page in the history of the conquest of the universe and the development of the national space program."

In his statement, Putin indicated that "Tereshkova's experience is needed in legislation and social work," and wished her success and health.

The space flight on the spacecraft "Vostok-6 "

Valentina Tereshkova made her first space flight in the Vostok-6 spacecraft on June 16, 1963, and the trip took about 3 days.

And Valentina told her mother before she was launched into space that she would participate in a paratroopers' match, and her mother first learned about her flight into outer space from Soviet radio news.

The callsign used by Valentina Tereshkova in space was "Seagull", and the last sentence she uttered before leaving Earth was: "Heaven, take off your hat!"

An error was discovered in the vehicle's automatic program after its launch into space, as the "Vostok-6" vehicle began to move away from the Earth with each revolution around it, instead of approaching it, so the error was corrected directly.

Despite nausea and declining health, Valentina Tereshkova managed to endure 48 orbits around the Earth, spent more than 3 days in outer space filling out the ship's logbook, photographing the Earth's horizon, as the images were later used when discovering atmospheric aerosol layers.

The astronaut held other positions in different periods, including:

1966–1989 Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR

1968–1987 Chairman of the Committee of Soviet Women

1974-1989 Member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

1987-1992 Head of the Department of the Union of Societies of Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries

1989-1991 People's Deputy of the Soviet Union

1992 Head of the Department of the Russian Association for International Cooperation

1992-1995 Vice-President of the Russian Agency for International Cooperation and Development

1994-2004 President of the Russian Agency for International Cooperation and Development

since 2008 - present, deputy of the Yaroslavl District Duma and representative of the United Russia party in it. Source: Russian agencies