Things You'll Only See In Russia

Superstitions

Superstitions are popular in nearly every culture, but Russians are known to take them very seriously. Walking under ladders, breaking mirrors, shaking hands in doorways are just some of the things that Russians are afraid to do. Other superstitions include this drastic one: when a new home is built, a cat must always be the first one to enter. If the cat refuses to go into the house, it must be destroyed. 

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The More You Know

  • It costs the U.S. Mint almost twice as much to mint each penny and nickel as the coins are actually worth. Taxpayers lost over $100 million in 2013 just through the coins being made.
  • Mattel once tried to sue Aqua over their song "Barbie Girl". The judge literally told them to "chill".
  • The first American woman to go to medical school was admitted as a joke. Geneva Medical School thought it was joke when Elizabeth Blackwell applied to attend 1847. She graduated in 1849, started her own practice, and opened an infirmary for the poor.
  • When Boris Yeltsin met President Clinton in 1995, his first question was "Do you think O.J. did it?"
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