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Don't believe everything you hear

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Some false proverbs which have become accepted as simple truths are debunked. These include those on the relation of cutting and growth of hair, the benefits of carrots for the eyes, craziness and the full moon and the restraint on swimming less than an hour after eating.

Author: Kohn, Alfie
Publisher: Reader's Digest Magazines Ltd.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1993
Analysis, Folklore, Proverbs, Folk literature

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A reason to believe

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A married couple recalls their foray into an orchard full of ripe peaches which sell for five dollars per basket. The orchard's owner was absent but it was guarded by dogs and a tiger cat.

Author: Blank, Gail
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1996
Personal narratives, Food buying, Grocery shopping, Orchards

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