The main reason why Mickey, Donald, Pinocchio and other early Disney characters wear gloves is because it was easier to animate them and also to help the characters appear to be more human-like. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: This is Why Most Disney Characters Wear Gloves | Reader’s Digest (rd.com)
Pinball was banned in most major cities from the early 1940s to the mid 1970s because it was considered a game of chance and therefore gambling. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.history.com/news/that-time-america-outlawed-pinball
Sheep, goats, octopuses and toads have rectangular shaped pupils. These animals need to have a defense both day and night, but they don’t have vertical slits like cats since they need to survey their surroundings more accurately. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.science20.com/variety_tap/evolution_rectangular_eye
A group of frogs is known as an army, chorus, or colony. A group of toads is a knot or a nest. A group of salamanders is called a band. – WTF Fun Facts
In 1992, Barq’s Root Beer ran a promotion giving away USSR memorabilia with a 12-pack proof of purchase as a “Communism is going out of business sale,” resulting in a 30% increase in sales. – WTF Fun Facts
English Parliament was conducted entirely in French until the 1400s. Even today, bills are formally passed into law with a French phrase: “Le Reyne le veult”, meaning “The Queen wills it.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: La Reyne le veult – Wikipedia
From the 1850’s until 1945, toothpaste contained soap. After that time, soap was replaced by other ingredients to make the paste smoother – such as sodium lauryl sulphate, a common ingredient in present-day toothpaste. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: History Of Toothbrushes And Toothpastes (colgate.com)
Limping was a fad in Victorian England. Young women admired the genuine limp of Alexandra of Denmark, bride of the Prince of Wales, and went around fake limping (the “Alexandra Limp.”) Shopkeepers even sold pairs of shoes with one high heel and one low. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Victorian Strangeness: The bizarre tale of the ladies who limped – BBC News
The “hand on knees” posture results in superior heart rate recovery and greater tidal volume (the amount of air inhaled into the lungs with each breath) compared to the “hands on head” posture. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Why I Encourage My Athletes to Put Their Hands on Their Knees When Tired – stack