Have you ever wondered how/why the moon is made of green cheese thing came about? It goes further back than most people would guess, at least as early as 1546 when it appeared in a proverb by John Heywood. Since most cultures have some kind of folktale about the moon being made from cheese it is possible that the actual origin was earlier but in essence it was meant to show the person who believed it to be a fool or the butt of a joke as in the tale of the wolf who was tricked into diving into a well that was reflecting the moon because he was told it was round of cheese.
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