Facts in "Surveys" Category
#2937 - Surveys Fact     -31  The curtain or veil used by some Hindus and Moslems to seclude or hide their women from strangers is called a "purdah." |
| #2938 - Surveys Fact 0 Margaret Sanger was jailed for a month, in 1917, in a workhouse for founding a clinic that dispensed contraceptives. |
| #2939 - Surveys Fact 13 In the Middle Ages, the highest court in France ordered the execution of a cow for injuring a human. |
| #2941 - Surveys Fact 14 The Spanish Inquisition once condemned the entire Netherlands to death for heresy. |
| #2942 - Surveys Fact 16 During the eighteenth century, books that were considered offensive were sometimes punished by being whipped. |
| #2943 - Surveys Fact 1 In the marriage ceremony of the ancient Inca Indians of Peru, the couple was considered officially wed when they took off their sandals and handed them to each other. |
| #2944 - Surveys Fact 1 In 1968, a convention of beggars in Dacca, India, passed a resolution demanding that the minimum amount of alms be fixed at 15 paisa (three cents). |
| #2945 - Surveys Fact 10 Because of heavy traffic congestion, Julius Caesar banned all wheeled vehicles from Rome during daylight hours. |
| #2946 - Surveys Fact 8 Talking on a cellular phone while driving is against the law in Israel. |
| #2947 - Surveys Fact 9 In Milan, Italy, there is a law on the books that requires a smile on the face of all citizens at all times. Exemptions include time spent visiting patients in hospitals or attending funerals. Otherwise, the fine is $100 if they are seen in public without a smile on their face. |
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