During the feudal period, rich Japanese lords constructed residences with purposefully squeaky flooring (known as Nightingale Floors) to deter ninjas. The fabled, highly trained mercenaries of mediaeval Japan were so entrenched in myth and tradition that they were thought to be capable of walking on water, becoming invisible, and controlling natural forces. That has to be enough reason to lay down some new flooring.
Related Facts
Fun Fact! New Year's Eve owes a lot to the Romans.
Fun Fact! The picture of the world we see is artificial.
U.S. Chess Master Bobby Fischer was issued an arrest warrant for playing a chess march in Yugoslavia.
Fun Fact! Libyan Tea Is As Thick As Black Syrup
Fun Fact! Mario was named after a real estate developer in Washington
Fun Fact! In Chile, You Can Find The Driest Place On Earth, The Atacama Desert
Did you Know? In 1990's Korean Music incorporated American Popular Music Styles.
Fun Fact! There are more historic artefacts under the sea than in all of the world’s museums
Machine-spin cotton candy was invented by a dentist
Fun Fact! 80% of Greece is made up of mountains
Fun Fact! Ten Communities in Scandinavia Have the Shortest City Names
Fun Fact! German chocolate cake was invented in Texas
Queen's shoes are broken in by a special servant.
Fun Fact! Moldova is home to Europe’s most unlikely tourist attraction
Nobody knows where "The Midnight Kiss" or New Year's eve came from.
Fun Fact! Chocolate was consumed as a drink rather than a bar
Fun Fact! The first narrative film is under 12 minutes long.
Where the Wild Things Are was originally titled as Where the Wild Horses Are...
In Russia, Winne the Pooh was banned in the year 2009 because of alleged Nazi ties.
Funny Right! The national animal of the United Arab Emirates is NOT a camel.
A ton of cell phones holds more gold than a ton of gold ore.
Fun Fact! Jupiter has the shortest day of all planets, despite its hefty size
Fun Fact! The new car smell is actually smell of hundreds of chemicals
Fun Fact! Kite originated in China!
The construction of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia is taking longer than that of the Pyramids.