Until the early 20th century, the phrase “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” actually meant to do something impossibly absurd. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Eggcorn
An eggcorn is a word or phrase that is a seemingly logical alteration of another word or phrase that sounds similar, but has been misheard or misinterpreted. An example of an eggcorn is ‘old wise tale’ for ‘old wives’ tale’. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Laughing In Your Beard
The French phrase rire dans sa barbe translates ‘to laugh in one’s beard’ meaning to laugh quietly about a past event. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.talkinfrench.com/weird-french-expressions-part-3/
Fun Fact – Star Trek’s famous phrase never actually said
The famous Star Trek phrase “Beam me up, Scotty!” was never actually said in any of the Star Trek films or television shows. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/103742/has-the-phrase-beam-me-up-scotty-been-used-in-tas-or-any-movies
