Mary's Little Lamb - Did You Know? - It's more of a nursery rhyme than a legendary object, Mary and her little lamb both very much existed. "Mary Had a Little Lamb" is a story based on the activities of Mary Sawyer, a young girl in Sterling, Massachusetts, during the early 1800s.

The Braveheart Heart - Did You Know? - It is said to have been taken to the Holy Land during the 14th century, the heart of Robert the Bruce (d. 1329) was taken by his knights per his request. Robert the Bruce had vowed to go on a pilgrimage but, after realizing he would not live to make the trek, asked his friend Sir James Douglas to carry his heart in a silver casket to Jerusalem instead. The embalmed heart of Robert the Bruce made its way into battle against Spanish Muslims (Douglas perished while in Spain), but never reached the Holy Land. It was taken back to Scotland and buried at Melrose Abbey.

The Hand Of Glory - Did You Know? Severing a limb from a criminal has been a technique of deterrence dating back at least as far as the Code of Hammurabi (c. 1772 BC). At times, however, those discarded parts – especially hands, were used for nefarious ends. A "hand of glory" is purported to have magical powers. According to legends (of which there are many), after the hand is taken from a hanged criminal and dried, it can be used to cast spells or unlock restricted areas. When the hand is waved in front of people, they are rendered helpless, opening themselves up to thieves or some other violation or vulnerability. Sometimes hands of glory were used as candles, dipped in or fitted with wax derived from the fat of the body from which the hand came