Unbelievable Facts - Strange Facts - The Orient

A Taste of the Orient

The Chinese were the first to use toilet paper.

Despite having a population of over a billion, China has only about 200 family names.

Singapore means “city of lions”, but none have ever been seen there.

A zoo in Tokyo closes for two months of the year so that the animals can have a rest from visitors.

The Great Wall of China is 3,977 mile long – just ten miles shorter than the longest unbroken frontier in the world, that between Canada and the USA.

The flag of the Philippines is the only national flag that is flown differently during times of peace and war. The flag is primarily blue and red halves. In peacetime, the blue half is flown on top, and during war, the red half is flown on top.

According to Indian folklore, The Day of the Dead is when the deceased return to life. Every 2 November, Mexicans mark the occasion with macabre graveside picnics. The ghoulish gourmets sit in cemeteries and tuck into such delights as chocolate coffins, sugar wreaths, and fancy breads decorated with skull and crossbones.