Well Whatya Know Wednesday

I love random bits of knowledge. In college I had a history professor who was an expert on the Holocaust and WW's. He always had soooo much information and I LOVED his class. He would bring in war artifacts from WWII, and tell us so many stories of his own heritage and life. He was the first person in his family to be a US citizen. I think his dad and grandfather were in the WWI and WWII...and we even got to hear a speech from a Holocaust survivor!! WOW...it was pretty cool class...all that said, he had a tidbit of knowledge each day he would tell us...and I LOVED IT! So I figured...why not share a few...so here starts my Whatya Know Wednesday's!



The Rule of Thumb:

The 'rule of thumb' has been said to derive from the belief that English law allowed a man to beat his wife with a stick so long as it is was no thicker than his thumb. In 1782, Judge Sir Francis Buller is reported as having made this legal ruling and in the following year James Gillray published a satirical cartoon attacking Buller and caricaturing him as 'Judge Thumb'. The cartoon shows a man beating a fleeing woman and Buller carrying two bundles of sticks. The caption reads "thumbsticks - for family correction: warranted lawful!"

(taken from article on phrases.org.uk)