Mind Blowing Origins of Everyday Words #shorts #shortsvideo #facts #history #trivia #podcast

[jacobgibson]

I really enjoy the phrase origins videos

[katmartindale]

Bugs Bunny used Nimrod as a sarcastic mockery of Elmer Fudd's hunting skills. Granted I didn't figure that out until I was in college.

[jasonbradley]

The UK had an aircraft called the Nimrod. It was a submarine hunter, and it was the counterpart to The US Orion. Nimrod and Orion were both great hunters

[dasdiesel]

Nimrod is one of my favorite little stories

[Zakktera]

This is one of my favorite channels of all time I swear!! I'll learn something different everyday from it!!!

[lordflashheart]

I've heard an alternative for starting from scratch. Back in the early days of boxing, before the modern Marquis of Queensbury rules, a bout was very different. Not only was it bare knuckle fighting, but the ring was often literally a round area around which the crowd would gather, not unlike a school yard fight. Bisecting the ring was a line, or a "scratch". The bout would begin with each fighter "coming to scratch". Rounds would end when one of the fighters was downed, so they would often go well about 100 rounds, and the next round would only begin when both fighters returned to scratch. If a fighter failed to do so, he would lose or not "be up to scratch".
Fighters would often purposely trip or slip to end a round so they could get a break and gather themselves to hopefully knock their opponent down and out, so starting from scratch meant basically "nothing that has happened thus far matters, you'll finish him this round".

[morgellon]

Is the "scratch" in "starting from scratch" etymologically related to scratch as it pertains to food? Because I always assumed to start from scratch was a metaphorical cooking reference, i.e. to cook food using raw ingredients.

[Melissa-oygu]

This is so simple but incredibly informative. I appreciate this blog or whatever it is. I’ve never been on social media . I have no desire whatsoever to start. However, information like this helps me in so many ways. Awesome conversation starter.

[johnjost]

Also the mark to start a race also begat the phrase “on your marks”

[maarifawalcott]

I love this kind of stuff. More please!

[joanneblack]

I love learning the origins of phrases like this. Ty. 👍🏼

[randilevson]

Great information. Very satisfying to know.

[damonwadley]

I love it when he does these types of videos

[easfgman]

I could listen to this kind of stuff all day. I'm always thinking about where it all came from.

[mitchcampbell]

Awesome. Not sure how many of your facts I retain. But I love hearing them all the same

[Ravanananda]

i always wondered about the Nimrod phrase.

[blakejones]

Your vids about phrases, etc are fantastic and fascinating. Keep them coming, and thank you!

[jack-vwnb]

Fun fact, Nascar, along with most races, really only goes counterclockwise because the first circle track races were done on horse tracks, and the racers figured it seemed right to go around the track the same direction the horses do.

Nobody knows why they chose that direction. There's even some noteworthy horse races that go clockwise. Counterclockwise just really seemed like the way to go for circuit track events of almost every kind.

[ReclaimingMyChillTime]

I just love your information that explains everyday phrases and information.

[jflack]

I swear you were about to say “and this is where we get the phrase ‘on your mark, get set..’”.