1. In the 1400s a law was set forth in England that a
man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no
thicker than his thumb. Hence we have 'the rule of
thumb.'
2. Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was
invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only..
Ladies Forbidden'... and thus the word GOLF entered
into the English language
3. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a
great king from history:
Spades - King David,
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander the Great,
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
4. In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured
on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the
ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer
to sleep on. Hence the phrase........ 'goodnight,
sleep tight.'
5. It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000
years ago that for a month after the wedding, the
bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all
the mead he could drink.
Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was
lunar based, this period was called the honey month,
which we know today as the honeymoon
6. At the start of every football season Sunderland fans claim they are a massive club, and are going to win promotion do the double over Newcastle, hence the phrase 'deluded
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