The Toronto Star's 10 Things We Learned This Week

Some of the things we learned this week, according to the Toronto Star's weekly feature "10 Things We Learned This Week" includes:

The "devil's horns" salute of heavy-metal fans – hand upraised with index and pinky fingers extended and the digits between them folded down – was popularized by Ronnie James Dio of Black Sabbath. He had learned the gesture from his Italian grandmother, who used it to ward off the evil eye.

The sweater vest – the sleeveless knit garment worn by Prime Minister Stephen Harper in his "fireside" election ad – is stereotypical garb for the "emo" acolyte, a young pseud who favours lugubrious music.

At the turn of the 20th century, the rule of thumb was blue clothing for girls and pink for boys. Blue was considered more delicate and best suited to females, while pink was more assertive and therefore more male-friendly.


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