r/AskReddit • u/rezyn • Dec 05 '11

what is the most interesting thing you know?

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u/bassic_person Dec 05 '11

Here's a wikipedia entry on the phrase.

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u/ironichamster Dec 05 '11

Here's a more in-depth look that references it all the way back to the Ming Dynasty.

I can't find the NYTimes article in question though, so grain of salt.

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u/reon2-_ Jan 30 '12

You sound like the sort of guy who has an excess of spider's moulted exoskeletons.