Just because carpet belongs underfoot doesn’t mean that it
should belong out of mind! We often take this wonderful creation for granted
but if you dig a little deeper and you’ll discover all kinds of fascinating facts
and here are just 15.
1.The Norovirus has the ability to survive on an unclean
carpet for more than a month.
2. The oldest carpet in history is the Pazyryk carpet, which
is over 2,000 years old. It was discovered in the Scythian tomb of Southern
Siberia in the 1940s.
3.Experts say that air blown out from a vacuum cleaner could
be one of the places in the home with the most germs.
4. Originally the swastika was a symbol of fortune and can
be found on many carpets in America, Europe and China.
5.The saying "to weep under the carpet" was first
recorded in 1963.
6. The #3 hit song "Magic Carpet Ride" By the band
Steppenwolf was the bands second hit, after "born to be Wild".
7. The Vacuum cleaner which was invented by Edmund Heming in
1699 was inspires by the street-sweeping machine.
8. Vacuum cleaners in the early 20th century were so large
that it took 3 people to operate them, they were also powered by coal.
9. Red carpets are used at formal events and the first
reference to a "red carpet" is Agamemnon (458 B.C.) by Aeschlus.
10. The old wives tale says that if you rub an ice cube
again chewing gum that is stuck to a carpet then it will become brittle and
should break off.
11. The borders of some oriental carpet are thought to
protect those sat within the confines.
12. In Europe, Oriental carpets were a highly prized possession
in the Middle Ages and crusaders would return home with them.
13. 85,000 tonnes of carpet was diverted from landfill sites
in 2012.
14. 36,000 tonnes of carpet were recycled or reused.
15. 49,000 tonnes were used for energy recovery.
For more great facts about commercial carpets visit - http://www.birchcarpets.co.uk/
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