Interesting facts about jewelry
Agree, because every real woman loves jewelry, because these cute things are very pleasant to any representative of the charming sex, and each of them would like to receive just such a gift. What kind of jewelry love women? At first glance, there is nothing incomprehensible and mysterious here, but there are a number of points that many people do not know about.
If you want to emphasize your natural beauty and individual charm, then what could be better than jewelry made from natural stones? Natural stones have a unique pattern and color, they always look luxurious and impressive, despite the affordable price.
Who first began to decorate your teeth?
Inserting precious stones in the teeth came to us from the most ancient Indian peoples. Maya Indians drilled holes in their teeth to insert mined jewelry there.
The unusual origin of the word “hryvnia”.
It turns out that the name of the currency of Ukraine comes from the ancient female adornment. It was a gold or silver necklace in the shape of a horseshoe or a hoop. The jewelry was worn around the neck, speaking in ancient Russian – “on the back of the neck”.
Blue amber.
In the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Mexico, you can mine blue amber, which, moreover, glows in the dark.
In the Netherlands you can get pierced eyes.
For the first time fashion for piercing eyes appeared in 2002, in the Netherlands. With the help of a special operation, a jewel in the form of a heart, asterisks or any other is implanted into the eyeball. Such an exotic decoration costs about 750 euros.
A woman can calm down with a decoration.
It has been scientifically proven that shopping brings a certain peace, joy and harmony to a woman, but jewelry and bijouterie were the most “soothing” purchases. Psychologists even recommend an interesting exercise for getting rid of depression, bad mood or nervous condition: you need to pour out all your jewelry, contemplate them for several minutes in bright light, try on a couple of other things, and then carefully spread them out in a casket. Such an exercise also contributes to the concentration of thoughts and the attainment of harmony of soul and body.
The most expensive strawberry in the world.
A $ 1.4 million berry can be tasted in New Orleans, at Arnaud’s. Strawberries in this place are served with a delicate cream, decorated with the freshest mint leaves and a pink diamond ring, almost five carats.
The secret bracelet of Pushkin.
Only the closest relatives have seen this bracelet on the legendary poet. They say that Alexander Sergeevich always wore a gold bracelet, encrusted with green jasper, and decorated with a Turkish lettering, which meant something very important to him. The poet wore an ornament on his forearm, which is why the bracelet was seen only by the people to whom he showed it.
An interesting fact about the ancient Egyptian necklaces.
Necklaces of the ancient Egyptians of high rank – Pharaohs, priests and queens, consisted of many gold polished plates, often decorated with precious stones. Correspondingly, the weight of such beauty became so large that the man leaned forward. But, the Egyptians were not confused – they just hung on the other side (on the back) a counterweight to even the posture of their “god.”
Earlier, a married woman was recognized by earrings.
In ancient Russia, the status of a girl could be determined not only by a ring, a headdress or a braid, but also by earrings. Unmarried girls wore earrings elongated, without decor, concise form. The married girls could afford to wear more expensive earrings, of complex shapes and colors, with luxurious décor and precious stones. But the very first earrings – girls got their summer from their father at five and had to keep them all their lives.
Gold from waste
Gold mining at a mine in the Chinese city of Suva is 50 times more expensive than mining the same gold from recycled waste. This means that it is much more profitable to extract gold from dry processed electronic products (in which gold is usually used) than in gold mines.