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| Today is: Sunday January 28, 2001. |
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Trivia: Romans |
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 In midieval England, beer often was served with breakfast.
In the 1700's, you could purchase insurance against going to hell, in London, England.
In the 19th century, the British Navy attempted to dispel the superstition that Friday was
an unlucky day to embark on a ship. The keel of a new ship was laid on a Friday, she was
named H.M.S Friday, commanded by a Captain Friday, and finlly went to sea on a Friday.
Neither the ship nor her crew were ever heard of again.
In the Great Fire of London in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only six people
were injured.
In the marriage ceremony of the ancient Inca Indians of Peru, the couple was considered
officially wed when they took off their sandals and handed them to each other.
In Turkey, in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, anyone caught drinking coffee was
put to death.
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 persons finger which was then attached to a small but loud bell that was hung on the
surface of the grave, so then if someone was buried alive, they could ring the bell and
whomever was on duty would go and dig them up. Someone was on the clock 24 hours a day-
hence the grave yard shift.
Income tax was first introduced in England in 1799 by British Prime Minister, William
Pitt.
It cost more to buy a car today in the United States than it cost Christopher Columbus to
equip and undertake three voyages to the New World.
It has been calculated that in the last 3,500 years, there have only been 230 years of
peace throughout the civilized world.
January is National Soup month.
Native Americans never actually ate turkey; killing such a timid bird was thought to
indicate laziness. |
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