Things You'll Only See In Russia

A Dozen Roses? No way!

Russians are pretty superstitious. According to them, you should never gift someone a bouquet with an even number of roses. Even-numbered flower bushels are only reserved for funerals. Even if the intention was good, never show up with an even number of flowers! 

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The More You Know

  • Donkeys and dolphins are sometimes used as guard animals.
  • The chance of a coin landing heads-up is not 50-50
  • Alexander the Great encouraged his men to shave so enemies couldn't grab their beards during battles.
  • There's a Russian village where every resident is a tightrope walker.
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