Index : W : World Myth

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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

World Myth

• 'Spontaneous Combustion'--fact, theory, or myth? ( goto )



• Which country was deprived of land by Stalin's finger or is this a myth? ( goto )



• During World War II my father was taken prisoner in Italy. Family myth has always assumed that my mother found out his whereabouts from a weekly broadcast from Vatican Radio. This has now been questioned by several family members. Does anyone know if Vatican Radio, if there is there such a thing, did broadcast lists of POWs? ( goto )



• According to myth who made George Washington's false teeth? ( goto )



• From what religion or myth does Ifrit come from? ( goto )



• Is it an urban myth that all polar bears are left handed? ( goto )



• Does chewing parsley really cure garlic breath, or is it just a myth? ( goto )



• According to Greek myth, Persephone's mother is Demeter. Persephone is goddess of the underworld, and Demeter is goddess of what? ( goto )



• When and how did the myth of Santa Claus become part of the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus? ( goto )



• Who is supposedly credited with bringing tea to China and how did he do it, according to myth? ( goto )



• How did the swordmakers of ancient Toledo temper the steel of their swords, i.e. is the interesting answer to this a myth? ( goto )



• In England and Wales, what are the conditions under which a man can legally urinate in public, or is this another urban myth? ( goto )



• Is it true that a red sports car is visible at some point during the film 'Ben Hur' or is that just an urban myth? ( goto )



• When painters finish painting the Forth Bridge, they return to the start and begin again. Is this true, or just an urban myth? ( goto )



• What is the RC church's current position on St. Christopher, is he still considered the patron saint of travelers, or has he now been reduced in rank to a mere myth? ( goto )



• I have just watched the movie 'Seabiscuit' and the narrator confidently claims that the scenes of ruined investors throwing themselves out of windows after the Wall Street crash is a myth. Did it happen or not? ( goto )



• In Greek myth this goddess was the daughter of Pallas and Styx. She is a constant companion of Athena. She presided over all contests, and representations of her in Greek sculpture portray her as a winged figure. Name this goddess. ( goto )



• There was a persistent urban myth about a host of a popular teen quiz show on UK TV in the 80s having played saxophone on a classic song. Who was he, what was the show, what was the song, and who really played this most recognisable of sax breaks? ( goto )



• Certain head-gear of a well known Head of State has been acknowledged (by way of myth or otherwise) by religious outfits to somehow represent a controversial evil character by calculating letters of a Latin phrase associated with it. What is it, who wears it, what is the phrase, and which country's flag is it found on? ( goto )



• It has been accredited to rescuing a certain priory from an invasion sometimes referred to as a 'flood'. Alternatively, myth would have it saving a church from devestating fire. This particular city is inundated yearly with people paying homage and locals bearing bizarre gifts of chewing gum. What is it, and where is this place? ( goto )



• In myth, they were said to have been white originally, but a nymph pricked her finger while plucking them to soothe a crying child, and her blood turned them red. Later, Crusaders wrote poems about them. By what name do we know them today? (Extra credit if you can give the Latin name, which pays tribute to the nymph.) ( goto )



• Versions of this edifying speleological myth appear in various Christian writings and also in the Qur'an. Described in the work of a French bishop and historian, the story later shows up in a poem by one of the great Metaphysicals and, even later, in a real snorer of a tale by a major figure of 19th-century American literature who was, perhaps, partly inspired by it. What is it, and why am I posting this question today? ( goto )



• At the Battle of Balaklava Heights during the Crimean War an old Erol Flynn movie about the famous "Light Brigade" (you know, "into the valley of death rode the 600") created the impression that the brigade made its charge with such determination because among the troops in the Russian lines was a man with whom the brigade had a grudge from a previous engagement, and the goal of every man in the brigade was to find him and kill him. Is that actually true or is it just another movie myth? ( goto )



• There are only 13 of these in the world, what are they? ( goto )



• Why is the world round? ( goto )



• What in the world is strabismus? ( goto )



• What are the wonders of the world? ( goto )



• What does 'third-world' in 'third-world countries' mean? ( goto )



• Where is the largest dam in the world? ( goto )



• What is the largest bird in the world? ( goto )