As early as 550 BC, King Cyrus the Great and his Persian lawmakers were said to get drunk before deliberating important decisions and then debate them again the next day while sober. If they still agreed, the new law was passed. It spawned the Persian saying “Masti O Rasti,” meaning “drunkenness and truthfulness.”
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The Story of Takhti’s Car Theft
Gholamreza Takhti (August 27, 1930 – January 7, 1968) was an Iranian Olympic Gold-Medalist wrestler and Varzesh-e Bastani practitioner.
Read More »A French Rose Species Called Queen Farah Pahlavi
This beautiful rose is called IMPERATRICE FARAH, it’s from the Dlebard’s Couture Collection range.
Read More »Mother of Iranian Dentistry
Badri Teymourtash (1908-1995) (1287-1374 S.H) is called “Mother of Dentistry” in Iran. She was the first female dentist in Iran.
Read More »Bahareh Rahnama Sentenced to 50 Lashes.
Bahareh Rahnama (born December 1, 1973) is an Iranian actress. She was born on December 1, 1973 in Arak, Iran. Her father, Jalal Rahnama is a businessman and her mother, Parvin Ghaem Maghami is an actress. They moved to Tehran in early 1980.
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