In 1970, Jimmy Carter hired a convicted murderer (Mary Prince) on work release as a maid at the governor’s mansion. When he was elected president in 1976, he volunteered to be her parole officer and let her continue working at the White House. She was later exonerated. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Mary Prince (nanny) – Wikipedia
According to Bulgarian folklore, a person who walks directly under a rainbow will experience a change of gender. – WTF Fun Facts
Eggo waffles were originally called Froffles when they were created in 1953. It was a portmanteau of “frozen” and “waffles.” Customers started calling them Eggos due to their egg flavor and the company renamed them in 1955. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Eggo – Wikipedia
“TV Pickup” is a phenomenon wherein a large percentage of the population in Britain all simultaneously turn on their electric appliances (e.g. kettles) during commercial TV breaks causing massive power surges (an extra demand of 200–400 megawatts) countrywide. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: TV pickup – Wikipedia
Hockey goalie Clint Malarchuk’s throat got slashed by a skate during a live NHL game. The wound was so bad that it needed 300 stitches. Clint was back on the ice just a couple of weeks later. He would later survive a self-inflicted gunshot wound and the bullet still remains in his forehead. – WTF Fun Facts
The Clark’s Nutcracker bird can carry up to 80 seeds at a time and buries around 98,000 nuts over a 3 month period in up to 30,000 locations. They can then recall the location of many of them several months later, even when they are under snow. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Clark’s nutcracker – Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
Ancient Chinese physicians kept a small ivory “medical doll” in their desks to help them treat female patients, who were forbidden from showing too much skin to a male other than their husband. Women seeking medical attention would point to the areas on the doll where they had discomfort. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Chinese medical doll – Wikipedia
Harry Melling had lost so much weight that the role of Dudley Dursley was almost recast for the seventh Harry Potter movie. Eventually it was decided that Melling would continue to play Dudley and would wear a fat suit to make him look heavier. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/harry-potter-harry-melling-aka-dudley-dursley-lost-so-much-weight-he-had-to-wear-a-fatsuit-while-filming.html/
Ringo Starr sells prints of his MS Paint art for thousands of dollars on his website. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Yer Baby – Ringo Starr Art