A: Folklore is, according to Alan Dundes, all of these things and more, besides: Myths, legends, folktales, jokes, proverbs, riddles, chants, charms, blessings, curses, oaths, insults, retorts, taunts, teases, toasts, tongue-twisters, and greeting and leave-taking formulas (e.g., See you later, alligator).
by Colleen Dumas. Paper money was made by the Tang Dynasty in China in 740 B.C. They made the paper money as an offshoot of the invention of block printing. Block printing is like stamping. Some people used the process for quilts, but the government made ready use of it in printing money. They made paper money because their devalued coins were becoming too heavy to carry. Before the Tang invention there were many other ways to buy things.
Of the top 15 billionaires, nine made their money the old-fashioned way, by selling us clothes, food and furniture. And of those nine, four belong to the same family. Jim, Alice, and Rob Walton are the children of Sam Walton, who founded Wal-Mart; Christy Walton is his daughter-in-law. Alice, Christy, and Rob are each worth $17.6bn, while Jim is worth $17.8bn; together, the clan are nearly as rich as Warren Buffett and Bill Gates (the top two on the list) combined.