10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 223 - (13/04/2014)

2221.            The active ingredient in Chinese Bird's nest soup is saliva.

2222.            In some areas of Italy, they forego the Christmas tree and decorate a small wooden
    pyramid, called a ceppo or "tree of light", instead.  

2223.            The Great Wall of China is the largest construction project ever undertaken by man,
    and its stones could build an 8-foot wall around the world at the equator.

2224.            In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but
    may only do so with her bare hands. The husband's lover, on the other hand, may
    be killed in any manner desired.

2225.            Widows in equatorial Africa actually wear sackcloth and ashes when attending a
    funeral.

2226.            Every day, Americans eat an estimated 18 acres of pizza.

2227.            In Cali, Colombia, a woman may only have sex with her husband, and the first time
    this happens, her mother must be in the room to witness the act.

2228.            It was quite common for the men of Ancient Greece to exercise in public .. naked.

2229.            Native American Indians used to name their children after the first thing they saw as
    they left their tepees subsequent to the birth. Hence such strange names as Sitting
    Bull and Running Water.

2230.            The Matami Tribe of West Africa play a version of football, the only difference being
    that they use a human skull instead of a more normal ball.