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Interesting facts & trivia

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evergreen
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Re: Interesting facts & trivia
10/05/2009, 9:14 AM

Here's some useful info!! My neice just returned from a Greek cruise & sent me this comment:

"I love Santarini. We walked up the 600 steps instead of taking the lift or a donkey. Had to dodge the donkeys coming down though!!

A few times I jumped on the wall to avoid being stepped on"

 

Later, I checked in the "Warehouse of Useless Knowledge" & found these two very interesting facts about donkeys:

More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes

The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times

So there you have it, now you are well prepped for the visit to Santorini !!

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Re: Interesting facts & trivia
09/30/2009, 12:38 PM
The last home of Virgin Mary is in Selcuk near ephesus(efes)

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09/23/2009, 9:35 AM

Grand Bazaar is the biggest old covered bazaar in the world, with over 3.000 shops.

Hmmmm, better make that 5 pre-nights in Istanbul Jill...............

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09/23/2009, 9:32 AM
Blue Mosque is the only mosque in Istanbul with six minarets. It's the only one in the city having six of them, which is the maximum number you can have in a mosque

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Re: Interesting facts & trivia
09/23/2009, 6:31 AM

greek flag

Ah, finally !!! Here is the picture of the flag which I have been trying to paste here!!!

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Re: Interesting facts & trivia
09/23/2009, 6:11 AM

Meanings and Symbolism of the Greek Flag

The nine stripes are said to represent the number of syllables in the Greek phrase "Eleutheria H Thanatos", usually translated as "Freedom or Death!", a battle cry during the revolt against the Ottoman Occupation.

The equal-armed cross represents the Greek Orthodox church, the predominant religion of Greece. The Church played a crucial role in the fight for independence against the Ottomans.

The color blue represents the sea which is so important to Greece and such a major portion of its economy. The white represents the waves on the ocean. Blue has also always been a color of protection, seen in the blue eye amulets used to ward off evil, and white is seen as the color of purity.

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Re: Interesting facts & trivia
09/23/2009, 5:59 AM
Delphi, Greece, was considered to be the Navel of the Earth. 

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Re: Interesting facts & trivia
09/16/2009, 2:08 PM

Greek people love to dance, so there are 63 different folk dances in Greece

Get ready, Olivia LOVES to dance.....................

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Re: Interesting facts & trivia
09/16/2009, 12:07 PM
I love this! Keep the facts coming!Cool

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Re: Interesting facts & trivia
09/16/2009, 11:53 AM
In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional way of proposing

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Re: Interesting facts & trivia
09/16/2009, 11:49 AM
  • The renowned Belgian pralines Leonidas have been named after the 5th century BC King of Sparta, who was homonymous.

    • OK, try saying "homonymous" fast, ten times!!!

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    09/16/2009, 11:47 AM
  • The popular yo-yo toy, the second oldest known toy in the world, originated in the days of ancient Greece, around 3,000 years ago.

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    09/16/2009, 5:42 AM
    Anyone can outrun me so I'd probably have oodles of husbands, if I was a Greek heroine!!!!!

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    09/15/2009, 6:45 PM

    Atalanta (aka the goddess of travel and adventure) a Greek heroine refused to marry any man who could not beat her in a foot-race…and those who lost were also killed!

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