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How did an English police force become known as “Scotland Yard”?
In the tenth century, in an effort to stop hostilities between their two
countries, the English gave a Scottish king land in London with the pro-
vision that he build a castle on it and live there for a few months every
year. Seven centuries later, with the two nations united under one king,
the land returned to English ownership. In 1829, the London police took
up residence on the land, which by then was known as Scotland Yard
Why were executions held at sunrise?
In prehistoric times, executions of condemned prisoners were carried
out as sacrificial ceremonies to the rising sun. In the Middle Ages,
because the executions were public, they continued to be held early in
the day so as not to attract huge crowds. It wasn’t until well into the
twentieth century that more enlightened societies brought capital punishment indoors, not because executions were shocking, but because they were too popular
Why is natural ability called “talent?”
In the ancient world a talent was a unit of weight used to value gold and
silver. Today’s use of the word comes from the Book of Matthew,
wherein three servants are given equal amounts of money, or talent, by
their master. Two invest wisely and profit while the third buries his and
doesn’t. That parable is how talent came to refer to the natural gifts we
are all born with. The moral of the tale is that we must use our talents
wisely or we will fail
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Why do people pray with a string of beads?
The rosary, or “wreath of roses,” first appeared in fifteenth-century
Europe, but the practice of reciting prayers with a string of beads or
knots goes back about five hundred years before the dawn of
Christianity. The word bead comes from the Anglo-Saxon word bidden,
meaning “to ask.” The principle for both Christians and Muslims
is that the more you ask or repeat a prayer the more effective it is, and
so the rosary is an aid in keeping count
Why is a large cup called a “mug”?
A mug is a large drinking cup with a handle and is most commonly
used to drink coffee, although it’s not unknown to beer drinkers. “A mug” is also slang for the face. In the eighteenth century, drinking vessels were shaped and painted to look like the heads of pirates or local drunks or even despised public officials or politicians. Now called “Toby jugs,” these cups with faces became known simply as mugs
Why do we call the first weeks of marriage a “honeymoon”?
The custom of a “honeymoon” began over four thousand years ago in
Babylon, when for a full lunar month after the wedding, the bride’s
father would supply his son-in-law with all the honey-beer he could
drink. It was called the “honey month.” The word honeymoon didn’t
enter our language until 1546, and because few people could afford a
vacation, a honeymoon didn’t mean a trip away from home until the
middle of the nineteenth century
WATER
. Many people around the world chronically dehydrated.
. Many people thirst mechanism is so weak
That it is mistaken for hunger.
. MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism by 3%.
. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs
For almost 100% of the dieters according to University of
Washington study.
. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
. Research indicates that 8-10 glasses of
Water a day could significantly ease back
and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term
Memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on
The computer screen or on a Printed page.
. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of
Colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast
Cancer by 79%., and one is 50% less likely to develop
Bladder cancer. Are you drinking the amount of water
You should drink every day?
COKE
. In many states the highway patrol carries
Two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from
The highway after a car accident.
. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke
And it will be gone in two days.
. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the
Toilet bowl and let the "real thing" sit for one hour,
Then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes
Stains from vitreous China.
To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers:
Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds
Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour
A can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble
Away the corrosion.
. To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola
To the rusted bolt for several minutes.
. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into
The baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake.
Thirty minutes before ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix
With the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.
... To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke
Into the load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run
Through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen
Grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your
Windshield.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid.
It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric
Acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major
Contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis.
. To carry Coca-Cola syrup! (the concentrate) the
Commercial trucks must use a hazardous Material place
Cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.
. The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean
Engines of the trucks for about 20 years!
Now the question is, would you like a glass of water?
Or Coke
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