No stupid question is produced by me, rebeccal douglas. Here's a fact check of to day's conversation. In the first half of the show, stephen and angela conclude that tenter hooks are tools used to hang slabs of meat. This is incorrect. A tenter is a frame on which fabric is stretched to prevent shrinkage while it dries. The phrase bated breath, meaning to hold one's breath in suspense, was first used in shakespeare's play the tune of venice to day. According to the world prison brief, the united states is the most punitive country in the world,. But some non western countries have high incarceration rates as well