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Why do we say God Bless You when you Sneeze?
In an era of high-tech world, there are still some things which we follow monotonously without even giving any thought to it or I can say without questioning ourselves what’s the reason behind it. And, surprisingly to all of it, one such repeated act of ours is saying ‘God Bless you’ or ‘Bless you’ when someone sneezes. Well, scientifically sneeze happens…
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The Bombay Plague May Be The Reason Why Cross On The Street Corners Exist
The by-lanes of Bombay or ‘Mumbai’, as we know it today, have been a witness to a lot of historical events from British invasion to floods, to terrorist massacres. The Bombay Plague One such event that has been long forgotten was the bubonic plague also called the ‘Bombay Plague’. Via – d1u4oo4rb13yy8.cloudfront.net The epidemic of the Bombay Plague occurred in September…
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How Did Ring a ring a roses,Your Childhood’s Favorite Rhyme Originate?
“Ring a ring a roses, Pocket full of posies, Ashes, ashes, We all fall down!” We all definitely had our own version of this poem because we all were little and pronounced whatever world we understood. But despite all these things this has been one of the favorite nursery rhyme of each one of us. This poem…
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