Where did the whole myth about the moon being made of cheese come from

Answer

The myth that the moon is made of cheese could have started with John Heywood's Proverbs 'The moon is made of a greene cheese'.

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Source: The Straight Dope: How did the moon=green cheese myth start? | www.straightdope.com

Description: John Heywood's Proverbes (1546): "The moon is made of a greene cheese," greene meaning new, unaged.

Oct 21 2009, 02:14pm

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