I Just Learned Why Horseshoes Are Really Considered Lucky, And It's Dark

I Just Learned Why Horseshoes Are Really Considered Lucky, And It's Dark

Horsehoe nailed to plankIt probably won’t surprise you to learn that “stealing someone’s thunder” and “spilling the beans” have a pretty unusual relationship to the weather and legumes they describe. Common phrases like “o’clock” and “pardon my French” have unexpected origins, too.But what about superstitions like horseshoes? How come an animal’s foot covering came to mean good luck, so much so that you can still find some nailed to the doors of…