Following up the query about 'peas pudding hot' I looked up an email sent me a while ago about interesting historical facts, and somewhere in the middle of this is something about that particular rhyme. I have no idea how much of this is accurate... Comments by the author of the email are in green, the important bit is in red... the one that I am pretty unsure about is the 'saved by the bell' which i thought had a pretty straightforward link to boxing.... You couldn't make these up so I think they must be true ? The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about the 1500s: These are interesting... Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of...