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CURLY HAIR
IF YOU EAT YOUR BREAD CRUSTS YOUR HAIR WILL GROW CURLY.
Submitter comment:
MY GRANDMOTHER SAID THIS TO US WHEN WE LEFT THE
BREAD CRUSTS FROM OUR SANDWICHES ON OUR PLATES.
Where learned: DECEASED
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Plant food Cereal BELIEF -- Body part Senses SPEECH -- Formula |
ALWAYS PLANT POTATOES WITH THE "EYES" DOWN SO THAT THE NEW
POTATOES WILL NOT GROW TO THE TOP OF THE GROUND AND BE
BURNED BY THE SUN.
Where learned: DECEASED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN