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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

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