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tags: history, boats, superstitions, traditions, champagne, facts, *
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Ever wonder why a boat is launched by smashing a bottle of champagne on its bow? The origins of the tradition go back to the time of the Vikings. When they launched a longboat, legend has it that they tied their prisoners to the skids, and the boats
tags: history, boats, superstitions, traditions, champagne, facts, *
original: https://mister-wunderkammer.tumblr.com/post/101877467764