In 1972, a morning show on Canadian radio station CBC held a contest to find a national simile (a response to ‘As American as apple pie’). The winning response was “As Canadian as possible under the circumstances.” – WTF Fun Facts
WTF • Fun • Fact ( /dʌb(ə)lˌju/ /ti/ /ef/ • /fʌn/ • /fækt/ )
1. noun A random, interesting, and overall fun fact that makes you scratch your head and think what the...
WTF Fun Fact – Snake Island
There is a small rock island, Ilha da Queimada Grande, off the coast of Southern Brazil that is home to roughly 1 snake per square meter. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilha_da_Queimada_Grande
WTF Fun Fact – Viking Signal
In Denmark, there are some traffic signals with small viking figures. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Awful Icy Cream Recipe
One of the earliest recipes for ice cream, or icy cream as it was called in this 1660’s recipe, included ambergreece/ambergris or whale feces for flavoring. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Hitchcock’s Tea Cups
After every tea Alfred Hitchcock finished on set, he would throw the tea cup and saucer over his shoulder allowing them to shatter on the ground. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://metro.co.uk/2015/08/04/15-things-you-may-not-know-about-alfred-hitchcock-5317037/
WTF Fun Fact – Nearest Green Master Distiller
A slave, Nathan “Nearest” Green, originally taught Jack Daniels how to make whiskey and is now credited as their first master distiller. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_%22Nearest%22_Green
WTF Fun Fact – Sarcophagus Lid Found
A 3000-year-old Egyptian sarcophagus lid was found hidden in the walls of a British man’s home. It was discovered by an auctioneer who was sorting through the house after the man died. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-29192052
WTF Fun Fact – First VCR
The first commercially successful videotape recorder, precursor to the VCR, was made in 1956 and was the size of a piano. The Ampex Corporation developed the VRX-1000 in 1956 and sold it to TV networks and stations for $50,000. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocassette_recorder
WTF Fun Fact – Whale Songs
A recent study by researchers at the University of St. Andrews found that migrating humpback whales could be linked to their origin region by their whale songs. Each region and population of whales has their own unique songs. – WTF Fun Facts