Thursday, 19 June 2014

In ancient Phoenician Sardinia, whenever elderly people were…

In ancient Phoenician Sardinia, whenever elderly people were no longer able to support themselves, they were given a neurotoxic plant called “sardonic herb” and thrown off of a cliff. It is the source of the term “sardonic grin” because of the facial expression the plant caused following death.






from Crazy Facts http://ift.tt/1nlLEUl

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