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By *tella Heels OP TV/TS
over a year ago
west here ford shire |
It just makes me laugh when I hear of some old wives tales
Don’t go out with wet hair you’ll catch a cold.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Wanking makes you go blind,
Any one want to add theirs? |
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By *rjimMan
over a year ago
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Interestingly many old wives tails are based on empirical evidence.
Now proven by science.
What do you think modern pharmacology was based on....herbs.
Apples are proven to improve health.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Interestingly many old wives tails are based on empirical evidence.
Now proven by science.
What do you think modern pharmacology was based on....herbs.
Apples are proven to improve health.
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I think Oxford university did a few. One was drinking lemon barley water was good for urine infections. It makes the urine a less hospitable acidity for bacterial growth. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Eating carrots help you see in the dark??
No torches do though"
I might be totally wrong, but I heard somewhere that this started in WW2 to fool the Germans that we could see in the dark. |
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"Interestingly many old wives tails are based on empirical evidence.
Now proven by science.
What do you think modern pharmacology was based on....herbs.
Apples are proven to improve health.
Do old wives have tails?
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