I saw this on my Trivia E-Mail - does anyone else feel just the "least
bit" skeptical" re this?
At least it will make you SMILE...
Elaine Mazgelis, RD, IBCLC
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Today's MailBits.com Trivia Question:
Why does it mean "yes" when we nod our head up and down, and
"no" if we shake it from side to side? (answer below)
Imagine how many misunderstandings there have been throughout
history because someone happened to be trying to flex a stiff
neck or perhaps shake a fly off his or her ear. How many wars
and multimillion-dollar contracts owe their genesis to some
sleep-deprived negotiator nodding off for a second?
Nevertheless, a nod or a shake is the body language signal we
use and they seem to be universal. How can that be? What is
there in our biology that would make this body language
"natural" for everyone? As best we can tell, it comes from
breast-feeding. Babies seeking a breast on which to suck make
a nodding motion, which mother and child both understand as a
positive gesture. Infants shake their head away from the
breast when they've had enough or aren't hungry.
I wonder if my behavior when I don't get my way, throwing a
tantrum, is also universal.
(Source: EVER WONDER WHY? By Douglas B. Smith)
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We the People
Think of common Indian tribe names. You know – like Apache
and Sioux. Do you know where we got those names? Not from the
tribes themselves, who usually used a word in their own
tongue that meant "the people," but from their enemies.
The Zuni Indians originated the word "Apache" for their foes.
In fact, in Zuni, Apache means "enemies." Similarly, "Sioux"
means "little snakes" in Ojibwe.
What do you suppose "Mohawk" meant to their enemies?
"Haircut?"
(Source: LIES ACROSS AMERICA: WHAT OUR HISTORIC SITES GOT WRONG)
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