I went down the rabbit hole of trying to figure out what "match"(as in the same thing) and "match"(what you start fires with) had to do with each other. It tur

I went down the rabbit hole of trying to figure out what "match"(as in the same thing) and "match"(what you start fires with) had to do with each other. It turns out they are different words with different origins that are spelled and sound the same. whee. A fun fact "match"(the fire one) shares a root with mucus, it has something to do with oil lamps. And candle snot is a thing.(it is the bit of the wick that needs trimmed.