WTF Fun Fact – Barbie And Bild Lilli
The original Barbie doll was inspired by Bild Lilli, a German doll created in 1952, which was based on a … Read More & Source
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WTF Fun Fact – Sesselpupser
Sesselpupser is German for those who sit around all day doing nothing or those who work from the comfort of … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Kummerspeck
Kummerspeck is German for weight gained from emotional over-eating. It literally translates to “grief bacon”. – WTF Fun Facts Source: https://metro.co.uk/2015/11/23/13-german-words-that-english-needs-5492307/
WTF Fun Fact – Dubbed The D’oh!
Homer Simpson’s famous “D’oh!” gets dubbed to “Nein!” in German, “Oi!” in Spain, and the Czech-dubbed version is usually changed … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Backpfeifengesicht
Backpfeifengesicht is German for “a face that needs punching.” – WTF Fun Facts Source: https://metro.co.uk/2015/11/23/13-german-words-that-english-needs-5492307/
WTF Fun Fact – Pigeon Accents
During WWII, there were pigeon experts who claimed to be able to identify a pigeon with a German accent. – … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Ina Koenig
Ina Koenig, a German kindergarten teacher,jumped down a 75-foot mine shaft when one of her 3-year-old students accidentally fell down … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Bullet In A Bible
17-year-old English soldier Leonard Knight’s life was saved by his pocket Bible when it stopped a German bullet during WWI. … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Lichtenberg Figures
Being struck by lightning causes weird skin designs called ‘Lichtenberg figures’, named after the German physicist Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, who … Read More & Source