Top 10 Outrageous Old Wives Tales You Should Forget b4in.org/q4mT Old wives’ tales are as old as the language that it is spoken in. They have been a part of our oral tradition, dating back before pen and ink, books and not to mention movies. But why do we believe in these tales about common maladies and our health, especially when we live in such a world that is rich with medical expertise and proven treatments and cures? Peer pressure! Family advice! Internet! Sit back and relax. This article is not intended to freak out. In fact, most of the old wives’ tales on this top ten list have proven to be false. But that does not prevent people from freaking out and starting to panic over the truth or false. Here are the ten outrageous old wives tales you should not believe. 10. Don’t go outside with wet hair. You’ll catch a cold: Your mom probably had something to do with you believing in this old wives’ tale. You’ll be glad to know that this tale is false. So, if you are in a rush to go to work after taking a shower, relax the weather will not affect you or your health, In one study in the New England Journal of Medicine, two groups of people were exposed to viruses that cause the common cold. One group was exposed to the germs in a cold room, while the other in a warm room. Both groups caught the cold at the same rates. 9. Dead person with open eyes: It was previously believed that when a person dies and their eyes are open, they’re looking for someone to take with them to their destination. To prevent any more deaths, the British would close the eyelids and place two pennies on top to prevent the eyes from opening again. Interestingly enough, coins were placed in the corpse’s mouth as a way to pay the ferryman to take the dead person’s soul across the River Stynx in Ancient Greece. What’s even creepier, in a small village in NE Namibia, a man halted his own funeral by refusing to keep his eyes closed. He even blinked a couple of times. They decided to bury him in a blanket and not a coffin as per the advice of a Shamin. 8. Full moon causes seizures. Yesterday was Friday the 13th and a Full Moon. Did anyone feel they were having a seizure? A recent study done at the University of Patras Medical School in Greece examined 859 patients with seizures. The study found that there was a significant clustering of seizes around the same time of the full moon. The full moon is often linked to suicide, crime, disasters, mental illness, accidents, birthrates, fertility, and werewolves, and various other myths. Some people buy and sell their stocks based on the phases of the moons. Numerous studies have tried to find lunar effects. So far, the studies have failed to establish any truth to it. Lunar effects that have been found have little or nothing to do with human behavior. 7. Chewing Gum after the Strike of Midnight: This old wives’ tale originates from Turkey where people warn against chewing gym after midnight. The superstition in Western countries is that the gum will remain in the digestive system for a period of seven years. In Turkey, children are told that if they chew gym they will become rotten, decaying flesh. Poor kids! Harry Oliver, the author of Black Cats and Four Leaf Clovers, spoke widely about the myth. someone who is close to you that picks it up. The old wives’ tale dates back to medieval times. More b4in.org/q4mT
Posted on: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 16:12:06 +0000
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