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
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WTF Fun Fact – Top Ranked Sweet Potato
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) ranked the sweet potato the highest in nutrition out of all vegetables. With a score of 184, the sweet potato’s score is more than double the next highest vegetable. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.foodreference.com/html/sweet-pot-nutrition.html
WTF Fun Fact – Doggerland
The land which connected Britain to continental Europe is called Doggerland. It was flooded by rising sea levels around 6500–6200 BC. It was given this name in the 1990s, after the Dogger Bank, which in turn was named after the 17th century Dutch fishing boats called doggers. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Spider Robots On The Moon
British company Spacebit plans to send a spider robot to the moon in 2021. They will eventually send multiple spiders to map the existing lava tubes using LIDAR to help make plans to build lunar bases for permanent human colonies. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.tomsguide.com/news/we-are-sending-spider-robots-to-the-moon-in-2021
WTF Fun Fact – Old US President Photograph $.50
One of the oldest photographs in existence of a US President (John Quincy Adams) was discovered when it was bought for 50 cents in an antique shop in the 1970’s. President Adams himself described the photo as hideous. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Narnia Is A Real Place
Narnia was an actual place in Italy but it is now known as Narni. C.S. Lewis saw the name on an early 20th century atlas and included it in his book series. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narni#Narnia_and_C._S._Lewis
WTF Fun Fact – Mondegreen
The word mondegreen means a word or a phrase resulting from mishearing another word or phrase (especially in a song or poem). The term itself was coined in 1954 by author Sylvia Wright based on lyrics she misheard during her childhood of the 17th century ballad called “The Bonnie Earl O’Moray”. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – National Anthem Sign Off
In the USA, before TV was on 24 hours, there was a nightly sign off where the Star-Spangled Banner was played while some American imagery such as the American flag was shown before the TV cut to static. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/30/arts/television/national-anthem-tv.html
WTF Fun Fact – Suicidal Palm Tree
The “suicidal palm” (Tahina spectabilis) was recently discovered in Madagascar. The plant grows for decades before exploding with nectar-rich blossoms that develop into fruit which ultimately deplete the plants nutrients and cause it to die. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2008/01/suicidal-palm-debuts-madagascar