Fun Facts

[BuildingSelf24]

India has the longest constitution in the world with 146,385 words, a preamble and 470 articles grouped into 25 parts with 12 schedules and five appendices. The US Constitution is the shortest and oldest constitution still in effect.

 

[Rose White]

Most American publishers of Kenneth Grahame’s book The Wind in the Willows excised the chapter “Piper at the Gates of Dawn”, which explains the cosmology of the in-book universe, because the depiction of Pan was too similar to the devil.

 

[Rose White]

In Victorian times recipes for chicken referred to second joint and white meat because it was indecorous for a woman to refer to the thighs and breasts of a chicken.

 

[Friday]

it was indecorous for a woman to refer to the thighs and breasts of a chicken.

That’s ALSO why table cloths got so long… and couches/chaises/lounges got so short &/or got fabric draping over them …because “legs” were so improper.

LIBERTINE for life.

 

[Rose White]

because “legs” were so improper.

JFC…

 

[Rose White]

The East India Company had its own army?! Well I guess United Fruit had a whole government—but that was covert. With East India Company it was just in your face—“we will take what we want and force you to work because we have the guns.”

And speaking of United Fruit—how weird is it to name a clothing store Banana Republic—why?

 

[Friday]

The East India Company had its own army?! Well I guess United Fruit had a whole government—but that was covert. With East India Company it was just in your face—“we will take what we want and force you to work because we have the guns.”

And speaking of United Fruit—how weird is it to name a clothing store Banana Republic—why?

The Hudson Bay company was given the right to start wars, (sign treaties, conscript, enslave, hold trials & execute/indenture/etc.)… with their decisions backed by the English army/navy. Including regiments and ships devoted to their service.

The British Empire? OG outsourcing.

 

[Shaylee]

Art used to be an Olympic Sport

When the Olympics Gave Out Medals for Art

In the modern Olympics’ early days, painters, sculptors, writers and musicians battled for gold, silver and bronze

www.smithsonianmag.com

 

[Rose White]

At least six ravens are kept at the Tower of London at all times in accordance with the belief that if they are not there the kingdom will fall. They are cared for by the Ravenmaster.

 

[Shaylee]

At least six ravens are kept at the Tower of London at all times in accordance with the belief that if they are not there the kingdom will fall. They are cared for by the Ravenmaster.

I know some strange things/ideas about the Tower but never ran into this one… may have to go down that rabbit hole!

 

[notsurewheretoturn]

I know some strange things/ideas about the Tower but never ran into this one… may have to go down that rabbit hole!

And their wings are clipped so they can't fly away.

 

[Shaylee]

Sea Otters hold hands while sleeping to prevent drifting apart.

Sea Otters Hold Hands While Sleeping and They Even Cuddle

While the habit is relatively rare, it provides a unique window into the social lives of these much-loved marine mammals.

www.discovermagazine.com