The most incredible celebrations of the world

People who are used to their culture, holidays of other Nations seem to be amazing and often strange. To understand traditions of other people should just try not to limit yourself to just your culture. However, a series of events peculiar to various peoples, is truly amazing and unusual, which will be discussed below.

International pirate day. 

The most incredible celebrations of the world

This holiday, although originated in the USA, it spread thanks to the Internet around the world. Now every year on 19 September can be found in different parts of the world people in bandanas and eye patches for the eyes who speak unusual pirate language, interspersing the familiar words of "pieces of eight", "thousand devils".

Interesting facts about kings

Interesting facts about kings

1. Abdul Kassim Ismail – the Grand vizier of Persia (X century) has always been close with my library. If he went, the library followed him. 117 thousand book volumes transported on camels. And books (i.e. the camel) are in alphabetical order.

2. The ruler of Babylon there was an interesting ceremony of the annual "re-election". For this he came to the temple of Marduk, the main Babylonian deity, and gave a speech, in which he argued that not done in his reign nothing wrong. He was on his knees, and the chief priest tore his regalia, slapped his cheeks and pulled his ears. After some other ceremonies the ruler was considered to have passed the test and continued to reign.

8 things banned in some countries

9 things banned in some countries

1. Most game consoles are made in China and, oddly enough, many Chinese prisoners forced to play games such as World of Warcraft that the state had the opportunity to sell their drops (loot) from other players. For this reason, the ban on computer games, it seems absurd for China. The ban came into force in 2000, when officials decided that Chinese children spend too much of my time gaming, instead of work (!).

5 most absurd of objects of taxation in the history of the world

Governments all over the globe always showed an enviable ingenuity when it came to tax collection. Most often, different kinds of taxes and duties served as a way to replenish the Treasury, but at other times were dictated by the desire to wean people from bad habits (Smoking, for example).

1. Urine

Urine

People in ancient Rome lived more than a million, while the latter case has not yet risen to a sufficient height. Flows of sewage which regularly produced organisms of the Roman citizens, threatened to turn the city into a stinking Venice.

The Romans tried to maintain their city clean, and not skimped on the construction of toilets. And even built superior, by that time, the sewage system to remove sewage. But here's the problem, not all toilets to this system was able to connect. Not all. Under the majority of latrines were located containers, which, if left unattended, inevitably had to be filled and to overflow.

The most unusual laws in the world

Once again Hello, I would like to highlight another portion of unique, unusual, and stupid laws from around the world, for which the penalty is not small. In the category of interesting facts about the law and policy you can find previously published articles on the topic.

The most unusual laws in the world

The penalty for poor diet

In the small town of South Berwick in the U.S. state of Maine, the person who stopped the car near a cafe Dunkin Donuts (an establishment that sells fast food), will be fined 175 dollars. So local authorities fight for the health of the nation. Well and at the same time replenish the local budget.

The penalty for tardiness

The laws of the state of Oregon prohibit holding the car door open longer than you need for disembarkation/embarkation. It is only the driver or passengers to linger, as they will give a fine of 90 dollars. 

The prohibitions that exist only in Japan

In Japan, there are many unusual things that people in European countries seem at least strange. No one would argue with the fact that the Japanese – faddish people that constantly invents and introduces the all new wild fashion trends. Of course, as in any country the inhabitants of Japan have their national peculiarities and restrictions of the latter of which we wish to tell you in this article.

Not to take off your shoes

The prohibitions that exist only in Japan 

In Japan it is customary to divide the space — a house separately, street, temple separately, etc. Before entering you will have to wait a little nut and the place where you want to take off their shoes and leave shoes. A house in shoes come only at the funeral (incense and harness only at the funeral too). Don't forget to take your shoes off when you go to visit!

Street shoes must be removed before entering Buddhist temples, in the interior. There are special Slippers for toilets and baths. Even just to put sneakers in the room, you walked down the street (the Japanese would say: "Soles which touch the street") — is a violation of decency. Stay tuned for more icons, please take your shoes off. To walk on the wood floors of the temples barefoot, by the way, very nice.

