"Who knew?"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Used a lot by TV talkers to cap a light-hearted story or minor revelation.
 Ex. "So Hrothgar was actually Grendel's father. Who knew?"

In other words, "Who would have thought of it or guessed?" "That's sooo
interesting."   (Or, in older, yet more humorous idiom, "Who'd 'a' thunk
it?")

The first time I heard this phrase was as the tag line of a TV ad campaign
in NYC for Lenders Bagels.  My guess is that it was in the early '70s, but
it could have been a few years later.

JL

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"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

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