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Some Popular Phrases Have Origins in the Graveyard

Posted on October 28, 2013 · We visit Houston’s National Museum of Funeral History and learn that some very popular phrases in the English language have origins in the graveyard.

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Some Popular Phrases Have Origins in the Graveyard

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