10 Facts About Women
1. The word «girl» was originally meant to describe the young people of both sexes, but Only in the early 16th century the term began to be used specifically for the female sex.
2. Biological sign for female circle located at the bottom of a small cross, is also a symbol of the planet Venus, which is believed to mirror depicts the Roman goddess Venus.
3. In England, one who will offer a strange woman to have sex, face a fine or imprisonment of up to 3 months.
4. Breast in women is much greater in proportion to the body than other female mammals. The large size of the mammary glands does not affect the amount of milk produced, apparently, it happened as a result of the evolution of sexual selection.
5. In almost all countries, life expectancy in women is more than in men.
6. Depression is much more often in women than in men, and approximately 25% of all women at least once in life will suffer severe depression.
7. International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8 March 1909.
8. Most often, women are working in education, health, industry and social care. These industries, have almost a third of all working women in the world.
9. According to ancient Sumerian legend, the universe was created woman, the goddess Tiamat, which is depicted in the form of a dragon.
10. The most expensive woman in the world – Jennifer Lopez. Her body was insured for an amount of EUR 1 billion.