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  1. Preventing brain freeze
  2. Don't cut yourself with a dull knife
  3. Old wive's tales about hair
  4. Don't burn lightning-struck wood
  5. Manly men have longer ring fingers?
  6. Number of Sneezes has significance?
  7. Don't sit on cold concrete
  8. Don't eat the first snow
  9. How to dry clothes faster
  10. Preserve eggs by dipping them in wax
  11. Alcohol-soaked cloth cures headaches
  12. Pennies in windows
  13. Gray hair from stress
  14. Snapping turtles
  15. Don't put money on the bed...
  16. Preheating the oven
  17. Silence
  18. Gain a Child, Lose a Tooth
  19. Innie and Outie Belly Buttons
  20. Don't store potatoes with onions
  21. Leg-crossing causes varicose veins?
  22. Old Wives' Tales about babies
  23. Cutting cucumbers
  24. Peeing on a jellyfish sting and taking right turns to outrun a black bear...
  25. Japan celebrates folklore's disaster warning systems
  26. Bird portends death
  27. Candy before bed, dream you're dead
  28. Busting Summer Myths
  29. Take a cold shower after being out in the heat and you'll sweat more?
  30. Cameras add ten pounds
  31. Snake chases pregnant women
  32. Best man: Assistant Bridenapper?
  33. Beer before liquor, never sicker; liquor before beer, never fear
  34. Old Farmers Almanac says 2008 will be the warmest year in a century
  35. Alka Seltzer and Cranberry juice for UTI's
  36. Love bugs are here, and legend says that means it's about to get cool
  37. A shrill whistle will hurt an obscene caller
  38. Making nails grow faster
  39. Penny test for anemia
  40. How stewardesses clean pantyhose
  41. Store batteries in the refrigerator
  42. Mother's heartburn = baby's hair
  43. Washing hair with hot water causes baldness
  44. Hot water slakes thirst better than cold?
  45. Hiccups mean growth spurt
  46. Moon and pregnancy
  47. Ukranian old wives
  48. Bad marriage omens
  49. Add a penny to a vase to make tulips stand up straight
  50. One bad apple spoils the bunch
  51. Rosemary at the garden gate
  52. Don't cut baby's nails
  53. Itchy hands
  54. Use large tomato seeds
  55. Snakes don't like pregnant women
  56. Pouring hot water on a burn?
  57. Scream at your birthday cake
  58. Amber for teething babies
  59. Onions cure ear infections?
  60. Mom's diet seen as factor in whether baby is boy or girl
  61. Don't put hot food in the refrigerator
  62. Hot water boils at a higher temperature
  63. Don't water your lawn in the middle of the day
  64. Don't hold cats; they'll get worms
  65. Never re-freeze a thawed food product
  66. Friday 13th not more unlucky, study shows
  67. Cleaning attracts mice
  68. Now Apologize to Your Grandmother: “Old People Smell” is a Myth, Study Says
  69. Can't sneeze? Stare at a light!
  70. Lettuce helps you sleep
  71. Thunderstorms will spoil soup
  72. Ears and nose never stop growing
  73. Are rubies unlucky?
  74. Wallet in back pocket causes back problems
  75. White lighters are bad luck
  76. Grow in your sleep
  77. Spider wrangling
  78. Pregnancy does not cloud the brain, says Australian study
  79. Pregnant moms pass on taste preferences to kids
  80. One birth, one death
  81. Fish hooks on caps/hats
  82. Wearing black on a hot day
  83. Exploding tree sap
  84. Leaving the spoon in your coffee keeps it hotter
  85. Hungover? Take two eels and call me in the morning
  86. Blame Mom for winter babies' reduced station in life
  87. Don't eat (early) snow
  88. Don't get married on a Sunday
  89. Onions in socks cures a fever
  90. Cure a nosebleed with keys down the back
  91. Are all babies born with blue eyes?
  92. What not to do after a meal
  93. Pregnant women shouldn't reach their arms into the air
  94. Baby survived by eating crumbs
  95. Vaseline causes facial hair
  96. Friction kills germs
  97. Reheating coffee alters caffeine
  98. Don't eat crabapples
  99. Copper nails kill trees
  100. Bay leaf repels bugs
  101. Pepper is forever
  102. Can't get sunburned through glass
  103. Babies born in May are heavier
  104. Gum repels groundhogs
  105. Baby teeth
  106. Don't drink through a straw after a C-section
  107. Stay out of the sun if you're sick
  108. Dark chocolate cures coughs
  109. Your glasses won't fog if you walk backwards
  110. Don't put tin cans in the refrigerator
  111. Does Breakfast Cereal Affect a Baby's Gender?
  112. Blue ceilings on open-air buildings fool wasps
  113. World will end when the last WWI vet dies
  114. Diagnosing thrush
  115. Removing bitterness from cucumbers
  116. Where snakes live
  117. Find the first tooth, buy the first shoes
  118. Don't shave after tanning
  119. For Celebs, Is Death a True 'Triple' Threat?
  120. Menstruating women spoil cucumbers
  121. Sleep in multiples of 90 minutes
  122. Eyebrows don't grow back
  123. Don't water your plants at midday
  124. Don't wash coffee pots with soap?
  125. Fireworks cause rain
  126. Fish + milk = death
  127. Sleeping in bras
  128. Why Shouldn't We Wear White After Labor Day?
  129. The cat knows you're suicidal
  130. Bad eggs float
  131. Body renews itself every seven years
  132. Unwashed new jeans make you sick
  133. Heartburn means extra baby hair
  134. Friday the 13th phobia? You have plenty of company