SpaceCollective: Did You Know - SOMETIMES IT HURTS MY HEAD!

SpaceCollective: Did You Know - SOMETIMES IT HURTS MY HEAD! http://spacecollective.org/venusamstar/4855/Did-You-Know-SOMETIMES-IT-HURTS-MY-HEAD Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:54:25 +0000 http://spacecollective.org/venusamstar/4855/Did-You-Know-SOMETIMES-IT-HURTS-MY-HEAD en New comment on: Did You Know - SOMETIMES IT HURTS MY HEAD! http://spacecollective.org/venusamstar/4855/Did-You-Know-SOMETIMES-IT-HURTS-MY-HEAD http://spacecollective.org/venusamstar/4855/Did-You-Know-SOMETIMES-IT-HURTS-MY-HEAD Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:54:25 +0000 venusamstar 4855 <a href="http://spacecollective.org/venusamstar">venusamstar</a> wrote: I couldn't agree with you more, FirstDark; especially on the last count from this madly contrived list—well noted that not all the items on the list are rumors (or, totally false). Well deserved KUDOS for lending a keen eye for skepticism, in an area where skepticism need be honorably mentioned—you got it! Honors bestowed! Thanks for your contribution FD, my head feels better already ! http://spacecollective.org/venusamstar/4855/Did-You-Know-SOMETIMES-IT-HURTS-MY-HEAD New comment on: Did You Know - SOMETIMES IT HURTS MY HEAD! http://spacecollective.org/venusamstar/4855/Did-You-Know-SOMETIMES-IT-HURTS-MY-HEAD http://spacecollective.org/venusamstar/4855/Did-You-Know-SOMETIMES-IT-HURTS-MY-HEAD Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:16:50 +0000 venusamstar 4855 <a href="http://spacecollective.org/FirstDark">First Dark</a> wrote: Though fun, lists such as this are usually full of misleading urban legends. More skepticism everyone, please! "Golf" is not an acronym: <a href="http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/golf.asp" target="blank">http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/golf.asp</a> The "Wet your whistle" story seems to be false: <a href="http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/whet%20your%20appetite.html" target="blank">http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/whet%20your%20appetite.html</a> Honey may in fact spoil, depending upon what you mean by "spoil": <a href="http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/gen01/gen01338.htm" target="blank">http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/gen01/gen01338.htm</a> The story about "good night, sleep tight" is also probably false: <a href="http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/sleep%20tight.html" target="blank">http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/sleep%20tight.html</a> Coca-Cola was not originally green: <a href="http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/green.asp" target="blank">http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/green.asp</a> Not so sure about that "honeymoon" explanation: <a href="http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=honeymoon" target="blank">http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=honeymoon</a> Origin of "mind your P's and Q's" is certainly up to debate: <a href="http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/248000.html" target="blank">http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/248000.html</a> The 'Cambridge University letter ordering research' may only be somewhat true: <a href="http://www.snopes.com/language/apocryph/cambridge.asp" target="blank">http://www.snopes.com/language/apocryph/cambridge.asp</a> Oh good, looks like someone compiled a list analyzing all of these claims. Phew!: <a href="http://www.jefflewis.net/factoids2.html" target="blank">http://www.jefflewis.net/factoids2.html</a> Oh, and anything that starts out by trying to equate all of scientific understanding with Biblical claims gives up credibility by default... http://spacecollective.org/venusamstar/4855/Did-You-Know-SOMETIMES-IT-HURTS-MY-HEAD