From Cows to Wedding Rings

What happens to cows that aren’t milked. Do they swell up and get mastitis?
Dairy cows have been selectively bred over the years so that they produce 20 times more milk than their calves need. Dairy cows usually have a calf each year in order to produce milk. Cows, like humans, need to have a baby to produce milk.

However, cows used to breed beef cattle produce just the right amount of milk for their calves and like wild cows, they have tiny udders, not the huge ones you see on dairy cows. Like humans, once the calf doesn’t require as much milk the milk supply starts to dwindle. They don't usually have any problems, but Dairy cows are susceptible to Mastitis due to the large volumes of milk they produce.

Why is the wedding ring worn on the 2nd last finger on the left hand?

There are many theories as to why this particular finger came to symbolize marriage.

Both the ancient Romans and Egyptians believed that a vein - called the vena amoris in Latin - ran directly from that finger to the heart. Science has since disproved that theory, but it is still romantic to think that our wedding rings are on a direct path to our hearts.

In medieval England, a bridegroom would slide the ring part way up his bride's thumb, index and middle finger, saying "In the name of the father, the son, and the holy ghost" as he passed each one. He then put the ring on the next available finger - the third finger of the left hand. This practice was finally formalized in the 1500's when Henry VIII's son authored The Book of Common Prayer, which gives English modern Protestant wedding vows and decrees on which finger our wedding rings should go.

However, in some parts of continental Europe it is and always has been worn on the right.