Amazing Facts About Gifts

the.future (31)in #history • 6 years ago

In German there is the word Drachenfutter, if translated literally, then it is translated "dragon feed". A means a gift to his wife from the guilty husband.

In 1945, Russian schoolchildren presented to the American ambassador a wooden panel in the form of the US coat of arms. But the schoolchildren did not know that it had a "bug" built into it, which eight regularly broadcast all the talks of the ambassador.
Not only do people indulge ladies with gifts, for example, in male tots, the male presents the female with the insect he has caught, in order to mate with it.
Catalonia has an unusual tradition. At Christmas it is customary to give kaganers. These are small sculptures of shitting little men.
The longest list of gifts was at Stalin's 70th birthday. A list of his gifts was printed in Soviet newspapers from December 1949 to March 1953.
In Japan, gifts for the Valentine's Day are given only to the stronger love. Girls do not get anything, but are concerned only with how to find the best man's gift for their beloved.
The Statue of Liberty is the greatest gift in the history of mankind. It was given to the French by the Americans in 1881.
Eskimos make gifts for the new year with their own hands. They make small sculptures of ice, which are kept in the conditions of the far north for a very long time.
The most unusual gift for a wedding, according to modern standards, can be considered chess, which must necessarily be presented to the newlyweds in Persia.
All the kings had a cameral service, which was engaged in the selection of gifts.