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From: nevada
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posted December 05, 2011 03:17 PM            

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feel free to transfer this topic to the correct forum
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/news-9-old-wives-tales-tell-truth

Old wives' tales exist in every culture and are often so pervasive that we take them as the truth. Lately, science has shown that most are no more than legends, while surprisingly, others have turned out to be true. From tales to do with fertility to teeth to cranberries, learn some of the ones your mother taught you that you should be listening to!

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posted December 06, 2011 05:29 PM            

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that was very cool - tx LLL

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posted December 06, 2011 06:53 PM            

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I don't like the one about burning ears (not mentioned there). My ears were burning a while ago, but at least it was both, and not just one. My mother told me that it goes:

Left for love
Right for spite

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posted December 06, 2011 07:51 PM            

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i dont agree with the long labor, must be a boy one, because my mom had a long labor with me and i turned out to be a girl

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I once saw a sign that said "sin is death" but if "all deaths are suicide (linda goodman)" and suicide is sin, then shouldnt "death is sin" be more appropriate?

when organic is used to describe food then you know we have come to a dark age in history

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posted December 06, 2011 11:21 PM            

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The sperm killing thing, I also heard if a guy drinks a lot of Mountain Dew, he would have a low sperm count. Not sure how that came about lol.

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posted December 08, 2011 03:58 PM            

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*bump*

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"Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark

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From: Pluto/house next to NickiG
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posted December 09, 2011 12:48 PM            

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Lalalinda

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Want a peek in to my journal?

http://www.mychristianpsychic.com/

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posted December 14, 2011 05:37 PM            

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The one about the milk is true on a subconscious level. If you know you cant sleep and try to drink milk to cure your insomnia, it never works. Cold milk also makes you sleepy.

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