Interesting Facts about South Africa

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9 curious facts about South Africa.

• When a child loses a tooth they leave their tooth in a slipper in their room. That night a mouse will come, take the tooth and leave a gift.
• After the Anglo-Boer War, three capitals were established: an administrative capital in Pretoria, a legislative capital at Cape Town and a judicial seat at Bloemfontein. This arrangement continues today.
• Ceremonial clothing and adornment play an important role in traditional customs of the Black peoples and vary according to such things as age and marital status.
• South Africa has mines deeper than any other country in the world. The Western Deep Levels Mine is almost four kilometres deep.