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4061/ The yo-yo originated in
the Phillippines where it is used as a weapon in hunting.
4062/ In 18th Century France,
visitors to the Royal Palace in Versailles were allowed to
stand in a roped-off section of the main dining room anf watch
the King anf Queen eat.
4063/ "Dog Days" are
days of great heat. The Romans called the hottest weeks of
Summer canculares dies. Their theory was that the Dog Star
(Sirius) rising with the sun, added to its heat and the dog-days
(about 3rd to 11th August) bore the combined heat of both.
4064/ In 1954 boxers and wrestlers
had to swear under oath they were not communists before they
could compete in the state of Indiana.
4065/ During the 18th century,
books that were considered offensive were sometimes 'punished'
by being whipped.
4066/ If a family had two servants
or less in the US in 1900, census takers recorded it as lower
middle class.
4067/ In 1801, 20 per cent of
the people in the US were slaves.
4068/ In Ancient Egypt, killing
a cat was a crime punishable by death.
4069/ In Victorian Times, there
was an intense fear of being buried alive. So when someone
died, a small hole was dug from the casket to the surface,
then a string was tied around the dead person's finger which
was then attached to a small but loud bell, that was hung
on the surface of the grave. Then, if someone was buried alive,
they could ring the bell and whoever was on duty would go
and dig them up. Someone was on duty to do this 24 hours a
day - hence the graveyard shift.
4070/ Native Americans never
actually ate turkey: killing such a timid bird was thought
to indicate laziness.
4071/ Morocco was the first country
to recognize the United States in 1789.
4072/ Sumerians (from 5000 BC)
thought that the liver made blood and the heart was the centre
of thought.
4073/ The first telephone book
ever issued contained only 50 names. It was published in New
Haven, Connecticut, by the New Haven District Telephone Company
in February 1878.
4074/ The Japanese National Anthem
has lyrics/text from the ninth century, but the music is from
1880.
4075/ The eight dollar bill was
designed and printed by Benjamin Franklin for the American
Colonies.
4076/ Ancient Egyptians shaved
off their eyebrows to mourn the death of their cats.
4077/ The Chinese, in ancient
times, used marijuana as a remedy for dysentry.
4078/ The Great Wall of China,
which is over 2,500 miles, took over 1,700 years to build.
4079/ There is enough stone in
the Great Wall of China to build an eight-foot wall encircling
the globe at the equator.
4080/ In ancient Egypt, the apricot
was called the egg of the sun.
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