How to eat like a horse
A 1,200-pound horse eats about seven times it's own weight each year.
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- Where does the idiom "rule of thumb" come from?
“The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.”
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Why does Donald Trump say you're fired?
Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
Why do people say "playing possum"
When possums are playing 'possum, they are not "playing." They actually pass out from sheer terror.