This makes me laugh, but supposedly, the 72 virgins in paradise is a mistranslation of Syriac, its actually “raisins”.
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This makes me laugh, but supposedly, the 72 virgins in paradise is a mistranslation of Syriac, its actually “raisins”.
Here's a photo:

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Yeah, and you can make wine from raisins!
Posted by dearieme | August 8, 2005 4:31 AM
Posted on August 8, 2005 04:31