Maung Thein Lwin - Believe It or Not (4)

PUNISHMENT POR THE FISCAL OFFICIALS

FISCAL OFFICALS IN RHINELAND, IN MEDIEVAL GERMANY, WHEN CONVICTED OF STEALING THE FUNDS ENTRUSTED TO THEM, WERE ALWAYS DROWNED IN THE RHINE RIVER

- Penalties for financial officials

In the Middle Ages (1100-1400 AD), the Rhineland region of Germany was... In that region, (there were) financial officials. If they misappropriated the funds entrusted to them... they were always punished... The punishment was that they (for every crime) were thrown into the Nile River (and drowned permanently).///

PAL TOMORI

(1475-1526)

HUNGARIAN MILITARY LEADER WAS MARRIED TWICE-AND EACH TIME HIS BRIDE DIED ON HER WEDDING DAY.

Paul Tory . . (1475 - 1526)

Hungarian military leader and chief of staff, Poltava Mori, married twice. Each time, his daughter, who was to marry him, died unexpectedly on the day of his wedding.///

THE BAISHIKO ROAD

THE BAISHIKO ROAD IN TAIWAN WAS CUT IN HALF BY THE BYAN EARTHQUAKE IN 1906 AND HALF THE ROAD WAS SHIFTED 6 FEET WEST

Baiping Road, Baiyiku Road, is located on the island of Taiwan. In 1906... when an earthquake struck Taiwan, Baiyiku Road split in two. Half of the road moved westward about six feet.

A BRONZE COIN

A BRONZE COIN USED IN MYCENAE, GREECE, 3,400 YEARS AGO WAS SHAPED LIKE THE SKIN OF AN ANIMAL AND WEIGHED 56 POUNDS.

Bronze coins were used in Greece as early as 3,400 years ago, and were shaped to resemble the skin of a leopard. The coin weighed 56 pounds. ,///

INSIDE THE BALLROOM

CHIMNEY THE BALLROOM OF THE CASTLE OF Heidenreichstein, Austria, IS LOCATED INSIDE ITS ENORMOUS CHIMNEY.

THE BALLROOM

The ballroom from inside the chimney

The ballroom of the Heidenreichstein Castle in Austria... was built inside the castle and the Roman chimney. ///

THE STRANGEST STAIRWAY

IN THE WORLD

THERA CAPITAL OF THE GREEK ISLAND OF SANTORIN, IN THE AEGEAN, IS REACHED BY STAIRWAY OF 1,200 STEPS THAT ATTAINS A HEIGHT OF 670 FEET ONLY BY ZIGZAGGING UP AND DOWN A ROCKY CLIFF.

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The world's most unique staircase

The capital of Santorini, on the Aegean island of Greece, can be reached by a 1,200-step staircase. The 670-foot-high view is a winding, winding climb.

It is difficult to reach from the rocky cliffs that are cut off by the rocks as you descend.