Where Is There a Country Without Women?
Athos is a 40-mile-long piece of land jutting out from Greece into the Aegean Sea. But Athos is really not part of Greece. It’s ruled by a group of monks who represent the 20 monasteries in Athos. Since 1045, the monks have forbidden women to set foot on their land! It isn’t only human women who are not permitted in Athos, but f
Posted August 24th, 2008 by admin in Odds Athos is a 40-mile-long piece of land jutting out from Greece into the Aegean Sea. But Athos is really not part of Greece. It’s ruled by a group of monks who represent the 20 monasteries in Athos. Since 1045, the monks have forbidden women to set foot on their land! It isn’t only human women who are not permitted in Athos, but females of all animal species. Only recently have exceptions been made — in the case of hens and female cats! read more » Bookmark/Search this post with: Add new comment What Is the Most Valuable Book Ever Printed? Posted August 24th, 2008 by admin in Odds In 1455, a German named Johann Gutenberg became the first person to print a book on a printing press with movable letters. He printed 200 copies of the Bible. Of these, only 21 complete copies exist today. And one of them was sold at auction in 1978 for $2,400,000, making it the most expensive book ever printed! Bookmark/Search this post with: Add new comment Where Are
