Bite the Bullet or Bite the Dust
How many times have we heard the phrase,
"Bite the bullet"?
The First Definition Comes from the 1850's
A was cartridge used in the British Enfield rifle that had a paper tube, the end of which riflemen had to bite off to expose the powder to the spark. The riflem...
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What Do You Know About a Potter’s Field?
Have you ever wondered where Juas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus was buried?
You may have heard the term, Potter's Field at least once in your life and never given it another thought.
Clay..Pottery...Paupers...Criminals and the Unknown Stranger
Did ...
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“They Can’t Hold a Candle to You” what’s it mean?
"They can't hold a candle to you!"
Have you heard that expression? Common in the 16th century and later for servants holding candles to guide a master along the poorly lit streets of English cities. I'd never heard of a servant lighting the way f...
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Why Were Fortune Cookies Invented? One Simple Reason
Were fortune cookies invented so everyone could have a 'fortune' ? If that were true, my friend, Kipp at the Rock Bottom blog would be fortune-less because his cookie had no fortune in it at all....very unfortunate.
The person who invented fortune cookies did so in 1...
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Cleanliness is Next to Godliness?
Cleanliness is Next to Godliness?
I always thought that saying came from my mother!
Cleanliness is Next to Godliness?
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Millions of mothers have used this saying around the world and for countless generations to get their child...
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Myth Buster..Adam Never Ate An Apple
Inherited from Adam and Eve???
Myth Buster Adam's Apple
That's right,
Adam never ate an apple in the biblical account,
which refers only to 'forbidden fruit' of which the Lord said, "Ye shall not eat of the fruit which is in the midst of the garden, neither shall ...
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Flying Axe Heads!
Does he look like he would 'fly off the handle'?
"To fly off the handle" Axes in American pioneer days were frequently handmade, with the pioneers whittling their own handles. They would attach axe-heads shipped from back East. The axe-heads would fit crudely to the h...
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