3 Facts/Stories of the Day

[Perdita]

1. In the UK, the chance of a woman having twins has doubled since World War II.

2. In 1998, a British woman who gave birth in a Los Angeles hospital was told she could not have an epidural whilst in labour as she did not have £250 to hand over there and then.

3. Years ago in Europe, a prospective father would nibble on a huge chunk of cheese while awaiting the birth of his child. Instead of pacing outside the bedroom door, the father would eat from the centre of the cheese until a large hole had been gnawed out. Later, his newborn infant was ceremoniously passed through the hole. Must have been quite an ordeal for those who did not like cheese

[Perdita]

1. It was revealed that the hearse that carried Winston Churchill's coffin had been sold to an American busnessman for £3million.

2. The heaviest known orange ws exhibited in Nelspruit, South Africa. It weighed 5.5lbs.

3. There are more English speaking people living in China than there are in the USA.

[di marco]

3. There are more English speaking people living in China than there are in the USA.

didnt know that!

[Perdita]

1. On average, there are eight peas in a pod.

2. The word 'Queue' is the only word in the English language that can be pronounced the same even if the last four letters have been removed one by one.

3. The Chinese were the first people to ever use toilet paper.

[Perdita]

1. China is to create the world's first 'Woman Town' where women make all the decisions and disobedient men face punishments. And carved into the town gates will be the slogan: "A woman never makes a mistake. A man can never rejct a woman's request". Disobedient men will be punished by having to kneel on an uneven wooden board or wash dishes in a restaurant.

2. A British man has become a local celebrity in Croatia because his surname is Bond. Gavin Bond, a builder from London, moved to the village after looking for a change of scenery, but had no idea his name would bring him instant fame. He has been invited to civic dinners and locals flock to visit the wooden hut he shares with two stray dogs.

3. Mait Lepik won Estonia's first banana-eating contest. He managed 10 bananas in three minutes and three seconds. To save time he also ate the skins.

[di marco]

1. China is to create the world's first 'Woman Town' where women make all the decisions and disobedient men face punishments. And carved into the town gates will be the slogan: "A woman never makes a mistake. A man can never rejct a woman's request". Disobedient men will be punished by having to kneel on an uneven wooden board or wash dishes in a restaurant.

haha love it!

3. Mait Lepik won Estonia's first banana-eating contest. He managed 10 bananas in three minutes and three seconds. To save time he also ate the skins.

eurgh that made me feel sick just reading it!

[Perdita]

1. In the USA, Christmas did not become a national holiday until 1890.

2. Native Americans' Totem poles represent family trees the same way as heraldic crests do.

3. Chop Suey was invented in new York City, not China.

[di marco]

2. Native Americans' Totem poles represent family trees the same way as heraldic crests do.

i learnt that when i went to canada

3. Chop Suey was invented in new York City, not China.

i would never have thought that!

[Perdita]

1. The custom of serving a slice of lemon with fish dates back to the Middle Ages. It was believed that if a person accidentally swallowed a fish bone, the lemon juice would dissolve it.

2. In 1993, Israel's Supreme Court outlawed crocodile wrestling.

3. Rod Stewart once worked as a grave digger.

[Perdita]

1. China is the second-largest fast food market after the US.

2. Attila the Hun was suspected of suffocating from a bloody nose after passing out from alcohol at his stag night.

3. Dromophobia is a fear of crossing the road.