Did you know that… Albert Einstein, one the greatest scientists of the 20th century is a known fan of the violin. He started his career as a clerk, but very few people know that Albert Einstein was a hopeless philanderer. After his first divorce he married his cousin Elsa. During his second marriage he went out with his secretary and six more women, from whom he received different gifts. The White house was originally gray, as it was the color of the stone it was built with. The walls were painted in white to hide the dark spots from the smoke, which appeared after the Canadian troops burned it during the War in 1812. Analysts conducted a research and found out that during the last 3,500 years there were only 230 years of peace of the civilized world. The habit to shake hands when you meet a foreigner was originally the sign to show that both parties were unarmed. The first bomb that was dropped on Berlin killed every animal in the Berlin Zoo except the elephant. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. In early times people got married preferably in June, because they had their annual bath in May. Consequently in June they still smelled and looked good. However, if the man started to smell, the bride carried the bouquet of flowers… Now, it is a tradition of the modern wedding. People in ancient Egypt removed their eyebrows to honor the memory of their dead cat. If a statue of a person, in a square or in a park, on a horse has both legs in the air, that means that the person died in the battle. If there is only one leg in the air, the person died from the injuries of the battle, and if all the legs are on the ground, then the death of the person was natural. Tablecloths were originally meant to wipe the hands and the face after the dinner. In 1830 ketchup was used as a medicine. Sometimes Bruce Lee moved so fast, that they needed to slow the film down to see his moves. The lighter was invented earlier than the matches. Hope you enjoyed some unknown facts about history and our life. Now, who can say that our history is boring?
Posted on: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:08:04 +0000
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