I can't vouch for the pedigree of this one but it was on the BBC and apart from the Pope it doesn't get much better than that.


Anthropologist in Papua New Guinea were investigating reports that Cannibalism was being practiced again. Seemingly the consumption of 'Long Pig' ie human flesh has the downside that a fatal illness is passed on to the eater. It was found that the ratio of dead males to dead females was overwhelmingly in favour of the men because with anything new or suspicious the ladies were asked to try it first.

On the same principle I always let my wife go first on Escalators,in Revolving Doors or in Lifts.