The conspirators of the Gunpowder Plot In today’s vernacular, the word “guy” or “guys” can mean a male, a group of men, sometimes even a female, and a group of ...
It’s the question that has plagued mankind for years. Is the tape that can be applied to almost any situation called duct tape or duck tape? This amazing tape can ...
Ever wonder why a home loan is called a mortgage? The roots of the word are actually very old. The word “mortgage” comes from the Old French term of “mort ...
“It ain’t over till the fat lady sings.” We’ve all probably heard that phrase once or more in our lives, which means the outcome of an event is unknown until ...
The phrase “slipping a Mickey” likely originated with Mickey Finn, a Chicago saloon owner known for drugging and robbing customers. Finn owned a bar called the Lone Star Saloon and ...
The Jeep is the rugged, four-wheel drive vehicle known to be able to go just about anywhere. It had its origins in 1940, but it wasn’t initially known as a ...
In case you didn’t know it, falconry is hunting using a bird of prey such as a hawk or a falcon, for example. Many of the sayings we commonly use ...
OK, how did two little letters end up becoming one of the most common words used in the English language? It’s OK if you don’t have any idea because the ...
Most everyone knows someone who has done it or done it themselves. They’ve “spilled the beans” or divulged a secret by accident that wasn’t supposed to be revealed. How did ...
A real bunghole Insults can hurt, but these five didn’t start that way. They were harmless and mundane, and then, over the passage of time, they morphed into a whole ...
The word “boycott” means that someone voluntarily withdraws from using something, buying, or dealing with a person, group, or country and is used as a form of protest. But where ...
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