Author: Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn / Source: did you know?
If you’re someone who gets charley horses, those tight balls of muscle that cramp in your leg, then you know the serious pain they can cause – but do you know why we call them a charley horse in the first place?
While the term’s etymology isn’t completely clear, experts believe it originated on the baseball field sometime in the 1880s.
There is an 1887 article in the Democrat and Chronicle that states the phrase to be well-known to…
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