17 April 2014

10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 225 (15/04/2014)






2241.            In the Czech Republic, single women go out on Christmas Eve day and toss shoes.
    With their backs to the door, they throw one of their shoes over their shoulder. If the
    shoe lands with the heel facing the door, she'll find herself single for another year. If
    the shoe lands with the toe facing the door, it means she should start making
    wedding plans.

2242.            The Imperial Throne of Japan has been occupied by the same family for the last
    thirteen hundred years.

2243.            South American gauchos were known to put raw steak under their saddles before
    starting a day's riding, in order to tenderise the meat.

2244.            Muslims are banned from looking at the genitals of a corpse. This also applies to
    undertakers; the sex organs of the deceased must be covered with a brick or piece
    of wood at all times.

2245.            The Ise Shrine in China is dedicated to Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess It is rebuilt
    every twenty years.

2246.            Richard II died aged 33 in 1400. A hole was left in the side of his tomb so people
    could touch his royal head, but 376 years later some took advantage of this and
    stole his jawbone.

2247.            It was the custom in Ancient Rome for the men to place their right hand on their
    testicles when taking an oath. The modern term 'testimony' is derived from this
    tradition.

2248.            Sati is an ancient culture that existed amongst the Hindus in India, where a woman
    would throw herself on her dead husband's funeral fire thus killing her self from
    being burn alive. It was considered an honorable act and the widow was believed
    to enter straight into heaven, as a reward for her sacrifice. She became a goddess
    and statues were built in her honor.

2249.            Traditional Chinese opera has a history of more then 800 years. There are more
    then 300 different operatic forms in China.


2250.            Used in almost every Vietnamese dish, nuoc mam is a liquid drained from salted,
    fermented fish and then seasoned into a sauce.


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