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  1. What are the origins of the "okay" hand signal?

    Mar 12, 2018 · An "okay" hand signal is formed by making a circle with index finger and thumb while splaying the other fingers out, roughly upwards. What are its origins?

  2. User Elsi - Mythology & Folklore Stack Exchange

    Q&A for enthusiasts and scholars of mythology and folklore

  3. Highest scored questions - Page 28 - Mythology & Folklore Stack …

    Q&A for enthusiasts and scholars of mythology and folklore

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    What is the Reason Korean Queen Heo Hwang Ok assumed to come from Ayodhya? When Most of the Proofs Direct Queen Heo Hwang ok came from Tamilnadu (Ayutha - Kanyakumari).

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  6. What is signified by Genghis Khan being born with a blood clot in his …

    Jan 12, 2016 · They are born leaders mostly in a spiritual sense. Also some children born with a blood clot or placenta covering a part of their body has a special meaning. The right hand being involved is …

  7. Does Angela Merkel's use of her distinctive "diamond" hand gesture …

    4 Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany, is known for using a distinctive hand gesture. Does the Merkel rhombus (Merkel-Raute), which has been heavily used by the Christian Democratic party in its …

  8. How did the Old Norse conceptualize the parts of the self? Are these ...

    Short answer: The translations are correct, but the mythological sources that comes closest to discuss what a human needs to be a human uses other words, with different connotations, as well as totally …

  9. Is there a specific term in Norse mythology for Odin's self-sacrifice ...

    Aug 27, 2018 · Norse mythology knows some terms for quite complex concepts, such as "Ragnarök". Is there a term for Odin's nine-day self-sacrifice?

  10. apotropaism - Why is silver in particular effective against dark ...

    Feb 24, 2018 · The antibacterial properties of silver are definitely a theme in Guillermo Del Toro's Strain, and I know first-hand he did a lot of serious research on vampires for that project.