Thursday, July 28, 2011

What's in a myth?

                                    GENERAL KNOWLEDGE!!!





Ancient myth has it that if you stole someone's shadow, they would turn into a vampire!  Crazy ain't it??






In Greek culture, brides carry a lump of sugar in their wedding glove.  It's supposed to bring sweetness to their married life...


The US $ 1 bill is considered unlucky by many folks! it has 13 stars, 13 stripes, 13 steps, 13 arrows and an olive branch with 13 leaves on it!! who has time to check all this??




You can't gift straw sandals in China! Associated with funerals, these footwear bring bad luck!




Medieval farmers looked to their pigs for signs of rain.  If the pigs were to pick up sticks and walk around with them in their mouths, the heavens would surely open up!


If a girl leaves her house early on Valentine's Day and the first person she meets is a man, then they will be married within three months! Now that's a myth that needs no breaking!




DID YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED IN THE 14TH CENTURY....


1302- Romeo and Juliet marry in Shakespeare's play! they are 14!




1360 - The Leaning Tower of Pisa is finished!


1314 - Soccer is banned in England because it's too violent!


1350 - The Aztecs brew up the world's first drinking chocolate!


1380 - The Bible is translated into English by John Wycliffe! He works into the next year to finish his hand-written manuscript!


1387 - Chaucer publishes his Centerbury Tales! 


MORE WILL BE UPLOADED TOMORROW!!!  STAY TUNED 

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