Today I’ve
got a little post for you guys. Let’s sleep with some interesting news of
ancient world. Let’s rediscover our known world.
ð More than 5,000 years ago, the
Chinese discovered the way to make silk from silkworm cocoons. For about 3,000
years, the Chinese kept this discovery a secret. Because poor people could not
afford real silk, they tried to make other cloth look silky. Women would beat
on cotton with sticks to soften the fibers. Then they rubbed it against a big
stone to make it shiny. The shiny cotton was called "chintz." Because
chintz was a cheaper copy of silk, calling something "chintzy" means
it is cheap and not of good quality.
ð Long ago people of China used
marijuana only as a remedy for dysentery.
ð In Northern parts of China it was
once a common practice to shave pigs. When the evenings got cold the Chinese
would take a pig to bed with them for warmth and found it more comfortable if
the pig was clean-shaven.
ð The pharaohs, the ancient Egyptian
king wore garments made with thin threads of beaten gold. Some of the fabrics
had up to 500 gold threads per one inch of cloth.
ð The ancient Egyptians recommended
mixing half an onion with beer foam as a way of warding off death.
ð A female pharaoh was unknown in Egypt
before Hatshepsut, who had herself portrayed in male costume, with a beard and
without breasts.
ð According to the Greek historian
Herodotus, Egyptian men never became bald. The reason for this, Herodotus said,
was that as children Egyptian males had their heads shaved, and their scalps
were continually exposed to the health-giving rays of the sun.
ð History's first recorded toothpaste
was an Egyptian mixture of ground pumice and strong wine. But the early Romans
brushed their teeth with human urine, and also used it as a mouthwash.
Actually, urine was an active component in toothpaste and mouthwashes until
well into the 18th century - the ammonia it contains gave them strong cleansing
power.
=> King Tut's tomb contained FOUR coffins. The third coffin was
made from 2,500 pounds of gold. And in today's market is worth approximately
$13,000,000.
ð The Aztec Indians in Central America
used animal blood mixed with cement as a mortar for their buildings, many of
which still remain standing today.
ð King
Charles VII, who was assassinated in 1167, was the first Swedish king with the
name of Charles. Charles I, II, III, IV, V, never existed. No one knows why. To
add to the mystery, almost 300 years went by before there was a Charles VIII
(1448-57).
Had fun? Now have a sweet dream…
