Origin Stories
This saying comes an urban legend of the safety coffins in the 1800s, where a bell was tied to a string running underground to a grave-marker so a person buried alive could ring for help.
What is “Saved by the bell”?
Ring around the Rosie
What is the Black Plague?
Chainsaws
What are surgical instruments?
Diamonds
What are sourced from ancient rock formations?
This fruit is naturally radioactive due to the potassium inside them.
What are Bananas?
One of the most popular theories of Thatched Roofs which was poorly designed or old roofs were where pets and small animals liked to sleep, and slippery conditions during a severe storm could cause them to slide off.
What is “It’s raining cats and dogs”?
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
What is the Queen Mary the 1st of England and her violent persecution of Protestants?
Pipe Cleaners
What is being used for cleaning out sticky tobacco residue from smoking pipes?
Emeralds
What are from lush mountain ranges?
This never spoils and archaeologists have found some being edible in ancient Egyptian tombs.
What is honey?
In the 18th and 19th centuries, beds used woven ropes to hold up the mattresses. People had to tighten the ropes with a tool to keep the bed from sagging, which led to this phrase wishing someone a firm, comfortable bed.
What is “Sleep tight”?
London Bridge is Falling Down
What is the recollection of historical bridge destructions, Viking attacks, or even ancient rituals of human sacrifice buried within the foundations of the bridge?
Leaf Blowers
What is clearing debris from the yard?
Rubies
What are mined from Mogok Valley?
These animals have best friends and get stressed when they are separated.
What are cows?
This comes from an old 14th century travel book claiming that crocodiles wept while eating their prey. The tale was false, but writers like Shakespeare helped turn it into a phrase for fake sadness.
What is “Crocodile Tears”?
Humpty Dumpty
What is a massive royal siege cannon used during the English Civil War that fell off a church tower and could not be repaired?
Angle Grinders
What are used for heavy metal cutting and weld blending?
What are from the famous dessert Coober Pedy?
This star makes up 99.86% of all the mass in our entire solar system.
What is the Sun?
Before medical anesthesia existed, military surgeons gave wounded soldiers a lead bullet to bite down on to cope with severe pain during field surgery.
What is “Bite the Bullet”?
Jack and Jill
What is the French Revolution?
Bubble Wrap
What is textured modern wallpaper?
Sapphires
What is originated from India?
These on the moon that were left by the Apollo astronauts will last for millions of tears because there is no wind.
What are footprints?