The Amondawa language has no word for “time”, or time periods such as “month” or “year”. The people do not refer to their ages, but rather assume different names in different stages of their lives or as they achieve different status within the community. The post The Amondawa language has no word for… appeared first… Read More »
The Statue of Liberty was originally proposed and built to be placed on the mouth of The Suez Canal. The project was initially scrapped, after a lack of funds. And later on, sent to the USA as a gift after successful procurement of funds. The post The Statue of Liberty was originally… appeared first on… Read More »
During the Great Depression Clifton’s Cafeteria eateries boasted the slogan “Dine free unless delighted.” In the original restaurant’s first three months of business, ten thousand customers took him up on the offer. Enough customers paid their bills to make them a success. The post During the Great Depression Clifton’s Cafeteria… appeared first on Crazy Facts.… Read More »
There are Polish Haitians who date back to 1802 when they fought along side Haitian slaves during the Haitian Revolution which helped establish the world’s first free black Republic. The Poles acquired Haitian citizenship for their support in overthrowing the French colonialists. The post There are Polish Haitians who date back… appeared first on Crazy… Read More »
In order to bolster its waning popularity as a travel hub, Japan’s Kishigawa Train Line appointed a cat named Tama as its new station master in 2007, leading to a huge spike in popularity as a tourist destination. In 2010 a second cat was hired to “assist” Tama with her duties. The post In order… Read More »
In Japan people don’t sign documents but have personal stamps for documents. They’re called “inkan” (印鑑) and personal ones need to be registered at your local city hall (市役所・役場) and business ones at the Legal Affairs Bureau (法務局). This has made working remote so difficult here. Everything needs to be stamped by all parties to… Read More »
The Schiphol fly is a fly engraved on urinals at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. The psychology is that men will want to “wash” the fly off the urinal so they focus more when urinating, apparently lowering cleaning bills in public bathrooms. The post The Schiphol fly is a fly engraved… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source