number four unlucky

The number four is extremely unlucky

 number four unlucky

The number four (‘shi’) is widely avoided in Japan since it sounds too similar to the Japanese word for death. Keep an eye out in Japan and you’ll notice buildings don’t have a fourth floor, items are sold in sets of three or five and special care is taken to avoid encountering the number in daily life.

Related Facts
russia facts, facts about russia, russian facts, facts about russian, fun facts about russia, russia

Interestingly! Russia is home to 12 active volcanoes.

ancient, egyptians, paint, eye, black, deception, copper, makeupient, egyptians, paint, eye, black,

The Twelve-Month Calendar Was Invented In Egypt

mesopotamia, mesopotamia facts, mesopotamia fact, facts about mesopotamia

Did you Know? Mesopotamian city Uruk was one of the largest cities of those times

terracotta, qinshihuang, mausoleum, imperial, tomb, millitary, technology, arts, culture, china, arm

It was discovered by local farmers.

seal japan

Everyone has their own seal

greece facts, facts about greece, greek islands, greek facts, facts about greeks, greece islands

Fun Fact! Democracy was born in Greece

algeria, algeria facts, facts about algeria, algeria fact, algeria population, sahara dessert in alg

Interestingly! The Sahara desert takes up quite a bit of space

Uzbekistan facts, Facts about Uzbekistan

Did you Know? Uzbek people believe in goodluck bread

gutenbergbible, bible, anthology, christianity, jesus, holybook

There is no original Bible going back to the time of Jesus.

World War 2 Facts, Facts about world war 2, Hiroshima, Nagasaki

Some argue with the popular contention that the bombs ended World War Two

spain, facts about spain, spain facts, spainish facts, spainish food, spainish language, spain girls

Interestingly! Spain boasts 47 UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Ocean, ocean fact, ocean facts, ocean oxygen, oxygen facts, oxygen fact

The oceans create most of the oxygen on Earth.

OMG, omg, omg facts, omg word, first omg, winston churchill, churchill facts

The phrase "OMG" was first used in writing in a 1917 letter to Winston Churchill.

banned anime, Highschool of the Dead, Attack on Titan, death note, death note china

Did you Know? Death Note Is Prohibited In China.

Uzbekistan facts, Facts about Uzbekistan

Fun Fact! Largest shrinking lake is in Uzbekistan

oranges, oranges facts, orange color, orange fruit

Fun Fact! Not all oranges are orange.

Japanese train

Japanese trains are some of the most punctual in the world

oldest competitors

youngest and oldest competitors in the competition

polland, polland facts, facts about polland, pollish facts, polland about, travel polland, polland t

Interestingly! Poland has one of the world’s oldest salt mines

einstein, einstein brain, einstein death, Albert Einstein, Albert Einstein bio, Albert Einstein biog

Interestingly! A letter penned by Albert Einstein sparked the Manhattan Project.

uae, uae facts, facts about uae, united arab emirates facts, facts about united arab emirates, dubai

Did you Know? The United Arab Emirates is home to the world's first seven-star hotel.

Ocean, ocean fact, ocean facts, ocean oxygen, oxygen facts, oxygen fact

We still only know a fraction of the marine species in our oceans.

Winne the pooh, pooh, pooh bear, pooh facts, Winnipeg, pooh facts, real winnie the pooh

Winnie the Pooh was based on a real bear

egyptians, egypt facts, facts about egypt, egyptian gods, egyptian cat, egyptians, afterlife

Fun Fact! Egypt is the 3rd sunniest country

noodles

It’s good manners to slurp your noodles in Japan