Do you know what the symbols that represent the members of the band Led Zeppelin mean? And who gets to know the Oscar winners first? Or how does the trick where cards ‘move’ in a deck work? Well, so that secrets like these don’t fall into the public’s mouth, it’s important that as few people know about them.
In this post, the awesome.club features 6 secrets that are known only to 2 lucky guardians each.
1. Imperial napkins
It may seem strange, but there is a special secret way to fold napkins that only a few people know about.
The method was invented at the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the secret was strictly guarded and passed down orally to initiated imperial officials from generation to generation. It was only allowed to fold napkins in this way when the Emperor himself attended the dinner.
The tradition is maintained to this day. There are only 2 employees who know how to do it. And the honor of using such napkins is bestowed on guests only during receptions in honor of visiting presidents and crowned persons from other countries.
2. Oscar winner’s name
The Oscars are one of the most prestigious and significant events of the year. Every year, bookmakers get big bets on the nominees, and this is one of the reasons why the names of the winners are kept secret.
All votes from various experts and organizations are processed manually and only 2 people, Brad Oltmanns and Rick Rosas, know who won in the 24 categories. They receive this information 48 hours before the ceremony, because they sort all the ballots manually.
3. Ayapaneco language
The Ayapaneco language is an ancient language used in Mexico, even before it became Mexico. After Spanish colonization, the language began to disappear and attempts to teach the language to subsequent generations failed.
Today, there are only 2 people in the world who still speak this language: Manuel Segovia (75 years old) and Isidro Velazquez (69 years old), who live in the village of Ayapa, in the State of Tabasco (Mexico).
Specialists try to gather as much information as possible about this language, its history and culture, because soon the Ayapaneco language will only be on paper.
4. The meaning of one of the Led Zeppelin symbols
Each member of the iconic band Led Zeppelin chose a symbol to represent him on the cover of the fourth album, which became one of the best selling and legendary albums of all time – the disc features the track Stairway to Heaven, the band’s biggest hit.
The meanings of the symbols chosen by vocalist Robert Plant (a feather in a circle, representing the great Egyptian goddess Ma’at, which means loyalty, truth and justice), by drummer John Bonham (three semi-oval shapes, symbolizing a competent and confident person ) and bassist John Paul Jones (three interlocking circles, representing the trinity of father, mother and son) are well known, but no one knows what the symbol chosen by guitarist Jimmy Page represents.
The meaning of this symbol is known only to Page and Robert Plant. Although the latter, apparently, has already forgotten it.
5. The Berglas effect
The Berglas effect is a “Holy Grail” of card tricks, an illusion impossible for logic, in which the illusionist manages to move the card imagined by the spectator inside the deck without even touching it. It is also interesting that the magician is able to use a completely new, sealed, freshly purchased deck of cards.
Only 2 people know how to perform this trick: Dave Berglas (inventor of the trick) and his protégé Mark Paul.
6. The liqueur recipe chartreuse
O chartreuse is a French liqueur created by the monks of the Cartesian Order in the 17th century, in the wineries of Voiron in Isère, on the edge of the Chartreuse Mountains.
The peculiarity is that it is made of 130 types of herbs and is known as the elixir of life. But the name of each of the herbs is kept secret and the recipe is known only to 2 monks who live in the monastery of Grand Chartreuse.