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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

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And I want the complete funda.

Answer : The Tarantula and the Tarantella dance both get their name from the province of Taranto in Italy.
The dance was used as a means to cure people bitten by wolf-spiders by making them dance vigorously to get rid of their frenzied excitement, till they tired out.

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Cracked by incognito. Navin Pai identified, but didnt give any fundas.

2 comments:

navinpai said...

Is it the Tarantella Dance?

I Think The Pic pic is Of A Tarantula!!

incognito said...

to quote wikipedia: "The supposedly curative or symptomatic tarantella is danced solo by a supposed victim of a 'tarantula' bite."

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Connect


And I want the complete funda.

Answer : The Tarantula and the Tarantella dance both get their name from the province of Taranto in Italy.
The dance was used as a means to cure people bitten by wolf-spiders by making them dance vigorously to get rid of their frenzied excitement, till they tired out.

More here.

Cracked by incognito. Navin Pai identified, but didnt give any fundas.

2 comments:

navinpai said...

Is it the Tarantella Dance?

I Think The Pic pic is Of A Tarantula!!

incognito said...

to quote wikipedia: "The supposedly curative or symptomatic tarantella is danced solo by a supposed victim of a 'tarantula' bite."