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TIL where the idiom “dead as a doornail” came from. In old times when nails were made by hand, they were often reused and had quite a long life span. Nails used to make doors however, only had a one time use because of how they were used to build a strong door.
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TIL: Shakespeare and Dickens both used the phrase “Dead as a Doornail” in their work. Nails were handmade, super-valuable and often re-used. Doornails were “dead” because they were bent over like staples, making them unable to be used again.
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TIL that readability tests suggest most Wikipedia articles are too sophisticated for their readers.