Fun, fascinating facts about real estate, home and habitat. From man-eating plants to floating houses, it's all here.

1. Interesting facts about
home and habitat

2. The term “housewarming” is pretty
literal.
Back in the old days, guests would bring piles of wood
to the new home and light fires in the fireplaces. Not
only did this keep the home’s new residents warm and
cosy, it was also thought to ward off evil spirits and
protect the new inhabitants from the unrest of any
previous owners.

3. A red front door is symbolic
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Ancient Hebrew civilisation believed that a red door could
protect first-born children from the Angel of Death.
A red door served as a beacon for travellers, and let them know
that they could knock on that door for a safe place to sleep.
A red door in Scotland means your mortgage has been paid off.

4. Google use goats
The Googleplex, where Google’s head office is
housed, uses goats to keep their lawns trimmed.

5. In Japan, houses can levitate
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A Japanese firm has developed a house that can levitate. The
house can only rise about three centimetres off of the
ground, but experts say that this could be a life-saving
mechanism.
As soon as the base of the structure sensors movement
underneath it, it springs into motion and hovers. This is
believed to save countless lives in the future, as the
devastating effects of earthquakes will reduce significantly.

6. Fun houses in Japan
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There is a three storey house in Nakameguro that
has steps going up one side of it and a slide going
down the other.
To top it all off, the builders were kind enough to add
a ball pit to it.
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7. Brass doorknobs disinfect
themselves
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It is believed that doorknobs were crafted out of
brass and copper because the ions in the metal are
not hospitable to germs, spores and fungi
Within about eight hours, all germs are said to die
away

8. In England, plants kill
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There is an entire plot in England filled with plants that
can kill you.
With over 100 species of flora, the inscription on the
garden’s gates read “These plants can kill.”
The garden boasts the infamous Hemlock plant, which is
well-known the world over as the plant that killed
Socrates.

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