The Real Meaning Behind 15 Common Cliches

An apple a day keeps the doctor away’

This famous English originally came from a Welsh saying that translates to “Eat an apple on going to bed, and you’ll keep the doctor from earning his bread.” The saying encouraged a custom that didn’t actually extol the benefits of eating an apple, however.

It was a Welsh custom to eat apples with caraway seeds, which were thought to have health benefits. Since then, however, the many health benefits of apples have been scientifically proven.

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