Fact Of The Day

[Rainbowmum]

[COLOR="Silver"]^Time to grow some basil, thank you.
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When it came to marriage, the Spartans had some very interesting customs. One particularly odd one was associated with the wedding night. The bride would be "captured" by a bridesmaid.

The bridesmaid would then shave the bride's hair and dress her in a man's cloak and sandals. She would then lay on the mattress in the dark until her groom came to find her. The husband would continue to visit his new wife in secret for some time after the marriage. Some experts say this "abduction" tradition was to ward off the evil eye and that shaving her head signified her transition into a new life.

[monk]

The creosote bush, which grows in the Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan deserts, has been shown by radiocarbon dating to have lived since the birth of Christ.

[Rainbowmum]

Hat makers used to rub mercury, which is poisonous, into the felt material they used to make the hat. The poison would get into the hatter's blood and often make him go mad. This is probably the reason behind the expression "mad as a hatter.

[Spades]

Scotland's national animal is a unicorn.

[monk]

Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first U.S. president whose name contains all the letters from the word “criminal.” :biggrin:

[partisan]

When customers visited the first uk supermarket they were afraid to pick up goods in case they were told off

The last private resident of 10 Downing street was a Mr Chicken

All but one of the ravens at the tower of London died from stress during the blitz

[Lalo]

There have been no studies tracking the long-term effects genetically modified foods may have on humans. Researchers fear that the health risks may include: Exposure to allergens, antibiotic resistance, endocrine disruption, reproductive disorders and accelerated aging.

[partisan]

Just like humans, cows moo in regional accents.

Tintin is called tantan in japan, tintin means penis.

In ancient greek, the word "idiot" meant anybody who wasnt a politician.

[monk]

By the time the average American child reaches 14, they have seen around 11,000 murders on television.

:frown:

[megumidesu]

Tintin is called tantan in japan, tintin means penis.

actually , the sound "ti" doesn't exist in japanese ~
but the japanese equivalent would be "chi" , and "chinchin" is slang for penis