Have you ever wondered where the phrase, "jaw-dropping" came from? The origin of this shocking phrase goes back to the Industrial Revolution in England where the glorious matchstick was our main source of illumination....and poison? Harini tells the dark tale of the Matchstick girls getting phossy jaw from the toxic white phosphorous used to make matchsticks.
Have you ever wondered where the phrase, "jaw-dropping" came from? The origin of this shocking phrase goes back to the Industrial Revolution in England where the glorious matchstick was our main source of illumination....and poison? Harini tells the dark tale of the Matchstick girls getting phossy jaw from the toxic white phosphorous used to make matchsticks.