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At the Battle of Agincourt, the French threatened to cut off the English longbowmen's first and second fingers (As these are the fingers used to keep the arrow in place), thus permanently disarming them. But when the English won the battle, they waved their fingers defiantly at the enemy and so that's how it started and it sill goes on to this day.
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In the word alphabet which two letters come next to each other in the alphabet?
"a" & "b".
Why do you stick two fingers up to swear?
It dates back to the hundred years war At that time the English Bowmen were the a deadly threat to the French so when they were captured the French cut off the two bow fingers It thus became a taunt to the French for the English bowmen to show them their two fingers to prove they were still a threat two fingers p means f***k off, and one finger p means wank*r
Where did the word peasant come from?
The word peasant comes from a Latin word pagus, which means countryside. The word pagan comes from the same source, and originally the two were pretty much the same word, meaning a member of the country folk.
Where did the term semi come from?
The word semi means half, or part.The tractor and trailer are two parts, hence semi truck and or trailer.
Why do basketball players tape their fingers together?
if two fingers are taped its mostly an injury, they tape the injured finger next to the finger that's okay so it can support the injured one.
