10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 222 (12/04/2014)

2211.            There are men in Guam whose full-time job is to travel the countryside and deflower
    young virgins, who pay them for the privilege of having sex for the first time.
    Reason: under Guam law, it is expressly forbidden for virgins to marry.

2212.            Hindus don't like dying in bed, they prefer to die beside a river.

2213.            During the time of Peter the Great, any Russian man who wore a beard was
    required to pay a special tax.

2214.            In China, the dark shadows forming a face on the moon are seen as "the toad in the
    moon," not "the man in the moon."

2215.            Some very Orthodox Jew refuse to speak Hebrew, believing it to be a language
    reserved only for the Prophets.

2216.            Sending a red Christmans card in Japan is considered bad manners because
    usually funeral notices are printed in red.

2217.            According to beliefs in Poland, swallowing a willow catkin from a branch
    consecrated by a priest would bring good health.

2218.            There are 450 types of cheese in the world, and 250 come from France.

2219.            Vietnamese legends state that the Vietnamese are descended from a dragon lord,
    Lac, and an immortal princess, Au Co, and that all Vietnamese are related to each
    other. An early name for Vietnam was Au Lac, reflecting the country's origins.

2220.            In parts of Malaya, the women keep harems of men.