Fact or Folklore?

Phrase origins, checked

Each page takes one saying, tests the story people tell about it against the oldest pages we can find, and lists every source. New pages go up only after their video is public.

• “dead as a doornail” Where does “dead as a doornail” come from? FOLKLOREUNPROVEN
• “mad as a hatter” Where does “mad as a hatter” come from? FACTFOLKLOREUNPROVEN
• “no room to swing a cat” Where does “no room to swing a cat” come from? FOLKLORE