Curious, isn't it?

Did you know that...?

1/ KANGAROO

There is a legend about the origin of this name. It seems that in the past, British people asked an Australian aborigine they saw for the very first time, about the name of this animal, and he said "Kan-Guh-Ru", which result in "kangaroo". The English name of this animal. However "Kan-Guh-Ru" means "I did not understand" :-)

2/ SEX IN THE ANCIENT ENGLAND

Information on the history of Ancient England explains that, in order to be able to have sex, it was necessary to ask for permission to from the King, who authorized it by means of a plaque that said "Fornication Under Consent of the King" (F.U.C.K.), which gave origin to this word.

3/ THE MEANING OF THE WORD "OK"

During the American Civil War, when the troops went back at to their barracks without any injury, they used to write on a big blackboard "0 Killed", so that's where "OK" comes from.

4/ THE TRUTH

When ancient Romans had to say the truth in a trial, instead of swearing on the Bible as they currently do, they had to do it squeezing their testicles with their right hand. The word "testify" comes from that old custom. costume.

5/ EQUESTRIAN STATUES
Did you know that there is a connection between the number of the horse's legs that are supported on the floor and the way the rider died in battle? If the horse has both front legs in air, that means the rider died in battle. If there it is only one leg off the ground then of them, the rider died from due to his battle injuries. However if the horse got has all of its the legs on the floor, the rider died by of natural causes.

Curious, isn't it?

Well done Spain07!  Very interesting post and I have learned a lot of new things. Keep writing more of these excellent articles!

Curious, isn't it?

Did you know that...?

1/ KANGAROO

There is a legend about the origin of this name. It seems that in the past, British people asked an Australian aborigine they saw for the very first time, about the name of this animal, and he said "Kan-Guh-Ru", which resulted in "kangaroo". The English name of this animal. However "Kan-Guh-Ru" means "I did not understand" :-)  (Sí, la leí en una gaceta española cuando estudiaba en España. "Sabías que...")

2/ SEX IN THE ANCIENT ENGLAND

Information on the history of Ancient England explains that, in order to be able to have sex it was necessary to ask the King for permission to the King, who authorized by means of a plaque that said "Fornication Under Consent of the King" (F.U.C.K.), which gave origin to this word.

3/ THE MEANING OF THE WORD "OK"

During the American Civil War, when the troops went back at their barracks without any injury, they used to write on in a big blackboard "0 Killed", so that's where "OK" comes from. (Lo sabía también) :)

4/ THE TRUTH

When ancient Romans had to say the truth in a trial, instead of swearing on the Bible as they currently do, they had to do it squeezing their testicles with the right hand. The word "testify" come from that old costume. (Ow.)

5/ EQUESTRIAN STATUES
Did you know that there is a connection between the number of the horse's legs that are supported on the floor and the way the rider died in battle. If the horse has both front legs in the air, that means the rider died in battle. If it is only one of them is in the air, the rider died dies due to battle injuries from battle. However if the horse got all the legs on the floor, the rider died by natural causes.

Curious, isn't it?