New World wines come from countries where winemaking was imported to, like the US, Australia and South Africa. New World wines tend to have a higher alcohol content and more fruit.

Old World wines come from the countries where winemaking first originated, like France, Italy and Spain. Typically, they’re lighter in body and higher in acidity.

There are a number of legends and myths surrounding black cats in particular. The Norse goddess Freyja drove a chariot pulled by a pair of black cats, and when a Roman solder killed a black cat in Egypt he was killed by an angry mob of locals. Sixteenth-century Italians believed that if a black cat jumped on the bed of an ill person, the person would soon die.

In Colonial America, Scottish immigrants believed that a black cat entering a wake was bad luck, and could indicated the death of a family member. Appalachian folklore said that if you had a stye on the eyelid, rubbing the tail of a black cat on it would make the stye go away.

If you find a single white hair on your otherwise-black cat, it's a good omen. In England's border countries and southern Scotland, a strange black cat on the front porch brings good fortune.