The Chinese were the first people to ever use toilet paper. |
In Africa the women of the Xhosa tribe are allowed to smoke
pipes when they come of age. |
Indian Totem poles represent family trees the same way as English
Heraldic crests do. |
Anyone in England who reaches the age of 105 will receive a
telegram from the Queen or King on every birthday. |
Tibetans rub themselves down with rancid yak fat to keep themselves
warm. |
In Taiwan a third of all funeral processions feature a stripper. |
In the USA Christmas did not become a national holiday until
1890. |
A census in 1920 revealed that fewer than one Eskimo in 46
has ever seen an igloo. |
The average US marriage lasts about 9.4 years.
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