Now You Know

✍ Scribed by Doug Lennox

• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 161
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Our daily lives are filled with little sayings and habits that we don't think much about. Many of them have their roots in history and were passed down from our ancestors, and though the reasons for them have often been forgotten, they linger still. Have you ever wondered:- Why is there a best man at weddings and why are brides carried over the threshold?- Why is an eager person "gung ho" and a coward "yellow"?- Why is football played on a "gridiron" and a leg injury called a "charley horse"?- Why do the British drive on the left and North Americans on the right?The answers to these questions and the origins of hundreds of other expressions and customs are brought together in this fascinating collection based on the nationally-syndicated radio feature "Now You Know," which reaches a daily audience of over a million Canadians. With all the conciseness of the original radio scripts, Doug Lennox tells you the things you always wanted to know.

✦ Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 8
CONTENTS......Page 10
INTRODUCTION......Page 12
PEOPLE & PLACES......Page 14
POP CULTURE......Page 28
CUSTOMS......Page 40
SPORTS & LEISURE......Page 52
POLITICS & HISTORY......Page 64
WAR & MILITARY......Page 76
HOLIDAYS......Page 88
ANIMALS......Page 96
BELIEFS & SUPERSTITIONS......Page 108
WORDS......Page 116
EXPRESSIONS......Page 130
TRIVIA......Page 150