• otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 months ago

    Apparently, the idiom was created by the funeral industry, not unlike the “tradition” of diamond wedding rings, etc.

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      3 months ago

      a whole apple a day causes a buildup of cyanide, killing you early and thus creating more demand for coffins