Interesting facts about the code of pirates

Anyone interested in the history of the pirates knows that there are many codes, for example, written by Henry Morgan, George Lauter, Bartholomew the Portuguese, Bartholomew Roberts. Before entering into force of the code, each team member had to sign it. After this rule was placed in the most prominent place. We want to introduce you with articles four codes, which survived until our days.

Interesting facts about the code of pirates

Four complete or nearly complete pirate codes survived. First published in 1724 Pirate code from Henry Morgan is preserved thanks to the book by Alexander Exquemelin he wrote in 1678, traveling across seas and oceans with the American pirates. Codes were very much, but have been preserved not so much because the pirates to surrender burned any reminders of him to prevent the use of the code against them in court.

Code Henry Morgan

I. Everyone has the right to vote during decision making; each has equal rights of ownership of the production team. Also team member has an equal share in the stock of liquors seized at the time of work, and can use it at your pleasure, if at the moment the team is not experienced in the specific resource shortage.

Views of the Golden Calf back

To describe what people are doing for money, you will need more paper than is spent on their production. So it seems there is no need to inspire people to new feats in this field. On the other hand, the routine is sticking. When day after day you bitch the same primitive way, it's boring. And I want to open courses of improvement of qualification for financial scams and show what heights achieved true masters of this business.

I want to tell here about the most, I think, outstanding. I apologize in advance, they refer to quite different areas of financial activity.

1. Biggest counterfeit money.

Views of the Golden Calf back 

Fake money ancient and respectable occupation. About the talents of counterfeiters are legendary, they write books, make movies, sometimes they are even taken to the civil service, where they reach if not of honours, awards. 

But what of difficulty, artistic ability, underground press and the hardest scheme of distributing counterfeit money? But it is so simple! In the end, money is constantly printed and distributed quite legally, by the government. All you need is to "infiltrate the system". This brilliant idea came to the head of the Portuguese Alves DOS Rios in 1924, which decided that it is no worse than the government, particularly the fact that the rule at the time in Portugal. By this time he had already been convicted of fraud while in jail a total of 54 days. In Portugal at that time, there has been a mitigation of punishment for economic crimes. Later researchers of his biography have found something that has eluded the investigation, namely, fake diploma, unsecured checks and stuff like that. 

Interesting facts about accounting

Do you think that accounting is boring and monotonous, but at the same time very hard work? You are, however right, but on our website we would like you to Shine in the history of the development of this trend and to tell about some interesting facts about accounting.

Interesting facts about accounting 

You may be surprised, but the accounts in a particular form originated in ancient times. When the earth was inhabited by humanoid Neanderthals. Primitive people were primitive "to count", due to the fact that in those days numbers, as such, did not exist they were identified as notches on stones, cave walls, animal bones, pieces of wood. Later as the counting method applied to ordinary rope, which was done nodules.

Of course this type of accounting was thorough, but the notches on trees, and knots in the ropes laid the Foundation accounting. But in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia simple economic calculations were carried out on papyrus, wooden and clay tablets and later on paper.

Interesting facts about loans and banks

Modern people have long appreciated all the delights of credits that can be taken at any time, in virtually any amount, at any time and with minimal interest rates. To buy you anything depending on your desires. Money, of course, will have to pay then, including a small percentage. Without interest meaning of credit there, but because it is an integral part of any loan. But this is an everyday, all known realities, and we would like to tell you about the most incredible stories about lending, for example, in ancient Egypt, for example, was spread a special form of contract of loan. If the debtor does not return money on time, he risked becoming a slave to the lender, if was not to return the money any other way.

Interesting facts about loans and banks 

Interesting fact # 1: the First credits in the world was in Assyria, Babylon and Egypt. Scientists have found evidence to this effect, in the VIII century BC there were the first money lenders that have to lend money at interest. Also in circulation were the banknotes special (modern analogues of securities), which was called hudu.

Interesting fact No. 2: In Ancient Greece, creditors in the land of their debtors placed signs, called hypothéke (mortgage). It meant that when nonpayment of the loan the land will become the property of the creditor.