In Japan, the number four is considered to be unlucky because the Japanese word for four sounds very similar to the word death.

The pomegranate is one of the oldest fruits known to man.

Japanese and Chinese people die on the fourth of the month more often than any other dates. The reason may be that they are "scared to death" by the number four. The words four and death sound alike in both Chinese and Japanese.

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